2000 Daewoo Lanos S from North America - Comments

I have 2000 Daewoo Lanos. I have to renew my car so I have to go get a smog check, but.. this junk yellow check engine light is on my car, so they won't do the smog check for me until that light is goes off. Recently I got all fixed up and got it

checked, but I don't know why that check engine light is not going off. Does anyone know about free service for check engine lights?

There might be following reasons that might help you in here.

>> Remove the main fuse for about 40 to 50 seconds than place it again.

>> Check all sensors.

>> Maybe some electrical wiring is getting short.

>> Check the EGR valve.

>> Maybe one of the injectors is getting worn out (check all injector or clean them). Only if you're getting low fuel economy, but if you're getting good one, than don't even touch them.

>> Check air filter sensor as well.

These are the only things which will cause check light to glow. Don't listen to service station they will eat your pocket royally & even mess with your car.

Try these & I m sure that check light will vanish with these solutions.

I bought a 2001 Daewoo Lanos off of a friend in 2005 when it had 65,000 miles on it. I now have over 129,000 miles on it. The car is ultra reliable! But you do need to maintain it.

When I bought it, my friend had just finished the 60,000 mile maintenance (timing belt, spark plugs, and fuel filter) but wanted down payment money to buy a new car. I paid $3,500 cash.

At around 80,000 miles it had the thermostat go while driving in city traffic; I turned the car off and I just coasted to a stop, then had it towed home and replaced it myself the next day for $40.00 total (including overnight delivery of the housing/thermostat and 1 gallon of 50/50 coolant).

At around 90,000 miles, I had to replace both front wheel bearings (they cost $72.00 each, plus a machine shop charge of $35.00 to press them on for a total of $214.00) and did a spark plug change myself for $8.00. I also used a syringe to replace the brake fluid and then the power steering fluid for a cost of $9.00.

At 120,000, I just finished another round of 60,000 mile maintenance at a cost of $940.00 for timing belt, water pump, tune-up, fluids and a pulley replacement. This was the cost for parts and labor. Believe me, you cannot change the timing belt or water pump on your own, even if you are a step above a backyard mechanic!

To date, I have spent less than $1250.00 on this car for necessary repairs and/or maintenance in 65,000 miles!!! I still get over 31 miles per gallon combined city/hgwy.

In comparison, my 1993 Pontiac Bonneville had gone through 4 alternators, a radiator, wheel bearings, major transmission repair, computer, various sensors, head gasket, coolant regulator, fuel injectors, brake pads rear drums and shoes along with the brake lines with modulator controls, all costing me over $7,000.00 in a 30,000 mile span right after buying it used with 50,000 miles on it, from a dealer! I had done all necessary maintenance as GM required, and was assured that all maintenance was done by the prior owner on the car.

My thought on the Daewoo is that it is like ANY car. Some are better made and if taken care of, will last forever; and some are lemons and there is nothing you can do to remedy it. My Bonneville was a good example. I've had another Bonneville that was absolutely well made and I drove it for 300,000 (with scheduled maintenance, of course!) miles!

I hope to get at least 200,000 out of the little Daewoo, which I think is totally plausible due to its reliability.

Perfect example of how to maintain your car & specially Daewoo vehicles, which people kept on saying that they are not reliable, cheap quality, they are lemons. See the above guy maintained his car at proper intervals & driving sensibility & the rest is in front of you. Daewoo vehicles are not lemons or poor quality, it's just that every vehicle requires some sort of maintenance after specific period. Good work dude, do keep on commenting about your car.

I just purchased a 2000 Lanos. Cute little car. Less than one hundred miles later my check engine light came on. I had already noticed that the engine temp gauge would not move very much. So I had the engine scanned FREE and was told I had 2 codes a misfire and a low temp code stored. So I replaced the t-stat housing W/T-stat built in. Don't forget to order the o-ring. After installing the new t-stat, it leaks. Brand new. I can actually see the housing bowed not sealing to the head. It's just plastic, am I missing a part, the o-ring groove was clean.

Is there a replacement housing made of metal or is there a fix for this problem?