2001 DAEWOO PUERTO RICO LANOS Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE PROBLEM COULD BE THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR, BUT INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXHIBITING SERIOUS PROBLEMS, THERE WAS NO NEED TO BE CONCERNED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE TIMING BELT WOULD NEED TO BE CHANGED AT 60,000 MILES; HOWEVER THE TIMING BELT FAILED BEFORE THE 60,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ASSURING THE CONTACT THE NEW ENGINE WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE TIMING BELT AND THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED THE SECOND WEEK IN MAY 2006. ON AUGUST 2, 2006 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE 35-40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A VIBRATING NOISE. AFTER PULLING OFF OF THE ROAD, THE CONTACT OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. EVENTUALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A RECALL LETTER WAS FROM DAEWOO DUE TO A CRACKED SENSOR BOARD THAT MAY CAUSE A FIRE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TWICE BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE YET.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND CODED CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR ERROR. COST 350 DOLLARS TO HAVE SENSOR REPLACED AFTER BEING STRANDED AND THE CAR TOWED. PART WAS PART OF A RECALL BUT WAS RAN AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THE INDIVIDUAL CODE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HEATER SWITCH BROKE WITHIN 3 WEEKS OF PURCHASE OF CAR COST 150 TO HAVE REPLACED. CARS VALUE DEPRECIATED APPROX 8000 DOLLARS IN 4 YEARS. IT HAS NO VALUE ACCORDING TO KELLY BLUE BOOK. *NM