2002 SATURN LS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200 (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THEN THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING BELT CHAIN FRACTURED DUE TO NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,872.

VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER TURNING ONTO THE ROAD, ENGINE HAD STALLED AND WOULD NOT CRANK OR START UP AGAIN; BATTERY AND OIL LIGHTS CAME ON. YOU COULD SEE THE SERPENTINE BELT WHEN TRYING TO CRANK SO IT WAS NOT A BATTERY ISSUE. FUEL TANK WAS FULL AND OIL WAS CHANGED A MONTH PRIOR. MECHANICS CONFIRMED THE TIMING CHAIN HAD SNAPPED/BROKEN AND DESTROYED MANY OF THE INTERNAL ENGINE COMPONENTS. $2000 COST TO REPLACE/FIX THE INDIVIDUAL PARTS, $2600 TO JUST GET ANOTHER USED ENGINE. *JS

THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. I PULLED AWAY FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND TRIED TO GET UP TO THE SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MILES PER HOUR. AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES AN HOUR THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I MANAGED TO GET IT TO THE SIDE AND CALLED THE WRECKER. MECHANIC SAID TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND I NEED A NEW ENGINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A KUMHO MOHAVE TIRE R/S 195/65/R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEEL BELT SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT DURING THE INCIDENT THE FRONT QUARTER PANEL AND FRONT BUMPER WAS DAMAGED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DOT INFORMATION WAS NOT LISTED ON THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE ALONG WITH AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT FAILED TO RECTIFY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

VEHICLE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AS VEHICLE WAS BEING BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT 2-3 MPH. NO INJURIES OCCURRED, BUT ENGINE WAS CATASTROPHICALLY DAMAGED. ESTIMATED REPAIR COSTS FROM MY MECHANIC WAS $1700 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. UPDATED 11/24/2014 *JS

SECURITY ISSUE: WHILE DRIVING CAR SUDDENLY SECURITY LIGHTS UP. DRL START FLASHING. ON AND OFF DURING THE TRIP THE DOORS LOCKS PROCEED TO GO UP AND DOWN. GAS GAUGE GOES DOWN TO EMPTY(HAD FULL TANK) AND LOUD BING SOUND(LIKE DOORS OPENED WHILE KEY IN IGNITION. SPEDOMETER I THINK WENT TO SOMETHING CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT, BUT IT WAS WRONG. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON/OFF. OUTSIDE LIGHTS ALSO ARE FLASHING LIKE A POLICE CARS. DRIVE HOME AND UNPLUG BATTERY(WHICH READ ONLINE TO TRY) OKAYISH UNTIL MAY12, 2014. WHILE REVERSING INTO DRIVEWAY SECURITY LIGHT IS BACK ON. SPEDOMETER IS NOW AT 694978 MILES AND HASN'T CHANGED IN 4 DAYS! I HAD UNDER 110K ON THE CAR. CAN NOT LOCK MY DOORS. THEY MAKE A BUZZING SOUND WHEN IN GEAR OR I HIT LOCK/OPEN BUTTON. AND THEY HAVE SUDDENLY LOCKED THEMSELVES WHEN I'M AWAY FROM THE CAR. READ MANY SATURNS HAVE AN BCM ISSUE. FOUND AN CHEVORLET DEALER THAT IS GOING TO CHECK MY CAR OUT TOMORROW. HE INFORMED ME SO FAR THERE ARE 2 OTHER RECALLS ON MY CAR, BUT NOT FOR WHAT I'M EXPLAINING TO HIM. 1 (TAIL LIGHTS) I ALREADY FIXED! LOVE TO GET MY MONEY BACK ON THAT!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L100 (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

MY CAR BEGAN BY RUNNING WITH THE IGNITION KEY BEING ABLE TO BE PULLED OUT WHILE RUNNING. I NEVER KNEW WHEN IT WAS GOING TO START OR NOT. WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED U WOULD BE STRANDED AND LOSE POWER BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING WOULD LOCK UP. I ALSO HAD THE EXPENSE OF A NEW KEY AND MANY TOWS THE CYLINDER SWICH AND HOUSING WERE A HUGE EXPENSE AROUND 500.00 WITH THE LABOR AND TOW. *JS

NO ACCIDENT IGNITION PROBLEM AND THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE IN THE RECALL. THE KEY COMES OUT WHILE THE CAR IS IN GEAR. *JS