2003 SATURN L200 Complaints

PROBLEMS WITH TIRES, SATURN REPLACED ALL FOUR <20,000 MILES. UNABLE TO KEEP BALANCED. I HAD ALL OF MY DOCUMENTATION ON NUMBER OF TIMES THEY HAD BEEN BALANCED. STILL HAD PROBLEMS, REPLACED TWO OF THEM. STILL HAD PROBLEMS, REPLACED TWO AGAIN AT 36,000, I HAD TO PAY FOR ONE TIRE BECAUSE THERE WAS A NAIL AND THEY CLAIMED ROAD DAMAGE AND THAT THE WEAR WAS DUE TO LOW TIRE PRESSURE (SO EXPLAIN WHY OTHER TIRE WORE ALSO), EVEN THOUGH I HAD PICKED UP THE NAIL WITHIN THE PAST 3 DAYS. ALSO SAID THERE WAS A DENT IN THE RIM AND THAT WAS OFF BALANCE. WANTED 400.00 FOR ONE NEW STANDARD RIM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE RIGHT FRONT QUARTER PANEL WITH MINOR DAMAGE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEATBELTS, BUT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED IT WAS TOTALED.

I WENT IN 2004 FOR A CAR INSPECTION AT 15000 MILES AND I FAILED DUE TO BALD TIRES. *NM

IN THE YEAR 2003 AFTER HAVING MY L200 FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS 1000 MILES MY FUEL PUMP WENT IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT I TOOK IT TO SATURN OF CLEARANCE THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG SO I WAS ALMOST HOME AND BLACK SMOKE WAS FLOWING OUT OF MY TAIL PIPE AND WHEN I STOPPED TO GET SOME GAS AFTER I GOT GAS I WENT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START THEN IT WOULD AND IT WOULD STALL SO I TOOK IT BACK UP THERE THE SECOND TIME AND THEY SAID OH ITS YOUR FUEL PUMP WELL WHY DIDN'T THEY LISTEN THE FIRST TIME . *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT 40 MPH A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO THE CONTACT'S BACK AND RIGHT ARM. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTO BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *AK

THE RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM ON MY SATURN L200 HAS FAILED. THE DEALER HAS ONE IN STOCK THAT COSTS ALMOST $900.00. THE ONLY REASON A DEALER WOULD STOCK A PART THAT IS THIS EXPENSIVE IS IF THE FAILURE IS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE. *NM

DT: WHILE DRIVING ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2005 THERE WAS SMOKING COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT TAKEN IT IN TO BE REPAIRED. THE PERSON ON THE PHONE TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT SHE THOUGHT IT WAS A SHORT IN THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH OR WIRING. THERE WAS NOTHING LEADING UP TO THE OCCURRENCE. *AK

DT: 2003 SATURN L200. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE CUT ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 2 DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER CHECKED ALL OF THE FUSES HIMSELF AND NOT FOUND ANY PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER FOUND THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS. ALL OF THE LIGHTS; FRONT, BACK, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF.*AK

THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON MY 2003 SATURN L200 INTERMITTENTLY DIM. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE WAS A DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DESIGN BY THE MANUFACTURER, SATURN. THE FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT IT IS DIFFICULT, DISTRACTING AND DANGEROUS TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE, EXCEPT FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO HIDE BEHIND A TECHNICAL INFORMATION BULLETIN (04-08-42-001) CLAIMING THIS IS "NORMAL". I MUST ASSUME THEN, THAT EVERY OTHER VEHICLE WHOSE LIGHTS DON'T FLICKER MUST BE "ABNORMAL". THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT. *NM

2003 SATURN L200 DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE HEATER SYSTEM.*MR THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 6 TIMES FOR CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM THAT WILL NOT HOLD A WARM SETTING. HVAC WAS REPROGRAMMED 5 TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TT SATURN CORPORATION REFUSED TO LET THE DEALER WORK ON THE VEHICLE. THE HEAT WOULD ONLY COME ON WHEN THE CLIMATE CONTROL WAS SET AT 90 DEGREES. THE HEPA FILTER WAS REPLACED. WHEN THE HVAC WAS SET TO HEAT AND HAS BEEN ON FOR A WHILE, IT WOULD BLOW COLD AIR. THE CONTROL ASSEMBLY/A/C WAS REPLACED. THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AIR FILTER WAS REPLACED. AT TIMES, WHEN USING THE HVAC CLIMATE CONTROL, IT WOULD BECOME TOO HOT OR TOO COLD AND WOULD HAVE TO CONSTANTLY BE ADJUSTED. *SC