Kia Sportage Gasoline Leak

13 messages, Last post on Dec 29, 2008 at 1:51 PM

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#11 of 13 website for finding recalls by robjbp Dec 06, 2007 (10:48 am)
http://www.auto123.com/en/used/recalls/
#12 of 13 tank leak by master_tech_82 Mar 18, 2008 (7:58 pm)
I recieved a recall in the mail from kia that said a fuel leak from fuel tank is a problem in highly salted road areas, I was able to remove the shield on my 99 and clean it before it rusted. I highly recomend you do the same before you get a leak. You can also use a rubberized undercoating before you put the shield back on.
#13 of 13 by 13rannon Dec 29, 2008 (1:51 pm)
My fuel tank is leaking on my 2000 Kia Sportage. I printed out the Service Campaign 1996-2002 Sportage Fuel Tank Inspection .PDF and took it to both my local dealers. Niether dealer wanted to touch the tank or honor the NHTSA inspection. I read on the 'Vehicles Affected' column that it's 1996-2002 MY Sportage Models. Are those special models? How do you tell if you have a Sportage AL or KM? All the dealers would tell me is that were no recalls on my model and that they couldn't help me. Up till today I haven't had any major complaints about Kia...but the more I have to work with Kia dealers the farther I get from ever buying another Korean/Kia model car. Thank you in advance for any information. The dealer instructed me that Campaigns were different from Recalls and that to replace my gas tank would be over $400.ooUSD