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Average Mileage:
113,500 miles
Total Complaints:
4 complaints
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engine problem
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2005Jun 10
SL2 1.9L Dohc
- Automatic transmission
- 100,000 miles
I have a Saturn sl2 1999 it has 176000 miles and burns 2 quarts every 2 gas fill ups. I am still getting about 27 MPG.
It won't pass smog next June as the Cat is dead. I have been looking for a rebuild kit for the engine but found one. I would like to fix my car . I also have a Dual overhead cam and one is bad it's made a strange noise since I bought the car.. And I bought it new. I asked many times about my cam making strange noises and they said it wasn't.
2006Oct 14
(reported on)SL2
- 93,000 miles
We have a 1999 SL2 with 93,000 that started using oil best I can remember about 50,000 miles. It smokes and consumes almost a quart of oil a week with just around town driving. It's my wife's car so I just add a couple of quarts whenever she tells me the oil light is flickering.
The dealer is useless. The guy who owns a body shop behind my studio tells me they all use oil of that vintage. He says whenever he gets a Saturn in he always checks the oil because they are almost always at least a quart low. I keep telling my wife that we should write Saturn about the oil consumption. This Google search that turned up this discussion thread is the beginning of my research in preparation for that letter. It gives me pause about buying a Saturn again.
2006Sep 06
(reported on)SL2
- 113,000 miles
Never know when the car will die or start shaking because of the carbon build up. Dealers were charging me to clean EGR & I have a new one. I now do it myself. Smokes a lot and I am darn embarrassed about it. All they say is saturn burns oil and the car has too many miles. My other saturn is much older and no problems. I would hate to get rid of it but its a shame, it smokes and burns oil, not sure what to do anymore. I just keep checking the oil and clean the egr valve periodically. Does anyone have/had the same problem?
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2009Feb 04
SL2 4 cyl, Dual Ove
My car has been burning oil for a while but wasn't really smoking a lot. Now it is smoking all of the time. I took it to the dealer and they said the only fix was a new engine which costs more than the car is worth. I had so much carbon build up that it started stalling on me. I took it to Saturn and they changed the spark plugs and wires, and cleaned the throttle body as well as the rest of the fuel injection system. $300.00 later it is still doing the same thing and seems to do it more frequently. I know it won't pass inspection next time around so we have until August to decide what to do. That is if it lasts that long and if I can stand the embarrassment that long. Does anyone have any ideas on how to prolong the life of this car without buying a new engine?
Allison V.
Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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