2001 Daewoo Nubira
No clear pattern 0.8% of complaints about the 2001 Daewoo Nubira arrived in its first year of service. That is an unusual figure for a 2001 vehicle, but with only 126 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 (80 complaints), typically at 4.0 yr or about 45,000 miles.
- Complaints
- 126
- Median age at failure
- 4.0 yr
- Median mileage
- 40,000 n=45
- Crash / fire / tow
- 4% of reports
- Safety recalls
- 3
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.
02V257000 2002-09-18
Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 106, "BRAKE HOSES." A CRACK CAN DEVELOP IN THE OUTER RUBBER LAYER OF THE FRONT BRAKE HOSE(S).
THIS CAN RESULT IN BRAKE HOSE RUPTURE, BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE, AND LOSS OF VEHICLE BRAKING.
Service brakes, hydraulic mileage not reported 2.1 yr in service
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER REGARDING REMEDY FOR RECALL 02V257000. THE DEALER ADVISED ONLY REMEDYING VEHICLES PURCHASED FROM THEIR DEALERSHIP. TS
Service brakes, hydraulic mileage not reported 1.1 yr in service
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT BRAKES HOSE WAS RECALLED. DAEWOO IS REFUSING TO CORRECT RECALL BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS NOT PURCHASED FROM ANOTHER DAEWOO. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Service brakes, hydraulic mileage not reported 2.1 yr in service
CONSUMER STATES RECIEVED A RECALL LETTER ON BRAKE HOSE, CONSUMER HAS TRIED CALLING SEVERAL DEALERS AND NO ANSWER. TS
Engine cooling 30,474 mi 2.2 yr in service
CONSUMER STATED HEAD GASKET BLEW WHILE DRIVING CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL. CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR OVER 2 MONTHS FOR REPLACEMENT PART TO CORRECT PROBLEM. PH MANUFACTURER FILED BANKRUPTCY THEREFORE IS NOT ASSISTING WITH ANY MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLES THEY HAVE SOLD. VEHICLE EXHIBITED OIL COMING FROM ENGINE. CONSUMER FELT THIS IS HAZARDOUS BECAUSE CARBON MONOXIDE WAS SLOWLY ENTERING THE VEHICLE. EVEN THOUGH MANUFACTURER IS BANKRUPT, CONSUMER WANTS DEALERSHIP TO HONOR WARRANTY CONTRACT. *TT