NHTSA Complaint #10456552 — 2001 SATURN LS

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10456552
Vehicle	2001 SATURN LS
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	April 21, 2012
Date Filed	April 26, 2012
Mileage	157,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	IA

Consumer Description

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. SAFELY STEERED CAR TO SHOULDER OF 2 LANE HIGHWAY. TRIED TO RESTART CAR. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD CAR TOWED TO A SATURN CERTIFIED MECHANIC. MECHANIC FOUND THE TIMING CHAIN HAD FAILED. MECHANIC IS NOT SURE WHAT FAILED FIRST. (THE CHAIN, TENSIONER OR OILER?) MECHANIC DID STATE THE CHAIN GUIDES DID NOT SEEM EXCESSIVELY WORN FOR THE MILEAGE OF THE CAR. MECHANIC TOLD ME GM HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TIMING CHAIN, GEAR AND OILER SETS IN THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND DECIDED TO REPORT THIS. WE PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW IN 2001. HAD IT SERVICED EVERY 3,000 MILES AT THE DEALER TILL WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. SERVICED IT MY SELF FROM THEN ON EVERY 3,000 MILES. FROM 36,000 TO 157,000 MILES WE ALWAYS USED FULL SYNTHETIC 5W30 ENGINE OIL. *TR

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