2000 SATURN SL Complaints

WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL BRAKES WOULD GRAB AND LOOSEN. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE ONCE; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD BECOMES DISTORED. HOWEVER, WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, VISIBILITY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN CAR IS PLACED IN DRIVER OR NEUTRAL, RPMS REV UP AND STICK. POTENTIAL HAZARD. SATURN SAID THEIR DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE FOUND NOTHING. 45 MINUTES AFTER I HAD IT CHECKED I RETURNED TO SATURN AND SPOKE WITH TECH AND CAR PRESENTED WITH PROBLEM. HE CHANGED WHAT HE CALLED A "HEAT/COOL SENSOR" AND PROBLEM SUBSIDED FOR 3 DAYS. NOW PROBLEM PRESENTS AGAIN.*AK

I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BEGINNING AT 6,000 MILES. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON 8 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE FIXED. ON THE LAST TRIP TO THE SHOP I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS OPERATOR USE AND THAT WOMEN ARE HARDER DRIVERS ON CARS THAN MEN. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEY ONLY MADE $600 ON THE VEHICLE, THEREFORE THEY WERE NOT GOING TO PUT ANY MORE MONEY INTO FIXING IT. MY CAR WAS NOT REPAIRED PROPERLY THE FIRST TIME. I WOULD LIKE IT REPAIRED OR RELACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED TWICE AND THE ROTORS RESURFACED 8 TIMES. ALL OF THIS WITHIN 1.5 YEARS. MY TRUCK IS A 1996 AND I HAVE ONLY CHANGED THE ROTORS ONCE. I HAUL AND TOW THINGS WITH MY TRUCK ON A WEEKLY BASIS. THEY ARE TRYING TO SAY IT IS OPERATOR USE ON MY CAR. EXPLAIN THIS ONE TO ME PLEASE. *AK

INTERIOR OVERHEAD SAGGING ABOVE DOME LIGHT, TRIED TO HAVE DEALER FIX (SAME CONDITION AFTER "REPAIR"). TRACTION CONTROL BUTTON FAILED, HAD TO BE REPLACED. ASH TRAY LIGHT FAILED 3 TIMES, DEALER REPLACED. VENTILATION BLOWER ONLY WORKS ON HIGH SPEED - ALL OTHER SPEEDS BURNED OUT OVER 2 WEEKS (COULD SMELL ELECTRICAL BURNING). REMOTE CONTROL WORKS HALF OF THE TIME, NO IMPROVEMENT AFTER DEALER REPLACED BATTERIES, SAYING "WHITE FILM" WAS A KNOWN CAUSE OF REMOTES NOT WORKING. CHANGE OIL LIGHT CAME ON 1000MILES AFTER LAST OIL CHANGE, COINCIDING WITH FAN BLOWER BURNING OUT. HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES BECAUSE OF IRREGULAR WEARING ON REAR AND PREMATURE ALIGNMENT DRIFT ON THE FRONT. BRAKE DUST IS EXCESSIVE - FRONT RIMS ALWAYS COATED BLACK FROM DUST. SOME HESITATION WHEN AUTOMATIC IS SHIFTING GEARS. OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED AFTER 4 TRIPS TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF "SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT" COMING ON WHILE ACCELERATING. ADDING 1LITER ENGINE COOLANT PER MONTH - NO LEAKS NOTED UNDER VEHICLE.*AK

FAILURE OF REVERSE AND 2ND GEAR CONSISTENT WITH SB612478, DATED 4/2000. 2ND GEAR FADED EFFECTIVENESS OVER TIME, WHILE REVERSE GEAR DISAPPEARED SUDDENLY ON 11/1/01. EXAMINATION BY MECHANIC FOUND THE GEAR RING FOR REVERSE (WHICH ALSO HOLDS 2ND GEAR) HAD DISINTEGRATED SPRAYING DEBRIS THROUGHT THE REST OF THE TRANSMISSION. MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF DEFECT WHILE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED BY DEALER SUBSEQUENT TO THE 4/00 BULLETIN. THIS INFORMATION WAS NOT PRESENTED BY SATURN TO THE CUSTOMER, AND SATURN HAS TRIED TO CLAIM THE SERVICE BULLETIN MEANS NOTHING. DEALER/SATURN CORPORATE REQUIRE EXAMINTION BY THEIR REPRESENTATIVE (DEALER) PRIOR TO REMEDY, YET THEY WILL NOT DO IT WITHOUT REQUIRING LABOR BE PAID UPFRONT. I PURCHASED A 2ND SATURN IN JUNE 2001, A 2001 L200, THAT IS ALSO HAVING 2ND GEAR DIFFICULTY AT ONLY 9000 MILES. MY TRUST IN SATURN IS IN SHAMBLES -- I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE FOR A YEAR AND HALF SINCE THIS BULLETIN UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE, ONLY TO LEARN THAT INFORMATION HAD BEEN HIDDEN RELATING TO MY VEHICLE. I PURCHASED MY SECOND SATURN BASED ON THIS FALSE TRUST, AND I FEEL CHEATED. I EXPECT SATURN TO REMEDY THE DEFECT, PROMTLY AND AT THEIR COST.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT, CONSUMER THOUGHT SHE HEARD THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLOWOUT, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ROLLOVER, FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P185/65R15, 2 INJURIES IN ACCIDENT, CLAIM 75-A352-313. *SLC

WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKES THERE WAS VIBRATION IN FRONT END AND REAR OF VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN HAVING TIRES CHANGED TECHNICIAN STATED THAT RIM WAS BENT . OUT OF 14 MONTS OF OWNERSHIP RIM HAS BEEN REPLACE 3 TIMES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK