Consumer Complaint Detail

SATURN / LS / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005100594 Incident Date: Jul, 11 2005
Consumer's City: ALLEN Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN 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#: 1G8JT54FX2Y Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 31 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 14 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Normal driving 50-60 miles per hour, absolutely no warning whatsoever before the event occurred. timing chain broke at 51000 miles, lost compression in 3 of 4 cylinders, lost all power to the vehicle, was able to stop and get out of traffic without getting into an accident. saturn refused to repair for free, charged me 2000 dollars (deductible on their worst warranty they sold at the time). old parts are not available, failure was confirmed by two other mechanics before as a last resort taken to a saturn dealer to be fixed. service manager also refused to acknowledge any knowledge of the tsb that had been released concerning the oil nozzle on my saturn. *jb