2002 Daewoo Nubira problems
NHTSA has received 34 complaints about the 2002 Daewoo Nubira, and 47% of them involve engine. After that come brakes (32%) and cooling system (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 34 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 47% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
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%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2002 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Daewoo Nubira with enough data (32 complaints in that window). 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.
Until 1:30 p.m. Today (june 3, 2004), I thought my 2002 daewoo nubira was a god-sent because of its excellent gas economy (~30 mpg). The engine caught on fire this afternoon and now it's a piece of junk. I have been doing my oil change every 3000 miles and so far I've put about 39000 miles on it. As far as I know, this should not have happened but it did!!! I hope this is not one of those things daewoo is trying to hide.
The consumer has been involved in three accidents whereby the brakes failed. A recall letter for the brake hose was issued. NHTSA recall 02v257000.
While traveling at 10 MPH the brakes failed to operate, causing a crash. Consumer was informed by the dealer that the rubber brake hoses needed repairs for the second time.
Consumer received recall 04v357000 concerning cam shaft position sensor. Consumer could not find a dealership nor contact the number for daewoo consumer's service center provided on the recall letter.
Consumer received a recall letter for cam shaft position sensor. When going to the dealer consumer was asked to pay for the repairs.