2002 Saturn LS Brakes Problems

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT 30 MPH ON CITY STREET, ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. COASTED VEHICLE TO A SIDE STREET & STOPPED. HAD CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC. WE WERE QUOTED $1700 BILL TO REPAIR DUE TO BROKEN TIMING CHAIN. RESEARCHED RECALLS AND FOUND THAT NHTSA HAD A RECALL #07V519000 FOR 2001 SATURN L100. THIS SEEMS GROSSLY SHORTSIGHTED ON THE PART OF NHTSA, AS THERE HAVE BEEN DOZENS OF DUPLICATE COMPLAINTS. THIS PROMPTED THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA CONSUMERS COUNCIL TO ISSUE A DEFECT PETITION FOR 2000-2003 SATURN L SERIES WITH THE 2.2L ENGINE WITH THE NHTSA. IT IS SURPRISING HOW LITTLE EFFORT THE NHTSA HAS MADE IN LIGHT OF THE SCOPE OF THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11257582

Incident

Sep 19, 2019

Mileage

175 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN LS. WHILE PUMPING FUEL INTO THE FUEL TANK, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE TANK. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LEAKAGE SEEMED TO COME FROM THE TUBE, BUT WAS NOT COMPLETELY SURE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE ONLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

NHTSA ID

11073072

Incident

Feb 8, 2018

Mileage

117,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L100. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS ENGINE POWER BEGAN TO REDUCE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER, SHUT OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACT AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BRAKES, FUEL FILTER AND FUEL LINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

NHTSA ID

10482888

Incident

Aug 15, 2012

Mileage

168,000 mi

MY SATURN (MANUAL 5 SP) HAS OVER 202,000 MILES AND THE PARKING BRAKE CABLES ARE FROZEN/BROKEN. I CANNOT CURRENTLY FIND ANY REPLACEMENT/AFTER MARKET. *TR

NHTSA ID

10450113

Incident

May 1, 2010

Mileage

180,000 mi

IN NOVEMBER OF 2009, THE BRAKES ON MY 2002 SATURN 200L SUDDENLY GAVE OUT. THEY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. AFTER PUMPING THEM SEVERAL TIMES, THEY CAME UP A LITTLE. I THOUGHT THE BRAKES NEEDED CHANGING, SO I HAD THAT DONE. A FEW MONTHS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES. I GO TO STOP AND SUDDENLY THERE ARE NO BRAKES. THEY ALWAYS WORK OK AFTER SEVERAL PUMPS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND I SEE ON MYCARSTATS.COM THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10347883

Incident

Aug 5, 2010

Mileage

50,000 mi

RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V245000. COMPONENT: EXTERIOR LIGHTING BRAKE LIGHTS. I HAD MY RECALL SERVICE DONE ON DEC. 26 2005. ON NOV. 27TH 2009. I GOT PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE. MY REAR RUNNING AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OUT. NO TICKET BECAUSE I WAS CLOSE TO HOME. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY TO FIND OUT THAT BOTH LIGHT BULBS WERE BROKE. PLASTIC MELTED DOWN AND HIT THE BULBS. TRIED TO REPLACE BULBS BUT THE MELTED PLASTIC WAS IN THE WAY. I TOOK PICTURES OF THE MELTED PLASTIC. WENT TO SATURN DEALER TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID THAT A FRONT DRIVER SIDE PARKING LIGHT WAS OUT AND IT HAD CONDENSATION UNDER THE LENS. THEY SAID THAT SHORTED THE REAR LIGHTS. THEY REPLACED THE BULBS BY GRINDING THE MELTED PLASTIC OUT OF THE WAY. THEY SAID THEY DID NOT BUT THERE WAS NO WAY TO GET THE BULB PAST THE MELTED PLASTIC. I TOOK MORE PICTURES. SO THE LIGHTS WORK FOR NOW. BUT IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE THE PLASTIC MELTS DOWN ONTO THE BULBS AGAIN. I DO BELIEVE THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE RECALL. IT READS-ON CERTAIN SEDANS AND WAGONS, THE PLASTIC HOUSING IN THE REAR TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY CAN BECOME DISTORTED IF THE BRAKE LAMPS REMAIN ON FOR AN EXTENDED TIME. NOT A BURNED OUT PARKING LIGHT WITH CONDENSATION UNDER THE LENS. THIS COULD BECOME VERY DANGEROUS. NO TAIL OR BRAKE LIGHTS! TAILGAITERS! I NOW CARRY EXTRA LIGHT BULBS AND WAIT FOR THE NEXT MELT DOWN. SATURN HAS BEEN NO HELP. JUST A BANDAID. *TR

