Car has 84000 miles on it for last 15-20 thousand miles there is a smell of gas in the oil. I took to dealership they charged me to replace a catalytic converter. Not even a year later the cars engine blew up. Now needs a whole new motor there is loud knocking and car will not accelerate.
2017 Kia Sportage: gas smell in the cabin
6 of the 404 complaints about the 2017 Kia Sportage describe gas smell in the cabin.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Gas smell in the cabin by model year
What owners say
The contact owns a 2017 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, there was an abnormally strong gasoline odor coming from the vehicle. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle, after 15 minutes of driving, a quarter tank of fuel had been consumed. There was no warning light illuminated. The dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 168,000.
Engine light came on smell of gas when you lift hood
On november 16, 2017 I picked up my daughter from school, she asked me to turn on the heater that she was cold, when I turned on the heater, within a minute the whole cap of my kia sportage was engulfed in a terrible gas odor, which both my daughter and I became dizzy and nausea. I immediately opened all the windows and drove a short way to my parents house. I drove my sportage staight into the dealership with my mom and daughter following me in her car. I dropped the car off at the dealership. The next day savage kia called me and stated I should pick up a loaner that they would have my car for approximately a week. When my dad and I went to the dealership to pick up the loaner, we asked what was the issue with my sportage, the service manager stated that they contacted kia assistance to diagnose the issue, that gas was spurting out from the injectors and into my engine,that the SUV had a defective ( faulty fuel injector and housing in it) my father then stated to the service manager that that could of killed my son and granddaughter if the gas would of sparked in the engine and also stated luckily my son is not a smoker or they would both be dead. The service manager did not deny the issue was a serious issye. When I contacted kia corp to file a complaint they were like robots, like there only responsability is to fix the car, nothing happened so it's all good. I stated to them that I really do not want to drive this car and asked them if they could give me another one. They stated this is not a option. The only thing they compenstated me with was one lease payment. Could you please inform me what my options are. I just do not feel comfortable driving this vehicle and I am very upset that kia did not have any compassion towards there vehicle potentially causes great harm or death to my seven year old daughter. Thank you very much for your time.
Engine failure occurs while in motion on city streets - 2x in one week. Towed both times. Dealer unable to detect problem, said to just drive it and call if it happens again. Gas smell when this happens.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 kia sportage. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, a strong fuel odor emitted from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer were it was diagnosed that an animal chewed the plastic fuel line and caused a fuel leak. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 1,900.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2017 Kia Sportage fuel smell
Is gas smell in the cabin a common problem on the 2017 Kia Sportage?
6 of 404 owner complaints about the 2017 Kia Sportage (1%) mention gas smell in the cabin. The model year with the most reports is 2002.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2017 Kia Sportage?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2017 Kia Sportage
Engine failure 72Check engine light 65Oil consumption 46Stalling 38Knocking 34Fire or smoke 31Loss of power 28Misfire 15Power windows 14Won't shift 11Sunroof shattered 11Headlights 10Door locks 8Jerking 8Won't start 8No deployment 7Key fob 6ABS 5Slipping 5
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