2002 SATURN LS Electrical System Problems

Rear tail lights will not work. Have checked all fuses relays,and even changed the turn signal switch. My car is currently at the garage. Original appointment was only for inspection. Mechanic has not yet located the issue. Also has no dash lights. Parking lights. Had I known this in advance would have returned car immediately.

The contact owns a 2002 Saturn J-Type. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle's brake lights failed to illuminate. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 05V245000 (Exterior Lighting), however, the part to do the recall repair is no longer being manufactured. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 118,000.

MECHANIC FOUND SHORT CIRCUIT IN TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLIES CAUSING BRAKE LIGHTS TO COME ON, AND STAY ON, WHEN HEADLAMPS DO. *TR

TAKATA RECALL VEHICLE IN PARK WHEN STARTED. LIGHTS DIM AN GO BRIGHT ON DASH. FAN GOES ON WHEN MOTOR NOT HOT. WHEN FAN GOES ON AND CAR IS BEING DRIVEN CAR WILL JUMP WHEN CAR SHIFTS GEARS. I ONLY CAN DRIVE ON SIDE ROADS. TO NERVOUS TO GO ON HIGHWAY NOW. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN COOLING FAN IS ON. I HAVE SEEN LOTS OF REPORTS THAT PEOPLE POST OF OTHER CARS LIKE MINE HAVING SAME ISSUES. WAS TOLD THEY REPORTED IT. NOTHING WAS DONE. SERIOUSLY THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. SHOULDN'T MATTER WERE THE CAR WAS MADE. PARTS ARE THE SAME. I HAVEN'T BROUGHT IT IN SINCE 2017. I DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR REPAIRS OR FIX IT IF IT'S THE MANUFACTURS FAULTY PARTS. I'VE ALREADY PUT 1400 DOLLARS FOR REPLACEMENT OF FUEL PUMP AN OTHER PARTS. AN THIS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF AN WHEN YOU CAN LOOK...

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

FUEL AND COMPUTER FUSE UNDERHOOD 10AMP BLOWING UPON INSERTED

I LOST POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND AT FULL THROTTLE THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. IT MADE A LOUD BOOM LIKE A BACKFIRE AND A LARGE PIECE OF MATERIAL THAT LOOKED FIBERGLASS MATTING AND ROCKS BLEW OUT OF THE EXHAUST. THE CAR ACCELERATED FINE FOR ABOUT 15 MILES THEN STARTED TO BOG DOWN AGAIN. SHUT OFF VEHICLE AND TRIED TO RESTART UNSUCCESSFUL, WAITED A FEW HOURS THEN CAR RESTARTED WITH NO ISSUES RAN VEHICLE OFF AND ON OVER A THREE DAY PERIOD, THAT IS WHEN IT STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN WITH VERY ROUGH IDLE, ALMOST DIES, EXTREME LOSS OF POWER W/ALMOST NO ACCELERATION AT FULL THROTTLE. CONTACTED MECHANIC THE VEHICLE RESONATOR WAS EXPANDED TO THE POINT OF SPLITTING THE SEAM, HE REMOVED THE RESONATOR TO FIND ALL THE FIBER PACKING GONE AND THE RESONATOR PACKED WITH WHAT LOOKED LIKE ROCKS. HE STATED THE BITS THAT LOOKED LIKE ROCKS WERE PART OF THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 SATURN L. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EMIT SMOKE FROM THE HOOD AND SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MAINTENANCE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM HAD A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V231000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. ...UPDATED 07/05/16 *BF THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 07/15/16

SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN IT GOT WORSE AND THEN THE HANDLE MELTED OFF AND THEN IN MINUTES THE FLAMES IGNITED AND THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY INFLAMED. RIGHT BEFORE THIS HAPPENED MY DAUGHTER DROVE THE CAR UP THE STREET TO TAKE MY SON TO THE BUS STOP WHEN SHE BROUGHT IT BACK HOME THE SMOKE STARTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY ABOUT 30 FEET FROM MY HOUSE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED FROM A PREVIOUS RECALL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,528.

