NHTSA Complaint #10649211 — 2003 SATURN L200

I PURCHASED A 2003 SATURN L200 IN JANUARY 2014. ABOUT 4 MONTHS LATER I NOTICED THAT THE LIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF IN THE CAR. THE LIGHTS WOULD DIM AND COME BACK ON. THE WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING OR SOMETIMES THEY WOULD JUST SLOW DOWN. ONE EVENING I WENT TO THE STORE AND WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR THE HEADLIGHTS WERE STILL ON I CONTINUED ON HOME AND AS I STARTED THE VEHICLE THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING. WHEN I ARRIVED BACK INTO THE PARKING LOT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF. I CALLED THE SATURN DEALERSHIP AND ALSO THE SATURN HEADQUARTERS WHO BOTH STATED THERE ARE NO OPENED RECALLS ON THE CAR. SO I ASKED THEM IF I COULD GET A COPY OF THE SERVICE REPAIRS FOR THE RECALLS DONE ON THE CAR. THEY SAID THERE ARE NO SUCH RECORDS BUT I HAVE A PRINTOUT OF RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. NHTSA REFERENCE #05V245000 FOR THE BREAK LIGHTS #03V231000 FOR THE IGNITION MODULE AND #02V283000 FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE PROBLEMS I HAVE EXPERIENCED ARE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE RECALLS. THEY INFORMED ME THAT I SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT WITH YOUR ORGANIZATION AND MAYBE YOU WOULD INITIATE A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE LADY AT THE DEALERSHIP WANTED ME TO BRING IT TO HER SO THEY COULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT. BUT ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLES I READ ON THE IGNITION MODULE IF YOU CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT IN THAT CONDITION IT MAY CAUSE A FIRE, SO I DID NOT WANT TO DO THAT.