2001 DAEWOO PUERTO RICO LEGANZA Problems & Recalls

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 INST...

Mileage: 53,000

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 WA...

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 WA...

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...

Mileage: 60,000

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 WA...

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...

Mileage: 68,000

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 AR...

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 ...

Mileage: 27,000

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...

Mileage: 72,500

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 # 0...

Mileage: 69,990

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 A...

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...

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.

Mileage: 76,000

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...

Mileage: 9,000

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 DEAL...

Mileage: 33,000

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 LON...

Mileage: 64,555

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

Mileage: 64,978

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.

Mileage: 64,916

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 ...

Mileage: 54,000

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 CONSTA...

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 OVE...

Mileage: 57,502

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V357000 CONCERNING THE ENGINE. THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.*AK

Mileage: 32,603

A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE THE INCIDENT I BOUGHT A CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK IT TO A PARTS STORE AND THEY READ IT THROUGH THE OBD2 SENSOR AND SAID IT WAS THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I LOOKED IT UP ON THE COMPUTER AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE MA...

Mileage: 32,750

DT: CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 04V357000 CONCERNING ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. SHE WAS UNABLE TO FIND A SERVICE DEALER TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. SHE HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED HER CALLS.*AK

Mileage: 61,200

MY CAR HAS A RECALL THAT CAUSES CARS TO CATCH ON FIRE. NO ONE WILL FIX MY CAR. IT IS ALSO UNDER WARRANTY AND NO ONE WILL WORK ON IT. THEY ALL SAY THEY WILL NOT BECAUSE ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET PARTS, OR THEY ARE PIECES OF JUNK AND THEY REFUSE TO TOUCH THEM. I HAVE A WARRANTY AND RECALL THAT COULD KI...

Mileage: 611,220

DT: CONSUMER HAS A DAEWOO LEGANZA 2001 MODEL. CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL 04V357000 IN SEPTEMBER 2004. CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTICE AFTER ALREADY HAVING VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN RECALL ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 BY E CAR CARE DAEWOO IN SIOUX FALLS. SHE DID HAVE RECEIPT FOR...

Mileage: 25,393

TRAFFIC COLLISION WITH MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

Mileage: 59,000

DT: CONSUMER SAID THAT IN JUNE OF 2005 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A FAINT BURNING SMELL CAME THROUGH THE VENTS. IN JULY, THE CONSUMER HAD THE MECHANIC LOOK AT VEHICLE AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT CAM POSITION SENSOR MELTED, AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL 04V357000 ON THIS ITEM. THE DEALER RECOMME...

Mileage: 67,500

DT: THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. THE ABS LIGHT DOES COME ON AND OFF WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES. APPEARSTHAT THE BRAKE PADS ARE COMING OFF THE ROTORS, AND MAKING A WEIRD NOISE. BRAKE PEDAL COMES UP A LITTLE BIT. *AK

Mileage: 59,000

DT: THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. THE ABS LIGHT DOES COME ON AND OFF WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES. APPEARSTHAT THE BRAKE PADS ARE COMING OFF THE ROTORS, AND MAKING A WEIRD NOISE. BRAKE PEDAL COMES UP A LITTLE BIT. *AK

Mileage: 59,000

DEALERSHIP CHARGED CONSUMER $218.63 TO PERFORM CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR RECALL 04V357000 REPAIRS. THEY INDICATED THAT THE PART #ON THE VEHICLE WASN'T LISTED ON THE RECALL LIST FROM DAEWOO. CONSUMER HAD A RECALL LETTER FROM DAEWOO WITH VIN ON IT.*AK *JB

Mileage: 32,000

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP AT A SLOW PACE. *JB THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL BRAKE WEAR. *SC

RECALL 04V357000 WAS ISSUED FOR THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS CHARGED FOR REPAIR WHEN VEHICLE WAS DOING WHAT THE RECALL STATED. *TC

Mileage: 24,000

TENSIONER PULLEY BROKE AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO STOP SUDDENLY BECAUSE IT THREW TIMING BELT, ALSO MESSED UP HEADS AND VALVES SO NEEDS A WHOLE NEW MOTOR. BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED SO MANY TIMES!!! NOXIOUS SMELL THROUGH AIR CONDITIONER VENT, LEAKAGE ONTO CARPET CAUSING MOLD AND MILDEW BUILD UP. NOT AB...

Mileage: 92,000

TENSIONER PULLEY BROKE AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO STOP SUDDENLY BECAUSE IT THREW TIMING BELT, ALSO MESSED UP HEADS AND VALVES SO NEEDS A WHOLE NEW MOTOR. BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED SO MANY TIMES!!! NOXIOUS SMELL THROUGH AIR CONDITIONER VENT, LEAKAGE ONTO CARPET CAUSING MOLD AND MILDEW BUILD UP. NOT AB...

Mileage: 92,000

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE(0V4357000) FOR THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THERE WERE NO DEALER IN THE AREA. *JB

THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE CAMSHAFT REPAIR. 04V357000. *JB

Mileage: 79,603