Saturn LS Complaints

1,458 consumer complaints on file.

#10430696October 18, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
GM RECALL #06074 TOWED TO DEALER PINE BELT CHEVY LAKEWOOD N.J. DEALER REFUSES TO MAKE THE REPAIRS SAYS THEIRS A VIN# BRAKE WHERE THIS # DOES NOT COVER RECALL REPAIR FROM GM I JUST THINK THEY DO NOT WANT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427764September 28, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TIMING CHAIN SEPERATED ON MY 2002 SATURN L200 AT 15 MPH 2 MONTHS AGO. IT COST ME $2700 TO REPLACE ENGINE AND THEN I FOUND THE LINKS ABOUT A POSSIBLE RECALL ON THIS VERY ISSUE BUT WAS TOLD BY SATURN THAT IT DIDN'T COVER MY CAR. I AM HIGHLY UPSET ABOUT THIS AS MY ENGINE DID EXACTLY WHAT ALL THE OTHER SATURNS IN THE RECALL DID SO WHY IS MINE EXCLUDED?? I WANT MY YEAR COVERED IN THE RECALL. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426290September 19, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REALIZED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425916September 18, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TIMING CHAIN HAS SLIPPED CAUSING CAR TO SPEED UP AND SLOW DOWN AND STALL. NARROWLY AVOIDED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS FAILURE IS REPORTED IN SECURITY BULLETIN 06074 YET DEALER REFUSES TO HONOR RECALL. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425559September 15, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 SATURN L-SERIES SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE HEAD OF THE ENGINE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TIMING CHAIN HAD TO BE REPLACED AND DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY OF THE DAMAGE THE HEAD ON THE ENGINE ALSO HAD TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE BUT IT DO NOT INCLUDE 2000 MODELS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000 UPDATED 04/19/12*LJ UPADTED 04/27/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425160September 13, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L-SERIES. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH WHEN THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC WERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR THE TIMING CHAIN. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICEL WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,400. UPDATED 10/27/11*LJ UPDATED 12/06/2011 *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424607September 10, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY CAR SHOWED NO WARNING OF ANY PROBLEM. STARTED TO WORK LOST POWER. COASTED TO A SAFE PLACE AT A BUSINESS. WAS TOLD TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. IT WILL COST $2600.00 TO REPAIR. ALSO THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH HEADLINERS SAGGING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424266September 8, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V519000(ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423076September 2, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SATURN LS1. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418969August 10, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TIMING CHAIN BROKE. COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND DESTRUCTION OF ENGINE. NO NOISE OR WARNING BEFOREHAND. TRAVELING IN CENTER LANE OF THREE LANE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DURING AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. LUCKY TO MAKE IT TO SHOULDER WITHOUT ACCIDENT. COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN INJURED OR KILLED IF STOPPED ON ROADWAY. AFTER READING ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION, I'M APPALLED THAT NO INFORMATION HAS BEEN SENT BY GM SUGGESTING A REPLACEMENT OF THE CHAIN TENSIONER AND OILER. I COULD HAVE DONE THIS MYSELF. INSTEAD, I SPENT $2000 FOR AN ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417806August 6, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DURING NORMAL DRIVING ON I-35 IN DALLAS, VEHICLE DIED, DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. AFTER TOWING VEHICLE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TIMING CHAIN HAD SNAPPED. AFTER DETERMINING ENGINE WAS INTERFERENCE MODEL & VIEWING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V519000 I CALLED SATURN TO DETERMINE IF THE 2002 WAS COVERED UNDER THIS. SATURN REPLIED IT WAS NOT. NOT REPAIRED YET BUT AWAITING FURTHER INSPECTION TO DETERMINE IF ENTIRE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED OF IF DAMAGED HEAD CAN BE REBUILT. LOWER END WILL ALSO HAVE TO BE INSPECTED AND POSSIBLY REPAIRED IF HEAD IS REBUILT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417153August 5, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN LS 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS FAILED. IN ORDER TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF, THE BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SMOKE WOULD EMIT FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 87,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/01/2011 *LN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416788August 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L-SERIES SEDAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS INOPERABLE AND HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE, HOW MANY MILES WERE ON THE ODOMETER, HOW FAST THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING, OR WHAT TEMPERATURE THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING AT. