Saturn LS Complaints

1,458 consumer complaints on file.

#10142770November 15, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ROUGH IDLE. THE CONSUMER THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED A PROBLEM WITH TIMING CHAIN. THE TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED BY THE MECHANIC. THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. *NM (12/01/05) *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143226November 15, 2005
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HER HEAD A ROARING IN THE FRONT END. DRIVE SHIFT CAUSED CONSUMER TO WRECK 2002 SATURN. *TS THE CONSUMER NOTICED NOISE/VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIRES. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT. AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED CORRECTING THE REAR CAM AND SETTING THE FRONT AND REAR TOE. A COLLAPSED MOTOR MOUNT CAUSED ROUGH IDLE. THE ROTORS AND PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR HUB ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. LEFT REAR HUB BEARING HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DRIVE AXLE ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142297November 9, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
ON OCTOBER 1, 2005 WILL DRIVING HOME, MY CAR STOPPED WITH NO WARNING. AFTER HAVING THREE MACHINCS INSPECT THE VECHILE, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE TIMINING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE. I BROUGHT THE CAR USED WITH 38,000 MILES AND IT NOW HAS 50,000 MILES. THE REPAIRS SATURN QUOTED ME WAS 4,700 TO REPAIR THE ENGINE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142326November 9, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I BOUGHT A USED 2001 SATURN L300 WITH 34000 MILES ON IT IN GOOD CONDITION. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE FROM DAY ONE. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM THAT I HAVE HAD IS FAILURE TO START. RIGHT NOW MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP AT THE SATURN DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE CRANK SENSOR. THEY SAY THIS IS THE REASON WHY IT IS NOT STARTING. LAST TIME THEY FIXED MY CAR IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE SECURITY SYSTEM. I'M TIRED OF ALL THE GAMES. MY CAR HAS HAD A PROBLEM STARTING OFF AND ON THE DAY I BOUGHT IT AND IT SEEMS TO BE A DIFFERENT EXCUSE EVERY TIME. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT NOT JUST I BUT MANY MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME YEAR/MAKE/MODEL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. HOW STRANGE! THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL ON THIS OR AT LEAST AN INVESTIGATION, BUT I HAVE YET TO FIND IT ON THE WEB. $200 I MUST NOW PAY TO 'HOPEFULLY' FIX THIS PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142134November 7, 2005
TIRES
CONSUMER TIRES MAKE NOISE AT 33898 MILES. *TS UPDATED 11/7/2005 - THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 15968 MILES. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TIRE ROTATED REGULARLY. AT 30545 MILE THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE TIRES HAD BEGUN CUPPING DUE TO LACK OF ROTATION. THE CONSUMER DIDN'T NOTICE ANY CUPPING. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE MANUFACTURER REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE COST OF THE NEW TIRES SO HE COULD PURCHASED ANOTHER BRAND. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE CONSUMER REQUESTED AND INSTALL THE SAME BRAND TIRES AS THE ORIGINAL. *NM UPDATED 11/02/05. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141900November 7, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FAILURE OF BODY CONTROL MODULE CAUSING RANDOM INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING DISPLAYS, POSSIBLY CAUSING INABILITY TO START VEHICLE, OR POSSIBLE VEHICLE DRIVABILITY ISSUES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141513November 2, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
DT: THE CONTACT HEARD ABOUT A NHTSA RECALL 05V245000 CONCERNING THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE CONTACT'S HAS NOT EXPERIENCED THE SYMPTOMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT WAS INTERESTED TO FIND OUT IF HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HE HAD NOT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. HE CONTACTED SATURN, AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/16/05. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140308October 20, 2005
SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, TIRES
DT: THE CONTACT PURCHASED A USED VEHICLE TWO YEARS AGO, AND THE SECOND DAY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A ROARING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT TIRES ,AND THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH TIRES. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER THE NOISE RETURNED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR NUMEROUS REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK TO THE RIGHT WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO HIT A CURB. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE REPAIRS TO THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND JOINTS WHICH HAVE NOT CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM. ALSO THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND AXLES HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN HOPES OF CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO ACCURATELY REPAIR THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY THERE IS A NEED FOR NEW ROTORS AND MORE TIRES. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE A ROARING SOUND LIKE A LOCOMOTIVE AS NOTED BY THE CONTACT. *AK UPDATE 1/11/2006 - *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140195October 19, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
DT: 2001 SATURN L SERIES. THE CONTACT STATED THE GAS TANK WAS LEAKING GAS IN THE GASKET AREA. THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS ON APRIL 27, 2005. THE CONTACT ALSO, THERE WAS GAS FORMING ON THE GROUND UNDER HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MAY 27, 2005. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE GASKET, BUT THE ENTIRE GAS TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132080October 18, 2005
TIRES
DT: CONTACT WAS IN A MOTOR HOME AND IT WAS TOWING SATURN VEHICLE. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT QUARTER PANEL, FENDER, WHEEL WELL, AND PUSHED OUT THE BUMPER. ALSO CAUSED TIE ROD DAMAGE. IN ADDITION,THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE HUB AND HUB CAP. WOULD NEED A NEW WHEEL ALIGNMENT. CALLED AAA, AND THEY PUT ON A SPARE TIRE. DROVE TO A WALMART IN FLORIDA WHERE THE TIRE WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED, AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID NOT WHY THIS HAPPENED. THEY REPLACED THE TIRE, TOOK PICTURES, AND SENT TIRE OFF TO GOODYEAR. WALMART REPLACED TIRE BUT GOODYEAR REFUSED TO PAY FOR OTHER DAMAGES. GOODYEAR CONTACTED CONSUMER, AND SAID LACK OF AIR IN THE TIRE WAS THE CAUSE OF TIRE BLOWOUT. THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR DAMAGES. GOODYEAR, DOUGLAS TOURING, SIZE P195/65R15 . *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139690October 14, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING RIGHT. RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING IS MELTING AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T CONSISTENTLY WORK WELL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139741October 14, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
