NHTSA Complaint #769282 — 2000 KIA SPORTAGE

MY RADIATOR CONTINUALLY LEAKS, WHEN I BROUGHT TO NEAREST DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTEE EVEN THOUGH IT HAS 5YR/60K ON POWER TRAIN AND BECAUSE I WAS NOT A CUSTOMER ON GOOD FAITH THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT (PRIDE DEALERSHIP, NO. ATTLEBORO, MA. -SERVICE MGR. RICHARD): WHEN I CALLED KIA - THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE RADIATOR EVEN WITH 40K MILES LIMITED WARRANTEE ON RADIATOR-NO MATTER WHAT THEY WOULD CONSIDER REPLACING BECAUSE I USE AN INDEPENDANT SERVICE PERSON, MY HUSBAND, HE EXPLAINED IN DETAIL. THE PROBLEM BUT THEY TOLD HIM THEY WAS NOT ONE ELSE TO TALK TO AND IT WAS TO BAD, THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING AT ALL NO MATTER WHAT. I CAN NOT GO ON LONG DISTANCE BECAUSE IT LEAKS WHEN I USE THE HEAT/DEFROST/AC, OR WHEN THE TEMP. GOES UP AT ALL. I HAVE USED 2 ANTIFREEZE CONTAINERS. THE LOWER LEAKS AND IT IS GETTING HARDER TO GET THE CAR OUT OF GEAR AND THE CAR IS PULLING AND BUKING BEFORE GETTING INTO GEAR. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP WITH THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU. DT