NHTSA Complaint #10428862 — 2003 KIA SORENTO FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10428862
Vehicle	2003 KIA SORENTO
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Date of Incident	July 15, 2011
Date Filed	October 5, 2011
Mileage	140,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	GA

Consumer Description

WAS DRIVING APPROX 60 MILES PER HOUR AND FUEL PRESSURE DROPPED; ENGINE SHUT OFF. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE BUT FOR ONLY A FEW MILES AT THE TIME. THIS HAPPENED OVER COURSE OF COUPLE OF DAYS. HAD FUEL PUMPED REPLACED. AFTER FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED I HAD PROBLEMS FUELING VEHICLE. GAS WOULD BUBBLE UP AND SPRAY OUT OF GAS TANK. HAD TO PUMP SLOWLY. GAS WOULD GET ALL OVER ME, VEHICLE AND GROUND. RETURNED VEHICLE BACK TO REPAIR SHOP SIX TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF SIX WEEKS; HAD OTHER PART REPLACED. VEHICLE STILL LOSING FUEL PRESSURE, SHUTTING OFF AND NOT ABLE TO PUMP GAS WITHOUT IT SPURTING OUT OF TANK. VEHICLE PARKED AS I FEEL IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE FOR ME OR DAUGHTER. OUT OF 600 DOLLARS AND NOT VEHICLE TO DRIVE. SOMETHING FROM MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE DONE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM AFRAID OF VEHICLE STARTING A FIRE WITH ME IN IT. *TR

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