2001 SATURN LS Exterior Lighting Problems

HAVING TROUBLE WITH BRAKE LIGHTS BULBS AND 3RD BRAKE LIGHT

THE SATURN L SERIES WHEN FILLED WITH GASOLINE WILL STALL CAUSING IMMINENT HARM TO THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS, AND ANY OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. IN ADDITION, THE DASHBOARD AT NIGHT IS SO DIM THAT IT CANNOT BE SEEN BY THE DRIVER. THERE ARE SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FAILURES INVOLVING THIS VEHICLE.

I'M HAVING THE EXACT PROBLEM AS RECALL 05V245000. EXAMINING MY CAR CONFIRMS THIS WAS NOT REPLACED. IT HAS SHORTED OUT MULTIPLE TIMES HAVING ME DRIVE AT NIGHT TIME WITH NO LIGHTS! THIS IS DANGEROUS AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES.

Mileage: 190,000

MY LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT BULB HAD BURNED OUT AND CAUSED THE TAIL-LIGHT ASSEMBLY AROUND THE BULB OPENING TO MELT AND PREVENT THE BULB FROM BEING PULLED OUT. I CHECKED THE RIGHT SIDE AND THE ASSEMBLY WAS NOT MELTED BUT THERE WAS BLACK BURN MARKS ON THE WIRE HARNESS THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT BULB PLUGS INTO. FIVE OF THE SIX CENTER-HIGH MOUNTED BRAKE LIGHTS HAD ALSO BURNED OUT BUT NO MELTING OR CHARRED MARKS WERE NOTED. I ALSO HAVE A CRACK IN THE CENTER PART OF THE VANITY TRUNK ASSEMBLY THAT ALLOWS WATER TO ENTER, HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO LIGHTS IN THE ASSEMBLY SO IT IS NOT A BIG CONCERN FOR ME. *TR

Mileage: 77,800

2ND OWNER OF VEHICLE, TAIL LAMPS HAD OVER HEATING ISSUE, NHTSA ISSUED RECALL ON 2 JUNE 2005, SATURN REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, SAYING AUTO IS TO OLD. DATE FOR FIXING ISSUE IS 10 YEARS FROM DATE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED. WAS TOLD BY A SATURN "CUSTOMER CARE REP." THAT ADAPTERS WERE INSTALLED IN FEB 2009. AUTO WASN'T REGISTERED IN 2009, AND NO ADAPTERS HAVE EVER BEEN INSTALLED. I AM A DISABLED VIETNAM VETERAN LIVING ON A VERY MEAGER MONTHLY INCOME AND CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THESE LAMPS. I AM DRIVING THIS AUTO WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS, ASIDE FROM ANTI-COLLISION LAMP AT TOP OF REAR WINDSHIELD. I HOPE THIS LETTER HAS MORE IMPACT THAN I'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE, AS OF TODAY. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE AGAIN GONE OUT AT THE SAME TIME. LAST TIME THE MECHANIC STATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

MY 2001 L200 SATURN HAD A PROBLEM WITH DASH LIGHTS/AND GAUGES DIMMING AND AT TIMES I HAD NO INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS....IT ENDED UP BEING A MAIN MODULE WHICH COST ME $595. SEEMS LIKE READING ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE THEY HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. I THINK THIS IS A SATURN PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS FOR FREE. I HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING BOX, STRUTS FRONT/REAR...STABILIZER REAR BAR, CATALYTIC CONVERTER TWICE.....I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CAR. I HAVE PUT MORE MONEY IN THIS THAN MY OTHER TWO SATURN'S WHICH I HAD ONLY NORMAL THINGS; TIRES, BRAKES, ETC. I WISH I HAD NEVER BOUGHT THIS 3RD ONE. *TR

MY DAYTIME LIGHTS BEGAN FLICKERING. THIS EVENTUALLY LED TO FLICKERING OF MY NIGHT LIGHTS, THEN MY BRIGHT LIGHTS. IT TOOK MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP 6 HOURS TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE. THEY CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR THE PART, WHICH THE REPAIR SHOP DID NOT EXPECT THEM TO HAVE. SURPRISINGLY THEY DID. THE COMMENT FROM THE DEALERSHIP WAS THEY FOUND IT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. APPARENTLY THERE IS A SHORT IN THE RELAY; THE REPLACEMENT FIXED THE FLICKERING OF THE NIGHT LIGHTS. IN ORDER TO FIX THE DAYTIME & BRIGHT LIGHTS, MORE WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE AND A RE-SETTING OF THE COMPUTER, COSTING OVER $700. THIS CAN ONLY BE DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE SPECIALIZED COMPUTER THEY HAVE FOR THE SATURNS. MY LIGHTS WILL CONTINUE TO FLICKER AS I REFUSE TO PAY $700 FOR A "COMMON PROBLEM" THAT SATURN HAS NOT RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

