2003 Saturn L200 complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE TIMING BELT AND ENGINE VALVES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING INCREASED THE RISK FOR A VEHICLE CRASH. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63000.

PURCHASED A USED SATURN L-22 IN MARCH OF 2003,SHORTLY THEREAFTER I WENT INTO THE COLLEGE PARKING ;LOT TO RETURN HOME FROM SCHOOL AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT UNLOCK, COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO GO INTO GEAR, SO IT SAT ALL NIGHT, AND THE NEXT DAY I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY FIXED IT "SO THEY SAID" AND AGAIN APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER MY MOTHER WHO WAS GROCERY SHOPPING HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. LATER THAT NIGHT AS THE CAR SAT ON THE SUPERMARKET LOT WE HAD TO GET IT TOWED AGAIN. MY MOTHER, AND I WENT TO CARFAX ON OUR COMPUTER, AND FOUND OUT THAT THE MOCEL THAT WE WERE DRIVING HAD BEEN RECALLED BACK IN 2003 DUE TO STEERING WHEEL MODULE PROBLEMS. WE WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO RETRIEVE THE CAR 5 DAYS LATER AND TOLD THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP WHAT WE HAD LOCATED ON CARFAX, HE APPEARED VERY NERVOUS AND REFUSED TO LOOK ON CARFAX TO VERIFY WHAT WE HAD TOLD HIM. THIS SAME OWNER SOLD US A WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE BUT LITTLE DID WE KNOW THAT THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE WARRANTY HE SOLD ME COST $1,995 DOLLARS, AND I HAVE BEEN SO UPSET OVER THIS DEALERSHIPS UNSCRUPULOUS PRACTICE. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE INVESTIGATE WHY MY LIFE, AND THAT OF MY DEAR MOTHERS WAS PUT IN JEOPARDY BY THIS MAN BEING LESS THEN HONEST WHEN THIS CAR WAS SOLD TO ME BY HIS DEALERSHIP, ALONG WITH A BOUGHT WARRANTY WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR

BODY-CONTROL MODULE FAILURE: WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER, THE BODY-CONTROL MODULE (BCM) AND ENGINE COOLANT THERMOSTAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. SATURN DEALER, ON 3/28/2009 TOLD ME THAT THE BCM, IF NOT REPLACED, COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS FAILURES, SUCH AS FAILURE TO START, OVERHEATING AND OTHER PROBLEMS. OVER PRIOR SEVERAL WEEKS, THERE WERE INTERMITTENT READINGS ON DASHBOARD, INCLUDING CHECK ENGINE, SERVICE ENGINE, AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT AND ABS WARNING LIGHT. APPARENTLY NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE, AIRBAG OR BRAKES THEMSELVES, BUT THE BCM WAS GOING BAD, CAUSING THE READINGS ON DASHBOARD. BCM REPLACEMENT APPROX. $450 AND ENGINE COOLANT THERMOSTAT REPLACEMENT COST APPROX $300. *TR

REARENDED AND SHOULDER STRAP FROM SEATBELT DIDN'T LOCK, I BUMPED MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AND SPRAINED MY LEFT SHOULDER; HEATING SYSTEM POPPED ON AT IMPACT AND NOW IT WON'T BLOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK, THE HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF, THE GAUGES CONSTANTLY FLASH ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THE DOOR LOCKS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK THEMSELVES, AND THE WINDOWS WILL ROLL DOWN AND BACK UP AUTOMATICALLY. THE WINDOWS ARE CURRENTLY INOPERATIVE DUE TO THIS FAILURE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DRIVES THE VEHICLE, HE SMELLS BURNING WIRES, BUT THERE IS NO SMOKE. HE FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE HE BELIEVES IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE OWNER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL DOWN THE LEFT HAND LANE OF INTERSTATE 290-IN CHICAGO,WHILE IN THE FLOW OF THE MORNING RUSH HOUR, WHEN SUDDENLY, WITHOUT ALERT OR WARNING LIGHT, MY CAR LOST ALL IT'S POWER, CAUSING NUMEROUS CARS THAT WERE DIRECTLY BEHIND AND NEXT TO ME, TO SWERVE OFF THEIR DESTINED LANES-AVOIDING A CHAIN REACTION PILE UP. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET MY KIDS SAFELY OUT OF THE CAR AND ON TO THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY, IF IT WERE THE WAY AROUND I DON'T THINK I WOULD BE ALIVE RIGHT NOW. IN TOTAL, THERE WERE 7 CARS INVOLVED IN THE ENTIRE ORDEAL. LUCKILY NONE CRASHED INTO EACH OTHER BUT THEIR OCCUPANTS WHERE SEVERELY SHAKEN UP BY THE INCIDENT. ALL PULLED OVER TO AWAIT A PATROL MAN WHO WAS VERY CONCERNED AND UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE ENTIRE SITUATION. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, WHO COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED. HE HAD SERVICED AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE A FEW DAYS BEFORE. ALLEGING THAT THE VEHICLE INDEED HAS BEEN SERVICED, MAINTAINED AND INSPECTED REGULARLY. A FEW DAYS LOOKING INTO THE CAR HE FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS INDEED A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. AS HE LOOKED FURTHER IN TO THE CAR HE SAW THAT OIL WAS ENCRUSTED ALONG THE WALLS UNDER THE MANIFOLD AND THAT THE INDICATION OF THAT WAS POOR LUBRICATION TO THE CHAIN AND TENSIONER. THE REPAIR WILL COST ME AN ESTIMATED 900-1200 DOLLARS. NOT TO MENTION THE POSSIBILITY OF REPLACING THE ENTIRE ENGINE WHICH WOULD COST ABOUT 3500 IN TOTAL. MY CAR HAS ONLY 83,000 MILES, IT WAS BOUGHT USED WHEN IT HAD 17,000 MILES ON IT.

ODO ~82000. I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON M-39 WHEN I NOTICED SEVERAL DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATE: ABS, TC AND THEFT (THERE MAY HAVE BEEN MORE, BUT I AM CERTAIN THAT IT WAS NOT ALL OF THE DASH INDICATORS). THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING AT THIS POINT. MOMENTARILY, THOUGH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER (NOT LIKE A STALL, BUT JUST LIKE IT WENT DEAD SINCE ALL DASH LIGHTS HAD GONE OUT). IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO NAVIGATE THE VEHICLE SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, I RECYCLED THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY THE REST OF THE WAY HOME (~20 MILES) AND TO WORK THE NEXT MORNING. EARLIER THAT MORNING WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION LIGHT, THE ABS, TC AND THEFT LIGHT ALSO ACTIVATED, THOUGH THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXPERIENCE A SHUT DOWN/POWER DOWN, OR EVEN A STALL. I CONTACTED SATURN OF PLYMOUTH AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AGREED TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE AND CONTACT ME BACK TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING THE CAR IN. PRIOR VEHICLE HISTORY WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELEVANT TO THIS ISSUE: 1) IGN MODULE REPLACED UNDER RECALL, 2) HEADLAMPS FLICKER OCCASIONALLY AND INTERMITTENTLY UNDER CHANGES IN VEHICLE ELECTRICAL LOAD ' THIS HAS OCCURRED EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW, BUT GM SAYS THIS IS "NORMAL OPERATION", 3) BATTERY & STARTER REPLACED FALL 2007. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR HELPING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. IT IS A VERY SCARY FEELING TO EXPERIENCE SUDDEN VEHICLE SHUTDOWN AND DRASTIC

THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY 2003 SATURN L200 WITH 108,000 MILES IS ABOUT TO FAIL AND APPARENTLY THERE IS A KNOWN (NHTSA INVESTIGATED EVEN) PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. $1300 I DON'T HAVE TO FIX IT. THIS IS ALONG WITH A SERIES OF AIR CONDITIONER PROBLEMS (IMPROPER TUBE MOUNTING SUCH THAT IT WORE THROUGH) COSTING OVER $1000 DOLLARS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. WHILE THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED REPLACEMENT, IN FACT IT APPEARS THAT THERE WAS WIDE SPREAD ELECTRICAL DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE IS IDENTICAL TO THE DAMAGE DESCRIBED IN SATURN RECALL 03V231000. I CONTACTED SATURN, BUT THEY SAY THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT COVER MY CAR. BASED ON THE SYMPTOMS, IT'S POSSIBLE THAT IT SHOULD COVER MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE. MY VIN NUMBER IS . SATURN DID ASSIGN A CASE NUMBER TO THIS INCIDENT, CASE NUMBER 71-654487537, HOWEVER, THEY CLAIM NO RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY SATURN L200 ON A COUNTRY ROAD AT ABOUT 35 MPH. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CAR BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND STOP WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I CAME CLOSE TO RUNNING INTO A DITCH AS A RESULT OF THE DIFFICULTY IN CONTROLLING THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT GET IT TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN SEVEN MONTHS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

CAR DIED WHILE TRAVELING ON LOCAL HIGHWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84,000.

