2000 SATURN LS Complaints

AT AROUND 52,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE MY TIMING CHAIN REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DUE TO ME NOT HAVING OIL IN THE ENGINE, HOWEVER THE OIL WAS CHANGED AT 3,000 MILE INTERVALS WITH AN OCCASIONAL 6,000 MILE INTERVAL. CHANGING OIL THIS OFTEN I WOULD NOT EXPECT A PROBLEM AND IN ADDITION MY OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. HOWEVER, EVER SINCE I HAD THE TIMING CHAIN REPLACED I AM NOTICING THAT I AM USING AROUND THREE QUARTS OF OIL PER MONTH. I HAVE 73,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND FEEL THAT THIS IS EXCESSIVE. I HAVE READ WHERE OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TIMING CHAIN AND I WONDER IF THIS HAS CAUSED THE EXCESSIVE BURNING OF OIL OR VICE VERSA. *TR

WAS DRIVING CAR LOSS POWER.. ONCE PARKED CAR WOULD NOT START.. BROUGHT TO SERVICE CENTER THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN AND THERE IS ENGINE DAMAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SATURN LS1. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, AND NO PREVIOUS SIGNS OF A POSSIBLE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, NO MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SATURN LS1. WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS ARE EXTREMELY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. AS A RESULT, HER FOOT SLIGHTLY TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A BUILDING. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED, BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 77,000.

WHILE DRIVING HER 2000 SATURN LS2 3.0 MY DAUGHTERS CAR SUDDENLY DIED ON HER. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A HOTEL PARKING LOT OFF THE INTERSTATE. AFTER TOWING IT TO TWO INDEPENDENT CAR REPAIR SHOPS, THEY BOTH REFUSED TO WORK ON IT. AFTER TOWING IT TO SATURN, THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE ISSUE WITH THE TIMING BELT. THEY CLAIM THAT THIS CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BUT THAT DOES NOT MITIGATE THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE A HUGE FAILURE RATE WITH THEIR TIMING BELTS. WHY IS THIS ONE NOT COVERED UNDER THE SAME RECALL AS THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA06009? THERE IS A GREATER PROBLEM THEN THEY ARE LETTING ON TO IF YOU READ THE INTERNET PAGES ABOUT THE 2000 LS2. THEY NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

TIMING CHAIN BROKE, TIMING CHAIN COVER AND VALVE COVER GASKET ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. CAR ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

MY 2000 SATURN LW1 HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING A NEW TIMING CHAIN. SATURN SERVICE HAS INDICATED THAT THE 2001 VERSION OF MY CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT MINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SATURN LW1. THE TIMING CHAIN COMPLETELY SEPARATED. AS A RESULT, THE PISTONS JAMMED THE VALVES AND CAUSED THEM TO FAIL. THE TIMING CHAIN PULLED THE SPROCKETS APART, WHICH CAUSED THE HEADS AND VALVES TO FAIL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS UNDER RECALL AND WOULD CHARGE $2,200 FOR A NEW HEAD AND TIMING CHAIN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 94,000.

BROKEN TIMING CHAIN ON 2000 SATURN LS. RECALL DOES NOT COVER MY VEHICLE BUT COVERS THE SAME EXACT 2001 MODEL WITH THE SAME EXACT ENGINE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGWAY AT 65MPH AND THE ENGINE QUIT I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER ANDS HAD THE CAR TOWED TO SATURN DEALER THEY SAID THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND CAUSED ENGINE DAMAGE SATURN SAID I WILL NEED A NEW ENGINE. *TR