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Consumer Complaint:
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED IN WARM TEMPERATURES ABOVE 80 DEGREES, THE CONTACT SMELLS RAW GAS AS IF SOMEONE POURED GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE. THE SMELL CAUSES HIM TO BECOME PHYSICALLY ILL. KIA WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. THEY STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. WHEN KIA HAD A TECHNICIAN INSPECT THE VEHICLE, HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PERFORMED IN THIS MANNER AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER T1472689. KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS ALSO PROVIDED CASE NUMBER K1473088. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.
Date of Incident:
20050727