2002 Saturn LS complaints

PROBLEMS WITH THE HORN EQUIPMENT ON THE SATURN.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS ONLY ABLE TO PRESS ONE OF THE TWO SMALL HORNS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *JB *BF

MY WIFE'S 2002 SATURN L-100 SEDAN HAD A TAILL IGHT OUT (LEFT SIDE). REPLACING THE BULB DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, MONEY LOST. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED THEY CLAIMED THE WHOLE LIGHT HOUSING REQUIRED REPLACEMENT BECAUSE OF A KNOWN HARNESS DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY, SO WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT (MORE MONEY LOST). BUT IT'S A SAFETY DEVICE... WHAT COULD WE DO?*AK

TIRES CONTINUE TO CUP. SATURN REPLACED TIRES SEVERAL TIMES AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. CAN ONLY GET APPROXIMATELY 12000 MILES ON SET OF TIRES.*AK

HEADLIGHT WOULD CONSTANTLY FLICKER WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. IT OBSTRUCTED CONSUMER'S VISION AND THAT OF OTHER MOTORISTS WHEN PASSING BY ON THE OPPOSITE ROAD. THEY WOULD BLINK THEIR HEADLIGHT BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THE CONSUMER WAS DOING THE SAME THING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THAT WAS THE NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT VEHICLE.*AK

1)HEAD LAMP DIMMING INTERMITENT ON AND OFF CONDITION (FLICKERING) A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS SUCH AS MINE HAVE BEEN SHOWING UP ON MESSAGE BOARDS EVERYWHERE.) CONSEQUENCES, OTHER DRIVERS ARE THINKING I AM AN AGGRESIVE DRIVER FLASHING MY LIGHTS AT THEM BOTH ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND PEOPLE I AM FOLLOWING, LEADING TO THEM LEAVING THEIR HIGHBEAMS ON AT ME. IN THE CASE OF FOLLOWING BEHIND SOMEONE THEY SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES TRYING TO FORCE ME TO REAR END THEM. ) HAVE DEALT WITH THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM PERSIST. SATURN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT ACCORDING TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT PERSON A SATURN THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS.*AK I CONSIDER THE VEHICLE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT TIME DUE TO THE FALSE PRESUMPTION OF EVERYONE AROUND ME THINKING I AM AN AGGRESSIVE DRIVER.

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND TURNING DRIVER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH VIBRATED. DRIVER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK

THE TAILIGHT ASSEMBLIES ON THE SATURN L SERIES CARS HAVE A HABIT OF WORKING INTERMITTENLY; THE ONLY REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE LENS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.*AK MY TAILLIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENLY FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I CHANGED THE BULBS, BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS DEFECTIVE LENSES.

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

THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE. THE OWNER HAS HAD THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS REPLACED ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER HAS MADE THE REPLACEMENTS BUT THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT SEE THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE DEFECTIVE REAR LAMPS. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

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

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

HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS FLICKER OR DIM REPEATEDLY AND/OR FAN SPEED FLUCTUATES RHYTHMICALLY WHILE COASTING OR BRAKING FROM HIGHWAY SPEED. NOT CAUSED BY OTHER EQUIPMENT BEING ACTIVATED/DEACTIVATED, WHICH WOULD CAUSE SINGLE MOMENTARY VOLTAGE FLUCTUATION, NOT RHYTHMIC REPEATED FLUCTUATION. THIS SITUATION COULD BE MISUNDERSTOOD BY OTHER DRIVERS AS FLASHING LIGHTS AS A SIGNAL. THIS SITUATION IS DISTRACTING TO ME AS THE DRIVER AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS. I AM CONCERNED WITH CONSEQUENCES TO MY VEHICLE (POSSIBLE PREMATURE ELECTRICAL FAILURE) AND TO DRIVER FROM MISINTERPRETATION BY OTHERS (AS NOTED IN PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS OF OTHERS -- POTENTIAL ROAD RAGE, TICKETS FOR OBSTRUCTION OF GOVERNMENTAL ADMINISTRATION, DISTRACTION RESULTING IN ACCIDENT). PROBLEM REPORTED TO SATURN DEALER 2003, WHO SAID IT WAS A KNOWN SATURN PROBLEM WITH NO CURRENT FIX. DEALER SUBSEQUENTLY ENCOURAGED REPORTING PROBLEM TO SATURN CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER (11-03), WHO ACKNOWLEDGED IT AS A KNOWN SATURN PROBLEM WITH NO CURRENT FIX. REPORTED PROBLEM AGAIN TO SATURN CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER 7-04, WAS ASSIGNED CASE NUMBER 1-12683522, WHICH IS STILL UNRESOLVED. WITH SATURN'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF DISCONTINUANCE OF L-SERIES, I SUSPECT SATURN WILL NOT PUT MUCH RESOURCE ON RESOLUTION. SAME SOUNDING PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY TO NHTSA BY AT LEAST 7 OTHER PERSONS BETWEEN 9-5-02 AND 11-2-04 (COMPLAINTS 10018612 10010867 10016509 10026872 10049765 10099604 10098481). NHTSA ACTION PE03017 OPENED 4-17-03 AND CLOSED 8-15-0

VEHICLE'S ALIGNMENT WAS OFF, MAKING IT HARD TO MANEUVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SATURN FOR REPAIRS, AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BACK TIRES WERE WORN OUT, AS A RESULT OF AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM.*AK THE VEHICLE IS NOW ON IT'S FOURTH SET OF TIRES. *NM

HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY FLICKER WHILE DRIVING. SATURN TELLS ME THIS INHERENT TO THE VEHICLE. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT W/SATURN WHO SUGGESTS I TALK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER OF MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO CONTACT SATURN! THEY BOTH STATE THIS TYPICAL OF THIS CAR. *AK

THE LEFT REAR DOOR LOCKED TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE REACTING. THE ACTUATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED WITH ANOTHER ONE AFTER WARRANTY. *JB *TC

1. MY 2002 SATURN LW200 HAS INTERMITTENT FLASHING OF HEAD LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS, IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE WITH THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. 2. HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT ON DARK COUNTRY ROADS, CAUSING MOMENTARY LOSS OF ROAD VISIBILITY AND GAUGES. THIS WILL HAPPEN UP TEN TIMES CONSECUTIVELY AFTER LIFTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS WILL OCCUR NEARLY EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN, YET NOT KNOWING IF IT IS HAPPENING ON DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHTS. 3. THE MANUFACTURE IS STATING THIS IS A "NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC" OF THE VEHICLE AND WILL NOT SERVICE THE CAR TO CORRECT IT. THIS WILL HAPPEN ON ALL 2000 MY THROUGH 2005 MY SATURN L100, L200, LW200 MODELS. THE MANUFACTURES BULLETIN NUMBER IS AS FOLLOWS #04-08-42-001A AND STATES THAT THE CAUSE OF IT IS FROM "TRANSIENT CURRENT LOADS ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM". HOWEVER THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO BE "NORMAL" IF THERE IS TRANSIENT CURRENT LOADS CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO FLASH THE LOAD IS BEING ABSORBED BY COMPONENTS IN THE SYSTEM.*JB

THE INTERIOR LIGHT FLICKERED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. CURRENTLY, THERE WERE NO INTERIOR LIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DURING THE FIRST VISIT DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS THE NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT VEHICLE. PRESENTLY, IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL.*AK

I HAVE A 2002 SATURN L100. THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASHLIGHTS FLICKER ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE ADVISED THAT THIS IS "A NORMAL OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE". SATURN SERVICE BULLETING 04-08-42-011A APPLIES. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN UNSAFE CHARACTERISTIC AND THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD REQUIRE A RECALL AND REPAIR OF VEHICLES SUFFERING FROM THIS PROBLEM.*AK

1. UNKNOWN, 2.CREAKING, GROANING FROM CRADLE AREA 3. DEALER LUBED CRADLE BUSHINGS, ON 4 SEPERATE OCCASIONS, RECURRING PROBLEM, SAFTEY CONCERNS ABOUT CRADLE MOVEMENT OR FAILURE. *AK