SOMETIMES WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME STARTING THE CAR OR THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK,THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON. WHEN THESE LIGHTS WERE ON, THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER DID NOT WORK. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE ENGINE LOCK LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN NOTHING WORKED. THE DEFROST FRONT AND REAR, A/C, HEATING CONTROL, INTERIOR LIGHTS, AIRBAG FAILURE LIGHT LIT UP, SEAT BELT LIGHT LIT UP AND THE SELF LOCKING FOR THE DOORS DID NOT ENGAGE WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO GEAR. SOMETIMES I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF AND ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR LATER, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD COME ON ALL BY THEMSELVES, SOMETIMES DRAINING THE BATTERY IF I DID NOT NOTICE THIS. I FELT TOTALLY UNSAFE DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN - I HAD NO SAFETY FEATURES TO RELY ON AND I DID NOT EVEN KNOW IF I WOULD HAVE A CAR THAT WOULD RUN. I TOOK THE CAR TO A SATURN DEALER AND HAD THE BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE) REPLACED. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT SATURN IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THIS AND I HAVE ASKED OTHERS THAT OWN SIMILAR SATURNS ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. THIS WAS QUITE COSTLY TO REPLACE APPROXIMATELY $600.00 (THE CHEAPEST AROUND). OTHERS PAID MORE FOR THIS REPAIR THAN I DID. *TR

DURING AN ACCIDENT MY WIFE WAS INJURED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT WHEN SHE WAS STRUCK HEAD ON BY THE ONCOMING DRIVER. THE VEHICLE 2003 SATURN L-SERIES AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY WHEN THE CAR STRUCK HER. SHE SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY WHEN HER HEAD STRUCK THE STIRRING WHEEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER SON'S VEHICLE FAILED AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN TWICE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOOSE, RATTLING NOISE WHILE MAKING A TURN. SHE STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE INVOLVING THE STEERING MODULE. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK AND HER SON COULD NOT RETURN IT TO THE PROPER POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY PROCEEDED TO SELL HER SON A WARRANTY, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY FAILURES. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,253 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,300. UPDATED 04/29/08. *LJ THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK , THE ENGINE, AIR BAG AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. UPDATED

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT LATCH ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT. WHEN IT DOES FINALLY LATCH, THE SEAT BELT CANNOT BE UNLATCHED UNLESS THE CONTACT SPENDS AN HOUR ATTEMPTING TO UNLATCH IT OR CRAWL OUT. THE CONTACT PAID $149.12 TO REPAIR THE SEAT BELT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,889 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 7/3/08 *CN THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. UPDATED *JB

WE OWN A 2003 L300 FROM SATURN. THE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE AS WELL AS MANY OTHER SATURNS IS A COMPUTER CALLED A BCM. A BODY CONTROL MODULE. THIS DEVICE CONTROLS EVERYTHING FROM THE ODOMETER TO THE DOOR LOCKS. ALL DASHBOARD FUNCTIONS SHUT DOWN INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE, THE SPEEDOMETER SHUTS OFF, THE GAS GAUGE READS "0" AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIT ILLUMINATES. I DID A QUICK SEARCH ON THE NET AFTER I WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE, AND THERE WERE A GREAT NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOW MILEAGE THAT HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCE. I HAVE LESS THAN 40 MILES ON OUR CAR AND WE'RE BEING FORCE TO REPLACE THIS COMPUTER PART OR RISK BEING STRANDED OR LOCKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM, SHOULDN'T SATURN RECALL THE PART, OR REPLACE IT AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMERS. IT'S NOT FAIR TO SELL DEFECTIVE PARTS IN NEW VEHICLES. *TR

03 L200 FAULTY BODY CONTROL MODULE. WHICH IS WHAT MAKE THE CAR RUN. CAR WOULD TURN OVER BUT WOULD NOT CONTINUE TO RUN. TOWED TO AND SERVICED AT A SATURN DEALER. VERY PRICEY REPAIR OF $500. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. *TR

