My 2019 Hyundai Kona started burning oil around 80,000 miles, and the problem has gotten worse over time. I now have to add about 1 quart of oil every 1,000 miles just to keep it running safely. During a family road trip, I had to add roughly 8 quarts of oil total to prevent engine damage.

I took it to a Hyundai dealership for an official oil consumption test, and they confirmed the rate of oil loss. However, Hyundai Motor America told me that this is “within factory specifications” and refused to offer any repair or assistance.

This seems extremely excessive for a modern engine and has created a major financial and safety concern. It feels like the engine is deteriorating prematurely, and I’m worried it could fail if the oil drops too low between changes.

Apparently my car burned through all the oil (no leaks, no puddles under the car on the driveway etc to indicate I was losing oil, and no lights came on on my dashboard). I have a 1000 mile countdown when I need service that displays on my dash, and nothing came up. No lights came on. Nothing.

I was driving home from work and heard a weird sound (like a baseball card in bicycle spokes) and noticed I wasn't accelerating, even though the RPM indicator was moving. So I pulled over on the shoulder. The car immediately died as soon as I stopped moving, and the battery/oil/engine lights all came on at once.

I had to have it towed to a shop, who said the engine was dead, as well as my starter from trying to turn the engine over again (the AAA tow truck driver tried to start it when he came, to troubleshoot, and apparently that damaged the starter, too).

I don't have mechanical breakdown coverage (I thought that was included in comprehensive, but it isn't and it wasn't offered as an option when I built the policy).

I cannot afford to replace an engine (the shop even found me a used one, not even a brand new one) and the car isn't totaled, but I can't even sell the car and get something for it because I don't have gap insurance and I still owe more than the car is worth. I'm f*cked.

Come to find, there was a class action lawsuit against Hyundai/Kia for exactly this problem, that settled, and other folk are just as screwed as me, and there was never a recall for the engines that are consuming too much engine oil. So a bunch of us are just screwed, and some of us don't have the money or situation to work around it.

We purchased a Hyundai Kona 2019 back in February 2019. It had such an annoying ticking sound and still does. Hyundai says that these cars all have that, and it is not a problem. Since May, probably before, we noticed it smelled like it was burning. Checked oil, after having it changed 2000 miles ago, and it was 2 quarts low. Put a quart in, and took it up to dealership and they changed oil and said bring back every 1000 miles to check how much it is actually using. After 3 months, it is using 1 quart per month.

They will do nothing because Hyundai deems this as being normal usage of oil. They said every new/old car burns that much oil per month. So no one will do anything about this problem. Will NEVER recommend or purchase another Hyundai. Will never frequent the dealership either. To say that 1 quart of oil every 1000 miles is acceptable, is crazy. If you go the whole 3760 per oil change, you would be without any oil in car by the time you get the oil change. I would say steer clear of all Hyundai, they are cheaper for a reason, and not worth it in the end game you going to be without a car.