2003 SATURN L200 Electrical System Problems

BRAKELIGHTS HAVE QUIT WORKING TWICE. ALSO MULTIPLE ELECTRICLE PROBLEMS. ON 1 OCCASION, ABS LIGHT WAS OUT, CAME ON AGAIN WITH RESTART. ANOTHER TIME FUEL GAGUE SHOWED EMPTY, SHOWED FULL ON RESTART. ANOTHER TIME TURNED KEY AND NO ELECRIC AT ALL, UNPLUGGED BATTERY AND ALL WAS WELL.

LIGHT FLASHING ON DASH BOARD, CLIMATE CONTROL GOES ON AND OFF ,OIL LIGHT KEEP COMING ON AND OF. EVERYTHING THAT'S ELECTRIC LIKE THE SUN ROOF. AM AFRAID OF GETTING STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGH WAY. PLEASE HELP ME. [XXX]. I LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS CAR IS ON RECALL. THANK YOU. WE ARE SECOND OWNER INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THREE TIMES IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD SHUT OFF, LEAVING THE PASSENGERS STRANDED. AFTER AWHILE, THE VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD BECAUSE FUNCTIONAL. TWICE, THE VEHICLE ELCECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS CHECKED, AND NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. NOTE: THE LAST DATE AND MILEAGE NOTED BELOW OF THE VEHICLE IS APPROX.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM PASS LOCK FAILED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE NOT TO START AND THE ODOMETER READING TO INCREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,500.

PASSLOCK SECURITY LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY, NO PROBLEM WITH CAR START. ALSO PASSLOCK SECURITY LIGHT AND INTERIOR DOME LIGHT FLICKER SIMULTANEOUSLY (IN SYNC) WHEN INTERIOR LIGHT IN ON POSITION. ALSO ODOMETER LIGHT BULB WENT OUT ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. WHILE PARKED, THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AFTER REMOVING THE KEY, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS BENT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

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...

MY IGNITION SWITCH FROZE WHILE WE WERE IN LINE WAITING FOR THE FERRY. WE COULD NOT START OUR CAR, OR GET IT OUT OF PARK, OR TURN THE WHEEL, OR CLOSE THE WINDOWS. WE HAD TO GET IT TOWED OFF THE ISLAND TO THE NEAREST DEALER ($423.76). WE TALKED WITH SATURN'S IGNITION HOTLINE AND WERE TOLD OUR CAR IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL ALTHOUGH THE SWITCH AND ITS FAILURE APPEAR TO BE THE SAME AS RECALLED VEHICLES. WE PAID $735.80 TO GET A NEW SWITCH INSTALLED (LOSING USE OF THE VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS WHILE THE WORK WAS DONE). DURING THE TIME THE SATURN WAS WAITING FOR REPAIRS ON THE DEALER'S LOT, IT RAINED HARD AND THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR WAS SOAKED. I HAD REQUESTED THAT THE WINDOWS (FROZEN OPEN) BE SECURED AND HAD BEEN ASSURED THEY WOULD BE DEALT WITH. THE SEAT AND FLOOR MATS WERE SOAKED....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK MANY ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THEN RESTARTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

PARKED CAR AND LOCKED WITH REMOTE. UPON RETURN TO VEHICLE SMELLED GAS AND WAS LOCKED OUT OF 2003 SATURN LS200 AFTER ONLY 17,500 MILES DRIVEN. PURCHASED NEW IN 2003. STRANDED UNTIL AAA TOW TO LAS VEGAS FINDLAY GM DEALERSHIP. OPENED MANUALLY WITH KEY INSTEAD OF REMOTE. ATTEMPTED TO START CAR ENGINE. TURNED OVER FOR A FEW SECONDS AND DIED. ALL DASHBOARD GAUGES NOT WORKING. PROBLEM PER GM DEALER WAS TWOFOLD: (1) FAULTY BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) THAT CONTROLS VEHICLE'S ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AND REQUIRED COSTLY REPLACEMENT PART AT $614 PLUS LABOR; ALSO (2) FUEL PUMP FAILED AND REQUIRED COSTLY PART REPLACEMENT AT $498 PLUS LABOR AND CLEANING OF FUEL SYSTEM. AFTER BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH I FOUND THESE TWO PARTS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR FAILURES IN SATURN VEHICLES. HAVE BEEN FAILING SINCE 2003 AND CONTINUE TO FAIL. COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY SATURN OWNERS TO GM AND THE NTSB. GAUGES AND...

