NHTSA Complaint #11617750 — 2017 HYUNDAI TUCSON

I reported a problem with my engine to the Clay Cooley Hyundai dealership (Mesquite) in April 2022. I told them that my oil was burning a lot faster than normal. My car was currently under warranty at the time, which would have covered a new engine replacement. The dealership instructed me to do “oil consumption” tests and had me come in every 1000 miles to see if there were any oil leaks. Once I completed the tests, they told me to do another round of testing, which I thought was odd. I ended up doing tests from April-October 2022, and by the time I was finished my warranty expired. They said that my engine was fine and good to drive. I took my car to the same dealership in August 2024 with the same issue and that my engine wasn’t accelerating. They are now telling that there is a problem with my engine and charging me a new one for $10k. It would've been covered under my warranty in 2022, but they had me drive over the warranty limit so that a new engine wouldn’t be covered anymore. After doing research, there was a Class Action lawsuit about the engine for my vehicle. The problem is damage to the engine’s connecting rod bearings. You could hear a knocking sound from my engine. This issue has been happening from 2022-2024. I had to do oil changes more frequently. After consulting with a local auto care shop, they said it was a manufacturing problem. Hyundai put me back on the road with an unsafe car. The engine should have been fixed back in 2022. Hyundai Corporate is only offering to pay 50% of the engine (I would have to pay $5k-8k). I feel like they knew about the bad engine because of the lawsuit, and the reason I had to do a second round of tests was to drive over the warranty mileage.