2002 SATURN LS Complaints

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD SKIP AROUND ON THE WINDSHIELD WHEN IN USE. THE DEALER HAS SERVICED THE WIPERS SEVERAL TIMES BUT CAN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM THE WEATHERSTRIP ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS DISCOLORED. THE LF SEAT BELT HEIGHT ADJUSTER KNOB WAS MISSING. THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE DASH RATTLED AROUND THE VENT AREA WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP. THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT FRONT DOOR WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING NOISE AGAINST PRIMARY WEATHERSTRIP. THE WINDSHIELD WASHERS WERE INOPERATIVE BECAUSE THE HOLE WAS PLUGGED. TECHNICIAN REMOVED AND CLEANED THE WASHERS. THE VEHICLE BRAKES WERE NOISE IN THE MORNING DURING THE FIRST COUPLE OF STOPS. THE CONSUMER INITIATED A LEMON LAW CLAIM WITH THE BBB REGARDING THE DEALERS INABILITY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE CONSUMER'S CLAIM WAS DENIED. *NM

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S STEERING AND AIR BAG EQUIPMENT.*MR THE CONSUMER IGNITION CONTROL MODULE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NOT PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. *NM

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. I JUST THOUGHT THAT I MAY NEED AN ALIGNMENT AND DID NOT THINK MUCH ELSE ABOUT IT. ABOUT 10 TO 20 MINUTES LATER MY TIRE BLEW OUT. THERE IS A LARGE GASH ALMOST ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE RUBBER SEPARATED FROM THE METAL ALMOST ALL OVER THE TIRE. *JB

THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS REPEATEDLY DIM DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS UNSAFE AS IT CAN BE INTERPRETED BY OTHER MOTORISTS AS A "GO-AHEAD" SIGNAL OR AS A DELIBERATE AGGREVATION. UPON BRINGING IT TO THE DEALER I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE AND NORMAL. NOTHING WAS WORKED ON OR FIXED. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER OWNING IT. THIS INFORMATION WAS NOT MADE APPARANT TO US BEFORE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. IF IT WERE AVAILABLE, WE WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THIS "DEFECTIVE" VEHICLE.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE VEHICLE SURGED UP THE 2000 RPMS. ALSO, HAS PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL TANK. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER SMELLED STRONG CHEMICAL FUMES. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATED OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE DRIVER TURNED ON THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WENT FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD. A BYSTANDER JUMPED ONTO THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. THE VEHICLE HIT A TRUCK BEFORE FINALLY COMING TO A STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THIS FORCED THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE OF LACK OF VISIBILITY. *AK