I WAS GOING TO WORK & ALL OUT OF THE BLUE WITH NO WARNING MY TIMING CHAIN BROKE & MY CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY & WOULD NOT START BACK. ALSO, MY TAIL LIGHT WON'T WORK BECAUSE THE PLASTIC HOUSING IS BROKEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN LS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START, THE KEY FOB FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED TO ILLUMINATE, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND IGNITION CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V231000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 02/05/15*LJ

BATTERY DRAIN. *TR

PLEASE HELP! MY KEY AND IGNITION ARE BURNING HOT, MY CAR DOESN'T ALWAYS START, THE POWER CUTS OFF, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AND WHEN I START IT IN THE MORNING THE EXHAUST IS SUPER STRONG. GM TOLD ME I HAVE TO PAY A DEALER $110.00 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM THAT YOU HAVE CLEARLY DEFINED AND RECALLED IN 2003 BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED AS THE ORIGINAL OWNER FOR THAT RECALL. I BROKE MY NECK AND AM A SINGLE, DISABLED MOM OF A 12 YEAR OLD. I DO NOT WANT TO BE TRAPPED IN A FIRE OR REARENDED AND TOTALLY PARALYZED OR DEAD! WHAT THE HECK IS GM THINKING? THEY SAID THEY ONLY ACT ON RECALLS IF THEY COME FROM YOU! *TR

A CORDON TO THE VEL. DADA THE BSM WAS REPAIR BACK IN 2005 BUT HEAR IT IS 2014 AND IT HAS GONE HAYWIRE AGAIN CAR START FOR ABOUT 10 SEC. DASH LIGHT DON'T WORK SPEEDO DON'T WORK FUEL GAGE DON'T WORK DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK IF THIS PROBLEM SEEM TO BE THE SAME AS IT WAS IN 2005 SHOULDN'T IT STILL BE COVERED ON THE 2003 RECALL THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME MILEAGE DON'T SHORE I THINK AROUND 135000. *TR

IGNITION KEYS CAN BE REMOVED WHEN CAR IS RUNNING AT ANY SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICE SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BATTERY LOW AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND IGNITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 10/23/14*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICE SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BATTERY LOW AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND IGNITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN SL2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE KEY WAS REMOVED OUT OF THE SWITCH CAUSING THE ALARM TO ACTIVATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE, THE KEY HAD TO BE INSERTED BACK INTO THE IGNITION AND SWITCH BACK TO THE OFF POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 172,000.

SECURITY ISSUE: WHILE DRIVING CAR SUDDENLY SECURITY LIGHTS UP. DRL START FLASHING. ON AND OFF DURING THE TRIP THE DOORS LOCKS PROCEED TO GO UP AND DOWN. GAS GAUGE GOES DOWN TO EMPTY(HAD FULL TANK) AND LOUD BING SOUND(LIKE DOORS OPENED WHILE KEY IN IGNITION. SPEDOMETER I THINK WENT TO SOMETHING CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT, BUT IT WAS WRONG. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON/OFF. OUTSIDE LIGHTS ALSO ARE FLASHING LIKE A POLICE CARS. DRIVE HOME AND UNPLUG BATTERY(WHICH READ ONLINE TO TRY) OKAYISH UNTIL MAY12, 2014. WHILE REVERSING INTO DRIVEWAY SECURITY LIGHT IS BACK ON. SPEDOMETER IS NOW AT 694978 MILES AND HASN'T CHANGED IN 4 DAYS! I HAD UNDER 110K ON THE CAR. CAN NOT LOCK MY DOORS. THEY MAKE A BUZZING SOUND WHEN IN GEAR OR I HIT LOCK/OPEN BUTTON. AND THEY HAVE SUDDENLY LOCKED THEMSELVES WHEN I'M AWAY FROM THE CAR. READ MANY SATURNS HAVE AN BCM ISSUE....

WITH THE RECALL OF SATURN ION IN THE NEWS, I'VE BEEN INCREASINGLY WORRIED ABOUT MY 2002 SATURN LW200. EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT THE MODEL OR YEAR IN THE CURRENT RECALL, THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM IS ONE THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING AROUND FOR YEARS. I DON'T RECALL WHEN I DISCOVERED THE IGNITION PROBLEM, BUT WHAT I RECALL IS THAT IT WAS PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD, AND IT WASN'T SOMETHING I COULD AFFORD TO HAVE REPAIRED. MY KNEE ACCIDENTALLY KNOCKED MY KEYCHAIN WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING, AND IT FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION. I WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, IDLING. THE IGNITION REMAINED IN THE RUN POSITION. I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER MY KEYS AND RE-INSERT THE IGNITION KEY INTO THE IGNITION. I AM ALWAYS CONSCIOUS OF MY KEYS, AND MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO NOT TOUCH THEM WHILE DRIVING. ALSO SINCE FIRST PURCHASING THE CAR, THE AIRBAG ERROR LIGHT DISPLAYS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L 300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND A REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 5/27/14*CN *TR

AFFECTED PARTS DROP BOX NOT FUNCTIONAL. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. NOTICED SMOKE FROM TURN SIGNAL AREA. PULLED TO EMERGENCY LANE, PULLED OFF RUBBER FLAP AND SMOKE WAS POURING INTO CABIN. TURNED CAR OFF. COULD NOT SEE FLAMES, SMOKE STOPPED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. NEEDLESS TO SAY TURN SIGNALS, HEADLIGHT DIMMER, RADIO, BLOWER MOTOR, DOOR LOCKS ARE NOW ALL MALFUNCTIONING. ALREADY HAD TO PAY FOR BCM REPLACEMENT AS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALLS. THIS MAKE/MODEL IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS ALL COMPLAINTS ADDRESSED. *TR

APPROX. MARCH 2013 STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM, NEVER BEFORE! DRIVING HOME AS IT GOT DARK AND HEAD LIGHTS RUNNING ON DUSK TO DAWN "SENSOR" HEAD LIGHTS ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED GOING FROM DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS TO LOW BEAM AND BACK TO HIGH BEAM THE WHOLE RIDE HOME WHICH TOOK APPROX. 1 HOUR. HAS HAPPENED AGAIN OFF AND ON AND HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND THAT THE E-MAILS THEY GET SAYS IT IS " NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS???" I DON'T THINK SO WHEN YOUR LIGHTS KEEP GOING UP AND DOWN ( HIGH- LOW) AND EXPECTING SOMEONE THINKING YOU ARE LETTING THEM OUT AND PULL OUT IN FROM OF YOU. GARAGE CLAIMS THERE IS NO SOLUTION, SO THIS IS WHY WE ARE WRITING, WHAT DO WE DO?? REALIZE IT IS A 2002 BUT NEVER HAD THE...

BATTERY DIED IN 2008. IT WAS REPLACED AND THE ODOMETER RESET BACK TO ZERO. THE SECURITY ALARM/ POWER DOORS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY ( UNABLE TO LOCK WITH REMOTE CONTROL). SECURITY LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. CD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING AND FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW THE ACCURATE AMOUNT OF GAS. I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE LIGHT COMES ON. NOW IN JULY 2012, THE AC WAS FIXED DUE TO A HOLE IN THE LINE AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC. THE AC NO LONGER WORKS AND IS GIVING A CODE P0102 (MAF- MASS AIR FLOW -REFERRING TO LOW VOLTAGE). THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ALONG WITH THE AIRBAG, GAS GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE NEEDLES NOT MOVING AT ALL. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL IS NOT WORKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN LS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS NOT SECURED TIGHTLY. IN ADDITION, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED OFF AND ON SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK AND LEAVING MY STREET TO TURN ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. I LIFTED THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER TO INDICATE MY TURN AND THE BLINKER DID NOT WORK. I TRIED THE OTHER TURN SIGNAL DIRECTION AND THAT DID NOT WORK EITHER. THE HAZARD BUTTON DID WORK. I INSTINCTIVELY USE THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAVE HEARD A BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD, NEAR THE HAZARD BUTTON/SWITCH. BLINKERS WORK IF I PRESS THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT, USE THE TURN SIGNAL AND THEN DEPRESS THE HAZARD BUTTON. UPON RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THAT THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH MAY BE THE CULPRIT. I'VE CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TO NOTIFY THEM OF THIS PROBLEM AND AM WAITING FOR THEIR REPLY. IT SEEMS THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PART FOR THE 2000 SATURN LS BUT NOT FOR MY MODEL AND YEAR. *TR

CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. NO WARNING. FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. REPLACED AT A COST OF $365. *TT