NHTSA ID

10294338

Incident

Nov 27, 2009

Mileage

88,000 mi

1) EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE: THE CAR WAS BOUGHT WITH 15K AND NOW HAS 56K. REGULAR MAINTENANCE. NOTHING TO SIGNAL A PROBLEM. 2) THE FAILURE: DRIVING 55-60 MPH BREAK PETAL PRESSED TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS. WE DROVE TO A NEAR BY MECHANIC WHICH WASN'T OPEN. TURNED THE CAR OFF, STILL NOT BREAKS. DROVE 15 MILES BACK TO TOWN USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. PULLED THE CAR UP TO A MECHANIC. TURNED CAR OFF. WHEN RESTARTED, BRAKES WORKED FINE. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH BRAKE PADS, NOTHING THAT WOULD LEAD HIM TO BELIEVE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. TOLD US TO TAKE IT TO A SATURN DEALERSHIP. 3) WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE: SATURN SAID THERE WAS NO RECORD OF A SIMILAR PROBLEM. THEY CHECKED EVERYTHING AND SAID THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE BREAK SYSTEM. THEY SAID IT WAS MOST LIKELY BECAUSE WE DID NOT CHANGE THE FLUIDS AT 42K. THEY WOULD NOT GIVE US ANYTHING IN WRITING SAYING THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FAIL AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10236140

Incident

Jul 2, 2008

Mileage

56,000 mi

1)REAR BRAKE LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. 2)NO CONSEQUENCES 3)SATURN REPLACED LIGHTS SOCKETS FOR REAR TAIL LIGHTS ACCORDING TO NHTSA RECALL #05V245000 BUT REFUSED TO REPLACE LIGHT BULBS WHICH WERE SHORTED OUT BY THE DEFECTIVE SOCKETS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10200990

Incident

Aug 28, 2007

Mileage

44,000 mi

REAR BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES FINALLY REPLACED VIA A BULLETIN. HOWEVER, THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY MOUNTED UP NEAR THE TOP OF THE WINDOW CONTINUOUSLY HAS ONE OF THE CENTER LAMPS INOPERATIVE, ONE TIME THE LAMP HAD JUST FALLEN OUT. IT HAS BEEN FIXED 5 TIMES BY THE DEALERSHIP. *JB

NHTSA ID

10174277

Incident

Nov 20, 2006

Mileage

49,200 mi

REAR TAILGATE BRAKE LIGHTS BURN OUT FREQUENTLY. I HAVE HAD CAR FOR 5 YEARS AND HAD TO HAVE SEVERAL REPLACED OVER 4 TIMES. *NM

NHTSA ID

10170083

Incident

Oct 6, 2006

Mileage

49,800 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH., THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND, FAILED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL MANY TIMES, THE BRAKES RESPONDED AND SLOWED THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

NHTSA ID

10163971

Incident

Jul 29, 2006

Mileage

67,100 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED RECALL LETTER #05V245000 CONCERNING THE BRAKE LIGHTS WAS RECEIVED IN DECEMBER 2005. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR IMMEDIATE REPAIR. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE DEALER INSTALLED TWO TAIL LIGHTS, REINFORCED SOCKET ADAPTERS AND SOCKETS UNDER THE RECALL. ALSO, THE DEALER DETERMINED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THIS WORK HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FROM THE DEALER, THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKED, THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE, AND THE PARKING LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS NO LONGER WORKED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THESE ITEMS FAILED AS A RESULT OF THE NEED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. UPDATED 05/30/06. *AK

NHTSA ID

10157050

Incident

May 8, 2006

Mileage

31,057 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V245000 CONCERNING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING THAT WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER; NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS EVOLVED SINCE THE REPAIR. THE DASH PANEL LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. ALTHOUGH THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHICH RESULTED IN A BATTERY FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER AND THE HEADLIGHT HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHICH DETERMINED THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE DRIVE SHAFT AND THIS WAS REPLACED. THE ONGOING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO AWAIT FURTHER INSPECTION.

NHTSA ID

10152847

Incident

Mar 16, 2006

Mileage

75,200 mi

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HER HEAD A ROARING IN THE FRONT END. DRIVE SHIFT CAUSED CONSUMER TO WRECK 2002 SATURN. *TS THE CONSUMER NOTICED NOISE/VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIRES. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT. AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED CORRECTING THE REAR CAM AND SETTING THE FRONT AND REAR TOE. A COLLAPSED MOTOR MOUNT CAUSED ROUGH IDLE. THE ROTORS AND PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR HUB ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. LEFT REAR HUB BEARING HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DRIVE AXLE ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10143226

Incident

Jul 11, 2003

Mileage

23,614 mi

DT: THE CONTACT HEARD ABOUT A NHTSA RECALL 05V245000 CONCERNING THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE CONTACT'S HAS NOT EXPERIENCED THE SYMPTOMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT WAS INTERESTED TO FIND OUT IF HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HE HAD NOT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. HE CONTACTED SATURN, AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/16/05. *JB

