Consumer Complaint Detail

SATURN / SC1 / 2001

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007093209 Incident Date: Jan, 12 2007
Consumer's City: RICHFIELD Consumer's State: WI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SC1 Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G8ZY12701Z Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 25 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Aug, 21 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving in the center lane on a 3-lane highway the vehicle shut off without warning. no lights were visible on the dashboard prior to the engine shutting off. the loss of power steering and power brakes resulted in a loss of control of the vehicle. the car swerved into the right lane striking another motorist and then spun out of control making at least two full revolutions before coming to a rest against the guard rails of the median. the other motorist involved in the crash was able to drive off the scene after the police responded, but my car needed to be towed to a local dealer for an autobody and engine repair estimate. the engine diagnostic test indicated that there were 8 separate error codes in the computer. two were cam shaft error codes, three transmission error codes, a low coolant error code and a communications error code. all together the mechanic estimated well over $1000 of expense to repair the engine. that expense in addition to the autobody estimate of $4100 dollars resulted in a total expense nearly equal to the total value of my car. *nm