Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Saturn Ls.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2002 Saturn J-Type. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle's bra… |
| 2022-12-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Rear tail lights will not work. Have checked all fuses relays,and even changed the turn signal switch. My car is curren… |
| 2022-06-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The same thing is happening to my car that happened to many Saturn owners of the same year. The car is turning but only… |
| 2020-11-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AROUND 65-70 MPH. ENGINE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND HAD TO BE TOWED BAC… |
| 2020-05-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MECHANIC FOUND SHORT CIRCUIT IN TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLIES CAUSING BRAKE LIGHTS TO COME ON, AND STAY ON, WHEN HEADLAMPS DO. … |
| 2019-09-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT 30 MPH ON CITY STREET, ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER… |
| 2018-02-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN LS. WHILE PUMPING FUEL INTO THE FUEL TANK, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING… |
| 2017-12-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HELLO I AM CONCERNED THAT MY VEHICLE HAS HAD A RECALL ON IT AND I WAS NOT AWARE OF IT I WAS ASKED TO GET IN TOUCH WIT… |
| 2017-11-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN LS. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN … |
| 2017-09-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ENCOUNTERED ROUGH GEAR CHANGES WHILE DRIVING. TOOK THE CAR TO A GM DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. THE TROUBLE CODE P1811 W… |
| 2017-04-15 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF ALONG WITH ALL THE DASH LIGHTS AND … |
| 2016-10-03 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 1 | FUEL AND COMPUTER FUSE UNDERHOOD 10AMP BLOWING UPON INSERTED |
| 2016-09-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I LOST POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND AT FULL THROTTLE THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. IT MADE A LOUD BOOM LIKE A BACKFIRE AND … |
| 2016-07-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 SATURN L. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONT… |
| 2016-03-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL VEHICLE IN PARK WHEN STARTED. LIGHTS DIM AN GO BRIGHT ON DASH. FAN GOES ON WHEN MOTOR NOT HOT. WHEN FAN G… |
| 2015-11-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN IT GOT WORSE AND THEN THE HANDLE MELTED … |
| 2015-11-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN SATURN LS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SMOKING, … |
| 2015-10-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SATURN VU… |
| 2015-09-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 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 H… |
| 2015-09-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENTERING HIGHWAY RAMP. VEHICLE STALLED. WOULD NOT RESTART. TIMING CHAIN HAD FAILED. |
| 2015-07-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTA… |
| 2015-07-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. TH… |
| 2015-03-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMERO… |
| 2015-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN LS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START, THE KEY FOB F… |
| 2014-12-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AT 60 MPH ON FREEWAY THE TIMING BELT BROKE. I LOST POWER AND CONTROL OF THE CAR. IT CANNOT BE STARTED. SINCE THE REPAIR… |
| 2014-12-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BATTERY DRAIN. *TR |
| 2014-11-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE CAR ENGINE STALLED AND DIED. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD… |
| 2014-10-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | PLEASE HELP! MY KEY AND IGNITION ARE BURNING HOT, MY CAR DOESN'T ALWAYS START, THE POWER CUTS OFF, THE SERVICE ENGINE L… |
| 2014-08-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHE… |
| 2014-08-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 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… |
| 2014-08-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE DIED AND HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. *TR |
| 2014-07-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON JUNE 25, 2014, I PURCHASED A 2002 SATURN L-200 FROM ANDREWS AUTOMOTIVE IN MASON, MICHIGAN WITH JUST OVER 62,000 MILE… |
| 2014-07-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE STEE… |
| 2014-06-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200 (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE … |
| 2014-06-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER TURNING ONTO THE ROAD, ENGINE HAD STALLED AND WOULD NOT CRANK OR START UP AGAIN; BATTERY AND OIL … |
| 2014-06-06 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A KUMHO MOHAVE TIRE R/S 195/65/R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, TH… |
| 2014-05-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. I PULLED AWAY FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND TRIED TO GET UP TO THE SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MILES PER HO… |
| 2014-05-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN SL2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE KEY WAS REMO… |
| 2014-05-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | INITIALLY, KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION WHILE CAR IS RUNNING. NOW CAR NO LONGER STARTS. STARTER REPLACED BUT CAR … |
| 2014-05-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AS VEHICLE WAS BEING BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT 2-3 MPH. NO INJURIES OCCURRED, BUT ENG… |
| 2014-04-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SECURITY ISSUE: WHILE DRIVING CAR SUDDENLY SECURITY LIGHTS UP. DRL START FLASHING. ON AND OFF DURING THE TRIP THE DOOR… |
| 2014-04-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | NO ACCIDENT IGNITION PROBLEM AND THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE IN THE RECALL. THE KEY COMES OUT WHILE THE CAR IS IN GEAR. *… |
| 2014-03-28 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE TAIL-LIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS LOSING CONTACT AND GOING ON AND OFF AT RANDOM, NOW STAYS OFF ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ALL… |
| 2014-03-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON AN INTERSTATE WHEN POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEELS WAS REDUCED AND A LACK OF ACCELERATION WAS FELT.… |
| 2014-03-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLES HEADLIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY TURNED ON AND OFF… |
| 2014-03-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER STOPPING WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO PASS I TURNED TO PULL INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND ENGINE… |
| 2014-02-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L 300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. … |
| 2014-01-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHILE ENGINE RUNNING. VALVE DAMAGE IN HEADS. ENGINE NEEDS UPPER OVERHAUL. FILED COMPLAINT WITH GM SI… |
| 2013-12-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE: 2002 SATURN L100 WITH 80,800 MILES. DATE: DECEMBER 2013 TO JANUARY 2014 PROBLEM: FOR AT LEAST A MONTH I S… |
| 2013-12-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICE SMOKE EMITTING FRO… |