| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007116587 | Incident Date: Aug, 19 2007 |
| Consumer's City: WILLOUGHBY HILLS | Consumer's State: OH |
| 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:exhaust system:manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 21 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 28 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving, once car was warm, i started hearing a loud whistling noise from under the hood. mechanic ran an emissions test and determined that i needed to replace the intake manifold gasket. i decided to take the car to a saturn dealer, although i had no more warranty. i was informed that once they installed the gasket, the problem was worse and the car was now undriveable as the manifold itself was warped and needed to be replaced (including another gasket as the 1st was damaged by trying to install it on a warped manifold). the car has apx 58,000 miles. service manager said he had never seen one do this before and only explanation for it happening was extreme heat, yet this engine has never overheated; oil is changed as soon as light comes on. lucky i did not incur major damage to other parts or the engine (after reading this website i am waiting for the timing belt to go. why no recall on this??) *tr |
