https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Saturn L200. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:35:59 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1839011 Wed, 07 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2003 Saturn L200. The contact stated that while his wife was driving 45 MPH, an abnormal whirling sound was coming from the vehicle and the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact's wife was unable to restart the vehicle and with the assistance of a police officer, she coasted the vehicle off to the shoulder of the roadway. The vehicle was then towed to an independent mecha https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1629849 Wed, 18 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT PASSENGER SIDE WIPER BLADE STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN. https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1504350 Fri, 05 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT THE FRONT BUMPER PLASTIC FASTENERS THAT HOLD THE BUMPER TO THE CHASSIS DEGRADE AND BREAK OVER TIME AND THE FRONT BUMPER WILL FALL OFF WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS HAPPENED TO ME AS MY CAR WAS SLOWLY MOVING FORWARD IN A PARKING LOT AND I HAD TO GET OUT AND PICK UP THE BUMPER AND PUT IT IN MY BACK SEAT TO GET IT HOME. WHEN I GOT HOME UPON INSPECTION I NOTICED THE PLASTIC FASTENERS HAD BROKEN AND I WAS NOT A https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1469721 Sun, 20 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT BRAKELIGHTS HAVE QUIT WORKING TWICE. ALSO MULTIPLE ELECTRICLE PROBLEMS. ON 1 OCCASION, ABS LIGHT WAS OUT, CAME ON AGAIN WITH RESTART. ANOTHER TIME FUEL GAGUE SHOWED EMPTY, SHOWED FULL ON RESTART. ANOTHER TIME TURNED KEY AND NO ELECRIC AT ALL, UNPLUGGED BATTERY AND ALL WAS WELL. https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1469722 Sun, 20 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT BRAKELIGHTS HAVE QUIT WORKING TWICE. ALSO MULTIPLE ELECTRICLE PROBLEMS. ON 1 OCCASION, ABS LIGHT WAS OUT, CAME ON AGAIN WITH RESTART. ANOTHER TIME FUEL GAGUE SHOWED EMPTY, SHOWED FULL ON RESTART. ANOTHER TIME TURNED KEY AND NO ELECRIC AT ALL, UNPLUGGED BATTERY AND ALL WAS WELL. https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1361650 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 148,000. https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1353640 Sat, 04 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING WITH TWO KIDS IN THE CAR MY STEARING BECAME ODD. I SLOWED DOWN AND MY CAR STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT I COULD BARELY KEEP IT IN A STRAIGHT LINE. MY STEARING WHEEL WAS TURNED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT WHEN SUDDENLY IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I STOPPED THE CAR THE WHEEL IT'S SELF LOOKED ODD. I GOT BACK IN AND TRIED TO DRIVE AND MY CAR MADE A AWEFUL NOISE AND I COULD NOT GO ANYWH https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1353641 Sat, 04 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING WITH TWO KIDS IN THE CAR MY STEARING BECAME ODD. I SLOWED DOWN AND MY CAR STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT I COULD BARELY KEEP IT IN A STRAIGHT LINE. MY STEARING WHEEL WAS TURNED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT WHEN SUDDENLY IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I STOPPED THE CAR THE WHEEL IT'S SELF LOOKED ODD. I GOT BACK IN AND TRIED TO DRIVE AND MY CAR MADE A AWEFUL NOISE AND I COULD NOT GO ANYWH https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1314615 Tue, 06 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL CAUGHT FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000. https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1307966 Sat, 13 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMT LIGHT FLASHING ON DASH BOARD, CLIMATE CONTROL GOES ON AND OFF ,OIL LIGHT KEEP COMING ON AND OF. EVERYTHING THAT'S ELECTRIC LIKE THE SUN ROOF. AM AFRAID OF GETTING STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGH WAY. PLEASE HELP ME. [XXX]. I LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS CAR IS ON RECALL. THANK YOU. WE ARE SECOND OWNER INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1290050 Thu, 16 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN MOTION. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS OR SPUTTERING. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY CHANGED THE WATER PUMP AFTER DIAGNOSING THAT AS AN ISSUE, GOT ABOUT A WEEK AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN TRAFFIC. VERY SCARY. STARTED AND GOT UP THE ROAD ABOUT A MILE THEN SIED AGAIN. MECHANICS ARE BAFFLED. https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1252617 Wed, 13 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT THREE TIMES IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD SHUT OFF, LEAVING THE PASSENGERS STRANDED. AFTER AWHILE, THE VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD BECAUSE FUNCTIONAL. TWICE, THE VEHICLE ELCECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS CHECKED, AND NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. NOTE: THE LAST DATE AND MILEAGE NOTED BELOW OF THE VEHICLE IS APPROX. https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1246407 Fri, 18 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT AIRBAG DASH LIGHT ON, TECHNICIAN SAYS CODE REFERS TO SHORT IN STEERING COLUMN. DASH LIGHT REMAINS ON https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1244716 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT I WAS STOPPING TO TURN RIGHT AT A RED LIGHT AND MY CARS BREAKS STOPPED WORKING. MY CAR RAN THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND THEN STOPPED. THE CAR WAS STILL ON BUT IT WOULD NOT DRIVE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TRIED TO START IT UP 6 TIMES AND IT WOULDN'T WORK. THEN FINALLY IT STARTED AND I DROVE HOME. I WENT TO START MY CAR LATER THAT DAY AND NOW IT REFUSES TO START. THE BATTE https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1244717 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT I WAS STOPPING TO TURN RIGHT AT A RED LIGHT AND MY CARS BREAKS STOPPED WORKING. MY CAR RAN THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND THEN STOPPED. THE CAR WAS STILL ON BUT IT WOULD NOT DRIVE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TRIED TO START IT UP 6 TIMES AND IT WOULDN'T WORK. THEN FINALLY IT STARTED AND I DROVE HOME. I WENT TO START MY CAR LATER THAT DAY AND NOW IT REFUSES TO START. THE BATTE https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1244718 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT I WAS STOPPING TO TURN RIGHT AT A RED LIGHT AND MY CARS BREAKS STOPPED WORKING. MY CAR RAN THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND THEN STOPPED. THE CAR WAS STILL ON BUT IT WOULD NOT DRIVE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TRIED TO START IT UP 6 TIMES AND IT WOULDN'T WORK. THEN FINALLY IT STARTED AND I DROVE HOME. I WENT TO START MY CAR LATER THAT DAY AND NOW IT REFUSES TO START. THE BATTE https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1231846 Sat, 24 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT BOTTOM ENGINE 2 CELLS GONE DEALERSHIP M676 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR BLEW EENGINE https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1231847 Sat, 24 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT BOTTOM ENGINE 2 CELLS GONE DEALERSHIP M676 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR BLEW EENGINE https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1231848 Sat, 24 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT BOTTOM ENGINE 2 CELLS GONE DEALERSHIP M676 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR BLEW EENGINE https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1200212 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FIVE TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDEN https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1187022 Mon, 01 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM PASS LOCK FAILED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE NOT TO START AND THE ODOMETER READING TO INCREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,500. https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1174831 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 (NA) SATURN L200. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE STRUTS; HOWEV https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1171414 Thu, 02 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT SMOKE IS INTERMITTENTLY COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING OR STARTING THE VEHICLE. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1171424 Thu, 02 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 (NA) SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED ON, THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1168333 Mon, 23 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT PASSLOCK SECURITY LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY, NO PROBLEM WITH CAR START. ALSO PASSLOCK SECURITY LIGHT AND INTERIOR DOME LIGHT FLICKER SIMULTANEOUSLY (IN SYNC) WHEN INTERIOR LIGHT IN ON POSITION. ALSO ODOMETER LIGHT BULB WENT OUT ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AS WELL. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1168334 Mon, 23 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT PASSLOCK SECURITY LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY, NO PROBLEM WITH CAR START. ALSO PASSLOCK SECURITY LIGHT AND INTERIOR DOME LIGHT FLICKER SIMULTANEOUSLY (IN SYNC) WHEN INTERIOR LIGHT IN ON POSITION. ALSO ODOMETER LIGHT BULB WENT OUT ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AS WELL. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1160814 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP LIGHT AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1149812 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. WHILE PARKED, THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AFTER REMOVING THE KEY, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS BENT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1122403 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT I PURCHASED A 2003 SATURN L200 IN JANUARY 2014. ABOUT 4 MONTHS LATER I NOTICED THAT THE LIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF IN THE CAR. THE LIGHTS WOULD DIM AND COME BACK ON. THE WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING OR SOMETIMES THEY WOULD JUST SLOW DOWN. ONE EVENING I WENT TO THE STORE AND WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR THE HEADLIGHTS WERE STILL ON I CONTINUED ON HOME AND AS I STARTED THE VEHICLE THE STEERING COLUM https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-l200#complaint-1122404 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT I PURCHASED A 2003 SATURN L200 IN JANUARY 2014. ABOUT 4 MONTHS LATER I NOTICED THAT THE LIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF IN THE CAR. THE LIGHTS WOULD DIM AND COME BACK ON. THE WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING OR SOMETIMES THEY WOULD JUST SLOW DOWN. ONE EVENING I WENT TO THE STORE AND WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR THE HEADLIGHTS WERE STILL ON I CONTINUED ON HOME AND AS I STARTED THE VEHICLE THE STEERING COLUM