2004 SATURN L300 Complaints

MULTIPLE EPISODES OF CAR NOT STARTING AND STALLING. CAR ACTUALLY LOST ALL POWER AND STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. CARS WERE ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND ME AND AN ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED. I AM PURSUING LEMON LAW. AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR!*JB

I HAVE A 2004 SATURN L300. AROUND 34,000 I NOTICED NOISES COMING FROM MY TIRES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, WHICH IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND FOUR NEW TIRES. THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE FACTORY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY AND WOULD COST ME OVER 700.00. I NEVER HAD TO GET A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT THIS EARLY ON A CAR AND I TAKE CAR OF MY CARS. I THINK THIS IS INSANE, I CALLED SATURN IN TENNESSEE COMPLAINED, THEY STATED THAT TIRES AND ALIGNMENTS ARE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. WELL HOW ABOUT THAT. I EVEN PAID THE EXTRA FEES, INCLUDED IN MY PAYMENTS TO COVER OIL CHANGES AND ALIGNMENTS. IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM, THEY SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT IT WHEN THE CAR WAS BEING SERVICED. ANYWAY, WHILE DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, THERE ARE OTHER CASES OF THIS OUT THERE, LOTS OF THEM. CHECK OUT WWW.SATURNFANS.COM, WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM AND EVEN THIS SITE, WWW.NHTSA.DOT.GOV. SO MUCH FOR PEOPLE FIRST. I PLAN TO POST THIS INFORMATION ON OTHER FORUMS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. [email protected] *JB

CAR WILL HESITATE AND STALL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THE CAR WILL AT TIMES NOT BE ABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILING AND CLOGGING THE EXHAUST SYSTEM

THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BUMPER FELL OFF. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT LOOSENED AND WAS TAPED TO THE VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY 70 MPH ACCELERATION WILL DROP DOWN TO 5 MPH. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH COMPUTER THAT THREW THE VEHICLE INTO IDLE MODE. THIS PROBLEM ALSO OCCURRED IN THE OWNER'S PREVIOUS SATURN MODEL L200 2002. THE CAUSE WAS STILL UNDETERMINED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS FLASHED FROM BRIGHT TO DIM. THIS OCCURRED EVERY 30 SECONDS. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS WAS NORMAL. CONSUMER LATER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY ALSO SAID THAT WHAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING WAS NORMAL. *AK

RECENTLY PRURCHASED A NEW SATURN L300 WAGON WITH FIRESTONE FIREHAWK GTX TIRES (STANDARD). THE ROAD VIBRATION FROM THESE TIRES IS CONCERNING, IT CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE BODY OF THE CAR AND STEERING WHEEL PARTICULIARLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. OCCASIONALLY A TIRE MAY ALSO FEEL AS THOUGH IT HAS A FLAT AND RIDES ROUGH, UPON INSPECTION IT IS FINE. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER THREE TIMES, THEY HAVE BEEN BALANCED TWICE, AND TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THESE TIRES. THEY HAVE EVEN STATED PER THEIR DISTRICT MANAGER THAT OTHER SATURN'S ARE EVEN WORSE THAN MINE!!!! I GIVE UP. I HAVE ALSO SENT AN E-MAIL TO FIRESTONE WITH NO RESPONSE!!!!! ALL I WANT IS RESOLUTION SO I CAN FEEL I AM DRIVING A SAFE CAR WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT.*AK

PURCHASED ON 9/17/04. AFTER 1 1/2 WEEKS, NOTICED THAT HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY DIM ON & OFF EVERY 1/2 TO 1 MILE. TOOK TO SATURN, WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC, THEY CHANGED SUN SENSOR THOUGHT TO BE THE PROBLEM. THIS DID NOT FIX MY PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS THAT THE PROBLEM HAS WORSENED. THE SATURN CORPORATION HAS MAINTAINED THAT THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC IN THIS CAR AND REFUSED TO DO ANY FURTHER REPAIRS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT BE NOTICEABLE TO ANY TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. HOWEVER DUE TO MY EXPERIENCES AND OTHERS I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET, THAT THIS IS NOT TRUE AND COULD POTENTIALLY BECOME AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LETHAL SITUATION. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT, ANY SATURN WITH THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY TAKEN OFF THE HIGHWAYS UNTIL THIS SITUATION IS REPAIRED. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION NOW THAT SATURN OF HARTFORD HAD IN ITS POSSESSION NOTIFICATION SINCE JANUARY 2004 FROM SATURN CORPORATION THAT THE L300 SERIES VEHICLE COULD HAVE THIS FLAW AND THAT SATURN REFUSES TO REPAIR IT. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET THAT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS SITUATION PRIOR TO BUYING THE CAR BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE CHANGED MY MIND AS TO WHICH VEHICLE I WOULD HAVE PURCHASED. I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *AK *SC

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTSON THEY WILL CUT ON OFF FOR A LENGTH OF TIME OF 20 TO 30 SECONDS, LEAVING CONSUMER WITHOUT VISION OF THE ROAD. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED WE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH PROBLEM, CALL NHTSA. *AK