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,841.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415307July 27, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L SERIES. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR FAILURE DIAGNOSIS. THE REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSTIC A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT'S VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIR UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 08/31/2011 *LN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414758July 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN
SATURN L SERIES 2001 SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT RESTART, DEALER REFUSED TO FIX ALTHOUGH UNDER WARRANTY, THE TIMING CHAIN CAUSED THE PROBLEM THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDES WERE ALL BUSTED INSIDE AS WELL. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10412119July 13, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR UNTIL IT DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. WE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. I SAW THE RECALL FOR THE TIMING CHAIN ONLINE AND CALLED SATURN. THEY SAID THE RECALL DID NOT AFFECT MY CAR AND THE TIMING CHAIN BREAKING WAS A COINCIDENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10412118July 13, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A TICKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE TICKING SOUND WAS CONSTANT AND COULD BE HEARD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WHILE DRIVING. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10412830July 13, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DRIVING CAR WHEN NOTICED IT WAS NO LONGER ACCELERATING. PUSHED ON GAS PEDAL, NOTHING, THE CAR HAD STALLED OUT ON A VERY BUSY ROAD. HAD TO TRY TO COAST OFF THE ROAD. STEERING & BRAKES WERE VERY DIFFICULT TO USE. CAR WOULD NOT RE-START. HAD IT TOWED, TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411868July 11, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
IN DEC 2008 I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IN MY 2001 SATURN L200, WHICH HAD 63,220 MILES, DUE TO FAULTY TIMING CHAIN. THE MECHANIC CALLED SATURN AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL, HOWEVER I AM FINDING OUT THERE IS A RECALL ON TIMING CHAINS(PER SATURN VIN#S 1Y504884-1Y559453). MY CAR FALLS WITHIN THAT RANGE AND I AM TOLD IT IS NOT INCLUDED. I CALLED NHTSA AND WAS TOLD THEY ARE NOT GIVEN VIN SPECIFIC INFORMATION. IT IS RIDICULOUS TO FIND THIS MANY PROBLEMS WITH A VEHICLE AND NOBODY WANTS TO HELP CONSUMERS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409315June 29, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2002 SATURN L 300 6 CYLINDER 3.0 ENGINE CAR. IN JUNE 2010 I HAD A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE WITHMY CAR (REDUCED POWER, CHECK ENGINE, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS). I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. I PURCHASED THE THROTTLE BODY FROM GM DIRECTLY AND HAD IT INSTALLED AT AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC. NOT KNOWING THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND COMPUTER PROGRAMMING ISSUES AROUND THIS CAR, I LET THE OUTSIDE MECHANIC DO THE INSTALLATION NOT KNOW ALL THE COMPUTER PROGRAMMING ISSUES AROUND THIS PART. ABOUT A MONTH OR SO LATER I CONTINUED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE SAME ERROR MESSAGES, BUT THIS TIME I BROUGHT IT TO GM, WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED A WIRING ISSUE. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO GM 5 MORE TIMES REPLACING THE ENTIRE WIRING TO THE THROTTLE BODY, THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE, AND ON MAY 2, 2011 ANOTHER TRIP TO HAVE THE COMPUTER RE-PROGRAMMED TO SYNC THE NEW ECM TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS PAST WEEK I BEGAN GETTING AN ERROR MESSAGE (SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT) FOR THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. I CALLED GM DIRECTLY AND OPENED A COMPLAINT CASE NUMBER AND BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TOT HE GM DEALER NOW FOR THE 6TH TIME. THE PRIOR VISITS TO GM THEY HAVE TOLD ME THEY WON'T HONOR ANY GUARANTEES BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT WAS DONE AT AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC SHOP. I CAN SEE THAT HOLDING WEIGHT THE FIRST OR SECOND VISIT BACK TO GM, BUT NOW THIS IS THE 6TH VISIT BACK AND THEY STILL HAVE YET TO COMPLETELY FIX THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES ON MY CAR. I HAVE SPENT OVER 3,000.00 TRYING TO GET THIS RIGHT TO NO AVAIL. AND I AM SOMEWHAT STUCK SINCE I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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