Saturn LS Complaints

1,458 consumer complaints on file.

#10345885July 28, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS DRIVING IN NON ADVERSE CONDITIONS AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. AUDIBLE RATTLING SOUND CAME FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WITHIN 30 SECONDS THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WILL TURNOVER BUT WILL NOT FIRE. TIMING CHAIN IS STILL AVAILABLE AS REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED, PENDING ANY RESPONSE FROM THE NHTSA, WITH REGARD TO A SIMILAR COMPLAINT AND RECALL FOR SAME MODEL YEAR SATURN L200 SERIES WITH CHAIN MANUFACTURED IN ANOTHER PLANT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344258July 20, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2002 SATURN L100 TIMING CHAIN BROKE. LOOKING INTO THE REPAIR I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER SATURN OWNERS. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE CAR AS OF YET DUE TO THE COST. I THINK THIS BEING A COMMON FAILURE SATURN SHOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343898July 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2001 SATURN L300 I BOUGHT THE CAR 5 MONTHS AGO 2 WEEKS AFTER THE PURCHASE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC WHICH IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH SATURN AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOTHING (I THINK PARTIALLY IN PART BECAUSE I AM A FEMALE) BY THE WAY I WAS GIVEN A 2 WEEK WARRANTY LOL! ABOUT A MONTH OR TWO AGO I NOTICED THAT I WOULD GO TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD BE DEAD. LATER I REALIZED MY LIGHTS WERE STAYING ON AFTER I TURNED THEM OFF. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RETURNS SO I TAKE IT TO AUTOZONE TO BE DIAGNOSED ONLY TO FIND OUT I HAD 18 CODES! FOR A LITTLE OVER A MONTH NOW I HAVE HAD TO JUMP MY CAR WITH EACH START FEARING I WILL CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW LAST NIGHT I JUMP MY CAR AND KNOW THE BATTERY AND ABC BREAK LIGHT APPEARS CAUSING MY CAR TO LOSE POWER WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND FOR THE LIGHTS THAT DO NOT WANT TO CEASE TO FLASH ON AND OFF AT INCOMING MOTORISTS WITH MY BRIGHTS I REALLY DON'T WANT TO CAUSE SOMEONE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO SATURN FAULTY CARS AND ITS SYSTEM. NUMEROUS WEBSITES I'VE VISITED CONSULTING THIS ISSUE HAVE MANY OTHER PURCHASERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND MUTUAL COMPLAINT WITH THE TARDINESS OF SATURNS ACTION TO RESPOND PROMPTLY AND EFFECTIVELY. I AM TRULY OUTRAGEOUS AT THIS MATTER AND TO CONTINUE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON THIS POORLY STRUCTURED VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343586July 16, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 70 MPH. THE CAR'S ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED, AND THE CAR DECELERATED. THERE WAS NO NOISE OR WARNING LEADING UP TO THE ENGINE DYING. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE, I TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR. THE ENGINE TRIED TO TURN OVER, BUT IT WOULDN'T START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE (CYLINDER HEAD SPECIFICALLY). NO REASON FOR THE BREAKAGE COULD BE FOUND. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT A NEW ENGINE WOULD BE NEEDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342684July 12, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L200. THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NHTSA RECALL 07V519000, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE PER GM RECALL#06074. AFTER CALLING THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS TOLD THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339368June 21, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
4 CYLINDER SHOT, ENGINE SHOT.THIS 2000 LS2 V-6 HAD THE WHOLE 100,000 MILE MAINTENANCE DONE, TIMING CHAIN BLA BLA BLA.ELECTRIC WINDOWS,4 WAYS HAZARDS, TURN SIGNALS,ENGINE,A/C-HEATER,BLOWER MOTOR,HANDLES BROKE-INTERIOR ONLY,CAR RAN GOOD WHEN IT RAN BUT WHEN IT STOPPED IT ALWAYS COSTS MONEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336292June 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE OIL AND ANTIFREEZE HAVE A COMMON WALL IN THE RADIATOR. THE ANTIFREEZE IS CORROSIVE AND ATE THRU ALLOWING THE OIL AND ANTIFREEZE TO MIX IN THE ENGINE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT WITH MOST PARTS REPLACED. THE TEMP GAUGE HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AS