Consumer Complaint Detail

SATURN / SC1 / 1997

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003228550 Incident Date: Aug, 08 2003
Consumer's City: OWINGS MILLS Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SC1 Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:fuses and circuit breakers
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G8ZG1278VZ Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 08 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 14 1999
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 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 never had these problems with cars i have had prior, that have been twice as old, and almost double the mileage. of course, those cars were not gm products. i think i will go back to my pervious brand.*ak