Consumer Complaint Detail

DAEWOO PUERTO RICO / LANOS / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005031742 Incident Date: Jul, 29 2005
Consumer's City: CORINTH Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: DAEWOO MOTOR DE PUERTO RICO
Model Name: LANOS Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KLAVB69242B Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 25 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Aug, 18 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: 2002 daewoo leganza. while driving, the fuel gauge started to lower, and the car lost power and caught on fire. the consumer was able to get out of the car without harm. she called the fire department, they came and put the fire out. the fire was in the rear or underneath the car, the trunk was destroyed, and fire traveled to the interior. the fire was put out before it engulfed the engine department. the car was towed to a junk yard. a police and fire reports were filed. the consumer had recall repair work done on december 02, 2004, the repair was done on cam shaft position sensor. *ak *jb