2001 Saturn LS complaints

FOLLOWING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE BY THE DEALER OUR SATURN L300 EXPERIENCED STUTTERING AND HESITATION. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPRESSED MY CONCERN FOR THE TIMING BELT. UNDER THE DEALERSHIP'S CARE THE TIMING BELT FAILED AND THE ENGINE SIEZED, CAUSING $3,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS. THE TIMING BELT WAS NOT DUE FOR RECOMMENDED SERVICE FOR ANOTHER 6,000 MILES.*AK

AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WAS OUT OF GAS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THAT TIMING CHAIN WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY ACCELERATES AFTER 15-20 SECONDS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH IT STARTED TO ACCELERATE FOR 10-15 MILES BEFORE IT DISENGAGED. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON DURING THE TIME OF FAILURE. *TC

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

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH. THEN VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART WHEN A JUMP WAS ATTEMPTED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE COLLAPSED DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK

AFTER INSERTING IGNITION KEY, THE CYLINDER WOULD NOT TURN THEREFORE NOT ALLOWING THE CAR TO START. TRIED THE SPARE KEY, BUT NO DIFFERENCE. ABLE TO REMOVE KEY AND LUBRICATE IGNITION CYLINDER WITH GRAPHITE. WAS ABLE TO START CAR 1 OUT OF 5 TRIES. CALLED DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER HOUSING FAILURE. IN ORDER TO TEMPORARILY FIX WAS TOLD TO "JIGGLE" THE STEERING WHEEL AND LUBRICATE CYLINDER. IN ORDER TO PROPERLY FIX WOULD NEED TO REPLACE IGNITION WITH NEW KEYS.*AK

ABNORMALLY QUICK WEARING OUT OF TIRES. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE VEHICLE BEING SET UP FOR EUROPEAN ROADS AND FOR $800 THEY COULD INSTALL A KIT TO MAKE IT ALIGN CORRECTLY FOR AMERICAN ROADS.*AK I SAID BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A KIT TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. HE SAID THAT WAS BASICALLY IT. THE OUTSIDE THE SERVICE GARAGE HE FLAGGED ME DOWN AND TOLD ME TO COMPLAIN TO SATURN AND IF THERE WERE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS IT MAY BE RECALLED.

PETITION FOR DEFECT INVESTIGATION INTO 2000-2002 SATURN L-SERIES LEFT-HAND TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLIES. *BF THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES. EACH TIME THE CIRCUIT BOARD AT THE LIGHT SOCKET CONTACT HAD STARTED TO MELT/CORRODE, WHICH CREATED A GAP IN THE CONTACT. *JB

WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENABLED, VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES ACCELERATE QUICKLY WITHOUT WARNING. CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT DISENGAGE. WHEN ARRIVED AT DEALER, ENGINE WAS RACING. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM YET CITE THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE AS ONE POSSIBLE SOURCE. *NM

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

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPHAND UPON TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, AND THE BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THE BRAKE WOULD ALWAYS OVER POWER THE ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. ALSO, PROVIDE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, AND MAKE CORRECTIONS WHERE NEEDED.*AK

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

CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WHEN PRESSING THE SWITCH OR BRAKING. VEHICLE SPEED APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. *AK

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

REAR DRUM BRAKES LOCKED UP AFTER REVERSING FROM GARAGE ON A COLD MORNING-- BRAKES DID NOT DISENGAGE AND BURNED AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MILESMPH. DEALER DETERMINED EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLES HAD CORRODED AND DID NOT RELEASE. *AK

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

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

DEALER FOUND BRAKE TAIL LIGHTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK OR DIM WHEN DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE. DEALER SAYS THIS PROBLEM IS INHERENT TO SATURN L SERIES; APPARENTLY DUE TO BULB NOT MAKING CONTACT WITH SOCKET ON CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY.*AK

