Consumer Complaint Detail

SATURN / LS / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006074806 Incident Date: Aug, 03 2006
Consumer's City: BEVERLY Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: LS Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G8JU52F41Y Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 08 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 22 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On august 4, 2006 my 2001 saturn l series sedan did not start. as the saturn dealership is 20 miles away, i had my car towed to a local auto repair shop. i was informed that the timing chain on the vehicle and gears were defective. the mechanic and myself thought this was odd as the car has only 49,145 miles on it. luckily, i was not driving the car when this failure occurred, although i could have been. i researched this problem and found there is an ongoing investigation concerning this problem in my type vehicle. i contacted saturn and was told there would be no reimbursement as this was not an open recall for my car. the cost to repair this defective part was $940. i have had the gears and timing chain replaced and still have the defective parts. *jb