2000 Daewoo Nubira from North America - Comments

When I first got the car I thought I had finally found a car that would suit me perfect and without anyones help. Not my parents or my boyfriend! I was so happy. I had a fully loaded car with leather interior, spoiler, sun roof, the whole nine yards! And the best thing was, it was paid for! I out right bought it, my first real car!

Two weeks later they announced on the nightly news, Daewoo withdrew from the USA!

Well, I bought the car in the summer and it never occurred to me to check the heater. Come winter, it would take 45 minutes drive time for you to feel any warmth and that was only off the motor. The repair shop could never find the problem.

Then, out of the blue, the car kept dying. So I had to replace the battery. No big deal.

Well, when we replaced the battery, obviously the car lost power and had to be reset. when we reset the car, it locked the radio due to some kind of anti theft safety crap and you have to get the code from the dealership and that cost 40 dollars. Ridiculous. So now I am without radio because I refuse to pay $40 for someone to give me a code that is right in thier computer.

I am driving to work one day and the car just stops. the motors still running, but the car fails to move. I switch gears, nothing. It cost me $45 to have it towed 1.2 miles back to my home. The mechanic came out and told me it was the CV joint. No one had this part for this car. And that was after I waited 2 weeks and kept re-ordering it with to luck. I took the peice to a shop that rebuilt them for 1/2 the cost and they told me there was nothing wrong with the piece. I then took the piece back to the shop and they put the peice back on and the car ran again. So myteriously the CV joint just popped out???

After that, I had a little streach that was OK. Then on a cold rainy February day I was taking my 18 month old to the hospital and I pulled away from the red light, going about 20 mph and the hood flew up and bent all the way back. It shattered the windshield, threw the rear-view mirror at me, dinted the whole top side for the roof and made my sunroof start leaking. I was told that the safety latch for the hood malfunctioned! It cost me $1000 to get the hood replaced!

Back on the road for a little while. Then the car decided to Jump Time! After having 8 places tell me that it couldn't be done. That the motor had oil in it and it would never be fixed. I found a place that would do it for $1500. I was getting my income tax back so that was the only way I could get it done. They fixed the car and I was back on the road 3 weeks later.

Nine days, yes 9 days later, I was driving to work and I came upon a red light and I had NO breaks! I was not speeding, infact, I was under the posted limit, but nonetheless, I slammed into a F250 4x4 in the rear tire. It knocked me unconscious on impact. I was off work for weeks and my only transportation was gone. A whole whopping 9 days! Great! So I had to take what was left of my income tax check and get another vehicle, with a payment.

That was last April, and about a few months ago, in October, I received an "Important Safety Recall Notice" from Daewoo. The recall stated as I quote, "A crack may potentially develop in the outer rubber layer of the front brake hose (s) which, in most severe circumstances, can result in brake hose rupture, brake fluid leakage and loss of vehicle braking. This condition could result in a vehicle crash without prior warning." Well, they're willing to replace the problem, but I guess it's a little late for me.

I hope you have have a deep pocketbook! This car was nothing, but issues and money for me and the only good thing is that the air bags managed to work properly.

You have really bad luck. I have a 2000 nubira and no problems with it except at 50K miles had to have the timing belt replaced.

I have a 2000 Nubira SX since new, needed to replace crossmember rubber bushes and timing belt at 100000 service.

Very happy with this great value car. Getting excellent service from Chevrolet.

I agree with you. I have a 2001 Nubria, I have had to replace the brakes every year for the past 3 years, the front end makes noises after I pad $700 to have it fixed the first time and to top it all off, the motor went at 74,000 miles. These cars are junk and because Daewoo went bankrupt, the parts are hard to find, thus car places charging extra to fix them with used parts! I have put a lot of money into his car and now it sits in my garage with a busted motor because I refuse to pay $1700 for another used motor just to have that one break down on me. We should get some type of compensation for buying these junk cars!

I'm really sympathizing with you, and you should know that you are not alone. There are other Daewoo victims out there.

The Nubira was my worst car ever, and I've owned a second hand 1977 Leyland Princess 25 years or so back as my first car. That says everything.

I took a 85% deprecation when I sold this one. And this car was just 4 years and 7 months when I sold it. But it's better to drive a safe and reliable car for me. I thought this car was as good as Hyundais, but they are not. They are totally unsafe and ureliable.

The Daewoo brand is now gone and it's sold under the Chevrolet brand and there is a new model line-up. But there is no way I'm going near those cars. Old ***, new wrapping as the saying go.

Incredible that these bad cars are sold under the Chevrolet nameplate, but I guess that Daewoo goodwill was as low as it gets, and they figured that nobody wants these cars. So they changed the name.

How do I explain the woes of the Nubira? Tricky.

The moral of the story is that it is getting me around for the time needed until I finish school and can get a more reliable car.

At about 30,000 miles, the bushings on the car went bad, making the car steering swerve and jerk the opposite direction around curves, or sometimes at the slightest turn of the wheels. Thankfully, friends of the family are mechanics and replaced it for under 200 dollars. I highly suggest replacing the bushings on the car as soon as you can, and not emptying your pocket repeatedly on new tires.

They are great get around town cars, but for long-term heavy driving consider an American made GM car or a Honda. My boyfriend is still driving his beloved Honda at 300,000 miles.

Hi guys got to admit I bought a nubira for my wife we had it 2 weeks and it started smoking realy badly--i was then told it needed a new engine after only 66000 miles never mind we are now looking for an engine? wish us luck?? lol.

I've read a lot of reviews of sad, problem-riddled lemons on this site, but so far, yours takes the cake. Between the self-releasing hood and the disappearing brakes, that car sounds like a true pile. I hope your new car is treating you a lot better.

I'm sorry that sucks so bad... it seems as though your car really is a giant piece of crap... hope everything goes well.

I bought a used 2000 Nubira after the mechanic had "supposedly" re-hauled the engine. He advertised and sold it to me as a reliable car. I didn't make it six miles past his house and the motor blew a hole out the side the size of a softball. Piles of crap. And after I bought it I find out that parts are unavailable and worthless even if you find something. NEVER AGAIN DAEWOO!!! And cars are not the only thing these ripoffs make.