MY BUMPER COVER FELL OFF ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, I WENT INTO A DRUGSTORE, CAME OUT AND THE BUMPER COVER WAS LYING ON THE PARKING LOT. NO COLLISION WAS INVOLVED. I HAD THE BUMPER FIXED AT SATURN OF SOUTHWEST FRWY IN HOUSTON. I PICKED IT UP FROM THEM ON 12/20 AT 6 PM. THE BUMPER COVER FELL OFF AGAIN ON 12/22 AT 6 AM. SATURN HAS EXPLAINED THE BLACK STRIP UNDER THE BUMPER, SOMETHING LIKE RUBBER AND IT HANGS ABOUT 4 INCHES OFF THE GROUND, WHICH DID SHOW RUB JUST LIKE WHAT AN ERASER LOOKS LIKE AFTER YOU HAVE USED IT ONCE INDICATES IT TOUCHED AGAINST SOMETHING. THE SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTED POSSIBLY A DRIVE WAY. AND SATURN STANDS BEHIND THAT DECISION THAT THEY ARE ALRIGHT WITH A CAR WHOSE BUMPER FALLS OFF WHEN IT TOUCHES SOMETHING, A DRIVEWAY, A CURB, THINGS CARS NORMALLY COME INTO CONTACT WITH EVERYDAY WITHOUT HARM. THE RUB ON THAT PART SHOWS THAT THERE WAS NO PULLING OR GRABBING OF THAT PART OR THERE WOULD BE A HOLE OR A RIP OR ACTUAL DAMAGE OTHER THAN THE RUB FROM TOUCHING SOMETHING HARD. IT COST A LITTLE UNDER 1000.00 TO FIX AND TOOK SEVEN DAYS, PLUS I HAD TO PAY FOR THE COST OF REPLACING THE LICENSE PLATE. THREE DAYS AFTER HAVING IT FIXED, THE BUMPER COVER FELL OFF AGAIN. THEY WON'T FIX IT FREE OR AT A DISCOUNT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE YOUR BUMPER JUST FALL OFF AND IT COULD EASILY CAUSE DEATHS. SATURN DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE. THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE AND SHOULD BE CRIMINAL THAT SATURN AND GM?S REFUSAL TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH A SERIOUS MATTER.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED, IT WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IGNITION CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED IN APRIL OF 2004; HOWEVER, THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECORD OF THE REPAIR BEING PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102,000. UPDATED 03/04/08. *LJ UPDATED

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BUMPER DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BUMPER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO DAYS LATER. THE DEALER STATED THAT SOMETHING RUBBED AGAINST THE BUMPER AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,695.

2003 SATURN VUE AUTO TRANSMISSION WENT OUT THREE TIMES WITHIN 8,000 MILES, LEAVING OUT FAMILY STRANDED IN 3 DIFF STATES, OUT OUR LIVES IN RISK, RUIN OUR VACATIONS, COST EXTRA MONEY ON CAR RENTAL ,INSURANCE,GAS, HOTEL! COST ME SEVERAL PANIC ATTACKS AND HORRIBLE ANXIETY, STRESS ETC... *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WHEN HIT THE SPEED OF ABOUT 40-45 MPH THE WHOLE FRONT END WOULD START SHAKING AND RATTLING. BROUGHT TO DEALER, NEEDLESS TO SAY AFTER THREE VISITS THEY SUPPOSEDLY "FIXED" THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING ONE SIDE OF THE AXLE SHAFT BUT THEY WERE WRONG THEY PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE! SO AFTER 8 WEEK OF WAITING FOR THE DEALER TO GO 1 BLOCK DOWN THE STREET TO GET THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AXLE SHAFT THE CAR WAS THEN FIXED. *TR

