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Yes but more likely..

Start with your fan belt pulley and belt, if the bearings are gone it will stick and release cause the cam to jerk a bit tricking the sensor into thinking it was a miss fire.

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Q: Does a crank sensor got anything to do with a random misfire on a Kia Sportage?
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