NHTSA Complaint #10247899 — 2001 SATURN LS

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10247899
Vehicle	2001 SATURN LS
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	October 13, 2008
Date Filed	November 6, 2008
Mileage	102,564 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OH

Consumer Description

WE WERE DRIVING ON RT. #98 RUNNING ABOUT 40 MPH AND THE MOTOR JUST STOPPED. WE DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING SO COASTED TO EDGE OF HIGHWAY. GOT OUT AND RAISED THE HOOD AND COULD SEE NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. TRIED TO START THE ENGINE AND IT JUST CRANKED OVER AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THIS IS THE FIRST PROBLEM WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE. CALLED AAA ROAD SERVICE AND THEY TOWED CAR BACK TO MY HOME SINCE IT WAS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. THE NEXT MORNING I CHECKED IT ALL OVER AND DECIDED THAT I COULD NOT DISCERN WHAT WAS WRONG. I THEN HAD IT TOWED TO MSC REPAIR HERE IN MARYSVILLE AND THEIR MECHANIC FOUND OUT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN SO I HAD HIM GO AHEAD AND REPAIR THIS AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1500.00. AFTER HE HAD IT BACK TOGETHER AND BEFORE HE TRIED TO START IT HE RAN A COMPRESSION TEST AND FOUND OUT THAT THE VALVES WERE BENT SO THE HEAD HAD TO BE TAKEN OFF TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE AND DEPENDING ON HOW BAD IT IS IT COULD RUN ANOTHER $2000.00 TO FIX IT IF IT CAN BE FIXED. SO FAR ALL GEARS AND TIMING CHAIN,BALANCE KIT AND GASKETS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND WILL NOT KNOW FOR SURE ABOUT OTHER PARTS UNTIL THE HEAD HAS BEEN EVALUATED. *TR

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