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2000 Daewoo Nubira complaints

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 2000 record →

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jun 6, 2002NM

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIR BAG IS EMERGING FROM ITS CASE, WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF IMPACT. *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist
Filed Jun 6, 2002WA

BRAKES LIKE STEPPING ON A [SPONGE] AND BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed May 30, 2002CA

CONSUMER STATES THAT TIMMING BELT SNAP, BENT 10 VALVE, AND VEHICLE STOP RUNNING.*JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed May 14, 2002NH

ENGINE HAS A SEVERE OIL LEAK. CONSUMER HAS TO ADD 1/2 QUART TO 2 QUARTS OF OIL A DAY. PROBLEM IS ESCALATING TO VEHICLE RUNNING ROUGH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Filed May 8, 2002MA

LOWER CONTROL ARM HAS A DEFECT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, HOWEVER THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES HE NEEDS A RIGHT ARM CONTROL BUSHING FOR 2000 NUBIRA. PART ORDERED ON 4/23/2002 FROM DEALER. TO DATE, PART HAS NOT BEEN DELIVERED AND HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT MANUFACTURER HAS FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. VEHICLE UNSAFE. *TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 25, 2002CA

WHILE DRIVING 70MPH TRANSMISSION WILL DOWNSHIFT. SPEED WENT DOWN TO 40MPH,AND THEN TRIED TO UPSHIFT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED ALL 2000 NUBIRA HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Mar 21, 2002OH

VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING AT 27000. DEALER REPLACED PADS AND TURNED ROTORS. AT THIS TIME VIBRATION IS BACK, ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

Vehicle Speed Control › Linkages
Filed Feb 20, 2002LA

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS ILLUMINATING, INDICATING THAT LOOSE ACCELERATION WILL CAUSE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jan 17, 2002CA

CONSUMER STATED THAT, HE IS EXPERIENCING A PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER SAID, ALL DAEWOOD BRAKES HAVE TO CHANGE AT 12000 MILE, BUT THE MANUAL DOES NOT SAY THAT. *YD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jan 14, 2002NY

WHILE DRIVING, AND APPLY BRAKES VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP, BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE, CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATED THERE IS EXCESSIVE BRAKE GRINDING AND WEAR OF BRAKES AND ROTORS WHICH HAVE BEEN REPLACED EVERY 3000 MILES.*SLC

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jan 14, 2002NY

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN ALL ELECTRIC POWER ACCESSORIES ARE ON, HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND COMPUTERIZED COMPONENTS WERE REPAIRED . PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR FOG LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND TAIL LAMP ASSMEBLY HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jan 10, 2002NY

ROTORS/CALIPERS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES.LOST ALL BREAKING.REPORTED TO DEALER 12/31 WHO STATED IT WAS OK TO DRIVE UNTIL NEW PARTS ARRIVE WITHOUT LOOKING AT CAR OR OFFERING SAFE LOANER.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)
Filed Nov 21, 2001NY

THE CAR WILL MOVE IF SHIFT IS MOVED WITH OUT PUSHING IN THE RELEASE BUTTON, CONCERN THAT WILL HAPPEN IF KEY IS NOT IN IGNITION. *AK

Suspension
Filed Nov 5, 2001NY

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, AND WHEN ACELLERATING VEHICLE SHOOK/ VIBRATED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 25, 2001CA

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAD A FRONT IMPACT AT 25 MPH, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER HIT HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL, AND HAD A TOOTH KNOCKED OUT.*AK *YH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 13, 2001IL

ALL FOUR ABS BRAKE DISKS WARPED AND PADS WORE EXCESSIVELY FAST.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Oct 9, 2001PA

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Aug 23, 2001CA

PREMATURE WEAR OF FORNT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. DEALER HAS REPLACED TWO SETS OF PADS AND ROTORS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Aug 23, 2001CA

WHEN SHIFTING VEHICLE WILL JUMP INTO GEAR. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 1, 2001WA

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS INJURED. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 31, 2001NJ

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN 1 ST GEAR, AS SOON AS FOOT COMES OFF BRAKE ENGINE REVS, AND VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. CURRENTLY VEHICLE AT DEALER WHO CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Nov 13, 2000NY

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH. PEDAL WAS APPLIED,AND VEHICLE JUST KEPT GOING UNTIL IT STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE IN REAR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 27, 2000WI

ENGINE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WHILE DRIVING, AND WILL NOT GO OFF. MANUAL STATES NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE IF THIS LIGHT ILLUMINATES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

Structure
Filed Oct 24, 2000KY

WHILE RAINING WATER COULD LEAK THROUGH PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. TECHNICIAN HAD TESTED WITH WATER HOSE TO FIND OUT WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM.*AK WATER COMES FROM PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD NOT DOOR. WINDOWS AND WINDSHIELD FOG UP WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING. *YH

Vehicle Speed Control › LinkagesCrash
Filed Sep 21, 2000CA

WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. TOOK FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL. DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING ACCELERATED FORWARD. VEHICLE HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. *AK

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