I HAVE A YEAR 2002 SATURN MODEL L200 WITH 47000 MILES ON IT. ON FIVE OCCASIONS, WHEN I HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKE, I HAVE NO BRAKE PRESSURE, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IF I PUMP THE BRAKES I CAN THEN BUILD UP PRESSURE, BUT THERE IS A DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT IS USUALLY AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (55 MPH) FOR BETWEEN 30 AND 60 MINUTES. THERE ARE NO WARNING OR BRAKE FAIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, AND NO CODE IS STORED IN THE ONBOARD COMPUTER. THEN THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY AFTER A FEW MINUTES, OR AFTER STOPPING THE CAR AND SHUTTING IT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE, AS BY THE TIME I GET THE CAR TO THE DEALER THE PROBLEM IS GONE. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER TWICE TO NO AVAIL. THERE ARE NO FLUID LEAKS. THE DEALER CLAIMS THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS IN FINE CONDITION BUT CLEARLY THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. AS OF THE LAST OCCURENCE THE DEALER HAS RUN OUT OF IDEAS AND HAS TOLD ME THEY HAVE A CALL INTO THE SATURN FACTORY TO DETERMINE WHAT TO DO NEXT, AND I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THE DEALER IN SEVERAL DAYS. I WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM FIXED, EVEN IF IT REQUIRES THE INSTALLATION OF A COMPLETELY NEW BRAKE SYSTEM, AS LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIX THIS, BUT SATURN NEEDS TO TAKE AN INVOLVEMENT NOW AND FIX THIS!*AK

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHT AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS BECAME DIM. JUST BEFORE THE LIGHTS DIMMED THEY BLINKED ERRATICALLY. THIS CAUSED VISUAL PROBLEMS. *AK *TC

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. VEHICLE WAS TOWED *AK

LIKE SEVERAL OTHER REGISTRANTS TO THIS SITE, MY 2002 SATURN L200 SEDAN IS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FLICKERING (OFF). THIS PROBLEM STARTED AFTER SOME FRONT WORK WAS NECESSARY LAST YEAR FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH A DEER AND RESTORATIVE FRONT END WORK INCLUDING A NEW HEADLIGHT, BODY AND AIR CONDITIONING/COOLING COMPONENTS REPLACEMENT. THE HEADLIGHTS MOMENTARILY FLICKER OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS INITIALLY ACCOMPANIED WITH THE TURN SIGNAL STALK BECOMING HOT. WE HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THE PROBLEM AND THEY CHANGED THE STALK, BUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS CONTINUES. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED THAT ELECTRICAL CONSUMPTION REQUIREMENTS IN THE VEHICLE CAUSE MOMENTARY FLUCTUATIONS. OF COURSE, WE NEVER EXPERIENCED THESE "FLUCTUATIONS" PRIOR TO THE REPAIR WORK. THE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS OFF AT REGULAR 27 SECOND INTERVALS INTERVALS. IT ONLY DOES THIS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING OR DEFROSTER IS ON. I SUSPECT THAT THE DEFROSTER IS CONNECTED TO THE A/C SYSTEM TO REDUCE MOISTURE AND INHIBIT WINDOW FOGGING.*AK

WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY A SUV. ALL PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS BUT, ONE OCCUPANT WAS THROWN AGAINST THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE SHOULDER LOCKING MECHANISM DID NOT LOCK THE PASSENGER IN PROPERLY. THE PASSENGER WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR A SPRAINED NECK AND CONTUSIONS. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR HIP SORENESS FROM THE COLLISION. *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD SKIP AROUND ON THE WINDSHIELD WHEN IN USE. THE DEALER HAS SERVICED THE WIPERS SEVERAL TIMES BUT CAN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM THE WEATHERSTRIP ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS DISCOLORED. THE LF SEAT BELT HEIGHT ADJUSTER KNOB WAS MISSING. THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE DASH RATTLED AROUND THE VENT AREA WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP. THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT FRONT DOOR WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING NOISE AGAINST PRIMARY WEATHERSTRIP. THE WINDSHIELD WASHERS WERE INOPERATIVE BECAUSE THE HOLE WAS PLUGGED. TECHNICIAN REMOVED AND CLEANED THE WASHERS. THE VEHICLE BRAKES WERE NOISE IN THE MORNING DURING THE FIRST COUPLE OF STOPS. THE CONSUMER INITIATED A LEMON LAW CLAIM WITH THE BBB REGARDING THE DEALERS INABILITY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE CONSUMER'S CLAIM WAS DENIED. *NM

