2002 SATURN LS Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED. *PH *MR

MY 2002 L200 HAS A SPORADIC PROBLEM THAT CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS TO DIM. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN I'VE BEEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, WHICH COULD CAUSE A DISTRACTION AND POSSIBLE ROAD RAGE. PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME WONDER WHY I AM FLASHING MY HEADLIGHTS AT THEM. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE IN TO THE SEVICE DEPARTMENT 10 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR FOR THIS PROBLEM ALONE. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, THE BATTERY AND THE PCM COMPUTER. IN FEBRUARY, 2004 A BULLETIN CAME OUT FROM SATURN STATING THAT THIS "IS CONSIDERED A NORMAL OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC. NO SERIVCE IS REQUIRED FOR THIS CONDITION." I CONSIDER THIS AN UNACCEPTABLE RESPONSE TO A PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE MAJOR INJURY OR FATALITY.*AK

THE SATURN DEALER OF FLINT REFUSED TO HOLD IN EFFECT THE WARRIANTY AFTER THE ENGIN LOCKED UP DO TO LACK OF OIL. THIS OCCARED AFTER A FAILURE OF THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS TO SAY THERE WAS LOW OIL IN THE CAR.

THE ROTORS ON MY 2002 SATURN L200 ARE SO THIN THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR ONLY HAS 40K MILES. I PAID OVER $1400 FOR A GM MAJOR GUARD PROTECTION AND JUST DISCOVERED THAT ROTORS ARE NOT COVERED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB, MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE ROTOR PROBLEM IS A GM DEFECT AND THAT GM HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE DEFECT FOR YEARS. GM SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR INCLUDE IT AS A COVERED PART IN THEIR GM PROTECTION PLANS.

TRANSMISSION - 2002 SATURN L SERIES. TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE TO THE SATURN DEALER AND THE SERVICE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. WAS TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS APPROXIMATELY $700 IN REPAIRS. CAR HAS 65000 MILES ON IT. TALKED TO REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION REPAIR GARAGE AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE REPLACED MANY SATURN TRANSMISSIONS. *LA

WHEN PARKING ON AN UPWARD ANGLE AND THE TANK IS A QUARTER FULL ENGINE BECOMES INOPERATIVE. DEALER STATES IF THE OWNER KEEPS A FUEL TANK THAT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

MY SATURN 2002 L100 HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER ONE YEAR. THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS FLICKER; TURN SIGNALS WORK OFF AN ON ONLY. AFTER 5 ATTEMPTS BY THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED.

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER FOR A REGULAR MAINTENANCE CHECK UP. THE DEALER INDICATED THE NEED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES AND INSTALL A REAR ALIGNMENT KIT. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE UNEVEN TIRE WEAR WAS CAUSED BY THE FACTORY ALIGNMENT. *PH *NM

AUTOMATIC HEATING SYSTEM LOCATED IN A LOW AREA OF THE DASHBOARD MAKES IT VERY HARD TO ADJUST WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, HAS ALMOST BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK