What Owners Report NHTSA ODI · 2,175,102 complaints · MY1998–2026

1999 Daewoo Leganza

No clear pattern

0% of complaints about the 1999 Daewoo Leganza arrived in its first year of service. That is an unusual figure for a 1999 vehicle, but with only 137 complaints on record the sample is too small to call it a pattern — the margin of error covers the range where ordinary vehicles sit. The figures below are reported without a verdict. The most-reported system is engine cooling (99 complaints), typically at 6.0 yr or about 54,297 miles.

Complaints
137
Median age at failure
6.0 yr
Median mileage
52,000 n=40
Crash / fire / tow
4.4% of reports
Safety recalls
3

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System
0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y
Engine cooling
99 reports · 54,297 mi
6.0 yr
1%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

04V394000 2004-08-06
Engine cooling

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.

THIS COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

04V357000 2004-07-14
Engine cooling

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.

THIS COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

01V180000 2001-05-31
Structure:frame and members

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.

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

In owners’ own words

Engine cooling mileage not reported 2.4 yr in service
VEHICLE WAS STALLING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP, AT LEAST 6 TIMES IN A 6 MONTH PERIOD. ALSO, DASHBOARD FUNCTIONS WERE GOING HAYWIRE; FUEL GAUGE GOING UP AND DOWN, LIGHTS OFF AND ON, AND RPM'S UP AND DOWN. TTOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO REPLACED WIRE HARNESS, VEHICLE HAS NOT STALLED SINCE. *AK
Engine cooling mileage not reported 2.8 yr in service
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 TO 70 MPH ALL LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON. VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, CONSUMER HAD TO CROSS TWO LANES TO GET VEHICLE TO SHOULDER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER STATED TIMING BELT BROKE, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHANGED AT 72,000 MILES, CONSUMER WAS RIGHT AT 72400 WHEN IT BROKE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Engine cooling mileage not reported 2.8 yr in service
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT TIMING CHAIN BROKE. 119 MILES LATER, TIMING CHAIN BROKE AGAIN IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS. DEALER HAD VEHICLE FOR A TOTAL OF 75 DAYS. CURRENTLY, DEALER WAS SAYING THAT OIL PUMP CRACKED. CONSUNER INSISTED THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Other Leganza model years

200120001999

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