2000 Saturn LS complaints

WHILE USING TURN SIGNAL THE BRIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND SOMETIMES WOULDN'T GO OFF FOR AWHILE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE AND I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED TWICE AT MY COST SEEING AS HOW THE VEHICLE HAD JUST GONE OUT OF WARRENTY THE FIRST TIME

I OWN A 2000SATURN LS1 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR JUST DIED. AFTER MY MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT I WAS TOLD ONE OF THE LINKS IN THE TIMING CHAIN CRACKED AND BROKE THE TIMING CHAIN ,WHICH WRAPPED AROUND THE VALVES AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE. AFTER LOOKING ON DIFFERENT WEB SITES IT SEEMS TO HAVE HAPPENED TO QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WHO HAVE SAID THEY REPORTED IT TO YOU FOR INVESTIGATION. MY CAR WAS MAKING NO NOISES AND GAVE NO INDICATION THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I CONTACTED SATURN AND BECAUSE I TOOK THE CAR TO MY OWN MECHANIC AND DON'T HAVE ALL MY RECORDS THEY SAY THEY CAN'T HELP ME ALSO NOW THEY SAY IT IS BECAUSE I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. MY CAR HAS ABOUT 42,000 MILES AND WAS BOUGHT PRE-OWNED FROM A DEALERSHIP. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO INJURY OR DAMAGE.

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT APPROX. 35 MPH. I OWN A SATURN 2000 LS WITH A 3.0 V6 WITH 56,413 MI. MY SES LIGHT & BATTERY LGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING - ALMOST AT THE SAME TIME MY CAR DIED.MY CAR WOULD NOT START.ALL MY GAGES WERE NORMAL PRIOR TO THE CAR DYING. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED.IT WAS TOWED TO PEP BOYS THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TIMING SLIPPED AND THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS MELTED. THEY TOLD ME TAKE IT TO A SATURN DEALERSHIP IN ORDER TO FIX IT.THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS THE 3RD SATURN LS2 IN THE SHOP THIS WEEK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.THE CAR WAS TOWED TO SATURN OF ORCHARD PARK.SATURN HAD THE CAR FROM 06/28/05 UNTIL I PICKED IT UP ON 7/06/05.THE TECH TOLD ME THAT HE FOUND THAT THE WATER PUMP HAD LEAKED ONTO THE TIMING BELT - THE TIMING BELT SLIPPED CAUSING THE CAR TO JUMP TIMING - THIS CAUSED THE SEPENTINE BELT TO SNAP AND IT MELTED INTO THE PULLEYS. I TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS NO INDICATION TO ME THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE WATER PUMP. THERE WAS NO LEAKING OF FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY OF MY HOME.THE ENGINE TEMP.GAUGE WAS NORMAL.I JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED. IN THE END THE TECH REPLACED THE WATER PUMP (THIS IS THE SECOND WATER PUMP FOR THIS VEHICLE - THE FIRST ONE WAS REPLACED WHEN THE CAR HAD 19,958 MILES IN 2001). ALL PULLEY GROOVES WERE GROUND OUT. THE TENSIONER PULLEY AND BELTS WERE REPLACED. ENGINE STILL WOULD NOT START. ALL THE INTAKE AND SOME EXHAUST VALVES WERE DAMAGED. BOTH HEAD CYLINDER BANKS WERE REPLACED THE CAM AND TIMING WER

1. NO WARNING OF FAILURE 2. TIMING CHAIN 3. REPLACE THE CHAIN

WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT AND ALL POWER WAS LOST. MECHANIC SAID THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND THE ENGINE DAMAGED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

DT: VEHICLE BLEW UP, THERE NO LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE TENSIONER STOPPED THE SERPENTINE BELT. AFTER THE CAR STOPPED THE BATTERY LIGHT DID CAME ON. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON BECAUSE THAT WAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM NOT ELECTRICAL. DALSO, EALERSHIP SAID THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT SHREDDED. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ABOUT ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THIS AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE.*AK

