Saturn S-series Sedan 2001

Model S-series Sedan made in 2001 by Saturn got 7 consumer complains as well as 6 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to child seat and engine and engine cooling. Technical service bulletines regarding equipment and seat belts.

S-series sedan year 2001

Technical Service Bulletins
Consumer Complaints

Car dealers

Model 2001

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Item no.	Summary	Added
EQUIPMENT
00T79	12/01/2000	616626	Some customers may comment that the valet key opens the rear compartment lid on vehicles built up to and including vin 1z275903. *tt	03/06/2001
SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
01T44	09/01/2001	626027	Subject regarding seat belt latch falls to the floor or is difficult to retrieve when putting on seat belt. *jg	12/12/2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
01T42	09/01/2001	623900	Information regarding new procedure for sunroof actuator to module timing. *slc	10/31/2001
01T43	09/01/2001	623843	Information regarding sunroof service procedures and serviceable sunroof components. *slc	10/30/2001
VISIBILITY - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
00T75	12/01/2000	616621	Customers may comment that the inner mirror trim panel assembly on either the left or right side is loose or detached from the door. customers may also comment about a rattle noise coming from the inner mirror trim panel area.	03/06/2001
VISIBILITY - SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY
01T43	09/01/2001	626132	Subject regarding sunroof service procedures and serviceable sunroof components. *jg	12/12/2001

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
CHILD SEAT - HARNESS BUCKLE
05/14/2006	40000	1	06/01/2001
	Dt*: the contact stated while attempting to remove the harness buckle assembly that latches between the child's legs, the harness buckle would not unlock. after several attempts, the buckle assembly strap was cut in order to free the child. the manufacturer was not alerted. the seat is an evenflo model # 3252245p1, date of manufacture is march 15, 2005.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
09/27/2010	157000
	2001 saturn sl2 sedan timing chain failure. it is currently at an automotive repair shop, so i do not have the vin handy (but if you need it, contact me). they do not want to replace the timing chain because they say they have had experiences where they do this and it fails again in a few months. they say they do not want to look for another engine because it would have the same problem. i specifically bought the saturn because it had a timing chain instead of a timing belt (because i owned a fiat on which the timing belt broke and i never wanted to go through that again). yet, here i have the same problem with a timing chain. i have heard that there is a lubrication issue with the timing chain that causes it to fail. i hope this can be investigated. saturn made a big deal of their 300,000 miles club and how robust and long-lasting their cars were, and now this. to make things worse, our family has two 2001 saturn sl2 sedans!
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
12/17/2003	56482	2	06/08/2001
	Check engine light on diagnosed codes found 34 1,300 and 507 vvb present. diagnosed further found intake manifold gasket leak. replaced take manifold gasket. did a goodwill split on cost. on march 14 2005 the same problem came up had to replace manifold gasket. the repair this time had to pay $100 for repair. saturn paid for the rest of the repairs. i feel i should be reimbursed in full for both repairs, and there should be a recall on the 2001 saturn sli *ak
POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION
09/09/2008		1
	Brushing on my 2001 saturn broke while i was driving, leaving me stuck in 3rd gear. i have searched online, and found that is a very common problem, and saturn refuses to sell the defective part, opting to charge their customers over $200 for a $0.30 part. *tr

Car dealers selling

State	City	Zip	Name	Phone
MA	NORWOOD		NORWOOD SATURN