2001 SATURN LS Complaints

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

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

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