2001 Saturn LS complaints

I PURCHASED A 2001 SATURN L200 IN NOVEMBER 2010 IN JAN 2011 THE TIMING BELT BROKE I HAD IT REPAIRED AT THE CAR LOT WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR WHILE GETTING THE REPAIRS THE MECHANIC FOUND PROBLEMS WITH THE VALVES THEY SENT THEM TO A HEAD SHOP TO BE SHAVED WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK IT WAS RUNNING REAL RUFF & LOUD SO I TOOK IT BACK AFTER THE REPAIRS FROM THE NOISE THE CAR DIDN'T HAVE THE PULLING POWER AS BEFORE AFTER A WEEK WENT BY THE CAR WOULDN'T START I TOOK CAR BACK TO MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT NEEDED A POWER PACK HE REPLACED IT THEN A MONTH OR TWO PAST WHEN I NOTICED A OIL LEAK WHERE I PARK I CHECKED THE OIL THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE CAR IT HAD ALL LEAKED OUT I PUT 3 QUARTS OF OIL IN THE CAR IN 2 TO 3 DAYS I WAS PUTTING MORE OIL IN THE CAR SO ABOUT EVERY 4 DAYS I WAS ADDING OIL I TOOK CAR TO 3 MECHANICS THEY ALL TOLD ME SOMETHING DIFFERENT AFTER GETTING A 4TH OPINION I HAD A MECHANIC TO REPAIR THE REAR MAIN SEAL,AFTER ABOUT A WEEK I NOTICE MORE OIL LEAKING IN THE SAME SPOTS I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TAKE CAR BACK BECAUSE THE CAR HAD A GEAR CORD TO BREAK I HAD IT REPAIRED TEMPORARY NOW IT IS NOT CHANGING GEARS AT ALL UNLESS I GO UNDER THE HOOD TO CHANGE IT ITS BEEN ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER SINCE I DROVE THIS CAR OFF THE LOT I WAS TOLD BY AN ATTORNEY THEY COULDN'T HELP ME BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE CAR AS IS NO WARRANTY AND IT DIDN'T FALL UNDER THE LEMON LAW. *TR

MY INSURANCE COMPANY NOTIFIED ME THAT MY VEHICLE TYPE (2001 SATURN L200) HAD A RECALL FOR THE TIMING CHAIN (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NO. 07V519000 & GM RECALL NO. 06074) . I CALLED SATURN AND THEY SAID ALTHOUGH THE RECALL WAS FOR MY VEHICLE MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR, THAT THE RECALL WAS VIN # SPECIFIC, AND MY VIN # WASN'T INCLUDED. MY 2001 SATURN L200 TIMING CHAIN BROKE SHORTLY AFTER THAT (DIAGNOSED BY CERTIFIED AUTO TECHS AT TIRE KINGDOM), WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 70 MPH. AFTER THIS DANGEROUS EVENT OCCURRED (ENGINE CUTOFF, LOST POWER, CONTROL), I WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY IN THE MEDIAN. IT' S POSSIBLE THE TIMING CHAIN FAILURE CAUSED MORE INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, BUT THAT WILL HAVE TO BE LOOKED AT. IT'S ESTIMATED TO COST AROUND $1400 TO REPAIR THE TIMING CHAIN, BUT THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE ONLY DAMAGE NOW. IF THERE'S MORE DAMAGE, I MAY NEED A REBUILD OR NEW ENGINE RANGING UP TO $6500. GM/SATURN SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE MY VIN NOT BEING INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE RESEARCHED NUMEROUS SATURN L200 OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. NO ONE KNOWS HOW EXACTLY GM/SATURN CAME UP WITH WHAT VIN #'S WOULD OR WOULDN'T BE INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL, BUT IT SEEMS THEY ONLY INCLUDED A FEW VIN #'S JUST TO "SAVE FACE." SOMEONE COULD GET HURT DUE TO THE UNRELIABLE DESIGN OF THEIR TIMING CHAIN, NOT TO MENTION THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE RECALL NEEDS TO INCLUDE MORE VIN #'S. IT'S NOT RIGHT WHAT GM IS D

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L SERIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS FRACTURED AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L200. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L100. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE WITH THE BRAKES PRESSED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,736.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MPH, SHE HEARD A NOISE IN THE ENGINE AREA AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ENGINE TIMING CHAIN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE TIMING CHAIN AND PISTONS YET, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE TIMING CHAIN WOULD NEED REPLACING AGAIN AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST ANY REPAIRS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH CONCLUDED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 103,000.

THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY 2001 L SERIES SEDAN BROKE ON 3/2/2011 AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS REPAIR (RECALL CAMPAIGN 07V519000); HOWEVER MY VIN WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000 VEHICLES OUTSIDE OF THE RECALL RANGE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE RECALL DUE TO THE CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE RECALL RANGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L SERIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHILE HE WAS DRIVING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED AS WELL BUT WAS DECIDING WHETHER TO ASSIST WITH REPAIR EXPENSES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

TIMING CHAIN ON 2001 SATURN 2.2 4 CYLINDER BROKE WITHOUT WARNING LEAVING THE CAR STRANDED IN TRAFFIC ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO VALVES AS RESULT OF TIMING CHAIN BREAK. DATE OF INCIDENT WAS 02/07/2011 MILES 141,000. *TR

TIMING CHAIN IS BROKE ON 2001 SATURN L SERIES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A VIOLENT JERK AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD FRACTURED WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE ENGINE BLOCK HEAD, HEAD GASKET AND VALVES AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE SIMILAR DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT WAS INTERESTED IN REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PREVIOUS REPAIRS; HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. UPDATED 06/05/12*LJ CONSUMER STATED RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE CONSUMERS VEHICLE VIN BECAUSE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS ARE SIMILAR. UPDATED 6/7/12 *SD

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE THE FIRST TIME. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME AND THE DEALER STATED THAT A FAULTY IDLE AIR CONTROL MODULE WAS THE CAUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000. UPDATED 03/31/11*LJ UPDATED 04/29/11

THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT (LITERALLY) THE DAY I TOOK IT HOME I MADE IT HALF WAY THERE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON !! IT WAS RAINING. SO I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG RESET THE LIGHT AND SENT MEN HOME. IT DROVE OKAY FOR ANOTHER TWO DAYS (NOT RAINING OUTSIDE) UNTIL THE THIRD DAY (AGAIN RAINING) I STARTED IT UP AND DROVE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND IT RAN REALLY ROUGH, SO AGAIN I GO BACK TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND AGAIN RESET THE LIGHT AND SAID HAVE A NICE DAY. I THEN PROCEEDED TO MY NEAREST AUTO PARTS STORE AND PICKED UP MY OWN SCANNER AND CHECKED IT MYSELF AND FOUND IT TO BE THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THEY COULD FIX IT OR KEEP IT AS I WASN'T GOING TO LIVE WITH THIS LIGHT IN MY DASH. THEY DID FIX IT AFTER A HEATED ARGUMENT AND A CALL TO GENERAL MOTORS CANADA. WAY TO GO GUYS !! NO WONDER YOU WENT BANKRUPT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L 200. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH UPHILL WHEN THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ABNORMAL REDUCTION OF ENGINE POWER. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE EXHAUST BECAME ABNORMALLY LOUD. THE CONTACT INQUIRED WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V231000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L-SERIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE KEY REMOVED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE IT ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS DESTROYED. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AS WELL. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE CRASH AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST HIM. THE CONTACT NOTICED A RECALL FOR THE POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) (00V344000) BUT THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN LW300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH A GASOLINE ODOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS OFF OR ON FOR LONG TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPAIRED DUE TO A LEAK. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L SERIES. THE CONTACT WAS STARTING THE VEHICLE WHEN SHE HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND RUINED THE PISTON AND ENGINE VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT INQUIRED WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

WHILE DRIVING HER SONS TO SCHOOL IN MY 2001 SATURN L200, MY DAUGHTER EXPERIENCED SWD WITH NO RESTART. THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AS SHE WAS DRIVING WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. AS OF 12/14/2010 IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FUEL LEAK IN THE VALVE ON THE TOP PORTION OF THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY SMELLED GASOLINE BUT DISREGARDED IT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE, BUT STATED THAT HER MODEL VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 00V309000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45900. UPDATED 02/02/11 *CN

2001 L200 SATURN. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TIMING CHAIN *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN AS STATED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

FUEL PUMP FAILURE ON 2001 SATURN. FUEL LINE CONNECTOR CRACKED AND LEAKING GAS FUEL PUMP AND FUEL GUAGE SENDING UNIT REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 186,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TIRES RUBBED AGAINST THE VEHICLE WHENEVER HE DROVE IN REVERSE AT A LOW SPEED WHILE TURNING SHARPLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,000.

