tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11219197.post116760865120418145..comments2023-11-03T02:22:05.710-07:00Comments on Masiguy: Saturn Saga; an open letter to Saturn.Tim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00656450355435181157noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11219197.post-31164110323890579252007-07-03T20:36:00.000-07:002007-07-03T20:36:00.000-07:00Nice review. I was thinking of getting a new satur...Nice review. I was thinking of getting a new saturn, got the perfect size for my family. But then, i have to consider some more feedbacks on new cars especially the hybrids. And i'm planning to give my car after some mods and <A HREF="http:/www.satpartswholesale.com/saturn-fuel-saver/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="Saturn fuel saver">Saturn fuel saver</A> adjustments to my sis.<BR/>Thanks.rrjexperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055486142096006686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11219197.post-31145011324067093272007-05-19T18:07:00.000-07:002007-05-19T18:07:00.000-07:00Today when I put the key in the ignition, the car ...Today when I put the key in the ignition, the car would not even turn over. When I pulled the key out and started to get out of the car, the car tried to start itself without the key. The opening of the car door seem to start it strange as that sounds. Smoke than started to pour into the car from the steering column getting worse by the minute. I quickly got under the hood and disconnected the battery possibly stopping a larger fire.<BR/><BR/> The sad thing was this was just three days after it was in the shop for weird behavior like the turn indicator getting warm, the fuel gauge going from full to zero and back again on its own, the horn beeping in the middle of the night on its own and the car not starting. All of this was explained to the dealer.<BR/><BR/>Previously I had spent around $2000 to replace a water pump and timing chain at 36000 miles. (Ever have a Toyota or Honda do that?). I also had spent $1800 a month and a half before due to massive coolant and oil leaks. Saturn does not care about quality. I have always believed in buy American but not anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11219197.post-1168302710274111632007-01-08T16:31:00.000-08:002007-01-08T16:31:00.000-08:00As much as I hate to give Saturn any link love; yo...As much as I hate to give Saturn any link love; you might link a couple times to them in this Open Letter so it's easier for them to find and act upon (a lot of open letters do that to get their attention). Can't promise anything but fingers are crossed for you and your fam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11219197.post-1167857028889571582007-01-03T12:43:00.000-08:002007-01-03T12:43:00.000-08:00Back in the day when Saturn was a multi-billion do...Back in the day when Saturn was a multi-billion dollar startup, a friend of mine bought a Saturn.<BR/><BR/>I asked him how he liked it - and he replied in the affirmative. He pointed out one thing though - if he didn't like it, he could have simply returned it. <BR/><BR/>I don't know how that part would have worked but basically this skews the "satisfaction %" pretty nicely in Saturn's favor. "Everyone who owns a Saturn loves it". Only because those who don't simply return them. <BR/><BR/>With the cars now on the used car market, that's no longer true. Your story confirms this and it's unfortunate that it's a combination of parts (ECU or wiring or whatever) and dealer service (not tightening lugnuts??). A poor dealer is easy to handle - you go to another one. Parts, and electrical ones at that, I don't know what to do.<BR/><BR/>On a side note, I've read about "ECU failures" relating to my (non-Saturn) car. ECU's depend on signals from sensors - the ECU processes the signals and adjusts things accordingly. If a sensor is broken or malfunctioning, the ECU might mistakenly do something which has unexpected side effects - like stalling the engine.<BR/><BR/>An example is when you move your mouse but the cursor doesn't move as you expect. It might be the mouse is unplugged (wiring), the laser light in the mouse can't pick up movement because it's on a perfectly consistent surface (sensor is fooled) or the laser itself isn't working (broken sensor). <BR/><BR/>A poor dealer may not have done the research to figure out if a sensor is bad or not - there are many of them and they are a pain to check. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I hope your Saturn thing works out. Good luck with it.<BR/><BR/>AkiAkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430651087205849350noreply@blogger.com