NHTSA Complaint #10246358 — 2003 SATURN L200

ODO ~82000. I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON M-39 WHEN I NOTICED SEVERAL DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATE: ABS, TC AND THEFT (THERE MAY HAVE BEEN MORE, BUT I AM CERTAIN THAT IT WAS NOT ALL OF THE DASH INDICATORS). THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING AT THIS POINT. MOMENTARILY, THOUGH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER (NOT LIKE A STALL, BUT JUST LIKE IT WENT DEAD SINCE ALL DASH LIGHTS HAD GONE OUT). IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO NAVIGATE THE VEHICLE SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, I RECYCLED THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY THE REST OF THE WAY HOME (~20 MILES) AND TO WORK THE NEXT MORNING. EARLIER THAT MORNING WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION LIGHT, THE ABS, TC AND THEFT LIGHT ALSO ACTIVATED, THOUGH THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXPERIENCE A SHUT DOWN/POWER DOWN, OR EVEN A STALL. I CONTACTED SATURN OF PLYMOUTH AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AGREED TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE AND CONTACT ME BACK TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING THE CAR IN. PRIOR VEHICLE HISTORY WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELEVANT TO THIS ISSUE: 1) IGN MODULE REPLACED UNDER RECALL, 2) HEADLAMPS FLICKER OCCASIONALLY AND INTERMITTENTLY UNDER CHANGES IN VEHICLE ELECTRICAL LOAD ' THIS HAS OCCURRED EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW, BUT GM SAYS THIS IS "NORMAL OPERATION", 3) BATTERY & STARTER REPLACED FALL 2007. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR HELPING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. IT IS A VERY SCARY FEELING TO EXPERIENCE SUDDEN VEHICLE SHUTDOWN AND DRASTIC CHANGE IN STEERING AND BRAKE PERFORMANCE. *TR