Saturn LS Complaints

1,458 consumer complaints on file.

#10124457June 7, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH CALLER HIT A HORSE WITH CAR AND THE AIR BAGS ON DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. NO LIGHTS OF WARNING CAME ON DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALER WAS OF NO HELP, AND MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124268June 6, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
THE TAIL/BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2001 SATURN L200 WORK ON AND OFF, MORE OFTEN OFF THAN ON. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM BUT SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS THAT I WOULD BE CHARGED AT LEAST $350.00 TO MAKE ANY NECESSARY REPAIRS. ONE OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES TOLD ME THAT THE TAIL/BRAKE LAMPS WERE DEFECTIVE SO I'M WONDERING WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS OR ACCIDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A PRODUCT RECALLED. FOR OVER A YEAR I WAS BUYING REPLACEMENT BULBS AND THINKING THAT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING INSTALLING THEM WHEN IN ACTUALITY IT'S NOT THE BULB AT ALL, I'M WONDERING HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE MADE MY MISTAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124232June 5, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER
REAR BRAKES FAILED AND ENTIRE UNITS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER REAR DISK BRAKES INOPERABLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124194June 4, 2005
STEERING
I HAVE HAD CONSTANT VIBRATION THRU THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO MY SATURN DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND IS STILL AN ISSUE. THIS MAKES THE CAR DIFFICULT TO HANDLE OR MANUVER ON THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124195June 4, 2005
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING LEAK...CAUSES WHINING WHEN TURNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124203June 4, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR
I HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE REAR, DRIVER-SIDE TIRE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE TIRE SHOP TO GET A NEW ONE, THE TECHNICIAN HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR TIRES DUE TO WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF BOTH REAR TIRES. THEY ADVISED ME TO GET AN ALIGNMENT. THE ALIGNMENT SHOP FOUND OUT ABOUT A SERVIVE BULLETIN #00-T-72A ISSUED IN JULY 2002 REGARDING A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION. BOTH THE REAR TIRES LEAN IN AT THE TOP. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SATURN DEALER TO GET IT FIXED, BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT A RECALL AND IT WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. I WANT TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A RECALL AND A SERVICE BULLETIN AND WHY A SERVICE BULLETIN IS NOT CONSIDERED A "DEFECT" IN THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES CAUSED, BUT IF THE TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT DURING MY OUT OF TOWN TRIP THE NIGHT BEFORE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN OR EVEN WORSE. THE INSIDE OF BOTH THE REAR TIRES WAS SO WORN THAT BOTH WERE SHOWING THE STEEL BELTS. THANK YOU, LOUISE A. LEADER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122347May 27, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1.) LEFT BAKE LIGHT HAS GONE OUT 3 TIMES IN LAST 6 MONTHS. BROUGHT IT IN TO A SATURN DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A CIRCUIT PROBLEM ON THE TAIL LAMP CURCUIT BOARD. 2.) NOTHING YET, UNTIL I WOULD GET PULLED OVER FOR A TAIL LIGHT OUT 3.) I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS 3 TIMES, THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. SATURN DEALER SAID THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO HAVE THE CURCUIT BOARD REPLACED, WICH WOULD ROUGHLY BE $140
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121711May 20, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TAIL LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AFTER REPEATED REPLACEMENT. NOTICED SAME MODELS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120534May 10, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WITH CONCERNS THAT IT WOULD SOMETIMES ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL AND THEN WOULD CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE WITH APPLICATION OF THE SERVICE BRAKE. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOUND THE POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION SYSTEM WAS CLOGGED. SYSTEM CLEANED AND PROBLEM NEVER RESURFACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120156May 6, 2005
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
