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Daewoo Maintenance and Repair

1365 messages,  Last post on Apr 22, 2013 at 10:11 AM

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What is this discussion about? Daewoo Lanos, Daewoo Nubira, Daewoo Leganza, Hatchback, Sedan, Wagon

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#1 of 1365 2001 Nubria brake problems by kubus_gt

Feb 10, 2002 (11:03 am)

Just want to know if anyone else has problems with soft brakes.
I have so far 15K on it and since the beginning the only complain I had about the are the soft brakes. They literally go all the way to the floor and are not grabbing till the pedal is about half way in. Also I'm unable to lock up the brakes.

#2 of 1365 Soft brakes require attention by carlrjr

Feb 10, 2002 (11:11 am)

What you describe is not normal for the Nubira.
 
Drive (carefully) to your dealer and get this resolved under warranty. It's likely that the only problem is air in the brake lines, and all the mechanic needs to do to solve the problem is to "bleed" the air out of the lines to give you a firm pedal.

#3 of 1365 carlrjr by kubus_gt

Feb 10, 2002 (5:02 pm)

I had the car serviced on Friday and I asked to check the brakes. Supposedly they cleaned and adjusted the rear and parking brakes. When I asked about the soft pedal, they said it's normal on 4 wheel disk brakes. Yeah right...
I'm taking it to a different dealer on Monday.

#4 of 1365 Update on brakes by kubus_gt

Feb 23, 2002 (10:07 pm)

Master Cylinder had to be replaced, had a internal leak, done under warranty but took 3 days. Fog light's bulbs burnt out and were replaced free as well.

#5 of 1365 Seats s-l-o-w-l-y slip back?!? by peterblaise

Mar 06, 2002 (11:53 am)

Has anyone else noticed that the front seats slowly adjust themselves back while bouncing down the road?

I look over and saw the empty passenger's seat seem lower and lower as the day wore on - and yes, if I adjust it upright, then shake it back and forth by hand, it slowly winds it's knob backwards and lowers the seatback!

Any solutions?

I may try to tighten something when I get a chance to look inside.

Otherwise, I have to readjust the seatback every time I get in the car!!!

Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/daewoolanos to share if you'd like.

#6 of 1365 Has anone else had peeling chrome door handles? by carlrjr

Apr 09, 2002 (6:41 pm)

I had mine replaced under warranty, but it looks like the new ones are doing the same thing.
 
This is the closest thing to a problem I've had with my Nubira, too bad they aren't metal or even black plastic; at least they wouldn't peel.

#7 of 1365 peeling Nubira door handles by jennifermb

Apr 30, 2002 (1:50 pm)

My color matched door handles have also begun to peel (from the top). My car ('99 5 door hatch Nubira) is currently at the dealership's bodyshop. Daewoo is repainting them under warranty. As for the re-peeling issue---I hope I don't have that problem, but I already purchased some touch-up paint.

#8 of 1365 peeling chrome handles by jkobty

May 02, 2002 (8:24 pm)

The chrome handles are just colored plastic glued
to the handle, and appears on Nubiras with an exterior silver or black or dark blue colors. The rest of the Nubiras do not get that at all, and their plastic door handles are not covered with anything. The way they did this on the 2000 model was an obvious cost cutting. I did not bother taking my wife's Nubira to the dealer when it happened(1 door only), instead I fixed it myself using super glue and a coat of silver nail polish to smooth the edges. I applied a coat of silver nail polish to the remaining door handles edges, and this seems to have done it.
I would not want someone replacing a door handle because of a cosmetic issue. I would be more worried they would cause more problems than they fix, especially if they have to take something apart to do it.

#9 of 1365 With all the new parts, my 1999 Lanos is almost a 2002 by xb2261

May 30, 2002 (12:24 pm)

1999 Daewoo Lanos
They tell you the soft brakes are normal, but upon further insistence, they will replace your master cylinder...Much better!
BUT..............
After 1/2 year:
4 faulty(new)stereos
1 broken light
2 bad tires
1 rear seat that came loose
2 faulty speedometers
1 faulty turn signal switch
2 previously damaged spare tire covers
1 faulty window motor
1 faulty master cylinder
2 key fobs that deprogrammed themselves
1 non-functioning horn
$300 worth of body damage while in service
Rear Passenger Door Stopped opening (Bent rod)

#10 of 1365 Daewoo parts during the re-orginization.... by chiarello

Jun 01, 2002 (7:45 am)

I have found a parts source for Daewoos that might satisfy Daewoo owners in the event of not being able to find parts at the dealers during the GM re-organization. The name of the place is called Korean Parts Unlimited, and they are located in Florida, website: www.koreanpartsunlimited.com. I was looking for a tail lamp for my 2000Nubira and they had one in stock. They are direct importers of parts for Daewoo, Kia and Hyundai.

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