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK AND LEAVING MY STREET TO TURN ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. I LIFTED THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER TO INDICATE MY TURN AND THE BLINKER DID NOT WORK. I TRIED THE OTHER TURN SIGNAL DIRECTION AND THAT DID NOT WORK EITHER. THE HAZARD BUTTON DID WORK. I INSTINCTIVELY USE THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAVE HEARD A BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD, NEAR THE HAZARD BUTTON/SWITCH. BLINKERS WORK IF I PRESS THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT, USE THE TURN SIGNAL AND THEN DEPRESS THE HAZARD BUTTON. UPON RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THAT THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH MAY BE THE CULPRIT. I'VE CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TO NOTIFY THEM OF THIS PROBLEM AND AM WAITING FOR THEIR REPLY. IT SEEMS THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PART FOR THE 2000 SATURN LS BUT NOT FOR MY MODEL AND YEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L-SERIES SEDAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS INOPERABLE AND HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE, HOW MANY MILES WERE ON THE ODOMETER, HOW FAST THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING, OR WHAT TEMPERATURE THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING AT. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,841.

I OWN A 2002 SATURN L 300 6 CYLINDER 3.0 ENGINE CAR. IN JUNE 2010 I HAD A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE WITHMY CAR (REDUCED POWER, CHECK ENGINE, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS). I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. I PURCHASED THE THROTTLE BODY FROM GM DIRECTLY AND HAD IT INSTALLED AT AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC. NOT KNOWING THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND COMPUTER PROGRAMMING ISSUES AROUND THIS CAR, I LET THE OUTSIDE MECHANIC DO THE INSTALLATION NOT KNOW ALL THE COMPUTER PROGRAMMING ISSUES AROUND THIS PART. ABOUT A MONTH OR SO LATER I CONTINUED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE SAME ERROR MESSAGES, BUT THIS TIME I BROUGHT IT TO GM, WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED A WIRING ISSUE. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO GM 5 MORE TIMES REPLACING THE ENTIRE WIRING TO THE THROTTLE BODY, THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE, AND ON MAY 2,...

I HAVE DISCOVERED THE CAUSE OF THE EXTREMELY HIGH FAILURE RATE IN THE BCM'S IN THE SATURN L-SERIES SEDANS. IN AN INVESTIGATION TO FIND THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE BCM, WE PULLED THE BCM OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND PERFORMED ELECTRICAL TESTS ON THE UNIT TO DETERMINE THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEMS WE WERE EXPERIENCING. THE ROOT CAUSE TURNS OUT TO BE MICROSCOPIC FRACTURES IN THE SOLDER JOINTS ON THE HEADER CONNECTOR BETWEEN THE BCM AND THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS. THESE FRACTURES ARE BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY IMPROPER MOUNTING OF THE HEADER CONNECTOR TO THE MAIN BOARD OF THE BCM. AS THE MANUFACTURE OF THE HEADER CONNECTOR HAS PROVIDED STRAIN RELIEF MOUNTING POINTS ON THE CONNECTOR TO KEEP IT WELL MOUNTED TO THE BOARD SO VIBRATION WILL NOT AFFECT THE JOINTS TO ALL OF THE PINS. SATURN HAS FAILED TO USE THESE MOUNT POINTS AND HAS...

THE OIL AND ANTIFREEZE HAVE A COMMON WALL IN THE RADIATOR. THE ANTIFREEZE IS CORROSIVE AND ATE THRU ALLOWING THE OIL AND ANTIFREEZE TO MIX IN THE ENGINE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT WITH MOST PARTS REPLACED. THE TEMP GAUGE HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AS THE ENGINE RUNS COOL AND WILL FAIL INSPECTION AND DESTROY THE O2 SENSORS. THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS GONE OUT 2 TIMES AS WELL AS THE AC COMPRESSOR. THE REAR LIGHTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE ARE ALWAYS GETTING HOT AND BURNING OUT. THE TAILLIGHT FITTINGS FOR THE STOP LIGHT HAVE GOTTEN SO HOT THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES. DASH LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY FLICKERING WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKE OR (WHEN IT IS RUNNING) TURN ON THE AC UNIT OR THE HEATING SYSTEM. THE SAFETY LATCH ON THE FRONT DOORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES AS THEY WERE CRACKING. I...