ON 9/24/97 I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK AS USUAL AND SHUT IT OFF AND LOCKED THE DOORS WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL. UPON LEAVING WORKING AND OPENING THE CAR I HAD DIFFICULTY OPENING THE LOCKS AND USED THE KEY FOR ENTRY. I TRIED TURNING ON THE IGNITION AND IT WOULD START AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF. I TRIED THIS TWICE AND NOTICED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT ICON (CAR WITH A LOCK THROUGH IT) WAS IGNITED. I LOOKED IN MY OWNER'S MANUAL AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT HAD TO BE RESET BY THE DEALER. I THEN NOTICED A BUZZING FROM MY PASSENGER FRONT DOOR LOCK. I DISCONNECTED THE FUSE AND THE BUZZING STOPPED. WHEN I FINALLY HAD A KNOWLEDGEABLE TOW PERSON GET THE CAR MANUALLY IN NEUTRAL SINCE THE GEARS WERE LOCKED, IT WAS TOWED TO SATURN OF CLARENCE WHO ADVISED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS BAD AND IT SHORTED OUT ALL OF MY DOOR LOCKS. THE CAR HAS 27,000 AND IS 4 YEARS OLD. IT COST $610 FOR THE BCM AND $1,000 FOR THE DOOR LOCKS WHICH I HAVE NOT YET REPLACED. SHAMEFUL THAT SUCH A BIG PROBLEM SHOULD HAPPEN TO A NEWER CAR! *JB

DRIVING FREEWAY SPEED. HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, OVERHEAD INTERIOR LIGHT CAME ON. FINALLY GOT CAR PULLED OVER, NO DASHLIGHTS. CAR QUIT. REFUSED TO RESTART. CAR DID NOT WANT TO COME OUT OF DRIVE. KEY GOT STUCK IN IGNITION. FINALLY GOT IT IN PARK AND KEY OUT. THIS WAS AT MIDNIGHT ON INTERSTATE. HAD TO GET FAMILY MEMBER TO COME GET ME. RETURNED LATER TO FIND CAR HAD BEEN STOLEN. I HAVE NO WAY TO KNOW IF THE ALARM HAD ACTUALLY SET OR NOT. *TR

ON 9/01/2007 MY SATURN L200 SEDAN SUDDENLY STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE EMANATING FROM THE EXHAUST AND WITHIN TWO MINUTES THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RUN ANY FURTHER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED REPEATEDLY AND A SMELL FROM THE EXHAUST WAS NOTED AND SUBSEQUENT TRIES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE DRAINED THE BATTERY COMPLETELY. PRIOR TO THIS THE FAN HAD CYCLED ON INDICATING A HEAT PROBLEM. ALL ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE PROBLEM MATCH EXACTLY WHAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V231000 HAD LISTED. SATURN ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED A TOW AT MY EXPENSE AND THE DRIVER REFUSED DELIVERY TO THE SATURN OF WEST LIBERTY AVENUE DEALER BUT INSTEAD TOWED THE VEHICLE TO MY HOME AND HE WAS RATHER DISINTERESTED IN DROPPING THE VEHICLE OFF AT THE DEALER AS I HAD INSTRUCTED HIM. A CALL TO SATURN CORPORATION YIELDED A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TELLING ME THAT NO SUCH CAMPAIGN ID OR RECALL EXISTED FOR MY VEHICLE ALTHOUGH MY VIN IS IN THE RANGE OF AFFECTED VEHICLES. A CALL TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIPS SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE JUSTIN YIELDED THE SAME COMMENT. A RETURN CALL TO SATURN CORPORATION YIELDED YET ANOTHER PERSON STATING THE SAME. THE FIRST REP FROM SATURN CONFERENCING CALLED JUSTIN AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THE STORY THEN CHANGED FROM NO RECALL TO A RECALL BEING FOUND AND PERFORMED BY A PLEASANT HILLS SATURN DEALER. THE RECALL IN QUESTION WAS NEVER PERFORMED SINCE NO VISIBLE STICKER WITH THE RECALL INFORMATION WAS AFFIXED BY ANY SATURN MECHANIC IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH CONFIRMS THE VEHICLE NEVER HAD

HEADLAMP/TURN-SIGNAL STALK ON STEERING COLUMN OVERHEATED AND STARTED SMOKING. STOPPED CAR AND TURNED OFF POWER ... POSSIBLY AVOIDING A FIRE. REPLACED PART. DID NOT KEEP OLD PART (LEFT IT AT THE DEALER IN OLATHE, KS, THIS MORNING). WITH NEW PART THERE IS NO MORE SMOKE. *JB

FAULTY BODY CONTROL MODULE - ALL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING, AND THE AIR CONDITIONING QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR, WHEN YOU PUSHED IN THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFTER TO PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR, IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLING, THE ENGINE STALLS AND SHUTS OFF. THE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA RECALL # 03V231000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE). THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

