Saturn L300 Complaints

128 consumer complaints on file.

#10176559December 19, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 VUE PURCHASED NEW, LATE 2004; CURRENTLY HAS ONLY 16,000 MILES, SERVICED BY THE DEALER. FOR THE PAST EST OF 2000 MILES IT WILL DEVOID ITSELF OF POWER WHILE MAKING TURNS AND GOING FORWARD. IT WILL NOT BUCK, BUT REDUCE THE POWER. KEEP ROLLING AND THEN VERY GRADUALLY PICK UP SPEED. DEALER INFORMED AT LAST OIL CHANGE, I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN FOR A DAY TO BE CHECKED. DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED FOR LONER CAR, I CANNOT SIT AND WAIT ALL DAY. CAR IS NECESSARY FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR WIFE WHO WORKS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD ANYTIME THE CAR IS MOVING FORWARD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173588November 15, 2006
STEERING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT BE ABLE TO TURN AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED, AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTALED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170681October 12, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE PEDAL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, BOTH WERE PRESSED DUE TO THE CLOSE PLACEMENT OF THE TWO. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THIS WAS THE WAY THE PEDALS WERE DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163629July 27, 2006
SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE 3RD TIME. OIL COOLER SEALS WERE LEAKING. ALSO HAVING ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163627July 27, 2006
SUSPENSION:REAR
4/1/06-LOUD THUMPING WHILE DRIVING. REAR 2 TIRES CUPPING. SATURN STATED IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW AND SAID IT NEEDED A BOLT SHIM KIT AND 2 NEW TIRES. 4/11/06-SATURN PUT ON BOLT SHIM KIT, 2 NEW TIRES AND ALIGNED THE CAR. 7/8/06-LOUD THUMPING WHILE DRIVING. REAR 2 TIRES CUPPING. SATURN STATED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIRES. SATURN REPLACED 1 OF THE NEW TIRES FROM 4/11/06 BECAUSE IT WAS WEARING BAD. 7/11/06-SATURN STATED THE ALIGNMENT WAS WAY OFF. SATURN ALIGNED THE VEHICLE AND PUT ON 2 NEW TIRES. ALSO LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE THIRD TIME AND SATURN REPLACED THE OIL COOLER SEALS. 7/25/06 - VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162065July 11, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CAR ROUTINELY WOULD NOT START OR WOULD START AND STALL OUT ON THE FIRST START OF THE DAY OR AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE VEHICLE WOULD APPEAR TO RUN NORMALLY AFTER THE VEHICLE STARTED ON THE SECOND OR THIRD ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE COULD THEN BE STARTED AND TURNED OFF NORMALLY. IF THE VEHICLE SAT AGAIN THEN THE PROBLEM WOULD APPEAR AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SATURN OF LAKESIDE WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE STALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THEY RETURNED THE VEHICLE AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN AGAIN A WEEK LATER WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND SATURN KEPT THE VEHICLE OVERNIGHT. THEY WERE FINALLY ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THEY CURRENTLY HAVE RULED OUT FUEL PROBLEMS, COMPUTERS, AND THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. SATURN IS CURRENTLY AWAITING HELP FROM THE SATURN ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND CURRENTLY HAVE NO SOLUTION AND ARE WORKING TO RESOLVE IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159352June 8, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACTS STATED AFTER DRIVING LONG ENOUGH FOR THE MOTOR TO GET WARM THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER FROM DIM TO BRIGHT. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. IF THE HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER FAN IS TURNED ON, THE FLICKERING BECOMES MORE RAPID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THIS PROBLEM. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THIS WAS NORMAL OPERATIONS FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157810May 18, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MULTIPLE EPISODES OF CAR NOT STARTING AND STALLING. CAR ACTUALLY LOST ALL POWER AND STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. CARS WERE ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND ME AND AN ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED. I AM PURSUING LEMON LAW. AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152484March 11, 2006
STEERING, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
MY NEW 2005 L300 HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES FOR THE SHAKING IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION, IT THUMPS AND SHAKES THROUGHOUT THE FRONT BODY, PEDALS AND STEERING MAKING HANDLING DIFFICULT AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND ESPECIALLY IN SLUSH AND SNOW. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES AND BALANCED 5 TIMES. EVEN THOUGH CHANGING TIRES NEVER STOPS THE SHAKING. I'VE LOST CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE DUE TO THE CONTROL LOSS DUE TO SHAKING. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER CORRECTED SOME OF THE STEERING ISSUES ON THE LAST VISIT THE VEHICLE STILL SHAKES AND THUMPS AND IS HARD TO CONTROL IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145120December 13, 2005
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DETACHMENT OCCURRED WHERE THE SHOULDER HARNESS WAS ATTACHES TO THE PILLAR. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY WERE GOING TO CALL HIM BACK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139063October 7, 2005
TIRES
I HAVE A 2004 SATURN L300. AROUND 34,000 I NOTICED NOISES COMING FROM MY TIRES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, WHICH IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND FOUR NEW TIRES. THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE FACTORY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY AND WOULD COST ME OVER 700.00. I NEVER HAD TO GET A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT THIS EARLY ON A CAR AND I TAKE CAR OF MY CARS. I THINK THIS IS INSANE, I CALLED SATURN IN TENNESSEE COMPLAINED, THEY STATED THAT TIRES AND ALIGNMENTS ARE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. WELL HOW ABOUT THAT. I EVEN PAID THE EXTRA FEES, INCLUDED IN MY PAYMENTS TO COVER OIL CHANGES AND ALIGNMENTS. IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM, THEY SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT IT WHEN THE CAR WAS BEING SERVICED. ANYWAY, WHILE DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, THERE ARE OTHER CASES OF THIS OUT THERE, LOTS OF THEM. CHECK OUT WWW.SATURNFANS.COM, WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM AND EVEN THIS SITE, WWW.NHTSA.DOT.GOV. SO MUCH FOR PEOPLE FIRST. I PLAN TO POST THIS INFORMATION ON OTHER FORUMS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. [email protected] *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137790September 26, 2005
