Saturn LS Complaints

1,458 consumer complaints on file.

#746292June 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
HAVE HAD THE SLAVE CYLINDER GO OUT TWICE. SEAT BELT NO BUCLES TWICE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745569May 20, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
1) CAR SHAKING PROBLEM: DEALER REPLACED LOWER CONTROL ARMS (RIGHT AND LEFT) AS WELL AS POWE STEERING PUMP TO REMEDY PROBLEM. CAR CONTINUES TO SHAKE AT MOST SPEEDS. CONTACTED THE MANUAFCTURER, WHO REPLIED THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO. 2) SPEEDOMETER: REPORTED PROBLEM 4 TIMES TO DEALERSHIP, AND DEALER CLAIMS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SPEEDOMETER MAKING A "WHINING" SOUND AT MOST SPEEDS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887050April 30, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN SHE SLAMMED ON BRAKES, AND FRONT OF VEHICLE IMPACTED A TREE. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, FRONTAL, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. RATE OF INCLINE AND LOCATION OF SENSORS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN FAILURE OF AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#560773April 12, 2001
STRUCTURE, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES WIND NOISE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883246March 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
WHEN VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR SERVICE , DEALER FOUND FRONT BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REAR DRUMS WERE BLISTERING. BRAKES AND BRAKING DISTANCE SEEMED FINE TO CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881604February 27, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
NOTICED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2000 THAT DRIVER'S INSIDE DOOR HANDLE CHROME WAS BUBBLING, NOW COATING HAS COME OFF, AND METAL WAS SHARP ENOUGH THAT CONSUMER CUT HIS HAND ON IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#740266February 1, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
MY KEY WAS GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION DURING INITIAL START AND STOPPING OF THE VEHICLE. THE KEY WOULD BE HOT TO TOUCH ONCE YOU TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN YOU SHUT OFF YOUR CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740267February 1, 2001
SEATS
THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN THE SEAT AND THE MOLDING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT ABOUT AN INCH OR SO WHERE YOUR FINGERS GET STUCK IN WHEN YOU GO TO ADJUST YOUR SEAT OR DROP SOMETHING ON THE SIDE. MY DAUGHTER GOT HER FINGERS STUCK IN IT SEVERAL TIMES AS WELL AS MYSELF. YOU HAVE TO PULL THE MOLDING BACK TOWARDS THE SEAT TO FIX IT BUT ONCE THE SEAT IS SAT IN, THE MOLDING SEPARATES FROM THE SEAT AGAIN. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS HAZARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#739803January 23, 2001
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
THE USER'S MANUAL INDICATES THAT I SHOULD HAVE A LOCKING GAS DOOR. REPEATED CONTACTS WITH SATURN LED TO BEING TOLD THE LOCKING DOOR HAD BEEN ELIMINATED AS A COST SAVINGS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 2001 MODEL YEAR. ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT REMOVED FROM THE USERS MANUAL, THE COST OF RETROFITTING MY 2001 MODEL WAS TOO GREAT TO BE FEASIBLE AND THEY CONSIDERED IT A MISPRINT AFTER I BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION. INSTEAD, THEY OFFERED A LOCKING GAS CAP WHICH AFTER TWO MONTHS THEY COULD NOT LOCATE. SINCE THE LOCKING GAS CAP WOULD COST SOMEWHERE IN THE $20 RANGE THEY SAID THEY WERE OFFERING A "FREE" LUBRICATION AND OIL CHANGE. I TOLD THEM THAT WAS AN INSULT TO MY INTELLIGENCE SINCE THE RETROFIT WOULD OBVIOUSLY COST CONSIDERABLY MORE THAN $20 AND I WOULD NOT ACCEPT THEIR OFFER. I FURTHER SAID I WOULD RATHER WAIT FOR SOMEONE WITH THE WHEREWITHAL TO FILE A CLASS ACTION SUIT ON BEHALF OF THOSE BUYERS WHO WERE MISLED TO BELIEVE THEY HAD PURCHASED A CAR WITH A LOCKING GAS DOOR. THEY TOLD ME MY FILE WAS MARKED AS CLOSED SINCE I DID NOT ACCEPT THEIR OFFER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739741January 22, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY SATURN LS1 DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. I BROUGHT THE PROBLEM TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASE, AND THEY SWAPPED THE DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER WITH ONE FROM ANOTHER NEW SATURN LS, BUT OFFERED NO OTHER SOLUTION. THE BLADES ON BOTH SIDES SCAPE THE WINDSHIELD, LIKE