2002 SATURN LS Complaints

THE LEFT REAR DOOR LOCKED TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE REACTING. THE ACTUATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED WITH ANOTHER ONE AFTER WARRANTY. *JB *TC

1. MY 2002 SATURN LW200 HAS INTERMITTENT FLASHING OF HEAD LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS, IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE WITH THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. 2. HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT ON DARK COUNTRY ROADS, CAUSING MOMENTARY LOSS OF ROAD VISIBILITY AND GAUGES. THIS WILL HAPPEN UP TEN TIMES CONSECUTIVELY AFTER LIFTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS WILL OCCUR NEARLY EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN, YET NOT KNOWING IF IT IS HAPPENING ON DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHTS. 3. THE MANUFACTURE IS STATING THIS IS A "NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC" OF THE VEHICLE AND WILL NOT SERVICE THE CAR TO CORRECT IT. THIS WILL HAPPEN ON ALL 2000 MY THROUGH 2005 MY SATURN L100, L200, LW200 MODELS. THE MANUFACTURES BULLETIN NUMBER IS AS FOLLOWS #04-08-42-001A AND STATES THAT THE CAUSE OF IT IS FROM "TRANSIENT CURRENT LOADS ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM". HOWEVER THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO BE "NORMAL" IF THERE IS TRANSIENT CURRENT LOADS CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO FLASH THE LOAD IS BEING ABSORBED BY COMPONENTS IN THE SYSTEM.*JB

THE INTERIOR LIGHT FLICKERED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. CURRENTLY, THERE WERE NO INTERIOR LIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DURING THE FIRST VISIT DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS THE NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT VEHICLE. PRESENTLY, IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL.*AK

I HAVE A 2002 SATURN L100. THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASHLIGHTS FLICKER ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE ADVISED THAT THIS IS "A NORMAL OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE". SATURN SERVICE BULLETING 04-08-42-011A APPLIES. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN UNSAFE CHARACTERISTIC AND THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD REQUIRE A RECALL AND REPAIR OF VEHICLES SUFFERING FROM THIS PROBLEM.*AK

1. UNKNOWN, 2.CREAKING, GROANING FROM CRADLE AREA 3. DEALER LUBED CRADLE BUSHINGS, ON 4 SEPERATE OCCASIONS, RECURRING PROBLEM, SAFTEY CONCERNS ABOUT CRADLE MOVEMENT OR FAILURE. *AK

I HAVE A YEAR 2002 SATURN MODEL L200 WITH 47000 MILES ON IT. ON FIVE OCCASIONS, WHEN I HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKE, I HAVE NO BRAKE PRESSURE, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IF I PUMP THE BRAKES I CAN THEN BUILD UP PRESSURE, BUT THERE IS A DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT IS USUALLY AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (55 MPH) FOR BETWEEN 30 AND 60 MINUTES. THERE ARE NO WARNING OR BRAKE FAIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, AND NO CODE IS STORED IN THE ONBOARD COMPUTER. THEN THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY AFTER A FEW MINUTES, OR AFTER STOPPING THE CAR AND SHUTTING IT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE, AS BY THE TIME I GET THE CAR TO THE DEALER THE PROBLEM IS GONE. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER TWICE TO NO AVAIL. THERE ARE NO FLUID LEAKS. THE DEALER CLAIMS THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS IN FINE CONDITION BUT CLEARLY THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. AS OF THE LAST OCCURENCE THE DEALER HAS RUN OUT OF IDEAS AND HAS TOLD ME THEY HAVE A CALL INTO THE SATURN FACTORY TO DETERMINE WHAT TO DO NEXT, AND I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THE DEALER IN SEVERAL DAYS. I WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM FIXED, EVEN IF IT REQUIRES THE INSTALLATION OF A COMPLETELY NEW BRAKE SYSTEM, AS LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIX THIS, BUT SATURN NEEDS TO TAKE AN INVOLVEMENT NOW AND FIX THIS!*AK

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHT AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS BECAME DIM. JUST BEFORE THE LIGHTS DIMMED THEY BLINKED ERRATICALLY. THIS CAUSED VISUAL PROBLEMS. *AK *TC

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. VEHICLE WAS TOWED *AK

LIKE SEVERAL OTHER REGISTRANTS TO THIS SITE, MY 2002 SATURN L200 SEDAN IS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FLICKERING (OFF). THIS PROBLEM STARTED AFTER SOME FRONT WORK WAS NECESSARY LAST YEAR FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH A DEER AND RESTORATIVE FRONT END WORK INCLUDING A NEW HEADLIGHT, BODY AND AIR CONDITIONING/COOLING COMPONENTS REPLACEMENT. THE HEADLIGHTS MOMENTARILY FLICKER OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS INITIALLY ACCOMPANIED WITH THE TURN SIGNAL STALK BECOMING HOT. WE HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THE PROBLEM AND THEY CHANGED THE STALK, BUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS CONTINUES. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED THAT ELECTRICAL CONSUMPTION REQUIREMENTS IN THE VEHICLE CAUSE MOMENTARY FLUCTUATIONS. OF COURSE, WE NEVER EXPERIENCED THESE "FLUCTUATIONS" PRIOR TO THE REPAIR WORK. THE HEADLIGHT FLICKERS OFF AT REGULAR 27 SECOND INTERVALS INTERVALS. IT ONLY DOES THIS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING OR DEFROSTER IS ON. I SUSPECT THAT THE DEFROSTER IS CONNECTED TO THE A/C SYSTEM TO REDUCE MOISTURE AND INHIBIT WINDOW FOGGING.*AK

WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY A SUV. ALL PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS BUT, ONE OCCUPANT WAS THROWN AGAINST THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE SHOULDER LOCKING MECHANISM DID NOT LOCK THE PASSENGER IN PROPERLY. THE PASSENGER WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR A SPRAINED NECK AND CONTUSIONS. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR HIP SORENESS FROM THE COLLISION. *JB