2001 SATURN LS Complaints

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED MASSIVE VIBRATION WITH CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN .AFTER SEVERAL TIRE CHANGES AND PARTS, SUCH AS BUSHINGS AND STEERING ROD. THIS VIBRATION REOCCURS ALWAYS AFTER EACH ADDITIONAL 500 MILES. FIRESTONE TIRES, SIZE 5519515. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CONTINUE TO WARP. I HAVE HAD THE CAR TO 2 DIFFERENT SATURN DEALERS ON 3 OCCASIONS. THE FIRST DEALERSHIP TURNED THE ROTORS AND THEN A FEW THOUSAND MILES LATER REPLACED THEM. I RETURNED TO THE FIRST DEALER A FEW THOUSAND MILES LATER AFTER THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN AND WAS ADVISED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHO ADVISED THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND AGAIN TURNED THE ROTORS. THE ROTORS ARE AGAIN STARTING TO WARP. I GET THE SAME PULSATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SERIOUS VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE STOPPING. WHEN THE ROADS ARE WET, THE REAR BRAKES WILL LOCK UP SUDDENLY, WHILE MAKING A MODERATE STOP. WHEN THE BRAKES LOCK UP, IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE.*AK

HEADLIGHTS AND DASHLIGHTS CONSTANTLY DIM BRIEFLY WHILE DRIVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED. OTHER DRIVERS THINK THAT I AM FLASHING MY LIGHTS AT THEM. I HAVE HAD THE SATURN DEALER LOOK AT THE CAR 2 TIMES. THEY CLAIM EVERYTHING IS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. IN MY 15 MINUTE DRIVE TO WORK, LIGHTS DIM OUT APPROXIMATELY 20 TIMES.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN SNOW OR ICE BRAKES LOCKS UP, AND SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK

RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT FAILS REPEATEDLY. REPLACED WITH OEM BULBS. BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUES TO FAIL AND/OR FLICKER AFTER REPLACEMENT.*AK

4 SETS OF TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP DUE TO ROAD NOISE AND THUMPING. ALIGNMENT WAS DONE, BUT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. FIRESTONE INFINITY P195/55R15. 1 SET OF TIRES LASTS ABOUT 4000 MILES.*AK

UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. VEHICLE AT DEALER SHOP FOR REPAIRS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK

ON TWO OCCASIONS, VEHICLE LOST BOTH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. VEHICLE AT THE DEALER SHOP AT THIS PRESENT TIME. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE COMPUTER HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES DUE TO THE MANY FAILURES INCLUDING INOPERATIVE LOCKS, TRANSMISSION, IGNITION, AND LIGHTS. *JB

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN 60 AND 65 MILES PER HOUR THE ENGINE JUST QUIT RUNNING. THERE WHERE NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO UNUSUAL SOUNDS, ETC. UPON STOPING THE CAR I TRIED TO RESTART IT TO NO AVAIL. CAR TOWED INTO SATURN DEALER. IT SEEMS THE CAMS FROZE WHICH BROKE THE TIMING CHAIN WHICH CAUSED THE VALVES TO HIT THE PISTORNS... THUS NEW MOTOR IS NEEDED. DEALER CHECKED OIL IT WAS CLEAN AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS. COST TO REPAIR $5,000.00. CAR IS LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD. I HAVE BEEN ON THE PHONE WITH THE DEALER WHO HAS BEEN TALKING TO SATURN. SATURN STATES THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING. THEY DID SAY THEY WOULD OFFER TO CONRIBUTE 50% OR 2,500 TOWARD REPLACING THE ENGINE. I STATED THAT THEY NEED TO DO BETTER THAN THAT. I FOLLOWED BASIC MAINTENANCE AND DROVE THE CAR IN A PRUDENT FASHION - HIGHWAY MILES TO AND FROM THE OFFICE FROM HOME. CAR IS AT THE DEALER AT THIS POINT. I AM UNDECIDED ON WHAT I WILL DO NEXT. THANK YOU, [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BLOW HORN, HORN SENSOR IS DIFFICULT TO LOCATE AND VERY HARD TO PRESS. EXTREME FORCE IS NEEDED TO GET HORN TO SOUND. APPARENTLY THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE.*AK