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The brake rotors started scoring and pitting within 2 weeks of ownership. Acura refused to replace them saying this is normal because of the large 17 inch tires allow dirt and stones to get through and affect the rotors. So they blame it on road conditions. The parchment color leather literally wipes off(has already lost its initial dye color and is now a darker shade). It also gets stained by clothes if you wear jeans or black leather, and the stains do not come off no matter how hard you try. I wish its original color was this persistent. I later learned that this is synthetic leather(not from cows), and that they paint it with the color instead of letting it soak in a dye. El Cheapo if you ask me.
The engine has starting problems if you crank it immediately, you have to place the switch in the start position and wait for the fuel pump a few seconds before cranking(Acura does not want to fix this, they say it is normal). The woodtrim peeled off from the steering wheel, they actually fixed this one and got the steering wheel replaced. The steering was out of alignment (car pulls to the right), they fixed this, but now it is back, I have to complain again. The engine burns oil, as I noticed the oil level decreases noticeably between oil changes, The fuel economy is not as good as my Woos(around 20 mpg).
The AC leaked water into the cabin because the drain hose was not connected properly(factory problem). and a few other minor issues but you get the gist.
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The sensor is on the left hand side of the engine (as you are facing the car) about 6" below the fuel rail. The wire leading to it travels over the valve cover next to the timing chain cover. According to the tech, this sensor was prone to failure on these engines.
Good luck with it!
I never had the brake switch replaced. It still works fine. Although I did have it replaced in the Nubira. I have the feeling it is related to parking the car in the sun(heat related). Since I park my Leganza in a garage, it has not failed yet. But I could be wrong. Anyways when it happened on the Nubira it took the mechanic less than 20 minutes to fix it. And it never happened again. I really do not know if there is a bypass you can do, but a simple bypass would be to stick a piece of plastic or wood in the brake release key hole right next to the shift knob, and keep it there.
These are the problems so far with the GM engines on our woos. Notice that problems can be avoided by proper maintenance.
1. Valve cover gasket seeps (weeps) oil. Replace gasket and reseal with proper sealant. Very cheap to do yourself or by mechanic. Cost here in Canada is about $60 USD for this job done at a Daewoo dealership.
2. Misfire (check engine light). 99.9% due to a blocked fuel injector. Peform a fuel injector cleaning service which is recommended by Daewoo service manual.
3. Make sure you change the timing belt, tensioners, water pump, initially no later than 55K miles. Use a better quality belt like Gates.
4. When changing the timing belt, check the oil pump as it uses the same braket to secure it as the tensioner. If the tensioner becomes wobbly, it can have an effect on the oil pump.
Basically do your maintenance on time, and your leganza will last for a very long time. I have seen local leganzas here in canada with over 150k miles.
furthermore, now that Suzuki is offering the Forenza in the US and the Optra in canada which both use the GM Holden 2.0L engine in Nubira with a similar timing belt assembly, you can service your cars at your nearest suzuki dealer.
that's what I did on the wife's 2000 leganza CDX...
I'd love to trade this thing in but I know she owes a boat load more than what it's worth... maybe I'll just drive it into the river
I posted the message below about a year ago and I ended up going to a local garage for a recharge which seemed to workout good. But the other day I tested the AC for the first time and it's again busted. Is there such a thing as a slooooooooow leak that takes a year to empty?? Guess anything is possible but I just thought I would vent and seek help on here. Thanks
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#556 of 939 Looking for help - '00 Leganza A/C by bostonlou Jun 16, 2003 (11:34 am)
hello everyone,
my girl friends daewoo (2000 leganza CDX) is no longer blowing cool air while the AC is on. What are her options as far as dealerships/warranty go??
one former dealer said they were only servicing the ones that they sold and the one that sold it to her said they would run a $200 test and then figure out what the problem was from there.
any tips and/or help would be greatly appreciated
thanks!
I'm told that it is an interference engine, and therefore extremely likely that the engine is shot. I coasted for a quarter mile before I was able to pull of the road, the engine turning via the transmission the whole time.
My dilemma: Bankrupt car company, parts availability is a joke, bad engine (est. $1,500 rebuild) bad CV joint (est. $400 repair) body damage from previous accident (est. $1,800 repair). Keep it or scrap it? I'm not hurting for a car as I own another, though I do miss the 30 mpg and sporty ride. As all else on the car works well, I think I could part it out for $1,000 or more, though I would rather sell the whole thing at once.
By the way, on a 2000 Nubira a check engine light that comes on intermittedly at first will come on permanently after a few hundred miles. It is likely the secondary cam sensor located behind the valve cover on the passenger side. Mine did the same thing. I even bought the sensor but never put it on, as the sensor is a redundant one and doesn't affect the engine.
Or replace engine with one from a car wreck.
The Lanos is also not as bad. I have seen them go over 60k without breaking the belt. but you have to change it at 60k anyways according to the manual. What will surely fail is the thermostat around 40K miles on the Lanos. It has a plastic housing and it will literally disintegrate. But that is a $20 part and easy to replace.
The Aveo uses the same exact Lanos engine(even the plastic thermostat cover is still there).
The Forenza uses the Nubira engine. We will know in a couple of years if they have fixed the timing belt tensioner problem.
The 2.2L Leganza engine is not used on any current GM/Daewoo models in North America, but GM is using a newer version of this engine on all their small cars now.
