2001 Saturn L200 review from North America

Timing chain.

Transmission slamming.

2 broken coil springs.

A/C evaporator.

Rear tires/alignment.

Catalytic converter plugged.

Brake lights.

Misc electrical issues.

I have a 2001 Saturn L200 with the Ecotech 2.2 with 155,000 miles.

Last year I had the timing chain brake right after the recall. Luckily, Saturn picked up 50% of the cost. I also now have 2 broken coils springs, and a slow coolant leak on the passenger floor (heater core?). I also have the familiar issue of both rear wheels being badly out of alignment, causing the car to eat rear tires and make the car shimmy very badly.

I have almost wrecked my car numerous times on wet or snow covered roads. I cannot believe there was not recall for this issue.

Here is the one I cannot figure out now. When I drive the car and hit a bump at low speed, the car will not shift out of first gear! It slams very badly if going into drive or reverse. If I stop the car and wait for a little while or start the car from the neutral position, it will then shift gears very smoothly and normally again. Saturn could not find the problem. Is this the MAF issue, or something different? The mechanic stated the computer had a code stored for a problem with the throttle position sensor. I also read something on the SL model transmissions that stated an issue with the valve body on the transmission. Does the SL and L-series use the same transmissions?