ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR MAY MELT RESULTING IN A BURNING SMELL AND VISIBLE SMOKE, WHICH MAY SUBSEQUENTLY LEAD TO THE MELTING OF THE CAMSHAFT COVER AND THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WIRE HARNESS.
Safety risk
THIS COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS AND INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL FUSE. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAEWOO PUERTO RICO AT 1-877-362-1234 OPTION 6.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR MAY MELT RESULTING IN A BURNING SMELL AND VISIBLE SMOKE, WHICH MAY SUBSEQUENTLY LEAD TO THE MELTING OF THE CAMSHAFT COVER AND THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WIRE HARNESS.
Safety risk
THIS COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS AND INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL FUSE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAEWOO AT 1-877-362-1234, OPTION 6, OR FIND A LOCAL DEALER THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT WWW.DAEWOOUS.COM.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
Component
Complaints
Median mileage
Engine and engine cooling
36
57,000 mi
Engine and engine cooling: engine
4
26,628 mi
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system
3
100,000 mi
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
3
25,000 mi
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: belts and associated pulleys
2
57,323 mi
Power train: automatic transmission
2
2 mi
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
2
—
Structure: body: door
2
—
Vehicle speed control
2
—
Air bags: frontal
1
—
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
1
87,100 mi
Electrical system: wiring: front underhood
1
—
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline
1
—
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: crankcase (PCV)
1
87,100 mi
Latches/locks/linkages
1
—
Parking brake: conventional
1
—
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
1
—
Suspension: front
1
—
Suspension: front: control arm
1
—
Tires
1
—
Unknown or other
1
44,813 mi
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
1
—
The 1998 model has 10 times as many complaints as this one. The 2000 model has about a fifth as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.