The Verona engine is totally different. it has no GM linkage. This is a state of the art engine developed by Dr. Ulrich Bez when he was working for Daewoo. It is non-interference and uses a timing chain instead of a belt. Canadian auto reviewers are claiming that it is of similar quality to Inline six cylinders from BMW. So I expect the Verona to be the most reliable of the GM/Woo offerings.
All other GM/woo engines 1.6 in Aveo, and 2.0L in forenza are interference engines, and if you do not change the timing belt on time, the pistons will hit the valves. The amount of damage depends on what the car was doing at the time. If it breaks when you start the engine, you will only get a few bent valves. If it breaks while you are driving, you might get some piston damage as well.
I checked out a used engine on eBay, but it sold for $800 plus shipping. I just don't have the cash sitting around for a purchase like that plus the installation.
Aveo Thermostat: That one is integrated with the plastic housing. meaning you cannot open the housing and change the thermostat. You will have to replace the whole unit. But it is a very cheap unit at $20. Granted that the 2 lanoses owned by my brother in law and his friend never had the coolant replaced. So it might live longer if you actually maintained the car better.
Verona engine: The BMW link is Dr. Ulrich Bez who was a chief engineer at BMW. But there was no direct input by BMW as such. However there was direct design input from the Munich institute of technology, and Porsche. Remember that this engine was designed during the good old days when Daewoo was still spending the Korean banks money left and right.
No I really do not know the contact info for Holden or GMDAT, you might be able to look them up using a search engine.
Regarding Kumho tires, they are BAAAAD in the winter. They slip even in the rain, and will cause your brakes to wear out sooner. They last about 40K miles before they are worn out.
Hankooks are a bit better. I still have my Hankooks on the Leganza. They are ok in the rain, but they are BAAAD in the snow. They last longer than the Kumhos.
Remember I live in Canada, so road traction in the severe weather is important to me. Korean tires are not very good in that area.
Funny factoid: If you look at carpoint.com for the Leganza test drive from a while back, the Leganza scored 0.81 g's with the Korean tires. Which is similar to a BMW 5 series with real tires, and much better than the g rating on the new Verona which is based on the Leganza. I wonder if they replaced the Hankooks with Michelin's if it would rate even better than a beamer.
Regarding a pulling problem, if it is speed-related (as in happens ONLY above XX MPH) then you likely have a bad tire. As the tire picks up rotational speed, it acts like a gyroscope. And at higher speeds this gyroscopic force would actually pull the car to one side. Bad alignments are detectable at all speeds, but low speeds especially. The only other thing I can think of (besides tires and alignment) would be a power steering valve problem, where higher pressures in the power steering system at higher speeds would be more noticeable. But this is not very likely. Good luck with it!
turns out the AC problem is a compressor... holding off on paying $500 for that one.... we found this out when the wife lost her brake lights and couldn't shift out of park. they replaced the brake switch and all seemed ok
but now the battery light is on as well as the brake light... they're pretty dim but on none the less... and the radio buttons are various shades of brightness ... thinking it's the alternator but am open to other suggestions??
If the problematic injector is too bad, they would replace it.
Jodi
Here in Canada, the bushings job for both control arms (4 bushings) would cost you about $220 USD. Parts and labour included. You do not really need to replace the control arms, only the bushings, and here in Canada they are sold separately. If you want send me an email and I will direct you to my Daewoo dealer's website and phone number and maybe they can ship you the parts to the US. The bushings are really cheap here.
I'm bringing it in to the dealer tomorrow morning. The place I bought my car is a Nissan (and others) dealer as well & they will warranty/service Daewoos.
You say I don't really need the control arms replaced. So, if the dealer says I do, it wouldn't be out of line to ask if I really do? This dealer has tried to screw me out of money before. What would be a reason to need them replaced?? I'm trying to be better prepared for this.....
TIA
Jodi
Now the problem you have is do they sell the Bushings by themselves in the US? Or do you have to buy the whole control arm? The dealer might say that they do not have the bushings piecemeal.
In Canada we can buy the bushings separately.
Also what mileage is your car at? if you are 50K miles or above and you have not changed your timing belt yet. You should get that done ASAP. You should replace the whole timing assembly (belt, tensioner, rollers, water pump (preferably)).
You can usually tell before a timing belt starts to go bad. The tensioner gets loose and you hear a lose chain sound at low speed coming from the passenger side area.
I'm bringing it in to the dealer tomorrow morning. The place I bought my car is a Nissan (and others) dealer as well & they will warranty/service Daewoos.
You say I don't really need the control arms replaced. So, if the dealer says I do, it wouldn't be out of line to ask if I really do? This dealer has tried to screw me out of money before. What would be a reason to need them replaced?? I'm trying to be better prepared for this.....
TIA
Jodi
I'm at about 61k for miles. I've already had my timing belt replaced. It was cracked or something. Cost me a small fortune. I think it was replaced around 35k. I think I posted it on here somewhere..dealer said it wasn't a warranty part. I should pull out my paperwork to see if it was just the belt that was replaced....
Still, this is the first major problem I've had with this car & it's not really "major". It's driveable, just scary. lol
Does anyone know if you can replace the fog lights yourself??? I always seem to have one out.
Jodi
Jodi
no parts yet!!!
Jodi
A/C compressor became noisy and I tried to add Easter Oil Aerosol. After 15 minutes can was almost full and looks like nothing was added(still noisy). My friend did it with Eagle Vision '94 and everything was OK. Could be pressure in Low pressure hose higher then pressure in the can?
And about recall: Tried to call 1-877-362-1234. Spent 15 minutes and couldn't reach anybody alive(only option to leave a message).