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Sounds like reflashing may have gotten rid of at least one annoyance.
On a side note, the Iridium spark plugs should improve the gas mileage a little bit. At 5k miles, I swapped my Accord's stock platinum plugs with Denso Iridium plugs and my average gas mileage increased by 2 mpg in town. So 2004 Verona owners may want to consider Iridium plugs if they're not happy with the mileage they're getting.
But he wouldn't say on the phone how much of a cash reward one would get for buying a Verona. He wants me to go to the dealership to find that out.
If someone were to get the Verona for $14,000 ( after the rewards ), is that a good deal? I am worried about all the problems people have mentioned in this forum.
suzuki has done this right.Now I would like to say I think suzuki is trying very hard in fixing these cars.If they got this right now look out this is one nice ride for the buck!
they adjusted the trans. when I was going about 40mph and it was shifting into 3rd the car would surge and you will feel this buck you. tell your dealer they can fix it.
I was too busy to contribute. I will detail my story later. Pciro I did not see the TSB for 10W40. What is Suzuki doing? Cant they decide the grade of oil? I thought that engine design had already decided that. I know they recommend a thicker Oil in Winter. But that is really for -20F type of temp.
My ECM has been replaced as has been my trans sensor. The Car seems to have better power and pep after the ECM upgrade. The ECM is still adapting and hence there is a slight lag in the shifting of the trans.
Have a nice day guys!!
Anyone else experience these problems? Never had any problems before the ecm update except rough idling on a cold start (which is now gone completely).
Thanks for your input
Also, I have been getting terrible gas milage with my car since the update - it is either that or the gas prices ;-)
I knew it was to good to be true!! Last weekend we ran done to look at the Verona's still left at our local dealer. The same 6 he had 2 weeks earlier. The red Verona my wife had decided on was one of the 6 sitting on the lot. We noticed a slight crease on the drivers door just behind the side mirror. After looking a bit more we noticed that there were some other small creases on the car. I remembered a board member saying he wished the metal on the hood was a bit thicker as he had dented the hood while waxing his car. Of course being curious I pushed on the side of the car a couple of times and the metal gave really easy. I could not believe that everywhere I had touched showed a crease. There were small creases on every Verona there. I went back and pushed on my 96 Camry and metal was firm. My kids play soccer and if a ball hit this car it would really dent it. I believe a light hail storm could do major body damage. Heck even some of the bigger bugs we have around here could leave dents at higher speeds.
There's no way I could buy one after that. I'm really disappointed and now have to start looking again for a replacement vehicle.
I'm just asking that question, not relating to you, but someone else who keeps bothering people on other forums by saying "Suzuki sucks" rather than helping.
The Car rides very smooth and really zooms like the Mazda--almost. The confusion in the trans is not visible now.
I dont like the wipers and the window sprayer. The rubber appears cheap and the washer spray looks feeble.
Other than that things have settled now hopefully.
This was my first new car purchase and to this point, I’m very pleased and feel I made a good choice.
They say they found none of the issues that I described to them (and in an earlier post on here). I am so mad because my car ran great before the recall and now it runs like crap. Of course the guy in Service said it was one of the best running ones he has ever driven, bull!
I called Corporate Offices and no help there. THe only thing I can do is see the District Manager when he is in again and try to get them to put in a new ECM.
Anyone else have lots of jerking issues or issues with the gas pedal moving under the foot since the recall was done?
Peeling paint on the wheel covers has been an issue with Daewoos since the Pontiac LeMans days. The problem is that the covers are made of nylon, which is very flexible, and they do not prepare the surface properly before painting. What you need to do to solve the problem permanently is go to Pep Boys and buy the following supplies:
-DupliColor gray primer/sealer
-Krylon Dull Aluminum spray
-Krylon Crystal Clear spray
-Ultra-fine 3M automotive sandpaper, the finest grade they sell
Step 1: Remove your wheel covers, take them to a car wash where they have a high-pressure hose you can use. The paint will come right off the covers if you blast them with enough pressure. This saves you the trouble of sanding it all off.
