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 2016 Hyundai Sonata SE and around 72,000 miles the engine started to burn excessive amounts of oil. They told me that it was a leak around my valve cover gasket after having my car for over a month. When I finally got my car back it was still burning up oil. They kept it for over a month again and finally got it approved to have the engine replaced. Now my husband’s 2017 is in the 70,000’s and his is burning oil and he has to keep putting oil in it even after an oil change. It is a shame that the service departments don’t put forth an effort to resolve these issues. But to be fair some do but they have such a hard time getting Hyundai to do something to resolve the customers issues. It is unacceptable!😠
I need to be a part of this class action lawsuit! For the expenses that I had to pay and for my husband’s 2017 Hyundai Sonata Sport. They have not even addressed the issues that he is having with losing oil. We have been using the Hyundai brand since 2012, but we would always trade them in . We decided to keep the 2016 and 2017. Big mistake! The higher they go up in miles apparently they don’t hold up well.
Hi I’ve bought a 2018 sante fe sport in 2018 and I’ve been having to put 3 or 4 quarts of oil in the car before the oil change since I’ve had it and I will like to get in on the lawsuit
Our 2018 Santa Fe started burning 2 quarts every 1K miles and it’s only 4 yes old.
Performed “oil consumption test” and now it uses 2-2.5 quarts per 1K miles.
Different dealership suggested another oil consumption test, “it may help” 🤨
These tests cost over $300!!! Not to mention the cost of all the oil we are adding in between maintenances!
And Hyundai states they won’t fix it due to warranty being out of date.
It’s too risky to let it ride and take our chances on the “million mile warranty” to kick in after engine failure!!!
2017 Hyundai Tucson engine failure at 92,000 miles. Dealer can’t cover the warranty because I put the car in my son’s name. Only way he could get insurance without my name on the policy.
I have a 2016 Hundai Elantra that keeps burning thru the oil literally so fast its unbelievable. I keep my car tuned and keep all receipts. On 4/7/22 was my most recent oil change. My car oil light came on 8 days ago & immediately then my car shut down. It’s in the mechanic shop now and the mechanic contacted Hyundai. They told the mechanic there is a manufacturer defect that caused my engine to seize up and there was nothing they would do to help me. I can’t replace the engine because they don’t make it anymore because of the defect. Now I’m SOL with a car that I still owe on and cannot fix.
My 2016 Hyundai sonata SE keeps burning oil, it’s getting costly and scary that my engine light just stop any day now.
I am in the middle of doing a oil consumption test at the dealership, but I’ve read lots of posts from people who also did the same and were told that it’s normal that the car is burning that amount of oil.
Anyways my car burns a lot, sometimes I check it after 1000 miles and it’s half or completely empty.
Please report this to the NHTSA as I did.
I have a 2017 Hyundai Tucson and it is going through oil really bad. Have several occasions where it went through it so fast that there was no oil in vehicle. And has now started running badly. I would like to be a part of the lawsuit. I live in Alabama what should I do.
Please add me to this Class Action Suit. I have a 2017 Santa Fe XL. Our engine seized up as we were driving no indication we had no oil in car. North Park Hyundai of Covington or the Main Hyundai Office basically said we are out of luck. North Park wanted $13,000.00 to replace the engine. Please help.
Is there a way to join the class action suit? I am on my second round of oil consumption testing for my 2017 Tucson
I have a 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe that needs an engine replacement. Dealership keeps coming back with more request of information that they need. Now they’re saying they want the dealership to takeoff the top part of the motor take pictures and send it to them can someone please tell me what’s going on?