2003 SATURN L200 WOULD NOT START & THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING.. AAA TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST REPAIR FACILITY. ON 7/14/07 THAT FACILITY ADVISED US THAT THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY & THAT IT HAD BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. THE SHOP CONTACTED SATURN OF BEAVERTON SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND WERE TOLD THAT SINCE OUR VEHICLE HAD ALREADY HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THIS FAULTY PART AGAIN UNDER THE RECALL. WE CONTACTED SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE ON 7/14/07 #800-553-6000 , WHO ADVISED US THAT SATURN OF BEAVERTON WAS INCORRECT AND THAT IF THE SAME PART WAS AGAIN FAILING, IT WOULD BE REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL. WE ASKED THEM IF WE SHOULD HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO SATURN OF BEAVERTON AND WAS TOLD THAT WE DID NOT NEED TO AS IT WAS AN HOUR AWAY FROM THE SHOP. WE COULD HAVE THE AAA SHOP DO THE REPAIR AND WE COULD SUBMIT FOR REIMBURSEMENT AS SATURN OF BEAVERTON WOULD NOT DO THE REPAIR FOR US. BUT, ADVISED OUR SHOP OF THIS AND THEY DID THE REPAIRS USING THE CORRECT PARTS SUPPLIED DIRECTLY FROM THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. WE PAID $431.79 FOR THE REPAIR AND PICKED UP THE VEHICLE 7/15/07. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM SATURN (CASE #1-24000059) CALLED US AFTER WE PICKED UP THE CAR AND ASKED US WHAT WE PAID AND WHAT WAS DONE. REFERENCE RECALL BULLETIN 6/23/2003.WE HAVE THE FAULTY IGNITION MODULE IN A BOX FROM THE SHOP. THEY CALLED ME BACK A FEW HOURS LATER AND ADVISED ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE US THE REPAIR COST BECAUSE IT WAS NOT DONE AT A SATURN SHOP. SATUR

THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE WOULD REMAIN ENGAGED AFTER I RELEASED THE BRAKE. ORIGINALLY OCCURRED DURING COOL WEATHER, SO I THOUGHT MAYBE RELATED TO THAT, AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT UNSTUCK BY SEVERAL HARD BRAKING EVENTS IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, I RESOLVED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A CORRODED CABLE AND THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE IT. LUCKILY, I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY (CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED) AND IT WAS STILL COVERED. I'M GUESSING THAT THIS COULD BECOME A PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE, AS LONG AS I LIVE IN THE RUST BELT, EVEN THOUGH I KEEP MY CAR CLEAN. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L SERIES. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE ELECTRICAL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ,AND THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER WAITING ABOUT TEN MINUTES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, WHITE SMOKE STARTED EXITING THE EXHAUST PIPE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THIS OCCURRED ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE DEALER HAD REPLACED THE PUMP AND/OR GAS COOLANT, INSULATOR ASSEMBLY FRONT SUSPENSION SUPPORT, OXYGEN SENSOR AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. *AK

FAULTY BODY CONTROL MODULE. *JB

MY 2003 SATURN L200 HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GENERAL MOTORS PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AFTER BEING STARTED AND THE PASSLOCK LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR GM VEHICLES. SINCE IT APPEARS THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM, I WAS HOPING SOMEONE WOULD LOOK INTO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS TO SEE IF A RECALL WAS NECESSARY. *JB

TL*- WHILE DRIVING A 2003 SATURN L 200 AT A SPEED OF 25 MPH THE WIRING HARNESS FROM THE STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL VEHICLE OVER AND TURN THE POWER COMPLETELY OFF. WHEN CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF THE WIRING HARNESS STOPPED BURNING. BEFORE INCIDENT THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A STOP ON 12/30/06 THE CONTACT TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON A 50 MPH HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT TRAVEL AT AN ACCELERATED SPEED. WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE LIKE METAL GRINDING ON METAL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND SHE TRIED AGAIN TO GET VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE, BUT IT WOULD NOT. THE CONTACT CALLED FOR ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO SATURN OF HOLLAND. THE CONTACT DID CALL EDSATURN, AND FILED A COMPLIANT ,AND WAS GIVEN FILE# 1-22553734 FROM CUSTOMER SERVICE.*AK THE AXLE CV JOINT FAILED. THE INNER SPLINES STRIPPED AND THE OUTER AXLE CRACKED. UPDATED 01/29/07. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT'S 2003 L SERIES SATURN WAGON STALLED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER IN GREENSBORO, NC. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR NOISES WERE EXPERIENCED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 72 MILES AN HOUR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE CAR DRIFTED AFTER IT LOSS POWER AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE WARRANTY ENDED 3 TO 4 MONTHS AGO AND SHE INCURRED THE COST FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REVIEWED A NOTICE ON NHTSA WEBSITE DEFECT PETITION DATED JANUARY 23, 2006 STATES NUMBER PE06006 WHICH STATES THAT THE TIMING CHAIN CAN CAUSE FAILURE AND STALLING.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BOLT THAT HELD THE REAR LEFT SEAT BELT TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE DETACHED FROM THE FRAME, RENDERING THE SEAT BELT USELESS. 5 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE SAME SITUATION OCCURRED WITH THE REAR RIGHT SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT BOTH SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ENTIRELY. THERE WERE NO IMMEDIATE REPAIRS MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED, WHO OFFERED A REBATE OF 100 DOLLARS TOWARD THE REPAIR OF THE ASSEMBLIES. UPDATED 12/15/2006 - *NM

