Saturn LS Complaints

1,458 consumer complaints on file.

#10327215April 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SECOND CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326637April 20, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TIMING CHAIN BROKE ON MY 2002 L200 SATURN AT HIGHWAY SPEED. LOST POWER AND STEERING. WAS NEAR AN EXIT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326382April 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2001 SATURN L200 TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. CAR STALLED IN BUSY TRAFFIC. CAR HAD 50K MILES ON IT. REPAIRS COST $3,200. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323790April 5, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT 80,000 MILES, WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ORIGINAL ENGINE WITH A USED ONE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323669April 4, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2001 L200 SATURN, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SPRING CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES FROM END OF SPRING. THIS OCCURRED DURING NORMAL DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322791March 30, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
THIS CAN CAUSE (1) AN INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE BRAKE/TAIL LAMP BULB OR (2) A SHORT CIRCUIT THAT OPENS A FUSE CAUSING INOPERATIVE BRAKE LAMPS (INCLUDING THE CENTER HIGH-MOUNTED STOP LAMP) OR TAIL LAMPS. A FOLLOWING DRIVER MAY NOT KNOW WHEN THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN APPLIED, AND A REAR-END CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V245000 THIS ITEM HAD BEEN REPLACED YET THE REPLACED ITEM HAS THE SAME FAULT 40,000 MILES AFTER THE RECALL WARRENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322913March 30, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2002 L200 SATURN IT HAS THE SAME ENGINE AS THE 2001 THAT HAS A RECALL ON THE TIMING CHAIN. I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OCCUR. SATURN IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM THAT OBVIOUSLY IS STILL THERE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A INVESTIGATION ON THIS PROBLEM. A QUICK SEARCH PULLS UP A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHILE STARTING THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE SHOP TO LOOK AT THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320911March 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2002 SATURN LW300. CONSUMER STATES ELECTRICAL, BODY CONTROL MODULE PROBLEMS WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROBLEM. *TGW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321351March 22, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2001 SATURN L200. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I FELT A POP. MY CAR STARTED TO LOSE SPEED AND I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE. I TRIED STARTING THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULDN'T. I HAD IT TOLLED TO MY GARAGE AT HOME. I HAD A MECHANIC COME OVER THE NEXT DAY AND HE SHOWED ME WHERE THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKE. I HAD THE CAR PUSHED TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP IN ARLINGTON, TX AND THEY CONFIRMED THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN. THEY QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $2300.00 TO REPAIR IT AND I REFUSED AND HAD IT TOLLED BACK TO MY HOME. *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321492March 22, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TIMING CHAIN BROKE. ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. WAS EXAMINED BY SEVERAL MECHANICS AND DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND MAY BE UNDER THE GUIDELINES FOR A FREE REPAIR ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE BULLETIN. I HAVE CONTACTED SATURN, CONSUMER AFFAIRS, AND I AM JUST LOOKING FOR A REMEDY TO THIS PROBLEM AS IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL TO EITHER ME, MY SON , OR ANY PASSENGERS. MY CAR WAS WELL MAINTENANCES AND HAS 98,000 MILES ON IT. *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320056March 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:REAR, SUSPENSION, STEERING, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED THIS USED 2001 SATURN IN 2001. I HAVE PUT 2 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, STEERING RACK, STABILIZER BAR, FRONT STRUTS, HAD A HEAD GASKET MAJOR PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED TWO OTHER NEW SATURN'S WITH NO PROBLEMS...I AM ROUGHLY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CAR. ALSO MY DASH LIGHTS DIMMED WHEN SECURITY LIGHT FLASHED ON AND WHEN THAT HAPPENED ALSO MY TEMP GAUGE AND GAS GAUGE WOULD GO FROM RIGHT TO LEFT AND THEN BACK QUICKLY. I HAD TO HAVE A MODULAR REPLACED. AGAIN, I AM SOOOOO DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS CAR. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THIS I HAD TWO INLINE FUEL FILTERS AS THE CAR JUST STOPPED WHILE DRIVING...SPEED WENT DOWN AND DOWN AND NOTHING. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318064March 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L200. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP AT AN APPROACHING STOP LIGHT. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 70 MPH WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. SHE WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION AND SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO A NEARBY GAS STATION. SHE THEN SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND WITHIN MOMENTS OF RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO EXHIBIT THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HER DEALER WHERE IT WAS EVALUATED; HOWEVER THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO THE OWNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 109,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317820March 8, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5MPH AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED. THE CONTACT THEN GOT THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE OCCURED AGAIN LESS THEN 15,000 MILES AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WENT OUT TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT DID NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED IT WAS THE TIMING BELT AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING REPAIRS.THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317546March 7, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH MY 2002 SATURN L200 SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS THIS IS THE RESULT OF A BROKEN TIMING CHAIN. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A AAA REPAIR SHOP AND I AM SUPPOSED TO GET A 3RD OPINION DIAGNOSIS THIS WEEK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315562March 2, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L SERIES. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH; THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DEFECTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310250February 13, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2002 SATURN AND HAVE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE 2007. I TOOK IT TO BE SERVICED BY SATURN AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. ARE THERE REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH SATURNS TOO? THE MOST RECENT EPISODE WAS IN NOV.2009. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310036February 12, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2002 SATURN L200 STALLED AT 55MPH AND DID NOT RESTART. SATURN DIAGNOSED BROKEN TIMING CHAIN WHICH DESTROYED MOTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307211February 7, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH, THEN STALLED. I COASTED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. IT WOULD NOT RE-START, SO I HAD MY CAR TOWED HOME WHERE I STARTED TROUBLESHOOTING. AFTER INVESTIGATING, I FOUND IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. THE CHAIN HAD ENOUGH SLACK IN IT TO JUMP ABOUT 6 TEETH. THIS CAUSED A TOTAL LOSS OF COMPRESSION IN ALL CYLINDERS. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304604February 3, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING, POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SATURN LS1. HE STATED THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING LARGE QUANTITIES OF ENGINE OIL. THE DEALER STATED THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A SECOND OPINION TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE CEASED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF OVER 10 MPH OR ATTEMPTING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER. ALSO, WHILE IN THE REVERSE MODE, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER OVER 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303718February 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN
ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN THE CAR STARTED KNOCKING AND THEN JUST CUT OFF. SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART IT AND STRUGGLED TO QUICKLY GUIDE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. SHE THEN CALLED A WRECKER WHO TOWED IT TO A LOCAL GARAGE. THEY RAN AN ANALYSIS AND DISCOVERED THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN. HE SAID , IN HIS OPINION, THAT THIS WAS HIGHLY UNUSUAL WHICH SPURRED US TO SEARCH THE INTERNET TO LEARN IF THIS WAS A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH OTHER 2002 SATURN L200'S WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES, AND APPARENTLY IT IS. WE CALLED THE ONLY SATURN DEALERSHIP LEFT IN OUR CITY AND WERE TOLD THAT HER VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. WITH ALL THAT I HAVE READ IN THE PAST 24 HOURS, I FIND IT VERY HARD TO BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS ONLY LIMITED TO JUST THE 2001 L200 SERIES. SATURN SEEMS NOT TO WANT TO HELP IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM OTHER THAN TO BRING THE CAR IN AND REPLACE THE PARTS AND/OR ENGINE AT OUR EXPENSE! THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR HER OR ANYONE ELSE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS! SHE HAS ALWAYS TAKEN GOOD CARE OF THIS VEHICLE. IF MY DAUGHTER HAD NOT HAD THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD WHEN SHE DID, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A FAR DIFFERENT OUTCOME! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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