2000 Daewoo Puerto Rico Leganza

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DAEWOO LEGANZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR OF THE DASHBOARD LIFTED FROM THE FRAME, WHICH CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE FAILURE OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVER'S VISION. THE DEALER STATED THAT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF NOVEMBER 19, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,455 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,861. UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DAEWOO LEGANZA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 01V180000 (STRUCTURE FRAME AND MEMBERS). ON JUNE 20, 2007, SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE SAFETY RECALL REPAIR MADE. SHE ALSO WANTED TO KNOW WHY SHE HAD TO KEEP ADDING ANTIFREEZE IN THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE DEALER DIAGNOSED HER VEHICLE, THEY STATED THAT THE TIMING AND SERPENTINE BELTS HAD NOT BEEN CHANGED SINCE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER FOUND NO FAILURE REGARDING THE ANTIFREEZE. UPON ARRIVING HOME THAT EVENING, SHE NOTICED ANTIFREEZE LEAKING FROM HER VEHICLE AND IT WAS OVERHEATING. SHE RETURNED TO THE DEALER THAT SAME EVENING AND A DISPUTE AROSE REGARDING THE REPAIR WORK AND THE ENGINE COVER LOCK THAT WAS BROKEN. THE END RESULT WAS THAT THE CONTACT DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE DEALER MADE ANY OF THE REPAIRS FOR WHICH THEY CHARGED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,653.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DAEWOO LEGANZA. TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO EXUDE A BURNING SMELL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE FAILURES REPAIRED. TO DATE, SHE HAS SPENT OVER $1,400 FOR REPAIRS AND THE FAILURES ARE STILL PRESENT. THE DEALER CURRENTLY HAS THE VEHICLE AND HAS RECENTLY INFORMED HER THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THROUGH INTERNET RESEARCH, SHE DISCOVERED RECALL NUMBER 04V357000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). SHE STATED THAT HER VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES AS NOTED IN THIS RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DAEWOO LEGANZA. SHE STATED THAT THEREWAS A SAFETY RECALL AND IT APPLIED TO THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE THE HARNESS FREE OF CHARGE , ONE COULD SEE THAT THE WIRES WERE BEGINNING TO MELT, BUT NOT THE CAMSHAFT THAT IT WAS ATTACHED TO, WHICH NO LONGER HAD THE BOLTS OR THE CLIP, WHICH HELD THE CAMSHAFT IN PLACE. SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 80,000 MILES , AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER SHE BEGAN SMELLING A BURNING SMELL AND FUMES, AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. SHE STATED THAT THE SMELL OF FUMES AND SOMETHING BURNING USUALLY HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER 04/02/2007 BECAUSE IT BEGAN HESITATING AND LOSING ITS POWER WHEN SHE TRIED TO ACCELERATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000. *AK

I HAVE A DILEMMA WITH MY CAR... I BOUGHT MY CAR BACK IN OCT 2006 AND FOR THE PAST 5 MON MY CAR HAS BROKEN DOWN ON ME MORE THAN 5 TIMES, I'VE GOTTEN IT TOWED MORE THE 3 TIMES DUE TO IT HAS CONTINUOUSLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RODE AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP. THE COMPANY THAT SOLD ME THE CAR IS BEING NONE COMPLIANT AND MY CAR IS STILL NOT REGISTERED!!! *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TO A SERVICE DEALER FOR RECALL #(04V357000) AND THE VEHICLE STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH OVERHEATING THAT IT DID BEFORE THE WORK WAS DONE. THE RECALL WAS IN REGARDS TO THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD ONLY REFER TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE DEALER BACK SINCE THE WORK DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER, THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR THE RECALL SERVICE ON THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR. THE DEALER'S SERVICE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THE PARTS LOT # (RSB-001-04) WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE ORIGINAL PART AND CHARGED FOR THE INSPECTION ALTHOUGH THE VIN # WAS PART OF THE RECALL.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO PERFORM THE RECALL REMEDY FOR THE CAMSHAFT POSITION CENSOR . HOWEVER, THE DEALER OFFERED TO PERFORM OTHER SERVICES ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN SERVICES OFFERED WERE REFUSED, THE DEALER CHARGED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR. THE DEALER DISASSEMBLED THE VEHICLE, WHICH THE RECALL LETTER'S INSTRUCTION DID NOT INDICATE AS A NECESSITY. THE RECALL LETTER INSTRUCTED ONLY AN INSPECTION WAS NEEDED. UPDATED 01/16/07*JB