Engine Oil Leaking Problems of Hyundai Sonata - part 1

Engine light appeared on my dashboard in late Feb 2024. At the same time, there was a noted fluid leak on my parking skirt so I immediately stopped driving it. On March 18th, 2024, I had car towed to mike's automative service station in south milwaukee, wisconsin. He remedied the engine issue with 'leak stop'. On March 22nd, 2024, I was traveling an interstate hwy 43 from milwaukee to oshkosh. Around half way, the engine light began flashing, the oil light was on and the car lost ability to accelerate. I engaged my hazard lights given I was in high traffic at that time and 'limped' car to the nearst gas station, to avoid beign stranded on the highway. It was towed to a nearby location, richfield service center-richfield WI. Both the tow truck driver and the service station rep, sean, advised this oil-leaking engine business was a widespread and well-known manufacturer defect for this vehicle's make/model/year. They performed a brief diagnostic review and advised the engine would need full replacement to continue driving. I reported this incident to Hyundai's customer service online portal this day, too and have requested they replace the engine, given the mileage has not even reached 77,000 miles. I found no active recall or warranty on this vehicle but can prove I am the second owner, having inherited it from the original purchaser, the late john j hoagland, in 2016/2017 (unsure exact date). The vehicle is available for inspection at this time. I felt traumatized by this event, praying not to be run over on the highway while the car moved at a snail's pace and feeling terribly unsafe in pushing the car to the closest gas station. I felt everyone around me was in danger of not seeing me in time to stop or avoid collision with me. No official inspection has been completed by manufacturer, police, insurance or anyone besides the mechanics at the richfield service center locatio in richfield wisconsin, on March 22nd, 2024. More detail not afforded in text space here.

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My car cut off on a city street, on 4-11-21 and when I cut it back on the check engine light came on and was blinking with the acceleration reduced and the car was jerking. I got the code p1326 from a local auto store and upon doing research, I discovered there's an open recall for this specific code. I scheduled the appointment with bob mayberry Hyundai, and had the car towed to the dealership in monroe, nc. I called for an update and was told that they were waiting on the corporate office to approve the next steps and that the same code p1326 popped up. I called the corporate office on Wednesday morning after getting nowhere with the dealership and was called shortly after stating that the car was ready for pick up followed by some things that needed to be repaired. They cleared the code with a system update but when I got the car back it was still giving acceleration issues, I called and reported the issue to the Hyundai corporate office and was advised to take the car to another dealership and they would work out the details. I scheduled my appointment with the Hyundai of lake norman, nc for today 4-19-21 and was advised the car passed the tests that they ran and again was provided a list of recommendations of repairs. I got the car back and now the acceleration issues still is ongoing especially if I am stopped and take off but now if I drive over 50mph the car is shaking. I had my brake pads replaced and paid for the oil leak last week. This is the second dealership that put me put me back in the car with known issues. I feel like they're going to have me pay for everything before the car is repaired and now I am in fear that if car shuts off again, myself but my children could be injured.

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Engine oil is not leaking but my car keeps needing oil and the light that should be notifying me that car needs oil is not notifying me. I got oil changed January 11 checked car in a week I had no oil at all, checked today no oil again, what do I do, this is not cool at all I'm still making payments on this vehicle.

I got the oil changed on my 2016 Sonata. The mechanic that changed my oil told me the engine was low on oil when he changed the oil. A week later I checked the oil to make sure the oil level was good still. I had to add three quarts of oil to the vehicle. The next week my wife complained about a weird smell coming from the car. I checked the oil again and the engine oil was low again. I added three quarts of oil once again. The Sonata is driven in the city with alot of stop and go traffic. Not one time did the check engine light come on to warn us of low oil. Additionally, we never observed any oil spots in the driveway from leaking oil. Now we continue to smell the weird odor and I have to add oil to the car every week. No visual oil leak is seen and the driveway does not show signs of a leak.

Hesitasion on exceleration after stop . Quite often usually after a complete moving in traffic and stopped press excelorater pedal nothing then it lunges forward . Frightning at time especially in traffic. I have oil changes between 4 to 5000 miles and it is using oil no leaks its going somewhere. Has approx 65300 miles. Happens periodradially the hesitasion. Every since I have owned the car.

Car uses 1 qt of oil every 500 miles with 117k miles on engine, no leaks.

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I was driving my 2013 Hyundai Sonata on the freeway and no light came on and when I refer to lights I mean(check engine , service needed soon or the oil change soon) none of those lights came on and the car sent a signal to pull over and turn off the car I pulled over and stopped the car the car won't turn on. Car max didn't want to do anything for me because they said it was an oil leak and went I took it to Hyundai they said the o ring to the oil cooler was lose and that couldn't be cause by wear and tear that the part wasn't put on right and it cause the oil to leak and my engine to seize. The repair is $10,000 and the price for the car was $12,000.

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At about 75,000 miles my 2016 Sonata limited 2. 4l started needing oil added between regular oil changes (all mileage and maintenance by one driver). The vehicle is now 85,000 miles and I am adding 2 qts. There are no leaks from the engine so it must be burning through the exhaust, which can't be good for the emissions system and any future smog check - or the environment. The dashboard warning lights do not come on when the oil is low. This could result in catastrophic engine failure. The vehicle also experiences engine knocking and hesitating when accelerating from 30mph. This has been a safety issue when merging onto the highway, which is almost all of my driving.

My vehicle only has over 150,000 miles on it and I kept up my maintenance. My engine has seized more than once. My vehicle never let me know I was on empty, my dashboard showed me I had 3 lines of fuel but it would not start until I put gas. While I was driving my engine seized, I checked my oil and I had zero fuel, this was a month after my oil change. The second time my engine seized I was turning on a city street and I had to pull over because my engine seized again. For some reason, my fuel just disappears with no visible leaks.

I bought this used o this summer had it looked at and had oil change and the engine needs replaced. Oil was completely gone but no leak. And cruise control stopped working. This was supposed to be a reliable car for my daughter to get back and forth to college.

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Vehicle is going through engine oil very quickly. No evidence of a leak, no evidence of burning. Oil light does not illuminate when oil is low. When I checked this morning, my oil level didn't register on the dipstick - but no warning light came on. I was only 100 miles over my scheduled oil change. Last checked 2 weeks ago and was fine.

Valve cover leaks onto alternator, can cause sudden power loss and premature alternator failure. I've been researching this issue and other people have had this exact thing happen. Apparently once you get the valve cover gasket fixed, it will fail again in another year or so. There is a defect either in the gasket or the valve cover mating surface. Currently my car is only at the stage of oil leaking from cover gasket and getting onto the alternator. No further failure has happened yet. My car has 67,000 miles.

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I was driving to work and about to turn into the parking lot and I came to a stop at the median and the car died. I went to turn on the car and dash and radio came on but engine did not turn over. I attempted two more times and smoke started to come out. There were no alerts of check engine or oil at any point. Last oil change was only a month or so overdue as I had not driven for a month at all due to working from home. No oil l leaks in driveway.

Oil consumes super fast. Having to put more oil in after oil change and also having to take vehicle back where I got oil change and they add more oil. They checked for oil leaks. No leaks. Checked valve cover gasket (good).

Since app. 50000 mile mark engine has consumed oil and its increasing as mileage goes up its getting worse, having to check oil prior to going anywhere now, one time oil light came on had to put 2 quarts in at an auto zone store. Have checked found no leaks and have had car on hoist engine running with no leaks showing. Vehicle has been serviced for 2 recalls on the engine stalling and rpm slowing making car practically undriveable. I was told to drive car into dealership for recall using side roads as rpm would only go to 2000. I think that action may have caused the problem I am now having.

Tl the contact owns a 2011 Hyundai Sonata. While operating the vehicle, smoke was present coming from the engine and oil was leaking on top of the valve cover. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the fuel pump return pressure unit was cracked, which damaged the ignition coil and caused a flame to occur. The vehicle was not repaired. An unknown dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 128,000.

The low oil indicator light does not function at all when the oil drops below normal. The engine uses an excessive amount of oil for normal uses. My vehicle goes through about 5 quarts of oil a month if not more and the vehicle is not leaking any oil at all. My vehicle has been inspected for leaking. My vehicle has stalled out at busy traffic lights, intersections and has not started due to oil issues.

I got my car in 2017 and it's 2016 Hyundai Sonata. The month of August 2019 after an oil change my car begin leaking oil as well as shooting out oil from the oil reservoir. Took it to pride Hyundai in batesville ms, they said they couldn't find any oil shooting out from the oil reservoir when I know it was. All they did was diagnose for free of charge, and tell me I needed a oil change did by them. I took it for the recall that was on it ecm and they did, but they said it wasn't another recall on it and it is still leaking oil and shooting it out from the reservoir under the hood. Some need to be did about this cause it can cause the engine to fail and I'm still paying on this car and only had it going on two years next month.

