2001 Daewoo Puerto Rico Leganza

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, LOCATED IN PUERTO RICO, GUAM AND THE AMERICAN SAMOA, FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 201, "OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACT." THESE VEHICLES EXCEED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE HEAD INJURY CRITERION VALUE SPECIFIED IN THE STANDARD FOR PASSENGER-SIDE A-PILLAR TARGET LOCATION.

Risk. CONSEQUENTLY, IN A CRASH, THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER COULD SUFFER INCREASED HEAD INJURY FROM CONTACT WITH THE PASSENGER A PILLAR (FORWARD MOST ROOF SUPPORT).

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL PADDING TO THE A PILLAR TO REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY IN A CRASH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 15, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAEWOO AT 1-877-463-2396.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DAEWOO LEGANZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD IS COMING APART NEAR THE WINDSHIELD AND FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED FOR FREE. THE CONTACT WAS INSTRUCTED TO CALL NHTSA. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 53,000. UPDATED 02/04/08 *BF

IN SEPTEMBER 2004 MY 2001 DAEWOO LEGANZA WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT PUTTING THE KEY INSIDE THE SLOT ON THE GEARSHIFT PANEL. I WOULD HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL THEN START THE CAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON ALSO AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. I TOOK IT GERALD JONES IN AUGUSTA, GA. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TWO TYPES OF SENSORS, WHICH REQUIRED THE REMOVAL OF THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. THEY HAD MY CAR ALMOST A MONTH AND WHEN I DID GET IT BACK IT STARTED TO ACT UP AGAIN. LATER I FOUND OUT IT WAS ONLY A FUSE KIT THAT WAS NEEDED AND A CAM SENSOR. AS A RESULT OF MY DASHBOARD BEING REMOVED. THE ENTIRE DASH IS COMING APART. IN PASSING I HAVE NOTICED ALL DAEWOO LEGANZA IN MY AREA HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE DASHBOARD. I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS, EVENTHOUGH THEY KNEW IT WAS FROM THEIR REPAIR WORK. I'M SURE THESE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE USED GERALD JONES, BECAUSE THEY WERE THE ONLY DAEWOO DEALERSHIP IN OUR ENTIRE AREA. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET TAG NUMBERS AND PUTTING OUT SIGNS TO SEE IF INFACT REPAIR WORK INVOLVING THESE SENSOR REPAIR WORK HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH CAR OWNERS DASHBOARDS. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE DASHBOARDS, YES! IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAM SENSOR, YES! I HAD IT REPLACED TWICE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. THE CAR REALLY AND TRULY IS A WONDERFUL CAR. I WANT MY CAR TO BE SAFE. THE CAM SENSOR ISSUE IS NOT SAFE AND THE DASHBOARD ISSUE ISN'T EITHER. I'M SURE THIS AFFECTS THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE DASHBOARDS. IF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DAEWOO LEGANZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT SENSORS AS PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V394000). THE FAILURE RECURRED, BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AS PART OF THE RECALL AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DAEWOO LEGANZA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER HAS NOT REPAIRED OR REPLACED THE SENSOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DAEWOOD LEGANZA, AND 6 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE THE VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD TO FLUSH THE ENGINE. ON MAY 2006, THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL: 04V357000. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ROBERT WOODALL ON 01/08/07, AND, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN THE RECALL RANGE, AND THAT THE CAM SENSOR NEEDS TO GET REPLACED AT CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE SHE FELTTHAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *AK

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY CAR A DAEWOO LEGANZA 01, BACK IN JULY, CALLED THE LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDER GIVEN, REGAL IN LAKELAND, THEY TOLD ME QUICKLY AND RUDELY THAT THESE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, CALL BACK IN A FEW WEEKS, CALLED BACK AUG 3, AND SPOKE WITH MIKE, WHICH AGAIN SAID THE PARTS STILL ARE NOT IN KEEP CALLING BACK AND CHECKING FOR PARTS, THEN I CALL TODAY 9-20, TO SEE IF PARTS ARE IN, THE GUY SAID THAT THE PARTS HAD ALWAYS BEEN IN SO HE WASN'T SURE WHY THEY WOULD HAVE SAID THAT, BUT THEN HE PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT THERE COMPUTERS WERE DOWN AND I COULD CALL BACK IN A FEW HOURS AND THEN THEY COULD MAKE ME AN APT. I HAVE CALLED TWICE SINCE THEN AND NO ONE ANSWERS THE PHONE IN SERVICE, WEIRD, BUT HAVING TO DEAL WITH THESE RUDE PEOPLE IS SO UNKIND TO ANYONE WHO OWNS A DAEWOO, AND HAS TO TROUBLE THESE HORRIBLE PEOPLE FOR ANY KIND OF RECALLS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON A CONTINUAL BASIS, KEEPING THE VEHICLE FROM PASSING THE STATE SAFETY INSPECTION. A LETTER WAS RECEIVED FROM THE MANUFACTURER THAT INDICATED THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED FOR POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT, AS PART OF THE ON GOING RECALL 04V357000 OR 04V394000. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A SERVICE DEALER AND IDENTIFIED THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR LOT NUMBER 0031 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON 7/2004 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER BECAUSE OF A SENSOR DETECTING CAM SHAFT POSITION FELL OFF THE ENGINE BLOCK DAMAGING THE CAMS AND CHAIN REQUIRING NEW SHORT BLOCK AND A NUT WAS DETACHED FROM THE SENSOR. THE SENSOR FELL INTO THE CAMSHAFT AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE. A RECALL LETTER # 04V35700 WAS RECEIVED WHICH REQUIRED THE DEALER TO INSTALL A FUSE IN LINE WITH THE SENSOR. WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED FOR REIMBURSEMENT, THE REQUEST WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THE ORIGINAL REPAIR WAS NOT DUE THE SENSOR BUT MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE TIMING CHAIN. 08/29/06 IN MAY OF 2006, A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED FROM DAEWOO CLAIMING A POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE SENSOR WOULD CAUSE A FIRE AND/OR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE SAME SENSOR DESTROYED CONTACT'S ENGINE THAT DAEWOO WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND ON. *TT

