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2001 DAEWOO PUERTO RICO LANOS — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

1 injured · 626181 · 2007-06-04

Vehicle

Make
DAEWOO PUERTO RICO
Model
LANOS
Year
2001
Manufacturer
DAEWOO MOTOR DE PUERTO RICO
Component
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
Miles at failure
63,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SMELL WHEN USING THE HEATER, THE WINDOW WILL NOT DEFROST CAUSING THE ENTIRE CAR TO FOG UP MAKING VISIBILITY IMPOSSIBLE ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS RAINING , 4 TIMES THE VEHICLE HAS FILLED UP WITH SMOKE DUE TO THE OIL FILTER NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY, ON OCCASION IT LOOKS LIKE THE VEHICLE IS ON FIRE WHEN IT STARTS SMOKING FROM THE OUT SIDE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10192381
Machine
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