so much rust in tank & fuel pump, both must be replaced
NEVER BUY A 2002 kia sedona , looks are so deceiving. I MUST replace the following : FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP, AC COMPRESSOR , AC CONDENSOR, REAR & FRONT EXPANSION VALVE, ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS FOR FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR FRONT BLOWER FAN. ALTERNATOR IDLER BEARING, AC IDLER BEARING, TIMING BELT AND TIMING IDLER BEARINGS.
Well the 2002 Kia Sedona was the first year this was manufactured, so I should have stayed away!
The undercarriage of this vehicle was obviously not made for locations that get snow, use salt/sand on roadways, etc. The rust happens quickly and spreads. My complaint today is for the gas tank. I started smelling gas as I was driving and when exiting the van. I filled my gas tank, drove 3 miles and lost 1/4 tank of gas. Went home and lost another 1/4 tank of gas within a few hours. Put a bucket underneath, looked at tank and saw several areas on the front end of the tank leaking at the seam. I put a gas tank stop leak on the tank, waited the correct time, re-applied, let dry, drove it up the driveway and it started leaking again.
A new tank costs @ $550, so I checked local junk yards. I had my vehicle towed to the junk yard 2 weeks ago, as they also were installing the "new" tank. The tanks they had all leaked as well as all the local yards within a 100 mile radius. They had to order one from down south, and hopefully there's no issues with this one and I can get my van back in the next few days. Again, Kia should have recalled these rust buckets.
- trimo,
Raymond, NH, US
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so much rust in tank & fuel pump, both must be replaced
NEVER BUY A 2002 kia sedona , looks are so deceiving. I MUST replace the following : FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP, AC COMPRESSOR , AC CONDENSOR, REAR & FRONT EXPANSION VALVE, ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS FOR FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR FRONT BLOWER FAN. ALTERNATOR IDLER BEARING, AC IDLER BEARING, TIMING BELT AND TIMING IDLER BEARINGS.
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