UPPER PORTION OF STEERING WHEEL SNAPPED OFF COMPLETELY UNDER SLIGHT PRESSURE JUST ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL SPOKES. VEHICLE HAS NEVER SUFFERED ANY COLLISION DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121490May 5, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
PROBLEMS WITH THE HORN EQUIPMENT ON THE SATURN.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS ONLY ABLE TO PRESS ONE OF THE TWO SMALL HORNS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *JB *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119697May 4, 2005
AIR BAGS
LEAVING WORK I WAS GOING DOWN THE ALLEY WHEN I HIT A DIP AT THE END OF THE ALLEY CAUSING BOTH MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO FRONT END COLLISION JUST A DIP IN THE ROAD. I SUSTAINED A BURN TO MY RIGHT HAND AND BURNS AND BRUISING TO MY LEFT FOREARM. MY OPINION IS THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH IMPACT OF ANY KIND TO DEPLOY MY AIRBAG. I HAVE FILED A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10118728April 30, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
MY WIFE'S 2002 SATURN L-100 SEDAN HAD A TAILL IGHT OUT (LEFT SIDE). REPLACING THE BULB DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, MONEY LOST. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED THEY CLAIMED THE WHOLE LIGHT HOUSING REQUIRED REPLACEMENT BECAUSE OF A KNOWN HARNESS DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY, SO WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT (MORE MONEY LOST). BUT IT'S A SAFETY DEVICE... WHAT COULD WE DO?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118652April 28, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TOOK 2001 SATURN L-200 IN FOR CATALITIC CONVERTOR REPAIR AND WHEN I WENT TO PICK THE VEHICLE UP I COULD NOT LEAVE IN IT AS THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD LOCKED UP WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND I COULD NOT PICK UP UNTIL THEY INSTALLED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH AT THE COST OF $300.00. THE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP WERE AS PERPLEXED AS I OVER THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118459April 26, 2005
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
THE RACK GEAR ON POWER STEERING AND RACK AND PINION STEERING BECOMES FAULTY AND MAKES FOR A BIG POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK AND ALSO MAKES FOR HARD STEERING. NO INJURIES DUE TO FAILURE, HOWEVER THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118367April 25, 2005
TIRES
TIRES CONTINUE TO CUP. SATURN REPLACED TIRES SEVERAL TIMES AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. CAN ONLY GET APPROXIMATELY 12000 MILES ON SET OF TIRES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117900April 14, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
TAIL LIGHTS FAILED ON SATURN 2000 LS TWICE. 2004 REPLACED ENTIRE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. APRIL 2005 REPLACED REAR ASSEMBLY AGAIN . I WAS TICKETED TWICE FOR THIS BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN THESE LIGHTS ARE OUT. ALSO, THIS IS VERY UNSAFE IN RURAL AND SUBURBAN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE A FEW OR NO STREET LIGHTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116843April 13, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
THE BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHTS REAPEATEDLY FAIL TO WORK CORRECTLY. THE LIGHTS WILL FAIL TO ILLUMINATE. THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM IN THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES. SATURN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT HAS FAILED TO RECALL THE ASSEMBLIES. I'VE ALSO NOTICED THE LAMP SOCKETS ARE STARTING TO OVERHEAT AND MELT. I'VE REPLACED THE SOCKETS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116466April 6, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTING
LEFT TAIL LIGHT HAS FAILED 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN 12 MONTHS. NOW BOTH TAIL LIGHTS AND THE DASH (CONTROL PANEL) LIGHTS HAVE FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. FUSES CHECKED & REPLACED BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. ALSO NOTICED THAT ALL GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS (EXCEPT PARK) ARE LIT UP SIMULTANEOUSLY. I CAN'T AFFORD ANY MORE TRAFFIC TICKETS FOR INOPERABLE TAIL LIGHTS!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116404April 5, 2005
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
POWER STEERING SYSTEM. AT HIGH SPEEDS (I.E. FREEWAY SPEEDS OF 65-75) BECOMES VERY INOPERABLE AND HARD TO CONTROL. POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. LEAKS PREVENT FURTHER USE OF POWER STEERING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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