2004 Saturn L300 Owner Complaints

My vehicle is leaking fuel from the fuel pump. I can see the fuel collecting on the side of the fuel tank from the top of the tank where the fuel pump is located. This issue has been releasing gas fumes around my car and occasionally in the cabin. This not only makes my car invalid for emissions testing in many states across the country, it also poses a risk to the overall safety of the vehicle. This issue is extremely common on these cars, I have seen many reports on Saturn forums talking about the issue and just how dangerous / expensive it has been for them to deal with. Due to the way GM has made this car, you cannot replace this part without dropping the exhaust and fuel tank.

NHTSA ID

11515990

Incident

Apr 3, 2023

Our 2004 Saturn L300 developed a fuel leak at the fuel pump (cracked) which is not normal. There is a strong fuel smell while driving and after the vehicle is parked. We are afraid that the fuel leak could cause a fire. The fuel pump has been inspected by an independent mechanic. There’s an error code that says that there’s a leak in the fuel system. I looked online and it seems that a lot of people are experiencing the same problem with this car. Other cars of the same manufacturer (General Motors) have been recalled for the same problem.

NHTSA ID

11447698

Incident

Apr 13, 2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN L300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE THE GEAR SHIFTER CEASED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START-UP. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

NHTSA ID

11327720

Incident

Jun 6, 2020

Mileage

155,000 mi

MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND MY 3RD BRAKE LIGHT THAT IS ON THE INSIDE OF THE REAR WINDOW IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND AT TIMES MY FRONT INSIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WILL GO DIM AND NOW HAVE COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AND ALSO MY INSIDE INTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY (EXAMPLE) WHEN YOU OPEN THE DOORS NO INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON AT ALL AND ALSO WILL NOT EVEN COME ON WHEN YOU TRY TO TURN THEM ON BY HAND AND MY MAP LIGHTS ON THE UNDER SIDE OF MY INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR OR MAP LITES HAVE STOPPED WORKING AND THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHTS LOCATED INSIDE THE CENTER OF THE REAR WINDSHIELD NOW HAVE 2 LITES THAT ARE COMPLETELY STOPPED COMING ON AND MY TAG LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ANY MORE AND ALL THIS STARTED APPX. 4 MONTHS AGO WHEN A POLICE OFFICER PULLED ME OVER AFTER DARK AND TOLD ME ABOUT MY BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND NO TAG LITE AND 3 WEEKS PRIOR IS WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INSIDE STARTED ACTING UP AND NOW NO LIGHTS WORK AT ALL INSIDE AND THIS HAPPENS WHETHER THE CAR IS MOVING OR NOT AND WITH IT SITTING IN PARK AL THIS HAPPENS AND ALSO NO TRUNK LITE OR GLOVE BOX LITES UP !

NHTSA ID

11282504

Incident

Nov 25, 2019

Mileage

131,342 mi

FUEL PUMP ON A 2004 SATURN L300 CRACKED AND RELEASE FUEL AND HEAVY GAS SMELL INTO CAR MAKING CAR UN DRIVEABLE. THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL ON ANOTHER MAKE OF SATURN FOR THE SAME INCIDENT. *JS

NHTSA ID

11234433

Incident

Sep 19, 2012

THIRD BREAK LIGHT OR OVER HEAD BREAK LIGHT HAVNT WORKED SINCE I'VE BOUGHT THE CAR OUT SO BEEN OUT B4 I BOUGHT IT AND DASH LIGHTS DIMMER SWITCH FLICKERS IN AND OUT UNLESS WEDGE THE DIMMING SWITCH UP BEEN LIKE THAT SINCE BOUGHT THE CAR DON'T KNOW WHEN OR HOW IT HAPPENED BUT IT'S GOT MINOR SHORT AND EVERYTHING WORKS AS SHOULD DIMMER SWITCH MOVES AS IT SHOULD

NHTSA ID

11233264

Incident

Jul 12, 2019

Mileage

175,320 mi

WIPER SWITCH HEATS UP ON IGNITION AND ALSO RANDOMLY WHILE RUNNING - CAUSING SMOKE AND BURNING SMELLFROM STEERING COLUMN AND WIPERS TO TURN ON BY THEMSELVES. FIRST REPLACEMENT DONE BY CERTIFIED MECHANIC WITH CERTIFIED GM PART COST $365. 3 YEARS LATER, IT'S THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN!

