2002 SATURN LS Electrical System Problems

Rear tail lights will not work. Have checked all fuses relays,and even changed the turn signal switch. My car is currently at the garage. Original appointment was only for inspection. Mechanic has not yet located the issue. Also has no dash lights. Parking lights. Had I known this in advance would have returned car immediately.

The contact owns a 2002 Saturn J-Type. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle's brake lights failed to illuminate. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 05V245000 (Exterior Lighting), however, the part to do the recall repair is no longer being manufactured. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 118,000.

Mileage: 118,000

MECHANIC FOUND SHORT CIRCUIT IN TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLIES CAUSING BRAKE LIGHTS TO COME ON, AND STAY ON, WHEN HEADLAMPS DO. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TAKATA RECALL VEHICLE IN PARK WHEN STARTED. LIGHTS DIM AN GO BRIGHT ON DASH. FAN GOES ON WHEN MOTOR NOT HOT. WHEN FAN GOES ON AND CAR IS BEING DRIVEN CAR WILL JUMP WHEN CAR SHIFTS GEARS. I ONLY CAN DRIVE ON SIDE ROADS. TO NERVOUS TO GO ON HIGHWAY NOW. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN COOLING FAN IS ON. I HAVE SEEN LOTS OF REPORTS THAT PEOPLE POST OF OTHER CARS LIKE MINE HAVING SAME ISSUES. WAS TOLD THEY REPORTED IT. NOTHING WAS DONE. SERIOUSLY THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. SHOULDN'T MATTER WERE THE CAR WAS MADE. PARTS ARE THE SAME. I HAVEN'T BROUGHT IT IN SINCE 2017. I DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR REPAIRS OR FIX IT IF IT'S THE MANUFACTURS FAULTY PARTS. I'VE ALREADY PUT 1400 DOLLARS FOR REPLACEMENT OF FUEL PUMP AN OTHER PARTS. AN THIS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF AN WHEN YOU CAN LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE.

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

FUEL AND COMPUTER FUSE UNDERHOOD 10AMP BLOWING UPON INSERTED

Mileage: 144,400

I LOST POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND AT FULL THROTTLE THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. IT MADE A LOUD BOOM LIKE A BACKFIRE AND A LARGE PIECE OF MATERIAL THAT LOOKED FIBERGLASS MATTING AND ROCKS BLEW OUT OF THE EXHAUST. THE CAR ACCELERATED FINE FOR ABOUT 15 MILES THEN STARTED TO BOG DOWN AGAIN. SHUT OFF VEHICLE AND TRIED TO RESTART UNSUCCESSFUL, WAITED A FEW HOURS THEN CAR RESTARTED WITH NO ISSUES RAN VEHICLE OFF AND ON OVER A THREE DAY PERIOD, THAT IS WHEN IT STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN WITH VERY ROUGH IDLE, ALMOST DIES, EXTREME LOSS OF POWER W/ALMOST NO ACCELERATION AT FULL THROTTLE. CONTACTED MECHANIC THE VEHICLE RESONATOR WAS EXPANDED TO THE POINT OF SPLITTING THE SEAM, HE REMOVED THE RESONATOR TO FIND ALL THE FIBER PACKING GONE AND THE RESONATOR PACKED WITH WHAT LOOKED LIKE ROCKS. HE STATED THE BITS THAT LOOKED LIKE ROCKS WERE PART OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER PACKING THAT HAD BEEN HEATED ABOVE THE LIMITS OF THE MATERIAL. THE DISINTEGRATED MATERIAL MADE A BLOCKAGE IN THE RESONATOR NOT ALLOWING THE EXHAUST GASSES TO FLOW HE CHECKED FOR TSB'S AND RECALL CAMPAIGNS AND FOUND CAMP # 03V231000 ACTION # 03033 RECALL # 03-C-06 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IGNITION CONTROL MODULE) AND CAMP # 07V519000 ACTION # EA06009 RECALL # 06074. (ENG. TIMING CHAIN) CALLED GM RECALL CENTER GIVEN CASE #8-2430110427 PER BRANDY SHE IS GETTING MANY CALLS ON THIS, SHE SHOWS ONLY THE RECALL 03-C-06 ONLY AND SHE IS TO DENY ANY ADDITIONAL CLAIMS EVEN THOUGH THEY REPLACED THE PART WITH THE SAME PART THAT WAS RECALLED TO BEGIN WITH. INVESTIGATED RECALL # 06074 AND FOUND THAT DID NOT INCLUDE THE 2002 SATURN L SERIES HOWEVER PER MY MECHANIC BOTH RECALLS ARE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WITH THE OUTSTANDING ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE 2002 SATURN L SERIES SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD AND IT SHOULDN'T TAKE AN ACCIDENT OR A DEATH BEFORE YOU PEOPLE DECIDE TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES.

Mileage: 164,155

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 SATURN L. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EMIT SMOKE FROM THE HOOD AND SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MAINTENANCE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM HAD A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V231000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. ...UPDATED 07/05/16 *BF THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 07/15/16

Mileage: 77,000

SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN IT GOT WORSE AND THEN THE HANDLE MELTED OFF AND THEN IN MINUTES THE FLAMES IGNITED AND THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY INFLAMED. RIGHT BEFORE THIS HAPPENED MY DAUGHTER DROVE THE CAR UP THE STREET TO TAKE MY SON TO THE BUS STOP WHEN SHE BROUGHT IT BACK HOME THE SMOKE STARTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY ABOUT 30 FEET FROM MY HOUSE

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED FROM A PREVIOUS RECALL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,528.

Mileage: 116,528

I WAS GOING TO WORK & ALL OUT OF THE BLUE WITH NO WARNING MY TIMING CHAIN BROKE & MY CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY & WOULD NOT START BACK. ALSO, MY TAIL LIGHT WON'T WORK BECAUSE THE PLASTIC HOUSING IS BROKEN.

Mileage: 203,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN LS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START, THE KEY FOB FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED TO ILLUMINATE, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND IGNITION CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V231000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 02/05/15*LJ

Mileage: 125,000

BATTERY DRAIN. *TR

PLEASE HELP! MY KEY AND IGNITION ARE BURNING HOT, MY CAR DOESN'T ALWAYS START, THE POWER CUTS OFF, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AND WHEN I START IT IN THE MORNING THE EXHAUST IS SUPER STRONG. GM TOLD ME I HAVE TO PAY A DEALER $110.00 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM THAT YOU HAVE CLEARLY DEFINED AND RECALLED IN 2003 BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED AS THE ORIGINAL OWNER FOR THAT RECALL. I BROKE MY NECK AND AM A SINGLE, DISABLED MOM OF A 12 YEAR OLD. I DO NOT WANT TO BE TRAPPED IN A FIRE OR REARENDED AND TOTALLY PARALYZED OR DEAD! WHAT THE HECK IS GM THINKING? THEY SAID THEY ONLY ACT ON RECALLS IF THEY COME FROM YOU! *TR

Mileage: 88,000

A CORDON TO THE VEL. DADA THE BSM WAS REPAIR BACK IN 2005 BUT HEAR IT IS 2014 AND IT HAS GONE HAYWIRE AGAIN CAR START FOR ABOUT 10 SEC. DASH LIGHT DON'T WORK SPEEDO DON'T WORK FUEL GAGE DON'T WORK DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK IF THIS PROBLEM SEEM TO BE THE SAME AS IT WAS IN 2005 SHOULDN'T IT STILL BE COVERED ON THE 2003 RECALL THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME MILEAGE DON'T SHORE I THINK AROUND 135000. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

IGNITION KEYS CAN BE REMOVED WHEN CAR IS RUNNING AT ANY SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICE SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BATTERY LOW AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND IGNITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 10/23/14*CN

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICE SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BATTERY LOW AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND IGNITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

INITIALLY, KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION WHILE CAR IS RUNNING. NOW CAR NO LONGER STARTS. STARTER REPLACED BUT CAR STILL DOES NOT START. POSSIBLY FAULTY IGNITION CYLINDER/SWITCH. *JS

Mileage: 152,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN SL2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE KEY WAS REMOVED OUT OF THE SWITCH CAUSING THE ALARM TO ACTIVATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE, THE KEY HAD TO BE INSERTED BACK INTO THE IGNITION AND SWITCH BACK TO THE OFF POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 172,000.

