1997 SATURN SC1 Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

DROVE THE CAR 2 WEEKS, DEFECTIVE CRANK SHAFT, BANGING IN THE MOTOR, I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR. WANT SATURN TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE PART. *JB

I BOUGHT MY SATURN IN MAY OF 1999, AT 20,000 MILES. IT WAS PREVIOUSLY A LEASE VEHICLE. AT 73,000 MILES, THE ENGINE STARTED TO BURN OVER 2.5 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 3000 MILES. THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT. AT APPROXIMATELY 150,000 MILES THE ENGINE STARTED BURNING AGAIN. I HAVE TO HAVE MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 1500 TO 2000 MILES NOW. I HAVE BEEN TOLD, BY MULTIPLE MECHANICS, THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SATURN SC2S. I'VE ALSO HAD THE IGNITION REPLACED. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STARTING IT UP AT ABOUT 45,000 MILES. EVERY TIME I STARTED IT UP, IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE TO TURN OVER, UNTIL ONE MORNING WHEN I TRIED TO GO TO WORK, IT WOULDN'T START UP AT ALL. I HAVE ALSO BEEN THROUGH 3 ALTERNATORS AND THREE BATTERIES. I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND HAVE...

WHILE DRIVING, THE MOTOR MOUNTS COLLAPSED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE ALMOST HITTING 3 PEDESTRIANS.

RAINY DAYS VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE THE TECHNICAL DIAGNOSES OF CAUSE LEAKING.*AK

VEHICLE HAS ONLY 37,000 MILES ON IT, ENGINE IS DEAD. WILL COST OVER $3000 FOR NEW ENGINE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR NUMEROUS REPAIRS, MANY PROBLEMS, AND MOST WERE NEVER FIXED. I APPROACHED THE DEALERSHIP IN SUMMER 2000 ABOUT GOING TO ARBITRATION RE: HAVING VEHICLE REPLACED, AND THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE THE AREA REPRESENTATIVELY NAME AND NUMBER. I GOT IT ANYWAY AND FILED A COMPLAINT. DEALER PROMISED TO RECTIFY ALL ISSUES, AND REPAIRED SEVERAL PROBLEMS, WHICH HAVE ALL RECURRED (AND WORSE) SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. PROBLEMS HAVE INCLUDED ELECTRICAL, FUSE MALFUNCTIONS (WINDOWS, LOCKS, CD PLAYER, SUNROOF), AIR CONDITIONER LEAKAGE, ENGINE STALLING, ENGINE OVERHEATING, TRUNK LEAKING, ETC. NOW ENGINE HAS COMPLETELY FROZEN. I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF THIS CAR, WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT AGAIN. *JB

VEHICLE STALLED ON FIVE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING. BEEN INTO DEALER SHOP ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE AS A FAULTY CRANK ANGLE SENSOR AND BATTERY. LATER ON, THE SAME VEHICLE WAS REPARIED FOR MOTOR MOUNTS AND STEERING PUMP PROBLEM. *YH

WHILE DRIVING OUR SATURN SC2 AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH WE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING. MY HUSBAND AND I EXITED THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE ONLY SIGN AT THAT TIME THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE WAS THAT THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. WE HAD THE VEHICLE BROUGHT BACK TO THE HOUSE TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. MY HUSBAND LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND FOUND A LARGE HOLE IN THE REAR OF THE TRANSMISSION. WE THEN CALLED SATURN SERVICE AND ASKED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TOWED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT BY A MEMBER OF THE SATURN SERVICE TEAM OF SATURN OF GREENFIELD,WISCONSIN THEY SAID THEY HAD ONLY SEEN THIS PROBLEM ONE OTHER TIME AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CALL IN A SPECIALIST. WHEN I CONTACTED THEM ON THE MORNING OF SATURDAY NOV. 21, 1998, THEY SAID...