2000 SATURN LS Complaints

2000 SATURN L SERIES TIMING CHAIN FAILURE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I WAS NOT INJURED BUT HAVE CONCERN THAT SOMEONE COULD BE. THIS IS A COSTLY CATASTROPHIC AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FAILURE THAT GM HAS SEEMED TO KNOW ABOUT FOR SOME TIME AS EVIDENCE SHOWS THEY RELEASED AN UPGRADE TIMING CHAIN KIT. THE COST FROM $2700 TO OVER $4000 TO REPAIR. THE REPAIR COST COULD EXCEED THE VALUE OF THE CAR. *JB

AT 104,000 MILES, OUR SATURN LW2 WAGON'S TIMING CHAIN SUFFERED COMPLETE FAILURE WHILE I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY WIFE AND INFANT SON. WHEN THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED, IT DESTROYED THE VALVES ON ITS ENGINE, REQUIRING THE COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE. THE REPLACEMENT COST HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT $6,000. *JB

WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY INTERSTATE AT 70MPH WHEN I STARTED TO HEAR A LOUD NOISE (WHILE PRESSING THE GAS DOWN) AND LOST POWER. WHEN I HAD THE CAR LOOKED OUT I WAS TOLD THE TIMING BELT HAD BROKE AND PROBABLY CAUSED FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. NEW ENGINE WAS QUOTED AT $3,000.

THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY 2000 SATURN LS (80,000 MILES) HAS SLIPPED, AND IT'S BEING RECOMMENDED BY MY SATURN DEALER THAT I REPLACE NOT ONLY THE TIMING CHAIN, BUT ALSO THE HEAD ASSEMBLY, AS WHEN THE TIMING CHAIN GOES, IT USUALLY ENDS UP IMPACTING THE VALVES, AS WELL. *TR

MY 2000 SATURN LS1 WAS WORKING JUST FINE UNTIL ALL OF THE SUDDEN I LOST ALL POWER TO THE CAR. THE CAR DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD. I HAD BOTH OF MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR, ONE OF WHO IS 10 MONTHS OLD, AND LUCKILY I WAS NOT HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID MY TIMING CHAIN WAS BROKEN AND IT CAUSED TWO VALVES TO BECOME BENT AND THE MOTOR HEAD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB

2000 SATURN LS1 WITH SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN**CC THE DEALER STATED THE REASON FOR THE SMOKE WAS BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAD SHORTED OUT. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE SHORTENING OUT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SATURN LS2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD ACTIVATE, BUT THEN DEACTIVATE. ON OCCASION, THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD FAIL TO ACTIVATE COMPLETELY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 99V199000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH). THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 67,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SATURN LW2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATES WHILE DRIVING OR AT A STOP LIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURS SPORADICALLY. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START. HE HAS NOTIFIED SATURN AND THEY ARE AWARE THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART. HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT THAT IS BEING USED FOR THE COMPUTER MODULE IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 177,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I OWN A 2000 SATURN LS2. I BOUGHT IT IN 2005 AT 26,00 MILES. IT CURRENTLY HAS 74,000 MILES ON IT. THERE WAS NO RATTLE OR WARNING, BUT MY TIMING BELT BROKE 6/7/07 AND NOW MY CAR ENGINE IS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SATURN LS1. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER IS CURRENTLY REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,300.