2001 Daewoo Puerto Rico Leganza

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 INSTRUCTED TO CALL NHTSA. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 53,000. UPDATED 02/04/08 *BF

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 WAS TOLD I NEEDED TWO TYPES OF SENSORS, WHICH REQUIRED THE REMOVAL OF THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. THEY HAD MY CAR ALMOST A MONTH AND WHEN I DID GET IT BACK IT STARTED TO ACT UP AGAIN. LATER I FOUND OUT IT WAS ONLY A FUSE KIT THAT WAS NEEDED AND A CAM SENSOR. AS A RESULT OF MY DASHBOARD BEING REMOVED. THE ENTIRE DASH IS COMING APART. IN PASSING I HAVE NOTICED ALL DAEWOO LEGANZA IN MY AREA HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE DASHBOARD. I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS, EVENTHOUGH THEY KNEW IT WAS FROM THEIR REPAIR WORK. I'M SURE THESE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE USED GERALD JONES, BECAUSE THEY WERE THE ONLY DAEWOO DEALERSHIP IN OUR ENTIRE AREA. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET TAG NUMBERS AND PUTTING OUT SIGNS TO SEE IF INFACT REPAIR WORK INVOLVING THESE SENSOR REPAIR WORK HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH CAR OWNERS DASHBOARDS. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE DASHBOARDS, YES! IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAM SENSOR, YES! I HAD IT REPLACED TWICE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. THE CAR REALLY AND TRULY IS A WONDERFUL CAR. I WANT MY CAR TO BE SAFE. THE CAM SENSOR ISSUE IS NOT SAFE AND THE DASHBOARD ISSUE ISN'T EITHER. I'M SURE THIS AFFECTS THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE DASHBOARDS. IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN TWENTY DAEWOOS WITH THIS DEFECT, IT WORTH SOMEONE'S LIFE TO LOOK INTO THIS. I WORRY THAT MY AIRBAGS WILL NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. I HAVE PURCHASED THAT STRIP WHERE THAT DEFROSTER IS, BUT I THOUGHT I WOULD GO THIS WAY FIRST. THANK YOU, FNT *TR

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 REPAIR THE VEHICLE AS PART OF THE RECALL AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

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 CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ROBERT WOODALL ON 01/08/07, AND, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN THE RECALL RANGE, AND THAT THE CAM SENSOR NEEDS TO GET REPLACED AT CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE SHE FELTTHAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *AK

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 ARE NOT IN KEEP CALLING BACK AND CHECKING FOR PARTS, THEN I CALL TODAY 9-20, TO SEE IF PARTS ARE IN, THE GUY SAID THAT THE PARTS HAD ALWAYS BEEN IN SO HE WASN'T SURE WHY THEY WOULD HAVE SAID THAT, BUT THEN HE PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT THERE COMPUTERS WERE DOWN AND I COULD CALL BACK IN A FEW HOURS AND THEN THEY COULD MAKE ME AN APT. I HAVE CALLED TWICE SINCE THEN AND NO ONE ANSWERS THE PHONE IN SERVICE, WEIRD, BUT HAVING TO DEAL WITH THESE RUDE PEOPLE IS SO UNKIND TO ANYONE WHO OWNS A DAEWOO, AND HAS TO TROUBLE THESE HORRIBLE PEOPLE FOR ANY KIND OF RECALLS. *NM

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 THE ON GOING RECALL 04V357000 OR 04V394000. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A SERVICE DEALER AND IDENTIFIED THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR LOT NUMBER 0031 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

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 ENGINE. A RECALL LETTER # 04V35700 WAS RECEIVED WHICH REQUIRED THE DEALER TO INSTALL A FUSE IN LINE WITH THE SENSOR. WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED FOR REIMBURSEMENT, THE REQUEST WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THE ORIGINAL REPAIR WAS NOT DUE THE SENSOR BUT MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE TIMING CHAIN. 08/29/06 IN MAY OF 2006, A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED FROM DAEWOO CLAIMING A POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE SENSOR WOULD CAUSE A FIRE AND/OR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE SAME SENSOR DESTROYED CONTACT'S ENGINE THAT DAEWOO WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND ON. *TT

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 # 04V357000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

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 ATTEMPT TO ALERT THE MANUFACTURER BUT MESSAGES WERE LEFT WITH NO RETURN CALLS. UPDATED 8/14/2006 - *NM