I PERSONALLY DON'T OWN ONE OF THESE VEHICLES, BUT HAVE WORKED FOR THE MANUFACTURER OF THESE VEHICLES. I WORKED FOR SATURN FOR A COUPLE YEARS AND HAVE LONG SINCE KNOWN THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE MY 00-02 L-SERIES TAILLIGHTS. ALMOST 100% OF EVERY L-SERIES NEEDS NEW TAILLIGHTS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. TO ADD TO THE PROBLEM, SATURN HAS NOT REDESIGNED THE TAILLIGHTS, THEY ARE JUST PUTTING THE SAME PRODUCTS BACK ON THE CAR. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE CUSTOMER FEELS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN CARE OF, THEN A COUPLE MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD, ONE OR BOTH OF THE TAILLIGHTS DON'T WORK AGAIN.*JB

THE HEADLIGHTS, DASHBOARD INSTRUMENTATION, AND DOME LIGHT OF THIS AUTOBILE ARE CONSTANTLY DIMMING AND BRIGHTENING (FLICKERING). THIS IS MAKING NIGHT TIME DRIVING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. SATURN HAS ISSUED TECHNICAL INFORMATION BULLETIN 04-08-42-001 IN FEBRUARY 2004 STATING THAT THIS IS A "NORMAL OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC". I BELIEVE IT IS A PRESENT DANGER AND COULD ALSO BE A SIGN OF A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

FAILURE OF THE STEERING IMMEDIATE SHAFT. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE. THE SHAFT WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE U-JOINT WAS BOUND UP, STUCK OR NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAD BEEN REPLACED SIX TO EIGHT TIMES. THEY WILL WORK FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND THEN THEY COMPLETELY STOP WORKING. CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. HOWEVER, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SATURN. THEY WILL NOT WORK WITH CONSUMER TO FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THEY JUST CONTINUED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. *AK

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE( 03C06) REPLACEMENT IGNITION SWITCH. WHILE DRIVING,THE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE DRIVER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE DRIVER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR A APPOINTMENT AND INSPECTION. THE DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AFTER THE RECALL WAS FIXED. *JB *SC

MY BRAKE, TAIL, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS KEEP FAILLING. I'VE REPLACED HARNESSES AND OTHER WIRES. I ALSO HAVE SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL AND AUTOMATIC LOCKING SYSTEM FAILURE. THEN I HAVE TROUBLE STARTING MY VEHICLE AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. NOW I HAVE OTHER LAMP (LIGHT) PROBLEMS. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY AUDIO SYSTEM WHERE IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO USE ANY OF THE BUTTONS, WHATEVER IS PLAYING THAT IS WHAT YOU HEAR UNTIL IT DECIDES TO WORK AGAIN. MY FUEL EFFICIENCY IS NOT GOOD EITHER, I'M HAVING ENGINE NOISES AND EXHAUST PROBLEMS.*AK

NOTICED MY ALARM REMOTE KEY WAS BECOMING ULTRA SENSITIVE AND JUST FIGURED THE SMALL WATCH-LIKE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHORTLY AFTERWARD ON THE SAME DAY I REALIZED MY INTERIOR DOME LIGHT WAS DIMMING AND MY ENGINE MADE A LOUD WRENCHING NOISE UPON THE INITIAL START. UPON LEAVING MY PLACE OF DESTINATION THE SAME EVENING I WAS UNABLE TO START MY CAR AT ALL. I FIGURED THE BATTERY HAD DIED SO I HAD A FRIEND GIVE ME A JUMP TO NO AVAIL. MY CAR WOULD TURN OVER AND AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF LESS THAN TWO SECONDS LATER. THIS FURTHER VALIDATED THAT I MOST LIKELY DIDN'T HAVE A STARTER ISSUE ON MY HANDS. THE OTHER PECULIAR THING IS THAT I NOTICED MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK SO I COULD PUT IT IN NEUTRAL FOR THE INEVITABLE TOW THAT FOLLOWED. THIS LEFT ME CONCERNED, AND MUCH TO MY DISMAY THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT MY BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE) HAD FAILED COMPLETELY AND THREW MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OFF THE MAP. I'VE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR A FEW YEARS AND THE COMPUTER CHIP IS FAILING, WHAT GIVES? I HAD JUST RECENTLY DROPPED A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS ON THE PREVENTIVELY MAINTENANCE PACKAGE FOR 35000 THAT SATURN RECOMMENDS. THIS MOST RECENT INCIDENT RESULTED IN $650 MORE. I AM DISGUSTED WITH THE LACK OF RESPONSE THAT I'M GETTING FROM THE MANUFACTURER, AS SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE OVER THE COURSE OF THIS WEEK TO FILE MY CONCERNS WITH THEIR HOME OFFICE.*AK

