NHTSA Complaint #10156031 — 2001 SATURN LS

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10156031
Vehicle	2001 SATURN LS
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Date of Incident	April 8, 2006
Date Filed	April 25, 2006
Mileage	69,760 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	MI

Consumer Description

WITH NO ADVANCED WARNING SIGNS, MY 2001 SATURN L-200 HAD THE TIMING CHAIN SPONTANTEOUSLY BREAK. ALL OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE WAS DONE AT THE REGULAR INTERVALS. BECAUSE SATURN DESIGNED THIS AS AN INTERFERANCE ENGINE, THE BROKEN TIMING CHAIN CAUSED PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE VALVES IN THE MOTOR. NO ONE WAS HURT AS A RESULT OF THIS ENGINE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED BY REPLACING THE BLOWN ENGINE WITH A LOW MILEAGE SALVAGE ENGINE AT THE COST OF $2606 TO ME. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 69,000 MILES. *NM

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