DT: TIMING CHAIN BROKE. FOUND INFORMATION ON SERVICE BULLETIN SAYING NEW OILING NOZZLE FOR THE CHAIN CAUSED OLDER NOZZLE DOES NOT APPLY OIL PROPERLY ON LOW RPMS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER SAID TIME CHAINING BROKE. FURTHER DAMAGE WAS DONE AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

DT: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH CALLER HIT A HORSE WITH CAR AND THE AIR BAGS ON DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. NO LIGHTS OF WARNING CAME ON DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALER WAS OF NO HELP, AND MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK

TAIL LIGHTS FAILED ON SATURN 2000 LS TWICE. 2004 REPLACED ENTIRE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. APRIL 2005 REPLACED REAR ASSEMBLY AGAIN . I WAS TICKETED TWICE FOR THIS BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN THESE LIGHTS ARE OUT. ALSO, THIS IS VERY UNSAFE IN RURAL AND SUBURBAN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE A FEW OR NO STREET LIGHTS.*AK

THE BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHTS REAPEATEDLY FAIL TO WORK CORRECTLY. THE LIGHTS WILL FAIL TO ILLUMINATE. THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM IN THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES. SATURN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT HAS FAILED TO RECALL THE ASSEMBLIES. I'VE ALSO NOTICED THE LAMP SOCKETS ARE STARTING TO OVERHEAT AND MELT. I'VE REPLACED THE SOCKETS.*AK

TAILLIGHTS CONTINUE TO WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, THEY HAVE BEEN FIXED SEVERAL TIMES AND CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION.

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POP COME FROM THE ENGINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE , AND MECHANIC DETERMINED IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN.*AK

TAIL/BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2000 SATURN LW2 INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN MARCH 2000. THEY HAVE ALWAYS WORKED WHEN THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER, SO THE DEALER DID NOT INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

THE HEADLIGHTS TEND TO PULSE INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT. OTHER DRIVERS ASSUME THAT THIS IS AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE, AND TEND TO STOP AND PULL OVER UNEXPECTEDLY, WHICH THE OWNER ANTICIPATES THAT AN ACCIDENT CAN OCCUR. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK..CONSUMER HAS ALMOST BEEN HIT BY 18 WHEELERS TWICE WHEN THEY THOUGHT THAT CONSUMER WAS FLASHING THE HEADLIGHTS TO SIGNAL OKAY TO COME OVER, BUT WAS ACTUALLY BESIDE THE TRAILERS. LUCKILY, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO MOVE OVER AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. SATURN CLAIMED THAT THE LIGHTS WERE OPERATING WITHIN NORMAL PARAMETERS, AND WILL NOT FIX THEM. CONSUMER DISAGREED CLAIMING THAT PULSING LIGHTS, WHEN VEHICLE WAS CRUISING AT 65 MPH, WAS NOT NORMAL. COULD BE DANGEROUS, AND VERY DISTRACTING. *AK

MY 2000 SATURN LS2 CONTINUALLY SUFFERS FROM FAILING BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM, I REMOVE THE BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND CLEAN THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS. SATURN REFUSES TO CORRECT THIS FAULTY DESIGN WITHOUT CHARGING ME FOR THE REPAIR. MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT SATURN NEEDS TO STEP UP AND REPAIR THIS SAFETY DESIGN ISSUE. *AK

ON TUESDAY MORNING, I TOOK MY 2000 SATURN LW2 TO THE DEALERSHIP IN CONYERS TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED. LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, WENT HOME, AND THAT AFTERNOON WENT TO MY CPA'S OFFICE IN ROSWELL. ON THE WAY BACK HOME, NOTICED THE "SERVICE" LIGHT FLASHING. LOOKED AT OTHER GAUGES TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG & WATCHED MY HEAT GAUGE GO ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE RED, AT WHICH TIME BOTH THE LOW-COOLANT & "HOT" LIGHTS CAME ON. MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE. OPENED THE HOOD & FOUND WHAT LOOKED LIKE SANDY-COLORED MUD ALL OVER THE ENGINE, ESPECIALLY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. AFTER SITTING FOR TWO HOURS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, FINALLY GOT A TOW TRUCK TO COME BRING THE CAR HOME. TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID THE MUD LOOKED LIKE A MIXTURE OF ENGINE OIL & COOLANT. HUSBAND CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL & DISCOVERED THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. CAR IS NOW SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND WE HAVEN'T DECIDED WHAT TO DO YET AS IT WILL PROBABLY COST AS MUCH TO REPAIR IT AS THE CAR IS WORTH. HAVE TALKED TO SERVICE DEPT. AT THE DEALERSHIP -- THEY WON'T SEND SOMEONE TO LOOK AT THE CAR ("IT'S TOO FAR") AND WE WON'T HAVE IT TOWED TO THEM AT OUR EXPENSE (AND THEY WON'T PAY TO HAVE IT TOWED EITHER). *AK

