2000 SATURN LS Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

TIMING CHAIN BROKE ON 2000 SATURN LS2 3.0L V6 ENGINE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. THE 2.2L ENGINE HAS BEEN RECALLED AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 3.0L ENGINE HAVING THE SAME FAILURES. THIS ENGINE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALSO. *TR

2000 SATURN L SERIES TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. METICULOUS MAINTENANCE AND SENSIBLE DRIVING STILL HAVE LEFT ME WITH A BROKEN TIMING CHAIN, BENT VALVES(INTERFERENCE MOTOR, I'M TOLD) AND BASICALLY A BUSTED MOTOR. BIG PROBLEM NOT COVERED BY A RECALL FOR THE 11/00 TO 01 L SERIES. BUNCH OF BULL RECALL ISN'T FOR MY CAR WHEN IT'S THE EXACT SAME DESIGN SEPARATED BY ONLY MONTHS IN PRODUCTION ! NORMAL DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND AWFUL RATTLE SOUND AND MOTOR WAS STALLED AND SO WAS I . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SATURN LS. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE TIMING CHAIN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 92,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SATURN LS1. HE STATED THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING LARGE QUANTITIES OF ENGINE OIL. THE DEALER STATED THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A SECOND OPINION TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE CEASED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF OVER 10 MPH OR ATTEMPTING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER. ALSO, WHILE IN THE REVERSE MODE, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER OVER 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 103,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER WITH NO WARNING. I AM TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS BROKEN. I NOW NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE - AT A COST CLOSE TO WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH. I SEE THAT THE 2001 CARS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AND WERE SUBJECT TO RECALL. WHY NOT THE 2000? *TR

2000 SATURN L SERIES DRIVING TO WORK AND TIMING CHAIN BROKE. CAR HAD APPROX 60,000 MILES ON IT. SATURN SAYS 1 IN A MILLION NO WARRANTY. HAD TO HAVE ENGINE REPLACED AT A COST OF 4500. NOW CAR HAS 132000 AND SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN SATURN SAYS SORRY ANOTHER ENGINE WOULD COST 5000 IT SEEMS BY RESEARCHING THE INTERNET L SERIES SATURNS HAVE A FLAW OR DEFECT WITH THEIR TIMING CHAINS. *TR

TIMING CHAIN ON MY 2000 SATURN LS1 BROKE WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. CAR GLIDED TO A CONTROLLED STOP. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST $2800 DUE TO BENT VALVES AS A RESULT OF THE TIMING CHAIN. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT NCCC HAS PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED NHTSA TO EXPAND RECALL TO INCLUDE EARLIER MODEL YEARS ON THIS KNOWN SATURN DEFECT. IS THERE A STATUS UPDATE? *TR

2000 SATURN L SERIES WITH 80,000 MILES HAS DAMAGED TIMING CHAIN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 SATURN LS AT 45 MPH WHEN IT JUST SHUT OFF, LOST ALL POWER, AND THANKFULLY HAD A PLACE TO DRIFT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HOWEVER, I WAS WITHOUT A PHONE, AND HAD TO WALK 5 MILES IN THE SUN TO CALL FOR HELP. I HAD THE CAR TOWED ($100) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I CALLED FOR A SECOND OPINION AND COULD NOT INCUR THE COST TO TOW IT AGAIN, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE MECHANIC WAS MORE THAN REPUTABLE. AFTER ALMOST 3 WEEKS WITHOUT A VEHICLE, AS A SINGLE MOTHER WITH A NEW JOB, THIS WREAKED HAVOC IN OUR LIVES AND A $2500 EXPENSE FOR A NEW ENGINE. I'M NOW DRIVING A SATURN WITH A CHEVY CAVALIER ENGINE THAT IS WARRANTED FOR ONLY 90 DAYS. I KEPT THE TIMING CHAIN AND...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SATURN LS1. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE CRUISED TO A STOP AND TRIPLE A WAS CALLED TO TOW IT TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND WOULD COST $2,700 TO REPLACE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 121,000.

