2001 Daewoo Puerto Rico Leganza

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 MAKE AND YEAR OF MY CAR. I HAVE A 2001 DEAWOO LEGANZA VIN [XXX] SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON APR 6 2005 WHEN IT HAD 32,831 MILES ON IT AND THEY SAID THAT IT ISN'T PART OF THE RECALL. I TRIED TO CONTACT DEAWOO AND IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE OUT OF BUSINESS. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT AND THEN MY DAUGHTER STARTED DRIVING IT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WHEN SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF SHE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND IT WAS VERY SMOKY WHEN SHE OPENED UP THE HOOD. NOW WE DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE DUE TO THE FEAR THAT SOMEONE CAN GET HURT. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR GOING BAD UNDER 100,000 MILES LET ALONE 33,000 IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON CERTAIN CAMSHAFT SENSORS THEN SHOULDN'T THIS ONE BE RECALLED ALSO IF IT IS FAULTY. DEAWOO SHOULD WIDEN THEIR SEARCH FOR BAD CAMSHAFT SENSORS. *NM UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

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 KILL MY FAMILY AND I AM ENTITLED TO REPAIR. *JB

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 REPAIR. THE REPAIR RECEIPT STATED THAT CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS DONE ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SENT A LETTER WITH A COPY OF THE RECEIPT AND RECALL LETTER TO DAEWOO ON MARCH 29, 2005. SHE WAITED UNTIL JULY 29, 2005 TO RECEIVE A REPLY. SHE CONTACTED DAEWOO AND FOUND OUT THAT DAEWOO WILL NOT REIMBURSE CONSUMER FOR REPAIRS. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE LETTER WAS TOO OLD. SHE TOLD MANUFACTURER THAT THERE WAS NO TIME LIMIT ON THE RECALL. THEN MANUFACTURER TOLD HER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CONSUMER ASKED FOR A LETTER TO BE SENT TO HER STATING THAT MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THAT LETTER WOULD BE PUT IN THE MAIL.*AK *JB

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 RECOMMENDED THE CONSUMER TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER AND GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER SHE WAS TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE CAM POSITION SENSOR HAD MELTED. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE FOR HER VEHICLE BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SO THAT SHE COULD HAVE THE VEHICLE FIXED BY THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER INSISTED THAT HER VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER HAD ALREADY HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER AT HER EXPENSE OF $135.69. *AK