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN SL2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE KEY WAS REMOVED OUT OF THE SWITCH CAUSING THE ALARM TO ACTIVATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE, THE KEY HAD TO BE INSERTED BACK INTO THE IGNITION AND SWITCH BACK TO THE OFF POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 172,000.

Mileage: 170,000

SECURITY ISSUE: WHILE DRIVING CAR SUDDENLY SECURITY LIGHTS UP. DRL START FLASHING. ON AND OFF DURING THE TRIP THE DOORS LOCKS PROCEED TO GO UP AND DOWN. GAS GAUGE GOES DOWN TO EMPTY(HAD FULL TANK) AND LOUD BING SOUND(LIKE DOORS OPENED WHILE KEY IN IGNITION. SPEDOMETER I THINK WENT TO SOMETHING CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT, BUT IT WAS WRONG. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON/OFF. OUTSIDE LIGHTS ALSO ARE FLASHING LIKE A POLICE CARS. DRIVE HOME AND UNPLUG BATTERY(WHICH READ ONLINE TO TRY) OKAYISH UNTIL MAY12, 2014. WHILE REVERSING INTO DRIVEWAY SECURITY LIGHT IS BACK ON. SPEDOMETER IS NOW AT 694978 MILES AND HASN'T CHANGED IN 4 DAYS! I HAD UNDER 110K ON THE CAR. CAN NOT LOCK MY DOORS. THEY MAKE A BUZZING SOUND WHEN IN GEAR OR I HIT LOCK/OPEN BUTTON. AND THEY HAVE SUDDENLY LOCKED THEMSELVES WHEN I'M AWAY FROM THE CAR. READ MANY SATURNS HAVE AN BCM ISSUE. FOUND AN CHEVORLET DEALER THAT IS GOING TO CHECK MY CAR OUT TOMORROW. HE INFORMED ME SO FAR THERE ARE 2 OTHER RECALLS ON MY CAR, BUT NOT FOR WHAT I'M EXPLAINING TO HIM. 1 (TAIL LIGHTS) I ALREADY FIXED! LOVE TO GET MY MONEY BACK ON THAT!! *TR

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L100 (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 102,000

MY CAR BEGAN BY RUNNING WITH THE IGNITION KEY BEING ABLE TO BE PULLED OUT WHILE RUNNING. I NEVER KNEW WHEN IT WAS GOING TO START OR NOT. WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED U WOULD BE STRANDED AND LOSE POWER BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING WOULD LOCK UP. I ALSO HAD THE EXPENSE OF A NEW KEY AND MANY TOWS THE CYLINDER SWICH AND HOUSING WERE A HUGE EXPENSE AROUND 500.00 WITH THE LABOR AND TOW. *JS

Mileage: 1,800,000

NO ACCIDENT IGNITION PROBLEM AND THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE IN THE RECALL. THE KEY COMES OUT WHILE THE CAR IS IN GEAR. *JS

WITH THE RECALL OF SATURN ION IN THE NEWS, I'VE BEEN INCREASINGLY WORRIED ABOUT MY 2002 SATURN LW200. EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT THE MODEL OR YEAR IN THE CURRENT RECALL, THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM IS ONE THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING AROUND FOR YEARS. I DON'T RECALL WHEN I DISCOVERED THE IGNITION PROBLEM, BUT WHAT I RECALL IS THAT IT WAS PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD, AND IT WASN'T SOMETHING I COULD AFFORD TO HAVE REPAIRED. MY KNEE ACCIDENTALLY KNOCKED MY KEYCHAIN WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING, AND IT FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION. I WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, IDLING. THE IGNITION REMAINED IN THE RUN POSITION. I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER MY KEYS AND RE-INSERT THE IGNITION KEY INTO THE IGNITION. I AM ALWAYS CONSCIOUS OF MY KEYS, AND MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO NOT TOUCH THEM WHILE DRIVING. ALSO SINCE FIRST PURCHASING THE CAR, THE AIRBAG ERROR LIGHT DISPLAYS WHEN I RESTART MY CAR AFTER TURNING OFF THE IGNITION, BUT KEEPING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SLOT. THIS IS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE AS I TURN THE ENGINE OFF FOR FREIGHT TRAIN CROSSINGS AND WHILE WAITING FOR MY CHILDREN AT SCHOOL PICK UP. I THOUGHT THE ERROR WAS JUST A QUIRK THAT NEEDED RESETTING BY REMOVING THE KEY. SO, AS A WORKAROUND, WHEN I TURN THE ENGINE OFF, I REMOVE THE KEY COMPLETELY AND REINSERT IT TO AVOID THE AIRBAG ERROR. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO BUT CONTACT YOU IN THE HOPES THAT OTHER SATURN OWNERS WILL COME FORWARD AS NEWS OF THE RECALL IS RELEASED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L 300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND A REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 5/27/14*CN *TR

Mileage: 74,000

AFFECTED PARTS DROP BOX NOT FUNCTIONAL. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. NOTICED SMOKE FROM TURN SIGNAL AREA. PULLED TO EMERGENCY LANE, PULLED OFF RUBBER FLAP AND SMOKE WAS POURING INTO CABIN. TURNED CAR OFF. COULD NOT SEE FLAMES, SMOKE STOPPED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. NEEDLESS TO SAY TURN SIGNALS, HEADLIGHT DIMMER, RADIO, BLOWER MOTOR, DOOR LOCKS ARE NOW ALL MALFUNCTIONING. ALREADY HAD TO PAY FOR BCM REPLACEMENT AS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALLS. THIS MAKE/MODEL IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS ALL COMPLAINTS ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

APPROX. MARCH 2013 STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM, NEVER BEFORE! DRIVING HOME AS IT GOT DARK AND HEAD LIGHTS RUNNING ON DUSK TO DAWN "SENSOR" HEAD LIGHTS ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED GOING FROM DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS TO LOW BEAM AND BACK TO HIGH BEAM THE WHOLE RIDE HOME WHICH TOOK APPROX. 1 HOUR. HAS HAPPENED AGAIN OFF AND ON AND HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND THAT THE E-MAILS THEY GET SAYS IT IS " NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS???" I DON'T THINK SO WHEN YOUR LIGHTS KEEP GOING UP AND DOWN ( HIGH- LOW) AND EXPECTING SOMEONE THINKING YOU ARE LETTING THEM OUT AND PULL OUT IN FROM OF YOU. GARAGE CLAIMS THERE IS NO SOLUTION, SO THIS IS WHY WE ARE WRITING, WHAT DO WE DO?? REALIZE IT IS A 2002 BUT NEVER HAD THE PROBLEM AND NOW IT'S NOT ABLE TO BE SOLVED?? VERY SCARY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT?? *TR

Mileage: 68,000

BATTERY DIED IN 2008. IT WAS REPLACED AND THE ODOMETER RESET BACK TO ZERO. THE SECURITY ALARM/ POWER DOORS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY ( UNABLE TO LOCK WITH REMOTE CONTROL). SECURITY LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. CD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING AND FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW THE ACCURATE AMOUNT OF GAS. I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE LIGHT COMES ON. NOW IN JULY 2012, THE AC WAS FIXED DUE TO A HOLE IN THE LINE AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC. THE AC NO LONGER WORKS AND IS GIVING A CODE P0102 (MAF- MASS AIR FLOW -REFERRING TO LOW VOLTAGE). THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ALONG WITH THE AIRBAG, GAS GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE NEEDLES NOT MOVING AT ALL. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL IS NOT WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN LS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS NOT SECURED TIGHTLY. IN ADDITION, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED OFF AND ON SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK AND LEAVING MY STREET TO TURN ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. I LIFTED THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER TO INDICATE MY TURN AND THE BLINKER DID NOT WORK. I TRIED THE OTHER TURN SIGNAL DIRECTION AND THAT DID NOT WORK EITHER. THE HAZARD BUTTON DID WORK. I INSTINCTIVELY USE THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAVE HEARD A BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD, NEAR THE HAZARD BUTTON/SWITCH. BLINKERS WORK IF I PRESS THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT, USE THE TURN SIGNAL AND THEN DEPRESS THE HAZARD BUTTON. UPON RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THAT THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH MAY BE THE CULPRIT. I'VE CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TO NOTIFY THEM OF THIS PROBLEM AND AM WAITING FOR THEIR REPLY. IT SEEMS THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PART FOR THE 2000 SATURN LS BUT NOT FOR MY MODEL AND YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 75,500

CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. NO WARNING. FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. REPLACED AT A COST OF $365. *TT

Mileage: 67,637

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK AND LEAVING MY STREET TO TURN ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. I LIFTED THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER TO INDICATE MY TURN AND THE BLINKER DID NOT WORK. I TRIED THE OTHER TURN SIGNAL DIRECTION AND THAT DID NOT WORK EITHER. THE HAZARD BUTTON DID WORK. I INSTINCTIVELY USE THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAVE HEARD A BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD, NEAR THE HAZARD BUTTON/SWITCH. BLINKERS WORK IF I PRESS THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT, USE THE TURN SIGNAL AND THEN DEPRESS THE HAZARD BUTTON. UPON RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THAT THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH MAY BE THE CULPRIT. I'VE CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TO NOTIFY THEM OF THIS PROBLEM AND AM WAITING FOR THEIR REPLY. IT SEEMS THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PART FOR THE 2000 SATURN LS BUT NOT FOR MY MODEL AND YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 75,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L-SERIES SEDAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS INOPERABLE AND HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE, HOW MANY MILES WERE ON THE ODOMETER, HOW FAST THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING, OR WHAT TEMPERATURE THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING AT. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,841.