2002 SATURN LW300. CONSUMER STATES ELECTRICAL, BODY CONTROL MODULE PROBLEMS WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROBLEM. *TGW

MY 2002 SATURN L300 REAR TAILLIGHTS ARE MELTING AND FAILING OFTEN. A RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED 4 YEARS AGO AND IT IS INEFFECTIVE. SATURN IS UNWILLING TO RE-EVALUATE THE MATTER. *TR

2002 SATURN L 300 6 CYL. SAW SMOKE COMING FROM MY STEERING COLUMN, HAVE REPORTED THIS TO SATURN , AFTER HAVING MY OIL CHANGED. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS DUST BURNING IN THE STEERING COLUMN, AND THAT IT HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE THEN, MY CHILD WITNESSED THE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER AREA ON THE STEERING COLUMN. MY CAR IS NOW AT A SATURN DEALERSHIP, WITH A BAD BCM ( BODY CONTROL MODULE) THIS IS THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS ALL ELECTRICAL DEVICES INSIDE THE CAR. THE LIGHT SWITCH , TURN SIGNAL, WIPERS,INSTRUMENT PANEL, KEYLESS ENTRY, POWER DOORS AND WINDOWS,RADIO, CAR IGNITION, ANTI-THEFT, ETC. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE TECH TODAY. HE STATED THE TWO ARE NOT RELATED, AND THAT THERE WILL BE AN EXTRA CHARGE TO HAVE A TECH. LOOK INTO THE STEERING COLUMN. I TOLD HIM I WOULD PAY THE DIFFERENCE BECAUSE...

2002 SATURN L300 . HAVE FOLLOWED ALL MAINT. GUIDELINES. THOUGH IT IS ON IT'S THIRD BATTERY, THIRD SET OF TIRES, POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED, TIMING BELT REPLACED, ECM REPLACED, TWO CATALYTIC CONVERTERS REPLACED, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. LESS THAN 90,000 MILES. DROVE THE CAR. GOT OUT, PUSHED THE KEYLESS ALARM ( ORIGINAL FACTORY) GOT DINNER, PUSHED THE KEYLESS ENTRY, GOT INTO THE CAR , TURNED THE KEY..AND THE CAR WAS DEAD. CAR DOES NOT START. LOCKED IN PARK, HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. TOW TRUCK DRIVER HAD TO USE THE DOLLY LIFTS TO MOVE THE CAR, SO HE COULD POSITION IT TO BE ABLE TO TOW IT. HAD IT TOWED TO A SERVICE GARAGE, THEY FOLLOWED GM'S INSTRUCTIONS ..NO LUCK. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AGAIN , TO A SATURN DEALERSHIP ( THE ONLY ONES WHO HAVE THE CODES) TO RESET THE VEHICLE. THEY TOLD ME THEY...

I'LL KEEP THIS QUICK. NO CRASH, NO DEATHS, JUST FAULTY EQUIPMENT. I'M GOING TO REFERENCE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V231000 , SATURN RECALL 03-C-06. I HAVE AN 2002 L300 V6 ENGINE THAT IS NOT THE ENGINE IN THIS RECALL, BUT, I KID YOU NOT, WORD FOR WORD SUMMARY YOU WROTE FOR THE ABOVE FITS MY CAR COMPLETELY. I HAVE REPORTED TO SATURN AND THEY'RE SEEING WHAT THEY CAN DO, BUT SINCE MY ENGINE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT, IT'S NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. I'M NOW FACING UPWARDS 3K BILL TO FIX ALL THE DAMAGE THAT I BELIEVE TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THIS SIMILAR PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200. EVERY TIME THE SECURITY LIGHTS FLASH, THE VEHICLE WILL TURN OVER, BUT FAIL TO START. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,650.UPDATED 09/17/08.*LJ UPDATED 09/25/08. *JB

MY BATTERY WENT BAD AFTER I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP TO GET A RECALL COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS PRESENT AFTER A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED. THE BODY CONTROL MODULE I AM TOLD IS BAD. THERE ARE COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THE CAR HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH OTHER PEOPLE. MY CAR HAS ONLY 48,000 MILES ON IT. SATURN WILL GIVE ME 10% OFF ON A $1,000.00 REPAIR BILL. THEY SAID BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE ALL MY SERVICE WORK DONE AT A SATURN DEALERSHIP, THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING BETTER. IT IS A SHAME. MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME COMPLAINT ABOUT THE SAME VEHICLE. *TR

THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME AND NONE OF THE GAUGES ARE WORKING. CAN HEAR CLICKING NOISES IN CONSOLE AND STATIC FROM SPEAKERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 SATURN L-100. WHEN THE LIGHT SWITCH IS IN THE AUTOMATIC POSITION THE HEADLIGHTS, INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS FLASH INTERMITTENTLY BUT QUITE FREQUENTLY. WHEN THEY FLASH THE FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES GO BACK AND FORTH AS IF THEY LOSE POWER AND RE-GAIN IT. WHEN THE GAUGES LOSE POWER AND CONTINUE TO LAY DOWN, THE SHIFT LEVER CANNOT BE MOVED FROM THE PARK POSITION UNTIL THEY RECEIVE POWER AGAIN. WHEN THE LIGHT SWITCH IS MANUALLY TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS DO NOT FLICKER, HOWEVER THE GAUGE, INTERIOR AND DASH LIGHTS CONTINUE TO FLICKER. HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES. NO ONE HAS A CLUE OF WHAT THE CAUSE CAN BE. CAN HEAR CLICKING FROM UNDERHOOD FUSE BOX WHEN IT DOES THAT. CAN ALSO FEEL THE CLICKING IN THE RELEASE BUTTON ON THE GEAR SHIFT. I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS IS NORMAL AS SATURN...

STEREO COMES ON AND GOES TO AUX MODE EVERY TIME CAR IS TURNED ON. THE STEREO WAS REPLACED ONCE, NOW THERE IS A BULLETIN THAT STATES ONE MUST REMOVE POWER TO THE UNIT IN ORDER TO RESET IT. THIS ENTAILS PULLING THE FUSE EACH TIME IT STARTS HAPPENING, EVERY 3 TO 4 MONTHS. *JB

SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS THE HEADLIGHTS FLASH, GAS GAUGE MOVES UP AND DOWN, MILEAGE RESET BACK NUMBERS. *JB

I AM A 3TIME SATURN OWNER--BOTH MY SL SERIES WERE EXCELLENT! THIS L300 HAS BEEN A DISAPPONTMENT. THE ODOMETER SUDDENLY WENT FORM 43K TO 694K (STUCK) W/O WARNING OR EVENT. THE DASH TRUNK RELEASE STOPPED WORKING. IM TOLD THE BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE) HAS TO BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF $600. THIS MAY BE THE SATURN THAT DRIVES ME BACK TO TOYOTA. *NM

I OWN A 2002 SATURN L100. ABOUT A MONTH AGO THE AUTOMOBILE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN STARTING. IT TURNS OUT, AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO SATURN THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE(BCM). REPLACEMENT COST APPROX. $550.00. I HAVE TWO ISSUES. 1. BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD START AFTER MAKING A NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS, IT WAS DRIVABLE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE AIRBAG SENSOR WAS TRIPPED WHICH COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY(ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL) CAUSING AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. 2. MY RESEARCH ON VARIOUS ON-LINE SITES SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT A VAST NUMBER OF SATURN CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM,I.E. BCM FAILURE. CONSEQUENTLY, I BELIEVE THAT THIS BCM HAS BEEN POORLY MANUFACTURED AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V245000 CONCERNING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING THAT WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER; NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS EVOLVED SINCE THE REPAIR. THE DASH PANEL LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. ALTHOUGH THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHICH RESULTED IN A BATTERY FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER AND THE HEADLIGHT HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHICH DETERMINED THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE DRIVE SHAFT AND THIS WAS REPLACED. THE ONGOING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO AWAIT FURTHER INSPECTION.

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHEN BREAK AND CLUTCH ARE APPLIED. THEY ALSO FLICKER WHEN JUST NORMAL DRIVING. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *NM

FAILURE OF BODY CONTROL MODULE CAUSING RANDOM INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING DISPLAYS, POSSIBLY CAUSING INABILITY TO START VEHICLE, OR POSSIBLE VEHICLE DRIVABILITY ISSUES. *JB