| Engine And Engine Cooling | 6717.5%ODI 10061585ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CONTINUALLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ABOUT 13 TIMES. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED.*AK Look up ODI 10061585 at NHTSA ↗ | 15025.8%ODI 10070477 · 200 miI BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND IT WAS IN THE SHOP TWO WEEKS LATER. SO FAR I'VE GONE THROUGH 2 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, 2 ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULES. I THINK ONLY ONE COIL, WITH A COUPLE OXYGEN SENSORS TO GO ALONG WITH THAT. BOTH OF THE CYLINDERS HAVE GONE OUT ON THE CLUTCH. I'M STILL WAITING FOR SATURN TO CALL ME ON AN AIR CHECK VALVE THAT SUPPOSEDLY FAILED. AS FOR THE POWER LOCKS, THEY JUST SEEM TO LOCK OR NOT TO LOCK WHEN THEY FEEL FIT TO DO SO. I ALSO GET A SERVICE LIGHT THAT COMES ON WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT TO..... Look up ODI 10070477 at NHTSA ↗ | 9318.9%ODI 10071497WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK Look up ODI 10071497 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 369.4%ODI 10000145 · 44,000 mi1. CAR HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT. COOLANT SYSTEM IS LEAKING. ESTIMATED $500 TO FIX IT. CAR IS 2.5 YRS OLD. 2. WHEN WINDSHIELD WASHER IS USED, IT SHORTS OUT AND WIPER SYSTEM STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY. DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT RECOMMENDS $400 WIPER MOTOR REPLACEMENT EVEN THOUGH THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. I WENT THRU THREE FUSES IN ONE DAY. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IT IS WINTER AND I LIVE IN NEW ENGLAND Look up ODI 10000145 at NHTSA ↗ | 9115.6%ODI 10026691WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OPERATES ROUGHLY AND ERATICALLY, LOSING POWER. CHECK ENGINE AND GAS GAGE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, BLINKING ON AND OFF. THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE RPM WILL FALL TO ZERO AND COME BACK UP TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 4 CYNLINDER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK Look up ODI 10026691 at NHTSA ↗ | 7314.8%ODI 10029360CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER, AND IT WILL BE HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK STARTED.DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK Look up ODI 10029360 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Electrical System | 307.9%ODI 10000145 · 44,000 mi1. CAR HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT. COOLANT SYSTEM IS LEAKING. ESTIMATED $500 TO FIX IT. CAR IS 2.5 YRS OLD. 2. WHEN WINDSHIELD WASHER IS USED, IT SHORTS OUT AND WIPER SYSTEM STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY. DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT RECOMMENDS $400 WIPER MOTOR REPLACEMENT EVEN THOUGH THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. I WENT THRU THREE FUSES IN ONE DAY. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IT IS WINTER AND I LIVE IN NEW ENGLAND Look up ODI 10000145 at NHTSA ↗ | 427.2%ODI 10019101 · 60 miTHE HEADLIGHTS (AND OTHER ELECTRICAL DEVICES) DIM (LOSE POWER) FOR A MILLISECOND AT RANDOM TIMES. IN MY OPINION, THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR IS NOT REACTING QUICKLY ENOUGH TO RANDOM POWER SURGES (LIKE THE COOLING FAN KICKING ON) AND THEREFORE EVERYTHING DIMS FOR A MOMENT. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING AND UNSAFE. I NOTICE IT WHEN IT IS DARK OUTSIDE, ESPECIALLY ON COUNTRY ROADS (NO STREET LIGHTS). TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS HAVE TRIED TO CONVINCE ME THAT THIS IS NORMAL - BULL! I KNOW A SYSTEM DESIGN PROBLEM WHEN I SEE ONE. I HAVE HAD MOTORISTS ACCUSE ME OF FLA… Look up ODI 10019101 at NHTSA ↗ | 6212.6%ODI 10000768SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW I HAVE HAD TIMES WHEN THE HEAD LIGHTS & DASH LIGHTS FLICKER OR FLASH. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL (MY CAR IS A 4 CYL 5 SPEED). THE FLICKERING IS ENOUGH THAT OTHER VEHICLES THAT I AM FOLLOWING SLOW DOWN OR PULL OVER. MY CAR LIGHTS WILL DIM WHEN ELECTRIC MOTORS ARE USED SUCH AS POWER WINDOWS OR THE ENGINE FAN COME ON, ALSO WHEN THE REAR WINDOW DEICER IS TURNED ON. DEALER RESPONSE HAS BASICALLY BEEN THAT SATURN ACKNOWLEDGES THE CONDITION AS A NORMAL CONDITION OF THE CAR. INCIDENT NOT ONLY TIME Look up ODI 10000768 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Engine | 102.6%ODI 10463599 · 98,000 miI ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, RAN INSIDE FOR NO MORE THAN 5 MINS AND WHEN I CAME BACK OUT THE ENGINE WAS UNABLE TO TURN OVER AND MADE HORRIBLE NOISES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO COME PICK IT UP TO BRING IT BACK TO THEIR SHOP TO CHECK IT OUT. WHEN I ARRIVE AT THE SHOP TODAY THEY TELL ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAS BROKEN AND BENT THE VALVES. THE WHOLE ENGINE NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY TELL ME IT IS $3600 MINIMUM TO REPLACE AND THIS IS WITH A USED ENGINE FOR $2400+ JUST FOR HIS USED ENGINE. ALL I… Look up ODI 10463599 at NHTSA ↗ | 417.0%ODI 10458132 · 130,000 miDRIVING VEHICLE ON RESIDENTIAL STREET. CAR ENGINE STALLED OUT AND WOULD NO LONGER RUN OR START. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. THIS CAR WAS VERY GENTLY DRIVEN AND WELL-MAINTAINED. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. *TR Look up ODI 10458132 at NHTSA ↗ | 438.7%ODI 10459846 · 118,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L-SERIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) FOR THE 2001 MODEL YEAR VEHICLE AND THE SIMILAR FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE 2002 MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN DESPITE IF THE FAILURE WAS THE SAME OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,… Look up ODI 10459846 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated Pulleys | 205.2%ODI 100750282000 SATURN 4CYL L SERIES:POWER STEERING PUMP, SERPENTINE BELT, AND IDLER ARM ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 72,000 MILES. PARTS STARTED TO FAIL AT 65,000 MILES, MAKES A NOISE LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING.*AK Look up ODI 10075028 at NHTSA ↗ | 457.7%ODI 10045937TIMING CHAIN TENSIOR FAILED, RESULTING IN LOUD ENGINE KNOCKING SOUNDS AND DIFFICULTY TURNING STEERING WHEEL. INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL DIM WHEN PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL OR TURNING ON HEADLIGHTS. CHARGING SYSTEM TESTS NORMAL.*AK Look up ODI 10045937 at NHTSA ↗ | 224.5%ODI 10144931 · 58,896 mi2002 L200 SATURN: TIMING CHAIN FAILURE, SATURN BULLETIN N O. 03-06-01-017, RECOGNIZES PROBLEM BUT ATTRIBUTES FAILURE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE BY OWNER. MY MAINTENANCE WAS AS PER MFR. RECCOMENDATIONS AND PERFORMED BY THE DEALER. FAILURE OCCURRED AT 58,000 MI. VEHICLE LOST BRAKES, POWER STEERING AND STRANDED IN HWY TRAFFIC. INVESTIGATING TIMING CHAIN FAILURES ON WEB, DISCOVERED THERE'S MANY SUCH FAILURES AND COMPLAINTS. *NM Look up ODI 10144931 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights | 307.9%ODI 10024805ON 6/21/2003 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO BULBS IN THE SOCKETS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THAT DEALER SIX TIMES TO FIX THE BRAKE LIGHTS. *AK *NLM Look up ODI 10024805 at NHTSA ↗ | 132.2%ODI 10058195 · 100,000 miBRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. BULBS OK. DETERMINED LEFT REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY HAD CIRCUIT SHORT CAUSING PROBLEMS IN THE BRAKE LIGHTING, PARKING LIGHTS AND DASH BOARD LIGHTS.*AK Look up ODI 10058195 at NHTSA ↗ | 112.2%ODI 10038015 · 6,068 miTHE HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKERED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *AK THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE ONLY WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT. THE SUSPENSION LINK WAS REPLACED. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE AND THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SKIPPED WHEN BEING ROLLED DOWN. THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT BULB HAD BURNED OUT, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT ACROSS THE WINDOW HALF WAY BEFORE IT SQUI… Look up ODI 10038015 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Exterior Lighting | 102.6%ODI 10160444 · 48,035 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2005, REGARDING THE TAIL LIGHT. LETTER WAS MISPLACED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO HAVE COPIES OF THAT LETTER AS WELL AS ANY RELATED RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO SEND COPIES. Look up ODI 10160444 at NHTSA ↗ | 122.1%ODI 10069520REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY OR TAIL LIGHT BULB HAS FAILED A TOTAL OF TEN TIMES SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2001. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 7/14/01 AS A NEW VEHICLE. Look up ODI 10069520 at NHTSA ↗ | 224.5%ODI 10129285 · 46,787 miSECURITY SYSTEM IS FAILING. WHILE DRIVING, SECURITY LIGHT WILL FLASH ON AND OFF. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, LOSE HEADLIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS. ALSO CAUSES FUEL GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO FAIL. HAD AUTO PART STORE ACCESS ON BOARD COMPUTER. NO ERRORS FOUND. PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. WAS UNABLE TO CAR INTO GEAR. HAD TO LET CAR SIT FOR AWHILE. TRIED TO DISABLE ALARM SYSTEM PER HANDBOOK. NO SUCCESS. ANOTHER RESULT OF THIS IS MY ODOMETER RESET TO 000000 MILES AND NOW LOSES MILES WHEN IT DOES WORK. Look up ODI 10129285 at NHTSA ↗ | 1100.0%ODI 10417153 · 86,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN LS 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS FAILED. IN ORDER TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF, THE BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SMOKE WOULD EMIT FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 87,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/01/2011 *LN *TR Look up ODI 10417153 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Suspension | 143.7%ODI 10046328 · 42,500 miTHE REAR END WAS WEARING OUT WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CONSUMER TO DRIVE OVER 20 MPH. ALSO, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE TECH FOUND THAT THE TIRES HAD UNEVEN WEAR. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE, THE REAR CARGO COVER WAS CRACKED AT THE CLIP, THERE WAS A THUMPING SOUND THAT HAD COME FROM THE TIRES AT ANY SPEED, THERE WAS ALSO CUPPING ON THE TIRES THAT CAUSED THE EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE. *SCC *J… Look up ODI 10046328 at NHTSA ↗ | 142.4%ODI 10039073 · 25,000 miALIGNMENT IN THE SUSPENSION CAUSES EXCESSIVE WEAR(CUPPING) ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES. *JB Look up ODI 10039073 at NHTSA ↗ | 122.4%ODI 10030042 · 39,061 miSINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE DEALER HAS REPLACED 5 SETS OF TIRES. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY CONSTANTLY CUPPED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES, INSTALLED A SHIM KIT AND ADJUSTED THE FRONT TOE, BUT NONE OF THOSE REPAIRS STOPPED THE TIRES FROM CUPPING. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND REQUESTED THAT THEY RE-PURCHASE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE REQUEST BUT OFFERED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO 75,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER IS CONVINCED THAT THE PROBLEM WILL RE-OCCUR. *AK *SCC *NLM Look up ODI 10030042 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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