REAR BRAKE LIGHT (LEFT) GOING OUT YEARLY. HOUSING WARPED/MELTED--EXTREME DIFFICULTY REMOVING BULBS. SERVICE DEALER R. CONFIRMED CHANGING BULBS AND HARNESS BUT NOT THE PLASTIC HOUSING WHILE UNDER WARRANTY (03-11-2006: PAPERWORK AVAIL.) {GOOGLED PROBLEM:FOUND A SITE THAT STATES NHTSA COMPLAINT (#05V245000) ALREADY FILED (BUT NOT FOUND AT NHTSA) WITH MFG CAMPAIGN #05052 FOR 2001 L200 SEDANS, BUT NO VIN #'S RANGES AVAIL.} *TR

Mileage: 83,363

FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL (BURNING) ODOR WHILE OPERATING MY VEHICLE. THE MULTI-FUNCTION TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IS VERY HOT ALL THE TIME AND WHEN I REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, IT TOO IS VERY HOT, TO THE POINT OF IT BURNING MY LEG THROUGH MY PANTS POCKET. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASE IT FROM FOR ITS ANNUAL INSPECTION AND ADVISED THE SERVICE TECH OF THIS. HE LATER CALLED TO ADVISED ME THAT THE TURN SIGNALS HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND THE SWITCH WAS SMOKING DURING THEIR TEST. HE ADVISED ME THAT THE SWITCH NEED REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $117. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD WITH 59,000 MILES ON IT. I FEEL THAT THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY/FIRE HAZARD AND THAT THESE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCHES ARE DEFECTIVE AND WEAR PREMATURELY. *JB

Mileage: 59,253

SATURN HAS A RECALL ON TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES. I HAVE A 2001 L SERIES SATURN. BOUGHT IT FROM OLDS DEALER IN HELENA MT. THERE ARE NO SATURN DEALERS IN MONTANA. I CALLED THE 800# IN THE RECALL LETTER AND THEY SAID TO GO TO UNDERRINER OLDS IN BILLINGS, APPROXIMATELY 240 MILES AWAY. I BOUGHT IT AT AN OLDS DEALER TWO MILES FROM MY HOUSE. SEEMS TO ME THEY COULD AUTHORIZE THAT OR PAY ME A COUPLE OF DAYS WAGES, GAS, MOTEL, PER DIEM OR HAVE IT FIXED IN HELENA!!! THIS IS REALLY STUPID, BECAUSE MY TAILLIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND KEEP WIGGLING LOSE AND I LOSE MY BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHTS.*JB

SATURN HAS A RECALL ON TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES. I HAVE A 2001 L SERIES SATURN. BOUGHT IT FROM OLDS DEALER IN HELENA MT. THERE ARE NO SATURN DEALERS IN MONTANA. I CALLED THE 800# IN THE RECALL LETTER AND THEY SAID TO GO TO UNDERRINER OLDS IN BILLINGS, APPROXIMATELY 240 MILES AWAY. I BOUGHT IT AT AN OLDS DEALER TWO MILES FROM MY HOUSE. SEEMS TO ME THEY COULD AUTHORIZE THAT OR PAY ME A COUPLE OF DAYS WAGES, GAS, MOTEL, PER DIEM OR HAVE IT FIXED IN HELENA!!! THIS IS REALLY STUPID, BECAUSE MY TAILLIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND KEEP WIGGLING LOSE AND I LOSE MY BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHTS.*JB

BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING RIGHT. RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING IS MELTING AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T CONSISTENTLY WORK WELL. *NM

