Engine And Engine Cooling Problems of Saturn SL2

The contact owns a 2001 Saturn Sl2. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start. The vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop and the contact was informed that the timing chain needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 110,000.

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The contact owns a 2001 Saturn Sl2. While driving 7 mph, the vehicle failed. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle, but was unsuccessful. She did not notice any warnings prior to the failure. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop and the technician stated that the timing chain failed. The repair would cost $2,000. The contact called the manufacturer and was advised to take the vehicle to a local dealer for further inspection. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they also stated that the timing chain failed. The manufacturer stated that there was no current recall on her vehicle, but they would cover half of the repair cost. The contact does not feel she should have to pay because there is a service bulletin pertaining to the timing chain failure. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 66,636.

2002 Saturn Sl2 timing chain broke and damaged engine valves.

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I was pulling out of a parking lot onto the main highway when the car made a pffff sound and I lost all power to the car the motor just stopped. I had no power steering and no power brakes. The dealer stated the timing chain just snapped and then 12 out of the 16 valves in the car bent. I found this incredible on a vehicle with such low mileage.

The contact owns a 1996 Saturn Sl2. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated intermittently and was taken to the dealer. The dealer discovered that the spark plugs were set at different specifications, which was the cause of failure. The speed was unknown. The current mileage was 175,000 and failure mileage was 148,000.

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Consumer will provide information.

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The vehicle caught on fire. The cause was unknown.

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While driving at any speed vehicle make some vibration, consumer also complained has been history of problems in the last past three years with this vehicle. Dealer has inspected and can't correct the problem. Please provide further information. Ts.

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Consumer states that while car was running the engine caught on fire, fire started under the hood.