2000 Saturn SL complaints

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS VIBRATION, DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKE DISCS 3 TIMES. *AK

I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR 11 MONTHS. IT ONLY HAS 42, ALMOST 43,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I DONT UNDERSTAND THAT. I NEED SOME HELP GETTING MY CAR REPAIRED OR REPLACED. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO PARK. IT WOULDNT GO INTO REVERSE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING MORNING AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION BUT COULDNT EXPLAIN HOW OR WHY IT HAPPENED. HELP!! PLEASE!!AK

VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TRAIN AXLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK VEHICLE WOULD POP AND JERK INTO GEAR AT 40 MPH, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, DEALER FOUND VALVE BODY SEVERELY CONTAMINATED, TORQUE CONVERTER METAL CONTAMINATED, DEALER REPLACED VALVE BODY AND TORQUE CONVERTER HOUSING, REPLACED COMPLETE TRANSAXLE. VIBRATION EXPERIENCED WHILE DRIVING OVER 65 MPH DUE TO ALL FOUR TIRES BEING OUT OF BALANCE. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A NOISE WHEN BRAKING.

WHILE DRIVING, THERE IS A DELAYED ENGAGEMENT WHEN CHANGING GEARS WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO GO INTO GEAR, THE VEHICLE ALSO COASTS BEFORE ENGAGING INTO GEAR, THE RPM'S WILL RACE ALL THE WAY INTO THE RED ZONE GOING 30 MPH. NLM TT

VEHICLE HIT AN EMBANKMENT AT 40 MPH, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A HISTORY OF POSSIBLE MANUFACTURER DEFECTS WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION AS STATED IN THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #00-T-24 ISSUED ON 04/2000. THE SATURN DEALER AT WHICH I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WILL NOT EVEN CONSIDER THE DEFECT, BUT INSTEAD WISHES TO CHARGE ME FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. MY VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN 2 YEARS OLD. I WOULD HOPE THAT THE CORPORATION WOULD STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT, INSTEAD OF TRYING TO MAKE UP EXCUSES.*AK

BATTERY COVER CAUSES BATTERY ACID TO LEAK AROUND POSTIVE POST. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES ACID FROM THE BATTERY HAS CAUSED HOLES IN THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES/VIBRATES AND WASHER FAILED, DEALER REPLACED BOLT AND SEAL. *YD

VEHICLE HAD TO BE REALIGNED ON THREE OCCASIONS BY DEALER DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT TIRES. *AK BATTERY REPLACED TWICE. THE CABLE SHIFT CONTROL REPLACED. BOLT AND SEAL WASHER REPLACED. CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE MADE A ROARING NOISE AND VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING. BOTH FRONT INNER DOOR HANDLES FAILED AND WERE REPLACED. *YH

WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL BRAKES WOULD GRAB AND LOOSEN. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE ONCE; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD BECOMES DISTORED. HOWEVER, WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, VISIBILITY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN CAR IS PLACED IN DRIVER OR NEUTRAL, RPMS REV UP AND STICK. POTENTIAL HAZARD. SATURN SAID THEIR DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE FOUND NOTHING. 45 MINUTES AFTER I HAD IT CHECKED I RETURNED TO SATURN AND SPOKE WITH TECH AND CAR PRESENTED WITH PROBLEM. HE CHANGED WHAT HE CALLED A "HEAT/COOL SENSOR" AND PROBLEM SUBSIDED FOR 3 DAYS. NOW PROBLEM PRESENTS AGAIN.*AK

I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BEGINNING AT 6,000 MILES. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON 8 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE FIXED. ON THE LAST TRIP TO THE SHOP I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS OPERATOR USE AND THAT WOMEN ARE HARDER DRIVERS ON CARS THAN MEN. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEY ONLY MADE $600 ON THE VEHICLE, THEREFORE THEY WERE NOT GOING TO PUT ANY MORE MONEY INTO FIXING IT. MY CAR WAS NOT REPAIRED PROPERLY THE FIRST TIME. I WOULD LIKE IT REPAIRED OR RELACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED TWICE AND THE ROTORS RESURFACED 8 TIMES. ALL OF THIS WITHIN 1.5 YEARS. MY TRUCK IS A 1996 AND I HAVE ONLY CHANGED THE ROTORS ONCE. I HAUL AND TOW THINGS WITH MY TRUCK ON A WEEKLY BASIS. THEY ARE TRYING TO SAY IT IS OPERATOR USE ON MY CAR. EXPLAIN THIS ONE TO ME PLEASE. *AK