CAR IGNITION DOES NOT WANT TO TURN TO "OFF" WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF AND IN PARK, REFUSES TO RELEASE KEY UNTIL WE PRY IT OUT OR MOVE STEERING WHEEL INTO LOCKED POSITION. HAS EATEN A KEY ALMOST COMPLETELY THROUGH IN THE PAST YEAR. MANY SATURNS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L-SERIES. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START AND SMOKE BEGAN TO RISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ARRIVED AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V231000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

WHEN DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS AND ALL GAUGES TURN OFF AND COME BACK ON BUT NOW THE GAUGES DON'T WORK THE HEAD LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND GO OUT WHILE DRIVING THE DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND RESETS THE MILEAGE EVERYTIME THE LIGHTS TURN OFF, AND ALL POWER TURNS OFF. THE ALTERNATOR WAS TESTED AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

BODY-CONTROL MODULE FAILURE: WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER, THE BODY-CONTROL MODULE (BCM) AND ENGINE COOLANT THERMOSTAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. SATURN DEALER, ON 3/28/2009 TOLD ME THAT THE BCM, IF NOT REPLACED, COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS FAILURES, SUCH AS FAILURE TO START, OVERHEATING AND OTHER PROBLEMS. OVER PRIOR SEVERAL WEEKS, THERE WERE INTERMITTENT READINGS ON DASHBOARD, INCLUDING CHECK ENGINE, SERVICE ENGINE, AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT AND ABS WARNING LIGHT. APPARENTLY NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE, AIRBAG OR BRAKES THEMSELVES, BUT THE BCM WAS GOING BAD, CAUSING THE READINGS ON DASHBOARD. BCM REPLACEMENT APPROX. $450 AND ENGINE COOLANT THERMOSTAT REPLACEMENT COST APPROX $300. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK, THE HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF, THE GAUGES CONSTANTLY FLASH ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THE DOOR LOCKS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK THEMSELVES, AND THE WINDOWS WILL ROLL DOWN AND BACK UP AUTOMATICALLY. THE WINDOWS ARE CURRENTLY INOPERATIVE DUE TO THIS FAILURE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DRIVES THE VEHICLE, HE SMELLS BURNING WIRES, BUT THERE IS NO SMOKE. HE FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE HE BELIEVES IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE OWNER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND...

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...

I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. WHILE THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED REPLACEMENT, IN FACT IT APPEARS THAT THERE WAS WIDE SPREAD ELECTRICAL DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE IS IDENTICAL TO THE DAMAGE DESCRIBED IN SATURN RECALL 03V231000. I CONTACTED SATURN, BUT THEY SAY THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT COVER MY CAR. BASED ON THE SYMPTOMS, IT'S POSSIBLE THAT IT SHOULD COVER MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE. MY VIN NUMBER IS . SATURN DID ASSIGN A CASE NUMBER TO THIS INCIDENT, CASE NUMBER 71-654487537, HOWEVER, THEY CLAIM NO RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

SOMETIMES WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME STARTING THE CAR OR THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK,THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON. WHEN THESE LIGHTS WERE ON, THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER DID NOT WORK. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE ENGINE LOCK LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN NOTHING WORKED. THE DEFROST FRONT AND REAR, A/C, HEATING CONTROL, INTERIOR LIGHTS, AIRBAG FAILURE LIGHT LIT UP, SEAT BELT LIGHT LIT UP AND THE SELF LOCKING FOR THE DOORS DID NOT ENGAGE WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO GEAR. SOMETIMES I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF AND ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR LATER, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD COME ON ALL BY THEMSELVES, SOMETIMES DRAINING THE BATTERY IF I DID NOT NOTICE THIS. I FELT TOTALLY UNSAFE DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN - I HAD NO SAFETY FEATURES TO RELY ON AND I DID NOT...

