NHTSA Complaint #10171325 — 2001 SATURN LS

I OWN A 2001 SATURN L200 WHICH I BOUGHT IN 2003 USED. I WAS DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY 6 LANE MAJOR ROAD WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY DIED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE RIGHT LANE BEFORE ROLLING TO A STOP, BUT CAUSED A MAJOR HAZARD SITTING IN THE ROAD WITH CARS HAVING TO GO AROUND ME. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED AND FOUND IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN THAT HAD BROKEN, ALSO DAMAGING SEVERAL VALVES IN THE PROCESS. THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AFTER 12 DAYS AT A COST TO ME OF $2700. I ALSO HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR THE TIME MY CAR WAS BEING FIXED AT A COST OF SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. I HAD TO TAKE A LOAN TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND RENTAL. IN DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT MANY, MANY SATURN L200'S HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AT VARIOUS MILEAGE MARKS. I HAVE ONLY 56,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND UP UNTIL NOW, HAVE HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR, BUT THIS WAS MAJOR. I, LIKE THE OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, HAVE KEPT MY OIL CHANGED AND KEPT UP THE MAINTENANCE ON THIS CAR. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED BY THE NHTSA WHICH WAS CLOSED. I HAVE SEEN AT LEAST 45 PAGES OF COMPLAINS ON THE INTERNET AND WONDER IF ANYTHING IS BEING DONE. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE DEATH TOLL IS SIGNIFICANT TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *NM