Kia Motors South Africa
2007 Kia Picanto 1.1 - Faulty Crankshaft

I'm driving a 2007 Kia Picanto 1.1 and have been told by a mechanic that my crankshaft needs to be replaced.

I bought this vehicle in 2007 as a used vehicle from Auto Pedigree but it only had 30kms on the clock so for me this was still a new vehicle.

I have recently gone onto Hello [URL Removed] and have noticed another Kia driver complaining about the crankshaft stating the following quote:

" It a factory fault. Inaccurate machining of the front crankshaft timing sprocket and is assembled with too much play. Over time it wears both the crank and sprocket. The timing pick up then has too much play and confuses the ECU thus causing the misfire, poor performance and high fuel consumption."

My car is also currently just standing due to this problem and I also believe that Kia Motors South Africa should recall all these models if they are faulty.

I would appreciate it if someone could contact me and explain why nobody knows about this factory fault and why we as consumers should pay if this is a factory fault.