Daewoo Leganza 2002 — Reported problems

TIRE SIDEWALL BUBBLE. TIRE FIRST STARTED MAKING NOISE AND VIBRATING FOR APPROX. 400 MILES BEFORE FAILURE. HAD MECHANIC CHECK AND HE SAID IT WAS SIMPLY WEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FREEWAY AT 65 MILES AN HOUR CAUSING MAJOR SHAKING AND CONTROL ISSUES. TIRES ARE ROTATED REGULARLY BUT COMMUNITY TIRE INSPECTED AND SAID THAT THERE WAS AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM AND TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVENLY. THIS TIRE WAS DETERMINED BY MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE TO HAVE IMPACT DAMAGE. THE TIRE HAS NOT HAD ANY TYPE OF IMPACT DAMAGE. THERE IS ONE DRIVER OF VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DAEWOO LEGANZA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT A LOCAL AUTO SHOP, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT NEW CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS WERE NEEDED. THE CONTACT CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT ALTHOUGH HIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE SAME YEAR, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V394000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 101,082.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON A CONSISTENT BASES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT DETERMINED THE PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. COMPLAINTS WERE FOUND ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE PERTAINING TO AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE. YEAR: 2002 MANUFACTURER: DAEWOO MAKE: LEGANZA.*AK

DT: CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V394000 CONCERNING CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. NO DEALERS IN HIS AREA WOULD DO THE RECALL REPAIR WORK WITHOUT PAYMENT. CONSUMER HAD TO ORDER PARTS FROM CALIFORNIA AND PAY FOR THE RECALL WORK. THE LETTER STATED THAT CONSUMER WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR RECALL REPAIR WORK. CONSUMER SENT IN HIS RECEIPTS FOR RECALL REIMBURSSMENT ON FEBRUARY 9, 2005. HE HAS NOT HEARD FROM DAEWOO, AND WAS CONCERNED HE WILL NOT GET REIMBURSED. *AK

THE PASSENGER'S FACE WAS SEVERELY BURNED BY THE CHEMICALS/POWDER IN THE AIR BAG WHEN IT DEPLOYED. *NM *JB

NHTSA RECALL 04V357000 CONCERNING CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A DEALER TO HONOR THE RECALL. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WINDOW MOTOR DID NOT WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED DEALER PROMISED TO FIX IT BUT NEVER DID. *TC

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02V257001 CONCERNING BRAKE HOSE. DEALER WAS NOT IN OPERATION. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE(02V257001) REGARDING THE BRAKE HOSE. THERE WAS NO DEALER TO PERFORM THE RECALL. *JB

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #04V357000 FOR CAM SHAFT SENSOR. THE MECHANIC REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL. THEY STATED THE PART WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 0V4357000 CONCERNING CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. DEALER WAS NOT IN OPERATION.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED, NHTSA RECALL 04V357000 REGARDING CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. NO DEALERSHIP WAS AVAILABLE, THE FOLLOWING DEALERSHIP IN THAT AREA WAS CLOSED. COOPER DAEWOO, ADDRESS: 5022 COMMERCIAL DRIVE NEW YORK MILLS , NY 13413 . PHONE: 315-768-1818. *AK

CONSUMER RECIVED RECALL 04V357000 CONCERNING CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. DEALER WAS NOT IN OPERATION.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 04V357000 CONCERNING CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. DEALER WAS NOT IN OPERATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATEED ON THE DASH BOARD. THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES. ALSO, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER OF RECALL 04V357000. PROBLEMS HAVE NOT YET BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER IFORMATION. *JB

CONSUMER STATED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE ACCELERATED SLOWLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO MODEL YEAR. *AK

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ABOUT A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 6/19/2003, WHO STATED THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *TS *JB

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN THROUGH 4 SET OF BRAKES IN ONE YEAR AND NOW THE MANUFACTURER IS OUT OF BUSINESS. *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY NOTICE STALLED OUT. NLM