THE ENGINE ON MY 2001 SATURN LW 200 (73K MILES) SUDDENLY QUIT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE FREEWAY IN SEATTLE. I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO PULL OFF TO A SHOULDER WITHOUT GETTING RAMMED. MY MECHANIC FOUND A BROKEN ENGINE TIMING CHAIN, WHICH HE SAID IS UNUSUAL FOR A CAR WITH THAT MILEAGE. I CHECKED ON-LINE AT NHTSA AND SAW THAT ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF 2001 L SERIES SATURNS WERE RECALLED FOR CORRECTION OF THIS POTENTIALLY LIFE-ENDANGERING PROBLEM. WHEN I CONTACTED SATURN, SUCH AS IT IS IN 2010, THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE (BASED ON VIN) WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL, AND THAT I WAS OUT OF LUCK. I WAS NEARLY KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT, WHICH MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED ON-LINE. SATURN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS, WHICH ARE IN EXCESS OF $2,000. *TR

TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 40 CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE. ENGINE HAD TO BE REBUILT. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 SATURN L2000,WITH 95,000 MILES. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN 2007 WITH 86,000 MILE. ON AUGUST 30, I TRIED TO START MY CAR, AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I HAD IT CHECKED AND MY TIMING CHAIN WAS BROKEN. MY REPAIRS ARE SUPPOSE TO BE AROUND $1000 OR MORE. I HAVEN'T DECIDED WHETHER IT'S WORTH REPAIRING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L200. WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL THUMP FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. SECONDS LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L SERIES. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH WHEN HE HEARD AN UNUSUAL RATTLE FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE TIMING CHAIN THAT RESULTED TO INTERNAL DAMAGES WITHIN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

MY BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE AGAIN GONE OUT AT THE SAME TIME. LAST TIME THE MECHANIC STATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. *TR

FAILURE SIMIAR TO SAFETY RECALL 06074. THE CAR STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE MECHANIC SAID IT IS A POSSIBLE TIMING CHAIN THAT BROKE JUST AFTER 100,000. *TR

HEADING I-64 WESTBOUND IN KY WHEN THERE WAS A VERY LOUD POP/BACKFIRE TYPE NOISE HEARD FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL POWER AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. CAR MADE HUMMING NOISE WHEN I TURNED THE KEY, THAT WAS IT. IMMEDIATELY CALLED TOW SERVICE. CAR WAS CHECKED OUT AND I WAS TOLD I WAS BASICALLY LOOKING AT A MOTOR. I WAS TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKE AND THAT BECAUSE IT WAS AN INTERFERENCE ENGINE THE RODS/PISTONS ETC. BECOME DAMAGED BECAUSE MOTOR FINISHES ITS REVOLUTION. CALLED LOCAL GM DEALER NEXT AND WAS TOLD THAT SOMETIMES THE BLOCK CRACKS WITH THESE ALSO WHEN THIS HAPPENS. NOW A NICE CAR WITH NO MOTOR. ESTIMATES ARE THROUGH THE ROOF. CALLED SATURN,WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING KNOWN AT THIS TIME. THEY GAVE ME THEIR NAME, NUMBER, AND EXTENSION TO LET THEM KNOW WHEN IT WAS GOING TO A DEALER. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 2001 SATURN L200 TO WORK. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE CAR JUST SHUT COMPLETELY OFF SO HE HAD TO COST OVER FOUR LANES TO GET OFF OF THE EXIT RAMP. HE HAD IT TOWED TO THE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR PLACE WE USE AND OF COURSE THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. THE ESTIMATE FOR JUST THAT IS $900 NOT EVEN INCLUDING IF THE VALVES OR ANYTHING ELSE IS BROKE. I HAVE RESEARCHED ABOUT THIS AND I HAVE READ ABOUT THE RECALL ON THEM BUT OF COURSE MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENED TO EVERYONE ELSE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL IS THE SAME EXACT THING THAT HAPPENED TO ME. I HAVE HAD NO HELP WITH SATURN ON THIS ISSUE. I HAD JUST BOUGHT THE CAR NOT EVEN A MONTH BEFORE IT BROKE DOWN. *TR