THE ENGINE RUNS COOL AND WILL FAIL INSPECTION AND DESTROY THE O2 SENSORS. THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS GONE OUT 2 TIMES AS WELL AS THE AC COMPRESSOR. THE REAR LIGHTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE ARE ALWAYS GETTING HOT AND BURNING OUT. THE TAILLIGHT FITTINGS FOR THE STOP LIGHT HAVE GOTTEN SO HOT THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES. DASH LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY FLICKERING WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKE OR (WHEN IT IS RUNNING) TURN ON THE AC UNIT OR THE HEATING SYSTEM. THE SAFETY LATCH ON THE FRONT DOORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES AS THEY WERE CRACKING. I PAID FOR ALL OF THE REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BASED ON THE ANTIFREEZE THAT GM USED AS IT WAS CORROSIVE AND AFFECTED MANY MODELS OF GM CARS. I FILLED IN ALL OF THE FORMS FOR THE CLASS ACTION SUIT AND AT THE END I WAS TOLD THAT THE SATURNS WERE NOT COVERED - THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD ALLOWED THIS CLASS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE GM CLAIM. THIS WAS NOT FAIR AS IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM CAUSED BY THE CORROSIVE ANTIFREEZE USED BY GM AND THE POOR DESIGN OF USING A COMMON THIN WALL TO SEPARATE THE OIL AND THE ANTIFREEZE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335241June 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I DRIVE A 2000 SATURN LS AND FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS MY SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY AND THE AC/HEAR/DEFROST WILL NOT WORK. THERE HAS BEEN A NEW SENSOR SYSTEM PLACED IN THE CAR AND I HAVE FLUSHED AND USED THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AND CHANGED FROM USING REGULAR TO MID GRADE GASOLINE AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP (WAS SATURN IS NOW ROAD SHOW AUTO) HAS TRIED EVERYTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335134June 7, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SUSPENSION
2002 SATURN L300 V6 EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR AND ENGINE PROBLEMS THE OIL DRAINED INTO THE RADIATOR AND THE WHOLE ENGINE HAD TO BE REWORKED ALL HOSES SENSORS AND RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED THE VALVES AND LOTS OF OTHER HEAD WORK HAD TO BE DONE. WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT ALIGNED 3 TIMES IN 18,000MILES AND 60,000 MILE TIRES LAST ABOUT 12-18,000 MILES BEFORE BEING TOLD THEY ARE HAZARDOUS AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE NEW OIL SENSOR REPLACED WITH THE ENGINE REBUILD NOW IS LEAKING AGAIN AND WE HAVE TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. REAR BRAKE LAMPS BLOW OUT CONSTANTLY AND EVEN BURNED THE WIRING AND PLASTIC FRAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334079June 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN UNUSUALLY OVERPOWERING GASOLINE FUEL SMELL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REASON AS TO WHY THE GASOLINE ODOR WAS EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332049May 24, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ONCE A MONTH AND SHE CHANGED THE OIL VERY OFTEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND THE OIL WARNING LIGHT WAS RESET. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE IGNITION WOULD ALSO STUDDER WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TRIED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO CENTER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; TWO TIMING CHAINS WERE REPLACED AT THAT TIME. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). WHEN THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, SHE WAS TOLD THAT HER VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN SERVICED AT THE 100,000 MILE MARK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331403May 20, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L SERIES. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT NHTSA RECALL ID NUMBER 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331013May 18, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2002 SATURN LW200 2.2L ENGINE. I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND RUINED THE ENGINE. I HAVE READ THAT THE 2001 MODEL HAS A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330357May 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SATURN LS. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE TIMING CHAIN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329840May 11, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
