FaultScore

Daewoo Lanos airbag problems

84 of the 502 complaints filed about the Daewoo Lanos are about the airbag system — 17% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2001.

84

Complaints

17%

Share of all complaints

9

Crashes

0

Fires

Airbags complaints by model year

1999 Lanos 8 9.5%

Median failure at 79,000 miles

2000 Lanos 34 40.5%

Median failure at 47,000 miles

2001 Lanos 37 44.0%

Median failure at 38,500 miles

2002 Lanos 5 6.0%

Median failure at 185,011 miles

What owners said

2001 Daewoo Lanos at 37,000 miles SAN Angelo, TX

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02V131001 FOR AIR BAGS, AND TO DATE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A DEALER IN THE AREA TO DO THE REPAIRS. *AK FRONT SAFETY BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE BELT WOULD NOT EXTEND AND RETRACT PROPERLY WHICH SOMETIMES RESULTED IN A VERY TIGHT AND UNCOMFORTABLE FIT. *BF

NHTSA complaint #10115098 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1999 Daewoo Lanos Anchorage, AK

AIR BAGS

CONSUMER RECEIVED FOUR RECALL LETTERS 02V131001 CONCERNING AIR BAGS, 04V357000 AND 04V394000 CONCERNING ENGINE FAILURE, AND 99V336001 REGARDING DEFECTIVE WHEELS. WHEN TAKEN TO GET THESE DEFECTS SERVICED ON 2/24/05 DEALER HAD NO PARTS. A RENTAL FEE WAS PROVIDED, BUT DEALER STILL HAD NO PARTS.

NHTSA complaint #10113298 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Daewoo Lanos at 23,000 miles Bellevue, WA

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02V131000 CONCERNING PASSENGER AIR BAG ASSEMBLY MODIFICATION ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2004. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEAERSHIP ON FOUR OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS CONSTANTLY TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #10107110 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Daewoo Lanos at 47,000 miles Bremerton, WA

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR, AND AIR BAG NHTSA RECALLS 04V357000 AND 02V131000.

NHTSA complaint #10101696 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2001 Daewoo Lanos Portsmouth, VA

AIR BAGS

CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES 02V131002 CONCERNING AIR BAGS, AND 02V257001 REGARDING BRAKES HOSE. DEALER WAS NOT IN OPERATION.

NHTSA complaint #10101118 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Daewoo Lanos at 54,000 miles Pacifica, CA

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE

RECALL 02V131001 CONCERNING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS, AND INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. CONSUMER WAS DEVASTATED. *AK

NHTSA complaint #10099864 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2001 Daewoo Lanos EL Paso, TX

AIR BAGS

DAEWOO AND THE PROBLEM OF COMMUNICATION TO DAEWOO MOTOR AMERICA. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TALK TO ANYONE REGARDING THE AIR BAG RECALL. (RECALL 02V131001).

NHTSA complaint #10097683 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2001 Daewoo Lanos Saginaw, MI Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS

SAFETY RECALL ON DAEWOO LANOS PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. *BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER AFTER HER DAUGHTER HAD ALREADY BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKE AS WELL. (RECALL 02V131001).

NHTSA complaint #10097681 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2001 Daewoo Lanos Clemont, FL

AIR BAGS

RE:RECALL ON DAEWOO 02V-131 ; BOTH PASSENGER AIR BAG ASSEMBLY MODIFICATION AND CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. *BF WHEN THE CONSUMER TOLD THE DEALER HE WAS BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE RECALL ON THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND AIR REPAIRED, HE WAS TOLD THERE WAS A 5 PAGE WAITING LIST AND NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #10099482 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Daewoo Lanos Newburgh, NY

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

NHTSA RECALL 02V131001 CONCERNING FMVSS 201/ AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A DEALER TO HONOR THE RECALL.

NHTSA complaint #10099518 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2002 Daewoo Lanos at 60,000 miles Miami, FL

AIR BAGS

THE CONSUMER STATED TWO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED ON HER VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THE NEXT AVAILABLE DATE WAS NOT UNTIL JANUARY 2005. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #10099117 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Daewoo Lanos at 46,000 miles Town Creek, AL Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE PARKED FACING THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. VEHICLE TURNED ON ITS HEADLIGHTS, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO SWERVE. THE VEHICLE TURNED OVER AND EJECTED THE DRIVER. UPON IMPACT AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS BEING RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS.*AK CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 02V131001.

NHTSA complaint #10097651 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2001 Daewoo Lanos at 31,000 miles Birmingham, AL

AIR BAGS

THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT DRIVING THE VEHICLE SOME 75 MILES TO A DEALER FOR THE AIR BAG REPAIR AND OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE FOR THE NHTSA RECALL 02V131000.

NHTSA complaint #10097223 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2001 Daewoo Lanos Miami, FL

AIR BAGS

NHTSA RECALL 04V357000 ON THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND NHTSA RECALL 02V131001 ON THE FMVSS 201/AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A DEALER TO HONOR THE RECALL. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY MARIA'S HUSBAND JOSE DE NACIMIENTO.

NHTSA complaint #10096888 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2001 Daewoo Lanos Boca Raton, FL

AIR BAGS

02 V 131 001/FMVSS 201 AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT & 04 V 357 000/CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR/MIL: CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET THESE RECALLS HONOR, BECAUSE -NO AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTERS WERE AVAILABLE IN THEIR AREA.

NHTSA complaint #10096911 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1999 Daewoo Lanos Sterling, CO

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V357000 FOR CAM SHAFT POSITION SZENSOR, AND RECALL 02V131000 CONCERNING AIR BAG FAILURE. NO DAEWOO DEALERSHIP WITHIN A 100 MILE RADIUS OF STERLING, CO.

NHTSA complaint #10095378 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2001 Daewoo Lanos Woburn, MA

AIR BAGS

NHTSA RECALL 04V357000 CONCERNING CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR, AND NHTSA RECALL 02V131001 ON THE FMVSS 201 REGARDING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A DEALER IN THE AREA TO HONOR THE RECALLS.

NHTSA complaint #10095381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2001 Daewoo Lanos Ventura, CA

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 02V131001 ON THE FMVSS 201 REGARDING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, AND NHTSA RECALL 04V357000 CONCERNING CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A DEALER TO HONOR THE RECALLS.

NHTSA complaint #10095453 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2001 Daewoo Lanos Morton, MS

AIR BAGS

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALLS 02V131001 REGARDING FMVSS 201 AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, AND 04V357000 CONCERNING CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. CONSUMER RECEIVED THE AIR BAG RECALL NOTICE S FEBRUARY 18, 2003 AND CAM SHAFT RECALL IN OCTOBER, 2004. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER IN HER AREA TO DO RECALL REPAIRS.

NHTSA complaint #10095283 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2000 Daewoo Lanos Greenwood, IN

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V357000 CONCERNING CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR, AND RECALL 02V131001 REGARDING AIR BAGS. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC CLAIMED THE NUMBER ON PARTS DID NOT MATCH THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR PARTS BEFORE ORDERING. *AK SMOKE AND FUMES HAD COME FROM THE HOSE AND THE CONSUMER STATED THAT COOLANT LEAKED.

NHTSA complaint #10095077 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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