NHTSA ID

11141749

Incident

Oct 18, 2018

Mileage

100,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AND PARKED THERE IS A BAD ODOR OF GAS THAT MAKES YOU FEEL SICK.

NHTSA ID

10865261

Incident

Feb 12, 2015

Mileage

100,000 mi

CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT RESTART. CAR ALSO FAILED TO START ON SOME MORNINGS AND ALSO AFTER FILLING AT GAS STATION. ITS SEEMS THAT THIS ISSUE CAN GO ON FOR SOMETIME BETWEEN THE TIMES IT HAPPENS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10692792

Incident

May 13, 2014

Mileage

125,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING UP A SMALL INCLINE, PREPARING TO STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE, I COULD NOT STOP, BRAKES WERE FINE BUT ENGINE WAS RACING. I HAD TO PUT CAR IN PARK, CHECKED FOR BLOCKAGE WITH FLOOR MAT, THERE WAS NOT ANY. PUT 4 -WAY BLINKERS ON, SHUT CAR OFF. RESTARTED CAR AND IT WAS FINE. HAPPENED AGAIN ON FEB. 22ND THIS TIME TRIED 4 TIMES SHUTTING DOWN AND STILL RACED. HAD TO PARK CAR, UPON RETURNING 2 HOURS LATER CAR WAS FINE. I HAVE ALSO HAD TROUBLE STARTING CAR, STARTED IN JUNE 2014, IF IGNITION DID NOT ENGAGE WHEN KEY WAS TURNED CAR HAD TO SIT FOR 1/2 HOUR BEFORE STARTING. *JS

NHTSA ID

10690661

Incident

Feb 12, 2015

Mileage

150,000 mi

2004 SATURN L 300, 6 CYLINDER . MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON AND THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF, LOOSING ALL POWER AND ALL SERVICE LIGHTS APPEARED. HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE. HOOKED UP A OBD SCANNER TO CAR. 8 CODES APPEARED. BCM/ECM MALFUNCTION.(4 CODES OF THIS), CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (2 CODES OF THIS), ENGINE RUNNING TOO RICH (2 CODES OF THIS). I HAVE READ MANY CASES ONLINE THROUGH FORUMS, AND THIS SEEMS TOO BE A BIG PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10678617

Incident

Jan 9, 2015

Mileage

74,000 mi

THE CAR JUST SHUTS DOWN WHILE IN MOTION. MOST OF THE TIME IT SHUTS OFF WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT WILL EVENTUALLY CRANK UP IN ABOUT AN HOUR ONLY TO SHUT DOWN AGAIN. THE CAR SHUT DOWN AS I WAS WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER ON I-95 GOING 65 MPH. WE WERE STRANDED FOR ABOUT 3 HRS. ON THE INTERSTATE BEFORE THE CAR CRANKED BACK UP. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THROUGH DRIVE TIME AND HAS A WARRANTY ON IT . AFTER COMPLAINING TO THE COMPANY ABOUT THE VEHICLE THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO HAVE A DIAGNOSIS DONE ON IT TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT A RECALL WAS OUT FOR SATURN CARS FROM THE NEWS. I CONTACTED GM AND EXPLAINED WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER BUT ALSO STATED THAT THE MODEL CAR I HAVE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST AND FOR ME TO TAKE IT TO A GM DEALERSHIP NEAR ME TO HAVE ANOTHER DIAGNOSIS DONE ON THE CAR WHICH WAS AN EXTRA $125. U.S.A AUTO SERVICE PERFORMED A DIAGNOSIS ON THE CAR THE TO SEE IF IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT WAS CAUSING THE CAR TO SHUT COMPLETELY OFF WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING. THEY COULD NOT GET A DIAGNOSIS FROM THE IGNITION. I CONTACTED THE WARRANTY COMPANY FOR DRIVE TIME AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT NOTHING WAS COVERED BECAUSE IT WAS ELECTRICAL. THEN I CALLED GM BACK AND TOLD THEM THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND WHAT THE DIAGNOSIS REPORT SAID AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNLESS I PAID THE $125 WITH THEM TO HAVE ANOTHER ONE DONE. THEN THEY WOULD DETERMINE IF IT WAS THE IGNITION. I AM AT MY WITS END BECAUSE NOBODY WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT WILL COST CLOSE TO $1,000 TO HAVE FIX. I AM CURRENTLY MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR AND CAN'T AFFORD ALL THIS MONEY. I HAD THE CAR SERVICED WITH U.S.A AUTO SERVICE BECAUSE DRIVE TIME REQUIRES YOU TO KEEP UP WITH THE MAINTENANCE OF THE CAR WHICH I FAITHFULLY DID. NOW THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS FAILED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10660232

