2002 Saturn LS complaints

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.

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLES HEADLIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY TURNED ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND LATER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE CONTACT HAD MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THE TIMING CHAIN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND DECLINED TO PROVIDE A REMEDY TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L300 (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

THE TAIL-LIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS LOSING CONTACT AND GOING ON AND OFF AT RANDOM, NOW STAYS OFF ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ALL THE TIME. THERE IS A FAULTY CONNECTION AND IT SEEMS LIKE THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISSUE IN THE PAST WITH THESE CARS ACCORDING TO REVIEWS. *TR

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

THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON AN INTERSTATE WHEN POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEELS WAS REDUCED AND A LACK OF ACCELERATION WAS FELT. THE STEERING FELT SLIGHTLY HEAVY AND POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEELS WAS LOST. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE HARD SHOULDER AND THE ENGINE CUT OUT. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. NO OTHER WARNING LIGHTS WERE SHOWN ON THE DISPLAY, AND ALL FLUID LEVELS WERE NORMAL. WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED, A WHIRRING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, HOWEVER THE CYLINDERS WERE NOT FIRING. *TR

AFTER STOPPING WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO PASS I TURNED TO PULL INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND ENGINE STALLED CAUSING ME TO GET STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD BLOCKING TRAFFIC. CAR GAVE NO INDICATION ANYTHING WAS WRONG UNTIL IT JUST STALLED IN THE ROAD. NO NOISES OR ROUGH RUNNING OR ANYTHING! VALVES WERE DESTROYED AND ENGINE IS JUNK. FOUND OUT LATER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS CAR AND SYSTEM AND MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE INCLUDED MY YEAR CAR I HAVE NOT YET CALLED DEALER TO SEE IF THEY WILL HELP IN ANY WAY! BUT WITH ONLY 80500 MILES ON THIS CAR I AM REALLY UNHAPPY THAT I NOW NEED. *TR

TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHILE ENGINE RUNNING. VALVE DAMAGE IN HEADS. ENGINE NEEDS UPPER OVERHAUL. FILED COMPLAINT WITH GM SINCE SO MANY TIMING CHAIN FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED WITH THIS ENGINE. GM STATED THAT THIS VIN WAS OUTSIDE THE RECALL WINDOW EVEN THOUGH THE REDESIGNED TIMING CHAIN ASSEMBLY DID NOT TAKE PLACE TIL THE FOLLOWING MODEL YEAR. WOULD NOT HELP IN REPAIRS. *TR

VEHICLE: 2002 SATURN L100 WITH 80,800 MILES. DATE: DECEMBER 2013 TO JANUARY 2014 PROBLEM: FOR AT LEAST A MONTH I STARTED SMELLING GASOLINE FUMES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE REAR AND SIDE AREAS OF VEHICLE AFTER HAVING DRIVEN IT AND STOPPING AND SHUTTING OFF ENGINE. AFTER INSPECTING UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, NO SIGNS OF LEAKING FUEL APPEARED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE CARS' FUEL SYSTEM, I SUSPECTED THE LEAK WAS OCCURRING ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK AROUND FUEL PUMP OR FUEL LINES. SOLUTION: TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE FUEL TANK REMOVED TO FIND PROBLEM OF LEAKING FUEL. AFTER IT WAS REMOVED, THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THE FUEL PUMP NIPPLE RETURN LINE WAS CRACKED AND BROKEN RESULTING IN LEAKING FUEL DOWN ONTO THE TOP OF THE TANK, CAUSING THE RESULTING FUEL SMELL. TOTAL COST TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP AND LABOR WAS $511.64. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY DUE TO A FIRE OR OTHER POTENTIAL ISSUES. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL OR REIMBURSE AFFECTED OWNERS. *TR

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

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES. WHILE TURNING ONTO A MAIN STREET THE ENGINE JUST QUIT, LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WAS FORTUNATE I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AS I WOULD HAVE HAD NO MEANS TO REMOVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE HIGHWAY CAUSING EXTREME DANGER TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE CAR. AUTHORIZED SATURN DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN, CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE VALVES AND POSSIBLY THE PISTONS IN THE ENGINE. $3000 REPAIR BILL. THERE HAD BEEN A PRIOR RECALL #07V519000 ON THE SATURN L200 2001 VERSION FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND IT APPEARS IT WAS NOT RESOLVED IN THE 2002 MODEL. VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN 09/01. *TR

