Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | |||
| 08/01/1997 | 1 | 04/01/1996 | |
| Thermostat failed, allowing car to overheat. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| Their is a crack in engine vavle cover gasket that causes a leak. dealer has been contacted. *ak | |||
| 12/08/1995 | 1 | 12/25/1992 | |
| Timing chain makes noise due to adjuster malfunction. | |||
| 10/06/1997 | 1 | 04/01/1996 | |
| Valve cover gasket failed, causing vehicle to stall on highway. | |||
| 03/19/1998 | 1 | 04/01/1996 | |
| Engine pistions blew, causing engine to overheat/stall. | |||
| 1 | 06/01/1993 | ||
| Timing chain tensioner failed causing, engine to seize. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 07/01/1997 | 1 | 06/30/1993 | |
| Engine failed. *slc | |||
| 08/28/2000 | 2 | 05/01/1993 | |
| Failed previously, paid $1600 to saturn in 98 and problem was not fixed. 1-cyl was replaced with this work in addition to several other things. engine practically rebuilt. existed prior to this around 1995-1997 and was reported and taken to saturn dealers who did absolutely nothing after several times of bringing in the vehicle. oil loss which means it's burning up someplace because it's not dripping from underneath. i had a diagnostic done and all that's said is that there is an oil consumption problem. the vehicle runs very rough and is not reliable. | |||
| 10/28/1998 | 1 | 03/01/1996 | |
| Summary not proved by consumer | |||
| Oil is consumed completely between 2,000 to 3,000 miles with vehicle in dealership every other week. dealership polished heads, etc., another dealership conducted an oil consumption test which found several leaks and other areas that was contaminated with oil. please describe details. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | |||
| While driving carbon monoxide fumes would be entering vehicle through floorboard. would have static electric charge to left knee. doors were excessively heavy to open or close. door locks failed to be operated properly. panel lights would come on or go off by themselves. taking vehicle to dealership to have mechanic check it out. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | |||
| 07/01/1997 | 1 | 06/30/1993 | |
| Egr valve failed. *slc | |||