DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK. FUEL TANK LEAKS AND IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE AND YET KIA CORPORATION AND THE DEALERSHIP IN CANTON MICHIGAN WHERE I PURCHASED VEHICLE WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE TAKEN OUTSTANDING CARE OF MY 2001 KIA SPORTAGE-IT WAS ALWAYS GARAGED AND AWAY FROM THE ELEMENTS. I EVEN HAVE COVERED PARKING AT WORK. I WANT KIA TO COMPENSATE ME BY 1) REPLACING THE FUEL TANK FREE OF CHARGE; 2) GIVING ME MY $ BACK $11K--THAT I SPENT ON PURCHASING THIS CARE; OR 3)GIVING ME $ TO PURCHASE A TANK AND COVER LABOR. DO YOU KNOW THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND A NEW OR USED 2001 KIA SPORTAGE FUEL TANK. THIS IS TERRIBLE AND AN INCREDIBLE SAFETY VIOLATION. I HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR YEARS TO GET AN ANSWER AND I JUST GET THE RUN AROUND. I AM WRITING KIA, THE DEALERSHIP, MY MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL AND PRESIDENT OBAMA. I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED THAT A COMPANY CAN PRODUCE THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE WITH A KNOWN DEFECT AND NOT BE HELD LIABLE. *TR