SATURN LW2 4DR WAGON 2000, WINDSHIELD WIPER MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH BROKE. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE UPPER EDGE OF THE FRONT DOOR IS A HAZARD. THE EDGE OF THE DOOR IS 56 INCHES FROM THE GROUND AND IS SHARP. *JB

THE CAR ACCELERATES SUDDENLY WHILE CRUISE CONTROL IS "ON". BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES SUDDENLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, AND APPROACHING AN EXIT RAMP FROM A FREEWAY. FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED SPEEDS REACHED 95 MPH, BRAKES HAD NO EFFECT IN SLOWING DOWN VEHICLE. SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND IGNITIN TURNED OFF. *AK

BRAKE LIGHTS OFTEN GO OUT WHEN THE BULB IS GOOD. I HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE HOUSING ON ONE LIGHT, AND THE BULBS MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW. YOU DON'T KNOW THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING UNTIL SOMEBODY TELLS YOU.*AK

DRIVER NOTICED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A LIQUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. DRIVER TOOK TO THE DEALER FOR INFORMATION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO MOLD. *AK AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON. *TT

CORRECTION ON THE DATE OF FAILURE NOT JAN OF 03 BUT JAN OF 05 THIS YEAR. *AK

TIMING CHAIN WENT ON MY 2000 SATURN LS JUST AT FIVE YEARS WITH 53,700 MILES SATURN IS TRYING TO SAY ITS MY FAULT FROM 11 MONTHS AGO I DID NOT HAVE THE OIL FLUSHED OUT. BUT IN SEARCHING TO SEE IF I WAS THE ONLY ONE I'M NOT AND THERE HAS BEEN OTHER PROBLEMS THAT WERE COVERED ON AND OFF WARRANTY. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF BBB AND TO MY LOCAL DMV I HOPE THAT YOU CAN DO SOME THING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE WERE GETTING RIPE OFF. *NM

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TIMING CHAIN SNAPPED. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.

2000 SATURN L W2 4DR WAGON, SHARP EDGE ON FRONT DOOR, POOR DESIGN. *BF THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE SHARP EDGES ON THE DOOR MAY CAUSE BODILY INJURY TO HIM AND/OR HIS WIFE. *NM

REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY ADJUST THE SPRING CONTACTS FOR THE LAMP SOCKET, WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT WHEN I PUT THE BRAKE ON WHILE DRIVING THAT THE LAMPS WILL WORK. I'VE RESEARCH OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. NUMBERS 10033374, 10102575, 562085, 10040856 THERE IS MORE, BUT THE POINT IS THE BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY DESIGN IS NOT WORKING. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO ACCIDENTS IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. A RECALL OF THE VEHICLES TO REPLACE THE LAMP ASSEMBLY WITH A RELIABLE DESIGN SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

CONSUMER REPLACED BRAKE LIGHT FOUR TIMES IN A YEAR. ALSO, FRONT OF VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE CAUSE OF THESE THINGS WERE UNDETERMINED. *AK

CONSTANTLY HAVING PEOPLE TELL ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. I'VE REPLACED BULBS AND GET THEM WORKING FOR AWHILE AND NOW I'VE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS A BAD DESIGN. THE BULB HOLDER CONTACTS THAT LIGHT UP THE BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT ALWAYS STAY IN CONTACT WITH THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. I GET IT WORKING FOR AWHILE AND THEN SOMEONE TELLS ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR - HEATER/AC BLOWER QUIT WORKING AND TRUCK RELEASE SWITCH ON DASH BOARD QUIT WORKING. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BY THE DEALER TO REPAIR IT. *NM *SC *JB