Mileage: 94,841

I OWN A 2002 SATURN L 300 6 CYLINDER 3.0 ENGINE CAR. IN JUNE 2010 I HAD A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE WITHMY CAR (REDUCED POWER, CHECK ENGINE, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS). I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. I PURCHASED THE THROTTLE BODY FROM GM DIRECTLY AND HAD IT INSTALLED AT AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC. NOT KNOWING THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND COMPUTER PROGRAMMING ISSUES AROUND THIS CAR, I LET THE OUTSIDE MECHANIC DO THE INSTALLATION NOT KNOW ALL THE COMPUTER PROGRAMMING ISSUES AROUND THIS PART. ABOUT A MONTH OR SO LATER I CONTINUED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE SAME ERROR MESSAGES, BUT THIS TIME I BROUGHT IT TO GM, WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED A WIRING ISSUE. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO GM 5 MORE TIMES REPLACING THE ENTIRE WIRING TO THE THROTTLE BODY, THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE, AND ON MAY 2, 2011 ANOTHER TRIP TO HAVE THE COMPUTER RE-PROGRAMMED TO SYNC THE NEW ECM TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS PAST WEEK I BEGAN GETTING AN ERROR MESSAGE (SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT) FOR THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. I CALLED GM DIRECTLY AND OPENED A COMPLAINT CASE NUMBER AND BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TOT HE GM DEALER NOW FOR THE 6TH TIME. THE PRIOR VISITS TO GM THEY HAVE TOLD ME THEY WON'T HONOR ANY GUARANTEES BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT WAS DONE AT AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC SHOP. I CAN SEE THAT HOLDING WEIGHT THE FIRST OR SECOND VISIT BACK TO GM, BUT NOW THIS IS THE 6TH VISIT BACK AND THEY STILL HAVE YET TO COMPLETELY FIX THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES ON MY CAR. I HAVE SPENT OVER 3,000.00 TRYING TO GET THIS RIGHT TO NO AVAIL. AND I AM SOMEWHAT STUCK SINCE I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CAR. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

2002 SATURN L100. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION MODULE PROBLEM FIRST SURFACED IN NOVEMBER 2010 WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE, JUST A FUSE LIGHT. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, SHE WAS INFORMED IT WAS SIMPLY A GLITCH AND IT WOULD GO OUT BY ITSELF. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE CONSUMER WENT TO TWO OTHER MECHANICS AND WAS INFORMED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS BAD. UPDATED 09/06/11

I HAVE DISCOVERED THE CAUSE OF THE EXTREMELY HIGH FAILURE RATE IN THE BCM'S IN THE SATURN L-SERIES SEDANS. IN AN INVESTIGATION TO FIND THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE BCM, WE PULLED THE BCM OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND PERFORMED ELECTRICAL TESTS ON THE UNIT TO DETERMINE THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEMS WE WERE EXPERIENCING. THE ROOT CAUSE TURNS OUT TO BE MICROSCOPIC FRACTURES IN THE SOLDER JOINTS ON THE HEADER CONNECTOR BETWEEN THE BCM AND THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS. THESE FRACTURES ARE BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY IMPROPER MOUNTING OF THE HEADER CONNECTOR TO THE MAIN BOARD OF THE BCM. AS THE MANUFACTURE OF THE HEADER CONNECTOR HAS PROVIDED STRAIN RELIEF MOUNTING POINTS ON THE CONNECTOR TO KEEP IT WELL MOUNTED TO THE BOARD SO VIBRATION WILL NOT AFFECT THE JOINTS TO ALL OF THE PINS. SATURN HAS FAILED TO USE THESE MOUNT POINTS AND HAS OPTED TO NOT USE ANY MECHANICAL DEVICE OR BOLTS TO SECURE THE HEADER CONNECTOR TO THE MAINBOARD AT ALL. THIS ULTIMATELY LEADS TO THE VIBRATION CAUSED MICRO FRACTURES IN THE PIN SOLDER JOINTS CAUSING INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL OPENS TO THE MAINBOARD ON THE HEADER PINS.THE ULTIMATE SAFETY COMPLAINT COMES INTO PLAY WHEN THE BCM STOPS DISPLAYING INFORMATION ON THE DASH (I.E. ALL OF THE DASH GAUGES GO DEAD), THE DRIVER HAS NO IDEA OF WHAT SPEED THEY ARE DOING, NOR IF ANY OF THE SAFETY SYSTEMS IN THE VEHICLE ARE WORKING AT ALL. THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEER THAT SIGNED OFF ON THE PLANS FOR THIS DESIGN SHOULD HAVE AN ETHICS VIOLATION COMPLAINT FILED AS WELL, FOR KNOWINGLY ALLOWING THIS TYPE OF PRODUCT TO GO INTO FULL PRODUCTION PUTTING THE GENERAL PUBLIC SAFETY INTO QUESTION. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

THE OIL AND ANTIFREEZE HAVE A COMMON WALL IN THE RADIATOR. THE ANTIFREEZE IS CORROSIVE AND ATE THRU ALLOWING THE OIL AND ANTIFREEZE TO MIX IN THE ENGINE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT WITH MOST PARTS REPLACED. THE TEMP GAUGE HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AS THE ENGINE RUNS COOL AND WILL FAIL INSPECTION AND DESTROY THE O2 SENSORS. THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS GONE OUT 2 TIMES AS WELL AS THE AC COMPRESSOR. THE REAR LIGHTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE ARE ALWAYS GETTING HOT AND BURNING OUT. THE TAILLIGHT FITTINGS FOR THE STOP LIGHT HAVE GOTTEN SO HOT THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES. DASH LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY FLICKERING WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKE OR (WHEN IT IS RUNNING) TURN ON THE AC UNIT OR THE HEATING SYSTEM. THE SAFETY LATCH ON THE FRONT DOORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES AS THEY WERE CRACKING. I PAID FOR ALL OF THE REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BASED ON THE ANTIFREEZE THAT GM USED AS IT WAS CORROSIVE AND AFFECTED MANY MODELS OF GM CARS. I FILLED IN ALL OF THE FORMS FOR THE CLASS ACTION SUIT AND AT THE END I WAS TOLD THAT THE SATURNS WERE NOT COVERED - THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD ALLOWED THIS CLASS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE GM CLAIM. THIS WAS NOT FAIR AS IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM CAUSED BY THE CORROSIVE ANTIFREEZE USED BY GM AND THE POOR DESIGN OF USING A COMMON THIN WALL TO SEPARATE THE OIL AND THE ANTIFREEZE. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER ACCORDING TO RECALL 03V231000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE). THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE AND THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED WITHOUT WARNING ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE TIMING CHAIN AND THE CONTACT PAID HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. MOST RECENTLY, THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND BODY CONTROL MODULE SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

2002 SATURN LW300. CONSUMER STATES ELECTRICAL, BODY CONTROL MODULE PROBLEMS WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROBLEM. *TGW

MY 2002 SATURN L300 REAR TAILLIGHTS ARE MELTING AND FAILING OFTEN. A RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED 4 YEARS AGO AND IT IS INEFFECTIVE. SATURN IS UNWILLING TO RE-EVALUATE THE MATTER. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