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A WHISTLING NOISE, FOLLOWED BY GREY SMOKE ERUPTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE TURN OFF AND TOWED TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAD FAILED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 04V357000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT A RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FOR THE CAM SENSOR WHICH COULD ALSO BE AT RISK OF CATCHING ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERS WHO DETERMINED THE CAM SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE, HOWEVER THE SERIAL NUMBER OF THE CAM SENSOR DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE RECALL. THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT TO ALERT THE MANUFACTURER BUT MESSAGES WERE LEFT WITH NO RETURN CALLS. UPDATED 8/14/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER THAT WHO WAS SUPPOSE TO PERFORM THE RECALL #04V357000 REMEDY REPAIR ON THE VEHICLE ORDERED THE PART FOR THE RECALL OVER TWO MONTHS AGO HOWEVER THERE HAS BEEN NO FOLLOW UP FROM THE DEALER. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THE DEALER'S RESPONSE TO THIS ISSUE DISPLAYED A LACK OF CONCERN FOR SAFETY. THE RECALL COMPONENT IS THE CAMSHAFT CENSOR POSITION.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL LETTER, # 04V357000 , WAS RECEIVED, REGARDING ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN CALLING THE MANUFACTURER FOR 2 AND 1/2 WEEKS AND LEFT 10 MESSAGES BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY CALL BACK.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AN ODOR OF SMOKE WAS NOTICED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V357000, REGARDING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 7/25/2006 - THE RECALL WAS FOR THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID OUT OF POCKET. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED IN MARCH 2006 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR WAS BAD. A RECALL LETTER, # 04V357000, WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE 2006 REGARDING ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; CAM SHAFT SENSOR. THE DEALERSHIP DENIED REPAIRING THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE WHY THE REPAIRS WERE DENIED.

NOT 2 DAYS AFTER REGULAR SCHEDULED SERVICE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD IN MID 2005. I CONTACT THE DAEWOO DEALER THAT HAD BEEN THE SOLE PROVIDER OF SERVICE FOR THE CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT FOR ADVISE. AFTER BETTER SECURING THE GAS CAP, I HAD NO PROBLEM. THE DEALER IS NO LONGER A DAEWOO SERVICE PROVIDER. THE SAME THING SEEMED TO OCCUR INTERMITENTLY SINCE THEN. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC CHECKUP I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WHILE GETTING AN ESTIMATE ON AN AIR CONDITIONER REPAIR, A TECHNICIAN MENTIONED THE SENSOR AS A RECALL ITEM HE WAS AWARE OF AS A FELLOW DAEWOO OWNER. I CHECKED MY SERVICE RECORDS AND WAS NOT CLEAR IF THE SENSOR HAD BEEN CHECKED OR REPLACED. I CHECKED THE DAEWOO AND NHTSA WEB SITES AND BECAME AWARE THIS CONDITION ( REFERENCED AS DAEWOO RSB-001-04/NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V357000 FOR DAEWOO MOTOR AMERICA - NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V394000 FOR DAEWOO MOTOR DE PUERTO RICO) MIGHT CAUSE AN UNDERHOOD FIRE IF IT WAS NOT ADDRESSED. I WENT TO A DEALER SERVICE LOCATION IDENTIFIED FROM THE DAEWOO WEB SITE WHERE I WAS INFORMED THE SENSOR SHOULD BE REPLACED BUT THE PART NUMBER OR MY VIN FELL OUTSIDE THE NUMBERS USED FOR NO CUSTOMER CHARGE REPLACEMENTS. I PAID TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED TO REMOVE THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE OR OTHER DISASTROUS OUTCOMES. *NM

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 10 HOURS THEN WENT OFF. DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT IS A DARKER COLOR THAN ALL OF THE OTHERS. THE SHIFTER BUTTON CAME OUT AND NOW I AM UNABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR MOST OF THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL WHEN I GOT IT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR; HOWEVER NO OTHER PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V357000, REGARDING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOKING. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE AN ODD NOISE, AND INTERMITTENTLY STALL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V357000, REGARDING THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE IN GETTING A SERVICE DEALER TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIR #04V357000, REGARDING THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE CONSTANTLY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER, BUT NO ONE ANSWERED AT THE MANUFACTURER'S PHONE NUMBER.

CLUTCH FAILURE AT ONLY 57,000 MILES HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE THING MECHANIC STATED IT WAS COMPLETELY GONE AND WHEN THEY WENT TO REPLACE IT SOME RELATED PARTS JUST CRUMBLED AND FELL OFF. ALSO HAD TO HAVE A NEW SWAY BAR PUT ON BECAUSE IT FELL OFF AT THE TIME OF THE CLUTCH REPAIR. IT WAS EXPENSIVE OVER $700. *JB