IN 9/2007 I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 SATURN L200 ON A CITY STREET, PULLING OUT ONTO A BUSY STREET NEAR A SCHOOL. THE CAR LOST POWER AND DIED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN SEPARATED AND DAMAGED THE VALVES ETC. AND THE CAR NEEDED THE ENGINE REPLACED. I AGREED TO LET THE MECHANIC REPLACE MY RUINED ENGINE WITH A NEWER, BUT USED, ENGINE, AS IT WAS ALL I COULD AFFORD. RECENTLY I DISCOVERED THE RECALL OF FEB '08, AND MY VEHICLE FALLS WITHIN THE RANGE OF RECALLED VEHICLES. HOWEVER, WHEN I TRIED TO GET REIMBURSED, GM CLAIMED MY CAR DID NOT ACTUALLY FALL UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE ISSUE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A SMALL PART THAT APPARENTLY MY CAR DID NOT HAVE. FROM THE INFORMATION I HAVE GATHERED ON THE INTERNET, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS FACED THIS ISSUE. I AM REQUESTING THAT THE RECALL BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL CARS IN THE RANGE. REGARDLESS OF THE SMALL PART ISSUE, MY CAR MET THE SAME REPAIR ISSUES - TIMING CHAIN SEPARATING AND DESTROYING THE ENGINE. *TR

VEHICLE WAS DRIVING IN NON ADVERSE CONDITIONS AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. AUDIBLE RATTLING SOUND CAME FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WITHIN 30 SECONDS THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WILL TURNOVER BUT WILL NOT FIRE. TIMING CHAIN IS STILL AVAILABLE AS REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED, PENDING ANY RESPONSE FROM THE NHTSA, WITH REGARD TO A SIMILAR COMPLAINT AND RECALL FOR SAME MODEL YEAR SATURN L200 SERIES WITH CHAIN MANUFACTURED IN ANOTHER PLANT. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 SATURN L300 I BOUGHT THE CAR 5 MONTHS AGO 2 WEEKS AFTER THE PURCHASE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC WHICH IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH SATURN AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOTHING (I THINK PARTIALLY IN PART BECAUSE I AM A FEMALE) BY THE WAY I WAS GIVEN A 2 WEEK WARRANTY LOL! ABOUT A MONTH OR TWO AGO I NOTICED THAT I WOULD GO TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD BE DEAD. LATER I REALIZED MY LIGHTS WERE STAYING ON AFTER I TURNED THEM OFF. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RETURNS SO I TAKE IT TO AUTOZONE TO BE DIAGNOSED ONLY TO FIND OUT I HAD 18 CODES! FOR A LITTLE OVER A MONTH NOW I HAVE HAD TO JUMP MY CAR WITH EACH START FEARING I WILL CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW LAST NIGHT I JUMP MY CAR AND KNOW THE BATTERY AND ABC BREAK LIGHT APPEARS CAUSING MY CAR TO LOSE POWER WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND FOR THE LIGHTS THAT DO NOT WANT TO CEASE TO FLASH ON AND OFF AT INCOMING MOTORISTS WITH MY BRIGHTS I REALLY DON'T WANT TO CAUSE SOMEONE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO SATURN FAULTY CARS AND ITS SYSTEM. NUMEROUS WEBSITES I'VE VISITED CONSULTING THIS ISSUE HAVE MANY OTHER PURCHASERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND MUTUAL COMPLAINT WITH THE TARDINESS OF SATURNS ACTION TO RESPOND PROMPTLY AND EFFECTIVELY. I AM TRULY OUTRAGEOUS AT THIS MATTER AND TO CONTINUE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON THIS POORLY STRUCTURED VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L200. THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NHTSA RECALL 07V519000, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE PER GM RECALL#06074. AFTER CALLING THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS TOLD THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ONCE A MONTH AND SHE CHANGED THE OIL VERY OFTEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND THE OIL WARNING LIGHT WAS RESET. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE IGNITION WOULD ALSO STUDDER WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TRIED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO CENTER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; TWO TIMING CHAINS WERE REPLACED AT THAT TIME. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). WHEN THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, SHE WAS TOLD THAT HER VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN SERVICED AT THE 100,000 MILE MARK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L SERIES. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT NHTSA RECALL ID NUMBER 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

