Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-04-20 | 05V158000 |
SEAT BELTS | 20,701 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | My vehicle is leaking fuel from the fuel pump. I can see the fuel collecting on the side of the fuel tank from the top… |
| 2021-04-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Our 2004 Saturn L300 developed a fuel leak at the fuel pump (cracked) which is not normal. There is a strong fuel smell… |
| 2020-06-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN L300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE THE GEAR SHIFTER CEASED AND THE VEHIC… |
| 2019-11-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND MY 3RD BRAKE LIGHT THAT IS ON THE INSIDE OF THE REAR WINDOW IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND AT TIMES M… |
| 2019-07-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THIRD BREAK LIGHT OR OVER HEAD BREAK LIGHT HAVNT WORKED SINCE I'VE BOUGHT THE CAR OUT SO BEEN OUT B4 I BOUGHT IT AND DA… |
| 2018-10-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WIPER SWITCH HEATS UP ON IGNITION AND ALSO RANDOMLY WHILE RUNNING - CAUSING SMOKE AND BURNING SMELLFROM STEERING COLUMN… |
| 2015-02-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND PARKED THERE IS A BAD ODOR OF GAS THAT MAKES YOU FEEL SICK. |
| 2015-02-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING UP A SMALL INCLINE, PREPARING TO STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE, I COULD NOT STOP, BRAKES… |
| 2015-01-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2004 SATURN L 300, 6 CYLINDER . MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON AND THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF, LOOSING ALL POWER AND ALL SERV… |
| 2014-10-30 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN L300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PROCEEDING THROUGH TRAFFIC LIGHT AT APPROXIMATEL… |
| 2014-10-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR JUST SHUTS DOWN WHILE IN MOTION. MOST OF THE TIME IT SHUTS OFF WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT WILL EVENTUA… |
| 2014-05-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT RESTART. CAR ALSO FAILED TO START ON SOME MORNINGS AND ALSO AFTER FI… |
| 2014-04-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING, THE LAST BEING ON AP… |
| 2013-04-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I OWN A 2004 SATURN L300; ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS I HAVE SEEN WISPS OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE S… |
| 2012-09-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP ON A 2004 SATURN L300 CRACKED AND RELEASE FUEL AND HEAVY GAS SMELL INTO CAR MAKING CAR UN DRIVEABLE. THERE IS… |
| 2012-09-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | CPSC#20121128. 2004 SATURN L300. CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL PUMP CRACKED, RELEASE FUEL AND HEAVY GAS SMELL INTO CAR MAKIN… |
| 2012-05-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 2004 SATURN L300 AND MY DAD OWNS A 2002 SATURN LW300 (WAGON). WE BOTH HAD TROUBLES WITH A LEAKING FUEL PUMP WH… |
| 2011-07-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | PROBLEM SYNOPSIS: WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (65 MILES PER HOUR) THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, CAUSING THE "REDUCED ENG… |
| 2010-04-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | GAS FILLER PIPE NECK RUSTY AND FLAKING. COULD START LEAKING CAUSING A FIRE AND LEAKING ON THE GROUND IF NOT FIXED. WANT… |
| 2010-02-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 SATURN L300 AT 55 MPH. THE CAR SUDDENLY CUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. … |
| 2009-12-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2004 SATURN L300. MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER AND SHE REPORTED SEEING A WISP OF SMOKE COMING FROM… |
| 2009-09-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN L300. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKES VERY GEN… |
| 2009-06-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN L300. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, BE… |
| 2009-01-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A SATURN L300 AND WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE LEFT LANE ONE DAY AND THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN AND STOPPED RUN… |
| 2008-11-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I CAN NOT GET A REPLACEMENT PART FOR MY 2004 SATURN WAGON. THE TAIL LIGHT IS BROKEN, GM SAID THE SUPPLIER QUITE MAKING … |
| 2008-05-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE BATTERY WARNING AND EMERGENCY SERVICE LIGHTS (I.E., "THE CAR WITH THE WRENCH" SIGNAL) FLASHED ON MY 2004 SATURN L30… |
| 2008-05-09 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | MY TRUNK FILLS WITH WATER IF I GO THROUGH A CAR WASH. I DIDN'T NOTICE FOR A WHILE BECAUSE I RARELY USE THE TRUNK. THE D… |
| 2008-05-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2004 SATURN L300.1 SEDAN WITH CRUISE CONTROL. A COUPLE OF TIMES OVER THE PAST YEARS WHEN USING THE CRUISE CONT… |
| 2008-02-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | No | 0 | I OWN A 2004 SATURN L300 SEDAN. ON OCTOBER 25, 2007, I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE PASSING LANE GOING ABOU… |
| 2007-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | 2004 SATURN ION - WILL NOT START IF OUTSIDE TEMP IS BELOW FREEZING. SERVICE VEHICLE LIGHT COMES ON. IF YOU WAIT 5-10 … |
| 2007-11-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | MY 2004 SATURN ION WILL NOT START WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD. AFTER SEVERAL VISITS TO THE MECHANIC IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT… |
| 2007-10-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN L300. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT T… |
| 2007-08-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT BLINKED ON MY 2004 L300 SATURN IN LATE JUNE 2007. I TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE STATION TO HAVE THE CO… |
| 2007-07-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TROUBLE WITH ABS SYSTEM. LIGHT CAME ON, CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO FINALLY DETERMINED IT WAS THE ABS CONTROL UNIT. R… |
| 2007-01-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 2 | WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS SLAMMING US ALMOST FROM THE DAY WE GOT THE CAR. IT IS AN LW 300.1 2004 SAT… |
| 2007-01-21 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | GRINDING NOISE FROM POWER STEERING WHILE MAKING TURNS. HAD TWO MECHANICS LOOK AT THE CAR AND WAS TOLD THE RACK AND PINI… |
| 2007-01-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | A YEAR AGO, A GRINDING NOISE CAME FROM THE STEERING WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD FIND NOT… |
| 2006-12-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2004 VUE PURCHASED NEW, LATE 2004; CURRENTLY HAS ONLY 16,000 MILES, SERVICED BY THE DEALER. FOR THE PAST EST OF 2000 M… |
| 2006-11-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT'S 2004 SATURN L300 WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 21000 MILES, HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, AND DASH BO… |
| 2006-06-15 | TIRES | No | 0 | NOTICED LOUD RUMBLING SOUND FROM TIRES. HAD CAR IN FOR OIL, TIRE ROTATION AND BALANCE AND WAS TOLD THE TIRES ON THE REA… |
| 2006-05-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MULTIPLE EPISODES OF CAR NOT STARTING AND STALLING. CAR ACTUALLY LOST ALL POWER AND STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVIN… |
| 2006-03-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN L300. THE TIRES WERE WORN ON THE INSIDES AND WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE… |
| 2005-10-07 | TIRES | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2004 SATURN L300. AROUND 34,000 I NOTICED NOISES COMING FROM MY TIRES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, WHICH I… |
| 2005-06-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | CAR WILL HESITATE AND STALL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THE CAR WILL AT TIMES NOT BE ABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO T… |
| 2005-01-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BUMPER FELL OFF. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE… |
| 2004-12-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY 70 MPH ACCELERATION WILL DROP DOWN TO 5 MPH. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING W… |
| 2004-11-26 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS FLASHED FROM BRIGHT TO DIM. THIS OCCURRED EVERY 30 SECONDS. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE D… |
| 2004-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS DIM ALMOST ALL THE WAY OUT UNPREDICTABLY. THE DASH LIGHT DIMMING DRAWS THE DRIVER'S ATT… |
| 2004-09-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PURCHASED ON 9/17/04. AFTER 1 1/2 WEEKS, NOTICED THAT HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY DIM ON & OFF EVERY… |
| 2004-09-21 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTSON THEY WILL CUT ON OFF FOR A LENGTH OF TIME OF 20 TO 30 SE… |