Timing chain broke at 12,000 miles.
When my timing chain broke at 12,000 miles I was stunned. We use the car lightly for errands, change the oil regularly etc. Now that I know how common it is I'm no longer surprised. But today I found out that the struts and tie rods are breaking, and the car is only at 13,500 miles? What's next?! It's like they used inferior metal in the car.
13,500 miles in a 5-year old car? Maybe the chain broke from boredom.
My fiance had a Saturn SL2, and he had nothing but problems with it. The transmission went out on it for no apparent reason at 25,000 miles.
When he asked our mechanic what had caused it, the mechanic replied that a stick or rock may have bumped it. I don't know if our mechanic is an idiot, or if GM makes a transmission that is that touchy.
In my opinion, Saturn's are throw away cars you drive for a little while, then get rid of them as fast as you can.
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