2001 Saturn L200 review from North America
"Also a defect"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Timing belt broke at 24,000 miles causing the valves to bend ruining the engine. Engine required complete replacement.
General comments?
I have had the car for about 40 months and have only put 24,000 miles on the car when it died. I really only take the car to work and back so it has very little wear and tear on it.
I took the car to the dealer and because it was "out of warranty and you did not have any of its oil changes done at the dealer we cannot cover the damage" (their words not mine). Now I don't expect them to repair the car for free, sometimes these things happen, but they would not do anything to help. After I got a quote from a local repair shop the dealer priced matched the engine replacement ($2600) - so they were not making a profit. That was nice, but not nearly enough to ever get me to buy a Saturn/GM car again. Low and behold a search on the web shows that I am not the only person with this problem.
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2004 |
| Engine and transmission | Automatic |
| Performance marks | 4/10 |
| Reliability marks | 0/10 |
| Comfort marks | 8/10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 3/10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 2/10 |
| Distance when acquired | 0 miles |
| Most recent distance | 25000 miles |
| Previous car | Jeep Cherokee |
| Date of Entry | 26th May, 2004 |