DAEWOO LANOS · model year

2000 DAEWOO LANOS

246 NHTSA complaints, 10 crash reports, and 6 active recalls for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 2000DAEWOOLANOS carries 246 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 10 crashes, 4 fires, 8 injuries, and 4 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2000 LANOS is engine and engine cooling with 100 filings, followed by engine and engine cooling:cooling system (27) and air bags:frontal (23). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability. This model year has 6 active recall campaigns, which means the manufacturer is obligated to remedy the covered defect at no charge for the life of the vehicle — the full NHTSA campaign numbers are listed below.

No open NHTSA investigation overlaps the 2000 LANOS in the current dataset. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.

246
Complaints
10
Crashes
4
Fires
8
Injuries
4
Deaths

Total Complaints

246 filings

Crashes Reported

10 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

Above median complaint volume — review patterns below.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING100
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM27
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL23
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE9
AIR BAGS9
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE5
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER4
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM3
SUSPENSION2
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR2

Recalls (6)

99V33600130/11/1999

WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ALLOY WHEELS. THESE WHEELS WERE MANUFACTURED WITHOUT THE STEEL BUSHING INSERTS AROUND THE WHEEL BOLT OPENINGS, ALLOWING FRICTION BETWEEN THE WHEEL BOLT SEATS AND THE WHEEL BOLTS. THIS CAN RESULT IN THE BOLTS LOOSENING DURING HARD BRAKING.

01V02000025/01/2001

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. A WIRING HARNESS, LOCATED BENEATH THE CARPET IN THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR AREA, CAN BECOME DAMAGED BY PASSENGER TRAFFIC AS THE WIRE HARNESS IS RUBBED AGAINST A BODY SEAM IN THE FLOOR PANEL.

04V35700014/07/2004

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR MAY MELT RESULTING IN A BURNING SMELL AND VISIBLE SMOKE, WHICH MAY SUBSEQUENTLY LEAD TO THE MELTING OF THE CAMSHAFT COVER AND THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WIRE HARNESS.

02V13100108/05/2002

AIR BAGS

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 201, "OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACT."

02V13100208/05/2002

AIR BAGS

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 201, "OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACT."

04V39400006/08/2004

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR MAY MELT RESULTING IN A BURNING SMELL AND VISIBLE SMOKE, WHICH MAY SUBSEQUENTLY LEAD TO THE MELTING OF THE CAMSHAFT COVER AND THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WIRE HARNESS.

Recent Complaints

20081210ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DAEWOO LANOS. BY RESEARCHING THE NHTSA WEBSITE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V357000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE UNDER THE RECALL; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE $400 REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND HE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REACH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

Mileage: 64,000

20061102ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

2000 LANOS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *TS THE VEHICLE RAN FINE. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM DAEWOO 5/1/2006. THE RECALL WAS FOR THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE NUMBER PROVIDED BUT KEPT BEING CONNECTED TO THE MESSAGE SERVICE. THE CONSUMER HAS LEFT SEVERAL MESSAGES BUT HAS NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE. *NM

20060905ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS MADE ON A 2000 DAEWOO LANOS *KB THE CONSUMER HAS THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR REPLACE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE CONSUMER HAS ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT DAEWOO BUT KEEPS GETTING THE VOICEMAIL. *NM

Mileage: 87,239

20050210ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE. THE CAUSE IS UNDETERMINED.*AK

20050121POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IN OVERDRIVE THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN TO SECOND OR THIRD GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IT IS UNSAFE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND CAR DROP DOWN IN GEAR. THE ENGINE GET HIGH RPM THIS COULD MAKE THE ENGINE BLOW UP AND LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. *BF

Mileage: 41,000

20050110AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02V131000 CONCERNING PASSENGER AIR BAG ASSEMBLY MODIFICATION ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2004. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEAERSHIP ON FOUR OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS CONSTANTLY TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

Mileage: 23,000

20041201VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

WHITE HOUSE REFERRAL /CROWTHER RE DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ON A 2000 DAEWOO LANOS... THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A DEALER THAT WHILL SEVICE THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. *JB

20041126ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR, AND AIR BAG NHTSA RECALLS 04V357000 AND 02V131000. *AK

Mileage: 47,000

20041126AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR, AND AIR BAG NHTSA RECALLS 04V357000 AND 02V131000. *AK

Mileage: 47,000

20041123ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 66,000

20041112AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE

RECALL 02V131001 CONCERNING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS, AND INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. CONSUMER WAS DEVASTATED. *AK *TC

Mileage: 54,000

20041109ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

RECALL 04V357000 ISSUED FOR CAMSHAFT POSITION SENOR ON DAEWOO. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE SPENT MONEY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED BUT THE PROBELM CONTINUED TO EXIST. *JB

20041105UNKNOWN OR OTHER

MULTIPLE RECALL NOTICES CONCERNING CAM SHAFT POSITION SENOR ON 2000 DAEWOO LANOS. *BF THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT HE WAS UNABLE TO REACH ANYONE BY THE PHONE NUMBER THAT WAS PROVIDED IN THE RECALL LETTER. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY LOCAL DEALERSHIPS THAT THERE WERE NO DAEWOO DEALERSHIPS IN EXISTENCE AND THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY DEALERSHIP THAT WERE WILLING TO FIX THE VEHICLE. (CONSUMER DID NOT STATE WHICH RECALL). *JB

20041105AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

NHTSA RECALL 02V131001 CONCERNING FMVSS 201/ AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A DEALER TO HONOR THE RECALL. *AK

20041104ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V357000 CONCERNING CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. DEALER WAS NOT IN OPERATION. *AK *BF *NM

20041104ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V357000 CONCERNING CAM SHAFT POSTION SENSOR. DEALER WAS NOT IN OPERATION.*AK

20041103ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

NHTSA RECALL 04V357000 CONCERNING CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A DEALER TO HONOR THE RECALL.*AK

20041102ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICED(0V4357000) FOR THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THERE WAS NO DEALER IN THE AREA TO PERFORM THE RECALL. *JB

20041101SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (02V257001) REGARDING THE BRAKE HOSE. THERE WAS NO DEALER AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL. *JB

20041029ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE(0V4357000) FOR THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THERE WAS NO DEALER AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL.*JB

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 2000 DAEWOO LANOS have?
The 2000 DAEWOO LANOS has 246 NHTSA complaints, 10 crashes, 4 fires, 8 injuries, and 4 deaths reported.
Are there any recalls for the 2000 DAEWOO LANOS?
Yes, the 2000 DAEWOO LANOS has 6 recall(s). The most common affected component is WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS. Recalls are issued by NHTSA and manufacturers must provide a free remedy.
What are the most common problems with the 2000 DAEWOO LANOS?
The most-complained component for the 2000 DAEWOO LANOS is ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING with 100 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM and AIR BAGS:FRONTAL.
Is the 2000 DAEWOO LANOS safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

Vehicle Safety Guides

Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.