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.
Are you one of the drivers affected by an allegedly faulty Hyundai engine? Let us know in the comments!
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3,221 thoughts onHyundai class action over excessive oil consumption dismissed
Add me please. 2016 Sonata Sport. Uses a quart about every 1000 miles or less.
I have a 2018 sante fe sport that eat oil and been at dealership multiple times in past 2 months and they just top it off n won’t do anything else.Please help and make this a recall for oil consumption before someone gets hurt
Is it just certain engines? I have a 2019 Kona SEL and crankcase is always right on full. I have 23,000 miles on the car .. My second car (spouses) 2018 Kona SE same thing no low oil level at all and just turned 32000 miles.
Please add me to this lawsuit. Again, my email address is [email protected] and I can provide your company with all of my other information.
Yes, I purchased a Hyundai Kona 2021 in December of 2020 and, I started experiencing problems early the next year. I’ve complaint and taken my car in so many times that my paperwork is enormous. My car will not even work and they’re telling me my engine needs to be replaced. But, they have purposely omitted providing me a written description of the services, repairs or replacement of my engine as I was told they will be replacing.
I called the dealership two hours after they opened this morning, 04/25/2022, and was told by one of Long Hyundai’s of Chattanooga’s Service Coordinator’s that he will get back with me. It’s 12:16 and I haven’t heard anything nor will he come to the phone. I was promised a rental car by that Coordinator so that I could attend my cousin’s funeral in Atlanta, GA but they refused to answer the phone for me and I’ve been renting cars since Thursday of last week. My sons are 7 year old twins and their school is approximately 15 miles from my home which is out of zone, so there’s no buses that can take them to and from school in the area we reside in. In addition, I was awarded custody of them and prior to me, they missed 82 days in 2019 and one of the twins missed 38 last year. This particular twin has Epilepsy and has an upcoming EEG for 05/05/2022. We are almost at the end of the school year. What do I do other than go broke in less than two weeks because of this. We could have gotten blown up in this vehicle. They did the oil change week before last, gave it back to me and I started smelling smoke and the car started driving slowly and knocking. Took it back and now I’m out of a vehicle with a $476 car note that has to be paid.
Please add me to this lawsuit if possible! I have a 2016 Hyundai Sonata and it’s doing the exact same thing..having to change spark plugs, coils, intake manifold etc because the oil is leaking into different parts of the engine. Let us know how we can proceed to press the manufacturers. Thank you!
Went to dealer told him I was using a quart of oil every 1000 miles he said that was normal. I always use full synthetic oil valvoline. Still using one quart every 1000 miles!
I have both a 2013 Genesis coupe 3.8L and a 2018 Hyundai Tucson 2.0L i have noticed excess oil consumption and i always have to have oil on hand to fill….costing us time and money to maintain!
PLEASE ADD ME TO THIS CLASS ACTION!
I have a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport with 80K miles. Have been dealing with this excessive oil consumption for over a year. The engine sounded strange, and we checked the oil. It was dry! Never got an oil light but after that had to constantly check it. Put in a quart about every 500 miles. Last week, while driving on the turnpike, there was a knocking noise and the car seemed ready to stall. Coasted off the highway and turned the car off. It wouldn’t start again. Had it towed to a dealership. They said the engine failed. Needs a new engine. But they won’t honor the warranty. They say there is sludge in the engine which means it wasn’t properly maintained. Now I have to dispute the warranty rejection and provide all of the maintenance records. Nightmare!
2016 Hyundai Elantra
82K miles
Went for oil consumption test through dealer abs Hyundai said that since I went through 2 and 3/4 quarts of oil in 3,000 miles it was an acceptable consumption.
3 quarts is unacceptable.
2 month as after test, I was 2K mikes before a scheduled oil change and my oil was Bone dry when brought to my mechanic for knocking noise.
Hyundai now says that oil consumption is normal .yes going 1000 miles abs consuming all oil in tank after an oil change is Normal!
Yiu can contact he abs I will join your summit against a Hyundai!