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 Sonata Sport with the 2.4 engine. I also have to keep an eye on the oil since it is being burned in the engine. I have no leaks and have to put 3 or 4 quarts of oil in the engine between the factory recommended services that are listed in the owners manual. I will try to keep an eye on this to see what happens.
I have the exact same problem with my 2017 hyundai sonata.
I definitely have one of those oil burners. Way to excessive for a 2018 with 70k miles.
I have a 2017 Sonata Sport, it’s been going through excessive amounts of oil since 60,000 miles. I’ve reported it to the dealership many times and they just ignore me and tell me nothing is wrong, as no lights are on. I complain about the sound the engine makes and they tell me they can’t hear it.
I was told the low oil light only goes on when it’s nearly dry.
I have a 2017 Hyundai Sonata SE, its going through at least a quart per week. My oil light doesn’t come on. I stay on top of the situation, im so afraid of blowing my engine.
Have you called corporate?
My daughter has a 2019 Hyundai Sonata, and it goes through oil very quickly. I would say a quart every few days. She recently had an engine misfire code when the check engine light came on. The coils and spark plugs had to be replaced. It’s way to early for it to be running like that. She has a young baby and can’t afford another car or costly repair bills. What should we do?
I have a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe sport and it has very very high oil consumption, I have a add around 2 quarts of oil every week. It’s starting to lose power, and the motor sounds like it’s got a knocking noise in it. I wish I never purchased this Hyundai Santa Fe Sport.
Previous similar consumer reports indicate these are the signs which eventually lead to engine failure/ engine catching on fire. It has happened while driving creating a serious safety risk. Report it to corporate, discontinue driving it.
I have a 2014 Hyundai Sonata and I am consistently putting oil in the car, I took it to 2 different dealerships, the first one originally told me they would fix with no cost to me. Once I got there they wanted me to pay. I refused and took it back to the dealership I purchased it at and had the extended warranty the just wanted to do the 1000 mile check and advised if it failed they would pay for a new engine if my oil light came on. My oil light does not come on but oil is low I think they disconnected it. This is horrible..I want to trade it in but what would I get? I am having electrical problems but did not associate with the oil until reading the comments on here.
Please Add me to the lawsuit. rshahid1900@gmail,com
Same as many of the comments above. I have a Hyundai 2017 Tuscan which burns a quart of oil about every 1000 miles. Just recently had to have the catalic converter replaced because it was clogged and the car woul not shift.
I have a 2018 Sonata that is having the oil use issues for over a year. I’m using between a 1/2 qt. to 1 qt. every 1000 miles. I have gone through the oil consumption test, checked at the dealership every 1000, with oil loss of near 2 1/2 quarts in one 1000 mile period. They did a cleaning of the engine and started me on the oil consumption test every miles once again. The oil loss improved but we are right back to almost a qt. of oil every 1000 miles.
I was assigned a case manager that was cooperative in the beginning but as it was more obvious that my problems were not going to go away, he did. In the beginning of working with him I that that Hyundai was going to address the issues with my car but I was wrong. I called and left multiple messages on his line and never received a call back. I called customer service and reported this to them to no avail. And I was calling at least twice a week. Finally, at almost 5 weeks he called me back and told that oil usage of up to one quart of oil for 1000 miles was normal and there was nothing more they could or would do.
Needless to say I don’t know that to do and from reading other comments I am very concerned. I need help!!!
Hey my brother I’m so with you! I’m down what’s up? Have you had any success or any pointers I’m going through this now with my 2016 sonata.
Ours is a 2014, and we have this issue! It is a mess. We had a catastrophic power relay failure on the interstate with no warning also. $$$ We are not the first with this either.
I have 2018 kia optima that I’m having to have the engine replaced. I took the car to one kia dealership and they didn’t want to honor the warranty I have on the car so I ended up having to tow the car to another kia dealership that would honor the warranty. I don’t even want the car anymore now but I owe $23,000 on the car. But I don’t know how to be able to sale the car when ever I get it back.