Incident

Oct 8, 2014

Mileage

66,010 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN L300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PROCEEDING THROUGH TRAFFIC LIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER FAILED TO SEE THE CONTACT IN THE INTERSECTION AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DRIVER'S FRONTAL AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A BRUISE LEFT ARM AND PAIN TO THE NECK AND LOWER BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

NHTSA ID

10659646

Incident

Oct 30, 2014

Mileage

127,000 mi

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING, THE LAST BEING ON APRIL 1, 2014, WHEN I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL, BEING THE L300, SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST, AS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY OTHER DRIVERS AND STILL NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO ALLEVIATE ANY OF THE ISSUES RAISED. I CANNOT COMPREHEND WHY OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE, BEING A SATURN, ARE BEING RECALLED, YET INDIVIDUALS OWNING THE L300 EXPERIENCING THESES SAME ISSUES ARE BEING IGNORED. IT IS CLEARLY APPARENT THAT NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN AND ARE BEING BY INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCE THESE PROBLEMS WHICH ARE BLATANTLY BEING IGNORED. I STRONGLY URGE THAT THIS MODEL, THE L300 BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST. IT SHOULD NOT BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER FOR SOMETHING THAT IS SO EGREGIOUSLY DEFECTIVE THAT WAS CLEARLY KNOWN ABOUT FOR OVER 10 YEARS.

NHTSA ID

10577673

Incident

Apr 1, 2014

I OWN A 2004 SATURN L300 AND MY DAD OWNS A 2002 SATURN LW300 (WAGON). WE BOTH HAD TROUBLES WITH A LEAKING FUEL PUMP WHICH IS A TERRIBLE FIRE HAZARD. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY RECALLS ON THE SATURN IONS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THE L300 HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. 2004 SATURN - I HAD MY FUEL PUMP REPLACED ON 5/23/2012 WITH 62,129 MILES. I WOULD PARKED THE CAR AND SMELL FUEL SO I DECIDED TO BRING MY CAR TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC. THE FUEL WAS COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP TOWARDS THE TOP OF THE PUMP. IT COST ME $881.01. AT THAT TIME I THOUGHT I SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH A FUEL PUMP FOR ANOTHER 75 TO 100K MILES. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 55 TO 60 MPH AND MY CAR STALLED OUT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A COMPUTER GLITCH OR JUST A BAD SENSOR. NEXT DAY SAME PROBLEM. MY CAR STALLED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. SO I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC. AT THE END RESULT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP AGAIN. MY CAR WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL PRESSURE WHEN THE CAR REACHED 50+ MPH. THE MECHANIC WAS VERY NICE AND DIDN'T CHARGE ME FOR THE PART, BUT IT COST ME ANOTHER $283.78 JUST FOR LABOR. BETWEEN THE FIRST PUMP / SECOND PUMP IT HAPPENED WITHIN 22 MONTHS AND 24,143 MILES. I HAVE SPEND $1165 BETWEEN THE FIRST / SECOND FUEL PUMPS NOT COUNTING MY FATHER. I DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND PARTS WEARS OUT AS CAR AGES. REPLACING TWO FUEL PUMPS WITHIN 86K MILES IS UNACCEPTABLE. I SHOULD BE REIMBURSE FOR GM NEGLIGENCE AND I HOPING YOU LOOK INTO THIS SO OTHER DRIVERS AND CARS DO NOT CATCH FIRE AND CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS ON THE HIGHWAY. IT IS VERY SCARY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND YOUR CAR STALLS OUT. IT IS NOT FAIR AND CAR MANUFACTURES DO NOT WANT TO HELP CONSUMERS LIKE ME UNTIL PEOPLE GETS KILLED AND LOVE ONES LOOSE FAMILIES. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED ME TO CLARIFY ANYTHING UP, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10566680

