2000 SATURN LS Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasolinebelts And Associated Pulleys Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SATURN LS1. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, AND NO PREVIOUS SIGNS OF A POSSIBLE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, NO MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SATURN LW1. THE TIMING CHAIN COMPLETELY SEPARATED. AS A RESULT, THE PISTONS JAMMED THE VALVES AND CAUSED THEM TO FAIL. THE TIMING CHAIN PULLED THE SPROCKETS APART, WHICH CAUSED THE HEADS AND VALVES TO FAIL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS UNDER RECALL AND WOULD CHARGE $2,200 FOR A NEW HEAD AND TIMING CHAIN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 94,000.

MY 2000 SATURN LS1'S TIMING CHAIN BROKE WITH NO WARNING AND AS A RESULT, VALVES IN THE ENGINE WERE BENT. MY MECHANIC IS IN THE PROCESS OF PLACING A USED MOTOR IN THE CAR. I RECENTLY WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHER SATURN OWNERS WERE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I WAS AMAZED TO FIND THAT THIS IS A CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH SATURNS FROM THE 2000-2003 TIME FRAME AND THAT IN FACT, A RECALL WAS INSTITUTED FOR SOME. ALTHOUGH MY CAR WAS NOT AMONG THOSE RECALLED, I AM WILLING TO BET THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND BY ENTERING MY COMPLAINT, I'M HOPING TO SAVE OTHER SATURN OWNERS FROM THE HEADACHES THAT I HAVE HAD. *TR

THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY 2000 SATURN LS (80,000 MILES) HAS SLIPPED, AND IT'S BEING RECOMMENDED BY MY SATURN DEALER THAT I REPLACE NOT ONLY THE TIMING CHAIN, BUT ALSO THE HEAD ASSEMBLY, AS WHEN THE TIMING CHAIN GOES, IT USUALLY ENDS UP IMPACTING THE VALVES, AS WELL. *TR

THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY 2000 SATURN LS BROKE AND RUINED THE ENGINE. WE HAD IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HWY AND BARELY GOT OUT OF THE ROAD IN TIME. AFTER READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT PROBLEM I DECIDED TO WRITE THIS. THEY NEED TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS, SINCE THEY WILL NOT PAY THE $3400 TO GET MY ENGINE REPLACED. THIS IS THE 3RD DEFECT ON THE CAR THAT HAS COST ME MONEY TO FIX BEFORE A RECALL. *NM

CAR WAS RUNNING NORMALLY CAR STOPPED RUNNING DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN BREAKING ENTIRE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN WAS WORN AND NEEDED REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 11/21/2006- WHEN THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHILE DRIVING HTH NOISE BECAME LOUDER. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED EH MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE FAULTY TIMING CHAIN BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. *NM

THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY 2000 SATURN LS1 (WITH 80,000 MILES) FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT FULL SPEED (55 MPH) ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND I HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. NO WARNING OR PREVIOUS VEHICLE MALFUNCTION POINTED TO A NEED FOR MAINTENANCE. THE TIME CHAIN FAILURE CAN CAUSE SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE AND REQUIRE COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING LOOKED AT TO DETERMINE THE FULL EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. AT A MINIMUM, THE TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENT WILL BE $600. COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT COULD BE IN THE RANGE OF $3-4,000. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL SATURN MODELS AT RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE AND MAY BE DUE TO POOR DESIGN ON THE CHAIN LUBRICATION SYSTEM. *NM

MY DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING ON I-95 NEAR RICHMOND, VA 120 MILES FROM HOME WHEN SHE HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IN THE SATURN, THE TIMING BELT SLIPPED AND RESULTED IN DAMAGE AND HER SITTING ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. *NM

TIMING CHAIN ON 2000LS SATURN "BROKE" AT 94,000 MILES; REGULAR MAINTENANCE MAINTAINED - SYNTHETIC OIL USED, ORIGINAL OWNER. *NM

I HAVE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2003. I PURCHASE THIS CAR IN AUGUST 2003. IN OCTOBER 2003, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WRONG TYPE BOLT WAS IN THE BATTERY CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO START. I PURCHASED THE BOLT AT THE DEALERSHIP HAD IT INSTALLED. IN OCTOBER 2004, THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING HARD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED SOME TYPE OF VALVE AND THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. AGAIN, THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED THIS VALVE AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. NOVEMBER 2005, THE BLOWER FOR THE HEATING AND DEFOGGER ONLY WORKS WHEN THE CAR HAS SAT OUT IN THE SUN FOR A WHILE. IT DOES NOT WORK IN THE MORNING WHEN THE CAR IS INITIALLY STARTED IN THE MORNINGS. THREE DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS 2005, WITH ONLY APPROXIMATELY 68,000 MILES ON THIS CAR, THE...

TIMING CHAIN FAILURE AT 33,000 MILES. *NM

I WAS DRIVING ON CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY 101 SOUTH WHEN ON AN INCLINE, MY MOTOR ON MY SATURN 2000 L SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I HAD IT HAULED TO MY SATURN DEALER, AND WAS TOLD SEVERAL DAYS LATER THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND THE ENTIRE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT AND ALL POWER WAS LOST. MECHANIC SAID THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND THE ENGINE DAMAGED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

DT: TIMING CHAIN BROKE. FOUND INFORMATION ON SERVICE BULLETIN SAYING NEW OILING NOZZLE FOR THE CHAIN CAUSED OLDER NOZZLE DOES NOT APPLY OIL PROPERLY ON LOW RPMS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER SAID TIME CHAINING BROKE. FURTHER DAMAGE WAS DONE AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POP COME FROM THE ENGINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE , AND MECHANIC DETERMINED IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN.*AK

CORRECTION ON THE DATE OF FAILURE NOT JAN OF 03 BUT JAN OF 05 THIS YEAR. *AK

TIMING CHAIN WENT ON MY 2000 SATURN LS JUST AT FIVE YEARS WITH 53,700 MILES SATURN IS TRYING TO SAY ITS MY FAULT FROM 11 MONTHS AGO I DID NOT HAVE THE OIL FLUSHED OUT. BUT IN SEARCHING TO SEE IF I WAS THE ONLY ONE I'M NOT AND THERE HAS BEEN OTHER PROBLEMS THAT WERE COVERED ON AND OFF WARRANTY. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF BBB AND TO MY LOCAL DMV I HOPE THAT YOU CAN DO SOME THING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE WERE GETTING RIPE OFF. *NM

AT 54,000 MILES MY WATER PUMP, TIMING BELT, ENGINE OIL COOLER, AND POWER STEERING PUMP ALL FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. *AK

2000 SATURN 4CYL L SERIES:POWER STEERING PUMP, SERPENTINE BELT, AND IDLER ARM ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 72,000 MILES. PARTS STARTED TO FAIL AT 65,000 MILES, MAKES A NOISE LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING.*AK