2002 SATURN LS Suspensionrear Problems

5 NHTSA complaints on file

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Suspensionrear Issues in the 2002 SATURN LS

5 suspensionrear complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2002 SATURN LS. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Suspensionrear Complaints

#10402559 | May 24, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

#10147719 | January 13, 2006

THE REAR OF MY SATURN LW200 WAGON IS MAKING MY TIRES WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. IT'S CAUSING THE INSIDE TREAD EDGE TO WEAR OUT BEFORE THE REST. SATURN WANTS TO CHARGE ME 235 TO DO AN ALIGNMENT AND PUT IN A SPACER KIT WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS A FACTORY DEFECT FROM THE BEGINNING. SATURN SHOULD PAY FOR THIS AND MY TIRES. *JB

#10124203 | June 4, 2005

I HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE REAR, DRIVER-SIDE TIRE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE TIRE SHOP TO GET A NEW ONE, THE TECHNICIAN HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR TIRES DUE TO WEAR ON THE INSIDE OF BOTH REAR TIRES. THEY ADVISED ME TO GET AN ALIGNMENT. THE ALIGNMENT SHOP FOUND OUT ABOUT A SERVIVE BULLETIN #00-T-72A ISSUED IN JULY 2002 REGARDING A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION. BOTH THE REAR TIRES LEAN IN AT THE TOP. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SATURN DEALER TO GET IT FIXED, BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT A RECALL AND IT WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. I WANT TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A RECALL AND A SERVICE BULLETIN AND WHY A SERVICE BULLETIN IS NOT CONSIDERED A "DEFECT" IN THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES CAUSED, BUT IF THE TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT DURING MY OUT OF...

#10048071 | November 17, 2003

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER FOR A REGULAR MAINTENANCE CHECK UP. THE DEALER INDICATED THE NEED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES AND INSTALL A REAR ALIGNMENT KIT. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE UNEVEN TIRE WEAR WAS CAUSED BY THE FACTORY ALIGNMENT. *PH *NM

#10030433 | July 30, 2003

THE TIRES ON MY 2002 SATURN LW300 WORE OUT AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT AT 22,000 MILES. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP DESCRIBING STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AT HIGH SPEED AND EXCESSIVELY WORN TIRES. ALTHOUGH THE SYMPTOMS I DESCRIBED MET THE SYMPTOMS IN EXISTING TSBS FOR MY VEHICLE, THE SATURN DEALER IGNORED THESE AND UNTIL I DID RESEARCH TO FIND THE TSBS, WAS NOT GOING TO COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY. FROM MY RESEARCH, THE EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE TIRES IS FAR FROM AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND ADVERSELY AFFECTS THE PERFORMANCE, AND THEREFORE SAFETY, OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS "CUPPING" ON MY REAR TIRES MAKING THEM OUT OF ROUND.WHILE THERE IS A TSB OUT FOR THIS INCIDENT, CERTAIN SATURN DEALERS ARE CHOOSING TO IGNORE THIS EVEN WHEN CUSTOMERS REPORT THE PROBLEMS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE TSBS. SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO...

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