Latest Saturn horror story

misterfact · 2004-10-27T17:56:41+00:00

a horror story about saturnI tow my saturn behind my r.v. the dealer never told me I had tobalance and rotate my tires. every 6000 miles.the transmission was destroyed they told me it was my fault. I suedthem in small claims court and a few days before the court date theyrefunded me the $3500.00 I paid to have it dealer inrosevilleca. was absolutely no help, customer service told me too bad. so I hadto sue was amazing how fast they settled when they were servedwith small claims court papers. I did it all on the internet from myhome in auburn ca. . the total cost was $27.00. (certified return papers etc) I have 37000 miles on it and am on mythird set of tires. so my advice after trying to deal with thesepeople do not fight them take them to court,. until they changemanagement, think twice before buying a saturn. I will not go into allthe details but you can email me at kenneth oelrich DeleteReplyForwardSpam Move... Previous | Next | Back to Messages Save Message Text

Oct 27, 2004 26 Replies

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Steven M. Scharf 21 years ago

No. Common sense says that when the car is in neutral the transmission is disengaged from the engine. The wheels do not connect to the engine.

In any case, the relevant question here is what is the year and model the Saturn with the destroyed transmission. If it was an S series, then the owner did nothing wrong, and the question then becomes why is he entitled to a new transmission out of warranty? Not sure if California has an implied warranty law or not.

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BANDIT2941 21 years ago

Ummm.....you're basically saying the same thing.....but if you're going to nitpick....your's is wrong Scharf......the transmission can never be disengaged from the engine, just like the transmission can never be disengaged from the wheels. The transmission can only disengage the wheels from the engine. Unless its a stickshift in which case the clutch disengages the transmission from the engine.

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Roy 21 years ago

The wheels do connect to the engine through the drive shaft(s) and the transmission. The transmission is the tool that is used to break the connection between the engine and wheels when it is in neutral, or in the case of a manual transmission, when the clutch pedal is presssed. You could also disconnect the drive shaft(s) which would disengage the wheels from the transmission but that requires a lot more work than shifting into neutral. I don't see why if spending $50,000 to $100,000 on an RV they don't just shell out a few hundred more for a dolly trailer for the car anyway. The one I used to used was as easy to load as driving forward a few feet, strapping the tires down and hooking the safety chain.

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BANDIT2941 21 years ago

$50,000 to $100,000!!!!! You're not going to get much of an RV for that kind of money!!

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Kevin M. Keller 21 years ago

"Roy" typed until their fingers bled, and came up with:

because they are a royal PITA. I managed to almost rip my front bumper off while using a tow dolly.

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Kirk Kohnen 21 years ago

Common Sense says that you really ought to take the time to read the instruction manual for that several thousand dollar investment!

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misterfact 21 years ago

Sounds like you should read the manual too. p. 248 in the 2000s series says you CAN TOW IT ON ALL 4 WHEELS if the the trans fluid level is full! So why did that guys trans burn out?

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