Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| Vehicle overheats and consumes oil because a heating chip has melted due to overheating. motor had to be replaced.*ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| Vehicle will run hot with cause of actual failure not indicated. several items were replaced by a mechanic in which vehicle has blown a head gasket, and still runs hot. vehicle is now non-drivable, parked at impact auto. please describe details.ak | |||
| 06/02/1999 | 1 | ||
| Timing chain failed. mjs | |||
| 12/01/1998 | 1 | ||
| Valves, gaskets and serpentine belt replaced. mjs | |||
| 03/29/1999 | 12/01/1993 | ||
| Safety issue, car stopped suddenly when timing chain broke | |||
| 08/03/1998 | 05/01/1997 | ||
| Seat belts move back and forth while driving and they won't open when the car is stopped. also, sun roof and speedometer malfunctioned/ noisy engine due to timing chain failure. in addition, replaced egr valve and canister. *ak | |||
| 10/31/1998 | 1 | 07/06/1997 | |
| Vehicle would leak oil into the spark plugs. engine head gaskets sealing is not retaining the oil. *ak *ml | |||
| 11/06/1997 | 2 | ||
| While driving heard noise. rack& pinion steering failed. problem was fixed, but it reoccurred. *ak timing chain failed. *slc | |||
| 05/07/1997 | 1 | ||
| Timing chain failed. | |||
| 02/08/1994 | |||
| Defective fuel pump; also, power steering motor/seat belt/timing chain/front brake rotors failed. *ak | |||
| Owner states that the upper motor mounts are defective and that vehicle is unsafe to drive, owner also notes that saturn is awre of this problem and that they are redesigning some of their models. *ak | |||
| 05/31/1996 | 1 | ||
| Timing chain noise. *sd | |||
| 1 | |||
| Vehicle is losing oil. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Engine valves failed, causing a leak. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Cruise control failed. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| Vehicle engine overheated because the oil evaporated quickly.dealer rebuilt engine. *ak | |||
| 04/01/1997 | 2 | 06/17/1994 | |
| Engine failure; also, transmission malfunctioned. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||
| 01/01/1998 | 2 | 12/26/1995 | |
| In jan. 1998 my timing chain broke and cracked my engine and valve cover. prior to this i did take my car to the dealer who states timing chain replacement or new engine if timing chain breaks. being that my saturn sl2 was a 1994 it was funny that so soon timing chain problems occurred. my timing chain did break, and i was unable to get it repaired intil 2001 by the local dealer with a used engine that leaked oil every where i parked, my complaints yielded no results. needless to say i was able to continue driving the car which began to overheat, cooling fan failed and in august 2004, the timing chain on the other used engine started to rattle and also broke, so today i am carless and don't know where to begin. obviously there is a problem with these saturn timing chains. is there an investigation ongoing?*ak | |||
| 12/01/1998 | 1 | ||
| Valves, gaskets and serpentine belt replaced. mjs | |||
| 05/15/1997 | 1 | ||
| Serpentine belt failed causing noise. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 11/10/1999 | 2 | 10/01/1998 | |
| Saturn reluctant to comment on if problems were of factory defects, therefore everything was paid for in full (extreme amounts) by myself. also, the products, after replaced failed within one month after the warranty expired. saturn refused to compensate . nos afety defect listed in summary. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL | |||
| 08/03/1998 | 05/01/1997 | ||
| Seat belts move back and forth while driving and they won't open when the car is stopped. also, sun roof and speedometer malfunctioned/ noisy engine due to timing chain failure. in addition, replaced egr valve and canister. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | |||
| 08/03/1998 | 05/01/1997 | ||
| Seat belts move back and forth while driving and they won't open when the car is stopped. also, sun roof and speedometer malfunctioned/ noisy engine due to timing chain failure. in addition, replaced egr valve and canister. *ak | |||
| 05/15/1997 | 1 | ||
| Egr valve failed resulting in hesitation. | |||