Incident

May 23, 2012

Mileage

62,129 mi

I OWN A 2004 SATURN L300; ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS I HAVE SEEN WISPS OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, FOLLOWED BY A STRONG SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC. THE AREA BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL IS EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH, AND I AM TOLD IT IS A FIRE HAZARD AND THAT THE HEADLAMP STALKS NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR OVERHEATING, WHICH MAY RUN UP TO $600 WITH LABOR. I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO PULL MY CAR OVER ON BUSY ROADS, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TO LET IT COOL BEFORE RESTARTING, AND AM WORRIED THAT THE FAULTY WIRES WILL CAUSE A FIRE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10509633

Incident

Apr 25, 2013

Mileage

75,000 mi

CPSC#20121128. 2004 SATURN L300. CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL PUMP CRACKED, RELEASE FUEL AND HEAVY GAS SMELL INTO CAR MAKING CAR UNDRIVEABLE. *LN THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 350.

NHTSA ID

10489661

Incident

Sep 19, 2012

PROBLEM SYNOPSIS: WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (65 MILES PER HOUR) THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, CAUSING THE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" (REP) AND "SERVICE VEHICLE SOON" (SVS) LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. UPON PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, IT WOULD IDLE ROUGHLY UNTIL SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF. VEHICLE WOULD START IMMEDIATELY AFTER, WITH HIGH RPM AT IDLE AND HARD SHIFTS INTO GEAR. VEHICLE WOULD ONLY EXHIBIT THESE PROBLEMS WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT GEARS, USUALLY BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. /// REPAIR HISTORY: A REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED ENGINE CONTROL MODULE, AND A NEW ONE WAS INSTALLED INTO THE VEHICLE. COST OF REPAIR WAS APPROXIMATELY $1,100. THREE MONTHS LATER (OCT. 2011), THE VEHICLE STARTED EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEMS. RETURNED TO THE SAME SHOP, AND REPAIRMEN COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM, SIMPLY CLEARING THE OBD-II CODES IN THE COMPUTER. VEHICLE EXHIBITED SAME SYMPTOMS ONCE IN NOVEMBER 2011 AFTER A RAIN STORM; NO ACTION WAS TAKEN AS VEHICLE DID IT ONLY ONCE. IN DECEMBER 2011, VEHICLE EXHIBITED SAME PROBLEMS FOUR TIME DURING A 25-MILE DRIVE. CODES REVEALED P0606, P0700, P1811. VEHICLE TO BE TAKEN FOR A THIRD TIME TO REPAIR SHOP TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10439123

Incident

Jul 4, 2011

Mileage

91,000 mi

GAS FILLER PIPE NECK RUSTY AND FLAKING. COULD START LEAKING CAUSING A FIRE AND LEAKING ON THE GROUND IF NOT FIXED. WANT TO KNOW WHERE , HOW AND HOW MUCH TO GET THE PART. SATURN DEALERSHIP SAID SATURN HAS STOPPED MAKING MANY PARTS AND THIS IS ONE. IF STARTS LEAKING WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET STICKER. TRYING TO TALK WITH GM AND AT FIRST SAID THEY COULD HELP BUT NOW JUST ASK IF IT'S FIXED. CAN NOT FIX UNTIL I CAN GET THE PART. TALKING WITH RUBY AT GM 866-790-5700 EXT 42627 CASE # [XXX] . THANKS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10328137

