I got the car for four hundred dollars at an auto auction because I had to sell my Jeep. It came with bad tires, bad brakes, and the check engine light was on. I don't know where I can get brake pads and rotors. My tail light blew and no one has a tail light that will fit it. I only hope I don't get pulled over before I can find another one to replace it. I took my car to a place to have the check engine light and they can't find anything wrong with it, but why would the light be on if there wasn't anything wrong?
I wish I had kept my Jeep and fixed it up. I would have been better off even though it had 256,000 miles at least I know Jeep isn't going anywhere. I wish I had known that they didn't even make Daewoos anymore before I bought this one. I'm just glad I don't have payments or anything like some of the other people have. I feel really bad for anyone who bought this car. I suggest everyone buy a Jeep they are the most reliable vehicles on the road. I would still own one if my dad hadn't talked me in to selling it. If I can get rid of this one that's what I will be back to buy.
The ignorance of this reviewer does not make the Nubira a bad car. Anyone who was too stupid to see that the tires were worn and the check engine light was on, before they bought the car even for only $400, deserves whatever they get!
If your check engine light is on and you can't find a problem with it it could be possible that your engine is sometimes misfiring which requires a new spark plug.
Try unpluging your battery and repluging it that should make it go off.
And by the way the reason the light is on is because your engines computer has read the code so unpluging and repluging the battry should reset the engine computer and shut off the check engine light.
GOOD LUCK!
The reviewer does not care about fixing the car.
They have already decided they hate it and are now just looking for an excuse to get rid of it.
You only paid $400 for it? Sand down the VIN number and abandon the thing in a ditch!
Or just give it to a junkyard. Consider yourself lucky you didn't pay more. It was a $400 lesson learned I hope.
I bought a 2001 nubria for my wife with 55000 miles it's a great little car for the money and its good on fuel witch is a great thing these days people who complain about these cars do not service there cars like I do. any car will last a long time if you take good care of it. it may have its fare share of problems, but so do people and we don't hate everyone do we.
June 15, 2006.
I bought a 2001 Daewoo Nubira in April 2006 because it is a sleek looking car. The car seems to bring a new sound/noise every day. I service it and changed all the necessary parts, but it is still inventing new sounds. It is very stylish, but I am kinda having second thoughts about it. I didn’t buy it from a dealer and now I am afraid that no one will want to, but it if I decide to sell.
WHAT CAN I DO? HELP!!!
The daewoo Nubira is just a noisy car. Everyone I have talked to who owns a Nubira has mentioned the noise level.
I have a 2001 Nubira and I absolutly love the car. I bought it about 3 1/2 years ago with only 30,000 miles on it and now it has 62,000. I have never had any problems with it. It is a great car. The check engine light did come on this morning on my way to work so I will be on my way to the service dept today. It has not had it's 60,000 mile work up yet so I am sure that new spark plugs will fix it. Ignore the ignorance of others that buy the car so cheap and expect it to be perfect. Reality is: when you buy a car cheaply then you are going to get a cheap "unreliable" car! You get what you pay for!
I bought a Daewoo Lanos about 4 months ago. I am a teenager so I am limited on my money, But I do know a few things about the car. Yes they are expensive to fix. thermostat cost me $50 and its plastic. Blew up driving down the road. Oh well. I think it is a good car considering I only paid $1500 for it. Like I said I am a teenager so I push my car to the limit. Yes I must admit I do race it from time to time and it hasn't let me down. The engine is small, but since the car only weighs 2000 lbs it has power. Mine is a 1999 and I have probably 106,000 miles on it. I read up on the check engine light on these. When I got mine it wasn't on. soon it came on. then the thermostat blew in half. I replaced it. And it went off. It came on about a month later. I put oil in it and it went off. The thing is with the Daewoo is that they built it so it is hard to screw the car up. If someone is having problems with it then I'm guessing they just didn't do anything when the check engine light came on. You get what you pay for. And so far I am glad what I payed for. My next step is doing a engine swap. I want a v6 in it.
I've had my Nubira for Five and a half years now, I bought it new. No major problems, almost 99,000 miles on it. I think the main thing with these cars is to make sure you change the timing belt at 60,000 miles. When you change it you should change the tensioners and idler pulley in there too. It's cheaper to do a little mainteance on it at 60,000 mile intervals than to push your luck and have your timing belt break and mess up the valves/pistons which is very costly to repair. Buy the Daewoo parts if you plan on keeping the car, they are a little more, but worth it. They are available thru GM now. The car has a nice appearance/style, the new Malibu's look like Nubira Clones with a V 6 Engine.
I bought my Daewood Nubira five and a half years ago (2001) for $5,000. It now has almost 100,000 miles on it. Even though I can afford to get a better car, I choose not to. I'm very attached!
I have had only routine maintenance on it, as I have watched friends sink thousands into foreign, exotic cars. I have had the timing belt, battery, brakes, and tires replaced, but I paid for it in cash and haven't had a car payment for over five years! I have enjoyed traveling and spending money on other things rather than an expensive car.
When the time comes, I will part sorrowfully with it. Until then, I will love it to death!
My regular mechanic works on it for me using GM parts or adapting other parts to fit it. They love the car too, and they consider it a challenge to keep it in top shape.
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