2002 SATURN L 300 6 CYL. SAW SMOKE COMING FROM MY STEERING COLUMN, HAVE REPORTED THIS TO SATURN , AFTER HAVING MY OIL CHANGED. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS DUST BURNING IN THE STEERING COLUMN, AND THAT IT HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE THEN, MY CHILD WITNESSED THE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER AREA ON THE STEERING COLUMN. MY CAR IS NOW AT A SATURN DEALERSHIP, WITH A BAD BCM ( BODY CONTROL MODULE) THIS IS THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS ALL ELECTRICAL DEVICES INSIDE THE CAR. THE LIGHT SWITCH , TURN SIGNAL, WIPERS,INSTRUMENT PANEL, KEYLESS ENTRY, POWER DOORS AND WINDOWS,RADIO, CAR IGNITION, ANTI-THEFT, ETC. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE TECH TODAY. HE STATED THE TWO ARE NOT RELATED, AND THAT THERE WILL BE AN EXTRA CHARGE TO HAVE A TECH. LOOK INTO THE STEERING COLUMN. I TOLD HIM I WOULD PAY THE DIFFERENCE BECAUSE SMOKE SHOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT MOST OF THE THINGS THE BCM CONTROLS RUN THROUGH THE STEERING COLUMN. THEY DO NOT WANT TO LOOK AT MY COMPLAINT, THEY ONLY WANT TO PUT IN A 600 DOLLAR PART. IF THE WIRES ARE BURNT THE BCM STILL WON'T WORK. AND THE CAR STILL WON'T WORK OR ELSE IT MAY BURN OUT A NEW BCM. WHY IS SATURN SO HESITANT TO LISTEN TO A CUSTOMERS COMPLAINT ? *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2002 SATURN L300 . HAVE FOLLOWED ALL MAINT. GUIDELINES. THOUGH IT IS ON IT'S THIRD BATTERY, THIRD SET OF TIRES, POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED, TIMING BELT REPLACED, ECM REPLACED, TWO CATALYTIC CONVERTERS REPLACED, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. LESS THAN 90,000 MILES. DROVE THE CAR. GOT OUT, PUSHED THE KEYLESS ALARM ( ORIGINAL FACTORY) GOT DINNER, PUSHED THE KEYLESS ENTRY, GOT INTO THE CAR , TURNED THE KEY..AND THE CAR WAS DEAD. CAR DOES NOT START. LOCKED IN PARK, HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. TOW TRUCK DRIVER HAD TO USE THE DOLLY LIFTS TO MOVE THE CAR, SO HE COULD POSITION IT TO BE ABLE TO TOW IT. HAD IT TOWED TO A SERVICE GARAGE, THEY FOLLOWED GM'S INSTRUCTIONS ..NO LUCK. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AGAIN , TO A SATURN DEALERSHIP ( THE ONLY ONES WHO HAVE THE CODES) TO RESET THE VEHICLE. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT RESET IT. TOLD ME IT NEEDS A NEW BCM. STATED ECM AND BCM ARE UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE. SO THAT UNTIL THE MODULE IS REPLACED THE CAR IS INOPERABLE. STATED THEY KNEW THE BCM'S GO BAD, STATED THEY HAVE HAD ALOT OF THESE GO BAD ( ALOT)???. THE SERVICE TECH STATED " THEY ARE LIKE A COMPUTER HARD DRIVE ON STEROIDS" . STATED THEY BURN OUT WITH NO WAY TO CHECK THEM OR FIX THEM. HE SAID THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TOFIX THE CAR. BUT THEY DO NOT KEEP ANY BCM IN STOCK. IT WILL BE A WEEK BEFORE THEY CAN GET THE PART. AFTER REPLACING THE BCM I WAS TOLD THE CARS INFORMATION WILL NOT BE ACCURATE. THEY TOLD ME THE ODOMETER GOES BACK TO ZERO. HOW CAN THAT BE THE DEALER JUST TURN BACK THE ODOMETER ISN'T THAT ILLEGAL? I WAS TOLD THAT SOMETIMES THERE MAYBE SOME OTHER ISSUES ALSO AFTER INSTALLING A NEW BCM?? IF THEY KNOW THAT THE BCM IS A PROBLEM, AND THAT WHEN IT GOES BAD, THE CAR IS COMPLETELY USELESS! WHY ISN'T SOMETHING BEING DONE ! YOU ARE AT THE MERCY OF SATURN / GM BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE IS ALLOWED TO FIX THE CAR. I WILL NOW BE WAITING A WEEK FOR MY VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED. ONLY TO HOPE IT RUNS CORRECTLY AFTER IT'S REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I'LL KEEP THIS QUICK. NO CRASH, NO DEATHS, JUST FAULTY EQUIPMENT. I'M GOING TO REFERENCE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V231000 , SATURN RECALL 03-C-06. I HAVE AN 2002 L300 V6 ENGINE THAT IS NOT THE ENGINE IN THIS RECALL, BUT, I KID YOU NOT, WORD FOR WORD SUMMARY YOU WROTE FOR THE ABOVE FITS MY CAR COMPLETELY. I HAVE REPORTED TO SATURN AND THEY'RE SEEING WHAT THEY CAN DO, BUT SINCE MY ENGINE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT, IT'S NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. I'M NOW FACING UPWARDS 3K BILL TO FIX ALL THE DAMAGE THAT I BELIEVE TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THIS SIMILAR PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

I'LL KEEP THIS QUICK. NO CRASH, NO DEATHS, JUST FAULTY EQUIPMENT. I'M GOING TO REFERENCE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V231000 , SATURN RECALL 03-C-06. I HAVE AN 2002 L300 V6 ENGINE THAT IS NOT THE ENGINE IN THIS RECALL, BUT, I KID YOU NOT, WORD FOR WORD SUMMARY YOU WROTE FOR THE ABOVE FITS MY CAR COMPLETELY. I HAVE REPORTED TO SATURN AND THEY'RE SEEING WHAT THEY CAN DO, BUT SINCE MY ENGINE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT, IT'S NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. I'M NOW FACING UPWARDS 3K BILL TO FIX ALL THE DAMAGE THAT I BELIEVE TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THIS SIMILAR PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200. EVERY TIME THE SECURITY LIGHTS FLASH, THE VEHICLE WILL TURN OVER, BUT FAIL TO START. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,650.UPDATED 09/17/08.*LJ UPDATED 09/25/08. *JB

Mileage: 84,650

MY BATTERY WENT BAD AFTER I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP TO GET A RECALL COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS PRESENT AFTER A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED. THE BODY CONTROL MODULE I AM TOLD IS BAD. THERE ARE COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THE CAR HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH OTHER PEOPLE. MY CAR HAS ONLY 48,000 MILES ON IT. SATURN WILL GIVE ME 10% OFF ON A $1,000.00 REPAIR BILL. THEY SAID BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE ALL MY SERVICE WORK DONE AT A SATURN DEALERSHIP, THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING BETTER. IT IS A SHAME. MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME COMPLAINT ABOUT THE SAME VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 46,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL SERVICE SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VALVE IN THE ENGINE TO FAIL ALSO. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $2,300. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME AND NONE OF THE GAUGES ARE WORKING. CAN HEAR CLICKING NOISES IN CONSOLE AND STATIC FROM SPEAKERS. *TR

Mileage: 84,984

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L300. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SWITCHES FOR ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED BECAUSE THE ENGINE MODULE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH OTHER SENSORS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE OIL HOUSING FAILED. WHILE GETTING AN OIL CHANGE AT JIFFY LUBE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE OIL HOUSING SCREW WAS LOOSE AND THE FILTER COULD NOT BE CHANGED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,564 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

Mileage: 500

IGNITION CONTROL MODULE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE. CAR WOULD NOT RUN. *TR

IGNITION KEY HOUSING WOULD NOT WORK (I.E. KEY SWITCH WORN OUT). REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF HOUSING. *TR

IGNITION KEY HOUSING WOULD NOT WORK (I.E. KEY SWITCH WORN OUT). REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF HOUSING. *TR

ELECTRONIC IGNITION AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT. CAR WOULD NOT OPERATE. *TR

THE BODY CONTROL MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAIN ON AND MAYBE INOPERABLE. ALSO, THE ODOMETER IS REGISTERING ABOUT 300 MILES PER SECOND. LAT KNOWN MILEAGE WAS AROUND 76,000 MILES. THE ODOMETER HAS SAILED PAST THE MILLION MILE MARK SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