MY 2001 L200 SATURN HAD A PROBLEM WITH DASH LIGHTS/AND GAUGES DIMMING AND AT TIMES I HAD NO INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS....IT ENDED UP BEING A MAIN MODULE WHICH COST ME $595. SEEMS LIKE READING ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE THEY HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. I THINK THIS IS A SATURN PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS FOR FREE. I HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING BOX, STRUTS FRONT/REAR...STABILIZER REAR BAR, CATALYTIC CONVERTER TWICE.....I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CAR. I HAVE PUT MORE MONEY IN THIS THAN MY OTHER TWO SATURN'S WHICH I HAD ONLY NORMAL THINGS; TIRES, BRAKES, ETC. I WISH I HAD NEVER BOUGHT THIS 3RD ONE. *TR

CRACKED BATTERY CASE THUS CAUSING ACID LEAKAGE WHICH CAUSED A BATTERY TERMINAL CABLE BOLT TO CORRODE. THUS SHORTING OUT THE ODOMETER. DO A WEB SEARCH AND YOU WILL FIND OTHER SATURN OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. SEEING THEM MADE ME ENTER THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE. *TR

SECOND CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE. *TR

2001 SATURN L200 TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. CAR STALLED IN BUSY TRAFFIC. CAR HAD 50K MILES ON IT. REPAIRS COST $3,200. *TR

2001 L200 SATURN, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SPRING CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES FROM END OF SPRING. THIS OCCURRED DURING NORMAL DRIVING. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 SATURN L200. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I FELT A POP. MY CAR STARTED TO LOSE SPEED AND I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE. I TRIED STARTING THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULDN'T. I HAD IT TOLLED TO MY GARAGE AT HOME. I HAD A MECHANIC COME OVER THE NEXT DAY AND HE SHOWED ME WHERE THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKE. I HAD THE CAR PUSHED TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP IN ARLINGTON, TX AND THEY CONFIRMED THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN. THEY QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $2300.00 TO REPAIR IT AND I REFUSED AND HAD IT TOLLED BACK TO MY HOME. *DT

TIMING CHAIN BROKE. ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. WAS EXAMINED BY SEVERAL MECHANICS AND DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND MAY BE UNDER THE GUIDELINES FOR A FREE REPAIR ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE BULLETIN. I HAVE CONTACTED SATURN, CONSUMER AFFAIRS, AND I AM JUST LOOKING FOR A REMEDY TO THIS PROBLEM AS IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL TO EITHER ME, MY SON , OR ANY PASSENGERS. MY CAR WAS WELL MAINTENANCES AND HAS 98,000 MILES ON IT. *DT

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED THIS USED 2001 SATURN IN 2001. I HAVE PUT 2 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, STEERING RACK, STABILIZER BAR, FRONT STRUTS, HAD A HEAD GASKET MAJOR PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED TWO OTHER NEW SATURN'S WITH NO PROBLEMS...I AM ROUGHLY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CAR. ALSO MY DASH LIGHTS DIMMED WHEN SECURITY LIGHT FLASHED ON AND WHEN THAT HAPPENED ALSO MY TEMP GAUGE AND GAS GAUGE WOULD GO FROM RIGHT TO LEFT AND THEN BACK QUICKLY. I HAD TO HAVE A MODULAR REPLACED. AGAIN, I AM SOOOOO DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS CAR. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THIS I HAD TWO INLINE FUEL FILTERS AS THE CAR JUST STOPPED WHILE DRIVING...SPEED WENT DOWN AND DOWN AND NOTHING. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L200. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP AT AN APPROACHING STOP LIGHT. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 70 MPH WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. SHE WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION AND SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO A NEARBY GAS STATION. SHE THEN SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND WITHIN MOMENTS OF RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO EXHIBIT THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HER DEALER WHERE IT WAS EVALUATED; HOWEVER THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO THE OWNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 109,000.