CAR OVER THE TIME I HAVE HAD IT FOR THE PAST 7 OR 8 MONTHS HAS HAD A ROUGH IDLE AND NOW THE CAR IS HARD TO START. I SUSPECT IT IS THE TIMING CHAIN GOING BAD BUT MY 2002 DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A SATURN L100. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE DROVE AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH THE ENGINE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE MECHANIC AN INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS MADE AWARE BY A POLICE OFFICER THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE LIGHT BULB SOCKET AND PLASTIC INSERT HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED AND REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200(N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE ENGINE COVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVE CHAIN WAS FRACTURED DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION AND OIL DISTRIBUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L100. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED HOME INTO THE DRIVEWAY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000.

I NOTICED A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AND TOOK MY 2002 SATURN VEHICLE TO MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LIKELY THE ISSUE. WITHOUT DROPPING THE TANK HE WAS NOT 100% SURE. REPAIR WAS MADE TO A NIPPLE NEAR THE FUEL TANK TO SEE IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. THE SMELL WENT AWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AND AT THAT TIME RETURNED. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND HE DROPPED THE FUEL TANK TO CONFIRM THE FUEL PUMP WAS DAMAGED. REPAIR WAS MADE AT A SIGNIFICANT COST TO OWNER. (FYI - IN 2010, 2 DAYS AFTER REPAIRING THE FUEL PUMP, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WAS REPAIRED, AND APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AFTER THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) FAILED AND WAS REPAIRED. NOW, IN 2013 MY TIMING BELT HAS BROKEN AND I WAS INFORMED MY ENGINE IS GARBAGE. I AM CURRENTLY FIGHTING WITH GM AS THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR TIMING BELTS ON SATURN L200'S, BUT THEY 'CLAIM' MY VIN IS NOT A PART OF THAT RECALL.) *TR

2002 SATURN L200. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN VEHICLE. *TGW ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE INVOICE, THE DEALER FOUND THE SUPPLY LINE AT THE FRONT OF THE FUEL FILTER LEAKING FUEL. THE FILTER AND SUPPLY LINE WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, LATER THAT EVENING, THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO SMELL THE SAME STRONG ODOR OF GAS. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND WAS INFORMED THAT FURTHER REPAIR WAS NEEDED AND IT WOULD REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL COST OF $ 900. THE TECHNICIAN DROPPED THE FUEL TANK AND FOUND FUEL AROUND THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL WAS COMING OUT OF THE PORES OF THE PLASTIC AT THE TOP PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L100. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS ENGINE POWER BEGAN TO REDUCE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER, SHUT OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACT AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BRAKES, FUEL FILTER AND FUEL LINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOOKED ONLINE AND NOTICE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING A FUEL PUMP GAS LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST RESULTS DID SHOW A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP THAT WAS CAUSING A LEAK. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN XL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE INCREASED ACCELERATION UNEXPECTEDLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DEFECT EVERY TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. UPDATED 03/05/2013 *LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L SERIES SEDAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT HEARD A SNAP SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD FRACTURED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDED THE 2002 VEHICLES ONLY THE 2001. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

FUEL PUMP LEAKING FUEL FROM CRACKED RETURN FITTING ON MODULE. GM HAS ALREADY RECALLED A FEW MODELS FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT ONLY IN WARMER CLIMATES. WE HAD TEMPS IN EXCESS OF 100 IN ILLINOIS THIS YEAR; HOWEVER MY CAR AND STATE WERE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE FROM GAS LEAKING ONTO THE EXHAUST. *TR

