Saturn LS Complaints

1,458 consumer complaints on file.

#10116432April 5, 2005
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT
TIE ROD END- DRIVERS SIDE. LSO HAVE PROBLEM WITH LEFT BRAKE LIGHT- REPLACED BULB AND KEEPS GOING OUT IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED UP NOW ENGINE AND COIL PACK BLOWN-- ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON TO ALERT OF IMPENDING PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117093March 30, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM. THIS MADE IT HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE CLEARLY DURING NIGHTTIME. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT SEE A PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115996March 29, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
TAILLIGHTS CONTINUE TO WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, THEY HAVE BEEN FIXED SEVERAL TIMES AND CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10117067March 29, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHT WOULD CONSTANTLY FLICKER WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. IT OBSTRUCTED CONSUMER'S VISION AND THAT OF OTHER MOTORISTS WHEN PASSING BY ON THE OPPOSITE ROAD. THEY WOULD BLINK THEIR HEADLIGHT BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THE CONSUMER WAS DOING THE SAME THING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THAT WAS THE NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117087March 29, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POP COME FROM THE ENGINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE , AND MECHANIC DETERMINED IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114851March 28, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
TAIL LIGHTS HAVE BEEN FAILING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE JAN 2002. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10114726March 25, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
TAIL/BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2000 SATURN LW2 INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN MARCH 2000. THEY HAVE ALWAYS WORKED WHEN THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER, SO THE DEALER DID NOT INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114533March 23, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
1)HEAD LAMP DIMMING INTERMITENT ON AND OFF CONDITION (FLICKERING) A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS SUCH AS MINE HAVE BEEN SHOWING UP ON MESSAGE BOARDS EVERYWHERE.) CONSEQUENCES, OTHER DRIVERS ARE THINKING I AM AN AGGRESIVE DRIVER FLASHING MY LIGHTS AT THEM BOTH ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND PEOPLE I AM FOLLOWING, LEADING TO THEM LEAVING THEIR HIGHBEAMS ON AT ME. IN THE CASE OF FOLLOWING BEHIND SOMEONE THEY SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES TRYING TO FORCE ME TO REAR END THEM. ) HAVE DEALT WITH THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM PERSIST. SATURN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT ACCORDING TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT PERSON A SATURN THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS.*AK I CONSIDER THE VEHICLE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT TIME DUE TO THE FALSE PRESUMPTION OF EVERYONE AROUND ME THINKING I AM AN AGGRESSIVE DRIVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115662March 23, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS TEND TO PULSE INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT. OTHER DRIVERS ASSUME THAT THIS IS AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE, AND TEND TO STOP AND PULL OVER UNEXPECTEDLY, WHICH THE OWNER ANTICIPATES THAT AN ACCIDENT CAN OCCUR. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK..CONSUMER HAS ALMOST BEEN HIT BY 18 WHEELERS TWICE WHEN THEY THOUGHT THAT CONSUMER WAS FLASHING THE HEADLIGHTS TO SIGNAL OKAY TO COME OVER, BUT WAS ACTUALLY BESIDE THE TRAILERS. LUCKILY, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO MOVE OVER AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. SATURN CLAIMED THAT THE LIGHTS WERE OPERATING WITHIN NORMAL PARAMETERS, AND WILL NOT FIX THEM. CONSUMER DISAGREED CLAIMING THAT PULSING LIGHTS, WHEN VEHICLE WAS CRUISING AT 65 MPH, WAS NOT NORMAL. COULD BE DANGEROUS, AND VERY DISTRACTING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115682March 23, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ENGINE FAILED DUE TO TIMING CHAIN WHICH CAUSED THE VALVES IN THE ENGINE TO BEND. HAD A LOCAL MECHANIC CHECK ENGINE AND WAS TOLD CONSUMER NEEDED A NEW ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114492March 22, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
MY 2000 SATURN LS2 CONTINUALLY SUFFERS FROM FAILING BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM, I REMOVE THE BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND CLEAN THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS. SATURN REFUSES TO CORRECT THIS FAULTY DESIGN WITHOUT CHARGING ME FOR THE REPAIR. MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT SATURN NEEDS TO STEP UP AND REPAIR THIS SAFETY DESIGN ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114392March 21, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
FOLLOWING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE BY THE DEALER OUR SATURN L300 EXPERIENCED STUTTERING AND HESITATION. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPRESSED MY CONCERN FOR THE TIMING BELT. UNDER THE DEALERSHIP'S CARE THE TIMING BELT FAILED AND THE ENGINE SIEZED, CAUSING $3,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS. THE TIMING BELT WAS NOT DUE FOR RECOMMENDED SERVICE FOR ANOTHER 6,000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114323March 19, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON TUESDAY MORNING, I TOOK MY 2000 SATURN LW2 TO THE DEALERSHIP IN CONYERS TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED. LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, WENT HOME, AND THAT AFTERNOON WENT TO MY CPA'S OFFICE IN ROSWELL. ON THE WAY BACK HOME, NOTICED THE "SERVICE" LIGHT FLASHING. LOOKED AT OTHER GAUGES TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG & WATCHED MY HEAT GAUGE GO ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE RED, AT WHICH TIME BOTH THE LOW-COOLANT & "HOT" LIGHTS CAME ON. MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE. OPENED THE HOOD & FOUND WHAT LOOKED LIKE SANDY-COLORED MUD ALL OVER THE ENGINE, ESPECIALLY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. AFTER SITTING FOR TWO HOURS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, FINALLY GOT A TOW TRUCK TO COME BRING THE CAR HOME. TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID THE MUD LOOKED LIKE A MIXTURE OF ENGINE OIL & COOLANT. HUSBAND CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL & DISCOVERED THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. CAR IS NOW SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND WE HAVEN'T DECIDED WHAT TO DO YET AS IT WILL PROBABLY COST AS MUCH TO REPAIR IT AS THE CAR IS WORTH. HAVE TALKED TO SERVICE DEPT. AT THE DEALERSHIP -- THEY WON'T SEND SOMEONE TO LOOK AT THE CAR ("IT'S TOO FAR") AND WE WON'T HAVE IT TOWED TO THEM AT OUR EXPENSE (AND THEY WON'T PAY TO HAVE IT TOWED EITHER). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115746March 18, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
SATURN LW2 4DR WAGON 2000, WINDSHIELD WIPER MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH BROKE. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE UPPER EDGE OF THE FRONT DOOR IS A HAZARD. THE EDGE OF THE DOOR IS 56 INCHES FROM THE GROUND AND IS SHARP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115355March 17, 2005
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND TURNING DRIVER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH VIBRATED. DRIVER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114063March 14, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THE CAR ACCELERATES SUDDENLY WHILE CRUISE CONTROL IS "ON". BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES SUDDENLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, AND APPROACHING AN EXIT RAMP FROM A FREEWAY. FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED SPEEDS REACHED 95 MPH, BRAKES HAD NO EFFECT IN SLOWING DOWN VEHICLE. SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND IGNITIN TURNED OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113979March 12, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
THE TAILIGHT ASSEMBLIES ON THE SATURN L SERIES CARS HAVE A HABIT OF WORKING INTERMITTENLY; THE ONLY REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE LENS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.*AK MY TAILLIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENLY FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I CHANGED THE BULBS, BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS DEFECTIVE LENSES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113916March 10, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
BRAKE LIGHTS OFTEN GO OUT WHEN THE BULB IS GOOD. I HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE HOUSING ON ONE LIGHT, AND THE BULBS MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW. YOU DON'T KNOW THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING UNTIL SOMEBODY TELLS YOU.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113766March 9, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WAS OUT OF GAS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THAT TIMING CHAIN WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113624March 8, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED INTERMITTENTLY WHICH CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO DIM. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS STANDARD, ALSO, THIS COULD NOT BE FIXED. HOWEVER, SATURN KNEW IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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