I HAD A LEAK IN MY 2001 KIA SPORTAGE FUEL TANK LAST YEAR. I DISCOVERED THAT WHILE I WAS VISITING CANADA AND FIXED IT THERE. THIS WEEK, I TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. HE FINDS THAT THERE IS ANOTHER LEAKAGE AROUND THE FUEL PUMP. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDS THAT I REPLACE BOTH THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL TANK. I FILE THE COMPLAINT BECAUSE THE LEAKAGE PROBLEM IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THE MECHANIC INDICATES THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE KIA SPORTAGE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS FEWER THAN 59,000 MILES AND HAD FEWER THAN 50,000 MILES WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED. SO, I PRESUME THAT THE PROBLEM IS LIKELY RELATED TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR
