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Joe in FL owns a Saturn salvage business and has remarked in the past about
seeing broken chains - you might do a Google search and or contact Joe at: http://www.6thplanetusedparts.com for additional info. "misterfact" > wrote in message om... > From: > Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 07:58:49 EDT > Subject: Broken timing Chain > To: > > We have a 2001 l200 Saturn with less than 70.000.00 miles that the > timing chain broke on. The dealer wants $2300.00 to repair it. I > don't have the money. absolutely no help from the dealer. What can we > do?? > The Cody Family > > (only thing you can do is warn others about Saturn's worthless and > SHORT TERM warranty!) |
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>We have a 2001 l200 Saturn with less than 70.000.00 miles that the >timing chain broke on. The dealer wants $2300.00 to repair it. I >don't have the money. absolutely no help from the dealer. What can we >do?? > The Cody Family What advice did you give them ? Did you give them any technical info on how they could actually get their car fixed ? Did you help them explore the most cost effective repair options so that they might save a few $? Or... did you just teach them how to whine? I still dont understand why people think the dealer should help. Sure thats a lot of money . But again the warranty is pretty clear and Saturn doesnt hide that fact. Should teh chain of broken ? Dont know. Do you have a complete service history from these people? Did they have regular oil changes ? How do they drive ? What caused the chain to break? They usually dont just break without warning. Please , in all seriousness , explain to me why a dealer/manufacturer should be expected to provide warranty service 34k miles past the factory warranty. >(only thing you can do is warn others about Saturn's worthless and >SHORT TERM warranty!) > How is it worthless? Their "short term " warranty was the standard length for a lot of years. I am sure they were offered an extended warranty when they bought it. |
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>>We have a 2001 l200 Saturn with less than 70.000.00 miles that the
>>timing chain broke on. The dealer wants $2300.00 to repair it. I >>don't have the money. absolutely no help from the dealer. What can we >>do?? 70,000 miles for a vehicle that is only three or four years old is quite a lot. As noted in the parent, these things don't break in a vaccum - there are almost always precipitating events and warnings of imminent failure. (ie, "Gee, the oil light came on but I just kept driving because I didn't have time to deal with it.") While not unique to Saturns, because many Saturn engines are zero clearance, a broken chain likely would have done more (and severe) damage to the engine than could be repaired by simply replacing the chain. OTOH, a second opinion usually doesn't hurt, if it is available. Dealers tend to charge a little more than non-dealer repair facilities. Then again, you expect that the dealer would - have the most experience in repairing your vehicle make - have available all of the right tools for the right job for that particular vehicle > What advice did you give them ? Did you give them any technical info on how > they could actually get their car fixed ? Did you help them explore the most > cost effective repair options so that they might save a few $? Apparently not. Perhaps a bicycle would be more appropriate for this person - then again when the tire goes flat he'll find a way to blame the rock that he hit. -rj 98SL2 |
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richard hornsby > wrote in message >...
> >>We have a 2001 l200 Saturn with less than 70.000.00 miles that the > >>timing chain broke on. The dealer wants $2300.00 to repair it. I > >>don't have the money. absolutely no help from the dealer. What can we > >>do?? > > 70,000 miles for a vehicle that is only three or four years old is quite > a lot. As noted in the parent, these things don't break in a vaccum - > there are almost always precipitating events and warnings of imminent > failure. (ie, "Gee, the oil light came on but I just kept driving > because I didn't have time to deal with it.") While not unique to > Saturns, because many Saturn engines are zero clearance, a broken chain > likely would have done more (and severe) damage to the engine than could > be repaired by simply replacing the chain. > > OTOH, a second opinion usually doesn't hurt, if it is available. > Dealers tend to charge a little more than non-dealer repair facilities. > Then again, you expect that the dealer would > - have the most experience in repairing your vehicle make > - have available all of the right tools for the right job for that > particular vehicle > > > What advice did you give them ? Did you give them any technical info on how > > they could actually get their car fixed ? Did you help them explore the most > > cost effective repair options so that they might save a few $? > > Apparently not. Perhaps a bicycle would be more appropriate for this > person - then again when the tire goes flat he'll find a way to blame > the rock that he hit. > > -rj > 98SL2 My Festiva ('88) has 250,000miles on it andthe timing chain hasn't broke! If you think 70,000 miles on an engine before the timing chain breaks is GREAT- I'm sure you think it's great unless it happens to you! |
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>HORROR STORIES
>My Festiva ('88) has 250,000miles on it andthe timing chain hasn't >broke! If you think 70,000 miles on an engine before the timing chain >breaks is GREAT- I'm sure you think it's great unless it happens to >you! > Thats cool that your Festiva has lasted that long . I dont think anyone here said or even implied that a chain breaking is "great" . It does happen though and thats just the nature of mechanical parts |
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