NHTSA Complaint #10379303 — 2002 SATURN LS

AS I DROVE, UP HILL, WHILE USING THE SPEED CONTROL FEATURE, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV HIGH RPMS. IT THEN JERKED AND BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE IT TO A SAFE LOCATION AND THEN HAVE IT TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. AT THE REPAIR FACILITY I WAS TOLD IT WAS A TIMING CHAIN ISSUE. I BEGAN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE AND FOUND A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT ISSUE FOR THE 2001 SATURN L200. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 07V519000 GM RECALL NUMBER:06074 I THEN READ THAT THE NORTH CAROLINA CONSUMER COUNCIL PETITIONED (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : DP08002) TO HAVE THE RECALL EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL 1999 TO 2003 SATURN VEHICLES THAT USED THE SAME TIMING CHAIN. *TR