SATURN L200, 2002, I PURCHASED FEB. 6, 2007. SUMMER I NOTICED THE AIR CONDITIONING NOT WORKING. I TOOK IN BACK TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT. THEY FIXED THE AIR CONDITIONING, BUT IN WINTER THE HEATING WAS NOT WORKING. NEW BLOWER MOTOR INSTALLED DEC 5, 2008. THE CAR DID NOT HEAT UP, DID NOT HAVE TIME TO RE-EXAMINE THE HEATING SYSTEM AND I HAD TO WAIT FOUR MORE DAYS FOR AN APPOINTMENT TIME WITH THEM. WHEN I ARRIVED ON MY APPOINTMENT TIME EARLY IN THE MORNING THEY SAID, LONG RIDE TO DEALERSHIP SO NOW CAR IS WARM, CAN YOU LEAVE IT, BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT IT. I ASKED THEM WHY IS THERE NO TIME TO RE-EXAMINE THE HEATING SYSTEM WHEN I HAD AN APPOINTMENT. WE HAVE NO TIME, NO COURTESY CAR. I DROVE MY CAR HOME.THEY ALSO DID NOT BOOK ME FOR ANOTHER APPOINTMENT. THOUGH I ASKED FOR ONE. THEY SAID, THEY WERE BOOKED UP. I WAS DRIVING NORTH HEADING FOR THE LINK. I NOTICED THE WINDOW FOGGING A LITTLE AND TURNED ON THE DEFOGGER. THE WINDOW IN THE FRONT COMPLETELY FOGGED OVER AND DID THE DRIVERS WINDOW AND THE PASSENGER WINDOW BESIDE THE DRIVERS WINDOW FOG OVER. I COULD NOT SEE AHEAD OF ME AND GENTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES NOT KNOWING A SNOW PLOW WAS PARKED IN THE LANE IN FRONT OF ME. I HIT IT. MY CAR AIRBAGS WENT OFF. THE WHOLE ENGINE WAS CRUNCHED, HOOD UP, AND A CAR FIRE WAS STARTING. I PHONED 911 POLICE N FIRE MEN CAME. I WENT TO HOSPITAL IN AMBULANCE. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO POLICE IMPOUND. INSURANCE NOT PAID ENOUGH. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS MY DRIVING. HIRED MECHANIC $200 HE FOUND SAME COMPLAINT. HIRED X-POLICE TO REPRESENT ME $630. CHARGES DROPPED. INSURANCE KEEPING ACCIDENT AT MY FAULT. INSURANCE COST TOO MUCH NOW. NO CAR, WALKING. LOSS OF WORK WITHOUT CAR. LOSS OF TIME WAITING FOR BUS. CAN'T TAKE MY DOG ON BUS, STRESS LEAVING HIM ALL DAY. CAR RENTAL COMPANY USED DAY OF ACCIDENT FAULTY MY SON ALMOST DROVE IT OVER A SIDE OF MOUNTAIN DEC. 24, 08. I MISSED CHRISTMAS GATHERINGS, MASS, PAIN, AND WORK. BACK AND NECK PAIN, HANDS PAIN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10329460May 9, 2010
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING
MY 2001 L200 SATURN HAD A PROBLEM WITH DASH LIGHTS/AND GAUGES DIMMING AND AT TIMES I HAD NO INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS....IT ENDED UP BEING A MAIN MODULE WHICH COST ME $595. SEEMS LIKE READING ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE THEY HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. I THINK THIS IS A SATURN PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS FOR FREE. I HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING BOX, STRUTS FRONT/REAR...STABILIZER REAR BAR, CATALYTIC CONVERTER TWICE.....I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CAR. I HAVE PUT MORE MONEY IN THIS THAN MY OTHER TWO SATURN'S WHICH I HAD ONLY NORMAL THINGS; TIRES, BRAKES, ETC. I WISH I HAD NEVER BOUGHT THIS 3RD ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328878May 4, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED CLICKING NOISES FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE VALVE, PISTON AND TIMING CHAIN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 154,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327507April 26, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER ACCORDING TO RECALL 03V231000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE). THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE AND THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED WITHOUT WARNING ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE TIMING CHAIN AND THE CONTACT PAID HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. MOST RECENTLY, THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND BODY CONTROL MODULE SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327221April 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CRACKED BATTERY CASE THUS CAUSING ACID LEAKAGE WHICH CAUSED A BATTERY TERMINAL CABLE BOLT TO CORRODE. THUS SHORTING OUT THE ODOMETER. DO A WEB SEARCH AND YOU WILL FIND OTHER SATURN OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. SEEING THEM MADE ME ENTER THIS COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327214April 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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