Head gasket failed prematurely. Nlm
1994 Saturn SL engine complaints
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My car's timing chain and assembly exploded killing the engine of the saturn sl1 I have owned for less than one year. The extended service plan was 12 months or 12,000 miles and I have driven about 15,000 miles. The car had about 65,000 miles when I bought it from saturn of lewisville. The car is currently at a saturn dealer called saturn of irving in texas. I feel that saturn has a measure of responsibility for this. I can not find all my receipts but do have some showing maintenance I have done and the emmissions test results from 12/29/99. I have been talking with saturn since 2/24/00. Saturn sent a sample of the oil for testing on 2/25/00 with a promise of results within a week. I am still waiting! I have a written statement from a firestone on the initial condition of the car after the failure as they were the first to see the car.
Calif. Required the recall of 1994 saturns due to faulty catalytic converters. I called saturn and they use the date of purchase as a reason not to comply. This car was purchased in may 1995 with over 300 miles on it. Also, I noticed one time when I was having another problem to repair, saturn had replaced catalytic converter on the work form. I watched the repair and no one touched the catalytic converter. Saturn is not complying with calif. Recall completely by using purchase date instead of mfg. Date. Calif. Dept. Of air resources and auto repair ask me to notify ntsa. The recall was nov. 22,1999. This car has been marginal on smog readings. I would appreciate you checking this out. Thank you.
Timing chain failed. Nlm
Re: brakes; I get a throbbing, pulsing sensation even though there is plenty of pad left; re: seats; seat is loose and many times the driver's side seat has collapsed backward when I put some pressure on it, I.e. Putting my hand into my pocket to get toll bridge change; re: radiator; it is rusted, even though I have properly servied the car w/ rcommended servicing (dealer found the problem but did not want fix)
Vehicle runs hot and needs a quart of oil every 1k miles. Manufacturer has been notified.
Head gasket cracked causing extensive damage to engine components. Mjs
Timing chain failed. Mjs
The timing chain on my car and two others that I am aware of wore through the plastic guides, causing metal to get into the engine and causing an engine seizure ruining the engine. It happened to all three cars within a month of each other. One engine had 58,000 miles and mine has 62,000 miles . The manufacturer and the dealer both say it is not their problem and I have to replace the engine with a new one or a used one at my expense. It would appear that there is an engineering problem if I know of two others that failed for the same reason. Can you help? What else can I do?
Timing chain broke, causing loud noise. Also, there is some problem with the engine as a whole due to the timing chain belt breaking.
Oil is in my radiator fluid. Probably a cracked engine head.
Broken rocker shaft caused car to lose power while driving on a freeway.
Safety issue, car stopped suddenly when timing chain broke
While driving engine check light will come off and on, and the oil is leaking out of the pistons. When the consumer takes off,smoke comes out from the vehicle. Also, timing belt had to be replaced, and consumer is having problems with the air conditioner motor. Saturn agreed that there is a problem with the oil.
Vehicle would leak oil into the spark plugs. Engine head gaskets sealing is not retaining the oil. *ak
While driving heard noise. Rack& pinion steering failed. Problem was fixed, but it reoccurred. *ak timing chain failed.
Seat belts move back and forth while driving and they won't open when the car is stopped. Also, sun roof and speedometer malfunctioned/ noisy engine due to timing chain failure. In addition, replaced egr valve and canister.
Engine head gasket blew/engine head cracked. Temperature gauge does not function properly. Also, while driving transmission would pop out of gear.
Loose bolt inside the engine came off and broke the rear shaft/rocker arm.
Egr valve failed resulting in hesitation.
Vehicle engine overheated because the oil evaporated quickly.dealer rebuilt engine.
Engine failure; also, transmission malfunctioned.
Timing chain failed.
Defective fuel pump; also, power steering motor/seat belt/timing chain/front brake rotors failed.
Owner states that the upper motor mounts are defective and that vehicle is unsafe to drive, owner also notes that saturn is awre of this problem and that they are redesigning some of their models.
Vehicle backfires.
Timing chain noise.
Brakes failed, causing loss of control.
Vehicle is losing oil.
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