2008 Kia Rondo Fuel System Problems

THERE IS A SMELL OF GAS FUMES PERIODICALLY IN THE INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE, I EVEN SMELL IT WHEN MY VEHICLE IS PARKED AND WHEN I START MY VEHICLE IT HESITATES TO START AND I HAVE TO RESTART IT OVER.

SMELLED GAS AND LOOKED UNDER CAR AND SAW GAS LEAKING FROM THE GAS TANK AREA. CAN NOT DRIVE CAR DUE TO GAS LEAK AND SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR HAD BEEN ILLUMINATED FOR TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DECREASED TO APPROXIMATELY A QUARTER OF A TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

IT TAKES 2 OR 3 ATTEMPTS TO START MY CAR AFTER GETTING GAS. RECENTLY, AFTER GETTING GAS, THE CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY MAIN ROAD GOING APPROX 40MPH. TODAY, THE CAR STALLED 2X WHILE DRIVING. EVERYTHING TURNED OFF, HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. *TR

AFTER SMELLING A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN OUR GARAGE, WE TOOK OUR KIA RONDO TO FIRESTONE TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THEY FOUND THAT A SEAM ON THE GAS TANK HAD SEPARATED AND THERE WAS RUST IN THE AREA THAT THEY BELIEVED WAS CAUSED BY ROAD SALT APPLIED TO OUR ROADS DURING THE WINTERS WE HAVE HAD THE CAR (ST. LOUIS). WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO KIA AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE GAS TANK, WHICH IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. THIS GAS TANK IS METAL AND IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED ON ALL 2008 KIA RONDOS. *TR

WENT TO GET REAR TIRES PUT ON MY CAR AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING ABOVE THE SUPPORT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK IS OVER 900 DOLLARS, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. I KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM IN THE SAME AREA FOR RONDOS BECAUSE A KIA MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE JUST HAD ONE IN THAT HAD A LEAK IN THE SAME EXACT AREA. HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED YET DUE TO THE EXPENSE, EVEN THOUGH ITS A SAFETY RISK. *TR

FUEL PAN RUSTED OUT. VALVOLINE WOULD NOT SERVICE THE CAR UNTIL THE OIL PAN WAS REPLACED. *TR

2008 KIA RONDO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE PART *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ON DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH A DEFECTIVE VALVE ON THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE EXACT PART, SHE WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH. THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER AFTER DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, WHEN SHE ARRIVED AND HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS ENTERED, SHE WAS THEN INFORMED HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 08V459000

I HAVE A 2008 KIA RONDO, FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WHEN I GET GAS. IT IS THE 2.7L ENGINE AND WHEN I STOP TO GET GAS IT WON'T START. I HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS TO GET IT TO CRANK AND THEN HAVE TO HOLD IT DOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL STAY CRANKED. IF I DO NOT KEEP THE GAS PRESSED DOWN FOR THAT LENGTH OF TIME IT CUTS OFF OR HESITATES THEN CUTS OFF. I HAVE INQUIRED WITH THE KIA DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THE 2.4L ENGINES AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THAT RECALL. HOWEVER, MY CAR IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS THE ONES THAT WERE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA RONDO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SPUTTERING NOISE AND A HESITATION WHILE ACCELERATING. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT A COIL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE EXACT REPAIR NEEDED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I HAVE A 2008 KIA RONDO, FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WHEN I GET GAS. IT IS THE 2.7L ENGINE AND WHEN I STOP TO GET GAS IT WON'T START. I HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS TO GET IT TO CRANK AND THEN HAVE TO HOLD IT DOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL STAY CRANKED. IF I DO NOT KEEP THE GAS PRESSED DOWN FOR THAT LENGTH OF TIME IT CUTS OFF OR HESITATES THEN CUTS OFF. I HAVE INQUIRED WITH THE KIA DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THE 2.4L ENGINES AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THAT RECALL. HOWEVER, MY CAR IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS THE ONES THAT WERE RECALLED. *TR

IN SEPTEMBER 2011, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER REFUELING. I WOULD HAVE TO PUMP THE GAS BEFORE THE CAR WOULD RESTART AND IT WOULD MAKE A SOUND LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO SUCK UP GAS THROUGH A STRAW THAT HAD A HOLE IN IT. I HAD A FUEL INJECTION FLUSH AND DYE ADDED BUT UNABLE TO DETECT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THIS WENT ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. CURRENTLY, THE CAR DOES NOT TURN OVER ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. IT TAKES APPROXIMATELY 3 ATTEMPTS FOR THE CAR TO START. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE CAR NOT STARTING AFTER REFUELING. I TOOK CAR IN FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. AS I RESEARCHED THE RECOMMENDED REPAIR, I LEARNED THAT KIA RECALLED OTHER 2008 RONDO'S, SO I CALLED THEM AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IS A 2.7 LITER AND NOT PART OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE VEHICLES IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN AND THINK THAT THIS MATTER SHOULD BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED. *TR

THE FUEL PUMP IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY RESULTING IN NOT ENOUGH FUEL GETTING TO THE ENGINE. POOR ENGINE STARTING AND ENGINE HESITATION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON BECAUSE OF THIS.

I OWN A 2008 KIA RONDO WITH A 2.7 LITER 6 CYL ENGINE. I HAVE BEEN HAVING IDENTICAL PROBLEMS THAT THE 2.4 LITER 4 CYL HAS HAD THAT CAUSED A FUEL PUMP RECALL. IT STALLS BECAUSE IT CAN NOT GET SUFFICIENT GAS. IT DOES NOT WANT TO START AFTER GETTING GAS, AND IT IS HAVING A GAS STARVATION ISSUE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED WITH THE 4 CYL. I CONTACTED KIA AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO REPAIR THE ISSUE AS A RECALL. AT ONE POINT THE CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND I ALMOST WRECKED. *TR

MY 2008 KIA RONDO 2.7 ALWAYS HESITATES AFTER I FILL THE GAS TANK, AND RECENTLY IT CUTS OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING, WHEN THIS OCCURS I LOSE MY ABILITY TO STEER THE CAR. *TR

IN 2010, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER REFUELING. I WOULD HAVE TO PUMP THE GAS BEFORE THE CAR WOULD RESTART AND IT WOULD MAKE SOUNDS AND THE RPM WILL REV. I HAD A DIAGNOSIS PERFORMED BY SEVERAL MECHANICS BUT UNABLE TO DETECT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. HAD GUESSTIMATES AS TO O2 SENSORS, FUEL PUMP TO CANISTERS REPLACEMENT. THIS HAS GONE ON SINCE 2010. CURRENTLY, THE CAR DOES NOT TURN OVER ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AFTER FUELING. I TOOK CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. AS I RESEARCHED THE RECOMMENDED REPAIR, I LEARNED THAT KIA RECALLED OTHER 2008 RONDO'S, SO I CALLED THEM AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IS A V6 AND NOT PART OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE VEHICLES IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN AND THINK THAT THIS MATTER SHOULD BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED.