NHTSA Complaint #10110744 — 2001 SATURN SC1

2001 SATURN SC2 BOUGHT 2/04 20,000 ORGINAL MILES ....... SUPORTING DOCUMENTS STATE THE CAR WAS SITTING AND NOT DRIVEN PRIOR TO PURCHASING. AS OF OCT 2004 AND 30,000 MILES THERE HAS BEEN A LEAK IN EXHAUST, CHECKED WITH SATURN DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW RESONATOR AND PIPE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME APPROX. $400 TO FIX, 2ND PROBLEM IS THAT MY IDLER PULLEY IS BAD AND IN THE PROCESS DISTROYING THE SERPENTINE DRIVE BELT APPROX. $200 TO REPAIR. I FEEL GM (SATURN) NEED TO OWN UP TO THESE COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THERE VEHICLES AND REPAIR THEM UNDER RECALL. THE NHTSA HAS A SERVICE BULLENTIN ON THE EXHAUST PROBLEM THAT JUST CAME OUT OCT. 2004 BULLENTIN #040605010 (SERVICE PROCEDURE FOR REPLACEMENT OF RESONATOR AND INTERMEDIATE PIPE) I ALSO FEEL A CAR THAT HAS 33,300 MILES SHOULDNT NEED ALL OF THIS KIND OF WORK DONE TO IT WHEN THESE KIND OF ISSUES USUALLY HAPPEN AROUND 60-70,000 MILES ON ANY OTHER NORMAL CAR. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT, THIS IS MY FIRST ESPECIALLY WITH THIS LOW OF MILAGE - THIS HAS BEEN A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT AND LET DOWN. THANK YOU - PLEASE PUT IN EFFECT A RECALL FOR THESE ISSUES..... I THINK GM CUSTOMERS HAVE SPENT ENOUGH ON REPAIRS. I VERY UNHAPPY FIRST SATURN (GM) OWNER. *AK