2001 SATURN LS Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

MY PREGNANT WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND IT DIED AS SHE WAS MAKING A U-TURN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO ELK GROVE SATURN AND THEY STATED THE TIMING BELT HAD BROKEN AND WE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE CAR ONLY HAS 51,283 MILES ON IT. I FOUND THAT THERE IS INVESTIGATION OPEN INTO THIS ISSUE. (DP05-008). IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS SHE WAS ON THE ROAD WHEN IT BROKE. I HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF SHE WAS ON THE FREEWAY WITH THE KIDS IN THE CAR. *TR

2001 SATURN L200. 59,000 MILES. TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. YOUNGEST DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING CAR AND SHE LOST POWER. THANKFULLY, SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND CALL FOR HELP. NO ONE WAS HURT. I READ THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. I COLLECT CARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST ONE THAT I HAVE EVER HAD A TIMING CHAIN GO OUT ON WITHOUT SERIOUS REVVING, AND RELEASE OF THE ENGINE RPMS!! *AK

WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, MY 2001 SATURN L200 WITH OUT ANY WARNING DIED. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESS WAY. I HAD CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. THEY ADVISED ME TO CALL MY SATURN DEALER BECAUSE A WELL MAINTAINED AUTO WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED THE DEALER AND I'M STILL WAITING FOR THEM TO CALL ME BACK. *NM

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2001 SATURN L200 SEDAN THAT WE HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH. OVER THE YEARS THERE HAVE BEEN NOTHING MORE THAN THE NORMAL LITTLE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO MY WIFE STARTED NOTICING A 'TICKING' NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE SOUND CAME AND WENT BUT MOSTLY WHEN SHE STARTED THE CAR. WE HAD IT IN TO A GARAGE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE, BUT ASSURED MY WIFE EVERYTHING WOULD BE FINE. TWO DAYS LATER EVERYTHING WAS NOT FINE. MY WIFE, WHO IS A NURSE, WENT TO START HER CAR AFTER WORK. THE CAR STARTED, WITH THE NOISE, AND THEN STALLED. SHE TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR BUT WAS UNABLE TO. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED SUNDAY JULY 9TH AT 4:00 AM IN THE MORNING. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, AT AN INCREASED EXPENSE BECAUSE SHE WAS...

WITH NO ADVANCED WARNING SIGNS, MY 2001 SATURN L-200 HAD THE TIMING CHAIN SPONTANTEOUSLY BREAK. ALL OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE WAS DONE AT THE REGULAR INTERVALS. BECAUSE SATURN DESIGNED THIS AS AN INTERFERANCE ENGINE, THE BROKEN TIMING CHAIN CAUSED PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE VALVES IN THE MOTOR. NO ONE WAS HURT AS A RESULT OF THIS ENGINE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED BY REPLACING THE BLOWN ENGINE WITH A LOW MILEAGE SALVAGE ENGINE AT THE COST OF $2606 TO ME. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 69,000 MILES. *NM

NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE. I OWN A 2001 SATURN L200 SEDAN. UP UNTIL NOW THIS HAS BEEN A GOOD VEHICLE. THE CAR JUST TURNED OVER 70K MILES AND THE TIMING CHAIN JUST BROKE. THIS LEAVES ME WITH A CAR THAT I AM MAKING A PAYMENT ON, YET UNABLE TO DRIVE. IT IS NOT IN MY FAMILY BUDGET TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED BY A PROFESSIONAL, THAT MEANS I WILL HAVE TO DO THE WORK MYSELF UNLESS SATURN DECIDES TO HELP ME. I HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH INTO THIS ISSUE AND SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL YET. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 SATURN L-SERIES, 2.2L ENGINE. I WAS DRIVING UNDER 30 MPH,ENGINE DIED. DIAGNOSIS: TIMING CHAIN BROKE, + ALL THE VALVES BENT COST TO ME $2400 (SEE ODI ID #10142499.) ALSO SEE COMPLAINT ODI ID #10129780, DATED 7/16/05. THIS VEHICLE WAS A 2000 SATURN L-SERIES, PASSENGER CAR. THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 101 IN CALIFORNIA WHEN HIS MOTOR SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. HE WAS TOLD SEVERAL DAYS LATER THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND IN HIS CASE THE ENTIRE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM SURE IN HIS CASE BECAUSE HE WAS DRIVING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED AND THE VALVES CONTINUED TO HIT THE PISTONS DAMAGING THE ENTIRE ENGINE. HAD HE BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW IF SATURN HAS ISSUED ANY TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS, MY DEALER SAYS NO BUT I WOULD GUESS THEY HAVE...

I HAVE A 2001 SATURN L-SERIES PASSENGER VEHICLE WITH A 2.2 4-CYLINDER ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAS 69K MILES AND THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE CAUSING SEVERE ENGINE TROUBLE (BENT VALVES), WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $2400. IF THERE IS DAMAGE TO ANY OF THE PISTONS THEN THE COST WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. THE MECHANIC THAT I TAKE MY VEHICLE TO USED TO TEACH AUTO MECHANICS AT THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL UNTIL THEY ELIMINATED THE PROGRAM. AS MY MECHANIC WAS EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM TO ME HE TELLS ME THAT ONE OF HIS FORMER STUDENTS NOW WORKS AS A MECHANIC FOR SATURN. MY MECHANIC HAD TROUBLE DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM AND SO HE CALLED HIS FORMER STUDENT WHO INFORMED HIM THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE A BROKEN TIMING CHAIN. HE GOES ON TO TELL ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN IS OILED BY SPRAYING OIL ON TO THE CHAIN THROUGH AN ORIFICE THAT IS NOT MUCH...

WHILE DRIVING BATERY AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD. VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND PULLED OUT ON ROAD. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WERE WORN PREMATURELY, THE LEFT SIDE BRAKE BULB WAS REPLACED, THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB