I've posted this very same thing back a few months ago. I purchased my 2012 RSpec in September with 50K or so miles. I changed the oil immediately with a synthetic. I drove about 6k miles before I decided to check the oil after hearing something similar to "rod knock" at startup and while gettting on it a little that day. I pulled the dip stick and there was no oil showing up. Zero. And no warning light either. THE MECHANIC AT SOUTH CHARLOTTE HYUNDAI SAID THE OIL "WARNING" LIGHT ON THE CAR DOESN'T WARN OF "LOW" OIL LEVEL RATHER IT WARNS OF "LOW" OIL PRESSURE. THAT'S ONE THE MOST RIDICULOUS THINGS I'VE EVER HEARD. Is there a car on the planet that doesn't have a low oil level warning light? I think not. Low oil levels cause low oil pressure. Just absurd. My Porsche throws a warning at the 1/2 quart mark and it has a 9 quart capacity. That's a warning when just 5% of the oil is gone!
So back to the consumption issue... 3+ quarts used in 6000 miles on a 7500 mile synthetic oil. Essentially 3 quarts of 7.2 total capacity was just "gone". That's 42% of my oil just gone in 6000 miles. AND NO WARNING LIGHT!! Not only is that disturbing in itself but what's more disturbing is that I didn't know it, there was no warning light and what damage has been done to this motor because of running at low oil levels? Again, I asked about a warning light at the service desk as I did with the mechanic) and got a different answer this time. Ronny conveniently stated that the oil level warning light (so now there appears to be an oil level warning light all of the sudden) comes on when the oil level is 3.25 quarts low. That's just absurd and rather insulting in addition to being amusing. So when 1/2 of your oil is gone you'll get the warning? Just unbelievable...
This is a blatant defect and Hyundai is doing everythign in their power to dodge the consequences. They tell you that one quart every 2000 miles is normal. Then they caveat that by saying it varies based on the "serverity" of the driving conditions. I asked what that meant and they stated that oil consumption will vary based on start/stop driving v.s. highway driving. Both statements are just absurd and extremely insulting Any mechanic you'd ever talk to about this type of issue (11 out of 10, yes 11 out of 10) would tell you without question (100%) that this is a severe defect with the piston rings (manufacturing defect and/or wrong size rings) and requires the motor be replaced or torn apart for ring replacement.
Hyundai on the other hand plays the game of running the oil consumption test and having it checked out at 1000 miles only to find no oil consumption problem. I took it in to South Charoltte Hyundai for my test. They changed the oil, taped the dipstick and marked the drain plug so that I couldn't "cheat" and drain oil. Like this is exactly what I like to do with my spare time. Really.. They told me to come back in 1000 miles to check the level... Well, wouldn't you know it, when they checked my level at the 1000 mile mark the level was actully above the "full" line! Miraculously now my car is producing oil instead of using it at a 3 quart/6000 mile rate! Go figure!
The bottom line here is that the oil consumption is not linear throughout the life of the oil. The rate of consumption increases at an accelerated rate as the milage on the oil increases of course. When your rings are too small and the oil thins you burn more oil. Not rocket science. You really start to see it at about 3K. I'm on another oil change and I've put 2 quarts in at about the 4K mark and it could use about another 1/2 quart. Hyundai knows exactly what they're doing and it's criminal.
This is a black and white as it gets. I've got call into Hyundai corporate and I'm pressing hard this time. They've advised me that I've got to work with the dealer as they (corporate) can't do anything without the dealers direction. When I brought up the fact that this is a wide spread, well known issue in the Hyundai owner community (not an isolated incident) they proceeded to inform me that they (Hyudnai) doesn't recognize any commentary/claims from forums (like genesysowners.com) that are not Hyundai sponsored. So now Hyundai is denouncing the validity of all social media outlets unless Hyundai sponsored (and censored). Sounds like Kim Jong-un may be on the board here...
In any case, I'm just disgusted and disappointed that I didn't stick with Lexus. I traded in my GS with 300K miles hen I bought this car.. I ran Mobil 1 in my GS and did 10-12K oil changes. My GS burned about 1 quart between changes. I guess 3 quarts in 6K is now the new "normal". The upside is that I may never need to change the oil on my RSpec because I'm constantly putting new oil in it. Guess I still need to change the filter!
So back to the consumption issue... 3+ quarts used in 6000 miles on a 7500 mile synthetic oil. Essentially 3 quarts of 7.2 total capacity was just "gone". That's 42% of my oil just gone in 6000 miles. AND NO WARNING LIGHT!! Not only is that disturbing in itself but what's more disturbing is that I didn't know it, there was no warning light and what damage has been done to this motor because of running at low oil levels? Again, I asked about a warning light at the service desk as I did with the mechanic) and got a different answer this time. Ronny conveniently stated that the oil level warning light (so now there appears to be an oil level warning light all of the sudden) comes on when the oil level is 3.25 quarts low. That's just absurd and rather insulting in addition to being amusing. So when 1/2 of your oil is gone you'll get the warning? Just unbelievable...
This is a blatant defect and Hyundai is doing everythign in their power to dodge the consequences. They tell you that one quart every 2000 miles is normal. Then they caveat that by saying it varies based on the "serverity" of the driving conditions. I asked what that meant and they stated that oil consumption will vary based on start/stop driving v.s. highway driving. Both statements are just absurd and extremely insulting Any mechanic you'd ever talk to about this type of issue (11 out of 10, yes 11 out of 10) would tell you without question (100%) that this is a severe defect with the piston rings (manufacturing defect and/or wrong size rings) and requires the motor be replaced or torn apart for ring replacement.
Hyundai on the other hand plays the game of running the oil consumption test and having it checked out at 1000 miles only to find no oil consumption problem. I took it in to South Charoltte Hyundai for my test. They changed the oil, taped the dipstick and marked the drain plug so that I couldn't "cheat" and drain oil. Like this is exactly what I like to do with my spare time. Really.. They told me to come back in 1000 miles to check the level... Well, wouldn't you know it, when they checked my level at the 1000 mile mark the level was actully above the "full" line! Miraculously now my car is producing oil instead of using it at a 3 quart/6000 mile rate! Go figure!
The bottom line here is that the oil consumption is not linear throughout the life of the oil. The rate of consumption increases at an accelerated rate as the milage on the oil increases of course. When your rings are too small and the oil thins you burn more oil. Not rocket science. You really start to see it at about 3K. I'm on another oil change and I've put 2 quarts in at about the 4K mark and it could use about another 1/2 quart. Hyundai knows exactly what they're doing and it's criminal.
This is a black and white as it gets. I've got call into Hyundai corporate and I'm pressing hard this time. They've advised me that I've got to work with the dealer as they (corporate) can't do anything without the dealers direction. When I brought up the fact that this is a wide spread, well known issue in the Hyundai owner community (not an isolated incident) they proceeded to inform me that they (Hyudnai) doesn't recognize any commentary/claims from forums (like genesysowners.com) that are not Hyundai sponsored. So now Hyundai is denouncing the validity of all social media outlets unless Hyundai sponsored (and censored). Sounds like Kim Jong-un may be on the board here...
In any case, I'm just disgusted and disappointed that I didn't stick with Lexus. I traded in my GS with 300K miles hen I bought this car.. I ran Mobil 1 in my GS and did 10-12K oil changes. My GS burned about 1 quart between changes. I guess 3 quarts in 6K is now the new "normal". The upside is that I may never need to change the oil on my RSpec because I'm constantly putting new oil in it. Guess I still need to change the filter!