INTERIOR OVERHEAD SAGGING ABOVE DOME LIGHT, TRIED TO HAVE DEALER FIX (SAME CONDITION AFTER "REPAIR"). TRACTION CONTROL BUTTON FAILED, HAD TO BE REPLACED. ASH TRAY LIGHT FAILED 3 TIMES, DEALER REPLACED. VENTILATION BLOWER ONLY WORKS ON HIGH SPEED - ALL OTHER SPEEDS BURNED OUT OVER 2 WEEKS (COULD SMELL ELECTRICAL BURNING). REMOTE CONTROL WORKS HALF OF THE TIME, NO IMPROVEMENT AFTER DEALER REPLACED BATTERIES, SAYING "WHITE FILM" WAS A KNOWN CAUSE OF REMOTES NOT WORKING. CHANGE OIL LIGHT CAME ON 1000MILES AFTER LAST OIL CHANGE, COINCIDING WITH FAN BLOWER BURNING OUT. HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES BECAUSE OF IRREGULAR WEARING ON REAR AND PREMATURE ALIGNMENT DRIFT ON THE FRONT. BRAKE DUST IS EXCESSIVE - FRONT RIMS ALWAYS COATED BLACK FROM DUST. SOME HESITATION WHEN AUTOMATIC IS SHIFTING GEARS. OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED AFTER 4 TRIPS TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF "SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT" COMING ON WHILE ACCELERATING. ADDING 1LITER ENGINE COOLANT PER MONTH - NO LEAKS NOTED UNDER VEHICLE.*AK

FAILURE OF REVERSE AND 2ND GEAR CONSISTENT WITH SB612478, DATED 4/2000. 2ND GEAR FADED EFFECTIVENESS OVER TIME, WHILE REVERSE GEAR DISAPPEARED SUDDENLY ON 11/1/01. EXAMINATION BY MECHANIC FOUND THE GEAR RING FOR REVERSE (WHICH ALSO HOLDS 2ND GEAR) HAD DISINTEGRATED SPRAYING DEBRIS THROUGHT THE REST OF THE TRANSMISSION. MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF DEFECT WHILE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED BY DEALER SUBSEQUENT TO THE 4/00 BULLETIN. THIS INFORMATION WAS NOT PRESENTED BY SATURN TO THE CUSTOMER, AND SATURN HAS TRIED TO CLAIM THE SERVICE BULLETIN MEANS NOTHING. DEALER/SATURN CORPORATE REQUIRE EXAMINTION BY THEIR REPRESENTATIVE (DEALER) PRIOR TO REMEDY, YET THEY WILL NOT DO IT WITHOUT REQUIRING LABOR BE PAID UPFRONT. I PURCHASED A 2ND SATURN IN JUNE 2001, A 2001 L200, THAT IS ALSO HAVING 2ND GEAR DIFFICULTY AT ONLY 9000 MILES. MY TRUST IN SATURN IS IN SHAMBLES -- I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE FOR A YEAR AND HALF SINCE THIS BULLETIN UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE, ONLY TO LEARN THAT INFORMATION HAD BEEN HIDDEN RELATING TO MY VEHICLE. I PURCHASED MY SECOND SATURN BASED ON THIS FALSE TRUST, AND I FEEL CHEATED. I EXPECT SATURN TO REMEDY THE DEFECT, PROMTLY AND AT THEIR COST.*AK

ARE THE FRONT WHEELS ON THIS ALIGNABLE?*AK

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT, CONSUMER THOUGHT SHE HEARD THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLOWOUT, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ROLLOVER, FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P185/65R15, 2 INJURIES IN ACCIDENT, CLAIM 75-A352-313. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT, CONSUMER THOUGHT SHE HEARD THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLOWOUT, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ROLLOVER, FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P185/65R15, 2 INJURIES IN ACCIDENT, CLAIM 75-A352-313. *SLC

THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED UP. NLM

WHEN HAVING TIRES CHANGED TECHNICIAN STATED THAT RIM WAS BENT . OUT OF 14 MONTS OF OWNERSHIP RIM HAS BEEN REPLACE 3 TIMES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKES THERE WAS VIBRATION IN FRONT END AND REAR OF VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE FRONT END VIBRATES AND MAKES NOISES, CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE, DEALER HAS REPLACED WARPED ROTORS, FRONT TIRES WERE BALD AT 28759 MILES, POSSIBLE FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEM. AIR CONDITIONER DISCHARGE HOSE WAS LEAKING, CAUSING POOR PERFORMANCE, DEALER REPLACED THE HOSE. HEADLIGHTS WERE OUT OF ALIGNMENT, DEALER REAIMED THE HEADLAMPS. *SLC