03 L200 FAULTY BODY CONTROL MODULE. WHICH IS WHAT MAKE THE CAR RUN. CAR WOULD TURN OVER BUT WOULD NOT CONTINUE TO RUN. TOWED TO AND SERVICED AT A SATURN DEALER. VERY PRICEY REPAIR OF $500. *TR

ON 9/24/97 I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK AS USUAL AND SHUT IT OFF AND LOCKED THE DOORS WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL. UPON LEAVING WORKING AND OPENING THE CAR I HAD DIFFICULTY OPENING THE LOCKS AND USED THE KEY FOR ENTRY. I TRIED TURNING ON THE IGNITION AND IT WOULD START AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF. I TRIED THIS TWICE AND NOTICED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT ICON (CAR WITH A LOCK THROUGH IT) WAS IGNITED. I LOOKED IN MY OWNER'S MANUAL AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT HAD TO BE RESET BY THE DEALER. I THEN NOTICED A BUZZING FROM MY PASSENGER FRONT DOOR LOCK. I DISCONNECTED THE FUSE AND THE BUZZING STOPPED. WHEN I FINALLY HAD A KNOWLEDGEABLE TOW PERSON GET THE CAR MANUALLY IN NEUTRAL SINCE THE GEARS WERE LOCKED, IT WAS TOWED TO SATURN OF CLARENCE WHO ADVISED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS BAD AND IT SHORTED...

DRIVING FREEWAY SPEED. HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, OVERHEAD INTERIOR LIGHT CAME ON. FINALLY GOT CAR PULLED OVER, NO DASHLIGHTS. CAR QUIT. REFUSED TO RESTART. CAR DID NOT WANT TO COME OUT OF DRIVE. KEY GOT STUCK IN IGNITION. FINALLY GOT IT IN PARK AND KEY OUT. THIS WAS AT MIDNIGHT ON INTERSTATE. HAD TO GET FAMILY MEMBER TO COME GET ME. RETURNED LATER TO FIND CAR HAD BEEN STOLEN. I HAVE NO WAY TO KNOW IF THE ALARM HAD ACTUALLY SET OR NOT. *TR

FAULTY BODY CONTROL MODULE - ALL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING, AND THE AIR CONDITIONING QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR, WHEN YOU PUSHED IN THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFTER TO PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR, IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L SERIES. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE ELECTRICAL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ,AND THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER WAITING ABOUT TEN MINUTES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, WHITE SMOKE STARTED EXITING THE EXHAUST PIPE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THIS OCCURRED ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE DEALER HAD REPLACED THE PUMP AND/OR GAS COOLANT, INSULATOR ASSEMBLY FRONT SUSPENSION SUPPORT, OXYGEN SENSOR AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. *AK

FAULTY BODY CONTROL MODULE. *JB

2003 SATURN L200 WITH 48,000 MILES DIED WHILE DRIVING. WE HAD TO QUICKLY SWERVE TO OPPOSITE SIDE OF ROAD WHERE THERE WAS A SHOULDER IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE TRAFFIC LANE(NO SHOULDER ON THE LANE WE WERE IN). CAR WAS TOWED, AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BROKEN TIMING CHAIN, PROBABLE ENGINE DAMAGE, AND POSSIBLE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. SINCE I JUST PUT A NEW ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE THREE WEEKS PRIOR, I CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND TALKED WITH DEALER ABOUT WORKING WITH ME TO FIX THIS CAR. THEY WOULD NOT EVEN DISCUSS NEXT STEP UNTIL I AUTHORIZED (PAID FOR) A $750 TEAR DOWN OF THE MOTOR TO "FULLY DIAGNOSE" THE PROBLEM. I REFUSED TO TO AUTHORIZE, BECAUSE ALL OF THE BURDEN AT THAT POINT WOULD BE ON ME, WHATEVER HAPPENED. SITUATION WAS NEVER RESOLVED; I TRADED THE CAR (AT A DRASTIC REDUCTION OF VALUE DUE TO ITS NON-WORKING...

THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON MY 2003 SATURN L200 INTERMITTENTLY DIM. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE WAS A DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DESIGN BY THE MANUFACTURER, SATURN. THE FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT IT IS DIFFICULT, DISTRACTING AND DANGEROUS TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE, EXCEPT FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO HIDE BEHIND A TECHNICAL INFORMATION BULLETIN (04-08-42-001) CLAIMING THIS IS "NORMAL". I MUST ASSUME THEN, THAT EVERY OTHER VEHICLE WHOSE LIGHTS DON'T FLICKER MUST BE "ABNORMAL". THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT. *NM

PRECEEDING THE TWO ELECTRICAL FIRES IN MY VEHICLE, I HAD INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH SHORTS IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (THE LOCKS UNLOCKING/LOCKING AT RANDOM; LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF AND THE ALARM SYSTEM TRIGGERING EVEN WHEN NOT SET). THERE WAS ALSO LEAKAGE FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE CAR (EITHER THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD OR ELSEWHERE IN THE FRONT) THAT WAS QUITE NOTICEABLE DURING A HEAVY STORM. EARLIER THIS YEAR, I WAS EXITING A PARKING GARAGE WHEN I FIRST SAW AND THEN SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM OUT OF THE DASH. THE ELECTRICAL WIRES SHORTED OUT AND CAUSED A FIRE THAT MELTED A PORTION OF THE WIRING IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPAIR THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND DURING A STORM TWO DAYS LATER, THE ENTIRE SYSTEM SHORTED OUT AGAIN (LIGHTS AND OTHER COMPONENTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF) AND THE BATTERY COMPLETELY DISCHARGED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE LEAK...

SEVERE LIGHT DIMMING; ALL LIGHTS DIM SEVERELY (ENOUGH TO CAUSE A TRACTOR TRAILER DRIVER TO THINK I GAVE HIM THE FLASH TO PASS SIGNAL, CAUSING HIM TO MOVE OVER INTO MY LANE) AT RANDOM, SOMETIMES 2 TO 3 TIMES PER MILE DRIVEN. SATURN HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN, 04-08-42-001, STATING LIGHT DIMMING IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE L-SERIES, YET THEY HAVE NOT DRIVEN MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT TO SEE THE EXTREMITY OF THE DIMMING IN MY VEHICLE. SOMETIMES IT OCCURS RIGHT AWAY, OTHER TIMES IT TAKES A WHILE. SATURDAY NIGHT, 04/24/04 I TOOK THE CAR TO ATLANTA, GA. BETWEEN MOBILE, AND MONTGOMERY, THE LIGHTS DIMMED SEVERELY FOR DOZENS OF MILES. SATURDAY NIGHT, 06/19/04 I TOOK THE CAR ON A TRIP TO BIRMINGHAM, AL TO TRY TO RE-CREATE THE PROBLEM AND DOCUMENT IT. IT DIDN'T OCCUR UNTIL AFTER DRIVING IT 220 MILES. IT THEN DIMMED SEVERELY MANY TIMES...

THIS IS THE THIRD INCIDENT, SECOND IN SAME DAY, WHERE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. AUDIBLE CLICKING SOUND UNDER DASH AND LIGHTS REPEATEDLY TURNING ON & OFF, LOCKS ON AND OFF AND HORN SOUNDING. ON 1 PRIOR OCCASIONS, AUDIBLE CLICKING HEARD AND LOCKS REPEATEDLY TURNING ON AND OFF. CLEARLY NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, AS I CAN SEE FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. CONSEQUENCES OF THE PROBLEM --- NEIGHBORS CALLED POLICE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT NOISE. UNABLE TO KEEP ALARM ON DUE TO CONTINUING PROBLEM, LEADING TO INSECURE CAR. ALSO, SAFETY ISSUE WITH LIGHTS AND LOCKS REPEATEDLY TURNING ON AND OFF WITH THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. DEALER WILL SERVICE IN TWO DAYS (FIRST AVAILABLE APPT!!) AND WILL UPDATE THEN.

CONSTANT ELECTRICAL FAILURE WITH 2003 SATURN L SERIES SEDAN..LIGHTS DON T WORK PROPERLY(DAYTIME RUNNING REGULAR LIGHTS)..CONSTANT SHORTING ..HORN BLASTS..CRUISE CONTRLL GOES ON.. MAP LIGHT.. ALARM ACTIVATES WHILE DRIVING..SENDING UNIT FAILURE..HEATER CORE FAILURE..*AK

*SATURN BUYERS BEWARE* I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW L200 IN MARCH 03. TO DATE I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: -CAR DOES NOT START ALL THE TIME -TEMPERATURE CONTROLS DOES NOT WORK -REMOTE ENTRY SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO SATURN 4 TIMES, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE IS TERRIBLE AS WELL. *LA

A TRACTOR TRAILER WAS PASSING ME ON THE INTERSTATE. JUST AS HIS TRAILER WAS APPROXIMATELY 2/3 PAST ME, MY LIGHTS DIMMED OUT ON MY CAR BY THEMSELVES. THE DRIVER OF THE TRACTOR TRAILER THOUGHT I HAD FLASHED MY HEADLIGHTS AT HIM, TO LET HIM KNOW HE HAD CLEARED MY CAR AND WAS SAFE TO COME INTO MY LANE, WHICH WAS NOT THE CASE. THIS MADE THE DRIVERS BEHIND ME AND THE TRACTOR TRAILER IN ALL 3 LANES, TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES. THE TRUCK DRIVER ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF HIS RIG TRYING TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME WHEN HE REALIZED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE CLEARANCE AS MY LIGHTS "SUGGESTED" TO HIM THAT HE HAD. ALL OF US WERE FORTUNATE AT THIS TIME NOT TO HAVE WRECKED. (YET I RECEIVED A LOT OF JERKING OF MY NECK AND HEAD WHEN BRAKING AND STEERING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY). NEXT...

A TRACTOR TRAILER WAS PASSING ME ON THE INTERSTATE. JUST AS HIS TRAILER WAS APPROXIMATELY 2/3 PAST ME, MY LIGHTS DIMMED OUT ON MY CAR BY THEMSELVES. THE DRIVER OF THE TRACTOR TRAILER THOUGHT I HAD FLASHED MY HEADLIGHTS AT HIM, TO LET HIM KNOW HE HAD CLEARED MY CAR AND WAS SAFE TO COME INTO MY LANE, WHICH WAS NOT THE CASE. THIS MADE THE DRIVERS BEHIND ME AND THE TRACTOR TRAILER IN ALL 3 LANES, TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES. THE TRUCK DRIVER ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF HIS RIG TRYING TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME WHEN HE REALIZED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE CLEARANCE AS MY LIGHTS "SUGGESTED" TO HIM THAT HE HAD. ALL OF US WERE FORTUNATE AT THIS TIME NOT TO HAVE WRECKED. (YET I RECEIVED A LOT OF JERKING OF MY NECK AND HEAD WHEN BRAKING AND STEERING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY). NEXT...

SUDDEN ELECTRICAL FAILURE RELATED (ACCORDING TO DEALER) TO FAILURE OF BCM (COMPUTER MODULE. RESULTED IN LOSS OF GAGES IN DASHBOARD, LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS, LOSS OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS, ELECTRIC DOORLOCKS FAILING, CAR COULD NOT BE TAKEN OUT OF GEAR (PARK) WHEN STOPPED.*AK