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 →
VEHICLE JERKS TO THE LEFT WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. FRONT END HAS MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE FOR 2 YEARS- DAEWOO MECHANIC CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. HAD TO REPLACE ALL REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS AND PADS IN FRONT AFTER ONLY 36000 MILES. DT
THE LOWER CONTROL ARM HAS PROBLEMS. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. TS WITHOUT WARNING THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS WORE OUT. THIS HAPPENED WHEN ACCELERATING OR ENGAGING IN MILD TURNS. PARTS HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN. *JG
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. DEALERSHIP WAS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME LOCATING PARTS.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW, AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT WAS UNCONTROLLABLE.*SCC
THE DEALER REPORTS THEY HAVE 6 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CAR SWERVES ON ACCELERATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL COME ON. CONSUMER HAS TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY WILL RESET THE LIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. *AK DEALER REPLACED THE CAM SENSOR. *JB
TIRE WAS ORIGINAL ON THE LEFT REAR MOUNT OF THE CAR, TIRE WENT FLAT, DEALER SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TIRE, BUT THEY DIDN'T, DEALER PLUG THE TIRE. PUT IT ON THE LEFT FRONT AND THE TIRE BLOW OUT, THE DAY WAS SUNNY AND TRAFFIC WAS NOT HEAVY, THE TIRE HAD GOOD TREAD.
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS LOCKED BY THEMSELF.
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. PULLED OVER AND SAW ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON FIRE. WAS ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT. AT THIS TIME CONSUMER WAS WAITING TO HEAR FROM DAEWOO. AMOUNT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN.*AK
DAEWOO NUBIRA'S BRAKE GOT STUCK AND LOST CONTOL OF THE VEHICLE. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS FROZEN AND THE CAR DOES NOT GO IN REVERSE. *AK
I HAVE ALREADY REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP OF PROBLEMS WITH DECREASING SPEED, ACCELERATION AND CRUISE CONTROL OF THE DAEWOO NUBIRA. I HAVE A STANDARD SHIFT VEHICLE WITH FIVE GEARS. WHEN I GET THE CAR UP TO 60 MPH OR MORE AND LET UP ON THE GAS, THE CAR JERKS FORWARD AND BACK!! I HAD THE DEALERSHIP TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM. THEY COMPARED MY CAR VERSUS A NEWER MODEL (WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND THEY FOUND THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I FACED. THEY USED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND FOUND THAT THE CAR HAS A JERKING ACTION WHILE TRYING TO MAINTAIN ITS CRUISING SPEED. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY FILLED OUT A "TECH REPORT" AND THAT IN FUTURE MODELS THEY WILL WORK ON THE PROBLEM. I REALLY DO LIKE MY CAR, BUT I CANNOT STAND THE JERKING ACTION. I DON'T KNOW IF OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM OR IF IT IS JUST A COUPLE OF NUBIRAS THAT EXPERIENCE THESE PROBLEMS. EITHER WAY, I CONSIDER THIS A DEFECT IN THE CRUISE CONTROL AND ACCELERATION/DECREASE OF SPEED. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS REQUEST AND, IF POSSIBLE, COULD YOU INFORM ME IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS THIS REPORTED. THANK YOU. - BRIAN P. BLYTHIN
WHILE DRIVING AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK THE BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE STILL AFTER REPAIR WAS DONE. *YH
INTERMITTENTLY BETWEEN 40 &45 MPH VEHICLE GOES INTO A LOCK UP MODE, WHERE THE RPM'S DROP AT LEAST A 1000 RMPS, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER FOR A MOMENT. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 25MPH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
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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