2020 Hyundai Palisade · symptom sheet
Burns oil or oil level rises
- 75owner reports
- 24,000median miles
- $700median quote
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Sep 24, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
140 of the 537 complaints on this car are about the engine. 75 of those describe oil consumption. Only windshield is reported more often on this car.
Tick what matches of 75 reports
Oil consumption on other Palisade years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Two different complaints land here. The more common one is an engine that uses oil: owners add a quart between changes, get a low-oil warning, or are told by the dealer that the rate is normal. The other is the opposite, where the oil level climbs and the oil smells of gasoline. Both deserve a proper test, and both are easier to argue with records in hand.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the piston rings (25 reports) and the engine (5 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the engine covers the 2020 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
What owners paid
5 of the 75 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $675 to $1,000.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 1,500 and 89,950 miles, from the 50 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“It is burning much more oil per 1000 miles than the Hyundai website says is normal. It has kept burning oil at a very high and abnormal rate. To the point of having to carry oil while driving. Nothing happened to make this start, it just began!”
Filed May 9, 2026 · 1,000 miles
“Burns oil and I have to change it every 3K-5K miles. I add oil throughout to keep it topped off, but by around 5K miles itâs nearly black. It would be completely dry by 10K miles. Yesterday I noticed an oil drip from what I assume is a faulty gasket, which is new.”
Filed Feb 4, 2026 · 10,000 miles
“Engine started burning oil at 65000 miles. It has now run almost completely out of oil twice at about 4200 miles since last oil change, not even close to reaching the manufacturer recommended interval of 7500 miles between oil changes. On top of the engine consuming oil at an alarming rate, there are no warning indicator lights that turn on to let you know your oil level is critically low.”
Filed Oct 28, 2025 · 65,000 miles
“In short, the transmission has been replaced, the fuel injectors and other components. After that gets fixed they are saying we need a whole new engine and hyundai with only a pay a portion of it. We did the oil consumption test and it failed. The car was down for almost two months and they want us to pay 6k as our part. This is absolutely ridiculous and this seems to have been a known issue.”
Filed Jun 8, 2025
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 75 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found
Other problems on this car
- Windshield cracks or distorts 116 reports
- Seat belt or seat problems 65 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 61 reports
- Suspension noise, struts or alignment 61 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 58 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 31 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 25 reports