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 2015 Hyundia . In May 2022 The dealership had me going thru the process of changing the oil taking it back 3 times after 1000 miles them having to pay about $700 for some type of combustion cleaning which they said was part of the process before the sent the information to corp. I did that . They said it still was consuming oil and the engine was bad but when they sent it in to see if they was going to honor it. But it was denied. She said they normally they deny them if they only consume oil. . And there was a class action suit going on . Why she had me spend my money knowing they were going to deny it . That should have been my choice if I wanted to pay $700 . There was no need to have that done I feel like I was ripped off.
Excessive oil consumption, adding two to four quarts every few hundred miles. Black film on back of car. Car is now shuttering and check engine light has illuminated.
My Santa Fe started making an odd noise. I had my mechanic check it out and the oil was not registering on the dip stick. It took 3 quarts to get to an acceptable level. I have my oil changed regularly and have not had this issue before. My car has 116,000 miles. He informed me of the class action law suit. I definitely cannot afford a new engine. I live in Florida. Will this class action eventually include all states? If not, how does a class action suit get initiated?
I live in New York and experiencing the same problem. I have a 2017 Santa Fe. Car was at the dealers for 7 weeks while they cleaned the engine. I stalled out twice and it was because of no oil. And no oil light lite up. When I got it back June 22 2022 they told me that I have to drive the car until I put on 1100 miles then bring it back to have the oil consumption test. I’m 74 years old and petrified of the car. I am the original owner and have 33397 miles on it. They do not have loaners so I had to rent a car. The did reimbursed but shorted me 381.97.
I have a 2018 sonata I’ve only used synthetic oil since my first oil change. This oil burning has been happing ever since I reached the 80k mark. I’m at 109k now and I’m still adding oil at least 1 quart every two weeks. I was told to check my oil every 1000 miles and to write it down. How do I get on this law suit. I think it’s bogus that we the consumers should suffer for a company’s mistake. I live in chicago Illinois I hope I’m able to be apart of it.
My 2020 Veloster is 3-4 quarts low every oil change. I just went to get my oil changed yesterday and the dipstick was dry. Hyundai says this is still within normal oil consumption. Corporate is refusing to fix anything.
In 2021 I had my engine rebuilt due to a oil leakage. The oil was leaking in my cylinders and even though I went to every oil change and my maintenance package no one caught this issue. My cat stopped on the expressway abruptly, engine failure. After 6 of my car in the shop for a rebuilt of engine my car has been burning 6 quarts of oil every 2 weeks and my take off has decreased. I am definitely not effected by this.
how do i join i have a 2015 santa fe and this just happened to me and i was told by the hyunadi dealership my car was not on recall and that it would take 2-3 months for them to even look at my car
How do I become part of this lawsuit? 2017 Hyundai Tucson Turbo
I would like more information as to become part of this lawsuit. My 2017 hyundai Tucson 1.6 turbo is burning oil, that I have had to go every 2,000 Miles and get oil changes. Let me word that differently…ever 2,000 miles to have oil added because it shows absolutely no oil on the dip stick. But it’s no leaking. Engine is clean, it’s just burning oil like crazy.