Consumer Complaint Detail

SATURN / SL / 2001

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005048950 Incident Date: Dec, 03 2005
Consumer's City: TUCSON Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SL Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G8ZK527X1Z Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 06 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 09 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: We noticed that sometimes the car was engine was racing when coming to a stop and you have to hold extra pressure on the bake pedal to keep the car from moving forward. the idle speed increases from a normal 750 rpm to approximately 1750 rpm while in neutral, intermediately, sometimes right after starting the car, sometimes after driving for a while. the car engine when it does this will exceed 1100 rpm while in drive with your foot on the brake. the car was taken to the dealer numerous times under while under warranty and one time specifically while it was exhibiting the high idle and no cause was discovered, no parts replaced; the problem still exists today. the dealer is unable to find the problem, even though we took it in while the engine was high idling. *nm