Step 2: Use the sandpaper to rough-up the surface of the plastic. If you bought the right grade of paper, it should just put a barely perceptible roughness in the surface. If it leaves deep scratches that you can feel, you bought paper that is too coarse.
Step 3: 2 coats of primer
Step 4: 2 coats of Dull Aluminum
Step 5: 2 coats of Crystal Clear
Step 6: Reinstall wheel covers, after the paint has dried overnight.
This should solve the problem permanently. I am in the hubcap business and I've done this hundreds of times. All Korean brands seem to have this problem, along with Volkswagen, Mitsu and Japan-built Toyotas, but Daewoo is by far the worst. Someone in paint formulation is not doing their job.
-Andrew L
I have been buying new cars since 1965. Chevrolets, VWs, Toyotas and Mazdas. I can't really complain about any of them except for my last Passat which about put me in the poor house trying to keep all the electrical problems resolved. It had a VR6 engine and was a real blast to drive but it had more than its share of electrical problems. I bought one of the original 2004 Verona EXs last October and now have 15,500 miles on it. Except for an occasional and minor (lasts 5 or 6 seconds) hiccup on starting, it has performed flawlessly. I have not had the ECM flashed or replaced and am a bit reluctant to do so fearing it might mess up a good thing. It has all the power I need for the mountains in Oregon and I average about 23-24 mpg driving around here(Bend) and have gotten close to 30 mpg on trips although 28 mpg would probably be my average freeway driving. I have never received so many comments about how smoothe and quiet it is from people who have ridden with me. For the money, I don't think you can beat it. In fact you won't get as much "smoothe and quiet" in a lot of cars that cost 2 or 3 times as much. From the experiences of some of my friends, if you want problems buy a Mercedes or BMW. Those are nice cars if you don't mind getting a motel room next to the dealer. For my money, I will buy another Verona when this one wears out, if I live that long.
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They say they found none of the issues that I described to them (and in an earlier post on here). I am so mad because my car ran great before the recall and now it runs like crap. Of course the guy in Service said it was one of the best running ones he has ever driven, bull!
I called Corporate Offices and no help there. THe only thing I can do is see the District Manager when he is in again and try to get them to put in a new ECM.
Anyone else have lots of jerking issues or issues with the gas pedal moving under the foot since the recall was done?
Has anyone experienced lifter knocking when going high speeds, anywhere between 60-80 mph. if I drive about 15 min. and then i get off the highway, my car sounds like a diesel engine, and is loud. if I drive for about 3 or 4 miles, the knocking goes away. I do have a appointment at my dealer to fix what seems like a vacuum leak, but I don't know if that could be causing this and the surging at 40mph. I think it would because all of this is connected to the computer, but does anyone have any thoughts? I only have 8,100 miles on it, the engine sounds louder than a car that is 15 years old. I have also been through the car wash at my dealer numerous times (because they wash it for free), and I have not had any paint peeling off of my wheel covers thank god! If they get this problem fixed, I would probably get the power that you guys were saying you got after the upgrade, but I am sure not going to get it with a leaking vacuum hose. Any help would be nice, Thanks!
I topped it off. I rechecked the oil at 4700 miles and it was another 1/2 quart down. There are no leaks. It is unusual to use a quart of oil every 4700 miles? Has anyone else had any problems?
I had a 2K dakota with the new v-8 that used about .5 quart between changes until about 8K.
The Daewoo Leganza remains the best. It beats the Verona in every mechanical measure with a smaller 4 cyl engine. Why? it has got a way better tranny that is a pleasure to drive.
FYI, The original Verona which was launched by Daewoo in Korea and Europe in the year 2000(Daewoo Magnus) did not use a GM transmission. It was only cheapened when GM put their dirty claws in.