DT: THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH FUMES INSIDE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. SHE FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM IN AUGUST 2005. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUMES CAUSED LETHARGIC BEHAVIOR AND FAST HEART BEAT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED YET. WHEN THE CONTACT HAD BEEN RIDING IN A FRIEND'S VEHICLE SHE DID NOT HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. BUT WHEN SHE RODE IN HER OWN VEHICLE THEY OCCURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10139458October 12, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL. BRAKE LIGHTS RANDOMLY FAIL TO WORK. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, BRAKE LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK. WE WERE ABLE TO ADJUST THE LIGHTS SLIGHTY TO GET THEM TO WORK FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, BUT THEY WOULD GO OFF AND ON. WE WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM UNTIL DRIVING AT 10:30 P.M. AND BEING TOLD WE HAVE NO REAR LIGHTS. HAVE CHANGED THE LIGHT BULBS A FEW TIMES AND ALSO HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER 5 + TIMES ON THIS ISSUE. THE LAST TIME THEY REPLACED THE COMPLETE LIGHT SOCKETS. THIS SEEMS TO HAVE STOPPED THE PROBLEM FOR NOW. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139178October 10, 2005
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM THE STEERING RACK, LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST INTERMITTENTLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138053September 28, 2005
TIRES
MY SATURN LW300 HAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000 MILES. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO CUPPING ON 11/20/03 OR 21,875 MILES. A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS PUT OUT FOR THE SHIM KIT. ON 12/31/04 OR 37,199 I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND QUESTIONED THE WEAR AND TEAR OF MY SECOND SET OF TIRES. I HAD ONLY HAD THIS SET OF TIRES ON FOR 15,000 MILES. THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TIRES AT DEALER PRICE. I REFUSED THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FACT THAT THE TIRES ON MY "TIRE EATING VEHICLE" ONLY SEEM TO LAST FOR A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. I AM NOW NEEDING TO REPLACE THE TIRES AGAIN AND THIS WILL BE THE THIRD SET IN 42,000 MILES. THAT'S ONLY AN AVERAGE OF 14,000 MILES. MY TIRES ARE NOW DOWN TO THE "UNSAFE" AREA OF THE TIRES AND I MUST REPLACE THEM FOR THE THIRD TIME. AFTER CONTACTING THE SATURN CORPORATION THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED NEW ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATION AND WOULD ONLY PAY FOR ONE SET OF TIRES. IF THE SHIM KIT WAS INSTALLED PROPERLY I WOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACING THE TIRES FOR THE THIRD TIME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137807September 27, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
EXTERIOR LIGHTING AND ENGINE COOLANT LEAKAGE INSIDE OF CAR. CAR SMOKING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137819September 27, 2005
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
THE POWER STEERING FAILS AFTER ABOUT 5 MINS OF OPERATION. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS AN "UNSPECIFIED FAILURE OF THE STEERING RACK", AND THAT IT WOULD COST $1500 TO REPLACE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE SPRING OF 05. I CONTACTED SATURN CORPORATE DIRECTLY, BUT THEY REFUSED TO HELP WITH THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133870September 23, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200 THAT HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH , AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE WERE NO BRAKES. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES ABOUT 4 TIMES BEFORE HAD ANY BRAKING CAPABILITY. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE 40 MILES EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS SINCE THIS INCIDENT. THE SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEALER EXAMINED THE BRAKE PADS/ROTORS/ CALIPERS, BUT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE ONLY CLUE THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES WAS APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO,THERE WAS A HIGH PITCH RINGING IN THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THE NOISE WOULD STOP WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE REAR WHEELS, BUT DID NOT FIND ANYTHING AND THE NOISE STOPPED FOR A FEW DAYS. THE NOISE STARTED AGAIN RIGHT BEFORE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAD BRAKE FAILURE. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND INSPECTED. THEY CLAIMED THAT EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL AND THAT THERE WAS NO LOSS OF FLUID. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137228September 21, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
MY PROBLEM IS WITH SATURN NOT HONORING RECALL NUMBER 05V245000. GM RECALL NO. 05052 MY BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY ON MY 2000 SATURN LW STATION WAGON. ALL THE LIGHTS WORK UNTIL THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEN ONE SIDE GOES OUT, (BRAKE AND RUNNING LIGHT). THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED ABOUT A WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR, A. I ATTEMPTED THE REPAIR MYSELF BY REPLACING BULBS AND SWITCHING THE BULB SOCKETS. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICING IN 2001 THEY REPLACED SEVERAL BULBS AND A SOCKET. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS THE BRAKE LIGHT AGAIN WENT OUT THIS TIME WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD DIM. I AGAIN ATTEMPTED THE REPAIR BY SWITCHING THE BULB SOCKETS. ON OR ABOUT 03/2005 WHEN I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS I NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC HOUSING AND THE PLASTIC BULB SOCKET ON ONE SIDE WAS MELTED. I PURCHASED NEW BULBS AND NEW BULB SOCKETS AND MADE THE REPAIR ONLY TO HEAR ABOUT THE RECALL A FEW WEEKS LATER. THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED A FEW WEEKS LATER SO I DECIDED TO WAIT FOR THE RECALL THAT WAS TO START IN SEPTEMBER. I CALLED MY LOCAL SATURN DEALER, SATURN OF PEMBROKE PINES, ONLY TO BE INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137239September 21, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
DT: 2000 SATURN L-SERIES. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. THE BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET BEEN CONTACTED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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