- VIN: 1G8ZH5289XZ35****
- MPG: /
- Year: 1999
Ownership Cost for 1999 Saturn SL SL1
Estimated: $31370 over the next 5 years
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
Depreciation |
$984 |
$472 |
$413 |
$374 |
$335 |
$2578 |
Insurance |
$1451 |
$1502 |
$1554 |
$1609 |
$1665 |
$7781 |
Fuel |
$1219 |
$1255 |
$1299 |
$1351 |
$1412 |
$6536 |
Maintenance |
$2763 |
$1720 |
$729 |
$225 |
$2291 |
$7728 |
Repairs |
$977 |
$1138 |
$1298 |
$1417 |
$1627 |
$6457 |
Taxes & Fees |
$195 |
$195 |
$195 |
$195 |
$195 |
$288 |
Total Ownership Costs |
$7589 |
$6110 |
$5322 |
$4994 |
$7355 |
$31370 |
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger) Body Class: Sedan/Saloon Displacement CC: 1800.0 Displacement CI: 109.84273937051 Displacement L: 1.8 Doors: 4 Engine Configuration: In-Line Engine Cylinders: 4 Engine Manufacturer: Toyota Fuel Injection Type: Multipoint Fuel Injection (MPFI) Make: SATURN Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC Manufacturer Id: 984 Model: SL1 Model Year: 1999 Other Engine Info: Name Plate: Chevrolet - 8 coded twice - L24: 1.9L, L4, MFI, SAT, Name Plate: Saturn Plant City: Spring Hill Plant Company Name: Saturn Plant Country: United States (USA) Plant State: Tennessee Seat Belts All: Manual Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR Windows: 4
Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
2002 |
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY |
I OWN A 2002 SATURN SL PURCHASED IN JUNE OF 2002 WITH ABOUT 51K MILES AT THE TIME OF THE PROBLEM IN LATE MARCH. THE CAR IS A STANDARD TRANSMISSION. I WAS DRIVING MY SON TO SCHOOL IN THE MORNING WHEN I SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE. I WAS ON A STRAIGHT ROAD, AND WAS CRUISING AT 45MPH WITH NO SHIFTING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL SATURN DEALER IN DANBURY, I WAS TOLD THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY HAD "COME APART" AND SINCE THE CAR WAS OVER 36K ,WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CLUTCH WAS REBUILT BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE PARTS WERE NOT RETURNED TO ME. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO SATURN CORP TO NO SATISFACTION. IN MY OPINION, THERE IS NO WAY A CLUTCH SHOULD SIMPLY COME APART AFTER ONLY 50K MILES AND LESS THAN 2 YEARS SERVICE. I HAVE DRIVEN STANDARD TRANSMISSIONS FOR MUCH OF MY LIFE, AND HAVE NEVER REPLACED THE CLUTCH OR TRANSMISSION. THE CAR JUST PRIOR TO THIS PURCHASE HAD NEARLY 200K MILES ON THE ORIGINAL CLUTCH, AND MY OTHER CARS WERE STILL RUNNING AT OVER 125K WITH THE ORGINAL CLUTCH WHEN I TRADED THEM IN. DRIVER WEAR & TEAR SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. THE CAR HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED BY THE SATURN DEALER. NO FLUIDS WERE PRESENT OR NOISE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT WERE NOTICED. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE MOST OF MY DRIVING IS HIGHWAY (APPROX 125 MILES/DAY) AND THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER COULD HAVE BEEN HIGHLY DANGEROUS IN SOME SITUATIONS. THANK YOU ALLOWING ME TO VENT MY FRUSTRATION. |
1999 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH |
BAD IGNITION SWITCH, THREE TIMES THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT HAD A DEAD BATTERY, THE THIRD IT WENT COMPLETELY DEAD, LIKE THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED. JIGGLED KEY IN SWITCH AND IT CAME BACK TO LIFE. HAD TO HAVE SWITCH REPLACED, KEYS CODED, ETC. *JB |
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