1999 Daewoo Leganza problems
NHTSA has received 141 complaints about the 1999 Daewoo Leganza, and 64% of them involve engine. Next are cooling system (7%) and electrical system (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 141 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 64% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 51,000 miles 40 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 17 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 40 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 51,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 54,000 miles (29 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 2 injuries reported.
It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Upon applying light pressure to the brake pedal, it loose all pressure, locking the tires and spinning the vehicle out of control. As result impacted the middle wall that separates oposites lanes. Additional to this incident, the police officer who filled the accident report stated to me that he also was involve in a vehicle collision between his car and another daewoo leganza. Also this similar car lost the brakes.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 daewoo leganza. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, gray colored smoke emitted from the air conditioner unit. The check engine warning light illuminated during the failure. The vehicle was towed to the mechanic where the mechanic confirmed that the cam shaft sensor melted and needed to be replaced. The mechanic advised the contact that the failure was similar to that listed in the recall under NHTSA campaign id number:04v357000 (engine and engine cooling).
A child was able to put vehicle into park while ignition was turned off, resulting in a minor collision. Dealer has inspected vehicle and discovered that a metal pin in the gear shift was bent.
The dealership was unable to perform the cam shaft position (cmp) sensor 04v357000 because the parts were not available.
The consumer paid out of pocket for the recall, sent the receipt and nothing has been done. Camshaft recall campaign 04v357000.