This is an online automotive information provider of a detailed information on complaints, defects and recalls for KIA SPORTAGE 2012 power train. Our users can find data on mass market car models from most popular brands. The service allows to compare and analyze statistics for reported problems, complaints, recalls for various manufacturers. We hope our site will help with selecting of a reliable and safe car. By using this tool, you will be able to get records with description of safety issues for vehicles, equipment, tires and child restraints. These issues include safety recalls for your KIA SPORTAGE 2012 power train and complaints other owners have filed.

Enter valid VIN:

2012 KIA SPORTAGE Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1671035
Internal NHTSA #	11331673
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SPORTAGE
Model Year	2012
File date	30/06/20
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The hyundai 2. 4l engine (g4kc, g4ke, g4kg, g4kj) belongs to the theta/theta ii engine family. It is a 2. 4-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine with multi-point or direct injection depends on the generation and in which vehicle it is used. Like other engines, hyundai shares this power unit with kia brand. The 2. 4l is very similar to the 2. 0l version of the same theta series, with slight differences due to the increased engine displacement and internal loads. The engine has aluminum open-deck cylinder block and aluminum cylinder head. The increased displacement was achieved by installing a new crankshaft with 97 mm stroke (two-liter engine has 86 mm stroke). The cylinder bore is also larger. In this case, the engine got new pistons with a diameter of 88 mm (instead of 86 mm pistons). The cylinder head has 4 valves per cylinder (16 valves total) and double overhead camshafts (dohc). The crankshaft drives the intake and exhaust camshafts by using a timing chain. The first theta engines use the continuously variable valve timing (cvvt) for intake timing only. The later generation, theta ii engine, is equipped with the variable valve timing system cvvt on both camshafts. There are not hydraulic lifters/tappets in the valvetrain of the 2. 4l engine; it uses shimless bucket lifters (clearance adjustment is required about every 60k miles). Most of hyundai's and kia's 2. 4 engines are equipped with multi-point fuel injection (mfi or mpi). The newest engines, named as 2. 4 gdi, have direct injection.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	THORNDALE, PA
VIN pattern	KNDPB3A20C7XXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders
Drive train type
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	55
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
Dealer's state code
Dealer's ZIP code

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.

Last decoded VIN:

3N1CN7AP0KL811602 1FTNX21L1XEC70342 WVWZZZ16ZHM611501 1FUJHHDR8RLUY0569 LSGKB52H5JV045950 JF2SJADC4JH555456 45JC2D02XD1008368 5UXKR0C5XJ0X96326 1NXBR32EX6Z635460 93HGE6840EZ501862 2FMDK3GC0DBA51382 5XYPK4A54GG092163

Rating: 4.7 from 5 (3783 reviews)

2012 KIA SPORTAGE Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA SPORTAGE Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?