Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 05/26/2011 | 103000 | ||
| Timing chain failure of saturn 2000 today while driving on an interstate highway my saturn stopped working and i had to drift to the side of the road park in a dangerous location get towed only to find out it was the timing chain that broke causing a catastrophic engine failure. i have to junk my car and get a new one. i am very distressed to find the recall of the timing chain in this vehicle and since it was lawfully registered to me am wondering why i have no recall from you? | |||
| 06/15/2009 | 95000 | 1 | |
| When i start my car or park it after driving the rpms shoot up extremely high & the engine races. when i shut the car off the engine makes a loud clunk due to shutting it off with the rpms that high. i have had it diagnosed several times & no one knows what is wrong. i had the air idle sensor replaced thinking it was the problem but it is not. this is very bad for the engine.*tr | |||
| 08/26/2008 | 83000 | 1 | |
| Timing chain on my 2000 saturn l broke. i only have 83,000 miles on it. i have read a lot of complaints online about this problem occurring consistently with gm cars, especially saturns. *tr | |||
| 06/25/2008 | 1 | ||
| My saturn sl2000 is 8 years old. recent repairs are fuel cap replaced due to broken cap seal. rear bushings, gasket replacemant gasket top replacement and now air conditioner compressor wont work. all problems discovered since may 2008. repairs performed on all except air condition which was discovered today 6-25-08. 1000 dollars approx. all 3month maintenance performed on schedule since purchase of car dec, 1999. *tr | |||
| 08/27/2005 | 94000 | 1 | 05/05/2000 |
| A 2000 sl1 saturn passenger vehicle is the source of this complaint. saturns are often recognized as being 200k mile cars - look for the wall at the service centers. - polaroids of 'happy' saturn customers. after 94k miles, my saturn had a piston fragment inside the engine. the vehicle motor is a total loss. i just paid it off 6 months ago. saturn refused to supply any explanation or offer to stand behind their product.*jb | |||
| 08/19/2004 | 1 | ||
| The consumer was told that a risk pin fell from the vehicle. the consumer stated while she was driving she started to hear a loud knocking noise. the next day after a couple of phone calls, she had her vehicle towed to a saturn dealer. it was determined that a new engine was needed. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 05/02/2007 | 98500 | 1 | 09/10/2005 |
| Vehicle coolant light low indicator came on. vehicle was taken to mechanic to service. upon inspection oil was found in the coolant reservoir. further inspection revealed a cracked cylinder head. car had under 100000 miles, and had been maintained. saturn issued company bulletin 99p01. however, they did not feel any responsibility to repair this problem for a minimal charge due to this defect. were only willing to offer 25% of the approximate $2200 repair charge. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 08/05/2003 | 51000 | 5 | 01/01/2000 |
| I have a 2000 saturn sl1 (auto trans). the oil galley plug come out of the back of the engine and broke my flywheel, torque converter, and the transmission. saturn says it is not their fault and they will not pay for it to be fixed, but this plug can not be touch without taking the whole engine out and taking the engine apart. know this now the last one to touch this plug is saturn when they were putting the engine together now i have to pay for their mistake, now a plug that does nothing and can not be touch or a reason to be serviced, has caused $2200 of damage. knowing all of this, why should i pay for their mistake. is there anyway that you can help me. call if you can or can't help please!*ak | |||
| 07/10/2003 | 45000 | 1 | |
| When the consumer started the vehicle, the oil light illuminated, the vehicle was towed to the dealership, who stated the oil pump failed. *ak *ts *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 07/26/2002 | |||
| Engine would make a grinding sound after driving it for a while. dealer contacted. feel free to provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 02/01/2000 | |||
| Our vehicle was recalled by saturn campaign 00-c-09, and the engine was replaced. i can find no reference to this recall in the nhtsa recall database. *ak | |||