2002 SATURN LS Interior Lighting Problems

2002 SATURN L100, 148000 MILES, PRIMARY SAFETY CONCERN IS HEADLIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. OTHER ISSUES INCLUDE SPONTANEOUS/ERRATIC ACTUATION OF WIPERS, DOME LIGHT, AND DOOR LOCKS, AS WELL AS FLASHING OF HIGH BEAMS AND DRL LAMPS. ALSO ERRATIC INSTRUMENTATION ANOMALIES, E.G. "SECURITY" LAMP ILLUMINATES AND SHUTS OFF, "CHANGE OIL SOON" LAMP FLASHES, ALL GAGES FLICK FROM ZERO TO NORMAL, ETC. *CN

THE INTERIOR LIGHT FLICKERED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. CURRENTLY, THERE WERE NO INTERIOR LIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DURING THE FIRST VISIT DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS THE NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT VEHICLE. PRESENTLY, IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHT AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS BECAME DIM. JUST BEFORE THE LIGHTS DIMMED THEY BLINKED ERRATICALLY. THIS CAUSED VISUAL PROBLEMS. *AK *TC

THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS REPEATEDLY DIM DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS UNSAFE AS IT CAN BE INTERPRETED BY OTHER MOTORISTS AS A "GO-AHEAD" SIGNAL OR AS A DELIBERATE AGGREVATION. UPON BRINGING IT TO THE DEALER I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE AND NORMAL. NOTHING WAS WORKED ON OR FIXED. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER OWNING IT. THIS INFORMATION WAS NOT MADE APPARANT TO US BEFORE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. IF IT WERE AVAILABLE, WE WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THIS "DEFECTIVE" VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY TOOK FOOT OF GAS PEDAL AND DASHBOARD LIGHT/ HEADLIGHTS WILL GO DIM. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKER AT SPEEDS OF 65-70 MPH. OTHER ELECTRONICS COMPONENTS DO NOT SEEM TO BE EFFECTED

HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN BREAK AND CLUTCH ARE APPLIED. THEY ALSO FLICKER WHEN JUST NORMAL DRIVING. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO EFFECT ANY OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS (RADIO, HEAT, WINDOWS ETC.). IT IS QUITE ANNOYING. I HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER 2 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT WON'T REPEAT FOR THEM. AT THE LAST VISIT THEY HAD THE CAR SEVERAL DAYS AND IT WOULDN'T REPEAT. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THIS ON AN ONCOMING SATURN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS DIM 40-50% WHEN THE COOLING FAN KICKS ON. MY DRIVE TO WORK IN THE MORNING IS 16 MILES AND THE LIGHTS FLASH SOMETIMES 10- 15 TIMES. THIS MORNING WAS AROUND 30 TIMES. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR SINCE I GOT IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SATURN 4 TIMES BUT ALL THEY TELL ME IS "THAT'S THE WAY IT IS DESIGNED" I WROTE TO THE CORPORATE OFFICE MADE SUCH A COMPLAINT, THEY REPLACED MY CAR WITH ANOTHER AT A COST TO ME OF $675.00. BOTH THE FIRST CAR AND THE REPLACEMENT CAR DO THE SAME THING. I COULD NOT BELIEVE ANY CAR MANUFACTURER WOULD DESIGN A VEHICLE LIKE THIS. MY WIFE HAS A 2002 L200 ALSO AND HERS DOES NOT DO THAT. I WILL GLADLY VIDEO TAPE THIS AND SEND YOU A COPY OF THE TAPE. IT IS...