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICE A BURNING RUBBERY SMELL. STOP THE CAR AND CHECK ALL TIRES, THE LEFT DRIVER REAR IS EXTREMELY HOT AND SMELLY, THE OTHERS ARE NOT. DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW BRAKE CALLIPER AS IT WAS DISINIGRATING AND THE SMELL WAS FROM THE BRAKE PADS GETTING SO HOT, THEY WERE MELTING. I ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKE PADS CHANGED DO TO THE FACT THE CALIPER BINDING LOCKED ONTO BRAKE SLIDER AND WOULD NOT FREE UP. HAD I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT LOCKED UP, IT COULD HAVE GOTTEN SO HOT, IT WOULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE UNDER THE WHEEL WELL.*AK

AFTER REPAIRS,STEERING WHEEL STARTED SMOKING. *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS TO THE IGNITION MODULE. ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AFTER THE REPAIRS THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE AREA AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DID THE RECALL REPAIRS, BUT THEY INDICATED THAT THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. *NM

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

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

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CUT OFF. IT DID NOT MATTER THE SPEED. CONSUMERHAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A SATURN DEALER YET, BUT HAD A PRIVATE MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. THE PRIVATE MECHANIC TOLD HIM IT WAS THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR THAT WAS FAULTY.*AK

THIS CONCERS THE SATURN 2001 LW300. WHEN THERE IS A ELECTRICAL POWER FAILURE, SUCH AS A DEAD BATTERY, THE CAR CANNOT BE TAKEN OUT OF PARK. IF THIS HAD TAKEN PLACE ON A RAILROAD TRACK THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT.

WHILE PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHICH STARTED UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATES THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. AS A RESULT THE HORN AND THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS BECAME INOPERATIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE AND HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL. *JB

MORE STEERING/ SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. STEERING STILL HAD VIBRATION AND NOISE PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER DEALER PERFORMED REAR SUSPENSION MODIFICATION, REPLACED REAR STRUTS, FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS, ALL FOUR TIRES, REAR CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS (REDESIGNED), PRELOAD SPRING *(REDESIGNED) AND TIE RODS. THIS TIME DIAGNOSED AS FAILED FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS AND FAILED FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING/ HUB ASSEMBLY.

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

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S FUEL PUMP. *MR THE FUEL PUMP WAS BAD. THE MECHANIC STATED WHEN HE PULLED THE GAS TANK AND STARTED TO REMOVE THE FUEL PUMP PART OF THE FUEL PUMP FELL APART WHICH WAS NOT NORMAL. THE TWO REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED. *SC *JB

WHILE UNDER WARRENTY MY SATURN L200 HAD "GROWLILNG NOISE:"WHILE STEERING, SATURN FIXED POWER STEERING. APPROX 18MO LATER GROWLING NOISE RETURNED AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE, NOT COVERED, COST $1400. CAR HAD ONLY 50000MILES ON AT THE TIME OF STEERING FAILURE.*AK

UNEVEN WEAR OF TIRES; (TIRES REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ONCE); TAIL LIGHT SHORTS (RECEIVED A TICKET) THE BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES (PROBLEM IS FROM FAULTY WIRING...PROBLEMS WITH SHIFT MOVING FROM P TO R & D. MUST TAP ON THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE GEAR TO MOVE.*AK

