NHTSA Complaint #10299635 — 2001 SATURN LS

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10299635
Vehicle	2001 SATURN LS
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	September 30, 2009
Date Filed	January 13, 2010
Mileage	52,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NC

Consumer Description

MY 2001 SATURN L-200 HAD THE TIMING CHAIN BREAK (WITH ONLY 52,000 MILES ON IT). WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, CAR WAS ACTING ERRATIC. MADE ME NERVOUS SO I GOT OUT OF HEAVY TRAFFIC AND ONTO A SIDE STREET. CAR QUIT IN THE CENTER OF AN INTERSECTION WHILE MAKING A LEFT-HAND TURN. FORTUNATELY, THIS HAPPENED IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE OTHER CARS WERE ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND GET AROUND ME WITH NO PROBLEM. AS SO MANY OTHERS HAVE STATED, SATURN SAYS MY CAR WAS NOT ONE OF THE ONES INCLUDED IN THEIR PREMATURE TIMING BELT FAILURE RECALL; THEY'D BE HAPPY TO FIX IT, BUT AT MY EXPENSE. I KNOW SATURN IS ON ITS WAY OUT, BUT HOPEFULLY OTHER SATURN OWNERS CAN BE MADE AWARE OF THIS SO THEY CAN HAVE THEIR TIMING CHAINS CHECKED OUT BEFORE THEIR CAR CONKS OUT AND SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

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