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2012 KIA SPORTAGE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1428220
Internal NHTSA #	11051058
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SPORTAGE
Model Year	2012
File date	16/11/17
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Left work and onto highway in rush hour doing around 20 mph. Within a mile of work, oil light came on and the engine seized. Had to push car off road in large city construction zone of only two lanes with no shoulder lanes available. The vehicle had gotten regular and proper oil changes using synthetic oil. After the event, checking the oil, there was oil still on the dipstick. This is a vehicle that has been involved in a recent recall, and yet, for some reason the claim is my car/engine is not involved. I see many others reporting the same thing with kia engines from this timeframe being given a similar song and dance. The original recall was expanded. I would say it should be expanded again. I was fortunate with it being rush hour that i was not going full highway speed. The engine had 150,000 miles on it, but it was due to averaging almost 27,000 a year in mostly highway miles.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	150000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	RACINE, WI
VIN pattern	KNDPB3A25C7XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	20
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 KIA SPORTAGE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA SPORTAGE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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