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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

5 crash reports7 fire reports3 injury reports

Engine And Engine Cooling complaints

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Mileage unknown · Sep 14, 2004

Engine And Engine Cooling

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 04V357000 REGARDING CRAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. COMPANY WAS OUT BUSINESS. NO DEALERSHIP WASAVAILABLE, THE PHONE PROVIDED IN THE LETTER WAS NOT WORKING.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10092067

28,000 miles · Sep 14, 2004

Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingVehicle Speed Control

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD AND EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. THIS CAUSED THE DASHBOARD COMPONENTS TO MALFUNCTION, AND GAVE INCORRECT READING. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE RUNNING ROUGH , LOSS OF POWER, AND STALLING. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. …

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NHTSA ODI #10092054

64,000 miles · Sep 14, 2004

Engine And Engine Cooling

UNABLE TO LOCATE A DEALERSHIP TO PEFORM THE CAMSHAFT POSITION(CMP) SENSOR 04V357000 RECALL.

NHTSA ODI #10092043

34,000 miles · Sep 10, 2004

Engine And Engine Cooling

THE CAM POSITION SENSOR SWITCH FAILED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO PASS THE STATE INSPECTION. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10091832

66,000 miles · Jul 8, 2004

Engine And Engine CoolingFire

CONSUMER BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART, AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR BURNED OUT, BURNING THE GASKETS/TIMING CHAIN, AND WIRING HARNESS.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10081581

60,000 miles · May 25, 2004

Engine And Engine Cooling

THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLES ENGINE. THE OWNER WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE TIMING BELT WAS DEFECTIVE CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH THE TENSIONER AND THE BEARINGS WENT BAD CAUSING THE VALVES AND PISTONS TO BREAK. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 60,000 MI . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10074243

Mileage unknown · Feb 20, 2004

Engine And Engine CoolingPower TrainService Brakes, Hydraulic

1.) TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT FOR 10-15 MIN. RESULTING IN HIGH RPM DURING THAT TIME FRAME. 2.) EXHAUST FUMES ARE ENTERING CAR INTERIOR AND VEHICLE WINDOWS MUST BE ROLLED DOWN IN ORDER TO PROVIDE NON-LETHAL OXYGEN SUPPLY FOR OCCUPANTS 3.) ABS SYSTEM WORKS INTERMITENTLLY ACCOMPANIED BY EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10058581

Mileage unknown · Sep 16, 2003

Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingService Brakes, HydraulicFire

I HAVE CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, THEY WEAR OUT QUICKLY. RECENTLY HAD ALTERNATOR REPLACED IN AUG. 2003 AND NOW THE SENSOR VALVE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED UP THE WIRE HARNESS, VALVES, VALVE COVER, TIMING BELT, SERPENTINE BELT. $1400 OF WORK TO BE DONE AND NO GUARANTEE THAT EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL COVER. WHENEVER I DID TAKE …

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NHTSA ODI #10038997

Mileage unknown · Aug 2, 2002

Engine And Engine Cooling

CAR CUTS OFF WHEN YOU STOP.*AK

NHTSA ODI #765075

Mileage unknown · Apr 25, 2002

Engine And Engine Cooling

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED ENGINE HAD BLEWEN OUT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #8008596

Official recalls

04V394000 · Engine And Engine Cooling

Aug 6, 2004

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR MAY MELT RESULTING IN A BURNING SMELL AND VISIBLE SMOKE, WHICH MAY SUBSEQUENTLY LEAD TO THE MELTING OF THE CAMSHAFT COVER AND THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WIRE HARNESS.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS AND INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL FUSE. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAEWOO PUERTO RICO AT 1-877-362-1234 OPTION 6.

04V357000 · Engine And Engine Cooling

Jul 14, 2004

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS AND INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL FUSE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAEWOO AT 1-877-362-1234, OPTION 6, OR FIND A LOCAL DEALER THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT WWW.DAEWOOUS.COM.

01V180000 · Structure:frame And Members

May 31, 2001

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 201, "OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACT." THESE VEHICLES EXCEED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE HEAD INJURY CRITERION VALUE SPECIFIED IN THE STANDARD FOR PASSENGER-SIDE A-PILLAR TARGET LOCATION.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: CONSEQUENTLY, IN A CRASH, THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER COULD SUFFER INCREASED HEAD INJURY FROM CONTACT WITH THE PASSENGER A PILLAR (FORWARD MOST ROOF SUPPORT).

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL PADDING TO THE A PILLAR TO REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY IN A CRASH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 8, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAEWOO AT 1-877-463-2396.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

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