2000 LS1 WITH APPROX 75000 MILES STARTED MAKING A PUTTING/FLUTTERING NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER WHO STATED TIMING CHAIN COVER HAD A HOLE FROM THE TIMING CHAIN DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILING. REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN, CHAIN COVER, AND TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. WORK DONE ACCORDING TO STATEMENT... CHAIN, CAMSHAFT TIMING - REPLACE... CHAIN PKG, GASKET-EN,SEAL ASM, COVER ASM, OIL CHANGE. LOOKED UP INFO ON INTERNET AFTER FRIEND STATED UNUSUAL THAT TIMING CHAIN WOULD FAIL UNDER 100,000 MILES. *TR

AT AROUND 52,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE MY TIMING CHAIN REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DUE TO ME NOT HAVING OIL IN THE ENGINE, HOWEVER THE OIL WAS CHANGED AT 3,000 MILE INTERVALS WITH AN OCCASIONAL 6,000 MILE INTERVAL. CHANGING OIL THIS OFTEN I WOULD NOT EXPECT A PROBLEM AND IN ADDITION MY OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. HOWEVER, EVER SINCE I HAD THE TIMING CHAIN REPLACED I AM NOTICING THAT I AM USING AROUND THREE QUARTS OF OIL PER MONTH. I HAVE 73,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND FEEL THAT THIS IS EXCESSIVE. I HAVE READ WHERE OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TIMING CHAIN AND I WONDER IF THIS HAS CAUSED THE EXCESSIVE BURNING OF OIL OR VICE VERSA. *TR

WAS DRIVING CAR LOSS POWER.. ONCE PARKED CAR WOULD NOT START.. BROUGHT TO SERVICE CENTER THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN AND THERE IS ENGINE DAMAGE. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 55 M.P.H IN MY 2000 L-SEIZE SATURN WHEN ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AFTER NEARLY BEING REARENDED HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKE DESTROYING THE ENGINE. WAS ALSO TOLD BY MECHANIC THIS WAS VERY COMMON FOR SATURNS AS THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE OILING SYSTEM CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR IN THE TIMING CHAIN. CONTACTED LOCAL SATURN DEALERSHIP THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM AND COULD INSTALL A NEW ENGINE FOR AROUND 10,000.00$. CURRENTLY CAR IS STILL BROKE DUE TO SHORTAGE OF THIS ENGINE. NO SURPRISE WITH ALL OF THEM BREAKING. VERY LUCKY WITH NO POWER STEERING,NO BRAKES, AND NO POWER TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

AT 104,000 MILES, OUR SATURN LW2 WAGON'S TIMING CHAIN SUFFERED COMPLETE FAILURE WHILE I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY WIFE AND INFANT SON. WHEN THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED, IT DESTROYED THE VALVES ON ITS ENGINE, REQUIRING THE COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE. THE REPLACEMENT COST HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT $6,000. *JB

TIMING CHAIN FAILURE ON 2000 SATURN LS1 @ 80,000 MILES. NOTICED NHTSA INVESTIGATION IS STILL ACTIVE ON THIS PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO SERVICE STATION WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT, BUT AM CONCERNED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS CAR SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. SURPRISED TO LEARN NOW THAT GM HAS A TSB OUT FOR THIS ISSUE, KNOWING THE TIMING CHAIN DOES NOT GET ENOUGH OIL. THIS CAR IS IN BEING SERVICED NOW. *JB

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 SATURN LS1 IN DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE, KY ON 12/19/06. THE CAR DIED AS SHE WAS DRIVING. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE WAS CARRYING TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. AFTER ANALYSIS BY A MECHANIC IT WAS FOUND THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND RUINED THE ENGINE. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST IS $4000. I AM TURNING THE CAR IN FOR SALVAGE. *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 SATURN LS1 AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AND AVOID OTHER TRAFFIC IN MOTION WHEN I LOST ALL POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND THEY FOUND THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND THE ENGINE CAN NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 68,000 MILES AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I AM UNABLE TO AFFORD THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND I STILL OWE $1500.00 ON THE LOAN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INDEPENDENT SHOP WHO DETERMINED THAT BOTH TIMING CHAINS WERE FRACTURED. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED; PART NO. RC1031. ALSO, THE MECHANIC OBSERVED THAT WHEN THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED IT RUINED ALL THE OIL VALVES AND SEALS. AS A RESULT, A NEW OIL VALVE AND SEALS HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.