CONCERNS REGARDING SECURITY SYSTEM PROBLEM ON 2001 SATURN L200.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE SECURITY SYSTEM LOCKED UP AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO INSTALLED A NEW COMPUTER. *NM

TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC SMOKE STARTED COMING UP FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE OF TRAFFIC AND HAD TO WORK MY WAY ACROSS TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. WHILE CROSSING LANES THE BACK OF THE SEAT STARTED GIVING AWAY AND LOWERED TO A RECLINING AND ALMOST LAYING DOWN POSITION. I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE AND ESPECIALLY THE SEAT. I MADE IT TO THE ROAD SIDE, GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND FRANTICALLY CALLED THE SATURN DEALER FOR HELP. THE PERSON ON THE PHONE TOLD ME MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND SHE COULD NOT HELP ME. SHE SUGGESTED I CALL MY INSURANCE AGENCY. NOT ONLY AM I FRIGHTENED OVER WHAT I JUST WENT THROUGH BUT NOW I'M STRANDED BECAUSE SATURN DOES NOT GIVE ROADSIDE SERVICE HELP IF YOU ARE JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. *LA

CONSUMER HAS A CONCERN THAT THE VEHICLE HAS THREE AND A HALF SETS OF TIRES REPLACED AFTER THE FRONT END HAD BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM WITH TIRES WEARING OUT EXCESSIVELY ARE STILL RECURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *LA

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

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

CONSTANT BRAKE DUST, UNUSUAL WEAR ON ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS, AFTER JUST UNDER 40000.ROTORS COULD NOT BE TURNED MUST BE REPLACED, DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES WEAR PROBLEM ON L SERIES BUT GM WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO COST AT THIS POINT. REAR TIRE WEAR DEALER DOES ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM AND DID REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES AND SHIM KIT FOR CHPPED UP REAR TIRES BUT HAS NOT DONE ACROSS BOARD RECALL ?*AK

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

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

REAR TIRES FAILED WELL WITHIN THEIR EXPECTED MILEAGE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH A REAR-END ALIGNMENT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE FOR ALL 2001 SATURN L300 OWNERS. MAKE: SATURN MODEL: L-SERIES YEAR: 2001 SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 00T72A NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: 633545 SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: SUBJECT REGARDING SERVICE MANUAL UPDATE FOR CHASSIS SERVICE MANUALS REGARDING ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS AND SERVICE PROCEDURE FOR INSTALLATION OF SPACERS BETWEEN REAR SUSPENSION SUPPORT AND VEHICLE BODY WHEN PERFORMING WHEEL ALIGNMENT. *AK

I OWN TWO 2001 SATURNS, AN L300 AND A LW300, BOTH PURCHASED AT SATURN OF SILVER SPRING. BOTH OF THESE CARS HAVE EATEN REAR TIRES ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE DEALER MAINTAINED THAT I DIDN'T ROTATE TIRES ENOUGH. I PREVIOUSLY NEVER HAD A FWD CAR THAT ATE REAR TIRES. FORTUNATELY I REGULARLY PREMATURELY REPLACED TIRES BEFORE CUPPING LED TO BLOWOUTS. I BELIEVE THAT THE FIX OUTLINED IN SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 00T72A NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: 633545 SHOULD RESULT IN A MANUFACTURER RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT.*AK

UNDER COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE'S DOOR LOCKS MAY OR MAY NOT LOCK. *MR TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO REPAIR THE LEFT REAR DOOR LOCK; HOWEVER, DOOR LOCK IS NOT RESPONDING PROMPTLY TO THE SIGNAL FROM THE REMOTE. THE IT WAS FOUND OUT BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT LEFT REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR WAS BINDING. THE TECHNICIAN THEN REPLACED THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. *LA