TRAVELING FROM FL TO IA. TIRE BLEW OUT IN NORTHERN GEORGIA ON INTERSTATE 75. INSIDE OF PASSENGER REAR TIRE CAME APART FROM REST. TIRE IN TWO COMPLETE CIRCLES. HAD TO GET TOWED AND TIRE REPLACED. VERY SCARY SITUATION. CAR HANDLED OK. NO NAILS OR CAUSE OF BLOWOUT DETERMINED BY TOWING/TIRE BUSINESS WHO REPLACED TIRED. I AM WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING WITH OTHER TIRES. ONLY HAVE 27,000 MILES ON THEM. THANKS.*AK (TIRESIZE: P185/65R15)

THIS MODEL OF SATURN HAS A FLEXIBLE RUBBER BUMPER. IF THE CAR IS PARKED HEADED INTO A CURB, THE BUMPER HAS A TENDENCY TO CUP OVER THE FRONT CURB AS THE CAR SETTLES INTO PLACE. THERE IS NO WARNING TO THE DRIVER WHEN THIS HAS OCCURED. THEN, UPON BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE, THE FRONT BUMPER TEARS AWAY FROM THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR THREE TIMES IN TWENTY MONTHS AND IN THREE DIFFERENT PARKING LOTS, DESPITE MY EFFORTS TO AVOID PARKING SPACES THAT HEAD INTO A CURB. WHEN IT OCCURS THE BUMPER DANGLES AN INCH OR TWO BELOW THE FRONT FRAME UNTIL IT IS REATTACHED BY THE GARAGE. THE MOST RECENT TIME, I WAS DRIVING THE CAR HOME FROM THE PARKING LOT, WHEN THE BUMPER BECAME TANGLED IN THE WHEEL OF THE CAR. I HAD TO STOP ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY TO DISENGAGE THE BUMPER AND ATTEMPT TO WEDGE IT INTO A PLACE WHERE I COULD LEAVE THE ROAD. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE FRAGILITY OF A BUMPER THAT PULLS LOOSE IN TYPICAL PARKING SPACES, AND WITH THE RISK THAT OCCURS ONCE THE BUMPER IS PULLED LOOSE. SATURN TELLS ME THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ANYONE BUT ME.

CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE IN REVERSE WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND REVERSED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT A TREE IN PARKING LOT. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN.*AK

TIRE- DRIVING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE AND TIRE BURST FOR NO APPARENT REASON, NOTHING HIT, AND NEW TIRES. RAINED HARD AND WATER LEAKED THROUGH WINDSHIELD ONTO TOP OF LEFT SIDE OF ROOF,L VISOR, AND DRIVER'S SEAT SOAKED. HEATER, MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHEN IN USE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: P185 R65 TIRESIZE: P185R85 14)

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CHAIN REACTION ACCIDENT THAT CAUSED SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. AK

INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES BY ITSELF, RPMS GO ABOVE 3,500, VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES (JAN,2000) FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAID THE CUMPUTER DID NOT SHOW ANY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. CJ

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING. VEHICLE BEEN INTO DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK DEALER REPLACED OIL PAN DUE TO OIL PAN LEAK. GLOVE BOX FELL OUT DUE TO THE LOCK BEING BROKE. SES LIGHT ON DUE TO TERMINAL DISLODGED ON 5 VOLT REFERENCE SPLICE PACK. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE ECM DUE TO STALLING AND FOUND BATTERY CABLE LOOSE AND FIXED PROBLEM, HOWEVER VEHICLE IS STILL STALLING. *SLC

INSTRUMENT PANEL AND GAUGES WOULD GET WET& DISAPPEAR WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING WASHED OR WHEN EVER IT RAINS. ODOMETER COULD ROLL BACK MILEAGE ON ITS OWN. WOULD ALWAYS BE INCORRECT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED , AND CANNOT REPAIR PROBLEM.*AK

REAR WINDOW FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY DUE TO MILD THERMAL GRADIENT. IT IS KNOWN THAT THERE WAS NO IMPACT OF ANY KIND WITHIN 6 HOURS OF FAILURE DUE TO A SNOWFALL WHICH COVERED THE WINDOW. WINDOW FAILED TWO MINUTES AFTER POWERED SHOW WAS DUSTED OFF EXPOSING IT TO COOLER AIR. SATURN DENIES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT.*AK

VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM REAR AT 25 MPH, AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED. THERE WAS A RECALL IN OLDER MODELS FOR SAME PROBLEM. SATURN HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN TO COME TO A STOP AND ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED SL1. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED BACKWARDS ONTO REAR SEATS. MANAGED TO PULL VEHICLE OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. DRIVER/ PASSENGER COULDN'T SEE OUT OFF WINDSHIELD. *AK THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT FUTURE SAFETY, ESPECIALLY WHEN CHILDREN ARE IN THE BACK SEAT. *YH

THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES, THE REDUCED POWER LIGHT ALSO COMES ON AND THE CONSUMER CANNOT ACCELERATE AND THE POWER STEERING FAILS, DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. NLM

"SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON, SATURN DEALERSHIP PUT TOO MUCH TRANSMISSION FLUID IN, 2.5 QUARTZ OVERFILL. *CJ

LEFT REAR TIRE HAD AREA OF TREAD SEPARATION. RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD AN IMPERFECTION CAUSING A FLAT AREA. THESE DEFECTS PRODUCED A THUMPING SOUND WHEN DRIVING. TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THUMPING SOUND IS NOW GONE. (TIRESIZE: P185/65R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P185/65R15 )

LEFT REAR TIRE HAD AREA OF TREAD SEPARATION. RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD AN IMPERFECTION CAUSING A FLAT AREA. THESE DEFECTS PRODUCED A THUMPING SOUND WHEN DRIVING. TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THUMPING SOUND IS NOW GONE. (TIRESIZE: P185/65R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P185/65R15 )

MY FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT ON I-85 AND I HIT SEVERAL TREES.( DOT NUMBER: N/A TIRE SIZE: PR 185 )

TWO DIFFERENT INCIDENTS WHEN PLACING VEHICLE IN PARK OR PLACING IT IN REVERSE RPMS RACED VERY HIGH FOR NO APPARENT REASON. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT PROBLEM WAS LINKED TO COMPUTER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE SHIFT LEVER, AND RELEASE BUTTON WAS LOOSE AT PURCHASE. WHEN SHIFTING THE LEVER SLIDES VERY EASY PASS THE GEAR WITHOUT STOPPING, WHILE DRIVING AND REACHING FOR THE RADIO THE LEVER WAS TOUCHED BY WRIST AND SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT EVEN PUSHING THE BATTON ON THE LEVER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

ALL TIRES ON CAR REPEATEDLY WENT FLAT WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF PURCHASE. FIRESTONE DID NOT REPAIR NOR REPLACE DESPITE NUMEROUS VISITS & CALLS. SATURN REFUSES TO ASSIST DESPITE NUMEROUS CALLS AND EMAILS. ALL TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY OWNER 2/00 FOR SAFETY/CONVENIENCE AFTER CHANGING TIRES DOZENS OF TIMES AND AIRING THEM EVERY DAY. NO PROBLEMS SINCE NEW NON-FIRESTONE TIRES HAVE BEEN PUT ON. OTHER COMPLAINTS? CONVINCED THEY ARE DEFECTIVE AND NO ONE ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY.( DOT NUMBER: W2PAFA329 TIRE SIZE: 18565R15 )

WHEN TRAVELING AT 45 TO 50 MPH VEHICLE WILL ZIGZAG, AND ITS VERY HARD TO STEER. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND HE STATED THAT THERE WAS NO ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. CONSUMER FEARED VEHICLE MAY DO THIS IN THE RAIN AND SLIDE OFF THE ROAD. *AK

I WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES TO STOP AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP, IT DID NOT EVEN SLOW DOWN UNTIL I HIT THE OTHER CAR, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON. IF YOU WAIT A MINUTE THEY ALL GO OUT EXECPT FOR ENGINE CHECK LIGHT. I TOOK TO DEALER, AND SAID IT STAYS ON LONGER THEN FIVEMINUTES, AND NOTHING WAS DONE* ABOUT IT.*AK

A MAJOR SAFETY-CONCERN IS THE POOR ACCESSIBILITY OF THE HORN ON THE STEERING WHEEL. MY INABILITY TO QUICKLY-ACCESS THE HORN HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT SEVERAL SMALL ANIMALS AND HAS PREVENTED ME FROM EARLY-SIGNALING OTHER DRIVERS IN POTENTIALLY-DANGEROUS. *AK

OUR VEHICLE WAS RECALLED BY SATURN CAMPAIGN 00-C-09, AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. I CAN FIND NO REFERENCE TO THIS RECALL IN THE NHTSA RECALL DATABASE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCE PROBLEM WITH PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHILE TRAVELING ON THE STREET. MORE SO AT HWY SPEEDS, WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO PULL. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE. *AK *ML

THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR IS IMPROPERLY WELDED TO THE VEHICLE AND IS TOTALLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT. BOTH THE DEALER AND THE FACTORY HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNREPAIRABLE AND POTENTIALLY UNSAFE. THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE PASSED QUALITY CONTROL AT EITHER THE FACTORY AND/OR THE DEALERSHIP. SATURN AND THE DEALERSHIP ARE CURRENTLY NEGOTIATING TO REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE.