NHTSA Complaint #10239140 — 2000 SATURN LS

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 SATURN LS AT 45 MPH WHEN IT JUST SHUT OFF, LOST ALL POWER, AND THANKFULLY HAD A PLACE TO DRIFT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HOWEVER, I WAS WITHOUT A PHONE, AND HAD TO WALK 5 MILES IN THE SUN TO CALL FOR HELP. I HAD THE CAR TOWED ($100) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I CALLED FOR A SECOND OPINION AND COULD NOT INCUR THE COST TO TOW IT AGAIN, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE MECHANIC WAS MORE THAN REPUTABLE. AFTER ALMOST 3 WEEKS WITHOUT A VEHICLE, AS A SINGLE MOTHER WITH A NEW JOB, THIS WREAKED HAVOC IN OUR LIVES AND A $2500 EXPENSE FOR A NEW ENGINE. I'M NOW DRIVING A SATURN WITH A CHEVY CAVALIER ENGINE THAT IS WARRANTED FOR ONLY 90 DAYS. I KEPT THE TIMING CHAIN AND TOOK PHOTOS OF THE ENGINE. I'M JOINING THE MILLIONS OF OTHER PEOPLE IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT, BECAUSE SATURN KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, CONTINUES TO KNOW ABOUT IT, HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECALL, EVEN HAS ITS SERVICE PEOPLE CLAIM IGNORANCE OR TRY TO BLAME THE CONSUMER. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, AND IT HAS HAD ALL OF THE REQUIRED SERVICING EVERY 3,000 MILES AS DIRECTED BY THE MANUAL, WHICH I ALSO HAVE. THERE IS NOTHING IN THE MANUAL TO SERVICE THE ENGINE/TIMING CHAIN, AND EVERY 3,000 MILE SERVICE I GOT WAS DONE AT A SATURN DEALERSHIP UNTIL THE LAST FOUR. *TR