CURRENTLY THE BLOWER MOTOR FOR THE HEATER/DEFROSTER IS NOT WORKING. I HAVE HAD MANY MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, INPARTICULAR WITH THE BRAKES AND STEERING. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPAIRED TWICE. I HAVE HAD BRAKES REPLACED TWICE, AND RECENTLY THE BRAKE DRUMS, ROTATORS AND PADS. I HAVE HAD THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPAIRED AND FROM TIME TO TIME NEED TO HAVE THE STEERING WHEEL LUBRICATED WHEN IT STARTS TO MAKE NOISE AGAIN. I AM WONDERING IF I AM THE ONLY ONE WITH THESE PROBLEMS OR ARE OTHERS WITH THIS SAME CAR HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WHEN I AM DRIVING THIS CAR. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES TO HAVE THINGS CHECKED WITH WHEELS AND STEERING. *AK

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD INTO GEARS. SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON, BUT NO CODES SHOW UP ON SCANNER I HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM OVER THE INTERNET. *AK

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. TAIL/STOP LIGHT ASSEMBLY FAILURE ON BOTH SIDES BEGAN ON 05/2003 WITH LEFT SIDE. REPLACED SOCKET/BULB. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED ON 06/2003, AND REPLACED ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF $84.37. REPLACED SOCKETS ON BOTH SIDES 3 MORE TIMES. STOPPED BY POLICE TWICE, AS RECENT AS 12/2004 FOR NO TAIL/STOP LIGHTS ON RIGHT SIDE. THE PROBLEM WAS WITH ONLY WITH TOP SOCKET/CIRCUIT. SERVICE AND PARTS MANAGER AT TEMPLE SATURN, 1-800-460-7688, WAS WELL AWARE OF PROBLEMS, AND SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ONLY FOR 2000-2002 VEHICLES. CONTACTED SATURN CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER, STATED THE PROBLEM, AND WAS GIVEN CASE REF #1-14090108. ALSO, WAS TOLD NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FOR THEM TO REPLACE AT THEIR COST. THE PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGERS AT TEMPLE SATURN - HEATH GREEN/CHUCK GREEN COULD PROVIDE INFORMATION. BASIC PROBLEM WAS THE CIRCUIT BOARD WHICH WAS PLACED WITH PLASTIC HOLD DOWNS MELTED AND CAUSED THE METAL TO MOVE AND SHORT OUT. *AK

I HAVE A 2000 LS2 SATURN VEHICLE AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING WHEN MY LIGHTS ARE ON. THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE DEFECTIVE INFERIOR TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY WHICH RELIES ON A WEAK SPRING-LOADED CONTACT ON THE SOCKET TO SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TO THE BULB. WELL I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED LAST NIGHT BECAUSE OF THIS. I WAS YELLED BYT HE DRIVER FOLLOWING ME. THE BULB'S FILAMENTS WORK, BU TIT IS THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY THAT IS INFERIOR. I HAD ANOTHER CLOSE CALL EARLY THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE ANYMORE, BUT MUST CONTINUE TO DRIVE TO MY WORKPLACE EACH DAY SOME 28 MILES ONE WAY FROM MORGANTOWN, WV TO FAIRMONT,WV. I FEEL SINCE SATURN KNOWS OF THIS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT THEY MUST WANT ME TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THEIR FAULTY ASSEMBLY. I SHALL CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR AS SATURN BELIEVES THE ASSEMBLY DOES NOT NEED REPLACED.I HAVE A 2000 LS2 SATURN VEHICLE AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING WHEN MY LIGHTS ARE ON. THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE DEFECTIVE INFERIOR TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY WHICH RELIES ON A WEAK SPRING-LOADED CONTACT ON THE SOCKET TO SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TO THE BULB. WELL I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED LAST NIGHT BECAUSE OF THIS. THE BULB'S FILAMENTS WORK, BU TIT IS THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY THAT IS INFERIOR. I HAD ANOTHER CLOSE CALL EARLY THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE ANYMORE, BUT MUST CONTINUE TO DRIVE TO MY WORKPLACE EACH DAY SOME 28 MILES ONE WAY FROM MORGANTOWN, WV TO FAIRMONT

