Saturn LS Complaints

1,458 consumer complaints on file.

#10108737March 8, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY ACCELERATES AFTER 15-20 SECONDS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH IT STARTED TO ACCELERATE FOR 10-15 MILES BEFORE IT DISENGAGED. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON DURING THE TIME OF FAILURE. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113602March 7, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE. THE OWNER HAS HAD THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS REPLACED ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER HAS MADE THE REPLACEMENTS BUT THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT SEE THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE DEFECTIVE REAR LAMPS. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112520March 4, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
THE CAR WAS BROUGHT INTO THE SATURN DALERSHIP IN DEC 2003 TO FIX A RECALL ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: MODULE. THE RECALL ON OUR VEHICLE WAS CLOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT SHOWN ANY PROBLEMS SINCE THAT TIME UNTIL RECENTLY, MARCH 2, 2005. I WENT TO START THE CAR ON THE 2ND OF MARCH AND THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO START. ONCE STARTED, THE CAR RAN VERY ROUGH AND LOST POWER WHEN I TRIED TO GIVE IT GAS. WHEN MY HUSBAND TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR LATER, THE CAR BACKFIRED AND SEEMED TO BE MISSING. WE HAD OUR MECHANIC COME LOOK AT INITIALLY THAT NIGHT, AND HE ASKED US TO BRING THE CAR TO HIS SHOP. ALTHOUGH WE WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE IT VERY SLOW, HE DIDN'T SEE ANY REASON WHY THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN TO THE SHOP INSTEAD OF HAVING IT TOWED. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND EN ROUTE, THE CAR LOST POWER, THE BRAKES WENT OUT, IT THEN BEGAN TO SMOKE SO MUCH MY HUSBAND COULD BARELY SEE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND BRING IT TO A STOP WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR ALL HE COULD DO WAS GET OUT AND RUN BEFORE THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE RECALL ON THE CAR AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT FIXING THE RECALLED PARTS READS LIKE A BOOK OF THE EVENTS THAT OCCURED. THE FIRE IS CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED BY OUR INSURANCE COMPANY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112400March 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
CORRECTION ON THE DATE OF FAILURE NOT JAN OF 03 BUT JAN OF 05 THIS YEAR. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108963March 2, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
DRIVER NOTICED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A LIQUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. DRIVER TOOK TO THE DEALER FOR INFORMATION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO MOLD. *AK AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112117February 24, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
TIMING CHAIN WENT ON MY 2000 SATURN LS JUST AT FIVE YEARS WITH 53,700 MILES SATURN IS TRYING TO SAY ITS MY FAULT FROM 11 MONTHS AGO I DID NOT HAVE THE OIL FLUSHED OUT. BUT IN SEARCHING TO SEE IF I WAS THE ONLY ONE I'M NOT AND THERE HAS BEEN OTHER PROBLEMS THAT WERE COVERED ON AND OFF WARRANTY. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF BBB AND TO MY LOCAL DMV I HOPE THAT YOU CAN DO SOME THING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE WERE GETTING RIPE OFF. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112953February 23, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TIMING CHAIN SNAPPED. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114968February 16, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
2000 SATURN L W2 4DR WAGON, SHARP EDGE ON FRONT DOOR, POOR DESIGN. *BF THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE SHARP EDGES ON THE DOOR MAY CAUSE BODILY INJURY TO HIM AND/OR HIS WIFE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127942February 7, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2002 SATURN L200 HEADLIGHTS BLINK OFF FREQUENTLY.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR HEADLIGHTS AND ALL OTHER LIGHTS BLINK ON/OFF FREQUENTLY. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. *TT *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109874February 5, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY ADJUST THE SPRING CONTACTS FOR THE LAMP SOCKET, WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT WHEN I PUT THE BRAKE ON WHILE DRIVING THAT THE LAMPS WILL WORK. I'VE RESEARCH OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. NUMBERS 10033374, 10102575, 562085, 10040856 THERE IS MORE, BUT THE POINT IS THE BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY DESIGN IS NOT WORKING. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO ACCIDENTS IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. A RECALL OF THE VEHICLES TO REPLACE THE LAMP ASSEMBLY WITH A RELIABLE DESIGN SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110907February 4, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
