2000 Daewoo Leganza Problems

WE WHERE SOLD A CAR AND LATER FOUND OUT THAT IT HAD BEEN RECALLED AND NOW WE DON'T KNOW WHO TO GET A HOLD OF TO HAVE IT FIXED BECAUSE THERE IS NO LONGER A DAEWOO MANUFACTURER OR DEALERSHIP AND THE CAR LOT WE BOUGHT IT FROM WILL NOT FIX IT OR TAKE IT BACK

THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR MALFUNCTION IN MY 2000 DAEWOO LEGANZA. MY CAR IS PART OF THE RECALL (I CHECKED VIN ON DAEWOO WEBSITE) BUT I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTIFICATION LETTER. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO GO TO FOR PARTS AND REPAIRS. ALL ATTEMPTS AT MAKING CONTACT WITH DAEWOO HAVE GONE UNANSWERED. I NEED HELP LOCATING A REPAIR SHOP TO MAKE NECESSARY CORRECTIONS TO MY VEHICLE. *TR

2000 DAEWOO LEGANZA CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ENGINE MADE NOISE AND DIED. *KB WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER DIFFERENT PARTS WERE REPLACED BUT THE LIGHT WOULD RETURN. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIME FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF BUT THE PROBLEM ALWAYS RETURNED. THE CONSUMER HAS HAD A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING THE RECALLED CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR REPLACED. THE DEALER HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPLACE THE PART. THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK IN PARK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE MANIFOLD. *NM

RECALL 04V357000 CONCERNING CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. CONSUMER COULD NOT FIND A DEALERSHIP NOR CONTACT THE NUMBER PROVIDED ON THE RECALL LETTER TO DAEWOO CUSTOMER SERVICE TO DO RECALL REPAIRS. *AK BRAKES SQUEELING ON VEHICLE. RECALL DONE ON 09/27/2004 AS WELL AS THE AIR BAG RECALL. *TC

NHTSA RECALL 02V131001 ON THE FMVSS 201/AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO LOCATE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HONOR THE RECALL. *NM

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02V131000 CONCERNING AIR BAG FAILURE. DEALER WAS NOT IN OPERATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION GEARS DO NOT CHANGE OCCASIONALLY, PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. OWNER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER TO SEEK REPAIR.*AK

ON SEPTEMBER 15, THE CONSUMER WAS AVAILABLE TO GET IN CONTACT WITH DAEWOO PHONE NUMBER DESCRIBED ON THE NHTSA RECALL# 04V357000. 877-362-1234. THE CONSUMER LEFT A VOICE MAIL AND WAS ANSWER BY DAEWOOD EMPLOYEES SEVERAL HOURS LATER, INDICATING TO HER WHERE TO TAKE THE LEGANZA VEHICLE. THE TWO NEAREST DEALERSHIPS CLOSE TO HER ADDRESS ARE BETWEEN 140 TO 175 MILES FROM HOME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. SHE ALSO COMPLAINED THAT THE SAFETY SWITCH UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS OUT AND THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK IN FRONT OF THE MOTOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUT THE IGNITION KEY IN THE SHIFT LOCK SLOT. PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, THEN INSERT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND CHANGE THE GEAR. *PH

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. DEALERSHIP REPLACED MAP AND OXYGEN SENSOR, FUEL INJECTION, GROUND WIRES AND THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE RECURRED. *AK

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 IT TO THE DEALER FOR A COMPLAINT, THEY WOULD ALWAYS SAY THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. *JB

THE GAS TANK WAS LEAKING, THE VEHICLE SMELLED OF GAS AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. CAMSHAFT SENSOR 04V357000. *JB THE ENGINE LIGHT AND OIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAN MOTOR ON THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYONE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. SHE HAS ALSO HAD A HARD TIME FINDING THE RECALLED PART FOR THE VEHICLE. *NM

INSIDE OF VEHICLE HAS CIGARETTE STAINS AND SMELL. DAEWOO PUT FUNGUCIDE IN AIR CONDITIONING FILTER TO MASTER CIRGARETTE AND BURNING SMELL. MANUFACTURER STATED IT IS NORMAL FOR THE MAKE/ MODEL AND YEAR. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DAEWOO LEGANZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED WITH SEVERE RUST. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 196,000. UPDATED 03/09/12 *BF

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PADDING IS COMING UNDONE AND SEPARATING FROM THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAT/AIR VENTS. CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE AIR FLOW. THE HEATING/AIR FLOW IS CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING, AND AIR FLOW IS CONSTANTLY BLOWING INTO THE DRIVER'S FACE WHILE DRIVING, AND CAUSING A DISTRACTION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR VIBRATION INSIDE OF ENGINE AND VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. ALSO, HAD TO PUT HIS FINGER INSIDE OF GASOLINE TANK TO RELEASE PRESSURE THAT BILLED UP FROM FILTER. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

STEERING PULLS TO LEFT AND RIGHT. DAEWOO STATED ROADS IN FLORIDA ARE GRATED TO CURVE, BUT WHEELS WERE ALIGNED TO KOREA'S ROADS, AND NOT THE U.S.*AK

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR DOES NOT WORK, AND THE WINDOW IS BROKEN. ALSO, THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR NHTSA RECALL 04V357000. *AK *SC THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE PUSHING THE BOTTOM FOR THE WINDOW TO ROLL UP WINDOW ROLLED UP ON IT OWN. CONSUMERTRIED TO PUSH THE WINDOWS BY APPLYING PRESSURE. HOWEVER, WINDOWS WILL NOT MOVE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE T DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

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. DEALERSHIP REPLACED MAP AND OXYGEN SENSOR, FUEL INJECTION, GROUND WIRES AND THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE RECURRED. *AK

THE GAS TANK WAS LEAKING, THE VEHICLE SMELLED OF GAS AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. CAMSHAFT SENSOR 04V357000. *JB THE ENGINE LIGHT AND OIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAN MOTOR ON THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYONE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. SHE HAS ALSO HAD A HARD TIME FINDING THE RECALLED PART FOR THE VEHICLE. *NM

SEAT BELTS LOCK UP WHILE RETRACTING AND WILL NOT RETRACT BACK WHEN PULLING ACCROSS TO LOCK IN. EMERGENCY LOCKING RETRACTOR ENGAGES,NOT ALLOWING CONSUMER TO HAVE ANY MOVEMENT IN SEAT. DELEAR USED ARMORAL ON SEAT BELT WEBBING. IN OWNERS MANUAL IT'S NOT RCOMMENDED BECAUSE IT COULD FAIL.*AK