IGNITION LOCKED FOR THE 3RD TIME. KEY STUCK IN IGNITION, TECH REPLACED BINDING IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. *BF *JB

THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO TURN ON. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AND THE ACCESSORIES WERE DEFECTIVE. *JB *SC

AT CROSSING SPEED (MORE THAN 15 MPH) THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT ANY GAS PEDAL EFFORD. THE ENGINE ACCELERATED TO 4,000. RPMS ON NEUTRAL. WHEN THE CAR WAR ON DRIVE THE ENGINE WHENT TO 6,000 RPMS. THIS PROBLEM CAN EASILY CREATE AN ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT. THE CAR CAN GO TO FULL SPEED WITHOUT NOTICE OR TELL TELL LIGHT. THIS PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE THE ENGINE IDLE SPEED CONTROL MOTOR STAYING FULLY OPEN. GENERAL MOTORS KNOWS ABOUT THIS POTENCIAL PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUE A NEW PART NUMBER FOR THIS ENGINE IDLE CONTROL MOTOR. NEW P/N 1711363 OLD P/N 25177797. BUT THERE IS NOTHING ISSUE FOR THIS PROBLEM, NOT A RECALL, OR SERVICE BULLETIN.*AK

FAULTY ELECTRICAL TAIL LIGHTS; WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON BRAKE LIGHTS DONT COME ON. HEAD LIGHTS OFF TAIL LIGHTS COME ON. ALSO, INTERIOR DASHLIGHTS DIM UPON THE DEPRESSION OF THE BRAKE. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER SATURNS WITH SAME PROBLEM...ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *AK

THIS 2000 SATURN LS1 WAS PURCHASED NEW 1/12/00. ON 3/20/01 AND 23655 MILES, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER DUE TO CLUTCH PEDAL LOW TO THE FLOOR AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS. THEY REPLACED THE CONCENTRIC SLAVE CYLINDER. ON 5/28/02 AND 46235 MILES, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER DUE TO SES LIGHT ON AND RUNNING ROUGH IN R, 1RST, AND 2ND GEAR. THEY REPLACED THE CONCENTRIC SLAVE CYLINDER. ON 11/29/04 AND 79906 MILES, THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER DUE TO THE CLUTCH PEDAL NOT HOLDING PRESSURE AND THE GEARS COULD NOT BE SHIFTED. THEY REPLACED THE CONCENTRIC SLAVE CYLINDER. THE SAME PART IS FAILING EVERY 20 TO 30 THOUSAND MILES WITH NO EXPLANATION FROM THE SATURN SERVICE REPS.*AK

I NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME...UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT APPEARS THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS AND/OR TAIL LIGHTS ARE ON. THERE IS DEFINITELY A WIRING PROBLEM... I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, WHICH IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD... THE DOOR LOCKS AND ELECTRIC WINDOWS HAVE BEEN BROKEN, AND THE INTERMITTENT WIPER SETTING DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY.*AK

I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF A 2002 SATURN L-SERIES RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V231000. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES REGARDING MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; O2 OXYGEN SENSOR, ETC. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO EVEN CHECK MY VEHICLE STATING MY VIN WAS NOT EFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. I'M NOT SURE HOW I CAN PROCEED WITH THIS AS I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS MACHANICS INSPECT MY VEHICLE, AND ALL HAVE CONCLUDED MY VIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK

THERE WERE A NUMBER OF NEAR MISSES BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN THE BRAKE LIGHTS/TURN SIGNAL.*AK

