| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007109114 | Incident Date: Jun, 17 2007 |
| Consumer's City: ROYAL OAK | Consumer's State: MI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America |
| Model Name: SPORTAGE | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: KNDJA7237Y5 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 17 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 31 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2000 kia sportage. the contact noticed a huge puddle underneath the vehicle. he looked underneath the vehicle and saw the bottom of the fuel tank was wet with fuel and was dripping. there is a fuel leakage which he suspect is spilling a gallon of fuel per day. the protective coating on the bottom of the gas tank was compromised resulting in corrosion. the owner replaced the fuel tank himself. the current and failure mileages were 75,000. |