2003 SATURN L200 WITH 48,000 MILES DIED WHILE DRIVING. WE HAD TO QUICKLY SWERVE TO OPPOSITE SIDE OF ROAD WHERE THERE WAS A SHOULDER IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE TRAFFIC LANE(NO SHOULDER ON THE LANE WE WERE IN). CAR WAS TOWED, AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BROKEN TIMING CHAIN, PROBABLE ENGINE DAMAGE, AND POSSIBLE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. SINCE I JUST PUT A NEW ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE THREE WEEKS PRIOR, I CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND TALKED WITH DEALER ABOUT WORKING WITH ME TO FIX THIS CAR. THEY WOULD NOT EVEN DISCUSS NEXT STEP UNTIL I AUTHORIZED (PAID FOR) A $750 TEAR DOWN OF THE MOTOR TO "FULLY DIAGNOSE" THE PROBLEM. I REFUSED TO TO AUTHORIZE, BECAUSE ALL OF THE BURDEN AT THAT POINT WOULD BE ON ME, WHATEVER HAPPENED. SITUATION WAS NEVER RESOLVED; I TRADED THE CAR (AT A DRASTIC REDUCTION OF VALUE DUE TO ITS NON-WORKING CONDITION). *NM

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON - FOUND OUT THAT GAS CAP DOES NOT STAY SECURE AND WILL HAVE TO HAVE GAS CAP REPLACED - I COULD NOT LOCATE ANY DAMAGE TO CAP THIS STARTED IN AUGUST OF 2006 - I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT I WAS NOT SECURING GAS CAP BUT I MADE SURE IT CLICKED AND WHEN I PULLED ON IT - CAME RIGHT OUT THIS MORNING. *NM

ON JANUARY 30, 2006, MY 2003 L200 WOULD NOT START. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO SATURN OF THE VALLEY WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN OCTOBER, 2002. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A FAILED FUEL PUMP THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT THE TIME, THE VEHICLES MILEAGE WAS 58,270. THE TOTAL COST OF REPLACEMENT CAME TO $553.79 INCLUDING PARTS, LABOR AND APPLICABLE TAX. SUBSEQUENTLY, ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2006, I TOOK MY 2002 L200 TO SATURN OF THE VALLEY WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN OCTOBER, 2001, DUE TO A POSSIBLE FUEL PUMP LINE LEAK THAT HAD BEEN DISCOVERED ON THE PRIOR SATURDAY, 9/23/06, BY THE FIRESTONE FACILITY WHERE I HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICING BECAUSE I COULD SMELL GAS COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SATURN OF THE VALLEY DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP LINES WERE LEAKING AND THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT THE TIME, THE VEHICLES MILEAGE WAS 75,202. SATURN OF THE VALLEY AGREED TO COVER THE COST OF THE PART BUT I PAID THE LABOR. SUBSEQUENT TO THIS, I WROTE TO SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND REQUESTED THAT THEY COVER THE COST OF THE PART WITH REGARD TO THE 1/30/06 2003 L200 FUEL PUMP FAILURE. I EXPLAINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, AS THE SAME PART FAILED ON BOTH OF MY VEHICLES OF THE SAME MODEL, ONE PRODUCTION YEAR APART, PURCHASED NEW AT THE SAME FACILITY, AT RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE. SATURN CORP. DENIES THAT THERE'S A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT ON THIS PART. HOWEVER, SATURN HAS DISCONTINUED PRODUCTI

