NHTSA Complaint #10056937 — 2000 SATURN LS

I OWN A 2000 SATURN LS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IN SAN ANTONIO, TX BACK IN SEP OR OCT 2003. MY CHIEF COMPLAINT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD GET EXTREMELY HOT WHEN DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON. I MENTIONED TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR I WAS AFRAID THAT THE CAR WOULD CATCH FIRE. MY WIFE DRIVE THE CAR WITH MY GRANDKIDS AND I AM CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY. THE SERVICE ADVISOR ASSESSED THE HEAT TO THE STEERING COLUMN AND HE AGREED THAT IT WAS "ABNORMALLY HOT." THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT HE HAS HAD COMPLAINTS OF THIS TYPE BEFORE, HAD INFORMED SATURN OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY HAD NOT PROVIDED A REMEDY FOR IT. THE CURRRENT GM RECALL FOR 98-00 VEHICLES SHOULD INCLUDE SATURN VEHICLES ALSO BECAUSE MY CAR IS EXHIBITING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE TO GET THE MANUFACTURER'S ATTENTION. LIVES ARE AT STAKE. MY SATURN VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITHIN THE SAME TIMEFRAME AS OTHER VEHICLES IN THE RECALL.*AK