1999 DAEWOO PUERTO RICO LANOS — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DAEWOO LANOS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V357000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. ONE WEEK LATER, SHE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR WAS CAUSING THE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,233.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A NHTSA RECALL #04V357000 ON THE TIMING CHAIN. THE SERVICE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL WORK. AFTER COMMUNICATING BETWEEN THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER FOR OVER ONE MONTH, THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL. THE TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. UPDATED 02/12/07. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MAIN CONCERN WAS THAT THE DAEWOO WOULD NOT PERFORM A RECALL REMEDY REPAIR #04V357000 AT THE NEAREST SERVICE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT LIVES. THE MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO OXNARD SERVICE DEALER. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO OXNARD FOR THE REMEDY REPAIR DUE TO THE DISTANCE. . ONLY DAEWOO SELLS THE PARTS BUT WOULD NOT REMEDY RECALL IN THE CONTACT'S VICINITY. THE DEALER WILL NEED TO REPAIR THE ENGINE SENSOR AND REPLACE THE IN LINE FUSE TO THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WIRING.

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER PERTAINING TO THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICED BY THE DEALER. THE DEALERS DETERMINED THAT THE VIN NUMBER OF VEHICLE DID NOT MATCH VEHICLE AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO SERVICE NEEDED. AS THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING OUT OF THE LOT THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT AS THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING IT WOULD MERGE OR LEAN TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO STATED THAT THE DEALERS MIGHT HAVE TAMPERED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN CALLED BACK DUE TO THE FACT THE CONTACT FEELS AS IF THE DEALERS TAMPERED WITH THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO CHARGE FOR REPAIRS. **MODEL= NUBIRA*

SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON ALWAYS I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO TAKE INTO THE DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING BAD THE LIGHT REMAINED. ON DECEMBER 2005 THE CAR STARTED RUNNING WRONG WAS TURNING OFF SOME TIMES IN THE STREET AND FINALLY WAS BROKEN I HAD TO PAY TOW AND EVERYTHING TO FIX IT AND THE ENGINE FAILED. THE MECHANIC ASSUMED THAT THE CAR HAD OVERHEATED BUT I DIDN'T THINK SO. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN USED JUST TO DO SHORT RUNS CLOSE TO MY HOUSE AND THE TEMPERATURE NEEDLE NEVER WENT UP AND IT WAS WORKING PROPERLY. ANY WAY I HAD TO PAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THE DEALER SAID THAT EVERYTHING WAS WORKING PROPERLY, THE SENSOR WAS OK BUT TEN DAYS AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK THE CAR IS STILL THERE. I DON'T DRIVE THE CAR MUCH BECAUSE I'M REALLY SCARED THAT SOMETHING MAY HAPPEN. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAD JUST 69530 MILES AND SINCE THEN I HAVE JUST DROVE LIKE 1500 MILES AT THE MOST. *JB