FINGERNAILS SCRAPPING OVER A COUNTERTOP. THE PROBLEM IS WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS, AND THE WIPERS DO NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD EFFECTIVELY. DURING SNOWFALL, THE BLADES ARE VIRTUALLY USELESS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW; OR THE WINDSHIELD IS WARPED. THE LACK OF VISIBILITY DURING RAIN AND SNOW IS A SAFETY PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878259January 16, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD COME ON. VEHICLE MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO START. COMPUTER WILL NOT RECALIBRATE ITSELF. THIS CAUSES MOTOR TO MISFIRE. MECHANIC WOULD RESET COMPUTER, BUT DID NOT HAVE A FIXED REMEDY. COMPUTER WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877590January 8, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES
CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE ALIGNMENT CAUSES PREMATURE WEARING OF TIRES. *AK DEALER HAS REPLACED REAR TOE AND CAMBER, FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, ADJUSTED RIGHT FRONT CAMBER, ADJUSTED REAR TOE ON BOTH SIDES, ADJUSTED FRONT TOE, PROBLEM COULD BE RELATED TO THE FIRESTONE TIRES, SIZE P205/65R15. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738509December 30, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, TIRES
CAR IS UNSAFE HAD TIRES REPLACED AND POWER STEERING PUMP CAR SHAKES AT ALL SPEEDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736800November 24, 2000
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING ON A CLEAR LEVEL ROAD THE LEFT REAR TIRE RUPTURED AT THE SIDEWALL FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE VEERED HEAVILY TO THE RIGHT UNDER ACCELERATION. I THEN CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE ON ALL FOUR WHEELS AND FOUND THEM TO BE NORMAL PRIOR TO THE TIRE RUPTURING. I THEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER WITH THE TIRE AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I ALSO COMPLAINED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER STEVE ABOUT THE CAR VEERING HEAVILY TO THE RIGHT. I THEN EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE WITH THE TIRES THAT ARE ON THE CAR AND REQUESTED THAT THEY BE REPLACED WITH GOODYEAR EQUIVALENTS. THE DEALERSHIP AGREED AND REPLACED THE FIRESTONE TIRES WITH GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES. I WAS THEN ADVISED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE VEERING HEAVILY TO THE RIGHT UNDER ACCLERATION AND THAT NOTHING HAD BEEN DONE TO THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN REPLACE THE TIRES. SINCE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES THE VEHICLE HAS PERFORMED WELL WITHOUT THE VEERING TO THE RIGHT. I NOTICED THAT THE RENTAL VEHICLE HAD THE SAME FIRESTONE TIRE AND FOUND THE SIDEWALLS TO BE SOFT.THIS AFTER CHECKING THAT THE AIR PRESSURE HAD BEEN NORMAL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ADVISE.*AK (TIRESIZE: 205/65R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 205/65R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557678November 13, 2000
TIRES
RIGHT FRONT AND ONE REAR FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT RIM, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735000October 24, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ON MODERATELY HILLY HIGHWAY, THE CRUISE CONTROL CAUSED THE ENGINE TO GO TO FULL THROTTLE ACCOMPANIED BY A TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT RESULTING IN RAPID AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ACCELERATION. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES.. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734797October 20, 2000
SUSPENSION
VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 60-70 MPH MOSTLY TRANSMITTED THROUGH STEERING WHEEL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873509October 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873152October 17, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, CHILD SEAT
WHILE AT DEALER, NOTICED THAT THERE WERE ALL LAP AND SHOULDER SEATBELTS WERE INOPERATIVE WHILE DRIVING CHILD IN CCS, SEAT TILTED OVER WHENEVER TURNING A CORNER. FELT WAS DUE TO DESIGN OF THE SEATBELTS. *AK WHEN THE TETHER STRAP WAS INSTALLED THE SEAT DID NOT TIP OVER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733053October 1, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT-END VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. RE-BALANCING AND REPLACING TIRES HAS HAD NO EFFECT ON THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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