Five problems related to engine failure have been reported for the 2000 Saturn LS. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Timing chain broke on 2000 Saturn Ls2 3. 0l v6 engine while driving down the road causing engine failure. The 2. 2l engine has been recalled and there are many complaints about the 3. 0l engine having the same failures. This engine should be included in the recall also.
The contact owns a 2000 Saturn l series. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start and was towed to a local repair shop. The mechanic stated that the timing chain led to engine failure. The vehicle was repaired at the cost of $2,300. The failure and current mileages were 89,000.
Timing chain broke on 2000 Saturn l200 causing bent rods and engine failure. Saturn estimates cost of repairs to be $2000-3000. I have been reading of the current NHTSA investigation of 1999-2003 Saturns and the high occurrence of timing chain failures. I do hope something can be done for Saturn to recall affected vehicles.
Engine failure, had to replace the engine at Saturn. They told me that the timing chain failed due to poor maintenance. They put a new engine in it which failed 60k miles later with the same problem.
Consumer states the oil light comes on too soon and found that the engine is using approximately 1/2 quart of oil in approximately 1500 miles, there was engine failure which caused jerking and misfiring, vehicle would not start, vehicle was smoking, dealer replaced motor mount.