2002 SATURN LS Complaints

CAR RUNNING VERY ROUGH. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED A FAULTY CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. COST TO REPLACE SENSOR $264.14. *TT

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC AND A FAULTY THERMOSTAT WAS DIAGNOSED; ENGINE RUNNING TOO COLD. THERMOSTAT IS LOCATED BENEATH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THEREFORE DIFFICULT AND TIME-CONSUMING TO ACCESS. COST TO REPLACE THE THERMOSTAT WAS APPROXIMATELY $450. *TT

TURNED ON THE A/C AND IT DID NOT PRODUCE ANY COOL AIR. FAULTY A/C COMPRESSOR CLUTCH. DEALER WANTED $1165 TO REPAIR. *TT

CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. NO WARNING. FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. REPLACED AT A COST OF $365. *TT

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK AND LEAVING MY STREET TO TURN ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. I LIFTED THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER TO INDICATE MY TURN AND THE BLINKER DID NOT WORK. I TRIED THE OTHER TURN SIGNAL DIRECTION AND THAT DID NOT WORK EITHER. THE HAZARD BUTTON DID WORK. I INSTINCTIVELY USE THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAVE HEARD A BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD, NEAR THE HAZARD BUTTON/SWITCH. BLINKERS WORK IF I PRESS THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT, USE THE TURN SIGNAL AND THEN DEPRESS THE HAZARD BUTTON. UPON RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THAT THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH MAY BE THE CULPRIT. I'VE CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TO NOTIFY THEM OF THIS PROBLEM AND AM WAITING FOR THEIR REPLY. IT SEEMS THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PART FOR THE 2000 SATURN LS BUT NOT FOR MY MODEL AND YEAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK AND LEAVING MY STREET TO TURN ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. I LIFTED THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER TO INDICATE MY TURN AND THE BLINKER DID NOT WORK. I TRIED THE OTHER TURN SIGNAL DIRECTION AND THAT DID NOT WORK EITHER. THE HAZARD BUTTON DID WORK. I INSTINCTIVELY USE THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAVE HEARD A BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD, NEAR THE HAZARD BUTTON/SWITCH. BLINKERS WORK IF I PRESS THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT, USE THE TURN SIGNAL AND THEN DEPRESS THE HAZARD BUTTON. UPON RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THAT THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH MAY BE THE CULPRIT. I'VE CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TO NOTIFY THEM OF THIS PROBLEM AND AM WAITING FOR THEIR REPLY. IT SEEMS THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PART FOR THE 2000 SATURN LS BUT NOT FOR MY MODEL AND YEAR. *TR

DRIVING ON US HWY 290 AT APPROX 70 MPH, VEHICLE TOTALLY LOST POWER. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER, BUT WE WERE NEARLY 50 MILES OUTSIDE OF HOUSTON. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER $350 OF TOWING AND DIAGNOSIS FEES, INFORMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAS FAILED, CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE TO THE ENGINE. NOW I FIND OUT THAT THERE WERE RECALLS ISSUED ON THIS SAME ENGINE FOR 2001 SATURNS, AND ONLY A TSB ON THE 2002 MODELS INDICATING A NEED FOR A NEW OILER FOR THE TIMING CHAIN. *JS

MY SATURN (MANUAL 5 SP) HAS OVER 202,000 MILES AND THE PARKING BRAKE CABLES ARE FROZEN/BROKEN. I CANNOT CURRENTLY FIND ANY REPLACEMENT/AFTER MARKET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

MY WIFE HAD DRIVEN TO WORK THIS DAY AND ALL WAS WELL. SHE WENT ABOUT HER WORK DAY AND LEFT FOR HER LUNCH BREAK AT 12:30 IN THE AFTERNOON. SHE DROVE THE CAR AND GOT HER FOOD AND CAME BACK FROM LUNCH. LATER ON THAT EVENING SHE PUNCHED OUT AT 5:00 PM TO LEAVE. WHEN SHE WENT TO START THE CAR THE MOTOR TURNED OVER AT A MUCH FASTER THAN USUAL RATE BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I KNEW WHEN I GOT THERE THE CAR HAD NO COMPRESSION WHEN I TURNED IT OVER. I HAD AAA TOW IT TO THE GARAGE (WORTH THE PEACE OF MIND TO HAVE) AND THEY TOLD ME SURE AS ANYTHING THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN. FORTUNATELY SHE WAS NOT MOVING WHEN IT HAPPENED, MUST HAVE LET GO AS SHE PARKED THE CAR. THIS IS THE SECOND MOTOR WE PUT IN THIS CAR. STILL WAITING ON THE REPAIR ESTIMATE. CHAIN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE CRANKSHAFT GEARS BECAUSE A COUPLE OF TEETH GOT RIPPED OFF IN THE PROCESS. NICE.... THANKS SATURN AND MERRY CHRISTMAS. *TR