Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2000 Saturn LS submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT MOTOR OVERHEATED AND BEGAN TO MELT UPHOLSTERY. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE FUSE PANEL TO CUTOFF ELECTRICAL SUPPLY AND AVOID LIKELY FIRE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SATURN LS1. WHILE PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS, A SEMI-TRUCK LOST CONTROL WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE. THE SEMI-TRUCK WAS HEADED DIRECTLY TOWARDS THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE, SO HE JUMPED OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AND FELL INTO A DITCH. THE SEMI-TRUCK STRUCK THE FRONT CORNER PANEL OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND PLACED A FEW DENTS IN THE DOOR. WHEN THE CONTACT JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE, ALL OF THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED AND PREVENTED HIM FROM RE-ENTERING. HE SUSTAINED HIP AND MINOR SPINE INJURIES, FOR WHICH HE IS CURRENTLY BEING TREATED. THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE INCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE NEVER DEPLOYED. HE BELIEVES THAT HAD HE REMAINED IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE AIR BAG FAILURE, HE COULD HAVE SUFFERED MAJOR INJURIES. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150,000.
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SATURN LS1. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DO NOT WORK. THE WINDOWS, THE HORN, AND BRAKES LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. THE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS, BUT THE WINDOW, HORN, SPEAKER, DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL, AND THE DASH LIGHTS STARTED TO MALFUNCTION AT ONE TIME. THE CONSUMER INDICATES WHEN SHE ROLLED THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DOWN AND BACK UP THAT WAS WHEN EVERY THING QUIT WORKING. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT EACH COMPONENT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER.*AK
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE MODULES IN THE ENGINE AND THE REMOTES WERE CHANGED BUT THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. THERE WAS AN EXTENDED CRANK AT TIMES WHICH WAS INTERMITTENT, THE SECURITY AND WRENCH LIGHT WOULD COME ON, THE BODY CONTROL MODULE CAUSED THE INTERMITTENT START, THE PASS LOCK WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE SENSOR(S), THE BCM WAS REPLACED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD LOCK DUE TO BROKEN LATCH, AND THE IGNITION COIL BURNED OUT. *SC
2000 SATURN LS1: SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND TAKEN IT FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: SEVERAL VOLUNTARY RECALLS, THEN I HAVE HAD 3 ACTUATOR MOTORS IN MY DOORS GO BAD (ALL DIFFERENT DOORS); CRADLE BUSH BEARINGS NEEDING REPLACEMENT; FRONT SUSPENSION LINKAGES NEEDING REPLACEMENT; THE CAR BATTERY EXPLODED; EMISSION SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. EVERYTIME I GRIPE TO SATURN THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO LOOK INTO, I FEEL LIKE THERE ARE NUMEROUS SAFETY CONCERNS THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO IN THE 2000 LS SERIES.*AK
THE DRIVERS SEAT AND HEAD REST DESIGN IN MY CAR BLOCKS MY REAR VIEW VISIBILITY. MY MODEL CAR HAS ADJUSTABLE SEATS. DESPITE, THE VARIOUS ADJUSTMENTS AVAILABLE TO ME, I AM UNABLE TO POSITION THE SEAT SUCH THAT I CAN SEE OVER THE TOP OF THE SEAT. MY VIEW OUT THE REAR WINDOWS OF MY CAR IS SEVERELY IMPAIRED BY THE SEAT. I AM NOT A SHORT PERSON! IF I REMOVE THE HEADREST FROM THE SEAT I AM ABLE TO SEE BEHIND ME, BUT I THEN CREATE ANOTHER UNSAFE SIFTUATION, SO I DON'T DO IT. THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL THAT COMES WITH MY CAR ACTUALLY CONTAINS A PHOTO SHOWING HOW TO ADJUST THE HEAD REST OF THE CAR TO BE AT A "PROPER" HEIGHT. I AM UNABLE TO ADJUST THE SEAT AND HEADREST TO ACHIEVE THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENT HEIGHT. THIS PROBLEM COULD BE RESOLVED BY EITHER REDESIGNING THE SEAT OR "POSSIBLY" COMING UP WITH AN ALTERNATE HEAD REST DESIGN.*AK
THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN THE SEAT AND THE MOLDING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT ABOUT AN INCH OR SO WHERE YOUR FINGERS GET STUCK IN WHEN YOU GO TO ADJUST YOUR SEAT OR DROP SOMETHING ON THE SIDE. MY DAUGHTER GOT HER FINGERS STUCK IN IT SEVERAL TIMES AS WELL AS MYSELF. YOU HAVE TO PULL THE MOLDING BACK TOWARDS THE SEAT TO FIX IT BUT ONCE THE SEAT IS SAT IN, THE MOLDING SEPARATES FROM THE SEAT AGAIN. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS HAZARD.*AK
WHEN DRIVER SITS ON POWER ADJUSTING SEAT, THE RECLINING BUTTON WILL DEPRESS UNINTENTIONALLY, AND SEAT WILL RECLINE BACKWARDS . DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CLAIM THERE IS NO SOLUTION. *AK
DOOR HANDLE INSIDE CAR CAN NOT BE USED TO EXIT BRAKE FROZE UP AT 2,436 MILES ALONG WITH ON OF THE WHEELS, ADVISED BY SERVICE PEOPLE NOT THE USE EMERGENCY BRAKES DURING FREEZING WEATHER. OIL LIFE MONITOR LIGHT CAME ON AT 3,970 MILES BAD SENSOR.
DUE TO DESIGN AND LOCATION OF POWER SEAT BUTTON, WHEN EXITING VEHICLE THE BUTTON IS ACCIDENTLY DEPRESSED, CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE BACKWARDS INTO THE RECLINING POSITION, CRASHING INTO A CHILD SAFETY SEAT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK.ET.
THE PLACEMENT OF THE CONTROLS FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT ARE POSITIONED IN A WAY THAT WHEN THE DRIVER GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE BACK OF THE SEAT GOES BACK INTO THE REAR SEAT, THE SEAT ALSO SLOWLY CREEPS BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. NLM
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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