2001 Daewoo Leganza problems
NHTSA has received 138 complaints about the 2001 Daewoo Leganza, and 72% of them involve engine. Next are cooling system (7%) and brakes (4%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 138 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 73% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 45,000 miles 47 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 | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 13 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 17 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 47 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 45,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 47,000 miles (39 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 2 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 84% of model years in our database.
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.
Consumer lost control of vehicle due to weather, and hit an exit sign. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy. Consumer contacted manufacturer.
Was driving approximately 65 MPH. While applying the brakes to slow down, the brakes locked. This resulted in a front end collision. The cause of this is still undetermined.
Hesitation, light pulling, smoke under the hood, when opening the hood fire and smoke blaze. I remove myself and childern's away from the car leaving the hood up.
The consumer was unable to find a dealership or contact the number provided on the recall letter for daewoo customer service. Recall#04v357000 camshaft position sensor. Please provide more information.
When driving, the transmission intermittently slipped . The consumer continued to drive. Please provide more information.