Consumer Complaint Detail

SATURN / LS / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005049318 Incident Date: Aug, 07 2005
Consumer's City: BROOKFIELD Consumer's State: CT
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: LS Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:belts and associated pulleys
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G8JU54F02Y Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 10 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 02 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2002 l200 saturn: timing chain failure, saturn bulletin n o. 03-06-01-017, recognizes problem but attributes failure to improper maintenance by owner. my maintenance was as per mfr. reccomendations and performed by the dealer. failure occurred at 58,000 mi. vehicle lost brakes, power steering and stranded in hwy traffic. investigating timing chain failures on web, discovered there's many such failures and complaints. *nm