My 2019 Hyundai Tucson Has 60K Miles, and the Dealer Says It Needs a New Engine, It Was the Biggest Financial Mistake of My Life

I had a 2016 sonata 2.4l, it suffered from a rod bearing failure and oil consumption issues. It was replaced for free under the class action lawsuit that covers it for life. I ended up trading it in for a 2022 santa fe due to insurance being high from the tik tok thefts.

Bought a new Hyundai Elantra in 2017 the engine seized two weeks ago. I no longer have a vehicle. Plus I heard there was a recall on white paint chipping,which was happening to my car.i was never notified of the recall. I will never buy a Hyundai again!

This has been an issue for Kia and Hyundai gdi engines for over a decade. They are really good about replacing the engine for free if you have good maintenance records. It's a cheap engine by today's standards and easy to replace. If they weren't willing to do it for free I'm fairly certain it has something to do with the condition of the vehicle, ownership, or maintenance history. If you're the original owner, have maintenance records, and the vehicle didn't have an "oil out", broken radiator etc... then goto another dealership...yours sucks

I had a 2011 Elantra that needed an engine replacement at about 35,000 km. There was no charge from Hyundai but the car was never the same, the engine would sometimes shake when idling that I could feel through the car.

Have a 2017 Santa Fe with the exact same issue. 6 months ago, I needed a new engine which was replaced under the "secret, magical hidd n warranty". My Brother had an engine replaced on the exact same car and a few months later needed another one. But this time, he had to pay because "he already had an engine replaced under warranty". Then I was in Germany in December and my Kia Sportage (same components as a Tucson) died at 8000kms. I will never buy another Hyundai product again. Their direct injection engines have loads of issues.

Being a Hyundai master technician for 7 plus years,this situation has occurred hundreds of times,the service manager needs to get involved and possibly get the engine replaced at a discount and or complete no cost to the owner,the manufacturer doesn't want to upset the customer and create additional online concerns

I have a 2017 Tucson and I could smell oil burning and noticed my oil burning faster and faster. Took it to the dealership and they did an oil consumption test which did show I was burning oil quickly. I had to wait weeks before Hyundai approved to pay for anl combustion cleaning which they did only because I was the original owner. This was about 6 months ago and so far it seems tonl have worked. I have also had to replace my ac compressor and more recently the heater core which neither was cheap! I only have 67,000 miles on it, needless to say my next car will not be a Hyundai!

Ever since I bought a used Hyundai 2012 Tucson it's been nothing but a pain in the neck. Paint falling off for no reason, it's been in the shop more than it's been on the road. Suspension's problem steering problems I will never buy another Hyundai.

Yes, I have a 2019 new off the lot Tucson. I am going through a quart of oil every month. And I’ve taken it in three times to talk to them about the oil usage. They’ve done checks and told me everything is fine that it’s normal for Wear and tear cars to burn oil.

I have this exact problem. 130,000 km and the short block is toast. Cylinders 1, 3 and 4 all have damage beyond repair.i called Hyundai and they offered good will of 30% off, still leaving me a $5000 bill if I got the work done. After paying $27k 5 years ago I cannot afford another $5k just 5 years later.
I do not know how Hyundai can get away with this... still selling vehicle that clearly have issues

I have 2015 hyundai Santa Fe, and a 2021 hyundai tuscon. Santa Fe died in middle of highway and had it towed and got engine replacement. Oil burnt out. Tuscon, had a burning smell and took it to the dealership and of course needed an engine replacement.

Both cars were bought brand new, and thank God I had warranties still active to get it replaced on their dime with a car rental during the time of fixing.

But, we still have issues with oil burning too fast. So need to replace oil more often or add oil every time. Started taking my car to do oil change with semi synthetic oil where they do top offs for free. Even though it costs a little more, worth it to not pay to top it off everytime.

I am done with hyundai now.

I have a 2017 Sonata, same problem at 52k miles, after doing an oil consumption test for 1000 miles, Hyundai replaced the engine at no charge. They did under the normal warranty.

Literally everything stated in this article is happening to my wife and I. We also have a 2019 Hyundai Tucson. It's had the timing chain fixed 3 times, oil is burning away within 1500 miles or so after every oil change. Idles so rough it just shuts off everytime we drive it. It's been our worst vehicle ever.

I purchased a new 2020 Santa Fe .
when I hit 50,000 miles exactly oil light came on .
I took it in for oil change and
was told it was pretty low .
After driving car another 2,000 miles oil light came back on
Took it to the dealer same thing low on oil.
Drove car to Florida on vacation ended up adding 5 qts
Of oil throughout the trip.
Took car back to the dealer yesterday and began their oil consumption test. Now I need to drive 1,000 miles and take it back so they can check it themselves.
I do have a full warranty to 100,000 miles so we will see what
They say.

My 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe broke down on the highway. Towed it to a Hyundai dealer and needed a new engine

Only had 32,000 miles and took very good care of it

Hyundai paid as still warranty but that was ending soon. I won’t buy another one

I have bought Hyundai for years

I have been saving for ever and the worst car I could ever buy was a 2018 Hyundai Tucson plus $2000 warranty which the agent / finance person says I would thank him for buying big red flag, only to find out it cover everything but the engine and transmission I almost lost it. This is literally like an accident waiting to happen. When I am driving on a straight road it takes forever to pickup speed , the car stalled on the highway 85 going to the airport. I do not know what to do. I heard so many horror stories after the fact. What a really bad choice to buy a four cylinder Hyundai, “NEVER AGAIN”.

We had a 2017 Kia, same engine as the Hyundai. Had to add oil constantly and found out it was a common issue. Purchased from CarMax with full extended warranty, they determined a new engine would fall under warranty so that's what we did. Unfortunately, they did not install the engine properly and after a having the car in their shop for year, while I drive their loaners, they finally bought it back from me. Every time I see a Hyundai or Kia on the road, I know they're burning oil. Never again.
- Happy Traverse Owner