Mileage: 52,365

EXTERIOR LIGHTING AND ENGINE COOLANT LEAKAGE INSIDE OF CAR. CAR SMOKING. *NM

Mileage: 44,343

FYI - COMMENT NOT A COMPLAINT THE ISSUE OF THE TAIL LIGHT GOING DIM OR JUST OUT. SATURN IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND THEY ARE STARTING A CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE TAIL LIGHT ON THE 00-02 L SERIES STARTING IN OCTOBER. IF THE TAILLIGHT PROBLEM IS CAUSING TO MANY PROBLEM - YOU LOCAL DEALERSHIP AT NO COST REPLACE WITH THE SAME TAIL LIGHT, BUT YOU WILL STILL HAVE TO HAVE YOUR TAIL LIGHT REPLACED ONCE THE NEW DESIGN ONES COME IN. WANT MORE INFO - CALL SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE 1-800-553-6000. *NM

BRAKE LIGHTS CEASED TO FUNCTION. CAR REAR ENDED DURING EARLY MORNING PILE UP ON I-85 DUE TO TIRE FAILURE ON CAR TWO POSITIONS IN ADVANCE. INVESTIGATE CAUSE OF LIGHT FAILURE AND FOUND MELTED/BURNED LIGHT SOCKET AREA. TRIED TO REPAIR THEN CALLED SATURN FOR PARTS AVAILABILITY. INFORMED THAT THERE WOULD BE A RECALL IN OCT 05 BUT THAT I COULD PURCHASE THE NEW LIGHT ASSEMBLIES MYSELF AND MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET REIMBURSEMENT LATER. COST OVER $350.00 PER ASSEMBLY! UNABLE TO SPEND THIS AMOUNT IMMEDIATELY SO I PARKED THE CAR UNTIL THE RECALL LETTER COMES!*JB

Mileage: 97,000

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.

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

TAIL LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AFTER REPEATED REPLACEMENT. NOTICED SAME MODELS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM

Mileage: 81,250

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

Mileage: 57,000

TIE ROD END- DRIVERS SIDE. LSO HAVE PROBLEM WITH LEFT BRAKE LIGHT- REPLACED BULB AND KEEPS GOING OUT IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED UP NOW ENGINE AND COIL PACK BLOWN-- ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON TO ALERT OF IMPENDING PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 70,068

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM. THIS MADE IT HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE CLEARLY DURING NIGHTTIME. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT SEE A PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 30,000

TAIL LIGHTS HAVE BEEN FAILING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE JAN 2002. *JB

Mileage: 37,000

1) REAR LEFT TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN A YEAR. RIGHT ONE HAS ALSO FAILED WITHIN THE YEAR. 2) CIRCUIT BOARD SHORTS OUT, RESULTING IN NO BRAKE LIGHT IN FAILED ASSEMBLY WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON.*AK 3)ENTIRE ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED, ROUGHLY A $450 REPAIR. OLD PART IS WITH CARMAX ON SOUTH BLVD IN CHARLOTTE, AS THEY ARE MAKING THE REPAIR TODAY.

Mileage: 19,300

PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO LIGHT UPON DEPRESSION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. DEALER REPLACED SOCKET WITH PART SN 21019709. FIRM BELIEF THAT THERE IS AN INHERENT DESIGN FLAW IN THIS SOCKET/TAILIGHT CONNECTION.*AK

Mileage: 75,425

REAR TAIL LIGHTS ON MY 2001 SATURN L100 HAVE HAD PROBLEMS. GM RECALLED OTHER PRODUCTS FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE BULB HOLDERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 2 MONTHS AGO AND NOW THE DEALER HAS STATED THAT THE ASSEMBLIES ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THESE ASSEMBLIES ARE FAILING SOONER THAN WHAT IS TO BE EXPECTED. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM OF LIGHTBULBS INTERMITTENTLY WORKING FOR ABOUT 1 AND HALF YEARS NOW. IT SEEMS APPARENT THAT THE SYSTEM USED IS INFERIOR IN QUALITY. *AK

Mileage: 60,000

REPEAT TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY FAILURE. CIRCUITRY AT POINT WHERE SOCKET ATTACHES HAS FAILED AGAIN, RESULTING IN REPEAT REPLACEMENT OF TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY. WHEN THE ASSEMBLY FAILS, VEHICLE HAS NO BRAKE LIGHTS. *AK

SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND THE SMOKE EXTINGUISHED ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HAZARD SWITCH UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS MY WIFE'S 2001 SATURN L300 TURN SIGNALS HAVE BEEN WORKING AND NOT-WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. WE HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL, AND THINK THAT THE SAME AND/OR SIMILAR PROBLEM MAY BE OCCURRING WITH HER VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 89,850

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

Mileage: 63,473

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

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.

