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2013 KIA SPORTAGE Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	965663
Internal NHTSA #	10499483
Manufacurer	KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Brand	KIA
Model	SPORTAGE
Model Year	2013
File date	15/08/12
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	We experience an intermittent raw gasoline smell in the interior cabin of the vehicle. This problem started a few weeks after purchasing the vehicle and has persisted ever since despite 3 repair attempts at kia dealerships (22aug2012, 07jan2013, 30jan2013). Because it is intermittent (occurring once or twice every couple weeks) and without an obvious pattern, the dealerships have been unable to reproduce the smell on the days we've brought the vehicle in. On the 3rd repair visit (30jan2013), the technician was "unable to verify smell, but inspected and found fuel around intake at the fuel injector bases." they replaced o-rings to attempt to fix the issue. For a week or so we thought the issue was fixed, but since the 3rd visit have on at least four occasions noticed a prominent raw gasoline smell in the cabin. The closest to a pattern that we've noticed is that on days when the smell occurs, it is strongest and most obvious when the vehicle is idling with the heater/ac fan on. We also think, but are not sure, that there may be a correlation with days involving precipitation (snow/rain).
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	1700
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HOWELL, MI
VIN pattern	KNDPB3A26D7XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	0
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2013 KIA SPORTAGE Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 KIA SPORTAGE Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects

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