Incident

Apr 20, 2010

Mileage

80,150 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN L300. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKES VERY GENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE MOTORED ROARED AFTER ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TRAILER THAT WAS IN FRONT OF IT. THE CONTACT THEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IN REVERSE AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BUT NEVER INFORMED HER WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23000.

NHTSA ID

10316014

Incident

Sep 14, 2009

Mileage

21,000 mi

I HAVE A 2004 SATURN L300.1 SEDAN WITH CRUISE CONTROL. A COUPLE OF TIMES OVER THE PAST YEARS WHEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND PRESSING THE CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATE BUTTON, THE BUTTON STUCK IN THE ACCELERATE POSITION CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE UNTIL THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS TURNED OFF BY BRAKE OR SWITCH. KNOWING THIS CAN HAPPEN, I AM CAREFUL USING CRUISE CONTROL AND HAVE NOT REPORTED IT. WITH THE CURRENT PUBLICITY ABOUT ACCELERATION PROBLEMS, I THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE REPORTED. BETTER LATE THAN NEVER. THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ID

10315665

Incident

May 1, 2008

Mileage

60,000 mi

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2004 SATURN L300. MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER AND SHE REPORTED SEEING A WISP OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. WE TOOK IT TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER MY WIFE REPORTED THE SAME WISP OF SMOKE. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM REPAIR IT AGAIN. THE SECOND TIME THEY REPAIRED IT, THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHEN THE WHEEL WAS TURNED. ALSO, THE WISP OF SMOKE IS BACK AGAIN. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE I DON'T WANT IT TO START A FIRE WHILE IT IS BEING DRIVEN. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE OTHER ISSUES INCLUDING THE POWER STEERING RACK FAILING, THE WATER PUMP FAILING, AND THE PLENUM FAILING. THE CAR ONLY HAS 46,000 MILES ON IT AND MY WIFE HAS PUT ABOUT 13,000 IN 27 MONTHS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10315338

Incident

Dec 16, 2009

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 SATURN L300 AT 55 MPH. THE CAR SUDDENLY CUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN A PARKING LOT APPROXIMATELY 3 OTHER TIMES. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT MAY BE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10314965

Incident

Feb 23, 2010

Mileage

99,700 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN L300. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, BENT THE FRAME AND DESTROYED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONTAL AND SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AN AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

NHTSA ID

10283911

Incident

Jun 12, 2009

Mileage

150,000 mi

I HAVE A SATURN L300 AND WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE LEFT LANE ONE DAY AND THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN AND STOPPED RUNNING. WHEN MY MECHANIC READ THE ELECTRICAL CODE ON THE CAR IT WAS THE BCM THAT HAD FAILED. I HAD READ THAT THIS IS A KNOWN COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND WANTED TO KNOW WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE SINCE IT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS IN MY CASE. I DID AVOID AND ACCIDENT AND GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING HIT OR HITTING SOMEONE ELSE BUT IT WAS DEFINITELY COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE AND I HAD MY 4 YEAR OLD IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME AT THE TIME. SINCE THAT HAPPENED I HAVE NOTICES OTHER THINGS GOING WRONG ON THE VEHICLE THAT ARE ATTACHED THE BCM, RADIO STOPPED WORKING, KEYLESS REMOTE STOPPED WORKING, DEFROST ON SIDE MIRRORS DON'T WORK...WHICH ARE NOT SAFETY ISSUES BUT WHAT CAUSE IT TO SHUT MY CAR DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING WAS SCARY AND UNSAFE!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10259424

Incident

Jan 3, 2009

Mileage

97,000 mi