2003 Saturn L300 defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2003 Saturn L300. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• TIMING CHAIN FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE06006 · opened Jan 24, 2006 · closed Jun 6, 2006

  On december 12, 2005, odi received a defect petition (dp05-008) requesting the investigation of timing chain failures that could cause stalling in saturn vehicles equipped with the 2.2l (l61) engine. Odi opened pe06-006 on january 24, 2006, with 24 vehicle owner complaints that alleged a broken timing chain caused the …