TIMING CHAIN FAILED. LOOKS TO BE IN ACCEPTABLE CONDITION, BUT HAS BROKEN LINK. CLEARLY EITHER POOR DESIGN OR BUILD QUALITY WITH THE TIMING CHAIN. THIS ISSUE PLAGUED MANY SATURN'S BUT WAS ONLY ADDRESSED IN FEW OF THEM. BUYER BEWARE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L100. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR AND LEAKED FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED DUE TO DEFECTIVE PLASTIC CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

THIS IS THE SECOND SATURN WHERE WE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WE BOUGHT A NEW SATURN IN 2001, AND HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WITHIN A WEEK BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT WORK. THE SATURN DEALER REPLACED THE CAR (FREE OF CHARGE), AND AT 61,507 MILES, WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE AND SENDING UNITS THAT COST MORE THAN $700 TO REPAIR PLUS THE COST OF TOWING THE CAR. *TR

THIS IS THE SAME ENGINE FOR WHICH THERE HAS BEEN THREE SEPARATE INVESTIGATIONS BY NHTSA CAUSED BY LACK OF OILING TO THE TIMING CHAIN. THE BROKEN TIMING CHAIN CAUSED DAMAGE TO 4 VALVES AND SEVERAL ROLLERS AND OTHER PARTS IN THE ENGINE. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STOPPED RUNNING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE REPAIR SHOP SHOWED ME THE SMALL OILING ORIFICE FOR THE TIMING CHAIN, AND SHOWED ME THE UPGRADE KIT THAT GM ISSUED WITH A MUCH LARGER OPENING FOR OILING THE CHAIN - ALSO, THE CHAIN AND OTHER PART ARE STRONGER THAN THE ORIGINAL PARTS. GM ISSUED A RECALL FOR SOME OF THESE ENGINES, BUT NOT FOR MY VEHICLE DESPITE THE FACT THE ENGINE IN MY CAR HAD THE SAME DEFECT. MY BROTHER'S SATURN ALSO HAD THE SAME TIMING CHAIN PROBLEMS, BUT SINCE HE WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS, HIS ENGINE WAS BEYOND REPAIR. GM USES VARIATIONS OF THE SAME ENGINE IN MANY OF THEIR VEHICLES, SO IT IS PROBABLE THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE DEFECTS THAT HAVE GONE UNREPORTED IN OTHER GM VEHICLES. THESE REPAIRS ARE EXPENSIVE - MORE THAN $3,000. GM NEEDS TO ANSWER WHY SOME DEFECTIVE ENGINES WERE RECALLED, AND OTHERS WERE NOT, AND GM SHOULD REIMBURSE OWNERS WHOSE CARS HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY THIS DEFECT. GM SAID ONLY SOME ENGINES WERE AFFECTED, BUT THE ENGINE IN MY SATURN WAS CLEARLY, AND UNMISTAKABLY DEFECTIVE - I SAW IT, AND THE REPAIR SHOP CLEARLY SAW THE DEFECT. *TR

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND TURNED A CORNER ONTO A CITY STREET IN MORTON,IL. SHE SAID AS SHE STARTED TO SPEED UP TO THE NORMAL DRIVING SPEED ( 30 MPH.) THAT THE CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. SHE TOLD ME IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE HAD TURNED OFF THE KEY. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE IN MORTON,IL. AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT HAD BROKEN A TIMING CHAIN WITH PROBABLE ENGINE DAMAGE. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION ,MAINLY ON THE INTERNET , I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS ENGINE (2.2 LITER 4 CYLINDER TWIN CAM) IS PRONE TO THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. *TR

