NHTSA Complaint #10265702 — 2002 SATURN LS

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10265702
Vehicle 2002 SATURN LS
Component ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 77,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State TX

Consumer Description

ARE YOU GUYS EVEN HEARING US??? WHAT HAPPENED TO ME WAS JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO. I WAS GOING TO FIX MY PROBLEM AND THAT WAS IT.....BUT MY PROBLEM ENDED UP BIGGER THAT I THOUGHT AND WAS COSTLY!!!!! I READ ALMOST ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS AND THEY ARE SAYING ONE THING,,, TIMING CHAINS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BREAK!!!!! ASK A SATURN MECHANIC WHEN ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO CHANGED A TIMING CHAIN? IT'S NEVER!!!! ASK,,PLEASE!!!! ANOTHER THING IS THAT THE TIMING CHAIN IN THE 2001 WAS RECALLED,, RIGHT??? LISTEN CLOSELY,,,, THAT SAME CHAIN WAS ALSO USED IN THE 2002!!!!!! BUT WASN'T RECALLED???? WHY?? HOW MANY MORE STORIES DO YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE A PROBLEM.... GOTO ODI 10265182, 10255749, 1025270, 10234562, 10209272, 10186650 READ THEM, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CHAIN OILER.... IT WOULDN'T LET ENOUGH OIL PASS THROUGH TO LUBRICATE THE TIMING CHAIN... AKA BRASS INSERT.... YOU WOULDN'T KNOW BECAUSE YOU TOOK IT TO A SATURN SHOP OR YOUR OWN. MY UNCLE FIND MINE, ONLY BECAUSE AFTER READING ALL OF THE PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET. I HAVE 2002 L200 2.2 SEDAN AND YES THAT BRASS INSERT IN THE CHAIN OILER WAS IN MINE AND I CAN PROVE IT..... SO I BELIEVE ALL YOU HAD THE SAME THING........I DO KNOW WE ALL HAD THE SAME CHAIN, WHICH HAD A WEAK LINK IN IT...... IT WAS RECALLED??? BUT NOT THE 2002??? *TR

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