1999 Daewoo LEGANZA: raw data

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vehicle	1999 / daewoo / leganza
known issues	4 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-06)
complaints	124 on file (1999-04-27 → 2012-07-20)
recalls	3
investigations	0
fars	not identifiable in FARS
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Camshaft position sensor recall repair accessENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING87 complaints2004-09 → 2012-07leganza-1999-cam-sensor-recall-access

10092853 CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER IN THE AREA TO HONOR THE RECALL
10094478 SERVICE MANAGER TOLD CONSUMER THAT SHE MUST PAY $107.95 FOR ANOTHER PART BECAUSE THAT WAS NOT THE PART OF THE RECALL
10094948 DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR RECALL 04V357000 WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER WAS ONLY SENDING THEM A LIMITED AMOUNT OF RECALL PARTS

Timing belt and timing chain breakageENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING6 complaints2001-06 → 2005-05leganza-1999-timing-belt-chain-failure

890892 DEALER STATED TIMING BELT BROKE, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHANGED AT 72,000 MILES, CONSUMER WAS RIGHT AT 72400 WHEN IT BROKE
897464 CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT TIMING CHAIN BROKE. 119 MILES LATER, TIMING CHAIN BROKE AGAIN IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS
767720 PER AUTO SHOP, THE TIMING BELT WAS RUBBING AGAINST ENGINE CASING CAUSING IT TO BREAK

Air bag non-deployment and sensor lightAIR BAGS3 complaints2001-02 → 2002-04leganza-1999-air-bag-non-deployment

880115 WHILE DRIVING ON BLACK ICE AT 20-30 MPH VEHICLE SKIDDED INTO A BLOCK OF SNOW AND HIT A GUARDRAIL IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED
761137 AIRBAG IN DRIVER SIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY
8001020 AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYING ON WHILE DRIVING

Intermittent electrical loss and wiring harness repairELECTRICAL SYSTEM3 complaints2001-04 → 2002-07leganza-1999-wiring-intermittent-electrical

8001019 HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT CAUSES POWER ACCESSORIES AND HORN TO BE INOPERATIVE
886888 VEHICLE WAS STALLING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP, AT LEAST 6 TIMES IN A 6 MONTH PERIOD
764009 WHEN A/C STOPS WORKING CLOCK ON DASHBOARD,DASHBOARD LIGHTS ALSO GO OUT

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
124	1999-04-27	2012-07-20	4	3	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:99; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:8; SERVICE BRAKES:5; HYDRAULIC:5; AIR BAGS:4

Recalls all years →

campaign_number	report_received_date	component	summary	consequence	remedy
04V357000	14/07/2004	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	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.	THIS COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.	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.
04V394000	06/08/2004	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	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.	THIS COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.	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.
01V180000	31/05/2001	STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS	VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 201, "OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACT." THESE VEHICLES EXCEED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE HEAD INJURY CRITERION VALUE SPECIFIED IN THE STANDARD FOR PASSENGER-SIDE A-PILLAR TARGET LOCATION.	CONSEQUENTLY, IN A CRASH, THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER COULD SUFFER INCREASED HEAD INJURY FROM CONTACT WITH THE PASSENGER A PILLAR (FORWARD MOST ROOF SUPPORT).	DEALERS WILL INSTALL PADDING TO THE A PILLAR TO REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY IN A CRASH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 8, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAEWOO AT 1-877-463-2396.

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1999 Daewoo LEGANZA vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1999/daewoo/leganza

@misc{wrenchpro_1999_daewoo_leganza_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1999 Daewoo LEGANZA},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1999/daewoo/leganza}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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