After months of back and forth, Hyundai has offered to cover 80% of the cost of replacing my 2013 Santa Fe 6 cylinder engine due to excessive oil consumption. The dealer just quoted me an "conservative" estimate of $11,000 for a short block and related parts which seems high (my 20% would be as much as $2200). How much should a repair like this cost?
Engine replacement cost due to oil consumption
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i bought my 2018 Hyundai Sante Fe Sport in Sept of 2022. Two weeks after I purchased the car I needed an oil change. So I thought Ill just get an oil change. Two weeks after that my check oil light came on I took it in to where I got an oil change and they said that there was literrally only one quart of oil in the car. I have taken my car every week since to get oil added in. There are no leaks at all. I have contacted Hyundai through email I have that case number and I was told to take it to a local hyunai dealership to have it checked out. I called to schedule and appointment and of course the appointments are like a month or a month in a half out. So I finally got in after I scheduled the appointment but that was another hassle, because they said I didnt have an appointment when I clearly spoke to someone in the service department and I took my car last night because my appointment was for 7:30 am. I get a phone stating that there was no appointment. But what I found funny was my car has never been there for any type of repairs before today and when he called he knew my name and obviously had my number. They wouldnt do anything so I told them NOOO i was scheduled an appointment so they played back the phone recordings and found the conversation I had with gentlemen and check my car. I was old I had to do and oil change and pay $62 and bring back my car every 1000 miles. Thenn when he called to tell me what needed to be done and then said it will be 900 I was not told that. And in the phone recording it clearly states every word we had said o each other. So i reached out to Hyundai corporate and it was escalated so lets see. Ill give them a couple days. oh and yes I also have documents stating dates and how many quarts i had to put in weekly.
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I have a 2015 and had this happen too. 79k miles. I’m the second owner and Hyundai won’t cover because of this. I’ve only owned this car for 9 months 😩
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Who do I contact. I have a 2015 that has oil burning issues and now my motor has blown.
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Just found out there was a class action filed last year about excessive oil consumption. Google it and sign up, I did today
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Do you mind sharing the link
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Class Action Lawsuit Over Kia and Hyundai Oil Consumption
IMPORTANT UPDATE - CLASS CASE DISMISSED
www.legalscoops.com
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There is a recall on them. Mine is sitting up in West Virginia while I am at home in NC. I was told 6k to replace the engine. The recall on these engines are very real. everyone's tears up at 150K. My daughter has the same year as yours and mine. Same thing happened to hers. She only had to pay 1K. I am quoted 6K. Mine cant be replaced for free as they said I did not get a recall done on a knocking sensor. The recall was done two mths before I bought my car and the dealership did not tell me there was one. In fact, I asked the idiot salesman if there was any. He said NO! Now a few years later I am driving an old beat up mini van that belong to my parents until I find a way to get my car home to NC. 4k to have it towed. The at least maybe I can sell the POS! I will never recommend these vehicles again. We were all ripped off!
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Hyundai has known about this issue especailly on the 2017 Santa Fe Sport version with the 4 cylinder engine. Here's the problem - The SALESPERSONS know this too! And yet they continue to sell these lemons at a premium price for USED/PRE-OWNED vehicles for over $20k with mileage around 21,000. Dealers that try to avoid the consumption test first perform a combustion chamber cleaning that never works - but at least honest dealers give it a try! The the oil consumption test is performed which is a joke because Hyundai is praying that this 3 stage test comes back under their 1qt. for every 1,000 miles which is a joke because it shouldn't be burning that much oil in any case. In other words, Hyundai has no F...ING CLUE what is causing this issue. This test is a SHAM! One of the main reasons why I purchased the Calligraphy trim for my 2023 was to get into the turbo engine - not the naturally aspirated 4 cylinder because of possible consumption issues. Good luck 2017 Santa Fe owners.You also have an ABS Safety Recall with no remedy available yet (but I could be wrong on that).
I'm leaning heavily toward leaving Hyundai this next month as my 5-yr warranty on electrical repairs runs out, shame, car runs perfectly but I feel the wriitng is on the wall with all their problems coming to light now, not sure what happened to their reliability as my '02 SF runs strong at 150,000 miles and I use it for a tow vehicle (tank), I believe technology has gotten the carriage ahead of the horse
Where do you sign up ?
Going through this now, 2014 with 2.0t. Original owner with 97k miles. Currently on my second oil consumption test, it burning close to 4 quarts every 1k miles. AWD stopped working too, said it was in the transfer case. Transfer case replacement was approved, just waiting on the outcome of the engine.
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Oh my god, I feel relieved that it's not just me(well obviously its a hassle but I was just blaming myself for whatever is happening). When I bought the car(I bought it used), the dealership mentioned nothing and its my first car. Having to go back and forth through all of this is awful. But is there any lawsuit that is going on for 2017 santa fe 2.4L? Any links anyone can share would be much appreciated. Thanks
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Reference? Who told you that? Or where did you read that? If true, this is the first time that Hyundai has publicly provided a reason why their engines are consuming oil.
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This literally happened to me 2 weeks ago. 2015 Santa Fe and I ended up having to junk it for $2k rather than pay $15k for a new engine. Thing had only 110k miles and I’m the original owner.
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It's hard to believe that you couldn't replace an engine for a fraction of that cost. Was that quoted only by a dealer?
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Would this cause a burnt exhaust valve? 2017 Santa Fe Sport Turbo is dead 700 miles away and they are telling me 8000-10000 to fix it--But it is not covered by warranty. Could this issue be related?
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