NHTSA Complaint #10269923 — 2004 SATURN VUE

A 2004 SATURN VUE WITH A 2.2 LITER 4 CYLINDER MOTOR WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AFTER A REPLACEMENT OF THE VTI TRANSMISSION UNDER THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT A SEVERE RATTLE AND VIBRATION UNDER THE HOOD WAS DETECTED. UPON RETURNING TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSES, THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE THE TIMING CHAIN. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE 2 PROBLEMS TO BE RELATED. I HAD NO PROBLEM BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION. THEY ARE REFUSING TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE TIMING CHAIN. I HAVE FOUND THERE IS A RECALL ON THE L SERIES CAR WITH THE SAME ENGINE FOR A DEFECT IN THE TIMING CHAIN. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER TIMING CHAIN ISSUES WITH THE VUE THAT HAS THE SAME MOTOR. THE DEALERSHIP FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS 94,000 MILES ON IT. *TR