2012 kizashi SE for sale

[DAgreatbranch]

Hate to see her go but gotta get rid of my kizashi. Had no issues until recently and had it checked out and is confirmed there is a timing issue in the engine. Serpentine belt also needs to be replaced. It cranks and will run after you hold it at around 1-2k rpms for about 10 minutes. After that will drive fine until next time it's cold started.
Other than engine, the car is in good shape.

Asking $1000 obo.
I'm located in Charleston, SC.
Email me for pictures at [email protected]


Also fun note, my mechanic told me that somehow I ended up with an OEM Japanese motor?? I bought at 50k miles so must have been before that. But he said the problem in the motor is the timing CHAIN needs to be tightened, but the American ones have a timing belt.

[Woodie]

You might want to get a second opinion. Only one engine possible in a Kizashi, worldwide.

[DAgreatbranch]

You might want to get a second opinion. Only one engine possible in a Kizashi, worldwide.

Ok thanks yeah I may have someone look at it. This was just a guy I know that's a super good mechanic so I think he's correct about what's wrong with it, but sounds like he's wrong about the engine swap part!

[KuroNekko]

You might want to get a second opinion. Only one engine possible in a Kizashi, worldwide.

Ok thanks yeah I may have someone look at it. This was just a guy I know that's a super good mechanic so I think he's correct about what's wrong with it, but sounds like he's wrong about the engine swap part!

He's absolutely wrong about the JDM vs. USDM engine regarding the timing belt. Like Woodie said, every single production Kizashi ever made had the same J24B engine. They all have timing chains, not belts.

While I'm not a mechanic, your issue sounds like a sensor matter, not mechanical timing. Hopefully, Old Tech can chime in and give guidance.

[KlutzNinja]

It wouldn’t surprise me if he’s one of those folks who thinks the Kizashi is actually a Chevy, due to their partnership with Suzuki that ended not too long before the Kizashi released. There’s some misinformation on the internet that the Kizashi is more or less a Chevy Cruze (lol), despite how the Kizashi originally intended to share parts with the larger Malibu. I’ve heard the Kizashi-Chevy stuff from two separate people, one of them being the owner of a mechanic shop. When my regulator needed replacing, he assumed a replacement could be sourced from a Chevy, but I got a unit from a salvaged Kizashi on eBay just to be safe. And then I got a backup regulator for added reassurance, which Kuro inherited and hopefully has never needed haha.

I’ve also heard someone say the Kizashi’s engine is sourced from Honda, although I think that misinformation is from the similar displacement and similar engine name. Pretty sure the used car salesman I got my Kizashi from said that.

What’s next? The CVT is out of a Nissan??

Anyway, good luck with the sale.

[KuroNekko]

It wouldn’t surprise me if he’s one of those folks who thinks the Kizashi is actually a Chevy, due to their partnership with Suzuki that ended not too long before the Kizashi released. There’s some misinformation on the internet that the Kizashi is more or less a Chevy Cruze (lol), despite how the Kizashi originally intended to share parts with the larger Malibu. I’ve heard the Kizashi-Chevy stuff from two separate people, one of them being the owner of a mechanic shop. When my regulator needed replacing, he assumed a replacement could be sourced from a Chevy, but I got a unit from a salvaged Kizashi on eBay just to be safe.

I’ve also heard someone say the Kizashi’s engine is sourced from Honda, although I think that misinformation is from the similar displacement and similar engine name. Pretty sure the used car salesman I got my Kizashi from said that lol.

Anyway, good luck with the sale.

Yup. I've seen a lot of people assume and even argue that the Kizashi was a GM design, a Korean car, or even a variant of a Nissan Altima. Many simply refuse to think Suzuki could or would have designed the vehicle independently but that was actually the whole point of the Kizashi for Suzuki. Suzuki's partnership with GM was coming to an end so Suzuki wanted to debut into the midsize sedan segment with their very own product. In fact, the car was named "Kizashi" specifically because it was a new type of bespoke product from Suzuki as it means "harbinger" in Japanese. By the time the Kizashi was in production, Suzuki was tied with VW so the hope was VW could supply optional turbo engines but it never happened. This is why the Kizashi only ever had a single engine, which was 100% a Suzuki design also used in the Grand Vitara.

When the Kizashi flopped in sales, it hit Suzuki rather hard because it was their very own product they invested a lot of money on. It was the catalyst for them to leave the US and Canadian markets and focus on markets that preferred smaller cars. Had the Kizashi been a collaborated design, it perhaps would not have impacted Suzuki as much to change their global sales strategy resulting in the US and Canadian exodus.

[DAgreatbranch]

Thanks guys, I'm def learning a lot about this car. I never realized it was such a one of a kind, so yall are making it even worse that I'm selling it hahah.

But yeah if anyone has any advice on something to try get it working enough to at least sell it to one of these car companies for like 2k that would be awesome if it's just some sensor thing. My mechanic friend was telling me that he kept getting a check engine code that was some timing issue that as hard as he tried he couldn't get it to clear.
The actual provlem is that when you start the car, it will crank and turn over and start running for a couple seconds but then it will go really low rpms and then just fully shut off. I can "trick" it into working by reving it at about 1k-3k rpms for like 5-10 minutes and then it seems like once it's warmed up it actually runs totally fine. Like I can drive around in it, but I havnt tried going very much over 15mph since it's been having problems so not sure about higher speeds.
Any advise on fixing it where it will at least run normal for now so I can sell for some more money would be great!

[old tech]

vvt solenoid should be looked at to see if its free and activates with 12v. These are easy to find used or new aftermarket. Ali baba or Rock auto. If not it, check cam timing. If this is off, it can be reset without a large tear down but its tricky.