Saturn L200 Complaints
138 consumer complaints on file.
- #10465418July 12, 2012SUSPENSION
WHILE ON VACATION AND 1,250 MILES FROM HOME, DRIVING ON A ENTRANCE RAMP TO AN EXPRESSWAY A THUMP WAS HEARD THEN THERE WAS A RAPID LOSS OF CONTROL. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS THROWN 90 DEG. OFF CENTER AND ONLY AFTER A QUICK DECELERATION TO ABOUT 10 MPH. ENOUGH CONTROL WAS GAINED TO CONTINUE TO THE DESTINATION (ABOUT 1 MILE). AN EXAMINATION UNDER THE HOOD REVELED THAT THE FRAME HAD BROKEN AT THE SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM AND HAD ROTATED ABOUT 45DEG. THE FRAME IS EXTREMELY RUSTY ON THE RIGHT SIDE BUT NOT ON THE LEFT. THIS CAR IS 9 YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 70,500 MILES AN IS IN OTHERWISE GREAT SHAPE. THE NHTSA DOCUMENTS SAY THE AVERAGE LIFE OF A CAR IS JUST OVER 13 YEARS AND 165,000 TO 200,000 MILES. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT A CAR SHOULD SUFFER SUCH A MAJOR FAILURE WITHIN THE AVERAGE LIFESPAN. I HAVE COMPLETE DOCUMENTATION AND PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10453015March 26, 2012ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 SATURN AND WHEN I STOP IT MADE A NOISE IN THE ENGINE. WHEN I WENT TO START IT,IT TURNED OVER REAL FAST AND WOULD NOT START. IT HAS SPARK AND FUEL BUT NO NOT THINK IT HAS COMPRESSOR. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS CAR IS UNDER A RECALL FOR THE TIMING CHAIN. IT HAS 107,000 MILES ON IT. IT SEEM LIKE IT WOULD BE VERY COSTLY TO FIX. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10449739February 29, 2012AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED AFTER SHE CLOSED THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO SENT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED WITHOUT BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10409190June 28, 2011ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L-SERIES. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START AND SMOKE BEGAN TO RISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ARRIVED AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V231000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10381622February 11, 2011SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200 WITH AFTER MARKET AUTO ZONE BRAKE SHOE PADS, PART NUMBER 405K5. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN HE ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND IT WOULD RESPOND. HE THEN DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS LIMITED BRAKING POWER BY FIFTY PERCENT. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT FOUND THAT THE AFTERMARKET BRAKES WERE ONE INCH LONGER THAN THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BRAKES AND ONLY THE EXTREME OUTER EDGES WERE MAKING CONTACT WITH THE BRAKE DRUM, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WOULD PERFORM AN INVESTIGATION OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,100.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10375007January 6, 2011VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 30 MPH. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT; UPON RESTART, THE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10372108December 22, 2010FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH UP AN INCLINE WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,230. UPDATED 02/09/11*LJ UPDATED 09/19/11
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10367768November 24, 2010EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE STOP LIGHT STOPS FUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY. I REPLACE THE BULB AND IT SOMETIMES WORKS FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN AGAIN, IT STOPS WORKING. I TRIED TO BUY THE TAIL LIGHT SOCKET, BUT THEY COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT PART EVEN THOUGH THEY SEARCH THROUGH MY VIN AT AN AUTHORIZED PARTS RETAILER. I BELIEVE IT IS RELATED TO THE RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V245000 BUT SINCE MY CAR WAS OF A LATER MODEL BY ONE YEAR, IT MISSED THE RECALL. I WOULDN'T HAVE CARED IF I FOUND AN EXACT REPLACEMENT PART, BUT SINCE THEY CAME UP WITH A MODIFIED PART AT THE STORE, IT MAKES ME THINK MY CAR HAS THE DEFECTIVE TAIL LIGHTS BUT THE MANUFACTURERS TRIED TO GET AWAY WITH IT BY NOT INCLUDING THAT YEAR'S MODEL IN THEIR RECALL TO AVOID ANOTHER THOUSANDS OF REPLACEMENTS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10327339April 25, 2010ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS AND ALL GAUGES TURN OFF AND COME BACK ON BUT NOW THE GAUGES DON'T WORK THE HEAD LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND GO OUT WHILE DRIVING THE DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND RESETS THE MILEAGE EVERYTIME THE LIGHTS TURN OFF, AND ALL POWER TURNS OFF. THE ALTERNATOR WAS TESTED AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10308410February 10, 2010ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PREMATURE FAILURE OF TIMING CHAIN ON 2003 SATURN L200 AT 69,400 MILES. THIS CAR HAS THE SAME TIMING CHAIN COMPONENTS AS INVOLVED IN THE 2000 MODEL YEAR RECALL. THE PARTS WERE NOT REVISED UNTIL AFTER THIS CAR WAS BUILT. THE CAR WAS MAINTAINED WITH RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGE INTERVALS, BUT THE CHAIN STILL FAILED PREMATURELY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10283650September 11, 2009ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE TIMING BELT AND ENGINE VALVES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING INCREASED THE RISK FOR A VEHICLE CRASH. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10265312April 14, 2009STEERING