THE BODY CONTROL MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAIN ON AND MAYBE INOPERABLE. ALSO, THE ODOMETER IS REGISTERING ABOUT 300 MILES PER SECOND. LAT KNOWN MILEAGE WAS AROUND 76,000 MILES. THE ODOMETER HAS SAILED PAST THE MILLION MILE MARK SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS FLASH AND FLICKER RANDOMLY. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLICKER IN THE DAYTIME AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING AT NIGHT. SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS GIVEN A HANDOUT STATING THAT IT WAS NORMAL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. SHE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,700 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT CONSUMER HEARS A WHISTLING NOISE UPON ACCELERATION, WINDOWS MAKE CHIRPING NOISE WHEN ROLLING THEM UP, AND HEATER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. UPDATED 11/27/07 *TR

ELECTRONIC CONTROLE COMPUTER SHORTED OUT. STOPPED WORKING AT 92000MI. ALARM DID NOT WORK, KEY FOB DID NOT WORK, TRANSMISSION INTER LOCK WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, FUEL GAUGE DID NOT WORK, TEMP GAUGE DID NOT WORK, NO INSTRUMENT LIGHTS, HIGH BEAM LAMP ON PASS. SIDE INOP., FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS REPORTED MULTIPLE TIMES TO SATURN OF ABILENE, TX. TOLD IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT SATURN DOESN'T KNOW THE FIX. SATURN OF TEMPLE REPORTED THERE WAS A SHORT UNDER THE FUSE BOX ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHICH SHORTED OUT THE BCM, HORN, HIGH BEAM AND TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. COST: $600 FOR ISSUES BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY.

Mileage: 92,116

ELECTRONIC CONTROLE COMPUTER SHORTED OUT. STOPPED WORKING AT 92000MI. ALARM DID NOT WORK, KEY FOB DID NOT WORK, TRANSMISSION INTER LOCK WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, FUEL GAUGE DID NOT WORK, TEMP GAUGE DID NOT WORK, NO INSTRUMENT LIGHTS, HIGH BEAM LAMP ON PASS. SIDE INOP., FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS REPORTED MULTIPLE TIMES TO SATURN OF ABILENE, TX. TOLD IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT SATURN DOESN'T KNOW THE FIX. SATURN OF TEMPLE REPORTED THERE WAS A SHORT UNDER THE FUSE BOX ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHICH SHORTED OUT THE BCM, HORN, HIGH BEAM AND TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. COST: $600 FOR ISSUES BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY.

Mileage: 92,116

ELECTRONIC CONTROLE COMPUTER SHORTED OUT. STOPPED WORKING AT 92000MI. ALARM DID NOT WORK, KEY FOB DID NOT WORK, TRANSMISSION INTER LOCK WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, FUEL GAUGE DID NOT WORK, TEMP GAUGE DID NOT WORK, NO INSTRUMENT LIGHTS, HIGH BEAM LAMP ON PASS. SIDE INOP., FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS REPORTED MULTIPLE TIMES TO SATURN OF ABILENE, TX. TOLD IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT SATURN DOESN'T KNOW THE FIX. SATURN OF TEMPLE REPORTED THERE WAS A SHORT UNDER THE FUSE BOX ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHICH SHORTED OUT THE BCM, HORN, HIGH BEAM AND TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. COST: $600 FOR ISSUES BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY.

Mileage: 92,116

ELECTRONIC CONTROLE COMPUTER SHORTED OUT. STOPPED WORKING AT 92000MI. ALARM DID NOT WORK, KEY FOB DID NOT WORK, TRANSMISSION INTER LOCK WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, FUEL GAUGE DID NOT WORK, TEMP GAUGE DID NOT WORK, NO INSTRUMENT LIGHTS, HIGH BEAM LAMP ON PASS. SIDE INOP., FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS REPORTED MULTIPLE TIMES TO SATURN OF ABILENE, TX. TOLD IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT SATURN DOESN'T KNOW THE FIX. SATURN OF TEMPLE REPORTED THERE WAS A SHORT UNDER THE FUSE BOX ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHICH SHORTED OUT THE BCM, HORN, HIGH BEAM AND TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. COST: $600 FOR ISSUES BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY.

Mileage: 92,116

ODOMETER READS 694978 AND THAT IS NOT CORRECT. ACTUAL MILEAGE ON THE ODOMETER SHOULD BE 47,000. THE TRIP-METER DOESN'T NOT MOVE FROM ZERO AND THE 694978 DOESN'T CHANGE. I AM DRIVING IT BUT THE MILEAGE ISN'T ADDING UP. HOW DO I DETERMINE WHEN II REQUIRE SERVICE??

I HAVE A 2002 SATURN L-100. WHEN THE LIGHT SWITCH IS IN THE AUTOMATIC POSITION THE HEADLIGHTS, INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS FLASH INTERMITTENTLY BUT QUITE FREQUENTLY. WHEN THEY FLASH THE FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES GO BACK AND FORTH AS IF THEY LOSE POWER AND RE-GAIN IT. WHEN THE GAUGES LOSE POWER AND CONTINUE TO LAY DOWN, THE SHIFT LEVER CANNOT BE MOVED FROM THE PARK POSITION UNTIL THEY RECEIVE POWER AGAIN. WHEN THE LIGHT SWITCH IS MANUALLY TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS DO NOT FLICKER, HOWEVER THE GAUGE, INTERIOR AND DASH LIGHTS CONTINUE TO FLICKER. HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES. NO ONE HAS A CLUE OF WHAT THE CAUSE CAN BE. CAN HEAR CLICKING FROM UNDERHOOD FUSE BOX WHEN IT DOES THAT. CAN ALSO FEEL THE CLICKING IN THE RELEASE BUTTON ON THE GEAR SHIFT. I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS IS NORMAL AS SATURN CLAIMS. *NM

Mileage: 79,900

STEREO COMES ON AND GOES TO AUX MODE EVERY TIME CAR IS TURNED ON. THE STEREO WAS REPLACED ONCE, NOW THERE IS A BULLETIN THAT STATES ONE MUST REMOVE POWER TO THE UNIT IN ORDER TO RESET IT. THIS ENTAILS PULLING THE FUSE EACH TIME IT STARTS HAPPENING, EVERY 3 TO 4 MONTHS. *JB

Mileage: 23,000

SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS THE HEADLIGHTS FLASH, GAS GAUGE MOVES UP AND DOWN, MILEAGE RESET BACK NUMBERS. *JB

I AM A 3TIME SATURN OWNER--BOTH MY SL SERIES WERE EXCELLENT! THIS L300 HAS BEEN A DISAPPONTMENT. THE ODOMETER SUDDENLY WENT FORM 43K TO 694K (STUCK) W/O WARNING OR EVENT. THE DASH TRUNK RELEASE STOPPED WORKING. IM TOLD THE BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE) HAS TO BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF $600. THIS MAY BE THE SATURN THAT DRIVES ME BACK TO TOYOTA. *NM

Mileage: 43,000

I PURCHASED MY 2002 SATURN L300 BACK ON 9/30/2002. CAR, AT TIME OF PURCHASE, WAS BRAND NEW. SINCE ITS PURCHASE MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE TIMES THAN I CAN REMEMBER. RECENTLY I HAD A PROBLEM WHERE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START SO SATURN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR COLUMBUS, GA LOCATION TO EVALUATE THE PROBLEM. WAS ADVISED BATTERY HAD DIED AND I NEEDED TO REPLACE IT. THE NEW BATTERY REPRESENTS THE 3RD BATTERY THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD SINCE I PURCHASED IT (VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS JUST OVER 55,000 MILES ON IT). I ASKED, WHILE THEY HAD IT IN THE SHOP, TO LOOK AT THE TIRES AS THEY WERE WEARING UNEVENLY. MY WIFE WENT TO PICK THE CAR UP YESTERDAY 8/29/06 AND WAS ADVISED ALL 4 TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WILL BE THE 4TH SET OF TIRES THIS CAR HAS HAD SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED BACK IN LATE 2002. AT TIME OF PURCHASE I ADDED A 5 YEAR 60,000 MILE B-T-B WARRANTY WITH NO DEDUCTIBLE. SATURN, FOLLOWING COMPLAINTS BOTH TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEIR CORP HEADQUARTERS HAS DECIDED THAT THE CAR IN FACT DOES NOT HAVE A PROBLEM AND THAT MY PREGNANT WIFE (WITH 1 YEAR OLD IN BACK SEAT) MUST BE DRIVING IT POORLY. TO DATE, THE VEHICLE'S TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR DOWN SO QUICKLY HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. *NM

