NHTSA Complaint #10217351 — 2000 SATURN LS

I OWN A 2000 SATURN LS2. THERE HAVE BEEN 2 RECALLS ON THE "L" SERIES VEHICLES. ALTHOUGH MY MODEL IS CONSIDERED THE LS SERIES, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS WITH MY VEHICLE AS DESCRIBED WITH THE L SERIES RECALL. THE MOST RECENT WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF ALL FOUR OF THE OXYGEN SENSORS IN MY VEHICLE WHICH I BELIEVE TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED WITH THE L SERIES VEHICLE AND ATTRIBUTED TO THE SATURN PART KNOWN AS THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE. OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 2 MONTHS I NOTICED: 1. A DETERIORATION IN IDLE QUALITY 2. A REDUCTION IN OVERALL ENGINE POWER 3. THE ENGINE WAS HARD TO START THESE ARE EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH THE ICM RECALL ON THE "L" SERIES. I HAD TO REPLACE, AT MY OWN EXPENSE, ALL 4 OF THE OXYGEN SENSORS FOR THIS VEHICLE. AFTER CONTACTING SATURN, THEY INSISTED, BASED ON MY VIN #, THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. IT SEEMS RATHER COINCIDENTAL THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AS 2 RECALLS ON THE SAME MODEL YEAR CAR FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURER. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE RECALLS SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO COVER THE LS SERIES VEHICLES AS WELL. *TR