Tank Assembly problems of the 2001 Kia Motor Sportage

The car keeps stalling just quits when I slow down. I had two mechanics check it out. Filled the tank with new gas, and nothing showed up on the electrical check. It is a mystery why this keeps happening. I am worried that this might happen on a major highway. And I don't want to sell the car and give someone else this problem.

The contact owns a 2001 kia Sportage. The contact stated the fuel tank was corroded causing a leak in the fuel tank. The contact found a large puddle of gasoline fuel under the vehicle and the vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that the fuel sending unit would need replacing at the contact's expense. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no other assistance. The failure mileage was 110,000.

Faulty gas tank. The gas tank leaks gas.

Our 2001 kia Sportage had a gas smell. Now we noticed gas leaking out of the tank. It seems to stop at 1/4 full. We bought in brand new in 2002.

The contact owns a 2001 kia Sportage. The contact stated that the fuel tank was leaking. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the fuel tank needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been notified. The current and failure mileages were approximately 66,000.

The contact owns a 2001 kia Sportage. The contact stated that the vehicle was leaking gasoline fuel abnormally from the top of the fuel tank. The manufacturer advised that there were no recalls on the vehicle and any repairs would be at the contacts expense. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was approximately 70,000.

Fuel odor ,found gas leaks from corroded gas tank, called kia headquarters,told to take it to a dealer , car was out of warranties but kia paid to replace the gas tank, I was told it was common with this kia Sportage 2001 , the tank shield under the tank collected the salt from the road while driving in the winter and sit there between the shield and the tank causing excessive corrosion,I was pleased with kia action to pay fully for the tank.

Fuel tank leaking, strong fumes inside cabin.

Gas tank is leaking when tank is filled full.

The contact owns a 2001 kia Sportage. The contact smelled a strong odor of fuel coming from the air vents and circulating throughout the inside of the vehicle. Also, an excessive amount of fuel was leaking coming from the fuel tank. The vehicle has not been repaired for the malfunction at this time. The failure mileage was 120,000. The current mileage was 155,000.

On two occasions, my 2001 kia Sportage has suffered a ruptured gasoline tank from rocks being trap between the gasoline tank and the gasoline tank guard plate, making my vehicle a rolling bomb until I discovered the gasoline leak. The gasoline guard plate was designed with 8, circular holes in the guard approximately 1 inch in diameter which allows smalls rocks from the road to enter the space between the guard plate and the gasoline tank and grinding a hole in the gasoline tank, allowing the fuel to leak which creates an almost certain recipe for a disaster if the gasoline was to contact a hot tailpipe, or if the vehicle was in a accident. In both cases I had to replace a very expensive gasoline tank. I will be injecting foam into the space between gasoline tank and the guard plate later this week to hopefully, keep this explosive problem from occurring again. This a dangerous design flaw in my opinion and needs to be addressed. When I contacted kia of America yesterday and explained this situation, the customer service representative was in my opinion, less than receptive about kia looking into this situation. When someone gets cremated because of this design flaw, it will be too late. Please look into this situation. Thank you.

Just bpurchased a 2001 kia Sportage ,the gas tank is all rusted and leaking.

The contact owns a 2001 kia Sportage. The contact smelled gasoline in the vehicle and took it to the mechanic. It was discovered that the tank was leaking due to a loose seam. As a result, the contact cannot fill up the gas tank in the vehicle. She discovered on the internet that there were other complaints for this year, make, and model vehicle. The contact feels that this is unsafe because the vehicle could catch fire. The failure mileage was 70,000. Updated 05/13/lj updated 05/13/09.

The fuel tank began leaking due to failure of the fuel tank assembly. Kia provides a service campaign (sc059) to inspect 1996-2002 Sportage models to verify this failure is covered by that campaign. However, kia only provides repair bulletin assistance for 1996-2000 models with this problem - so even though they verified it is a safety issue they refuse to repair it under the repair bulletin because it is a 2001 model. Why is the service campaign for inspection encompassing 1996-2002 models if they are only repairing 1996-2000 models without charging?.

The contact owns a 2001 kia Sportage. The contact smelled a strong odor of gasoline and the fuel gauge went from a full tank to half a tank. She found a puddle of gasoline underneath the vehicle. The dealer stated that the fuel tank was corroded. The manufacturer would not provide any assistance because the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The VIN, number of cylinders, engine size, and dealer information were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 68,000.

Fuel tanks rust out quick. I noticed smell of gas, and replaced tank immediately. No damage was done, just concern for others. Poor design captures moisture between fuel tank and skid plate. This has cost me 250. 00 for the tank, a half day of labor, and I'm concerned with putting skid plate back on. I looked on the internet to see if there were similar problems. There were several exact and others found with the fuel tanks. No cars have caught fire yet.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I purchased a kia Sportage ex 2001 on 12/27/12 from front ryal auto group in front royal va. I went to the gas station after filling my gas tank I noticed a strong smell of gas. After a few days I called the dealership and told them , they did not know if it was covered under the warranty to bring it in mon-fri 8-5 well I can not make those hours to go ,so the odor continues to find out from a mechanic of my own choice which after I called the dealership back again before my warranty ran out that we dicovered I have a fuel tank gas seal leakage. .

When pumping fuel into the vehicle, fuel sprays out onto the ground. The dealer states that the fuel tank needed to be replaced. 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.

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.

Consumer stated fuel will not allow the tank to fill up with fuel, consumer took vehicle to dealer and had some parts replaced, the vehicle has been back to the dealer 4 times and the problem still exists. Consumer also stated the vehicle pulls from left to right, and the check engine light illuminated.

The contact owns a 2001 kia Sportage. The contact stated the vehicle was parked when she smelled a strong fuel odor. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed that the exterior of the fuel tank was wet on the exterior because there was a fuel leak. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred within a few months. The failure mileage was unknown. Updated 08/01/lj updated 08/03/11.