Mileage: 35,000

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

Mileage: 58,500

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

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

RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT WENT DIM, THEN INOPERATIVE. ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS HOLDING BULB SOCKET TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD HAS CORRODED OR WEAKENED. NECESSARY TO REPLACE TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY. LEFT SIDE ALREADY REPLACED FOR A SIMILAR CONCERN. *NM

THE TAIL LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON WHEN APPLIED. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TAIL LIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I WAS DRIVING LATE AT NIGHT AND MY HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO DIMM ALMOST TO THE POINT OF GOING OUT AND COMING BACK ON. IT DID IT EVERY 2 OR 3 MINUTES FOR THE ENTIRE TIME I WAS DRIVING. I NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND I DO ALOT OF NITE DRIVING CAUSE OF THE LATE HOURS I WORK.I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE HAD AT LEAST 100COMPLAINTS OF CARS DOING THE SAME THING. THEY HAVE A SERVICE BULLITIN ABOUT THE LIGHTS "FLICKERING". I ADVISED THAT THEY DON`T FLICKER , THEY GO OUT AND COME BACK ON. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY ALL FLICKER, THE 100 OF US ARE THE UNLUCKY ONES THAT GO OUT AND COME BACK ON AND SATURN IS IGNORING THE PROBLEM.THE CAR WAS CHECKED AND NO PROBLEMS FOUND. I WAS ADVISED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER TO CALL SATURN AND COMPLAIN. I DID. SATURN TOLD ME TO GO TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP OVER TWO HOURS AWAY FOR A SECOND OPINION.I CALLED THAT DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY THERE SERVICE MANAGER THAT I WOULD BE WASTING MY TIME TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY UP THERE, THE PROBLEM CAN`T BE SOLVED .YOU CAN WATCH IT DO IT AND THE COMPUTER SAYS ALLS FINE.SATURN HAS NO IDEA WHY IT DOES IT TO SOME AND NOT ALL.*AK

Mileage: 18,000

TURN SIGNAL LEVER BROKEN/ CRACKED AT THE BASE -- LEVER LOOSE. *AK

TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS POORLY DESIGNED. TAIL LIGHT FAILS SO THAT BRAKE LIGHTS, INCLUDING THE CENTER MOUNTED BRAKE LIGHT, ARE "ON" SHOWING THE CAR BRAKES APPLIED ANYTIME THE CAR LIGHTS ARE ON. CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO ENGAGE, OR IF ENGAGED AT THE TIME OF FAILURE FORCES CAR TO ACCELERATE. IF I RESET THE PLUG IN BRAKE BULB THE FAILURE GOES AWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK WHEN THE FAILURE REASSERTS ITSELF.*AK

Mileage: 20,000

BROUGHT CAR IN FOR SATURN "SAFETY CAMPAIGN" AND FOR SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT ONE OF MY TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES WAS BURNT OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK COSTLY REPAIR RESULTED FROM SUBSTANDARD PARTS, AS SEEMS MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE, WHO POST ON AN INTERNET MESSAGE BOARD ARE SUFFERING FROM THE SAME ISSUE. PART REPLACED, OLD PART NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 14,500

BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL WHEN ALL OTHER LIGHTS ARE ON (HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS). WHEN LIGHTS ARE OFF - BRAKE LIGHT WILL WORK. TAIL LIGHTS KEEP SHORTING OUT DUE TO DESIGN FLAW OF LIGHT HOUSING UNIT. PULL BULB OUT, APPLY BULB GREASE, PULL SPRINGS UP, AND REINSERT. WORKS FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. *AK

A SHORT CIRCUIT OF SOME SORT IN THE THE HEADLIGHT/TURN SIGNAL SWITCH CAUSED A SMALL ELECTRICAL FIRE. WHILE DRIVING, THE DASHBOARD INDICATORS SHOWED THAT THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS WERE TURNING ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF, THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS REMAINED ON. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, I BEGAN TO SMELL THE ODOR OF SOMETHING BURNING AND SMOKE BEGAN TO COME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THE SMOKE SUBSIDED ONLY AFTER I PULLED THE FUSES ON THE TWO HEADLAMPS. THE FUSES DID NOT BREAK THE CIRCUIT ON THEIR OWN -- THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT GO OUT UNTIL I PULLED THE FUSES. I THEN CALLED THE SATURN ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE HOTLINE AND ASKED THEM HOW TO COMPLETELY TURN OFF THE ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE ENTIRE CAR (TO PREVENT ANYTHING ELSE FROM CATCHING FIRE) BUT THEY WERE OF LITTLE HELP. I WAS LOOKING FOR A MASTER CIRCUIT BREAKER BUT THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE HAS ONE. THEY SUGGESTED DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY AT THE TERMINALS, BUT I WAS WARY OF DOING THIS FOR FEAR THAT THE AIRBAG MIGHT DEPLOY.

