I've got a 2015 Hyundai Sonata Limited with 73,500 miles on the 2.4L engine. My car seems to be burning oil as there is nothing leaking and about 1 quart of oil was missing during the oil change. I bought the car brand new with 6 miles on it and I've been meticulously getting regular oil changes every 4,000-5,000 miles with full synthetic oil. Yet the dang thing still burns that much oil. Any advice on what I should do? Is it still worth keeping the car and try pursuing a warranty claim? The 10 year/100,000 mile warranty should cover this right? I am the original owner.
Thanks for your help.
If I were speaking only on the engine burning a quart every 5k or so, I would say no big deal, just watch your oil. My 98 corolla burned a quart every 2k and my 98 4runner burned a quart about every 4-5k and both those cars will last nearly forever, you just got to watch the oil. You can try and make a warranty claim, but they likely won't honor it because it isn't burning that much. A quick search on edmunds reviews and I saw a good many people with that same engine, and complained that it blew up at low mileage. If it were me, I would start shopping for a toyota, knowing that it is at least a great market to sell a car right now. I am biased to Toyota though.
Okay thanks for the advice. I was hoping to keep the car until the end of that powertrain warranty but I guess I should maybe consider a replacement sooner....