2000 SATURN LS Complaints

THE POWER STEERING FAILS AFTER ABOUT 5 MINS OF OPERATION. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS AN "UNSPECIFIED FAILURE OF THE STEERING RACK", AND THAT IT WOULD COST $1500 TO REPLACE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE SPRING OF 05. I CONTACTED SATURN CORPORATE DIRECTLY, BUT THEY REFUSED TO HELP WITH THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT: 2000 SATURN L-SERIES. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. THE BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET BEEN CONTACTED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS.*AK

MY PROBLEM IS WITH SATURN NOT HONORING RECALL NUMBER 05V245000. GM RECALL NO. 05052 MY BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY ON MY 2000 SATURN LW STATION WAGON. ALL THE LIGHTS WORK UNTIL THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEN ONE SIDE GOES OUT, (BRAKE AND RUNNING LIGHT). THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED ABOUT A WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR, A. I ATTEMPTED THE REPAIR MYSELF BY REPLACING BULBS AND SWITCHING THE BULB SOCKETS. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICING IN 2001 THEY REPLACED SEVERAL BULBS AND A SOCKET. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS THE BRAKE LIGHT AGAIN WENT OUT THIS TIME WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD DIM. I AGAIN ATTEMPTED THE REPAIR BY SWITCHING THE BULB SOCKETS. ON OR ABOUT 03/2005 WHEN I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS I NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC HOUSING AND THE PLASTIC BULB SOCKET ON ONE SIDE WAS MELTED. I PURCHASED NEW BULBS AND NEW BULB SOCKETS AND MADE THE REPAIR ONLY TO HEAR ABOUT THE RECALL A FEW WEEKS LATER. THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED A FEW WEEKS LATER SO I DECIDED TO WAIT FOR THE RECALL THAT WAS TO START IN SEPTEMBER. I CALLED MY LOCAL SATURN DEALER, SATURN OF PEMBROKE PINES, ONLY TO BE INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

DRIVING TO WORK WHEN POWER SEAT BEGAN MOVING FORWARD ON IT'S OWN. THEN SEAT SWITCH STARTED SMOKING A LOT. I THEN PULLED OVER EXITED VEHICLE AND HAD SOMEONE NOTIFY FIRE DEPT IN WEST BROOKFIELD MA. I THEN DISCONNECTED BATTERY FIRE DEPT REMOVED SWITCH AND INSPECTED SEAT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS NOT ON FIRE. THE SWITCH ITSELF WAS TOASTED THE WIRING TO THE SWITCH WAS FINE, ALSO THE FUSE TO THE SEAT DID BLOW OUT. I WILL CONTACT DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT SWITCH. I ALSO DO HAVE THE BURNT OUT SWITCH. *NM

2000 SATURN LW-1 TIMING CHAIN BROKE ON THE VEHICLE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR WHEN THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE, THE VALVES AND GASKETS WERE DAMAGED AS WELL. THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS REPLACED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE BRAKE LIGHTS. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SATURN LS1. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DO NOT WORK. THE WINDOWS, THE HORN, AND BRAKES LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. THE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS, BUT THE WINDOW, HORN, SPEAKER, DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL, AND THE DASH LIGHTS STARTED TO MALFUNCTION AT ONE TIME. THE CONSUMER INDICATES WHEN SHE ROLLED THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DOWN AND BACK UP THAT WAS WHEN EVERY THING QUIT WORKING. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT EACH COMPONENT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER.*AK

DT: WHILE DRIVING HOME AND GIVING LEFT TURN SIGNAL THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE ON THE INSIDE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SWITCH ,BUT THEY CHARGE D THE CONSUMER FOR THE WORK. THIS HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2005. *AK

DT: THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL ON THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE OFF WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO TURN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON. THIS OCCURRED IN THE MIDDLE OF A STORM. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WERE PINS MISSING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. NO CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. CONSUMER SAID SATURN WAS CONTACTED BY THE DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. ALSO THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR TAILLIGHTS THAT MAKE THEM GO OUT WHEN THE CONSUMER HITS A SLIGHT BUMP OR POTHOLE. THE CONSUMER CAN TIGHTEN THE TAILLIGHT AND IT WILL WORK PROPERLY FOR A WHILE THEN STOP. CONSUMER FEELS HE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ON CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY 101 SOUTH WHEN ON AN INCLINE, MY MOTOR ON MY SATURN 2000 L SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I HAD IT HAULED TO MY SATURN DEALER, AND WAS TOLD SEVERAL DAYS LATER THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND THE ENTIRE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

DT: THE POWER WINDOW SWITCHES ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT DOORS FAILED. THE CONSUMER HAD THEM BOTH REPLACED. THE PASSENGER SIDE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAPPENED ON JUNE 12,2005. *AK THE MASTER SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON BOTH FRONT AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS. *SC *JB