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2001 DAEWOO PUERTO RICO LANOS — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash1 injured · 504818 · 2004-11-03

Vehicle

Make
DAEWOO PUERTO RICO
Model
LANOS
Year
2001
Manufacturer
DAEWOO MOTOR DE PUERTO RICO
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
40,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE CAR I HAD WAS A DAEWOO LANOS. DIDNT HAVE AIR BAGS,BRAKES FAILING,ENGINE MALFUNCTION,TRANMISSION FAILED,IF I GIVE IT GAS IT WOULD STAND STILL,POOR QUALITY TIRES,JUST AFTER A 2 MONTHS THE CAR WAS BEING TAKEN TO THE AUTO SHOP MANY TIMES UNTIL I WAS TOLD THE COMP WENT OUT OF BUSINESS AND WAS TOLD NOT TO COME BACK BECAUSE FIXING THE CAR WOULD COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. CAR EVENTUALLY STOPPED RUNNING DUE TO CAR MEMORY SHUT DOWN AS TOLD BY A MECHANIC.BRAKES REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES,TIRES REPLACED TWICE,AIRBAGS WERE NEVER PUT IN.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10098197
Machine
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