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
My 2019 Hyundai kona would stall without warning every time it was close to needing an oil change. It would do this while I was driving. I took it into service for it twice and of course they found nothing. Even after the recall was issued and I opened a claim I wasn’t taken seriously. I was scared to drive my car that had under 50000 miles on it for fear of it stalling out and shutting off while I was driving. I eventually ended up trading the car Bc Hyundai wasn’t doing anything and I feared for my life. Honestly their warranty department is bullshit. I have service records and complaints before they ever issued recalls and they still didn’t take the issue seriously.
I’m currently sitting at the LYING HYUNDAI LARSON OF TACOMA where they are telling me that I’ll have to get an oil combustion flush WHICH HYUNDAI WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR just to get me to fall for this $$$ flush KNOWING I WILL NOT GET A NEW ENGINE AFTER THE 1000 MILES OF DRIVING! BULLSHIT! GIVE ME MY CAR BACK SO I CAN UNLOAD THIS TRASH AS A TRADE-IN! Probably won’t get $2k for this 2015 MONEY PIT!🤬
My 2014 Hyundai Elantra also burns through oil and I have to check it all the time.
My 2017 Elantra engine failed and had to be replaced. It had 66,000 miles on it. Hyundai would not cover the cost to replace the engine since it was out of warranty. Engines don’t fail at 66,000 miles today. This was clearly a faulty engine component and should have been paid for by Hyundai. Engines might have failed at 66,000 in the 1970’s, but a car is still in new condition by today’s standards and is expected to get 200,000 miles today.
I have a 2016 Hyundai Sonata with 87,000 miles and it started knocking and the engine went out. Dealership says I need a new engine that will cost around $6,000…I still owe $9,000 and had to buy another car…making now 2 car payments so I can back and forth to work.
Hyundai Azera 2013 uses oil for unexplained reason jumped through hoops with Hyundai and was denied even after oil consumption test and other testing performed at dealer.
I have a 2016 hyundai sonata. I have the same oil consumption problem. The only way I could handle this issue is to always check for oil and I do have 4 quarts of oil in my trunk always just to replenish the consumed/ burnt oil.
I also, do oil change twice or thrice before it is due.
How can I join the suit.
I have a 2013 Hyundai Veloster REMIX that has excessive oil use. I recently had to replace catalytic converter because of this. I have never driven the car hard and have always keep the oil changed on time. I wish they would issue a recall for the engine.
2014 Hyundai Elantra , 49000 miles, started having issues, brought to dealer in April, it’s been approved for a new engine and is still at the dealer waiting for an engine….. after almost 3 months with no car and fighting for a loaner, I have been given a loaner ( not sure for how long it says it needs to be returned in 2 weeks. They expect me to pay $1200 a month for a rental or trade my car in, had 4 case managers through corporate( corporate is useless), will never recommend or buy Hyundai again….
My 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe sport used slot oil to