Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 08/04/2005 | 106900 | 1 | 07/30/2002 |
| Problems with the harmonic balancer having excessive run out causing improper serpentine belt alignment which created excessive belt wear. if problem is left unattended, serpentine belt/balancer can separate causing engine stall and loss of power steering which may cause accident. contacted manufacturer but did not acknowledge a problem existed even though the balancer was redesigned. balancer was replaced by the owner as a precautionary measure to prevent potential hazards. i also noticed several failure notices by other owners of this same brand/model of vehicle posted on the internet. vehicle in question is a 1993 saturn sl2 sdn w/dohc 1.9l engine could not find the proper category to classify the vehicle i the next pages.*jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 12/28/1999 | 12/01/1997 | ||
| Engine block has split near the location of alternator ,causing it to be lose and cut into the belt. the block busted upon starting the vehicle. transmission has a problem when shifting, and saturn has told me they can't find anything odd about it. nor is there anything odd about the engine overheating during barely warm days in the summer. possibly connected. *ak | |||
| 02/01/1996 | 1 | 04/30/1993 | |
| Water pump replaced. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 11/01/2001 | 11/01/2001 | ||
| My biggest problems is with the stalling of the car in the middle of traffic. i have almost been in one accident and there has been alot of times at which this car has stalled. this vehicle is very dangerous to me and my 4 year old boy and the place at which i am still paying for this car as not been cooperative in fixing this problem which was brought to there attention from day one. anna cole. *ak | |||
| 01/01/2000 | 1 | ||
| Timing chain and guides failed. *slc | |||
| 1 | |||
| Vehicle experiences a leaky valve gakset. *slc | |||
| Engine access mount collapsed due to age and because it has worn out, causing vehicle to shake and rattle bad. *ak *ml | |||
| 12/28/1999 | 12/01/1997 | ||
| Engine block has split near the location of alternator ,causing it to be lose and cut into the belt. the block busted upon starting the vehicle. transmission has a problem when shifting, and saturn has told me they can't find anything odd about it. nor is there anything odd about the engine overheating during barely warm days in the summer. possibly connected. *ak | |||
| 06/01/1997 | 1 | 07/06/1993 | |
| Valve body failure causing vehicle to take 10-20 seconds to move in reverse gear. yh | |||
| 02/01/1998 | 09/01/1993 | ||
| Engine cylinder head cracked, resulting in oil leak due to improper manufacturing. | |||
| 06/11/1994 | |||
| Brakes have never worked properly. have to brake ahead of time to avoid accident. dealer replaced and resurfaced rotors 2 times. transmission leaking. replaced valve body cover gasket. another mechanic claims crack in tranmission. first half was done under warranty. second time rotors/pads warranty had expired. defect is still reoccurring. *ak | |||
| 02/08/1995 | 1 | 04/30/1993 | |
| Timing chain replaced. | |||
| 02/28/1995 | 1 | 04/30/1993 | |
| Piston rings replaced. | |||
| 06/01/1995 | |||
| Oil warning does not come on when the oil is very low. tt | |||
| 10/10/1994 | 2 | ||
| Vehicle vibration when shifting into drive at idle. replaced engine mount. tt | |||
| 12/01/1994 | 2 | ||
| Worn serpentine belt idler. replaced. tt | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 12/02/1999 | 05/01/1993 | ||
| Aluminum engine cracked at mounts on right side -- engine is hanging | |||
| 08/10/1993 | |||
| The engine is walking and the oil is leaking. tt | |||
| Purchase car new the engine blew the passenger side door will not shut right and the car hard to start the front end shakes, the brake goes to the floor . tt | |||