Update:
- A judge dismissed a class action lawsuit filed by a group of vehicle owners against Hyundai Motor Co. in a California federal court.
- The class action lawsuit claimed a number of Hyundai and Kia model vehicles contained an engine defect that caused them to use an excessive amount of oil.
- The vehicle owners argued the alleged defect, in addition to costing them money for the excess oil, caused the vehicles to stall and eventually fail.
- Court approval of the dismissal was not required as the class had not been certified nor proposed to be certified for purposes of a settlement, according to court documents.
Hyundai excessive oil consumption class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: A group of Hyundai and Kia vehicle owners are suing Hyundai Motor Co.
- Why: The drivers allege numerous models of Hyundai and Kia vehicles are equipped with defective engines that use excessive amounts of oil, stall and eventually fail.
- Where: The lawsuit was filed in a California federal court.
(April 20, 2022)
Hyundai makes numerous models of Hyundai and Kia brand vehicles with defective engines that use excessive amounts of oil, costing their owners huge sums of money, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
On Apr. 12, eight owners of Hyundai and Kia brand vehicles filed a class action lawsuit against Hyundai Motor Co. in a California federal court, alleging violations of federal warranty laws.
The Hyundai excessive oil consumption lawsuit alleges that numerous models of the automaker’s vehicles are equipped with defective Nu, Gamma, Theta, Lambda and Kappa engines.
The defective engines allegedly use excessive amounts of oil, stall and eventually fail. The drivers say Hyundai should have issued a recall for the vehicles a long time ago but hasn’t.
As a result, thousands of Hyundai and Kia owners and lessees have allegedly been forced to constantly check the oil levels, and oil must be added to the engines more frequently than even the owner’s manuals recommend, Car Complaints reports.
The engine issue has flow-on effects like reduction in engine lubrication due to crankshaft submersion and gaskets and seals damage, which leads to oil leaks.
The plaintiffs also claim that oil in their vehicles migrates to places where it shouldn’t be, damaging the combustion and exhaust systems.
This allegedly causes “abnormal wear of engine parts, oversaturation of carbon and deposits of oil sludge, ultimately requiring a costly engine rebuild or replacement.”
Automaker should honor warranty claims outside terms, Hyundai class action says
The plaintiffs allege that Hyundai should honor customers’ warranty claims even when the warranties have expired.
According to the lawsuit, Hyundai can’t adequately repair the oil consumption problems and doesn’t offer any reimbursement for out-of-pocket costs caused by the issue.
The class action states customers must suffer through long wait times for replacement parts, “and in most cases do not receive required engine replacements.”
The cars with the allegedly faulty engines include the 2012-2020 Hyundai Elantra, 2009-2018 Hyundai Genesis Coupe, 2019-2021 Hyundai Kona, 2020-2021 Hyundai Palisade, 2010-2012 and 2015-2021 Hyundai Santa Fe, 2009-2010 and 2015-2021 Hyundai Sonata, 2011–2021 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, 2010-2013 and 2015-2021 Hyundai Tucson, 2011-2021 Hyundai Veloster, 2020-2021 Hyundai Venue, 2010-2021 Kia Forte, 2017-2020 Kia Niro, 2011-2020 Kia Optima and Optima Hybrid, 2012-2021 Kia Rio, 2011-2020 Kia Sorento, 2012-2021 Kia Soul, 2011-2020 Kia Sportage, 2018-2021 Kia Stinger and 2022 Kia K5.
Meanwhile, Hyundai has expanded its recall of vehicles with an exploding seat belt part issue that has caused multiple injuries to include 6,240 of its 2021-2022 Elantra and 2020 Accent vehicles.
The plaintiffs are represented by Nye, Stirling, Hale & Miller LLP, Sauder Schelkopf LLC and Walsh, PLLC.
The Hyundai Oil Consumption Lawsuit is Cho, et al., v. Hyundai Motor Company, LTD., et al. in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
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3,221 thoughts onHyundai class action over excessive oil consumption dismissed
I have a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport that was burning oil at a high rate, while driving the interstate it made a popping sound and decelerated to 65 took it to Orange Park Hyundai in Florida and they performed an “update” and an oil change. The car drive fine for a month still burning oil. The check engine lite came on and I went to Myrtle Beach Hyundai, the service person told me they had an over abundance of service work and it would be a month or more before getting to my car but if the engine lite was NOT flashing it was ok to drive it. Drove it to Florida and returned to Orange Park Hyundai where I waited for 5 hours for them to inform me after I asked and they offered to buy my car, that the motor was blown and it was all my fault and denied even trying to make a claim. I filed a claim with Hyundai and was denied. Took it to another dealership that filed the claim and was denied. Having to get a rebuilt motor for 8100.00 and only a 12,000 mile warranty, and in order to get the motor checked by an independent party I have to pay 1000.00 core charge that is non-refundable on top of the rebuilt motor price. This is greed in its most basic form. Hyundai has sold an inferior product but with car prices as high as they are people can’t afford to repay for another vehicle.
I bought a 2017 Santa Fe 2.4L, burns a quart of oil about every 800 miles which according to Hyundai’s own standards is a failure. It’s a used car and I don’t have a factory warranty. Please add me. I’m going to try and get a dealer to honor Hyundai technical service bulletin 19-01-005H-1 which allegedly extends the engine warranty to 10 years/120K even for subsequent owners.
I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE BUT I HAVE A 2016 KIA SEDONA WITH THE 3.3L GDI ENGINE. MY ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $12,600 AND THATS FOR A USED ENGINE WITH 88,000 MILES ON IT. I WOULD LIKE TO BE CONTACTED BY THE EMAIL I PROVIDE. DEFFINTLY WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED IF I CAN.
I have a 2016 Hyundai sonata. I did the consumption test. Then I had to get my engine cleaned out. That seamed to do the trick, but now 1 year later, my car is eating up oil again but now I’m out of warranty. I am stuck checking my oil all of the time.
2018 Hyundai Sonata using 2.5-3 quarts of oil between oil changes. Hyundai tells me this is normal. Very dissatisfied and anxious still owe money.
I need to be in on this lawsuit I have a 2016 Hyundai it oil every 3 to 4 weeks. I was told since I wasn’t the only owner there isn’t anything they can do about it..
2016 Sante Fe Sport burn about 2qts every 2000-2500 miles. Did the consumption test and a combustion cleaning and was denied a new motor because Hyundai says that 1.75qts in 1200 miles is perfectly normal. Last Hyundai I ever own or drive!!!!
I have a 2016 sonata as I’m having oil consumption issues which the dealership confirmed but won’t fix or cover under their warranty. I’m the second owner and took out an extended warranty which won’t cover it until Hyundai green thumbs it. So until they do, I have to add oil to my car every 1,000 miles. Additionally, when they did the oil consumption test, they changed my oil from regular to full synthetic. So now I have to get oil changes with full synthetic? Anyone else getting this run around from their dealership? I’m located in eastern Long Island.
My 2015/2016 Sonata is using about 2 qts every thousand miles. No relief from Hyundai even though they had us do an oil consumption test to only tell me sorry, not covered by warranty but we have a problem and need a new engine
My 2016 Hyundai Sonata burns oil like crazy and has already caused my several expensive repairs.
Good Afternoon Gentleman:
Bought my 2012 Azera last year with (I thought) the same 3.3 liter V-6 I had in the 2009 Sonata. Lifter noise was diagnosed as timing chain tensioner and chain itself .
Both replaced at 85,000. Small improvement but plain and simple…oil not getting to the top of the engine fast enough. 110,800 on it now. Just the oil changed last week and it’s already very dark and I’m down a half quart