Automotive, lease - 1998 Saturn serious transmission problem at 25,600 miles

May 25, 2001:

From: Email User

RE: Saturn

My '98 Saturn that we have a 48 mo. lease on, and have had

for 44 mo., with only 25,600 miles on it had a serious transmission problem.

The differential pin loosened and fell out. It jammed in the gears, and then

shot out and put a fist sized hole in the tranny near where it attaches to

the engine. Saturn said that the warrantee was for 36 mo's. or 36,000 miles,

and it was over warrantee on the time, and would not cover the problem, even

though with that mileage, it sure sounds like a defect.

I had the tranny

fixed at a repair shop. It cost $1,600. to repair. I sent a couple of nasty

letters to Saturn expressing my disgust with THEM as a U.S. manufacturer with

such a lousy warrantee on their power train. Even KIA gives you 100,000 miles

or 10 years on their power train. Saturn offered to reimburse me for $600. to

calm me, but as I guess you figured out it didn't. So buyer beware, if your

car company doesn't have enough faith in it's product to give a decent

warrantee, (I never thought I'd say this, but) "Buy a cheap foreign car and

save on both ends, purchase price, and repairs. Bill Anthony

Email User

Comment On This

i sure wish i would have read this before i bought my 2000 sc1.

the exact same thing happened at 63k miles and they wont do shit to help to fix it or anything. the saturn seinor vice president even called the saturn dealership that wants to charge us 2600 dollars and now i guess theyre sticking with the original story.

and they also claim its not a msnufacture defect and blame it on exesive tire spin (in the winter)(in minnesota).

bs.