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 just spent 1000$ after the oil consumption test and my car is still burning oil. This has been going on since last September, just at 101,000miles. They diagnosed my vehicle wrong and charged me almost 1000$ and the vehicle is still burning oil. They made me pay for something that wasn’t even damaged. The dealership is very shady and so is the service manager, John Diaz
My 2018 hyundia tuscon has been at Hyundia dealership waiting repair replacement. Left at dealer Jan 3 2022 as of June 2, 2022 no repair replacement has begun.
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hi, i have a 2013 hyundai veloster Base Model that has began to burn oil although there are no obvious signs of excessive oil use or loss. My husband does routine maintenance on both of our vehicles that includes oil & filter change regularly. And i often check the fluid levels in my car as a precaution but have never had a low oil pressure reading until the oil pressure light came on recently,
My 2015 Sonata has the same issue. Like to be added to law suit.
My son’s 2015 Hyundai Sonata has the same problem that it consumes too excessive engine oil. We are going to request an engine oil consumption test at the dealership.
I have the same issue with my Santa fe sport 2017, excessive oil consumption every 1000 miles, I am very strict when it comes to preventive maintenance, I do it all on time, I went to the dealership to complain about the excissive oil consumption and they rejected to investigate the issue since I am the 2nd owner of the car and it exceeded 60K miles. I will never buy any Hyundai/Kia model again, a company who doesn’t stand behind their product doesn’t worth to continue…
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I have a 2017 Hyundai Elantra. Twice when taking vehicle in for regular scheduled oil change I was told there was no oil. I started checking weekly and would have to add a quart every two weeks. There were no oil leaks in my driveway or while drive. Yesterday coming home from work, engine goes out.
2018 Kia Soul – consumes oil to depletion at a 1,000 miles at the most. My daughter’s car has completely stalled in the middle of traffic leaving her extremely vulnerable to a horrific outcome.
I have a 2015 Sonata and a 2017 Sonata. They both use oil at an alarming rate my 2015 is getting a new Engine right now that im paying for out of pocket. Hyundai has worked on it and basically blew me off.
Brad, I don’t know if a new engine at your expense is worth it. My 2015 Sonata had engine replaced at 54K, and now the replacement engine is burning at a quart every 500 miles after only 43k on the new engine. Hyundai refuses to help me because new engine only warrantied for a year. They don’t care about oil consumption, only connecting rod bearing failure. I really hope you have better luck than me.
I have a 2020 Hyundai Kona that is burning a quart of oil every 1000 miles. I’ve gone through 2 rounds / total of 8 oil consumption tests with the dealership. This information I was told is being sent to Hyundai to determine what might or might not do to fix the problem. I’m very discouraged.
2020 Palisade