NHTSA ID

10141513

Incident

Nov 2, 2005

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200 THAT HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH , AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE WERE NO BRAKES. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES ABOUT 4 TIMES BEFORE HAD ANY BRAKING CAPABILITY. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE 40 MILES EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS SINCE THIS INCIDENT. THE SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEALER EXAMINED THE BRAKE PADS/ROTORS/ CALIPERS, BUT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE ONLY CLUE THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES WAS APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO,THERE WAS A HIGH PITCH RINGING IN THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THE NOISE WOULD STOP WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE REAR WHEELS, BUT DID NOT FIND ANYTHING AND THE NOISE STOPPED FOR A FEW DAYS. THE NOISE STARTED AGAIN RIGHT BEFORE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAD BRAKE FAILURE. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND INSPECTED. THEY CLAIMED THAT EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL AND THAT THERE WAS NO LOSS OF FLUID. *NM

NHTSA ID

10133870

Incident

Aug 22, 2005

Mileage

60,000 mi

WE PURCHASED A 2002 L-300 SATURN NEW IN FEBRUARY 2002. THE LEFT BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING RECENTLY, AND THE DEALERSHIP IN FORT COLLINS, CO REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY UNDER WARRANTY, AND INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS AN UPCOMING RECALL ON THIS ASSEMBLY. *JB

NHTSA ID

10132839

Incident

Aug 12, 2005

Mileage

58,000 mi

I PURCHASED MY '02 SATURN L300 FROM A HIGHLY RECOMMENDED LOCAL USED CAR DEALERSHIP HERE IN FLORIDA MID MAY '05. IT WAS CLOSE TO CLOSING TIME WHEN THE FINAL PAPERS WERE DRAWN SO THE SALESMAN AND I WALKED AROUND THE CAR AND I NOTICED THEN THAT THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LAMP WAS OUT. HE TOLD ME THAT THE PARTS DEPT WAS CLOSED SO TO COME BACK THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY. I CAME BACK THAT MONDAY AND THEY FIXED IT NO PROBLEM. WELL A MONTH OR SO LATER, ON MY WAY TO WORK, I WAS PULLED OVER BY A STATE TROOPER AND WAS TOLD MY LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT. I INFORMED HER THAT I HAD JUST FIXED IT AT THE DEALERSHIP SO SHE GAVE ME A WARNING AND TOLD ME TO FIX IT AGAIN. I SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP THAT DAY. WHILE LEAVING WORK, I GLANCED INTO THE WINDOWS REFLECTION AS I WAS BACKING UP AND SAW THAT THE LIGHT WAS WORKING. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER THREE TIMES AND ALL TIMES WAS GIVING WARNINGS. IS THE NEXT COP GOING TO BE SO NICE? IT WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. I AM ALWAYS QUESTIONING WHETHER OR NOT ITS WORKING. THIS IS A $38 PART. HOW MANY MUST I PURCHASE? I DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS ANY KIND OF RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT NOTIFY ME OF ANY AT TIME OF SALE. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO NOW? ALSO, A FRIEND WHO OWNED A SMALLER VERSION OF THE L-SERIES SAID HE HAD TO REPLACE HIS TIRES CONSTANTLY. ALSO SAYING HE DEALT WITH CONTINUOUS OBNOXIOUS ROAD NOISE. IS THAT A DISCREPANCY? I HAVE HAD MY CURRENT TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED TWICE SINCE MAY. IS THIS A PROBLEM? THE FRONT TWO DO NOT MATCH THE REAR TWO. THEY WERE THAT WAY AT TIME OF VEHICLE PURCHASE. VEHICLE HAS 36,000 MILES. I TRIED TO MATCH THEM BUT IT'S JUST TO EXPENSIVE. THE CHEAPEST TIRE I COULD FIND IN SIZE P215-55-R16 IS $98...????? *NM

NHTSA ID

10131768

Incident

May 15, 2005

Mileage

32,995 mi

DT: WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, PEDAL FADED"AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUMPED PRESSURE CAME BACK . HOWEVER, FADING WAS STILL NOTICEABLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND ENGINE WAS TURNED ON AND OFF THIS PROBLEM DID NOT EXIST. THIS DID NOT APPEAR TO HAPPEN AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER ON 2 DIFFERENT OCASSIONS , AND TODAY WILL BE THE THIRD TIME. DEALER HAS NOTED IN THE PAST THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHEN THIS OCCURRED, NO CODES IN COMPUTER, NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, AND NO EVIDENCE. THE BRAKES SIMPLY DID NOT EXIST AT TIMES. *OSUMER INSISTED NOTE WERE MADE OF A SIMILAR COMPLAINT THAT HE WISHED TO HAVE NOTED IN HIS COMPLAINT AS WELL. THE EXISTING ODI#10095767.*AK

