2001 Kia Sportage Fuel System

DURING COLD WEATHER GAS LEAKS FROM UNDERNEATH THE MANIFOLD FROM A RUBBER HOSE IN LINE WITH FUEL LINE CAUSING GAS LOST AND FUMES TO EMIT INSIDE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OR BEING DRIVEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE GAS CAP WAS REPLACED, BUT THE ODOR REMAINED. HE HAD TO FILL UP THE TANK WITH GAS EACH DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP AND A GAS LEAK, HOLES, AND CORROSION WERE FOUND. THE TANK WAS REPLACED. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, AND DEALER INFORMATION WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CONTINUOUS LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. HE ALSO SMELLED GAS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,104.

MY 2001 KIA SPORTAGE HAD A STRONG GAS ODOR FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER TO GET A NEW GAS CAP. THE ODOR BECAME STRONGER AND I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR AT AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE STATION. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW GAS TANK. THE TANK WAS CORRODED AND LEAKING. I HAD THE GAS TANK INSTALLED IN OCTOBER, 2007. THE CAR HAD 61,000 MILES. *TR

THE FUEL TANK ON MY 2001 KIA SPORTAGE DEVELOPED A FUEL LEAK ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK CAUSED BY CORROSION. THIS LEAK HAPPENED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND I MADE A TEMPORARY REPAIR. *TR

I OWN A 2001 KIA SPORTAGE EX, IT IS LEAKING GAS FROM THE GAS TANK AREA. UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER FOR A REPLACEMENT GAS TANK. UPDATED *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS COMING FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED TWO HOLES IN THE FUEL TANK. THERE IS AN OPEN DEFECT INVESTIGATION FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM TANK ASSEMBLY (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER EA06007). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 09/06/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA SPORTAGE. WHEN THE HEAT IS ACTIVATED, A STRONG GASEOUS ODOR COMES THROUGH THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SHOP, BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE VENTS WERE NOT CLEANED AND NO COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE CONSUMER STATED HAS TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN DUE TO THE INTENSE ODOR. UPDATED 1/24/08 *TR

GASOLINE LEAK; FUEL CONTAINMENT

I OWN A 2001 KIA SPORTAGE, 4DR, 4X4, WITH 38,000 MILES. I AM REPORTING THAT THE FUEL TANK HAS CORRODED AND HAS A LEAK. I WILL BE CALLING THE DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE, IF I DO NOT RECEIVE THE PROPER ASSISTANCE, I WILL BE FILING MORE COMPLAINTS. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF ONE, WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR MANY TIMES PER WEEK, THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE SAFE FOR EVERYONE IN THE VEHICLE. I FEEL WITH A VEHICLE WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE AND JUST 5 YRS.OLD. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING SO SOON. *NM

WE HAVE A 2001 KIA SPORTAGE CONVERTIBLE WE BOUGHT FOR OUR 16 YEAR OLD SON TO DRIVE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE CAR GETS BELOW A QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS IN IT WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN OR STOP TO MAKE A TURN THE CAR CUTS OFF. THIS HAS POSED A DANGER TO HIM ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. *JB

2001 KIA SPORTAGE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, MECHANIC NOTICED LEAK FROM GAS TANK. RESEARCH SHOWS INVESTIGATION INTO FUEL TANK LEAKAGE. HAVE APPT. TO REPLACE GAS TANK AT LIA KIA, SCHENECTADY,NY ON 7/25/06. ADD MY CAR TO THE LIST. *NM

NOTICED A BAD SMELL COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED AT TIRES PLUS IN WAUSAU. THEY INDICATED TO ME THE SMELL WAS CAUSED BY A FAILURE WITH THE FUEL CONTAINMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. *JJB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ONE YEAR AGO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE , AND AN ODOR OF GAS APPEARED WHEN THE HEATER WAS SWITCHED ON. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE CORRODED AND FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE INJECTORS, FUEL LINE, AND THE PRESSURE REGULATOR. AND REPLACED. THEM. THE REPLACEMENTS WERE TEMPORARY BECAUSE THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT 2001 KIA SPORTAGE WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS LINE. WHEN THE CONSUMER PUT GAS INTO THE GAS TANK THE GAS WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CHARCOAL BOX HAS BEEN CHANGED. THE GAS WAS SHOOTING OUT BACK TOWARD THE PERSON PUTTING THE GAS IN THE TANK. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES OVER THE SAMETHING. THE OTHER TWO TIMES THAT THE CONSUMER BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS OKAY FOR A FEW DAYS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS TRYING TO FIX THE VEHICLE. IT WILL RUN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, AND WHEN GOING TO GET GAS THE VEHICLE WILL ONLY HOLD $4 WORTH OF GAS. AFTERRWARDS THE GAS WOULD SHOOT OUT OF THE FILLER PIPE. THE VEHICLE I STALLED WHILE DRIVING. WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE DIED AND THEN STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. KIA SAID THAT SHE MAY BE OVERFILLING THE TANK. KIACHECKED VARIOUS PARTS AND THE VEHICLE WILL STILL NOT RUN CORRECTLY. TH ECONSUMER REMOVED THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE SHOP LAST WEEK, AND IT HAD TO BE TOWED LAST NIGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

WHEN PUMPING FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE, FUEL SPRAYS OUT ONTO THE GROUND. THE DEALER STATES THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE BACK PRESSURE WAS CAUSING THE GASOLINE TO SPLASH BACK AND THE PUMP NOZZLE WOULD SHUT OFF. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ICE AND SNOW HAD BUILT UP ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK AND CAUSED THE ORVR VALVE TO STICK. THE ICE AND SNOW WAS REMOVED AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR A WEEK BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE SCREWS HOLDING THE PUMP ONTO THE FUEL TANK WERE BREAKING THEREFORE THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE ORVR. *SC

THE VEHICLE FUEL SYSTEM FAILED. THE FAILED PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED. *MR *CB *NLM

THE FUEL SYSTEM DID NOT ACCEPT FUEL, AND DIDN'T SHUT OFF, AND GAS POURED OUT. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS KNOWN FOR FUEL LINE PROBLEMS. THE MANUFACTURER WASN'T CONCERNED. *AK *SCC *JB

WHILE FILLING GAS TANK, FUEL WILL SPILL OUT ONTO THE GROUND. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AKCONSUMER STATED WHILE FILLING TANK, A MOTOTRIST INFORMED HER THAT GAS WAS COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER LOOKED AT THE NOZZLE BUT NOTHING WAS COMING OUT, ALL THE DASH LIGHTS WERE ON AND VEHICLE WAS ACTING IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REACH THE DEALER, AND BY THAT TIME THERE WAS A GAS SMELL, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, CONSUMER STATED AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS, THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CHAROCOAL CANISTER AND WAS FINALLY REPLACED.*JB