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2012 KIA SPORTAGE Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1484741
Internal NHTSA #	11114074
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SPORTAGE
Model Year	2012
File date	09/07/18
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On two separate occasions while driving the car has shut off completely. The first time it happen the car was towed to a mechanic that said the engine was bad and the parts were recalled. We were able to tow the car to another shop and they had said it was possibly the starter. We replaced the starter as well as another part and the car started. Once taken for a drive the car again shut down. We again had to tow the car. Now it won
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	130000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SAN JOSE, CA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
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
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Transmission type
Vehicle speed	50
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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
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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.

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2012 KIA SPORTAGE Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA SPORTAGE Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?