NHTSA Complaint #10195212 — 2001 SATURN LS

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10195212
Vehicle	2001 SATURN LS
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
Date of Incident	June 29, 2007
Date Filed	July 3, 2007
Mileage	88,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON AN 8 LANE HIGHWAY (INTERSTATE 75 AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS THE 2001 SATURN L200 LOST POWER. IT COASTED ACROSS 2 LANES OF MOVING TRAFFIC AND 2 LANES ACROSS THE FONTAGE ROAD IN ORDER TO PARK THE CAR AND CALLED FOR HELP. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC THAT INSPECTED THE CAR AND SAID THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SATURN INFORMED ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN DID NOT HAVE AN EXPECTED LIFE, AND WOULD NOT FAIL IF THE CAR WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED , IF THE OIL WAS CHANGED PROPERLY, WHICH HAS ALWAYS BEEN DONE) I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS DEFECTIVE IN SATURN L SERIES CARS FOR MODEL YEARS 2000-2003. SATURN HAS DONE NOTHING TO HELP ME, AND DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN.*AK

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