SATURN 2000 LW200. WIFE RETURNED HOME FROM AN ERRAND AND PARKED THE CAR. NEXT DAY SHE TRIED TO GO TO WORK, CAR WOULD NOT START. HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP. THEY THINK THE TIMING CHAIN SLIPPED (MAYBE). MECHANIC IS NOT 100%. IT BROKE SOMETHING IN THE ENGINE, PISTON, CAM SHAFT NOT SURE. ENGINE HAS ABOUT 77K. UNABLE TO FIX THE CAR AT THIS TIME AS I DO NOT HAVE AN ESTIMATED 3300.00 TO REPAIR USING A USED ENGINE. *JB

THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND RUINED MY ENGINE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT ONLY 60,000 MILES. THEY ARE NOT DUE FOR A CHANGE BEFORE 100,000 MILES. FROM DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SATURN LS SERIES 4 CYLINDER ENGINES DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH ENGINE DESIGN AND AN OILIER PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD AND A DANGEROUS ONE. *JB

I WAS DRIVING HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 PM ON A BUSY HIGHWAY (RTE 695 - THE BALTIMORE BELTWAY) AND APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE 70 WHEN MY CAR ENGINE CUT OUT WITH NO WARNING. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A SEMI AND FORTUNATE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY A MARYLAND STATE POLICE VEHICLE CAME BY TO PROVIDE FLARES FOR MORE VISIBILITY WHILE I AWAITED A TOW TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP. MY COMPLAINT IS SIMILAR TO PENDING CASES (PE06-006 AND DP05-008) IN THAT THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE IS ATTRIBUTED TO A TIMING CHAIN THAT SKIPPED. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THE WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AS DOES SATURN HEADQUARTERS IN TENN. THEY OFFER NO MITIGATION TO THE $3,200 ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR. IF CIRCUMSTANCES HAD BEEN DIFFERENT, I.E., RAIN OR SNOW, I AM MY FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED BY AN AUTOMOBILE WITH THIS KNOWN DEFECT...

I OWN A 2000 SATURN LS1 WITH A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE. IT WOULD NOT START AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION KEY IN THE MORNING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. MY VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000 MILES AND HAS HAD THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED DURING THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THE ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR IS $3,000. *NM

FOR THE 2ND TIME IN TWO YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IN MY 2002 L SERIES SATURN DUE TO A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. THE CAR JUST STOPS RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND WILL NOT RESTART. THE ENGINE THEN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IS A MAJOR EXPENSE.($3000 TO $5000) I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON CARSURVEY.COM AND FOUND MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THANK YOU. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART; IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALTERED.

GOOD AFTERNOON! MY 2000 SATURN LS1 STARTED SPUTTERING AND FINALLY BROKE DOWN. ALL OF THE SIGNS LEAD TO THE FUEL FILTER. WE CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER AND THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT RUN. I TOWED THE CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE DIAGNOSED THE CAR TO HAVE A BAD TIMING CHAIN. THE MECHANIC WAS CONFUSED AS TO WHY I WOULD HAVE A BAD TIMING CHAIN WITH ONLY 68,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, I NOTICED THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH A SATURN ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE. TIMING CHAINS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND I THINK THE COST SHOULD BE BILLED TO SATURN. THANK YOU!! SINCERELY, NICOLE ARCHER. *JB