WHEELS:RIM, SUSPENSION:REAR, TIRES:SIDEWALL
OUR 2005 L300 HAS 17,000 MILES ON IT - ONLY DRIVEN 8 MONTHS, WITH NO ACCIDENTS, NOT EVEN A BUMPER-TO-BUMPER INCIDENT. WE ALREADY HAVE TO REPLACE TWO WHEELS (AT $417 EACH - OUT OF OUR OWN POCKET) BECAUSE THE RIMS BENT SO BADLY THEY ARE USELESS (THEY ARE BOTH SAVED AT OUR HOME). WE BELIEVE, SINCE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM, THE RIMS MUST HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE, AND WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR REPLACEMENT. WE ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE A STRUT, WHICH SATURN OF BLUE SPRINGS, MO SERVICE TELLS ME IS "SO RARE WE HAVE HARDLY EVER KNOWN IT TO BE THE CASE". I AM NOT GETTING THE SERVICE FROM SATURN THAT THEY ADVERTISE, AND I AM VERY DISSATISFIED. THIS IS OUR SECOND, AND LAST, SATURN. WE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE FIRST (2002 L200) SATURN WE HAD, AND WE TRADED IT IN ON THIS ONE, BEFORE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY RAN OUT, BECAUSE WE WERE AFRAID ALL THE PROBLEMS WOULD CONTINUE. NOW WE ARE HAVING MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS ONE. THE DEALERSHIP IN BLUE SPRINGS MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE NEXT DAY TO FIX THE STRUT, AND WHEN I CAME IN, THEY ADMITTED THEY HAD NOT EVEN ORDERED THE PART. THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WAS REALLY GOING TO BE A STRUT PROBLEM (SATURN OF OLATHE SAID THE SAME THING OVER THE PHONE - THEY ADMITTED THEY WOULDN'T EVEN ORDER THE PART UNTIL THEY HAD THE CAR TO VERIFY IT, AND I'D BE THERE ALL DAY). I DROVE OVER 100 MILES FOR NOTHING. AND IT TOOK ALMOST TWO HOURS FOR THEM TO GET ME A RENTAL CAR, SO I CAN COME BACK TOMORROW, ANOTHER 100 MILES OF GASOLINE AT $2.75 A GALLON, OUT OF MY POCKET AGAIN, TO GET MY CAR - ALL BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T THINK I KNEW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136761September 16, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
JANUARY 28TH, 2005 - PURCHASED 2005 SATURN L-300. 10 MINUTES AFTER THE CAR LEFT THE LOT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS BAD. THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED BY SATURN OF FOND DU LAC, WI. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136763September 16, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136765September 16, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
LOW COOLANT LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF . HOSE AND CLAMP WAS LEAKING. DEALER FIXED ONCE. 1 MONTH LATER THE SAME HOSE AND CLAMP WAS LEAKING AGAIN. DEALER FIXED AGAIN. THIS IS AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON (OXYGEN SENSOR) AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT DID NOT WORK. OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THESE ITEM WERE SUBMITTED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136767September 16, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS COMPLAINT COMES AFTER 4 OTHER PREVIOUS ONES WITH THIS SAME VEHICLE. 1ST - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, 2ND - TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, 3RD AND 4TH - LOW COOLANT LIGHT. PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED FOR THESE ALREADY. NOW THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS DIM DOWN AND THEN COME BACK ON TO FULL POWER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. SATURN OF FOND DU LAC SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE OR TALKED TO ANYONE WHO EVER HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. IF THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS "NORMAL" DIMMING OF THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS HAPPENED BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE; I WOULD HAVE NOT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND I DON'T KNOW OF ANYONE WHO WOULD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124867June 9, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
CAR WILL HESITATE AND STALL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THE CAR WILL AT TIMES NOT BE ABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILING AND CLOGGING THE EXHAUST SYSTEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123807June 1, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IN ENGINE, HAD TO PULL OFF ROAD. ENGINE DID NOT STALL. AFTER 5 MINUTES AT IDLE, WAS ABLE TO CONTIUE. FIRST HAPPEND IN JUNE 2004. MILEAGE NEAR 35000 ON CAR. DEALERSHIP REPLACED TANK FUEL PUMP, SAID IT WAS OVERHEATING AND FAILED. NON SHELL GAS HAS BEEN USED. MAY 2005, MILEAGE NEAR 52000, EXACT SAME PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP WAS PERPLEXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117736April 11, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BUMPER FELL OFF. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT LOOSENED AND WAS TAPED TO THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116337April 4, 2005
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
I BOUGHT A 2004 SATURN ION LEVEL 2, WITHIN 6 MONTHS THE STARTER WENT OUT, I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET TO WORK, SO I TRADE IT IN HOPING NOT TO HAVE THAT PROBLEM AGAIN...AND I GET THE BEST ONE A L 300 TOP OF THE LINE,,25,000...3 MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD THE FRONT TIRES SQUEAK AND THERE IS BLACK SOOT STUFF ALL OVER THE RIMS, YOU CANNOT EVEN SEE THE RIMS THAT WERE SILVER AND NOW BLACK...I DO NOT RIDE MY BREAKS, SO I AM THINKING PERHAPS I NEED TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE AND PURCHASE A CAR WITH LESS PROBLEMS...AS I FEEL THIS COMPANY HAS NOT GOT A GOOD PRODUCT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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