Mileage: 55,125

I OWN A 2002 SATURN L100. ABOUT A MONTH AGO THE AUTOMOBILE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN STARTING. IT TURNS OUT, AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO SATURN THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE(BCM). REPLACEMENT COST APPROX. $550.00. I HAVE TWO ISSUES. 1. BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD START AFTER MAKING A NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS, IT WAS DRIVABLE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE AIRBAG SENSOR WAS TRIPPED WHICH COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY(ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL) CAUSING AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. 2. MY RESEARCH ON VARIOUS ON-LINE SITES SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT A VAST NUMBER OF SATURN CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM,I.E. BCM FAILURE. CONSEQUENTLY, I BELIEVE THAT THIS BCM HAS BEEN POORLY MANUFACTURED AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. *JB

Mileage: 71,000

MY 2002 SATURN L300 DIED WITHOUT WARNING OR INDICATION IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY TRAFFIC INTERSECTION AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR FLATBED TOWED TO MY SERVICE CENTER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER, SATURN OF COOL SPRINGS, ACKNOWLEDGED THEY HAVE SEEN AN INCREASING NUMBER OF BAD ENGINE CONTROL MODULES ON THE L SERIES. THEY DID NOT OFFER TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENT FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. AFTER MY INDEPENDENT SERVICE CENTER INSTALLED THE NEW ENGINE CONTROL MODULE, THE CAR WAS STILL INOPERABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO SATURN OF COOL SPRING SO THEY COULD PROGRAM THE NEW ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. I AM CONCERNED THAT WITHOUT ANY PRIOR INDICATION OF A PROBLEM THE CAR COULD HAVE DIED ON RAILROAD TRACKS OR IN SOME OTHER MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION. *JB

Mileage: 52,080

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V245000 CONCERNING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING THAT WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER; NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS EVOLVED SINCE THE REPAIR. THE DASH PANEL LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. ALTHOUGH THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHICH RESULTED IN A BATTERY FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER AND THE HEADLIGHT HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHICH DETERMINED THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE DRIVE SHAFT AND THIS WAS REPLACED. THE ONGOING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO AWAIT FURTHER INSPECTION.

Mileage: 75,200

2002 SATURN LW300 WITH APPROXIMATELY 40K MILES (BOUGHT NEW). POSITIVE TERMINAL OF AC DELCO BATTERY FOUND LEAKING. I REPLACED IT WITH A SEARS DIEHARD. AFTERWARDS CAR WOULD NOT START AND WAS LOCKED IN PARK GEAR. DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY ACTIVATED THE ANTI-THIEF SYSTEM WHICH I COULD NOT RESET PER OWNERS MANUAL. DEALER SAID IT MUST COME IN FOR REPROGRAMMING. AT DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THE BCM UNIT WAS BAD AND WOULD COST $600 TO REPLACE. I DID NOTHING WRONG WHEN CHANGING THE BATTERY, AND THE CAR WAS FINE BEFORE. AC DELCO 78-6YR (FALSE LABELING) IS OWNED BY GM AND THEIR LEAKY SIDE-TERMINAL BATTERIES ARE A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THESE BATTERIES AND SATURN'S BCM UNITS ARE DESIGNED TO FAIL AND GENERATE PROFIT. AS AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW CHANGING A BATTERY CAN KILL A MODULE LIKE THIS. I AM 56 AND HAVE REPLACED MANY BATTERIES, ALL CORRECTLY. I HAVE FOUND MANY CASES LIKE THIS ON THE INTERNET. IN SOME CASES THE CARS STOP DEAD IN THEIR TRACKS DUE TO AC DELCO SIDE-TERMINAL BATTERIES. I AM AMAZED AT HOW MANY DEALER TRY TO IMMEDIATELY BLAME THE CUSTOMER FOR DOING SOMETHING WRONG (AS I WAS BY SATURN). *NM

2002 SATURN LW300 WITH APPROXIMATELY 40K MILES (BOUGHT NEW). POSITIVE TERMINAL OF AC DELCO BATTERY FOUND LEAKING. I REPLACED IT WITH A SEARS DIEHARD. AFTERWARDS CAR WOULD NOT START AND WAS LOCKED IN PARK GEAR. DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY ACTIVATED THE ANTI-THIEF SYSTEM WHICH I COULD NOT RESET PER OWNERS MANUAL. DEALER SAID IT MUST COME IN FOR REPROGRAMMING. AT DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THE BCM UNIT WAS BAD AND WOULD COST $600 TO REPLACE. I DID NOTHING WRONG WHEN CHANGING THE BATTERY, AND THE CAR WAS FINE BEFORE. AC DELCO 78-6YR (FALSE LABELING) IS OWNED BY GM AND THEIR LEAKY SIDE-TERMINAL BATTERIES ARE A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THESE BATTERIES AND SATURN'S BCM UNITS ARE DESIGNED TO FAIL AND GENERATE PROFIT. AS AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW CHANGING A BATTERY CAN KILL A MODULE LIKE THIS. I AM 56 AND HAVE REPLACED MANY BATTERIES, ALL CORRECTLY. I HAVE FOUND MANY CASES LIKE THIS ON THE INTERNET. IN SOME CASES THE CARS STOP DEAD IN THEIR TRACKS DUE TO AC DELCO SIDE-TERMINAL BATTERIES. I AM AMAZED AT HOW MANY DEALER TRY TO IMMEDIATELY BLAME THE CUSTOMER FOR DOING SOMETHING WRONG (AS I WAS BY SATURN). *NM

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHEN BREAK AND CLUTCH ARE APPLIED. THEY ALSO FLICKER WHEN JUST NORMAL DRIVING. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *NM

FAILURE OF BODY CONTROL MODULE CAUSING RANDOM INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING DISPLAYS, POSSIBLY CAUSING INABILITY TO START VEHICLE, OR POSSIBLE VEHICLE DRIVABILITY ISSUES. *JB

Mileage: 64,000

2002 SATURN L200 WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS FLICKER AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED OUT ON EXPRESSWAY AND THE AIR CONDITIONER BECAME INOPERATIVE. *MR SATURN SUGGESTED THAT THE FLICKERING WAS NORMAL. IN VERY HOT/HUMID WEATHER, THE ENGINE WOULD RUN HOT AD THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD STOP RUNNING. ON TWO OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO START. THE SERVICE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS PLUGGED AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE STALLING. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF AN ALIGNMENT, TOE AND CAMBER PROBLEM. *SC

Mileage: 19,443

DT: CONTACT STATED THE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL SEPARATED FROM THE BATTERY. HE DID NOT THINK A LOT ABOUT IT; BUT A FRIEND OF HIS HAD A GM TRUCK THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY POST SEPARATING FROM THE BATTERY. THIS HAPPENED ON 7-26-05. HE REPLACED THE BATTERY. IT WAS THE ORIGINAL BATTERY THAT CAME WITH THE CAR WHEN HE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW. *AK

Mileage: 58,800

SECURITY SYSTEM IS FAILING. WHILE DRIVING, SECURITY LIGHT WILL FLASH ON AND OFF. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, LOSE HEADLIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS. ALSO CAUSES FUEL GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO FAIL. HAD AUTO PART STORE ACCESS ON BOARD COMPUTER. NO ERRORS FOUND. PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. WAS UNABLE TO CAR INTO GEAR. HAD TO LET CAR SIT FOR AWHILE. TRIED TO DISABLE ALARM SYSTEM PER HANDBOOK. NO SUCCESS. ANOTHER RESULT OF THIS IS MY ODOMETER RESET TO 000000 MILES AND NOW LOSES MILES WHEN IT DOES WORK.

Mileage: 46,787

ELECTRONIC CONTROLE COMPUTER SHORTED OUT WORKING SORTLY AFTER WARENTY EXPIERD. ALARM DID NOT WORK, KEY FOB DID NOT WORK, TRANSMISION INTER LOCK WOULD NOT DISEGAGE, FULE GAGE DID NOT WORK, TEMP GAGE DID NOT WORK, RADIO DID NOT WORK, NO INSTRUMENT LIGHTS.