Mileage: 52,000

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FAULTY PART WITH AN UPDATED TAILGATE ASSEMBLY. *JB

Mileage: 80,000

BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. BULBS OK. DETERMINED LEFT REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY HAD CIRCUIT SHORT CAUSING PROBLEMS IN THE BRAKE LIGHTING, PARKING LIGHTS AND DASH BOARD LIGHTS.*AK

Mileage: 100,000

THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS ON MY 2001 SATURN L200 DIM OR FLICKER. THIS IS A DISTRACTION DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING AND WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. N ONE PARTUCULAR OCCASION I HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN I NORMALLY WOULDN'T HAVE EXPECTED TO DUE TO THE FURTHER REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY AS THE HEADLIGHTS. DIMMED. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT OTHER DRIVERS MAY THINK THAT I AM FLASHING THE HEADLIGHTS AT THEM. THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS DIMMED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. SATURN STATES THAT THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE IS NO REPAIR. *AK

REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY OR TAIL LIGHT BULB HAS FAILED A TOTAL OF TEN TIMES SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2001. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 7/14/01 AS A NEW VEHICLE.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK, WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED SMOKING. IT LOOKED LIKE I WAS SMOKING 3 CIGARETTES. IT HAD A BLUE COLOR TO IT AND SMELLED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. MY BRIGHT LIGHTS FLASHED THEN STAYED ON. IT WAS 8 AM AND I DID NOT HAVE MY LIGHTS ON. WHEN I GOT TO WORK, THE NEAREST SATURN DEALERSHIP TOWED IT TO THEIR DEALERSHIP SERVICE AREA. (SATURN OF KINGS MALL, MASON, OH). BRIAN, THE SERVICE MAN, NOTIFIED ME THAT THE TURN SIGNAL HAD BURNED OUT. BARE WIRES WERE RUBBING. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HAS NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. THE DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING ME FOR THIS PROBLEM DO TO MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36,000 MILES AND I HAVE 36,900 MILES. I FELT THAT THIS IS A LIABILITY PRODUCT DEFECT AND I SHOULD NOT BE CHARGED. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT 45/50 MPH THREE FUNCTIONS FAILED TO OPERATE SIMULTANEOUSLY; ACCELERATOR/BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL. ALSO WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS QUIT WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

CONSUMER STATES THE HEAD LIGHTS SWITCH IS MELTED OBSTRUCTING BRAKE LIGHTS. AND SIGNALS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION... TS

LOWER RADIATOR GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES AND REINSTALLED 3 TIMES. THE ENGING COOLANT LEAKAGE HAPPENED 2 TIMES WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF PURCHASE. THE LIGHT/TURN INDICATOR BROKE OFF WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. BATTERY ACID WAS LEAKING WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND OVERCHARGING THE BATTERY. AND SOMEHOW THE SERPENTINE BELT IS NOW DAMAGED. THE DEALERSHIP IS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE STARTER NOT WANTING TO TURN OFF AND ARE GOING TO REPLACE IT IN HOPES THIS CURES THE PROBLEM. DT

HEADLIGHTS AND DASHLIGHTS CONSTANTLY DIM BRIEFLY WHILE DRIVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED. OTHER DRIVERS THINK THAT I AM FLASHING MY LIGHTS AT THEM. I HAVE HAD THE SATURN DEALER LOOK AT THE CAR 2 TIMES. THEY CLAIM EVERYTHING IS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. IN MY 15 MINUTE DRIVE TO WORK, LIGHTS DIM OUT APPROXIMATELY 20 TIMES.*AK

RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT FAILS REPEATEDLY. REPLACED WITH OEM BULBS. BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUES TO FAIL AND/OR FLICKER AFTER REPLACEMENT.*AK