Three problems related to engine burning oil have been reported for the 2018 Hyundai Tucson. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2018 Hyundai Tucson based on all problems reported for the 2018 Tucson.
Excessive oil consumption! vehicle has less than 60k and I have to check and put oil in about every 1,000 miles. Engine light comes on and this is how I know to check the oil. This is ridiculous and should not be happening. I change my oil as directed at every 5,000 miles and at least 2-3 times before next oil change I am adding more oil. Why am I burning so much oil? no oil is leaking that I can see. . .
The engine check engine light activated and within a few miles while accelerating from a stop sign the engine had very little power, just missed a colision by cross traffic. Upon inspection the engine had very little engine oil. There was no indication of low oil pressure, and the oil was changed at regular intervals as recommended by Hyundai. This vehicle has excessive oil consumption and there is no indication when it is getting very low until the engine fails to respond.
I was driving my vehicle and heard a loud knocking in the engine compartment. I pulled over and turned the car off. I was afraid to keep driving it since I didnt know what the issue was. My car was towed back home. I had a technician check my car and I was told the motor had blown up. My car only has around 67,000 miles on it. I have been informed by the tow company that this has happened to many people with the same type of vehicle that I have. I have not seen any recalls but did find that a previous model was burning oil and damaged the motor.