OUR 2002 SATURN L200 SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE REPAIR FACILITY IT WAS TOWED TO SAID THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND WHEN A WET COMPRESSION TEST WAS DONE ON THE ENGINE, WE WERE TOLD THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED. THE COST TO REPAIR WAS TOO MUCH COMPARED TO THE VALUE OF CAR. THE COST TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN AND ENGINE WAS $4500. ONLY OWNED CAR FOR 5 MONTHS. CAR ONLY HAD 70000 MILES. GM INDICATED THIS MODEL YEAR WITH THE 2.2L ENGINE HAD A DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN DESIGN. GM'S SAFETY RECALL 07V-519 ONLY INCLUDED THE CARS MANUFACTURED 11/2000 - 2/2001, NEGLECTING THE REMAINING OF THE 2002 SATURN L SERIES CARS WITH THE 2.2 L ENGINE THAT HAD THE DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN BUT WERE NOT MANUFACTURED DURING THESE SELECTED 4 MONTHS. GM DID NOT INTRODUCE A NEW TIMING CHAIN DESIGN UNTIL MAY 2002, SO OWNERS WITH THIS MY CAR MANUFACTURED FROM 3/2001 UNTIL THE REDESIGN IN 5/2002 WERE LEFT TO PAY FOR THEIR OWN REPAIRS IF THEIR TIMING CHAINS BROKE. THE 2002 SATURN L200 WE PURCHASED WAS MANUFACTURED IN 9/2001 SO DOES NOT FALL INTO THE CARS COVERED BY THE RECALL SO AT THIS POINT, MY REPAIRS ARE NOT COVERED BY GM. I HAVE CALLED SATURN TWICE ONLY TO TALK WITH UNPLEASANT CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS WHO WERE NO HELP. ALL THEY TOLD ME IS THAT THE VIN OF MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 4 MONTH RECALL AND THEY CAN'T HELP ME. WHEN I ASKED TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR, I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD GIVE ME THE SAME ANSWER. *TR

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

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.

THE FRONT RIGHT TURN SIGNAL SOCKET FUSED AND CEASED TO WORK. (POSSIBLY AN ARC FROM NEARBY LIGHTNING). I HAVE SEARCHED AND HAD REPAIR SHOPS SEARCH - ONLY TO FIND THAT CONTRARY TO THE PROMISE GENERAL MOTORS MADE TO CONGRESS IN THE BAILOUT AND THE AGREEMENT TO CLOSE SATURN -- THEY HAVE CEASED PROVIDING A SAFETY FEATURE FOR THE CAR -- MUCH LESS A VITAL PART AT EXORBITANT RATES. *TT

I WAS AT THE STOP SIGN PULLED OUT STARTED TO ACCELERATE AT ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR JUST DIED COULD NOT RESTART IT.HAD IT CHECKED BY MECHANIC THEY SAID THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKE. *JS

WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR WHEN IT CUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WITH NO WARNING, WHILE WE WERE GOING 70 IN A PACK OF TRAFFIC. LUCKILY, WE MANAGED TO GET TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT A WRECK. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE MECHANIC WHO SAID THE TIMING BELT BROKE WHICH IN TURN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO BE DAMAGED. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AS A RESULT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L-SERIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) FOR THE 2001 MODEL YEAR VEHICLE AND THE SIMILAR FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE 2002 MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN DESPITE IF THE FAILURE WAS THE SAME OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000

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

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC AND A FAULTY THERMOSTAT WAS DIAGNOSED; ENGINE RUNNING TOO COLD. THERMOSTAT IS LOCATED BENEATH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THEREFORE DIFFICULT AND TIME-CONSUMING TO ACCESS. COST TO REPLACE THE THERMOSTAT WAS APPROXIMATELY $450. *TT

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

TURNED ON THE A/C AND IT DID NOT PRODUCE ANY COOL AIR. FAULTY A/C COMPRESSOR CLUTCH. DEALER WANTED $1165 TO REPAIR. *TT

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED A FAULTY CRANK SENSOR. COST TO REPLACE $160.50. *TT

CAR RUNNING VERY ROUGH. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED A FAULTY CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. COST TO REPLACE SENSOR $264.14. *TT

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

DRIVING ON US HWY 290 AT APPROX 70 MPH, VEHICLE TOTALLY LOST POWER. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER, BUT WE WERE NEARLY 50 MILES OUTSIDE OF HOUSTON. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER $350 OF TOWING AND DIAGNOSIS FEES, INFORMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAS FAILED, CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE TO THE ENGINE. NOW I FIND OUT THAT THERE WERE RECALLS ISSUED ON THIS SAME ENGINE FOR 2001 SATURNS, AND ONLY A TSB ON THE 2002 MODELS INDICATING A NEED FOR A NEW OILER FOR THE TIMING CHAIN. *JS