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1999 Daewoo Puerto Rico Leganza Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Feb 15, 2007
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1999 Daewoo Puerto Rico Leganza, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Engine1083.3%
  • Airbags18.3%
  • Transmission18.3%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Engine

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

CAMSHAFT SENSOR MALFUNCTION LEADING TO A SHORT CIRCUIT MELTING THE COVER VALVE AND DAMAGE SOME OF THE WIRES ON THE ENGINE.*JB

NHTSA ID 10182619 · filed Feb 15, 2007

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH WHITE SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE TAILPIPE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA ID 10166133 · filed Aug 21, 2006
All 10 reports naming engine →

Airbags

Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH (DESIGNATED SPEED LIMIT) HWY 99 NORTHBOUND IN MANTECA CA, MY HUSBAND AND CHILD WERE IN A VEHILCE ACCIDENT. A WHEEL CAME OFF A FIFTH WHEEL FLAT BED TRAILER, THE WHEEL (RIM AND TIRE) HIT THE BUMPER OF THE CAR, LANDED ON THE HOOD, AND THEN SMASHED THROUGH THE WINDOW. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. GLASS WAS THROWN THROUGHOUT THE CAR. *NM

NHTSA ID 10143066 · filed Nov 17, 2005

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Transmission

Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A SMELL OF BURNING WIRE IN THE VEHICLE. THE SMELL WAS EMITTING FROM VENTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V357000 ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PARK POSITION THE SHIFTER WILL LOCK UP. THE PARTS ARE ALSO UNAVAILABLE FOR THE PARK SHIFTER PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID 10156724 · filed May 3, 2006

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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