# Kia sportage 2002 problem **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** sportage, kia\ **Created:** [February 3, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-sportage-2002-problem/43768 "2010-02-03T15:32:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![erasmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9d8465/32.png) [@erasmo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/erasmo)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-sportage-2002-problem/43768/1 "2010-02-03T15:32:13Z")
I own a kia sportage 2002, and has a strong smell of gasoline when we turn on the switch of the heat blower inside of the truck, the mechanic has said is a defective injector,another one wants to take down the gas tank, and I visually inspected probable causes, as hoses etc. what do you recomend me to do\> besides take it to the dealership. thank you, erasmo g. ---
**Author:** ![teenchanic09](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/teenchanic09/32/1210_2.png) [@teenchanic09](https://community.cartalk.com/u/teenchanic09)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-sportage-2002-problem/43768/2 "2010-02-03T15:46:02Z")
when i first got my sporage it smelled awful when it was started in the morning when i took it back to the dealer ( a week after i bought it) they found a bent hose and fixed it. not sure if yours is the same problem but check all the hoses again ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-sportage-2002-problem/43768/3 "2010-02-03T16:38:52Z")
It’s more likely to be a faulty injector than a problem with the gas tank. Did the mechanic who suggested a faulty injector test the injector, or is it just a guess?