https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Saturn Lw200. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:32:35 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1841972 Mon, 19 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT driving at 35 mph when engine stopped running and failed to restart. inspection determined timing chain had failed due to failure to keep tension. the timing chain tensioner on Ecotech 2.2 engines from 2000-2004 had tensioners which failed to keep the chain taught which lead to GM redesigning the tensioner. this problem was never recalled and consequentially this occurred in almost all of these https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1664522 Fri, 22 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT VEHICLE EXHIBITS A CONSTANT, STRONG GASOLINE SMELL ORIGINATING FROM REAR OUTSIDE AREA WITH NO ENGINE CODE AND NO LACK OF DRIVABILITY. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1557750 Sun, 14 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT CRANKSHAFT SENSOR CAUSE CAR TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND STALL I HAD SENSOR REPLACE IT OCCUR AGAIN https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1469575 Fri, 18 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT RECALL 03033/03-C-06 IGNITION CONTROL MODULE WAS NEVER SERVICED. OWNED BY A 88 YEAR OLD LADY. MUST SOME KIND OF A REPAIR SCAM IN LA. https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1469576 Fri, 18 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT RECALL 03033/03-C-06 IGNITION CONTROL MODULE WAS NEVER SERVICED. OWNED BY A 88 YEAR OLD LADY. MUST SOME KIND OF A REPAIR SCAM IN LA. https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1469577 Fri, 18 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT RECALL 03033/03-C-06 IGNITION CONTROL MODULE WAS NEVER SERVICED. OWNED BY A 88 YEAR OLD LADY. MUST SOME KIND OF A REPAIR SCAM IN LA. https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1393763 Thu, 20 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WITH 2 SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN IN IT MY STEERING WHEEL WENT CRAZY. IT WENT FROM BEING CENTER TO VERTICAL. I DROVE AS CLOSE TO HOME AS I COULD GET AND THEN MY CAR CAME TO A GRINDING HAULT. I THOUGHT I UAD A FLAT TIRE BUT THATS NOT WHAT IT WAS. AFTER TOWING IT HOME WE LOOKED UNDER IT AND THE ENGINE CRADLE HAD BROKE!! WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT BROKE THE CONTROL ARM ON MY CAR CAUSING https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1393764 Thu, 20 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WITH 2 SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN IN IT MY STEERING WHEEL WENT CRAZY. IT WENT FROM BEING CENTER TO VERTICAL. I DROVE AS CLOSE TO HOME AS I COULD GET AND THEN MY CAR CAME TO A GRINDING HAULT. I THOUGHT I UAD A FLAT TIRE BUT THATS NOT WHAT IT WAS. AFTER TOWING IT HOME WE LOOKED UNDER IT AND THE ENGINE CRADLE HAD BROKE!! WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT BROKE THE CONTROL ARM ON MY CAR CAUSING https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1393765 Thu, 20 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WITH 2 SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN IN IT MY STEERING WHEEL WENT CRAZY. IT WENT FROM BEING CENTER TO VERTICAL. I DROVE AS CLOSE TO HOME AS I COULD GET AND THEN MY CAR CAME TO A GRINDING HAULT. I THOUGHT I UAD A FLAT TIRE BUT THATS NOT WHAT IT WAS. AFTER TOWING IT HOME WE LOOKED UNDER IT AND THE ENGINE CRADLE HAD BROKE!! WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT BROKE THE CONTROL ARM ON MY CAR CAUSING https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1349836 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN LW200. `THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT A FUEL ODOR WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. .....UPDATED 03/08/17 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK AND RUN https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1349837 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN LW200. `THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT A FUEL ODOR WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. .....UPDATED 03/08/17 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK AND RUN https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1320811 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN LW200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED TWO OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIF https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1311953 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMT 2 WEEKS AGO THE ODOMETER READ 42,000 MILES AFTER A BATTERY CHANGE IT NOW READS 692,208 MILES! EVEN THOUGH THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE BCM COMPUTER GM SAYS I AM NOT COVERED FOR REPAIR . NO ONE IN BARA'S OFFICE AT GM OR SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE (GM) OFFICE CAN TELL US IF THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. THEY ONLY WANT TO SELL A NEW CAR TO US! THIS IS A LOW MILEAGE CAR IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WE https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1248576 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN LW200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATOR FUNCTION AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE OWNERS RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAI https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1214184 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING ABOUR 30 MILES,CAR STARTED TO GO CROOKED. AS I PICKED UP SPEED 2 ABOUT 50, IT KEPT GOING TO RIGHT AND AS IF I WAS NOT CONTROLLING IT. HAPPENED VARIOUS TIMES WITH SPEED COMING TO 45-50. WOULD HAVE TO GET OFF FREEWAY, FELT IN DANGER, GO DOWN STREETS OR TURN AROUND . ALIGNMENT. BALANCE, TIRES NOT LAST LONG.CONTROLING STEERING WAS OFF BASE.WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC TO LOOK AT RECALLS FOR TH https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1214185 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING ABOUR 30 MILES,CAR STARTED TO GO CROOKED. AS I PICKED UP SPEED 2 ABOUT 50, IT KEPT GOING TO RIGHT AND AS IF I WAS NOT CONTROLLING IT. HAPPENED VARIOUS TIMES WITH SPEED COMING TO 45-50. WOULD HAVE TO GET OFF FREEWAY, FELT IN DANGER, GO DOWN STREETS OR TURN AROUND . ALIGNMENT. BALANCE, TIRES NOT LAST LONG.CONTROLING STEERING WAS OFF BASE.WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC TO LOOK AT RECALLS FOR TH https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1214186 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING ABOUR 30 MILES,CAR STARTED TO GO CROOKED. AS I PICKED UP SPEED 2 ABOUT 50, IT KEPT GOING TO RIGHT AND AS IF I WAS NOT CONTROLLING IT. HAPPENED VARIOUS TIMES WITH SPEED COMING TO 45-50. WOULD HAVE TO GET OFF FREEWAY, FELT IN DANGER, GO DOWN STREETS OR TURN AROUND . ALIGNMENT. BALANCE, TIRES NOT LAST LONG.CONTROLING STEERING WAS OFF BASE.WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC TO LOOK AT RECALLS FOR TH https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1173994 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT 2001 SATURN L200. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL BULLETIN 05052. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT WORKED SPORDICALLY AND THE PROBLEM WENT ON FOR YEARS. RELACING THE BULB WOULD ONLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1139667 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT 2002 SATURN L200. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON, AND WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *TA THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1124535 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN LW200. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V245000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000. https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1124772 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT TIMING CHAIN BREAK, CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. VEHICLE MANUFACTURED 09/01. NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT ANY POSSIBLE RECALL. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1090858 Sat, 26 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR , IT DIED. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE TIMING CHAIN FOR THE SATURN L SERIES FOR THE YEAR OF MY VEHICLE. YET, MINE IS 2 MONTHS SHY OF THE RECALL DATE. MY MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THESE VEHICLES OF THIS YEAR. TELL ME WHY THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION TIME OF THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED? SEEING HOW THERE ARE MANY PEO https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1086972 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A TAPPING SOUND @ THE VALVE COVER PASSENGER SIDE WHEN ENGINE WAS RUNNING. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME THE TAPPING GOT LOUDER. TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP THEY SAID IT DEFINITELY WAS THE TIMING CHAIN AND CAUTIONED ME NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR ANY MORE TILL I GOT THE CHAIN REPLACED. THE CHAIN COULD BRAKE AND CAUSE THE VALVES TO HIT THE PISTONS MAKING MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEMS $$$$.THE SH https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1079044 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT CAR WON'T START, SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES DUE TO ISSUES WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM THROUGHOUT GM'S CARS, YET THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE BEING LED IN CIRCLES BY ANY VEHICLE WITH A PASSLOCK II SYSTEM AND IT IS AN UNSAFE PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. IT PREVENTS VEHICLES FROM RESTARTING IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ARE https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1071980 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT AFTER STARTING CAR AND ROLLING BACK TO LEAVE PARKING SPACE AT 5MPH THERE WAS A MUFFLED POP AND THE CAR STOPPED MOVING.I TRIED TO CRANK ENGINE AGAIN AND IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO PUSH IT INTO A NEARBY PARKING SPOT. LOCAL REPAIR PERSON DIAGNOSED THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TIMING CHAIN. SAID SAME YEAR AND MODEL WAS INVOLVED IN GM SAFETY RECALL 06074 ISSUED DECEMBER 2007 ACCORDING TO HIS DATABASE. GM SAYS https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1045446 Thu, 13 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT 2001 SATURN L200. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION CONTROL MODULE FAILURE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IN DECEMBER 2013, THE VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING REALLY BAD, RUNNING ROUGH AND WOULD SHUT OFF. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS MECHANIC, WHERE HE DISCOVERED A RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT THE RECALL. THE MECHANIC FIXED THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, IT CONT https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1045447 Thu, 13 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT 2001 SATURN L200. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION CONTROL MODULE FAILURE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IN DECEMBER 2013, THE VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING REALLY BAD, RUNNING ROUGH AND WOULD SHUT OFF. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS MECHANIC, WHERE HE DISCOVERED A RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT THE RECALL. THE MECHANIC FIXED THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, IT CONT https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-1014793 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN LW200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS FRACTURED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR REPAIRS https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200 https://plaincars.com/make/saturn-lw200#complaint-964659 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT DRIVING IN PARKING LOT AND CAR SUDDENLY STALLS. WOULDN'T RESTART AND FOUND OUT LATER THAT TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN. ENGINE NOW ALSO HAS INTERNAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT. IT IS A 2.2L ENGINE BUT APPARENTLY NOT ON THE RECALL LIST EVEN THOUGHT THE CHAIN AND OILING NOZZLE ARE THE SAME AS THE OTHER 2001 RECALLED ENGINES. *TR