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

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. I JUST THOUGHT THAT I MAY NEED AN ALIGNMENT AND DID NOT THINK MUCH ELSE ABOUT IT. ABOUT 10 TO 20 MINUTES LATER MY TIRE BLEW OUT. THERE IS A LARGE GASH ALMOST ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE RUBBER SEPARATED FROM THE METAL ALMOST ALL OVER THE TIRE. *JB

THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS REPEATEDLY DIM DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS UNSAFE AS IT CAN BE INTERPRETED BY OTHER MOTORISTS AS A "GO-AHEAD" SIGNAL OR AS A DELIBERATE AGGREVATION. UPON BRINGING IT TO THE DEALER I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE AND NORMAL. NOTHING WAS WORKED ON OR FIXED. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER OWNING IT. THIS INFORMATION WAS NOT MADE APPARANT TO US BEFORE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. IF IT WERE AVAILABLE, WE WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THIS "DEFECTIVE" VEHICLE.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE VEHICLE SURGED UP THE 2000 RPMS. ALSO, HAS PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL TANK. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER SMELLED STRONG CHEMICAL FUMES. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATED OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE DRIVER TURNED ON THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WENT FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD. A BYSTANDER JUMPED ONTO THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. THE VEHICLE HIT A TRUCK BEFORE FINALLY COMING TO A STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THIS FORCED THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE OF LACK OF VISIBILITY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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

MY 2002 L200 HAS A SPORADIC PROBLEM THAT CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS TO DIM. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN I'VE BEEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, WHICH COULD CAUSE A DISTRACTION AND POSSIBLE ROAD RAGE. PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME WONDER WHY I AM FLASHING MY HEADLIGHTS AT THEM. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE IN TO THE SEVICE DEPARTMENT 10 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR FOR THIS PROBLEM ALONE. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, THE BATTERY AND THE PCM COMPUTER. IN FEBRUARY, 2004 A BULLETIN CAME OUT FROM SATURN STATING THAT THIS "IS CONSIDERED A NORMAL OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC. NO SERIVCE IS REQUIRED FOR THIS CONDITION." I CONSIDER THIS AN UNACCEPTABLE RESPONSE TO A PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE MAJOR INJURY OR FATALITY.*AK

THE ROTORS ON MY 2002 SATURN L200 ARE SO THIN THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR ONLY HAS 40K MILES. I PAID OVER $1400 FOR A GM MAJOR GUARD PROTECTION AND JUST DISCOVERED THAT ROTORS ARE NOT COVERED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB, MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE ROTOR PROBLEM IS A GM DEFECT AND THAT GM HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE DEFECT FOR YEARS. GM SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR INCLUDE IT AS A COVERED PART IN THEIR GM PROTECTION PLANS.

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

TRANSMISSION - 2002 SATURN L SERIES. TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE TO THE SATURN DEALER AND THE SERVICE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. WAS TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS APPROXIMATELY $700 IN REPAIRS. CAR HAS 65000 MILES ON IT. TALKED TO REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION REPAIR GARAGE AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE REPLACED MANY SATURN TRANSMISSIONS. *LA

WHEN PARKING ON AN UPWARD ANGLE AND THE TANK IS A QUARTER FULL ENGINE BECOMES INOPERATIVE. DEALER STATES IF THE OWNER KEEPS A FUEL TANK THAT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

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

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER FOR A REGULAR MAINTENANCE CHECK UP. THE DEALER INDICATED THE NEED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES AND INSTALL A REAR ALIGNMENT KIT. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE UNEVEN TIRE WEAR WAS CAUSED BY THE FACTORY ALIGNMENT. *PH *NM

AUTOMATIC HEATING SYSTEM LOCATED IN A LOW AREA OF THE DASHBOARD MAKES IT VERY HARD TO ADJUST WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, HAS ALMOST BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

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

WHEN TRAVELING ON 294 EXPRESSWAY,WHEN STOPING TO PAY TOW CAR DIED OUT AND WOUNLD NOT RESTART. TOWED ATTENNDENT SMELLED FUEL COMING FROM CAR TOW TO SATERN OF ELMHURST WERE TECT NOTED FUEL LINE UNDER VEHICLE WAS BROKEN DUE TO IMPACT DAMAGE TO FUEL COUPLING.*AK

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

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

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

HEADLIGHTS BLINK FOR NO APPARENT REASON ON 2002 L200 SATURN. *LA