2001 SATURN LS Complaints

THE CONSUMER STATES THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. AS A RESULT THE HORN AND THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS BECAME INOPERATIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB

MORE STEERING/ SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. STEERING STILL HAD VIBRATION AND NOISE PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER DEALER PERFORMED REAR SUSPENSION MODIFICATION, REPLACED REAR STRUTS, FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS, ALL FOUR TIRES, REAR CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS (REDESIGNED), PRELOAD SPRING *(REDESIGNED) AND TIE RODS. THIS TIME DIAGNOSED AS FAILED FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS AND FAILED FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING/ HUB ASSEMBLY.

I WAS DRIVING LATE AT NIGHT AND MY HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO DIMM ALMOST TO THE POINT OF GOING OUT AND COMING BACK ON. IT DID IT EVERY 2 OR 3 MINUTES FOR THE ENTIRE TIME I WAS DRIVING. I NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND I DO ALOT OF NITE DRIVING CAUSE OF THE LATE HOURS I WORK.I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE HAD AT LEAST 100COMPLAINTS OF CARS DOING THE SAME THING. THEY HAVE A SERVICE BULLITIN ABOUT THE LIGHTS "FLICKERING". I ADVISED THAT THEY DON`T FLICKER , THEY GO OUT AND COME BACK ON. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY ALL FLICKER, THE 100 OF US ARE THE UNLUCKY ONES THAT GO OUT AND COME BACK ON AND SATURN IS IGNORING THE PROBLEM.THE CAR WAS CHECKED AND NO PROBLEMS FOUND. I WAS ADVISED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER TO CALL SATURN AND COMPLAIN. I DID. SATURN TOLD ME TO GO TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP OVER TWO HOURS AWAY FOR A SECOND OPINION.I CALLED THAT DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY THERE SERVICE MANAGER THAT I WOULD BE WASTING MY TIME TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY UP THERE, THE PROBLEM CAN`T BE SOLVED .YOU CAN WATCH IT DO IT AND THE COMPUTER SAYS ALLS FINE.SATURN HAS NO IDEA WHY IT DOES IT TO SOME AND NOT ALL.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S FUEL PUMP. *MR THE FUEL PUMP WAS BAD. THE MECHANIC STATED WHEN HE PULLED THE GAS TANK AND STARTED TO REMOVE THE FUEL PUMP PART OF THE FUEL PUMP FELL APART WHICH WAS NOT NORMAL. THE TWO REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED. *SC *JB

WHILE UNDER WARRENTY MY SATURN L200 HAD "GROWLILNG NOISE:"WHILE STEERING, SATURN FIXED POWER STEERING. APPROX 18MO LATER GROWLING NOISE RETURNED AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE, NOT COVERED, COST $1400. CAR HAD ONLY 50000MILES ON AT THE TIME OF STEERING FAILURE.*AK

UNEVEN WEAR OF TIRES; (TIRES REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ONCE); TAIL LIGHT SHORTS (RECEIVED A TICKET) THE BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES (PROBLEM IS FROM FAULTY WIRING...PROBLEMS WITH SHIFT MOVING FROM P TO R & D. MUST TAP ON THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE GEAR TO MOVE.*AK

CONCERNS REGARDING SECURITY SYSTEM PROBLEM ON 2001 SATURN L200.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE SECURITY SYSTEM LOCKED UP AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO INSTALLED A NEW COMPUTER. *NM

TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC SMOKE STARTED COMING UP FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE OF TRAFFIC AND HAD TO WORK MY WAY ACROSS TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. WHILE CROSSING LANES THE BACK OF THE SEAT STARTED GIVING AWAY AND LOWERED TO A RECLINING AND ALMOST LAYING DOWN POSITION. I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE AND ESPECIALLY THE SEAT. I MADE IT TO THE ROAD SIDE, GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND FRANTICALLY CALLED THE SATURN DEALER FOR HELP. THE PERSON ON THE PHONE TOLD ME MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND SHE COULD NOT HELP ME. SHE SUGGESTED I CALL MY INSURANCE AGENCY. NOT ONLY AM I FRIGHTENED OVER WHAT I JUST WENT THROUGH BUT NOW I'M STRANDED BECAUSE SATURN DOES NOT GIVE ROADSIDE SERVICE HELP IF YOU ARE JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. *LA

CONSUMER HAS A CONCERN THAT THE VEHICLE HAS THREE AND A HALF SETS OF TIRES REPLACED AFTER THE FRONT END HAD BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM WITH TIRES WEARING OUT EXCESSIVELY ARE STILL RECURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *LA

CONSTANT BRAKE DUST, UNUSUAL WEAR ON ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS, AFTER JUST UNDER 40000.ROTORS COULD NOT BE TURNED MUST BE REPLACED, DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES WEAR PROBLEM ON L SERIES BUT GM WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO COST AT THIS POINT. REAR TIRE WEAR DEALER DOES ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM AND DID REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES AND SHIM KIT FOR CHPPED UP REAR TIRES BUT HAS NOT DONE ACROSS BOARD RECALL ?*AK