Saturn LS Complaints

1,458 consumer complaints on file.

#10100417November 23, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
DEALER FOUND BRAKE TAIL LIGHTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK OR DIM WHEN DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE. DEALER SAYS THIS PROBLEM IS INHERENT TO SATURN L SERIES; APPARENTLY DUE TO BULB NOT MAKING CONTACT WITH SOCKET ON CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100347November 22, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
I PERSONALLY DON'T OWN ONE OF THESE VEHICLES, BUT HAVE WORKED FOR THE MANUFACTURER OF THESE VEHICLES. I WORKED FOR SATURN FOR A COUPLE YEARS AND HAVE LONG SINCE KNOWN THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE MY 00-02 L-SERIES TAILLIGHTS. ALMOST 100% OF EVERY L-SERIES NEEDS NEW TAILLIGHTS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. TO ADD TO THE PROBLEM, SATURN HAS NOT REDESIGNED THE TAILLIGHTS, THEY ARE JUST PUTTING THE SAME PRODUCTS BACK ON THE CAR. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE CUSTOMER FEELS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN CARE OF, THEN A COUPLE MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD, ONE OR BOTH OF THE TAILLIGHTS DON'T WORK AGAIN.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098893November 15, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, INTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS, DASHBOARD INSTRUMENTATION, AND DOME LIGHT OF THIS AUTOBILE ARE CONSTANTLY DIMMING AND BRIGHTENING (FLICKERING). THIS IS MAKING NIGHT TIME DRIVING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. SATURN HAS ISSUED TECHNICAL INFORMATION BULLETIN 04-08-42-001 IN FEBRUARY 2004 STATING THAT THIS IS A "NORMAL OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC". I BELIEVE IT IS A PRESENT DANGER AND COULD ALSO BE A SIGN OF A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098680November 11, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
1. MY 2002 SATURN LW200 HAS INTERMITTENT FLASHING OF HEAD LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS, IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE WITH THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. 2. HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT ON DARK COUNTRY ROADS, CAUSING MOMENTARY LOSS OF ROAD VISIBILITY AND GAUGES. THIS WILL HAPPEN UP TEN TIMES CONSECUTIVELY AFTER LIFTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS WILL OCCUR NEARLY EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN, YET NOT KNOWING IF IT IS HAPPENING ON DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHTS. 3. THE MANUFACTURE IS STATING THIS IS A "NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC" OF THE VEHICLE AND WILL NOT SERVICE THE CAR TO CORRECT IT. THIS WILL HAPPEN ON ALL 2000 MY THROUGH 2005 MY SATURN L100, L200, LW200 MODELS. THE MANUFACTURES BULLETIN NUMBER IS AS FOLLOWS #04-08-42-001A AND STATES THAT THE CAUSE OF IT IS FROM "TRANSIENT CURRENT LOADS ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM". HOWEVER THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO BE "NORMAL" IF THERE IS TRANSIENT CURRENT LOADS CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO FLASH THE LOAD IS BEING ABSORBED BY COMPONENTS IN THE SYSTEM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099756November 10, 2004
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
FAILURE OF THE STEERING IMMEDIATE SHAFT. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE. THE SHAFT WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE U-JOINT WAS BOUND UP, STUCK OR NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099695November 9, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAD BEEN REPLACED SIX TO EIGHT TIMES. THEY WILL WORK FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND THEN THEY COMPLETELY STOP WORKING. CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. HOWEVER, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SATURN. THEY WILL NOT WORK WITH CONSUMER TO FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THEY JUST CONTINUED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098456November 8, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
I NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME...UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT APPEARS THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS AND/OR TAIL LIGHTS ARE ON. THERE IS DEFINITELY A WIRING PROBLEM... I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, WHICH IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD... THE DOOR LOCKS AND ELECTRIC WINDOWS HAVE BEEN BROKEN, AND THE INTERMITTENT WIPER SETTING DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099604November 8, 2004
INTERIOR LIGHTING
THE INTERIOR LIGHT FLICKERED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. CURRENTLY, THERE WERE NO INTERIOR LIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DURING THE FIRST VISIT DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS THE NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT VEHICLE. PRESENTLY, IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098481November 8, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
I HAVE A 2002 SATURN L100. THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASHLIGHTS FLICKER ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE ADVISED THAT THIS IS "A NORMAL OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE". SATURN SERVICE BULLETING 04-08-42-011A APPLIES. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN UNSAFE CHARACTERISTIC AND THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD REQUIRE A RECALL AND REPAIR OF VEHICLES SUFFERING FROM THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098346November 5, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF A 2002 SATURN L-SERIES RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V231000. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES REGARDING MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; O2 OXYGEN SENSOR, ETC. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO EVEN CHECK MY VEHICLE STATING MY VIN WAS NOT EFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. I'M NOT SURE HOW I CAN PROCEED WITH THIS AS I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS MACHANICS INSPECT MY VEHICLE, AND ALL HAVE CONCLUDED MY VIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098278November 4, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THERE WERE A NUMBER OF NEAR MISSES BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN THE BRAKE LIGHTS/TURN SIGNAL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098233November 3, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTING
MY BRAKE, TAIL, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS KEEP FAILLING. I'VE REPLACED HARNESSES AND OTHER WIRES. I ALSO HAVE SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL AND AUTOMATIC LOCKING SYSTEM FAILURE. THEN I HAVE TROUBLE STARTING MY VEHICLE AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. NOW I HAVE OTHER LAMP (LIGHT) PROBLEMS. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY AUDIO SYSTEM WHERE IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO USE ANY OF THE BUTTONS, WHATEVER IS PLAYING THAT IS WHAT YOU HEAR UNTIL IT DECIDES TO WORK AGAIN. MY FUEL EFFICIENCY IS NOT GOOD EITHER, I'M HAVING ENGINE NOISES AND EXHAUST PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096666November 3, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE( 03C06) REPLACEMENT IGNITION SWITCH. WHILE DRIVING,THE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE DRIVER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE DRIVER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR A APPOINTMENT AND INSPECTION. THE DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AFTER THE RECALL WAS FIXED. *JB *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098113November 1, 2004
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
1. UNKNOWN, 2.CREAKING, GROANING FROM CRADLE AREA 3. DEALER LUBED CRADLE BUSHINGS, ON 4 SEPERATE OCCASIONS, RECURRING PROBLEM, SAFTEY CONCERNS ABOUT CRADLE MOVEMENT OR FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098015October 30, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, SUSPENSION:REAR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
HAVE OWNED THE CAR, 2000 LS1, SINCE IT HAD ABOUT 8K MILES. HAVE HAD TO BUY 3 SETS OF TIRES SO FAR DUE TO IRREGULAR WEAR. BEEN TO SATURN DEALERSHIP AND OTHER GARAGES SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THIS BEFORE FINALLY LEARNING FROM SATURN THIS PAST SUMMER THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL ARE DEFECTIVE AND THAT SATURN HAD PUT TOGETHER A SHIM KIT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS SOLUTION WOULD COST OVER $500, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU COUNT THE FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT THAT WOULD ALSO BE NECESSARY. ALSO HAVING BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEMS. BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK WHEN PARKING LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. HAVE REPLACED BULBS SEVERAL TIMES, PARTICULARLY THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT. MECHANIC CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE SOCKET'S CONTACT POINTS, BUT 3 WEEKS LATER THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING AGAIN. WIPERS DON'T GET WINDSHIELD CLEAN, EVEN WHEN BRAND NEW. AUTO UNLOCK STOPPED WORKING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096533October 27, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
NOTICED MY ALARM REMOTE KEY WAS BECOMING ULTRA SENSITIVE AND JUST FIGURED THE SMALL WATCH-LIKE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHORTLY AFTERWARD ON THE SAME DAY I REALIZED MY INTERIOR DOME LIGHT WAS DIMMING AND MY ENGINE MADE A LOUD WRENCHING NOISE UPON THE INITIAL START. UPON LEAVING MY PLACE OF DESTINATION THE SAME EVENING I WAS UNABLE TO START MY CAR AT ALL. I FIGURED THE BATTERY HAD DIED SO I HAD A FRIEND GIVE ME A JUMP TO NO AVAIL. MY CAR WOULD TURN OVER AND AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF LESS THAN TWO SECONDS LATER. THIS FURTHER VALIDATED THAT I MOST LIKELY DIDN'T HAVE A STARTER ISSUE ON MY HANDS. THE OTHER PECULIAR THING IS THAT I NOTICED MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK SO I COULD PUT IT IN NEUTRAL FOR THE INEVITABLE TOW THAT FOLLOWED. THIS LEFT ME CONCERNED, AND MUCH TO MY DISMAY THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT MY BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE) HAD FAILED COMPLETELY AND THREW MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OFF THE MAP. I'VE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR A FEW YEARS AND THE COMPUTER CHIP IS FAILING, WHAT GIVES? I HAD JUST RECENTLY DROPPED A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS ON THE PREVENTIVELY MAINTENANCE PACKAGE FOR 35000 THAT SATURN RECOMMENDS. THIS MOST RECENT INCIDENT RESULTED IN $650 MORE. I AM DISGUSTED WITH THE LACK OF RESPONSE THAT I'M GETTING FROM THE MANUFACTURER, AS SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE OVER THE COURSE OF THIS WEEK TO FILE MY CONCERNS WITH THEIR HOME OFFICE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096418October 26, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
THERE IS AN INTERNAL SHORT IN THE TAIL LIGHT HOUSINGS THAT RESULTS IN NO TAIL LIGHTS WHEN BRAKES ARE HIT OR HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096276October 23, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICE A BURNING RUBBERY SMELL. STOP THE CAR AND CHECK ALL TIRES, THE LEFT DRIVER REAR IS EXTREMELY HOT AND SMELLY, THE OTHERS ARE NOT. DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW BRAKE CALLIPER AS IT WAS DISINIGRATING AND THE SMELL WAS FROM THE BRAKE PADS GETTING SO HOT, THEY WERE MELTING. I ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKE PADS CHANGED DO TO THE FACT THE CALIPER BINDING LOCKED ONTO BRAKE SLIDER AND WOULD NOT FREE UP. HAD I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT LOCKED UP, IT COULD HAVE GOTTEN SO HOT, IT WOULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE UNDER THE WHEEL WELL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097462October 20, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER REPAIRS,STEERING WHEEL STARTED SMOKING. *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS TO THE IGNITION MODULE. ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AFTER THE REPAIRS THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE AREA AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DID THE RECALL REPAIRS, BUT THEY INDICATED THAT THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095877October 16, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
REAR TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED ON 2000 SATURN L-SERIES SEDAN CAUSES ARCING IN BRAKE LIGHT BULB/SOCKET AND CAUSED FUSE TO BLOW RENDERING PARKING LIGHTS INOPERABLE. I HAVE REPLACED THE SOCKETS 3 TIMES AND REPLACED AN ENTIRE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE RIGHT ASSEMBLY IS ORIGINAL. DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WAS A REDESIGN OF THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY COST $100 TO REPLACE (I DID THE LABOR MYSELF). THE COST TO REPLACE 3 SOCKETS HAS BEEN AT A COST OF $25/SOCKET=$75 SO FAR. TOTAL COST NEARLY $200 OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED, BUT CRUCIAL PART OF THE 2000 L-SERIES SEDAN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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