I was driving west on sunnyside road after leaving the parking lot of new seasons. I could see that the light was red and I pulled out onto sunnyside road. It was about 200 feet to the traffic that was stopped. I was doing about 20 mph when I realized that my car was not going to stop. I pushed hard onto the brakes but the car continued foreward under the pickup in front of me. Even with the airbags deployed I had no control. I was pushing the truck foreward. The other driver turned onto 157th Ave and I was still unable to stop the car. I also turned right onto 157th Ave. It was up hill I turned off the key and it came to a stop. My wife was pannicking and so was I. The car was filled with smoke and a lot of heat. My wife was screaming for someone to call 911. The driver of the truck rushed back to see if we were all ok. He called 911. My wife was sore as the airbags deployed and hit her in the chest. She had pain in her neck too. I was ok at the moment. I was worried about the other driver. He said that he was fine. He said that he had to honk his horn to get the car in front of him to move. They did and he was able to turn right. I am upset with ron tonkin Hyundai as I have had to wait almost a month to get an appointment for my oil change and the recalls taken care of. The first recall was for the air bags. The second recall was for the high pressure fuel pipe may have been damaged misaligned or improperly torqued when the engine was replaced allowing the fuel to leak. I am very upset with ron tonkin Hyundai as I have had to wait for almost a month to get an appointment. Jennifer lopez the service advisor. My appointment was set for June 26th 4 days after the accident. I went in to change the cars as I have a 2004 elantra. I have free oil changes on both cars. She told me that the recalls were not the reason and asked me if I was going to buy another Hyundai.

2015 Hyundai Sonata sport 2. 0t limited leaking oil from the theta 2. 0 turbo oil feed hose. Hyundai issued a service campaign t1n for the same exact problem for their 2011-2014 Sonata 2. 0t models. I am having the same exact problem with my 2015 and their is no recall. The dealer said it will cost close to $3000 to fix it.

The airbag light ha been on in my car for about 3-4 weeks and stays on continuously, will not go out. I have tried to have it reset, but it does not help. I believe this is or should be a recall because I have been reading over the internet and several other owners of this make and year model of Hyundai are also having these same issues. Also, there appears to be oil leakage but we cannot see it. We have to add oil to the car every week, even after we have had an oil change the week prior. I took it to Hyundai of bowie with these same issues several months ago, but they said there was no recall and before they could check it out, there would be a bill. I did not have the money and believe there is something wrong with the engine and may be part of the recall.

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Leaking valve cover is allowing oil to leak down onto the alternator. Car can be stationary or running. Most notable when car engine is running. Oil leaking onto alternator can cause alternator to short. Alternator failed and car battery could not charge battery. Car died while my wife was driving and she had to pull quickly off to the side of the road.

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After a service recall to remove metal shavings from the engine in March of 2018, we purchased a new primary vehicle and this vehicle was used sparingly. We have driven this car no more than 3k miles since the recall, and after driving it a on a thousand mile round trip to visit family in November I began hearing engine knocking and the engine stalled on me several times. Based on the most recent recall for 2013 Hyundai Sonatas which is some software update that is supposed to detect engine knocking, it appears a bearing has failed in the engine, either as a result of or in spite of the service performed last year. My fuel economy in the car has plummeted, presumably as a result of a blown cylinder, and oil now leaks from parts unknown. Upon contacting Hyundai's customer care center it seems this engine failure is not covered by any recall, even though it is quite obvious this is a common problem based on researching complaints here. My wife had her car serviced religiously, and I have a 1998 truck that has more miles and less engine problem than this car has had. We are leaving this car parked in the driveway because it is unsafe to travel on the streets, and Hyundai will not tow it to the closest dealership. Based on the sheer number of complaints that are similar, Hyundai should be required to fix any engines that have failed or seized as a result of faulty bearings.

I have a 2013 Hyundai Sonata with turbo. In 2017 I started having issues with engine knocking. Took the car to Hyundai, they said the engine needed to be replaced. After almost 3 months, I got the car back. It ran well for months, no problems. However, in March of 2018 we started having problems again. I have taken the car back to the dealership at least 6 times with oil leaks, issues with the turbo, all of which go back to the engine issues. After several times of bringing the car back and forth to the dealership, and after several times of them "fixing" the problem, we still have the same issues. They replaced the turbo feed pipe, they fixed the turbo oil line and the turbo return pipe, and we are still having bad oil leaks. The last time we brought it in, I don't think they even fixed anything, the service manager just called and told me the transmission was going bad and he could set me up with a salesperson. Here it is three weeks later, the engine has died (blown piston rod). My son was driving the car at night and it just died on him in the middle of the highway. Thank god it wasn't busy at the time and he was able to get it to the side of the road.

