Car Stall problems of the 2002 Saturn LS

Entering highway ramp. Vehicle stalled. Would not restart. Timing chain had failed.

The contact owns a 2002 Saturn l300 (n/a). The contact stated that the vehicle would intermittently stall at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who was unable to diagnose the failure. The failure was not remedied. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 125,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Saturn l200(n/a). The contact stated that while traveling 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact removed the engine cover and discovered that the drive chain was fractured due to lack of lubrication and oil distribution. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or a mechanic for inspection or repairs. The failure and the current mileage was 76,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Saturn l series sedan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph the vehicle began to decelerate. The contact heard a snap sound coming from the front end of the vehicle. The vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle but it would not. The vehicle was pushed to an independent mechanic who diagnose that the timing chain had fractured. There was a recall under NHTSA campaign id number: 07v519000 (engine and engine cooling) that may be related to the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the recall did not included the 2002 vehicles only the 2001. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Saturn l200. The contact stated that while driving 15 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the timing chain needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 190,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Saturn l-series. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the timing chain failed. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number: 07v519000 (engine and engine cooling) for the 2001 model year vehicle and the similar failure. The dealer advised the contact that the 2002 model year was not included in the recall campaign despite if the failure was the same or not. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 118,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Saturn l200. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving on the highway. The dealer was contacted, but denied any assistance with repair to the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 97,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Saturn Ls. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 mph, the vehicle jerked and the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle did not accelerate. The vehicle was pulled over to the shoulder of the highway where it stalled. The vehicle did not restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the timing chain failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 106,192. Updated 6/8/cn.

The contact owns a 2002 Saturn l200. The contact was driving 35 mph when the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who performed a diagnostic that located the failure at the timing chain. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure was 85,415 updated 12/12/lj updated 12/14/11.

The contact owns a 2002 Saturn l series. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph the timing chain fractured, causing the vehicle to stall. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer, who stated that there was no recall for the timing chain. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 65,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Saturn l-200. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph the vehicle stalled in the middle of the highway. There was no warning light illuminating before the failure. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road, but would not restart. The vehicle was towed home. A mechanic examined the vehicle and informed the contact that the timing chain needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that there were no recalls relating to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 124,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Saturn l series. The contact was driving 60 mph when the vehicle jolted abnormally and then stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle and it was towed to a local mechanic shop where he was advised that the timing chain failed and caused the failure. The manufacturer was contacted but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2002 Saturn l200. The contact was driving 65 mph the vehicle suddenly lost power without warning and stalled. The contact was informed by roadside assistance that the timing chain was fractured. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic shop who confirmed that the timing chain had fractured and the valves were bent abnormally. The mechanic stated that he would repair the vehicle after contacting the manufacturer. There were no recalls for the vehicle. The failure mileage was 88,000.

2002 Saturn l200 stalled at 55mph and did not restart. Saturn diagnosed broken timing chain which destroyed motor.

I went outside to get in my car this morning which started right away. After shifting into first I began to take off when the car stalled only getting about 2 feet forward. Push car back toward the curb and attempted to jump the car with my sisters. Then tried to charge the battery, after all of this failed, we called the local mechanic over and said the timing chain had snapped. . 3200 repair. I'm not ready to search for a new car but lately it's been one thing after another with this car I used to love. At this point no repairs have been made. This should be recalled!!!!!!!!!.

The contact owns a 2002 Saturn l200 sedan . While driving the vehicle stalled without any prior warnings. He was able to coast the vehicle to a nearby service shop. A technician discovered a fractured timing chain in the vehicle. He then added that there could be more damage to the vehicle and the pistons as a result of the failure. The manufacturer concluded that his vehicle identification number was excluded from recall # 07v519000 (engine and engine cooling), therefore he was ineligible for a free remedy. The current and failure mileages were under 100,000.

I have a 2002 Saturn l200. I was driving on a busy highway in the dallas area (i635). When suddenly my car stalled when I tried to accelerate and then idled to about 5 mph. I drove my vehicle to the access road where it died and the engine no longer turned. After diagnostic I am told that I was the timing chain. Since I was driving on the highway my valves and engine heads cracked. Now something that should have cost me $500 is now going to cost me $1500. I practically have to get a new engine.