PURCHASED A USED SATURN L-22 IN MARCH OF 2003,SHORTLY THEREAFTER I WENT INTO THE COLLEGE PARKING ;LOT TO RETURN HOME FROM SCHOOL AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT UNLOCK, COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO GO INTO GEAR, SO IT SAT ALL NIGHT, AND THE NEXT DAY I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY FIXED IT "SO THEY SAID" AND AGAIN APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER MY MOTHER WHO WAS GROCERY SHOPPING HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. LATER THAT NIGHT AS THE CAR SAT ON THE SUPERMARKET LOT WE HAD TO GET IT TOWED AGAIN. MY MOTHER, AND I WENT TO CARFAX ON OUR COMPUTER, AND FOUND OUT THAT THE MOCEL THAT WE WERE DRIVING HAD BEEN RECALLED BACK IN 2003 DUE TO STEERING WHEEL MODULE PROBLEMS. WE WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO RETRIEVE THE CAR 5 DAYS LATER AND TOLD THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP WHAT WE HAD LOCATED ON CARFAX, HE APPEARED VERY NERVOUS AND REFUSED TO LOOK ON CARFAX TO VERIFY WHAT WE HAD TOLD HIM. THIS SAME OWNER SOLD US A WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE BUT LITTLE DID WE KNOW THAT THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE WARRANTY HE SOLD ME COST $1,995 DOLLARS, AND I HAVE BEEN SO UPSET OVER THIS DEALERSHIPS UNSCRUPULOUS PRACTICE. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE INVESTIGATE WHY MY LIFE, AND THAT OF MY DEAR MOTHERS WAS PUT IN JEOPARDY BY THIS MAN BEING LESS THEN HONEST WHEN THIS CAR WAS SOLD TO ME BY HIS DEALERSHIP, ALONG WITH A BOUGHT WARRANTY WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10263332March 28, 2009ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BODY-CONTROL MODULE FAILURE: WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER, THE BODY-CONTROL MODULE (BCM) AND ENGINE COOLANT THERMOSTAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. SATURN DEALER, ON 3/28/2009 TOLD ME THAT THE BCM, IF NOT REPLACED, COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS FAILURES, SUCH AS FAILURE TO START, OVERHEATING AND OTHER PROBLEMS. OVER PRIOR SEVERAL WEEKS, THERE WERE INTERMITTENT READINGS ON DASHBOARD, INCLUDING CHECK ENGINE, SERVICE ENGINE, AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT AND ABS WARNING LIGHT. APPARENTLY NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE, AIRBAG OR BRAKES THEMSELVES, BUT THE BCM WAS GOING BAD, CAUSING THE READINGS ON DASHBOARD. BCM REPLACEMENT APPROX. $450 AND ENGINE COOLANT THERMOSTAT REPLACEMENT COST APPROX $300. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10261810March 14, 2009SEAT BELTS
REARENDED AND SHOULDER STRAP FROM SEATBELT DIDN'T LOCK, I BUMPED MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AND SPRAINED MY LEFT SHOULDER; HEATING SYSTEM POPPED ON AT IMPACT AND NOW IT WON'T BLOW. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10256092January 23, 2009ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VISIBILITY, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK, THE HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF, THE GAUGES CONSTANTLY FLASH ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THE DOOR LOCKS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK THEMSELVES, AND THE WINDOWS WILL ROLL DOWN AND BACK UP AUTOMATICALLY. THE WINDOWS ARE CURRENTLY INOPERATIVE DUE TO THIS FAILURE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DRIVES THE VEHICLE, HE SMELLS BURNING WIRES, BUT THERE IS NO SMOKE. HE FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE HE BELIEVES IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE OWNER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10250595December 3, 2008POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
I WAS DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL DOWN THE LEFT HAND LANE OF INTERSTATE 290-IN CHICAGO,WHILE IN THE FLOW OF THE MORNING RUSH HOUR, WHEN SUDDENLY, WITHOUT ALERT OR WARNING LIGHT, MY CAR LOST ALL IT'S POWER, CAUSING NUMEROUS CARS THAT WERE DIRECTLY BEHIND AND NEXT TO ME, TO SWERVE OFF THEIR DESTINED LANES-AVOIDING A CHAIN REACTION PILE UP. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET MY KIDS SAFELY OUT OF THE CAR AND ON TO THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY, IF IT WERE THE WAY AROUND I DON'T THINK I WOULD BE ALIVE RIGHT NOW. IN TOTAL, THERE WERE 7 CARS INVOLVED IN THE ENTIRE ORDEAL. LUCKILY NONE CRASHED INTO EACH OTHER BUT THEIR OCCUPANTS WHERE SEVERELY SHAKEN UP BY THE INCIDENT. ALL PULLED OVER TO AWAIT A PATROL MAN WHO WAS VERY CONCERNED AND UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE ENTIRE SITUATION. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, WHO COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED. HE HAD SERVICED AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE A FEW DAYS BEFORE. ALLEGING THAT THE VEHICLE INDEED HAS BEEN SERVICED, MAINTAINED AND INSPECTED REGULARLY. A FEW DAYS LOOKING INTO THE CAR HE FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS INDEED A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. AS HE LOOKED FURTHER IN TO THE CAR HE SAW THAT OIL WAS ENCRUSTED ALONG THE WALLS UNDER THE MANIFOLD AND THAT THE INDICATION OF THAT WAS POOR LUBRICATION TO THE CHAIN AND TENSIONER. THE REPAIR WILL COST ME AN ESTIMATED 900-1200 DOLLARS. NOT TO MENTION THE POSSIBILITY OF REPLACING THE ENTIRE ENGINE WHICH WOULD COST ABOUT 3500 IN TOTAL. MY CAR HAS ONLY 83,000 MILES, IT WAS BOUGHT USED WHEN IT HAD 17,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I BOUGHT MY SATURN L200 IN 03', I WAS BOUGHT OFF BY IT'S STRIKING EFFICIENCY AND SAFETY FEATURES, TO THE POINT WHERE SAFETY WAS NEVER AN ISSUE UP UNTIL NOW. AS A HIGHLY RESPONSIBLE AND EXPERIENCED DRIVER, I WAS CAUGHT OFF GUARD WITH THIS INCIDENT. I SINCERELY HOPE THAT THIS ISSUE WITH THE TIMING BELT ON THIS CAR IS CAREFULLY CONSIDERED AND CORRECTED BEFORE IT CAUSES DEATH. I WOULD BE MORE THAN WILLING TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN "IN DEPTH DIAGNOSIS" AND PARTS IF NEEDED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10246358October 22, 2008ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ODO ~82000. I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON M-39 WHEN I NOTICED SEVERAL DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATE: ABS, TC AND THEFT (THERE MAY HAVE BEEN MORE, BUT I AM CERTAIN THAT IT WAS NOT ALL OF THE DASH INDICATORS). THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING AT THIS POINT. MOMENTARILY, THOUGH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER (NOT LIKE A STALL, BUT JUST LIKE IT WENT DEAD SINCE ALL DASH LIGHTS HAD GONE OUT). IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO NAVIGATE THE VEHICLE SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, I RECYCLED THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY THE REST OF THE WAY HOME (~20 MILES) AND TO WORK THE NEXT MORNING. EARLIER THAT MORNING WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION LIGHT, THE ABS, TC AND THEFT LIGHT ALSO ACTIVATED, THOUGH THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXPERIENCE A SHUT DOWN/POWER DOWN, OR EVEN A STALL. I CONTACTED SATURN OF PLYMOUTH AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AGREED TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE AND CONTACT ME BACK TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING THE CAR IN. PRIOR VEHICLE HISTORY WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELEVANT TO THIS ISSUE: 1) IGN MODULE REPLACED UNDER RECALL, 2) HEADLAMPS FLICKER OCCASIONALLY AND INTERMITTENTLY UNDER CHANGES IN VEHICLE ELECTRICAL LOAD ' THIS HAS OCCURRED EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW, BUT GM SAYS THIS IS "NORMAL OPERATION", 3) BATTERY & STARTER REPLACED FALL 2007. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR HELPING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. IT IS A VERY SCARY FEELING TO EXPERIENCE SUDDEN VEHICLE SHUTDOWN AND DRASTIC CHANGE IN STEERING AND BRAKE PERFORMANCE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10240092August 28, 2008ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY 2003 SATURN L200 WITH 108,000 MILES IS ABOUT TO FAIL AND APPARENTLY THERE IS A KNOWN (NHTSA INVESTIGATED EVEN) PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. $1300 I DON'T HAVE TO FIX IT. THIS IS ALONG WITH A SERIES OF AIR CONDITIONER PROBLEMS (IMPROPER TUBE MOUNTING SUCH THAT IT WORE THROUGH) COSTING OVER $1000 DOLLARS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10238373August 15, 2008ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. WHILE THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED REPLACEMENT, IN FACT IT APPEARS THAT THERE WAS WIDE SPREAD ELECTRICAL DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE IS IDENTICAL TO THE DAMAGE DESCRIBED IN SATURN RECALL 03V231000. I CONTACTED SATURN, BUT THEY SAY THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT COVER MY CAR. BASED ON THE SYMPTOMS, IT'S POSSIBLE THAT IT SHOULD COVER MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE. MY VIN NUMBER IS . SATURN DID ASSIGN A CASE NUMBER TO THIS INCIDENT, CASE NUMBER 71-654487537, HOWEVER, THEY CLAIM NO RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10237437August 8, 2008ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING MY SATURN L200 ON A COUNTRY ROAD AT ABOUT 35 MPH. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CAR BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND STOP WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I CAME CLOSE TO RUNNING INTO A DITCH AS A RESULT OF THE DIFFICULTY IN CONTROLLING THE CAR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0