2000 SATURN LS200 V6 ENGINE, 28,500 APPROX. MILEAGE. I WAS COMING OFF THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR DIED. NO WARNING, NO IDIOT LIGHTS, IT JUST COMPLETELY DIED. I HAD ENOUGH SPEED TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OUT OF TRAFFIC, BUT IT WAS INCREDIBLY HARD TO STEER. IT WOULD NOT START. MY HUSBAND CAME AFTER ABOUT 20 MIN. IT STARTED. I THOUGHT IT WAS BAD GAS, BUT IT DIED AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES, NO WARNING, JUST COMPLETELY DIED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. $260 TO FIX. I WENT BACK AND ASKED THEM WHY SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD GO OUT WITH SO LITTLE MILEAGE, THEY SAID BECAUSE THE CAR HADN'T BEEN DRIVEN VERY MUCH. I CONTACTED SATURN CORPORATE. NO ANSWERS THERE EITHER. HOWEVER, THE DEALER THINKS IF ANYTHING ELSE GOES OUT, THERE WILL BE SOME WARNING. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ROUGH IDLE. THE CONSUMER THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED A PROBLEM WITH TIMING CHAIN. THE TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED BY THE MECHANIC. THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. *NM (12/01/05) *SC

2000 SATURN LW-1 TIMING CHAIN BROKE ON THE VEHICLE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR WHEN THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE, THE VALVES AND GASKETS WERE DAMAGED AS WELL. THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS REPLACED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE BRAKE LIGHTS. *JB

1. NO WARNING OF FAILURE 2. TIMING CHAIN 3. REPLACE THE CHAIN

DT: VEHICLE BLEW UP, THERE NO LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE TENSIONER STOPPED THE SERPENTINE BELT. AFTER THE CAR STOPPED THE BATTERY LIGHT DID CAME ON. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON BECAUSE THAT WAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM NOT ELECTRICAL. DALSO, EALERSHIP SAID THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT SHREDDED. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ABOUT ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THIS AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE.*AK

ON TUESDAY MORNING, I TOOK MY 2000 SATURN LW2 TO THE DEALERSHIP IN CONYERS TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED. LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, WENT HOME, AND THAT AFTERNOON WENT TO MY CPA'S OFFICE IN ROSWELL. ON THE WAY BACK HOME, NOTICED THE "SERVICE" LIGHT FLASHING. LOOKED AT OTHER GAUGES TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG & WATCHED MY HEAT GAUGE GO ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE RED, AT WHICH TIME BOTH THE LOW-COOLANT & "HOT" LIGHTS CAME ON. MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE. OPENED THE HOOD & FOUND WHAT LOOKED LIKE SANDY-COLORED MUD ALL OVER THE ENGINE, ESPECIALLY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. AFTER SITTING FOR TWO HOURS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, FINALLY GOT A TOW TRUCK TO COME BRING THE CAR HOME. TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID THE MUD LOOKED LIKE A MIXTURE OF ENGINE OIL & COOLANT. HUSBAND CHECKED THE OIL...

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TIMING CHAIN SNAPPED. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE DIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM *JB

OVER 3.5 YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED MY 2000 SATURN LW2 WAGON, THERE HAVE BEEN RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH SEVERE ENGINE MISFIRES AND EXTREMELY ROUGH SHIFTING OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ACCOMPANIED BY "SERVICE" OR "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" DASHBOARD LIGHTS COMING ON. TWO DIFFERENT SATURN DEALERS HAVE REPEATEDLY INVESTIGATED AND FOUND "COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC CODES" PROVING THAT "SOMETHING" DID HAPPEN, BUT REPEATEDLY SAY THAT THERE IS NEITHER DIAGNOSIS OF THE ROOT CAUSE NOR CURE THAT CAN BE APPLIED, OTHER THAN THE BAND-AID OF "RESETTING THE COMPUTER" AND TELLING ME TO GO ON MY WAY, THAT WILL BE FIFTY BUCKS PLEASE. IN TWO CASES THIS PROBLEM CAUSED A COMPLETE BREAKDOWN REQUIRING THE CAR TO BE TOWED.*JB

1. CAR HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT. COOLANT SYSTEM IS LEAKING. ESTIMATED $500 TO FIX IT. CAR IS 2.5 YRS OLD. 2. WHEN WINDSHIELD WASHER IS USED, IT SHORTS OUT AND WIPER SYSTEM STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY. DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT RECOMMENDS $400 WIPER MOTOR REPLACEMENT EVEN THOUGH THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. I WENT THRU THREE FUSES IN ONE DAY. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IT IS WINTER AND I LIVE IN NEW ENGLAND