NHTSA Complaint #11140416 — 2008 SATURN SKY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN SKY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE COOLANT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT COOLANT WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE EVERY TWO DAYS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COOLANT SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HARRY GREEN CHEVROLET NISSAN (1858 E PIKE ST, CLARKSBURG, WV 26301) WHERE THEY FLUSHED THE COOLANT SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE HARRY GREEN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THERMOSTAT AND THERMOSTAT HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE, AND THE COOLANT WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED, THE VALVE TIMING WAS NOT IN SYNC WITH THE PISTON, AND THE INTAKE CAM SHAFT WAS OVER ADVANCED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.