Saturn LS Complaints

1,458 consumer complaints on file.

#10389736March 10, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH CONCLUDED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386433March 4, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY 2001 L SERIES SEDAN BROKE ON 3/2/2011 AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS REPAIR (RECALL CAMPAIGN 07V519000); HOWEVER MY VIN WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000 VEHICLES OUTSIDE OF THE RECALL RANGE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE RECALL DUE TO THE CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE RECALL RANGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386456March 4, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL-THE DRIVER OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE DRIVER WAS TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 56,000. SM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386469March 4, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L SERIES. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE JOLTED ABNORMALLY AND THEN STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386304March 3, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TIMING CHAIN BROKE ON 2000 SATURN LS2 3.0L V6 ENGINE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. THE 2.2L ENGINE HAS BEEN RECALLED AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 3.0L ENGINE HAVING THE SAME FAILURES. THIS ENGINE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALSO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384262February 24, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY 610 IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, VA AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH BEFORE A LARGE, SWEEPING TURN, MY 2002 SATURN L200 LOST POWER. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WERE LOST AND THE CAR HEADED TOWARDS A GUARDRAIL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE PARKING BRAKE AND SKID TO A STOP JUST OUTSIDE OF THE DITCH. THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE, AT 83,000 MILES, CATASTROPHICALLY. A RECALL ON THE SAME ENGINE AND TIMING CHAIN CONFIGURATION WAS ISSUED ON 2001 SATURN L200S, BUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON NOT ON THE 2002 SATURN. COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER UNEXPECTEDLY WITH ROUTINE OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383937February 22, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L SERIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHILE HE WAS DRIVING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED AS WELL BUT WAS DECIDING WHETHER TO ASSIST WITH REPAIR EXPENSES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381551February 11, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TIMING CHAIN ON 2001 SATURN 2.2 4 CYLINDER BROKE WITHOUT WARNING LEAVING THE CAR STRANDED IN TRAFFIC ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO VALVES AS RESULT OF TIMING CHAIN BREAK. DATE OF INCIDENT WAS 02/07/2011 MILES 141,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381585February 11, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TIMING CHAIN IS BROKE ON 2001 SATURN L SERIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380017February 2, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2002 SATURN DIED WHILE DRIVING AND ALMOST CRASHED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 2001 GM 06074 THAT USES THE SAME PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379426January 28, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A VIOLENT JERK AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD FRACTURED WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE ENGINE BLOCK HEAD, HEAD GASKET AND VALVES AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE SIMILAR DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT WAS INTERESTED IN REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PREVIOUS REPAIRS; HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. UPDATED 06/05/12*LJ CONSUMER STATED RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE CONSUMERS VEHICLE VIN BECAUSE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS ARE SIMILAR. UPDATED 6/7/12 *SD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379303January 27, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AS I DROVE, UP HILL, WHILE USING THE SPEED CONTROL FEATURE, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV HIGH RPMS. IT THEN JERKED AND BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE IT TO A SAFE LOCATION AND THEN HAVE IT TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. AT THE REPAIR FACILITY I WAS TOLD IT WAS A TIMING CHAIN ISSUE. I BEGAN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE AND FOUND A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT ISSUE FOR THE 2001 SATURN L200. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 07V519000 GM RECALL NUMBER:06074 I THEN READ THAT THE NORTH CAROLINA CONSUMER COUNCIL PETITIONED (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : DP08002) TO HAVE THE RECALL EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL 1999 TO 2003 SATURN VEHICLES THAT USED THE SAME TIMING CHAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378058January 20, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE THE FIRST TIME. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME AND THE DEALER STATED THAT A FAULTY IDLE AIR CONTROL MODULE WAS THE CAUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000. UPDATED 03/31/11*LJ UPDATED 04/29/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376324January 11, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2000 SATURN L SERIES TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. METICULOUS MAINTENANCE AND SENSIBLE DRIVING STILL HAVE LEFT ME WITH A BROKEN TIMING CHAIN, BENT VALVES(INTERFERENCE MOTOR, I'M TOLD) AND BASICALLY A BUSTED MOTOR. BIG PROBLEM NOT COVERED BY A RECALL FOR THE 11/00 TO 01 L SERIES. BUNCH OF BULL RECALL ISN'T FOR MY CAR WHEN IT'S THE EXACT SAME DESIGN SEPARATED BY ONLY MONTHS IN PRODUCTION ! NORMAL DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND AWFUL RATTLE SOUND AND MOTOR WAS STALLED AND SO WAS I . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375376January 10, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT (LITERALLY) THE DAY I TOOK IT HOME I MADE IT HALF WAY THERE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON !! IT WAS RAINING. SO I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG RESET THE LIGHT AND SENT MEN HOME. IT DROVE OKAY FOR ANOTHER TWO DAYS (NOT RAINING OUTSIDE) UNTIL THE THIRD DAY (AGAIN RAINING) I STARTED IT UP AND DROVE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND IT RAN REALLY ROUGH, SO AGAIN I GO BACK TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND AGAIN RESET THE LIGHT AND SAID HAVE A NICE DAY. I THEN PROCEEDED TO MY NEAREST AUTO PARTS STORE AND PICKED UP MY OWN SCANNER AND CHECKED IT MYSELF AND FOUND IT TO BE THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THEY COULD FIX IT OR KEEP IT AS I WASN'T GOING TO LIVE WITH THIS LIGHT IN MY DASH. THEY DID FIX IT AFTER A HEATED ARGUMENT AND A CALL TO GENERAL MOTORS CANADA. WAY TO GO GUYS !! NO WONDER YOU WENT BANKRUPT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375421January 10, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L 200. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH UPHILL WHEN THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ABNORMAL REDUCTION OF ENGINE POWER. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE EXHAUST BECAME ABNORMALLY LOUD. THE CONTACT INQUIRED WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V231000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373911January 3, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TIMING CHAIN FAILURE RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. FORTUNATELY THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT THE END OF A FREEWAY ENTRANCE RAMP WHERE A WIDE SHOULDER WAS AVAILABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373297December 29, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372443December 26, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, HAD TO BE PUSHED HOME. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO FORMER SATURN OF NAPERVILLE DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD TIMING CHAIN WAS BROKE, COST TO REPAIR WOULD BE $4700.00 TO $4900.00. HAD VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO HOME GARAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371884December 21, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF GAS TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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