CONSUMER REPLACED BRAKE LIGHT FOUR TIMES IN A YEAR. ALSO, FRONT OF VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE CAUSE OF THESE THINGS WERE UNDETERMINED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108357February 1, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
1) REAR LEFT TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN A YEAR. RIGHT ONE HAS ALSO FAILED WITHIN THE YEAR. 2) CIRCUIT BOARD SHORTS OUT, RESULTING IN NO BRAKE LIGHT IN FAILED ASSEMBLY WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON.*AK 3)ENTIRE ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED, ROUGHLY A $450 REPAIR. OLD PART IS WITH CARMAX ON SOUTH BLVD IN CHARLOTTE, AS THEY ARE MAKING THE REPAIR TODAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109456February 1, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH. THEN VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART WHEN A JUMP WAS ATTEMPTED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE COLLAPSED DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108297January 31, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
AFTER INSERTING IGNITION KEY, THE CYLINDER WOULD NOT TURN THEREFORE NOT ALLOWING THE CAR TO START. TRIED THE SPARE KEY, BUT NO DIFFERENCE. ABLE TO REMOVE KEY AND LUBRICATE IGNITION CYLINDER WITH GRAPHITE. WAS ABLE TO START CAR 1 OUT OF 5 TRIES. CALLED DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER HOUSING FAILURE. IN ORDER TO TEMPORARILY FIX WAS TOLD TO "JIGGLE" THE STEERING WHEEL AND LUBRICATE CYLINDER. IN ORDER TO PROPERLY FIX WOULD NEED TO REPLACE IGNITION WITH NEW KEYS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107964January 26, 2005
SUSPENSION
ABNORMALLY QUICK WEARING OUT OF TIRES. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE VEHICLE BEING SET UP FOR EUROPEAN ROADS AND FOR $800 THEY COULD INSTALL A KIT TO MAKE IT ALIGN CORRECTLY FOR AMERICAN ROADS.*AK I SAID BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A KIT TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. HE SAID THAT WAS BASICALLY IT. THE OUTSIDE THE SERVICE GARAGE HE FLAGGED ME DOWN AND TOLD ME TO COMPLAIN TO SATURN AND IF THERE WERE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS IT MAY BE RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109129January 25, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
PETITION FOR DEFECT INVESTIGATION INTO 2000-2002 SATURN L-SERIES LEFT-HAND TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLIES. *BF THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES. EACH TIME THE CIRCUIT BOARD AT THE LIGHT SOCKET CONTACT HAD STARTED TO MELT/CORRODE, WHICH CREATED A GAP IN THE CONTACT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106564January 18, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENABLED, VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES ACCELERATE QUICKLY WITHOUT WARNING. CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT DISENGAGE. WHEN ARRIVED AT DEALER, ENGINE WAS RACING. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM YET CITE THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE AS ONE POSSIBLE SOURCE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106324January 14, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
CONSTANTLY HAVING PEOPLE TELL ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. I'VE REPLACED BULBS AND GET THEM WORKING FOR AWHILE AND NOW I'VE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS A BAD DESIGN. THE BULB HOLDER CONTACTS THAT LIGHT UP THE BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT ALWAYS STAY IN CONTACT WITH THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. I GET IT WORKING FOR AWHILE AND THEN SOMEONE TELLS ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR - HEATER/AC BLOWER QUIT WORKING AND TRUCK RELEASE SWITCH ON DASH BOARD QUIT WORKING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109746January 12, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BY THE DEALER TO REPAIR IT. *NM *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106167January 12, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO LIGHT UPON DEPRESSION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. DEALER REPLACED SOCKET WITH PART SN 21019709. FIRM BELIEF THAT THERE IS AN INHERENT DESIGN FLAW IN THIS SOCKET/TAILIGHT CONNECTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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