9.3
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 124,050 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 3 complaints
Most common solutions:
- replace engine (2 reports)
- not sure (1 reports)
Burns oil like there's no tomorrow. Easily 1 quart of oil every 200-400 kilometers. It will be completely empty of oil 1/2 way through a regularly scheduled oil change (we do it with synthetic every 5000KM). My guess is that the piston rings are seized from carboning up, but I am not sure. There is not evidence of oil burning (no blue smoke, no leaking) - it just slowly "disappears".
- David A., london, ON, Canada
My 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe has super excessive oil consumption. I think I had noticed it when we went to Invermere, BC, Canada after the year three from the purchase. When I measured it on a dipstick it has like a 2mm from the very tip I was shocked. Moving forward to 2022 the car survive but it's getting worser. The catalytic converter was plugged and some techs recommended changing the engine. The car drops the rpm to zero and it happened many times now but observed first on August 28, 2022. It has been diagnosed with the dealer found found nothing on the code. It was very scary because when you come at the stop sign on a T-intersection the vehicle hardly moves because it has no power.
We discover that we need to shut off the engine and the rpm goes back again. After so many times it happened and the engine fails 5 times last week the engine light to came in. The other dealership diagnosed it with the crankshaft position sensor failure and needs to be replaced. It cost me like CAD600 to replace it plus the diagnostic. After replacing the sensor the tech said that it still lacks power and suspect catalytic converter has a problem because it's plugged. They recommend to replaced it and quoted CAD2300. Yay! I want them to replace the engine. Emailed both dealer and Hyundai Canada, but no response. I will never buy again Hyundai and will share my experience worldwide.
- Michael Job L., Calgary, AB, Canada
I have a 2013 Santa Fe and I kept seeing fluid leakage in my driveway. I finally took it to my mechanic and he suggested an oil consumption test. I have an extended warranty so I’m hopefully this will be taken care of. I take very good care of my vehicle. This has been very annoying because I’m not ready to get rid of my vehicle.
- William C., Levittown, US