2003 SATURN L200 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED AFTER SHE CLOSED THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO SENT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED WITHOUT BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L-SERIES. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START AND SMOKE BEGAN TO RISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ARRIVED AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V231000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200 WITH AFTER MARKET AUTO ZONE BRAKE SHOE PADS, PART NUMBER 405K5. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN HE ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND IT WOULD RESPOND. HE THEN DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS LIMITED BRAKING POWER BY FIFTY PERCENT. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT FOUND THAT THE AFTERMARKET BRAKES WERE ONE INCH LONGER THAN THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BRAKES AND ONLY THE EXTREME OUTER EDGES WERE MAKING CONTACT WITH THE BRAKE DRUM, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WOULD PERFORM AN INVESTIGATION OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,100.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 30 MPH. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT; UPON RESTART, THE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH UP AN INCLINE WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,230. UPDATED 02/09/11*LJ UPDATED 09/19/11

THE STOP LIGHT STOPS FUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY. I REPLACE THE BULB AND IT SOMETIMES WORKS FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN AGAIN, IT STOPS WORKING. I TRIED TO BUY THE TAIL LIGHT SOCKET, BUT THEY COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT PART EVEN THOUGH THEY SEARCH THROUGH MY VIN AT AN AUTHORIZED PARTS RETAILER. I BELIEVE IT IS RELATED TO THE RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V245000 BUT SINCE MY CAR WAS OF A LATER MODEL BY ONE YEAR, IT MISSED THE RECALL. I WOULDN'T HAVE CARED IF I FOUND AN EXACT REPLACEMENT PART, BUT SINCE THEY CAME UP WITH A MODIFIED PART AT THE STORE, IT MAKES ME THINK MY CAR HAS THE DEFECTIVE TAIL LIGHTS BUT THE MANUFACTURERS TRIED TO GET AWAY WITH IT BY NOT INCLUDING THAT YEAR'S MODEL IN THEIR RECALL TO AVOID ANOTHER THOUSANDS OF REPLACEMENTS. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS AND ALL GAUGES TURN OFF AND COME BACK ON BUT NOW THE GAUGES DON'T WORK THE HEAD LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND GO OUT WHILE DRIVING THE DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND RESETS THE MILEAGE EVERYTIME THE LIGHTS TURN OFF, AND ALL POWER TURNS OFF. THE ALTERNATOR WAS TESTED AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

PREMATURE FAILURE OF TIMING CHAIN ON 2003 SATURN L200 AT 69,400 MILES. THIS CAR HAS THE SAME TIMING CHAIN COMPONENTS AS INVOLVED IN THE 2000 MODEL YEAR RECALL. THE PARTS WERE NOT REVISED UNTIL AFTER THIS CAR WAS BUILT. THE CAR WAS MAINTAINED WITH RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGE INTERVALS, BUT THE CHAIN STILL FAILED PREMATURELY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE TIMING BELT AND ENGINE VALVES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING INCREASED THE RISK FOR A VEHICLE CRASH. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63000.

PURCHASED A USED SATURN L-22 IN MARCH OF 2003,SHORTLY THEREAFTER I WENT INTO THE COLLEGE PARKING ;LOT TO RETURN HOME FROM SCHOOL AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT UNLOCK, COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO GO INTO GEAR, SO IT SAT ALL NIGHT, AND THE NEXT DAY I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY FIXED IT "SO THEY SAID" AND AGAIN APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER MY MOTHER WHO WAS GROCERY SHOPPING HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. LATER THAT NIGHT AS THE CAR SAT ON THE SUPERMARKET LOT WE HAD TO GET IT TOWED AGAIN. MY MOTHER, AND I WENT TO CARFAX ON OUR COMPUTER, AND FOUND OUT THAT THE MOCEL THAT WE WERE DRIVING HAD BEEN RECALLED BACK IN 2003 DUE TO STEERING WHEEL MODULE PROBLEMS. WE WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO RETRIEVE THE CAR 5 DAYS LATER AND TOLD THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP WHAT WE HAD LOCATED ON CARFAX, HE APPEARED VERY NERVOUS AND REFUSED TO LOOK ON CARFAX TO VERIFY WHAT WE HAD TOLD HIM. THIS SAME OWNER SOLD US A WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE BUT LITTLE DID WE KNOW THAT THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE WARRANTY HE SOLD ME COST $1,995 DOLLARS, AND I HAVE BEEN SO UPSET OVER THIS DEALERSHIPS UNSCRUPULOUS PRACTICE. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE INVESTIGATE WHY MY LIFE, AND THAT OF MY DEAR MOTHERS WAS PUT IN JEOPARDY BY THIS MAN BEING LESS THEN HONEST WHEN THIS CAR WAS SOLD TO ME BY HIS DEALERSHIP, ALONG WITH A BOUGHT WARRANTY WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR