Saturn LS Complaints

1,458 consumer complaints on file.

#10079533June 17, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S STEERING AND AIR BAG EQUIPMENT.*MR THE CONSUMER IGNITION CONTROL MODULE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NOT PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075395June 14, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AT 54,000 MILES MY WATER PUMP, TIMING BELT, ENGINE OIL COOLER, AND POWER STEERING PUMP ALL FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075141June 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR TIRES FAILED WELL WITHIN THEIR EXPECTED MILEAGE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH A REAR-END ALIGNMENT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE FOR ALL 2001 SATURN L300 OWNERS. MAKE: SATURN MODEL: L-SERIES YEAR: 2001 SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 00T72A NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: 633545 SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: SUBJECT REGARDING SERVICE MANUAL UPDATE FOR CHASSIS SERVICE MANUALS REGARDING ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS AND SERVICE PROCEDURE FOR INSTALLATION OF SPACERS BETWEEN REAR SUSPENSION SUPPORT AND VEHICLE BODY WHEN PERFORMING WHEEL ALIGNMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075028June 8, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
2000 SATURN 4CYL L SERIES:POWER STEERING PUMP, SERPENTINE BELT, AND IDLER ARM ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 72,000 MILES. PARTS STARTED TO FAIL AT 65,000 MILES, MAKES A NOISE LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075036June 8, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR
I OWN TWO 2001 SATURNS, AN L300 AND A LW300, BOTH PURCHASED AT SATURN OF SILVER SPRING. BOTH OF THESE CARS HAVE EATEN REAR TIRES ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE DEALER MAINTAINED THAT I DIDN'T ROTATE TIRES ENOUGH. I PREVIOUSLY NEVER HAD A FWD CAR THAT ATE REAR TIRES. FORTUNATELY I REGULARLY PREMATURELY REPLACED TIRES BEFORE CUPPING LED TO BLOWOUTS. I BELIEVE THAT THE FIX OUTLINED IN SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 00T72A NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: 633545 SHOULD RESULT IN A MANUFACTURER RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075841June 4, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE PAD WEAR INDICATORS NOT SOUNDING. *MR THE FRONT ROTORS WORE DOWN PREMATURELY. THE BRAKE PAD WEAR INDICATORS FAILED TO PRODUCE ANY AUDIBLE INDICATION THAT THE PADS HAD WORN DOWN AND THE ROTORS HAD BEEN SCORED TO THE POINT WHERE THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE GRINDED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE LININGS HAD FORMED HOT SPOTS ON THE ROTORS AND THEY DID NOT FEEL THE ROTORS COULD NOT BE CUT WITHOUT PRODUCING A PULSATION IN THE PEDAL. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074732June 3, 2004
TIRES
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. I JUST THOUGHT THAT I MAY NEED AN ALIGNMENT AND DID NOT THINK MUCH ELSE ABOUT IT. ABOUT 10 TO 20 MINUTES LATER MY TIRE BLEW OUT. THERE IS A LARGE GASH ALMOST ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE RUBBER SEPARATED FROM THE METAL ALMOST ALL OVER THE TIRE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074614June 1, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS REPEATEDLY DIM DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS UNSAFE AS IT CAN BE INTERPRETED BY OTHER MOTORISTS AS A "GO-AHEAD" SIGNAL OR AS A DELIBERATE AGGREVATION. UPON BRINGING IT TO THE DEALER I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE AND NORMAL. NOTHING WAS WORKED ON OR FIXED. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER OWNING IT. THIS INFORMATION WAS NOT MADE APPARANT TO US BEFORE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. IF IT WERE AVAILABLE, WE WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THIS "DEFECTIVE" VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072656May 15, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
TAIL LIGHTS ON MY 2000 SATURN LS1 KEEP BLOWING OUT. BOTH HOUSINGS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY A FEW MONTHS AFTER I GOT MY CAR AND NOW THEY ARE DOING THE SAME THING. MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY THE COST OUT OF POCKET. I FEEL SATURN OWES ME REPLACEMENT TAILLIGHTS AND ALL THE MONEY I HAVE SPENT ON REPLACEMENT BULBS. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFTEY RECALL, AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT SATURN AND MANY CUSTOMERS KNOW ABOUT. IT IS EXTREMLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AROUND WITH TAILIGHTS THAT YOU CAN NOT RELY ON WORKING WHEN YOU REALLY NEED THEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072384May 11, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
A SHORT CIRCUIT OF SOME SORT IN THE THE HEADLIGHT/TURN SIGNAL SWITCH CAUSED A SMALL ELECTRICAL FIRE. WHILE DRIVING, THE DASHBOARD INDICATORS SHOWED THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS WERE TURNING ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF, THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS REMAINED ON. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, I BEGAN TO SMELL THE ODOR OF SOMETHING BURNING AND SMOKE BEGAN TO COME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THE SMOKE SUBSIDED ONLY AFTER I PULLED THE FUSES ON THE TWO HEADLAMPS. THE FUSES DID NOT BREAK THE CIRCUIT ON THEIR OWN -- THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT GO OUT UNTIL I PULLED THE FUSES. I THEN CALLED THE SATURN ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE HOTLINE AND ASKED THEM HOW TO COMPLETELY TURN OFF THE ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE ENTIRE CAR (TO PREVENT ANYTHING ELSE FROM CATCHING FIRE) BUT THEY WERE OF LITTLE HELP. I WAS LOOKING FOR A MASTER CIRCUIT BREAKER BUT THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE HAS ONE. THEY SUGGESTED DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY AT THE TERMINALS, BUT I WAS WARY OF DOING THIS FOR FEAR THAT THE AIRBAG MIGHT DEPLOY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066624May 11, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
UNDER COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE'S DOOR LOCKS MAY OR MAY NOT LOCK. *MR TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO REPAIR THE LEFT REAR DOOR LOCK; HOWEVER, DOOR LOCK IS NOT RESPONDING PROMPTLY TO THE SIGNAL FROM THE REMOTE. THE IT WAS FOUND OUT BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT LEFT REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR WAS BINDING. THE TECHNICIAN THEN REPLACED THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072238May 6, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE VEHICLE SURGED UP THE 2000 RPMS. ALSO, HAS PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL TANK. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072183May 5, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE ENGINE BLEW OUT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071724April 28, 2004
TIRES
ALL FOUR FIRESTONE INFINITY TIRES, SIZE 21956R15 WOULD WORE OUT. DEALERSHIPS REPLACED THE TIRES TWICE. CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071497April 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067383April 19, 2004
AIR BAGS
WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067116April 13, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY LOCKED UP AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN T O THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINE D THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066915April 9, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE AIR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066732April 7, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER SMELLED STRONG CHEMICAL FUMES. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATED OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065532April 5, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
DEALER HAS REPLACED, FOUR TIMES THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING, CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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