I pulled out into traffic on a city street and my car revved up between 4 and 5, and than all lights on dash lit up and my car died. I coasted into parking lot (safely thankfully) and car started smoking so got out immediately. My car was towed to local repair shop who replaced starter which was what they believed it to be. Turns out it was not starter it is engine that will need to be replaced. I looked into recalls and contacted Hyundai customer service who informed me this engine recall had been completed already. I was directed to dealership to follow up on what options there are as 'extended warranty' only covers up to 120000 miles which my car is over. The repair shop I went to mentioned there was no oil on dipstick when checked which is concerning to me as that seems to be what result of recall that was completed would result in, along with other symptoms like dash lighting up which I read from other reports. I am always up to date on getting regular oil changes at 5000 miles they now recommend instead of 3000 miles (which dealership records will show), and was not at 5000 mile point so that should not have been an issue. I also do not recall being informed of any oil leaks or concerns for this vehicle that I would have needed to keep an eye on. I have yet to follow up with dealership as it is holiday weekend so will see what they are able to do. I want to know who to contact if a recall does not fix the problem and what next steps are to help me as a consumer who always takes care of car. A cars engine should not be bad at under 130000 miles and too many similar symptoms to not have it followed up on and manufacturer take some responsibility. I am going to have to have repair shop fix it and get reimbursed unless Hyundai dealer is willing to have it towed so they be responsible and strive to provide honest customer service and stand behind their car.

Engine uses full synthetic oil at a rapid rate. One quart of full synthetic had to be added after driving only 3600 miles from previous oil change, and again at 4700, and even then the dipstick was still 1/2 quart below full when oil was changed at 4800 miles from previous oil change. Hyundai service technician could find no oil leaks.

Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the vehicle was losing oil. The contact stated that when she drives at a high speed of 65 to 75 mph she loses at least a quart of oil. The check engine light would illuminate. She has taken the vehicle to two independent mechanics and the dealer butler Hyundai 5000 crater lake Ave, medford, or 97504 (541) 245-5335. The dealer test drove the vehicle and said the check engine did not come on and the oil may have been overfilled. The independent mechanics stated that the oil leak could be an internal leak. The manufacturer was not contacted. The contact picked up the vehicle from the dealer with no repairs done at this time. The failure mileage was 100,015. Tf.

Motor locked up because no oil. I had oil changed 2 months before and no leaks on carport and oil light never came on. So, I was driving the car and it went dead at a red light. Could not get it to start back up. Had to have it pushed to an empty lot. Had it towed and they said it had no oil in it therefore it locked motor up. We are very upset because the car is paid for and we had no idea that there was a problem with the oil.

Takata recall: I got an oil change on may 25th and on June 24th (4 weeks later 1800 miles) the car completely ran out of oil and seized the engine. No oil light indicator came on and there were no leaks. Now this is a $3000 fix for a engine replacement.

Engine recall Hyundai determine that I was losing 0ne quart per thousand miles which is the result of metal debris from crankshaft scratching the cylinder walls of engine causing the oil to leak out of the exhaust pipe to road. The company will not fix this issue. I am afraid one day the engine will catch on fire or complete engine failure going down the road losing all power to control the car in which an accident will occur .

Looses oil, about 4quarts every 3000 miles, does not burn or leak! just disappeared car has 116730 miles.

Just started driving on city street (1/4 mile) check engine light came on vehicle would not got above 25 mph and ran rough idled too fast when stopped towed into dealer diagnosed scan code 0010 found cvvt seal pushed out and leaking oil on another part which cause the drivability problem 55,139 miles on vehicle.

My car goes through at least 5 quarts of oil a month . When I get an oil change it turns dark right away. There is no visual leak seen on ground from vehical.

The contact owns a 2015 Hyundai Sonata. While driving 35 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The contact pulled over to the side of the road. The contact noticed that the fuel in the engine oil was empty. The contact refilled the oil. The vehicle was restarted and returned to normal. The contact also stated that there was no oil leak. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (first lube USA located at 3614 w Lincoln Ave, milwaukee, WI 53215; (414) 647-8820) where an oil flush was performed and the oil was refilled. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000.

Driving on the highway at approximately 70 mph when my vehicle lost power without any warning whatsoever, including power steering. Momentum and struggle steering allowed me to move from center lane to shoulder of the road safely. Initially thought it was the leaky head cover gasket that slowly leaked onto the alternator. Had it towed to a reputable mechanic who later informed me the engine had seized. He did verify that was oil in the engine at the time. The car was not even 10 yrs old and purchased brand new.

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