NHTSA Complaint #754647 — 2001 SATURN LS

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN 60 AND 65 MILES PER HOUR THE ENGINE JUST QUIT RUNNING. THERE WHERE NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO UNUSUAL SOUNDS, ETC. UPON STOPING THE CAR I TRIED TO RESTART IT TO NO AVAIL. CAR TOWED INTO SATURN DEALER. IT SEEMS THE CAMS FROZE WHICH BROKE THE TIMING CHAIN WHICH CAUSED THE VALVES TO HIT THE PISTORNS... THUS NEW MOTOR IS NEEDED. DEALER CHECKED OIL IT WAS CLEAN AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS. COST TO REPAIR $5,000.00. CAR IS LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD. I HAVE BEEN ON THE PHONE WITH THE DEALER WHO HAS BEEN TALKING TO SATURN. SATURN STATES THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING. THEY DID SAY THEY WOULD OFFER TO CONRIBUTE 50% OR 2,500 TOWARD REPLACING THE ENGINE. I STATED THAT THEY NEED TO DO BETTER THAN THAT. I FOLLOWED BASIC MAINTENANCE AND DROVE THE CAR IN A PRUDENT FASHION - HIGHWAY MILES TO AND FROM THE OFFICE FROM HOME. CAR IS AT THE DEALER AT THIS POINT. I AM UNDECIDED ON WHAT I WILL DO NEXT. THANK YOU, [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).