2000 SATURN SL Complaints

A GRINDING SOUND WOULD APPERAR WHEN MAKING A TURN WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CONTACTED, AND REPLACED STEERING COLUMN.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE HAVING BEEN WEARING OUT CONTINUEOUSLY AND THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE TIRES SEVERAL TIMES. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS VIBRATION, DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKE DISCS 3 TIMES. *AK

I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR 11 MONTHS. IT ONLY HAS 42, ALMOST 43,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I DONT UNDERSTAND THAT. I NEED SOME HELP GETTING MY CAR REPAIRED OR REPLACED. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO PARK. IT WOULDNT GO INTO REVERSE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING MORNING AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION BUT COULDNT EXPLAIN HOW OR WHY IT HAPPENED. HELP!! PLEASE!!AK

VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TRAIN AXLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK VEHICLE WOULD POP AND JERK INTO GEAR AT 40 MPH, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, DEALER FOUND VALVE BODY SEVERELY CONTAMINATED, TORQUE CONVERTER METAL CONTAMINATED, DEALER REPLACED VALVE BODY AND TORQUE CONVERTER HOUSING, REPLACED COMPLETE TRANSAXLE. VIBRATION EXPERIENCED WHILE DRIVING OVER 65 MPH DUE TO ALL FOUR TIRES BEING OUT OF BALANCE. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A NOISE WHEN BRAKING.

WHILE DRIVING, THERE IS A DELAYED ENGAGEMENT WHEN CHANGING GEARS WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO GO INTO GEAR, THE VEHICLE ALSO COASTS BEFORE ENGAGING INTO GEAR, THE RPM'S WILL RACE ALL THE WAY INTO THE RED ZONE GOING 30 MPH. NLM TT

VEHICLE HIT AN EMBANKMENT AT 40 MPH, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A HISTORY OF POSSIBLE MANUFACTURER DEFECTS WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION AS STATED IN THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #00-T-24 ISSUED ON 04/2000. THE SATURN DEALER AT WHICH I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WILL NOT EVEN CONSIDER THE DEFECT, BUT INSTEAD WISHES TO CHARGE ME FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. MY VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN 2 YEARS OLD. I WOULD HOPE THAT THE CORPORATION WOULD STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT, INSTEAD OF TRYING TO MAKE UP EXCUSES.*AK

VEHICLE HAD TO BE REALIGNED ON THREE OCCASIONS BY DEALER DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT TIRES. *AK BATTERY REPLACED TWICE. THE CABLE SHIFT CONTROL REPLACED. BOLT AND SEAL WASHER REPLACED. CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE MADE A ROARING NOISE AND VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING. BOTH FRONT INNER DOOR HANDLES FAILED AND WERE REPLACED. *YH

BATTERY COVER CAUSES BATTERY ACID TO LEAK AROUND POSTIVE POST. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES ACID FROM THE BATTERY HAS CAUSED HOLES IN THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES/VIBRATES AND WASHER FAILED, DEALER REPLACED BOLT AND SEAL. *YD