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Long Story: 3 days ago I 'fixed' my tail light problem. The driver's side tail-light would stay on with the headlights on-- basically the wire that ran near the fuse box along the trim broke, I rigged it with a thicker gauge wire.-- I don't know if this cause have jacked up my electrical system!
After I 'fixed' the wire, the next time I started my car the lights came on as described above and my radio had reset to (like I disconnected the battery or unplugged the radio all together). Today, the battery died in traffic (after a really weak start and the car slowly powering down)... the air bag light came on and the other two lights went off.
I was able to jump the car and get it 4-5 miles-- at this point, out of fear the wiring was the cause-- I re-disconnected the wiring I fixed-- with no change/improvement.
I took my battery back to AutoZone and had it checked, got a 'Bad Battery' from the machine. I put a new battery in this afternoon and the car is running fine (for now) but the two lights are still on as described above...
ANY IDEAS??? Did I fry something or did my alternator go at the exact time I 'fixed' my tail light wiring problem.
Other stuff: I already checked my radio-- no loose wires or improper connections. I don't know if there are any fuses I should check in the car??!?
Thanks!
Thank You.
I want to thank you again for your posting and phone help, we found the problem and it was
a problem mentioned on the Daewoo message board a long time ago, but no info on exactly
where to find the infamous broken orange wire that kills the gas and ignition.
Well we found it near the computer under the rug where it went to a termination block, it was
corroded and broken from water that leaked into the car from the air conditioning unit and
saturated the rug, we re-connected it and the car started right up after being dead for almost a year.
I will post this on the board soon.
All the best,
Bruce
I want to thank you again for your posting and phone help, we found the problem and it was
a problem mentioned on the Daewoo message board a long time ago, but no info on exactly
where to find the infamous broken orange wire that kills the gas and ignition.
Well we found it near the computer under the rug where it went to a termination block, it was
corroded and broken from water that leaked into the car from the air conditioning unit and
saturated the rug, we re-connected it and the car started right up after being dead for almost a year.
I will post this on the board soon.
All the best,
Bruce
The original belt looked fine at 65k. I couldn't find any reason to be concerned. The obvious problem with inspecting and replacing as needed is availability of parts and the down-time related to waiting for them. I am leaning toward a total replace, including the idlers, simply because I want to squeeze another couple of years out of the vehicle. The rest of the car is strong. The only other issues will be the struts, both front and back.
The reason this is so critical is when the timing belt comes off it has a tendency to do MAJOR engine damage. I believe it takes off the heads.
That said, I would have a trusted mechanic to check it out for sure
I have replaced the a/c (a common problem unfortunately) and I purchased a timing belt kit, water filter, time chain etc.
Go to the Daewoo website, also any dealer that previously sold Daewoos would have access to Daewoo parts.
I apologize for not seeing your message sooner. If you haven't found the parts yet, please email me and I can get the the name and numbers for dealers.
i have advised my daughter to trade hers in as well and to buy an american made car if there is such a thing
The new Chevy Aveo is made by Daewoo that has the Chevy name on it.
Buying American won't necessarily get you American.
Again, check with any former Daewoo dealers and they can get you the parts. If a mechanic can work on GM cars, they can work on a Daewoo since Daewoo America was a joint venture with GM.
Hope it helps
when the daewoo nubria was running it was running good but when we had a problem it was a major problem nothing was ever simple even a brake light being out was a major production the wiring had to be totally replaced instead of a replaced of the light bulb.
Thanks again!
Ray.
Was there a difference or can I order these?
Thanks.
I think I picked up mine for 2500...I probably could have bargained down.
Hope this helps.
can anyone please tell me where the oil filler plug is for the manual tranmission?
Bruce
Bruce
Bruce
Help is greatly appreciated
John
On hot days (~30 deg or more) when driving on the highway at high speed, I am able to maintain 3500 revs no problem, however when it comes time to slow down and stop, at ~1000 revs, the engine splutters with and there is little to no response from the accelerator. The engine will almost always eventually stall after this. If I drive for significant amounts of time, the Nubira will begin begin this splutter behaviour at high revs. In this instance, the malfunction indicator lamp on instrument display may come on and off intermittently. The only remedy is to sit on the side of the road until such time that the engine has cooled to a temp that allowa the engine to behave normally again, which can take up to an hour. After cooling down, the car runs fantastically, which makes it difficult to demonstrate this problem to a mechanic.
During this time, the engine temperature gauge is below halfway, telling me that the engine is within normal temp ranges.
The spluttering behaviour suggests to me a fuel system problem at these high temperatures. I have changed the fuel filter and spark plugs and leads with no improvement, and I am thinking that the next step may be a fuel pump replacement. Can anyone suggest any remedies or share some past experience with Daewoo overheating problems? Perhaps it is one component that is notorious for failure at high temperature?
Thanks, Tommo.
firstly it is a manual car and it does not want to go into 2nd gear, i can get it in if i push it really hard to the left when coming down from one ,
secondly when the steering wheel is in full lock on the drivers side of the car there is like a knocking whiring sound coming from that side of the car .
hope someone can offer some advice
Stephany