Six days ago I was on my to work in my 2002 l-series200 2. 2 liter that only has 77,000 miles on it when it just died on me. I was almost hit by another car cause I couldn't get out of traffic, so I had to pull into a ditch. That day my uncle helped me towed it back to his personal work shop cause he knows how to work on vehicles. He tried everything to find out what was wrong with without getting inside the engine, well it came to that. The timing chain is broke and he showed it to me and said he said it looks like this link was weak. . You can see how it was stretched, just that one. . And because of the chain breaking the chain oiler is broken also, the bolt holding it up was completely bent, so we think the chain hit it. . Because of the warranty was already out we were going to fix it ourselves. I went to go get a timing chain and the chain oiler, but the clerk ask me if Saturn had replaced your chain oiler? I told him no, and he asked me if my valves were bent because when the chain breaks that usually happens. So I asked my uncle and he went ahead to check and yes they were. So I went back to the car parts store and told them yes that the valves were bent. . I come to find out that there was a recall on the oiler because of a brass insert that in the oiler. But he said it was only for the 2001 not 2002. My uncle search around in the oil pan and he found pieces of the oiler along with a brass insert, so I think my car was also installed with part. So that's when I went home to get online to do research on this and found pictures of that recalled oiler, it look similar. And then I find out there are so many owners with this same year model that also had their timing chain broke. . I called Saturn and they are not going to do nothing and plus I find out that there is an investigation on this matter. My car is still at my uncles shop and I kept all the broken pieces in hope Saturn will help with this matter.

My car stalled on highway and would not start. Had it towed to a local Saturn dealer and they charged me $85 to diagnose the problem. It is a defected timing chain that destroyed my engine. The cost of repair will be over $3,000. My car is a 2002 series and does not fall under the recall for timing chain failure. We have contacted the main Saturn headquarters in detroit to voice our complaint and waiting to see what can be done with this car defect.

The contact owns a 2002 Saturn l200. While driving less than 50 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was unable to be restarted. An independent mechanic investigated the failure and discovered that the timing chain failed and some of its components fell into the engine. The failure and current mileages were less than 74,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Saturn l100. While driving less than 50 mph and accelerating, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle would not restart and was towed to an independent mechanic. The mechanic stated that the timing chain was defective. The manufacturer stated that there was a recall for the same year, make, and model vehicle; however, his VIN was not included. The failure and current mileages were 145,000.

Timing chain on 2002 l200 sedan with 2. 2 l engine broke while traveling on interstate at 65 mph, causing vehicle to stall and refuse to start. This car had not had any problems prior to the unexpected break. Luckily, it was very early in the morning (6:10 am) and traffic was minimal. I did manage to get the car to the edge of the road safely. If this had happened at a busier time, my life would have been in danger. In addition to the timing chain needing replacement, all valves and the head needed to be replaced. Car has been in the shop for a week and cost is estimated to be at least $ 2,500. 00. Blue book price for this car is $ 4,165. 00.

The contact owns a 2002 Saturn l200. While driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The dealer stated that the engine's timing chain failed and needed to be replaced at the cost of $3,000. The manufacturer stated that because his model year was not affected by NHTSA campaign id number 07v519000 (engine and engine cooling), they would only assume partial financial responsibility. The contact is in the process of having the vehicle repaired. The failure and current mileages were 90,000.

2002 Saturn lw300 stalled without warning when it was traveling at @ 40-50 mph. It would not restart and had to be towed. Vehicle mileage is @ 59k.

1) on the evening of Friday, March 2, 2007 my 2002 Saturn l-100 sedan stalled while I was driving home from work. I was driving at about 40 mph when it suddenly "died". I had the car towed to the auto mechanic shop near my house. 2) the next day they called to advise that the timing chain had broken. The car has less than 49,000 miles on it. They recommended replacing the engine, about $6,000 worth of work. I contacted Saturn and they advised I should have the vehicle towed to one of their facilities, which I did that evening. The Saturn service center confirmed that the timing chain had broken but suggested replacing the head with a rebuilt part from gm, approximately $3,200 worth of work. At this point Saturn is requesting maintenance records for oil changes.

The contact owns a 2002 Saturn l200. While driving 30 mph, the vehicle stalled and completely shut off. The vehicle failed to restart and was towed to a mechanic. The cause of failure was diagnosed as the timing chain. Saturn has been notified and the vehicle will soon be towed to the Saturn dealer. The current and failure mileages were 80,000. *updated 12/12/07 updated 12/12/07.

The contact owns a 2002 Saturn l200. The contact stated that while driving at speeds of 50 mph, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who stated that the timing chain should have been replaced at 80,000 miles, which was the cause of the failure. The dealer replaced the original engine with a used one. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 82,000 and the current mileage was 134,000.

While driving 35 mph vehicle stalled. Consumer tried to restart the vehicle, but was unable to do so. Vehicle was towed.

While driving at any speed vehicle stalled. Consumer restarted vehicle, and it was taken to the dealer for inspection. However, mechanic could not duplicate the problem.