I LEFT MY HOUSE (RELEASED MY PARKING BRAKE) AND WENT FOR A SHORT DRIVE 3-4 MILES. MY BRAKES FAILED AND THE REAR BRAKE OVERHEATED AND SMOKE BEGAN BILLOWING OUT FROM THE WHEEL. MY MECHANIC AND I CHECKED THE CAR AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE SHOWED A COMPLETE CORROSION BREAKDOWN OF THE CABLE SHEATHING. THE CAR IS RELATIVELY NEW 2003, I HAVE OWNED THE ENTIRE TIME, NO ACCIDENTS OR ANY SERVICE WHICH HAS NOT BEEN DONE BY THE DEALER. THERE IS NO CORROSION ON ANYTHING ELSE ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE CABLE SEEMED TO BE INSTALLED WITH A LOOP WHICH POOLED MOISTURE AT A LOW POINT IN THE SHEATHING CASE OF THE CABLE. THE SHEATHING COMPLETELY CORRODED AT THAT POINT. THE SATURN DEALERSHIP WAS NOT INTERESTED IN INVESTIGATING MY PROBLEM AND I WENT TO A PRIVATE SERVICE STATION. THE CABLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND POSSIBLY DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR WILL NEED A NEW DRUM DUE TO THE OVERHEATING. *NM

SINCE PURCHASING MY SIX MONTH OLD CAR IN 2003 I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. I'VE HAD A SEAT BELT BUCKLE REPLACED, I'VE HAD MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING REPLACED, I'VE HAD THEM LOOKING THE BACK END OF MY CAR FOR A VIBRATION THAT WONT GO AWAY WHEN EVER I TURN THE AIR OR HEATER ON, WHICH THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIND AND DON'T HEAR. MY REAR WINDSHIELD LEAKS BADLY. AND TODAY ONLY TWO AND A HALF YEARS AFTER I GOT MY CAR, MY BRAKES FAILED ME TWICE, THE SECOND TIME HAVING ME DIVE IN TO A CURB TOTALLY DAMAGING MY TIRE AND THE STEERING IN MY CAR, AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF. GOING TO FILE WITH INSURANCE AND TAKE TO REPAIR SHOP. *JB

PROBLEMS WITH TIRES, SATURN REPLACED ALL FOUR <20,000 MILES. UNABLE TO KEEP BALANCED. I HAD ALL OF MY DOCUMENTATION ON NUMBER OF TIMES THEY HAD BEEN BALANCED. STILL HAD PROBLEMS, REPLACED TWO OF THEM. STILL HAD PROBLEMS, REPLACED TWO AGAIN AT 36,000, I HAD TO PAY FOR ONE TIRE BECAUSE THERE WAS A NAIL AND THEY CLAIMED ROAD DAMAGE AND THAT THE WEAR WAS DUE TO LOW TIRE PRESSURE (SO EXPLAIN WHY OTHER TIRE WORE ALSO), EVEN THOUGH I HAD PICKED UP THE NAIL WITHIN THE PAST 3 DAYS. ALSO SAID THERE WAS A DENT IN THE RIM AND THAT WAS OFF BALANCE. WANTED 400.00 FOR ONE NEW STANDARD RIM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE RIGHT FRONT QUARTER PANEL WITH MINOR DAMAGE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEATBELTS, BUT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED IT WAS TOTALED.

IN THE YEAR 2003 AFTER HAVING MY L200 FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS 1000 MILES MY FUEL PUMP WENT IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT I TOOK IT TO SATURN OF CLEARANCE THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG SO I WAS ALMOST HOME AND BLACK SMOKE WAS FLOWING OUT OF MY TAIL PIPE AND WHEN I STOPPED TO GET SOME GAS AFTER I GOT GAS I WENT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START THEN IT WOULD AND IT WOULD STALL SO I TOOK IT BACK UP THERE THE SECOND TIME AND THEY SAID OH ITS YOUR FUEL PUMP WELL WHY DIDN'T THEY LISTEN THE FIRST TIME . *NM

I WENT IN 2004 FOR A CAR INSPECTION AT 15000 MILES AND I FAILED DUE TO BALD TIRES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT 40 MPH A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO THE CONTACT'S BACK AND RIGHT ARM. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTO BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *AK