NHTSA ID

10129185

Incident

Jul 15, 2004

Mileage

47,000 mi

THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVE SHAFT REPLACED, THE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED, THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED, THE STEERING ASSEMBLY REPLACED AND I TOO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DASH LIGHTS DIMMING. THE TECHNICIANS AT THE LOCAL SATURN DEALERSHIP ARE NOTHING BUT RUDE. THEY DONT FIX THE PROBLEMS YOU BRING THE CAR IN FOR AND YOU END UP HAVING TO TAKE IT BACK THE NEXT DAY OR EVEN SOMETIMES THAT SAME EVENING FOR A REPAIR THAT WASNT DONE PROPERLY. I THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO BE A GOOD CAR BUT IT HAS BEEN CONSTANT TROUBLE AND IS CONSTANTLY IN THE REPAIR SHOP.

NHTSA ID

10126779

Incident

Jun 25, 2005

Mileage

26,000 mi

I HAVE A YEAR 2002 SATURN MODEL L200 WITH 47000 MILES ON IT. ON FIVE OCCASIONS, WHEN I HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKE, I HAVE NO BRAKE PRESSURE, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IF I PUMP THE BRAKES I CAN THEN BUILD UP PRESSURE, BUT THERE IS A DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT IS USUALLY AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (55 MPH) FOR BETWEEN 30 AND 60 MINUTES. THERE ARE NO WARNING OR BRAKE FAIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, AND NO CODE IS STORED IN THE ONBOARD COMPUTER. THEN THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY AFTER A FEW MINUTES, OR AFTER STOPPING THE CAR AND SHUTTING IT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE, AS BY THE TIME I GET THE CAR TO THE DEALER THE PROBLEM IS GONE. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER TWICE TO NO AVAIL. THERE ARE NO FLUID LEAKS. THE DEALER CLAIMS THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS IN FINE CONDITION BUT CLEARLY THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. AS OF THE LAST OCCURENCE THE DEALER HAS RUN OUT OF IDEAS AND HAS TOLD ME THEY HAVE A CALL INTO THE SATURN FACTORY TO DETERMINE WHAT TO DO NEXT, AND I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THE DEALER IN SEVERAL DAYS. I WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM FIXED, EVEN IF IT REQUIRES THE INSTALLATION OF A COMPLETELY NEW BRAKE SYSTEM, AS LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIX THIS, BUT SATURN NEEDS TO TAKE AN INVOLVEMENT NOW AND FIX THIS!*AK

NHTSA ID

10095767

Incident

Oct 11, 2004

Mileage

46,000 mi

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD SKIP AROUND ON THE WINDSHIELD WHEN IN USE. THE DEALER HAS SERVICED THE WIPERS SEVERAL TIMES BUT CAN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM THE WEATHERSTRIP ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS DISCOLORED. THE LF SEAT BELT HEIGHT ADJUSTER KNOB WAS MISSING. THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE DASH RATTLED AROUND THE VENT AREA WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP. THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT FRONT DOOR WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING NOISE AGAINST PRIMARY WEATHERSTRIP. THE WINDSHIELD WASHERS WERE INOPERATIVE BECAUSE THE HOLE WAS PLUGGED. TECHNICIAN REMOVED AND CLEANED THE WASHERS. THE VEHICLE BRAKES WERE NOISE IN THE MORNING DURING THE FIRST COUPLE OF STOPS. THE CONSUMER INITIATED A LEMON LAW CLAIM WITH THE BBB REGARDING THE DEALERS INABILITY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE CONSUMER'S CLAIM WAS DENIED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10074230

Incident

Dec 28, 2002

THE ROTORS ON MY 2002 SATURN L200 ARE SO THIN THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR ONLY HAS 40K MILES. I PAID OVER $1400 FOR A GM MAJOR GUARD PROTECTION AND JUST DISCOVERED THAT ROTORS ARE NOT COVERED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB, MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE ROTOR PROBLEM IS A GM DEFECT AND THAT GM HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE DEFECT FOR YEARS. GM SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR INCLUDE IT AS A COVERED PART IN THEIR GM PROTECTION PLANS.

NHTSA ID

10056865

Incident

Feb 9, 2004

Mileage

43,000 mi

THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE SIMULTANEOUSLY. DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY. THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10046544

THE 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 SQUIRTED ANY SPRAY AND THEN SCRATCHED THE WINDSHIELD. *JB

NHTSA ID

10038015

Incident

Sep 2, 2003

Mileage

6,068 mi