HAVE OWNED THE CAR, 2000 LS1, SINCE IT HAD ABOUT 8K MILES. HAVE HAD TO BUY 3 SETS OF TIRES SO FAR DUE TO IRREGULAR WEAR. BEEN TO SATURN DEALERSHIP AND OTHER GARAGES SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THIS BEFORE FINALLY LEARNING FROM SATURN THIS PAST SUMMER THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL ARE DEFECTIVE AND THAT SATURN HAD PUT TOGETHER A SHIM KIT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS SOLUTION WOULD COST OVER $500, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU COUNT THE FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT THAT WOULD ALSO BE NECESSARY. ALSO HAVING BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEMS. BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK WHEN PARKING LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. HAVE REPLACED BULBS SEVERAL TIMES, PARTICULARLY THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT. MECHANIC CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE SOCKET'S CONTACT POINTS, BUT 3 WEEKS LATER THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING AGAIN. WIPERS DON'T GET WINDSHIELD CLEAN, EVEN WHEN BRAND NEW. AUTO UNLOCK STOPPED WORKING. *JB

THERE IS AN INTERNAL SHORT IN THE TAIL LIGHT HOUSINGS THAT RESULTS IN NO TAIL LIGHTS WHEN BRAKES ARE HIT OR HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. *AK

REAR TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED ON 2000 SATURN L-SERIES SEDAN CAUSES ARCING IN BRAKE LIGHT BULB/SOCKET AND CAUSED FUSE TO BLOW RENDERING PARKING LIGHTS INOPERABLE. I HAVE REPLACED THE SOCKETS 3 TIMES AND REPLACED AN ENTIRE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE RIGHT ASSEMBLY IS ORIGINAL. DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WAS A REDESIGN OF THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY COST $100 TO REPLACE (I DID THE LABOR MYSELF). THE COST TO REPLACE 3 SOCKETS HAS BEEN AT A COST OF $25/SOCKET=$75 SO FAR. TOTAL COST NEARLY $200 OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED, BUT CRUCIAL PART OF THE 2000 L-SERIES SEDAN. *JB

AT 35,558 MILES VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE POWER ASSIST PUMP ASSEMBLY. AT 61,000 MILES PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND CHANGED THE TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *TC

BOTH REAR LIGHTS ASSEMBLIES SHORTED OUT, LEAVING MY VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY REAR LIGHTING. SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THEY KNEW THERE HAD BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE UNITS SHORTING OUT AND THAT THEY WOULD "ONLY" CHARGE $25 PER TAIL LIGHT FOR THE REPLACEMENT UNITS INSTEAD OF THE COTS ($165) FOR EACH. I FEEL THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RECALL AND REPLACEMENT- ESPECIALLY IN THE 2000 SATURN WHICH HAS BEEN A COMPLETE 'SAFETY' NIGHTMARE WITH PROBLEMS TOO NUMEROUS TO COUNT.*AK

THE PLASTIC AROUND THE TAIL LIGHTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE MELTED DUE TO BULBS OVERHEATING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM MAYBE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SURGE.*AK

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF. DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING THE KEY TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. I WAS DRIVING A FEW DAYS AGO, AND THE CAR DIED ON ME WHILE I WAS MOVING DOWN THE STREET. *JB

SINCE CAR WAS BOUGHT PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE CAR GOES CUTS OFF WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT. SAID IT WAS A LOOSE GROUND WIRE. THEY FIXED IT AND NOT EVEN TWO MILES DOWN THE ROAD IT DID IT AGAIN. THE IF I WOULD STEP ON THE BRAKES TOO HARD THE "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHT WOULD GO ON. USUALLY THE CAR COMPUTER WOULD NOTE A CODE IF THE SERVICE LIGHT WOULD GO ON IT DIDNT. THEN A PUFF OF SMOKE CAME FROM THE STIRRING WHEEL AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT WAS FROM A PIECE OF DUST. NO TWO MONTHS LATER THE SWITCH FOR THE HIGH BEAMS WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF AND THEN IT WOULD STAY ON AFTER YOU SHUT OFF THE CAR. THEY TURN ON WHEN THEY WANT WHEN THE CAR IS OFF. WE HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG BECAUSE THE AIRBAG STARTED COMING OUT OF THE DASH BOARD. THE DASHBOARD IS ALSO BUBBLING AROUND THE AREA WHERE THE AIRBAG SITS.*AK