Q: '14 Hyundai Accent oil is really muddy.

asked by on June 19, 2017

We have a 2014 Hyundai Accent and I noticed that the car had really muddy engine oil, so we got a oil change at JiffyLube. Pretty expensive place compared to where I take my own car. I asked the mechanics and the lady stated that she had a Hyundai as well and it was super filthy. Is that a common issue that you've heard of with Hyundai's? Should I be concerned? I checked after they changed the oil and it was a slightly lighter shade than mud. She put 2.5k on it since the oil change and we just came back from a long drive, about 1k, and I started to notice the car struggling at 1k-2k RPM. It'll kind of sputter at times. And finally, I noticed that the steering wheel turns to the left a tad when I'm driving straight. Is that just an alignment issue?

Thank you very much for your time, Nathan T

My car has 28500 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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