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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004297874 | Incident Date: Sep, 05 2004 |
| Consumer's City: CAMAS | Consumer's State: WA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America |
| Model Name: SPORTAGE | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, other:storage:tank assembly |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: KNDJA723925 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 07 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 18 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have a 2002 kia sportage 4x4. purchased in april 2004 with 3 years & 50k miles remaining on warranty. i trailered my boat to the lake and after leaving the lake the car died. towed to an authorized kia dealer,dick hannah kia, vancouver,wa.98665 $161 tow bill! diagnosis was water in the gas tank!! turns out there is a evaporator charcoal canister mounted under the vehicle near the rear bumper which allowed water into the gas system. i am now faced with over $600 repair for draining the tank. my contention is that this is a bad design. nowhere in the operators manual does it state to avoid trailering a boat because it may suck up the lake water! this suv came with a trailer hitch when purchased and kia needs to step up and cover this design defect under warranty.*ak |
