2000 Daewoo Lanos from North America - Comments

March 27, 2007

I have a Daewoo Lanos that is a 2000 with only 20,000 original miles and it is not operational. I kept up the maintenance and needed nothing else except State Inspection. At Christmas while out shopping, it overheated. When we looked under the hood, there was no clamp holding the thermostat hose to the motor. Where did it go? Something also has happened in the motor. I had to have the vehicle towed. It is still sitting in my yard because I can't find a Dealership or other Service Facility that can work on it. I am still paying for this vehicle. I purchased it in good faith that I would have it for awhile. It has caused me to have to purchase other vehicle and place more financial burden on my family. Not even the Dealership would take it on a trade-in. Where do we turn for someone to be held accountable for not providing the service that you get promised when you purchase a vehicle? I have only gotten, "Well, there may be a dealership in another area that can help you, but nobody has any information to share. My car was handled normally, not driven hard or reckless. It has been maintained. Low miles. Was it just a poor quality vehicle to begin with? There needs to be restitution for all of us that have been hurt by this whole situation. You can't gets parts without a huge expense or service if you can find the parts. The cost in towing for me I can just about guarantee is more than I will be able to financially handle. So where do I go from here?

Re the Mar. 27 comment: the thermostat on the Lanos was sealed inside the plastic housing. A common problem was the housing splitting open at the seam, allowing all the coolant to leak out. Some people have tried to repair the housing after this happens, but you would be better off just replacing it. Supposedly the replacement ones (which you can find on ebay) are improved and less likely to rupture. The Lanos I used to have was an early '99 when they were still using the metal housing, but at some point after that they switched to the plastic one which has caused all the problems.

Hopefully you did not blow a head gasket when it overheated, good luck.

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I have a 2001 Lanos with 43,000 miles. Only problem so far has been the thermostat housing broke (easily replaced), dome lite switch on driver side doesn't work. And finally, it howls from the front-end. Everybody tells me I need front wheel bearings. Does your car make a lot of noise? And why are the bearings so expensive on this car?

To the poster from Mar 27th...GM owns Daewoo Motors and currently have Daewoo vehicles in their lineup... Chevy Aveo is a rebadged Daewoo!! Take your car to a GM Dealer!!

Will the car actually turn over and start? (for just a moment)? If so, I have some advice.

I have Daewoo Lanos 2000 1.6 stick shift. It has 86000 miles, I changed on it a couple of things: front wheel bearing, very cheap at the Chevy dealer, thermostat housing and some hoses, and it runs great. I don't know if the last owner changed the timing belt, so gonna change soon. I have had it since 3 years ago, and I have no complaints about it... runs well.

I am dumb founded... How in the world do you remove a 97 Lano's shifter head?. I've tried everything.. clockwise, counter-clockwise, pulling up and rotating, pulling up and rotating with a pair of tradesman's vice grips and poking it with a screw driver. Could anyone provide a fed up individual with an answer to this... IMPOSSIBLE task.

WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED!!!

Like all the other negative reviews, I bought the car, a 2000 Daewoo Lanos S... a 4-door sedan, as it looked like a good deal with only 72,593 miles on the odometer and the body looked great and my ex-husband test-drove it and liked it.

Well, 4 months and 6,000 miles later, I cannot drive it without it overheating. I am seriously thinking about calling the finance company to come and get it and ride the bus to work.

I just drove it this morning and it drove good until I pushed the brake pedal and it started to overheat.

Before that, when I put my foot on the brake pedal and started to shift it I felt something in the gear shifter that was not there before.

Will call garage and see what they say.

Do NOT under any circumstances buy this car.

Buy a Toyota if you can. They are dependable, as my ex-hubby and our daughter and her brother-in-law have one.