| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004294784 | Incident Date: Aug, 16 2004 |
| Consumer's City: ATLANTA | Consumer's State: GA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SL | Model Year: 1995 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G8ZJ5271SZ | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 17 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Jul, 09 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Oil change at saturn dealership on 6/10/04. car driven only every 10 days afterwards, then driven 400 miles to north carolina. with no dash warning lights, oil was 3 quarts low. refilled oil, drove 1 mile, engine blew with connecting rod through block. stopped in heavy traffic on i-95. engine replacement required, saturn acknowledged no responsibility as car not maintained in their system. car had 64,000 miles and oil was changed every 6 months. suggest that saturn has a manufacturing defect in engine block, lubrication or connecting rods. *jb |
