2002 SATURN LS Electrical Systemignitionmodule Problems

2002 SATURN L100. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION MODULE PROBLEM FIRST SURFACED IN NOVEMBER 2010 WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE, JUST A FUSE LIGHT. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, SHE WAS INFORMED IT WAS SIMPLY A GLITCH AND IT WOULD GO OUT BY ITSELF. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE CONSUMER WENT TO TWO OTHER MECHANICS AND WAS INFORMED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS BAD. UPDATED 09/06/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER ACCORDING TO RECALL 03V231000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE). THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE AND THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED WITHOUT WARNING ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE TIMING CHAIN AND THE CONTACT PAID HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. MOST RECENTLY, THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND BODY CONTROL MODULE SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

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

IGNITION CONTROL MODULE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE. CAR WOULD NOT RUN. *TR

ELECTRONIC IGNITION AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WENT OUT. CAR WOULD NOT OPERATE. *TR

MY 2002 SATURN L300 DIED WITHOUT WARNING OR INDICATION IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY TRAFFIC INTERSECTION AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR FLATBED TOWED TO MY SERVICE CENTER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER, SATURN OF COOL SPRINGS, ACKNOWLEDGED THEY HAVE SEEN AN INCREASING NUMBER OF BAD ENGINE CONTROL MODULES ON THE L SERIES. THEY DID NOT OFFER TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENT FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. AFTER MY INDEPENDENT SERVICE CENTER INSTALLED THE NEW ENGINE CONTROL MODULE, THE CAR WAS STILL INOPERABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO SATURN OF COOL SPRING SO THEY COULD PROGRAM THE NEW ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. I AM CONCERNED THAT WITHOUT ANY PRIOR INDICATION OF A PROBLEM THE CAR COULD HAVE DIED ON RAILROAD TRACKS OR IN SOME OTHER MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION. *JB

THE CAR WAS BROUGHT INTO THE SATURN DALERSHIP IN DEC 2003 TO FIX A RECALL ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: MODULE. THE RECALL ON OUR VEHICLE WAS CLOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT SHOWN ANY PROBLEMS SINCE THAT TIME UNTIL RECENTLY, MARCH 2, 2005. I WENT TO START THE CAR ON THE 2ND OF MARCH AND THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO START. ONCE STARTED, THE CAR RAN VERY ROUGH AND LOST POWER WHEN I TRIED TO GIVE IT GAS. WHEN MY HUSBAND TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR LATER, THE CAR BACKFIRED AND SEEMED TO BE MISSING. WE HAD OUR MECHANIC COME LOOK AT INITIALLY THAT NIGHT, AND HE ASKED US TO BRING THE CAR TO HIS SHOP. ALTHOUGH WE WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE IT VERY SLOW, HE DIDN'T SEE ANY REASON WHY THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN TO THE SHOP INSTEAD OF HAVING IT TOWED. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR...

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S STEERING AND AIR BAG EQUIPMENT.*MR THE CONSUMER IGNITION CONTROL MODULE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NOT PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. *NM

CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED. *PH *MR

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL# 03V231000 SUBJECT: IGNITION CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL EXPERIENCING HIGH IDLE. FOR SAFETY REASONS THE CONSUMER DOES NOT WANT THE VEHICLE.

ODI NUMBER IS 10025456 ALREADY SUBMITTED COMPLAINT FORM. I WANT TO CLARIFY DATES: FAULTY IGNITION MODULE ON 11/29/02 AND 3/10/03. ON 4/15/03 AND 5/10/03 TOLD BY SATURN OF TREVOSE THAT THE ROUGH IDLE THAT I FEEL AND THE LOSS OF POWER THAT I FEEL CANNOT BE DUPLICATED. THESE WERE THE EXACT SYMPTOMS THAT I FELT BEFORE THE IGNITION MODULES FAILED BOTH TIMES.TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN REOCCUR AT ANYTIME, IN PARTICULAR IN COLD OR DAMP WEATHER. PLEASE REFER TO FIRST COMPLAINT FORM SUBMITTED EARLIER ON 6/5/03.*AK