Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 04/15/2012 | 127112 | ||
| I was driving down a local street in my hometown. i was doing the speed limit and just cruising when all of a sudden i lost all power in my car. i didn't actually notice until i went to push the gas pedal and received no response from my engine. i was able to keep control of the car and get to the side of the road. after looking under the hood and not being able to identify the problem i called my insurance company and they dispatched a tow truck. after getting the car home i called a local mechanic friend of mine hoping he could give me a diagnosis after taking the engine cover off we were able to visibly see that the chain on the left side of my engine was broken. after seeing that he pretty much said i'm looking at a broken timing belt and possibly valve and piston damage. in the end it was obvious that my engine was not fixable. | |||
| 01/09/2011 | 109000 | ||
| I purchased a 2001 saturn l200 in november 2010 in jan 2011 the timing belt broke i had it repaired at the car lot where i bought the car while getting the repairs the mechanic found problems with the valves they sent them to a head shop to be shaved when i got the car back it was running real ruff & loud so i took it back after the repairs from the noise the car didnt have the pulling power as before after a week went by the car wouldnt start i took car back to machanic and he said it needed a power pack he replaced it then a month or two past when i noticed a oil leak where i park i checked the oil there was no oil in the car it had all leaked out i put 3 quarts of oil in the car in 2 to 3 days i was putting more oil in the car so about every 4 days i was adding oil i took car to 3 mechanics they all told me something different after getting a 4th opinion i had a mechanic to repair the rear main seal,after about a week i notice more oil leaking in the same spots i havent been able to take car back because the car had a gear cord to break i had it repaired temporary now it is not changeing gears at all unless i go under the hood to change it its been one problem after another since i drove this car off the lot i was told by an attorney they couldnt help me because i bought the car as is no warranty and it didnt fall under the lemon law. | |||
| 08/11/2010 | 101000 | ||
| Failure simiar to safety recall 06074. the car stalled on the highway. the mechanic said it is a possible timing chain that broke just after 100,000. | |||
| 07/18/2009 | 160000 | 1 | |
| I have a 2001 saturn l200. i was driving on the highway when i felt a pop. my car started to lose speed and i was lucky to be able to pull over on the side. i tried starting the vehicle but it wouldn't. i had it tolled to my garage at home. i had a mechanic come over the next day and he showed me where the timing chain had broke. i had the car pushed to the saturn dealership in arlington, tx and they confirmed the timing chain had broken. they quoted me a price of $2300.00 to repair it and i refused and had it tolled back to my home. *dt | |||
| 12/15/2009 | 88363 | 1 | |
| My 2001 saturn l-series 2.2l had the timing chain break. this was in a parking lot. i had started the car and backed out. i put the vehicle in drive. didn't touch the gas pedal and the car quit. i was left crosswise the drive lane and blocking traffic. if this had happened at highway speeds, i probably have been seriously hurt or more likely have been killed. *tr | |||