Mileage: 37,000

THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVE SHAFT REPLACED, THE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED, THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED, THE STEERING ASSEMBLY REPLACED AND I TOO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DASH LIGHTS DIMMING. THE TECHNICIANS AT THE LOCAL SATURN DEALERSHIP ARE NOTHING BUT RUDE. THEY DONT FIX THE PROBLEMS YOU BRING THE CAR IN FOR AND YOU END UP HAVING TO TAKE IT BACK THE NEXT DAY OR EVEN SOMETIMES THAT SAME EVENING FOR A REPAIR THAT WASNT DONE PROPERLY. I THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO BE A GOOD CAR BUT IT HAS BEEN CONSTANT TROUBLE AND IS CONSTANTLY IN THE REPAIR SHOP.

Mileage: 26,000

THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVE SHAFT REPLACED, THE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED, THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED, THE STEERING ASSEMBLY REPLACED AND I TOO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DASH LIGHTS DIMMING. THE TECHNICIANS AT THE LOCAL SATURN DEALERSHIP ARE NOTHING BUT RUDE. THEY DONT FIX THE PROBLEMS YOU BRING THE CAR IN FOR AND YOU END UP HAVING TO TAKE IT BACK THE NEXT DAY OR EVEN SOMETIMES THAT SAME EVENING FOR A REPAIR THAT WASNT DONE PROPERLY. I THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO BE A GOOD CAR BUT IT HAS BEEN CONSTANT TROUBLE AND IS CONSTANTLY IN THE REPAIR SHOP.

Mileage: 26,000

THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVE SHAFT REPLACED, THE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED, THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED, THE STEERING ASSEMBLY REPLACED AND I TOO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DASH LIGHTS DIMMING. THE TECHNICIANS AT THE LOCAL SATURN DEALERSHIP ARE NOTHING BUT RUDE. THEY DONT FIX THE PROBLEMS YOU BRING THE CAR IN FOR AND YOU END UP HAVING TO TAKE IT BACK THE NEXT DAY OR EVEN SOMETIMES THAT SAME EVENING FOR A REPAIR THAT WASNT DONE PROPERLY. I THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO BE A GOOD CAR BUT IT HAS BEEN CONSTANT TROUBLE AND IS CONSTANTLY IN THE REPAIR SHOP.

Mileage: 26,000

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

THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED INTERMITTENTLY WHICH CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO DIM. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS STANDARD, ALSO, THIS COULD NOT BE FIXED. HOWEVER, SATURN KNEW IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK

THE CAR WAS BROUGHT INTO THE SATURN DALERSHIP IN DEC 2003 TO FIX A RECALL ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: MODULE. THE RECALL ON OUR VEHICLE WAS CLOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT SHOWN ANY PROBLEMS SINCE THAT TIME UNTIL RECENTLY, MARCH 2, 2005. I WENT TO START THE CAR ON THE 2ND OF MARCH AND THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO START. ONCE STARTED, THE CAR RAN VERY ROUGH AND LOST POWER WHEN I TRIED TO GIVE IT GAS. WHEN MY HUSBAND TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR LATER, THE CAR BACKFIRED AND SEEMED TO BE MISSING. WE HAD OUR MECHANIC COME LOOK AT INITIALLY THAT NIGHT, AND HE ASKED US TO BRING THE CAR TO HIS SHOP. ALTHOUGH WE WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE IT VERY SLOW, HE DIDN'T SEE ANY REASON WHY THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN TO THE SHOP INSTEAD OF HAVING IT TOWED. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND EN ROUTE, THE CAR LOST POWER, THE BRAKES WENT OUT, IT THEN BEGAN TO SMOKE SO MUCH MY HUSBAND COULD BARELY SEE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND BRING IT TO A STOP WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR ALL HE COULD DO WAS GET OUT AND RUN BEFORE THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE RECALL ON THE CAR AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT FIXING THE RECALLED PARTS READS LIKE A BOOK OF THE EVENTS THAT OCCURED. THE FIRE IS CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED BY OUR INSURANCE COMPANY.*AK

Mileage: 46,000

2002 SATURN L200 HEADLIGHTS BLINK OFF FREQUENTLY.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR HEADLIGHTS AND ALL OTHER LIGHTS BLINK ON/OFF FREQUENTLY. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. *TT *NM

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

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S STEERING AND AIR BAG EQUIPMENT.*MR THE CONSUMER IGNITION CONTROL MODULE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NOT PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. *NM

CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED. *PH *MR

THE SATURN DEALER OF FLINT REFUSED TO HOLD IN EFFECT THE WARRIANTY AFTER THE ENGIN LOCKED UP DO TO LACK OF OIL. THIS OCCARED AFTER A FAILURE OF THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS TO SAY THERE WAS LOW OIL IN THE CAR.

Mileage: 30,100

MY SATURN 2002 L100 HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER ONE YEAR. THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS FLICKER; TURN SIGNALS WORK OFF AN ON ONLY. AFTER 5 ATTEMPTS BY THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED.

Mileage: 25,000

VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS TO CORRECT INTERMITTMENT PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES HEADLIGHTS AND DASHLIGHTS TO FLICKER REPEATED WHILE DRIVING. TO DATE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN ISOLATED OR CORRECTED.*AK

THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE SIMULTANEOUSLY. DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY. THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *AK

FLICKERING LIGHTS , INSIDE AND OUT, WHENEVER FOOT IS TAKEN OFF THE GAS SOON AFTER STARTING. USUALLY ONCE OR TWICE A NIGHT. OCASIONALLY EVERY TIME FOOT IS TAKEN OFF THE GAS. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM ,BUT SAYS NOTHING CAN BE DONE. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE IGNITION RELAY TO IGNITE THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMED TOTALLY BY FIRE. *AK

Mileage: 78,000

LIGHTS FLICKER UNDER SEEMINGLY NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. COULD OCCUR AS A SERIES OF QUICK DIM/BRIGHT CONDITIONS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. *LA

Mileage: 11

THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKERED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *AK THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE ONLY WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT. THE SUSPENSION LINK WAS REPLACED. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE AND THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SKIPPED WHEN BEING ROLLED DOWN. THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT BULB HAD BURNED OUT, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT ACROSS THE WINDOW HALF WAY BEFORE IT SQUIRTED ANY SPRAY AND THEN SCRATCHED THE WINDSHIELD. *JB

Mileage: 6,068

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM W/DASHBOARD IDIOT LIGHTS. SOMETIMES, SOME LIGHTS WILL COME ON AT A LOW INTENSITY AND STAY ON. WHEN TROUBLE EXISTS, IF YOU RESTART THE CAR, ALL OF THE LIGHTS & INSTRUMENTS FAIL THE POWER UP TEST AND THE SAME LIGHTS STAY AT A DIMINISHED BRIGHTNESS. HOWEVER, THEY DO SEEM TO COME TO FULL BRIGHTNESS WHEN THE CONDITION COMES UP. AFTER CAR IS STARTED, ALL GAUGES WORK PROPERLY. THEN, THE TROUBLE WILL CLEAR UP. DEALER UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THERE WERE NO TROUBLE CODES LOGGED. LIGHTS WHICH COME UP ARE: WASHER FLUID, SERVICE WRENCH, SERVICE ENGINE SOON, LOW FUEL, SEAT BELT RESTRAINT, AIR BAG, OIL PRESSURE, ABS, TEMP, COOLANT LEVEL. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL# 03V231000 SUBJECT: IGNITION CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL EXPERIENCING HIGH IDLE. FOR SAFETY REASONS THE CONSUMER DOES NOT WANT THE VEHICLE.

