Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1999 record →
TRANSMISSON FAIL WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES, WARRANTLY WAS FOR 60,000 MILES OR 5 YR WHICH EVER CAME FIRST. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, SERVICE DEAL COULD NOT GIVE DETAILS ON WHY THE TRANSMISSION FAIL. THERE WAS NOT CHARGE FOR THE REPLACEMENT, BUT I HAD TO PROVIDE ALL MY SERVICE RECORDS BEFORE THEY HONOR THE WARRANTY. *AK.
CRUISE CONTROL HASN'T WORKED SINCE CAR WAS BOUGHT.DEALER WAS TO FIX IT BUT NEVER DID.A/C ALSO WENT OUT WITH CRUISE CONTROL.CAR HAS BEEN IN 3 TIMES FOR A/C.THEY HAVE REPLACED THE COMPRESSOR BUT IT STILL WORKS ONLY INTERMITENTLY.WHEN A/C STOPS WORKING CLOCK ON DASHBOARD,DASHBOARD LIGHTS ALSO GO OUT.THE LAST INCIDENT THE KEY COULDNT BE REMOVRED FROM IGNITION.IT ALSO MAKES THE SHIFT LOCK STAY ENGAGED.WHNE THIS HAPPEND WE HAD TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE SHIFTER.*AK
WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON, ALSO IT HAS A VERY BAD JERK. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK *YD
CONSUMER STATED THE CD PLAYER WOULD NOT EJECT.*JB
UPON APPLYING LIGHT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT LOOSE ALL PRESSURE, LOCKING THE TIRES AND SPINNING THE VEHICLE OUT OF CONTROL. AS RESULT IMPACTED THE MIDDLE WALL THAT SEPARATES OPOSITES LANES. ADDITIONAL TO THIS INCIDENT, THE POLICE OFFICER WHO FILLED THE ACCIDENT REPORT STATED TO ME THAT HE ALSO WAS INVOLVE IN A VEHICLE COLLISION BETWEEN HIS CAR AND ANOTHER DAEWOO LEGANZA. ALSO THIS SIMILAR CAR LOST THE BRAKES.*AK
AIRBAG IN DRIVER SIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY. THIS REPORT IS TO COMPLEMENT REPORT NO. ODI-76119. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING, OIL LIGHT CAME ON. 21 DAYS AFTER THE LAST OIL CHANGE, LOW OIL APPEARED ON THE DIPSTICK. "MILKY SUBSTANCE" WAS FOUND ON THE CAP OF THE ENGINE. AFTER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE OIL OVERFLOW HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED
AFTER DEPRESSING BRAKES HEARD A LOUD NOISE. SERVICE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT ROTORS COULD NOT BE TURNED ANY MORE DUE TO SOFTNESS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT CAUSES POWER ACCESSORIES AND HORN TO BE INOPERATIVE; VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALERS SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, PROBLEM IS STILL REOCCURRING. *AK DEALER REPAIRED THE GROUND UNDER HOOD WIRING, DEALER STATED THAT IF THIS DID NOT CEASE THE PROBLEM, THEN A WIRING HARNESS WOULD BE NEEDED. *SLC
AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYING ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT TIMING CHAIN BROKE. 119 MILES LATER, TIMING CHAIN BROKE AGAIN IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS. DEALER HAD VEHICLE FOR A TOTAL OF 75 DAYS. CURRENTLY, DEALER WAS SAYING THAT OIL PUMP CRACKED. CONSUNER INSISTED THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHENEVER THE KEY IS TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION THE KEY IS BURNING HOT, A SALES MAN AT DAEWOO OF N.DADE TOLD ME THAT WAS NORMAL AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. A SERVICE ADVISOR AT DAEWOO OF MIAMI TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT IS A RECURRING PROBLEM AND THAT DAEWOO HAS CHOSEN NOT TO RECALL THE VEHICLES.
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 TO 70 MPH ALL LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON. VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, CONSUMER HAD TO CROSS TWO LANES TO GET VEHICLE TO SHOULDER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER STATED TIMING BELT BROKE, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHANGED AT 72,000 MILES, CONSUMER WAS RIGHT AT 72400 WHEN IT BROKE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE WAS STALLING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP, AT LEAST 6 TIMES IN A 6 MONTH PERIOD. ALSO, DASHBOARD FUNCTIONS WERE GOING HAYWIRE; FUEL GAUGE GOING UP AND DOWN, LIGHTS OFF AND ON, AND RPM'S UP AND DOWN. TTOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO REPLACED WIRE HARNESS, VEHICLE HAS NOT STALLED SINCE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON BLACK ICE AT 20-30 MPH VEHICLE SKIDDED INTO A BLOCK OF SNOW AND HIT A GUARDRAIL IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS AN TOTAL LOSS. *AK
A CHILD WAS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK WHILE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT A METAL PIN IN THE GEAR SHIFT WAS BENT.*AK
SCREWS THAT HOLD PLASTIC HOUSING OVER THE SPARK PLUG WIRES FELL OFF, PLASTIC FELL ON THE ENGINE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. MJS
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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