I HAVE A SATURN L-SERIES VEHICLE. RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT A DEFECT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY-FAILURE OF IGNITION CONTROL MODULE THAT MAY CAUSE DETERIORATION IN IDLE QUALITY, REDUCTION IN OVERALL ENGINE POWER AND THE VEHICLE MAY BE HARD TO START.CONTINUED OPERATION AFTER SUCH FAILURE MAY LEAD TO SECONDARY FAILURES OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, OXYGEN SENSOR AND EXHAUST RESONATOR. FAILURE OF RESONATOR FAILURE MAY LEAD TO AN UNDERCAR FIRE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE COMPANY STATES IN THE JULY 2003 LETTER, THAT PARTS AVAILABILITY IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO PERFORM REPLACEMENTS AT THIS TIME. PROBLEM: I HAVE HAD THE ABOVE SITUATION TAKE PLACE TWICE SINCE I HAD THE CAR. IT STARTS OUT WITH A ROUGH IDLE ESPECIALLY DURING DAMP AND/OR COLD DAYS. THE POWER OF THE VEHICLE IS EXTREME. IT EITHER SEEMS TO BE GASPING FOR FUEL ETC. OR THE OPPOSITE HAS OCCURRED, WHERE THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO HAVE BURSTS OF UNUSUAL POWER WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY.WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY FAILED ON THE TWO OCCASIONS, IT WAS HARD TO START, LOST POWER, THE FUEL DIDN'T SEEM TO GET THROUGH AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY.TREVOSE OF SATURN TOOK CARE OF THE REPAIRS AT THAT TIME. I WAS TOLD THAT " THERE IS NO GUARANTEE IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I WAS TOLD TO THINK ABOUT EXTENDING MY CURRENT EXTENDED WARRANTY, AS IT WON'T BE COVERED IF IT HAPPENS AFTER THE CURRENT WARRSANTY RUNS OUT. SINCE THOSE TWO TIMES, I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO SATURN IN TREVOSE AGAIN. I STATED THAT THE INITIAL SYMTOMS OF LOST POWER, ROUGH IDLE IN DAMP AND/OR COLD WEATHER WAS TAKING PLACE. BOTH TIMES I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS CHECKED OUT AND NOTHING IS WRONG. I DO NOT FEEL COMFOTRTABLE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED TWICE WITHOUT WARNING. EVEN THOUGH CERTAIN SYMPTOMS WERE PRESENT THE TIMES THE FAILURES TOOK PLACE, SATURN DID NOT TAKE THEM SERIOUSLY WHEN MENTIONED TO THEM. SINCE THOSE TWO TIMES, I HAVE PRESENTED THE SYMPTOMS TO THEM, AND THEY ONCE AGAIN TAKE THEM LIGHTLY. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 25,000

ODI NUMBER IS 10025456 ALREADY SUBMITTED COMPLAINT FORM. I WANT TO CLARIFY DATES: FAULTY IGNITION MODULE ON 11/29/02 AND 3/10/03. ON 4/15/03 AND 5/10/03 TOLD BY SATURN OF TREVOSE THAT THE ROUGH IDLE THAT I FEEL AND THE LOSS OF POWER THAT I FEEL CANNOT BE DUPLICATED. THESE WERE THE EXACT SYMPTOMS THAT I FELT BEFORE THE IGNITION MODULES FAILED BOTH TIMES.TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN REOCCUR AT ANYTIME, IN PARTICULAR IN COLD OR DAMP WEATHER. PLEASE REFER TO FIRST COMPLAINT FORM SUBMITTED EARLIER ON 6/5/03.*AK

Mileage: 22,000

PARKED CAR IN SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT AND UPON RETURN THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. HAD TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAVE THE IGNITION CYLINDER HOUSING DESTROYED TO GET THE CYLINDER OUT. $584.00 LATER PLUS THE $62.00 FOR THE TOW AND WE WERE BACK ON THE ROAD. (2000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY) GM IGNITION??? *NLM

Mileage: 62,000

MY CAR HAS A SPORADIC PROBLEM THAT CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TO DIM UP TO SEVEN TIMES IN ONE SECOND INTERVALS. THIS CONDITION ONLY HAPPENS IN OVER DRIVE WHILE COASTING OR BRAKING. THIS DIMMING COULD BE MISUNDERSTOOD BY OTHER DRIVERS AS FLASHING AND COULD CAUSE A DISTRACTION. IT ALSO COULD LEAD TO A PREOCCUPATION AS TO WHY AS THIS GUY KEEPS FLASHING ME. DURING BRAKING IN TRAFFIC CONDITION THIS COULD CAUSE A DISTRACTION FOR THE CAR AHEAD BEING FLASHED CAUSING HIM TO LOOK IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR INSTEAD OF A HEAD. AS FOR THE ALL THESE LIGHTS DIMMING IN ABOUT ONE-SECOND INTERVALS THIS CAUSES ME TO BECOME DISTRACTED AS WELL. I HAVE CONTACTED SATURN AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND NO REPAIR CAN BE MADE AT THIS TIME. *JB

THE IGNITION COIL FAILED. MR. *AK *JB *TS

Mileage: 39,500

THE HORN WOULD SOUND INTERMITTENTLY ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOT PRESSED BY THE DRIVER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW I HAVE HAD TIMES WHEN THE HEAD LIGHTS & DASH LIGHTS FLICKER OR FLASH. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL (MY CAR IS A 4 CYL 5 SPEED). THE FLICKERING IS ENOUGH THAT OTHER VEHICLES THAT I AM FOLLOWING SLOW DOWN OR PULL OVER. MY CAR LIGHTS WILL DIM WHEN ELECTRIC MOTORS ARE USED SUCH AS POWER WINDOWS OR THE ENGINE FAN COME ON, ALSO WHEN THE REAR WINDOW DEICER IS TURNED ON. DEALER RESPONSE HAS BASICALLY BEEN THAT SATURN ACKNOWLEDGES THE CONDITION AS A NORMAL CONDITION OF THE CAR. INCIDENT NOT ONLY TIME

HORN FAILED TO OPERATE. I CHECKED THE FUSE AND HORN RELAY. I INSPECTED THE HORN ASSEMBLY ITSELF. I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THAT IT WAS MOUNTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT SPOILER. IN THIS LOCATION IT IS SUBJECT TO ROAD DIRT AND WATER. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A SATURN DEALER IN LYNBROOK NY, THEY AGREED THAT IT WAS A POOR LOCATION FOR THE HORN. THEY SAID OTHER L SERIES CAR OWNERS HAD THE HORN FAIL PREMATURELY. THE L SERIES HAS MUCH ROOM IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FRONT BODY TO LOCATE THE HORN. THE SATURN DEALER REPLACED THE HORN AND WIRING CONNECTOR. BUT THEY DID NOT RELOCATE THE HORN. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THE HORN SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR IS THAT I HAVE TO PRESS THE HORN PAD VERY HARD UNLESS I PRESS IT ON THE ONE OF THE TWO HORN SHAPED INDENTS. THESE INDENTS ARE THE SAME COLOR AS THE AIRBAG COVER, VERY SMALL AND HARD TO FEEL AND LOCATE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. MANY TIMES I HAVE WENT TO BLOW THE HORN AND IT DID NOT WORK BECAUSE I HAVE NOT PRESSED IT HARD ENOUGH. ALL THE SATURN PEOPLE I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SAY THAT IT IS BECAUSE OF THE AIR BAG. HOWEVER I HAVE DRIVEN VEHICLES THAT HAVE AIRBAGS AND THE HORN IS MUCH MORE RESPONSIVE. SOME CARS HAVE HORN BUTTONS AND SOME HAVE A MUCH THINNER OR FLEXIBLE COVER FOR A HORN PAD. SOME HAVE AN AIRBAG ASSEMBLY THAT MOVES INWARD WHEN YOU PRESS IT TO ACTIVATE THE HORN. I BELIEVE THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME MODIFICATION MADE TO MAKE THE HORN MORE RESPONSIVE. THANK YOU. DT

CONSUMER STATES THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS DIM WHEN APPROACHING A STOP. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. THE DEALER DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM BUT STATES IT IS NORMAL FOR THE THIRD TIME BEING IN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. MR

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY TOOK FOOT OF GAS PEDAL AND DASHBOARD LIGHT/ HEADLIGHTS WILL GO DIM. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKER AT SPEEDS OF 65-70 MPH. OTHER ELECTRONICS COMPONENTS DO NOT SEEM TO BE EFFECTED

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS DIM 40-50% WHEN THE COOLING FAN KICKS ON. MY DRIVE TO WORK IN THE MORNING IS 16 MILES AND THE LIGHTS FLASH SOMETIMES 10- 15 TIMES. THIS MORNING WAS AROUND 30 TIMES. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR SINCE I GOT IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SATURN 4 TIMES BUT ALL THEY TELL ME IS "THAT'S THE WAY IT IS DESIGNED" I WROTE TO THE CORPORATE OFFICE MADE SUCH A COMPLAINT, THEY REPLACED MY CAR WITH ANOTHER AT A COST TO ME OF $675.00. BOTH THE FIRST CAR AND THE REPLACEMENT CAR DO THE SAME THING. I COULD NOT BELIEVE ANY CAR MANUFACTURER WOULD DESIGN A VEHICLE LIKE THIS. MY WIFE HAS A 2002 L200 ALSO AND HERS DOES NOT DO THAT. I WILL GLADLY VIDEO TAPE THIS AND SEND YOU A COPY OF THE TAPE. IT IS A HAZARD WHEN YOUR LIGHTS ARE FLASHING AT THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU.