Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 07/01/1999 | 9 | ||
| While driving at 60-65 mph steering wheel will start to shake. contacted dealer, and the dealer could not find problem after nine attempts.*ak consumer states rough idle when warm. dealer replaced pcm/ecm, but problem still exist. power steering fluid low. experiencing shimmy when braking. noise from gas tank when coming to a stop. *tt | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 04/02/2003 | 30000 | 4 | |
| Front end shakes and amount increases as brakes are applied. several different brakes pads have been applied. calipers have been replaced and recently the cv axles needed to be replaced. after a few weeks the problem is recurring. makes vehicle feel unsafe especially when braking. *nlm | |||
| 08/01/2000 | 12/01/1999 | ||
| No crash ... yet. car has a significant shimmy at hiway speed, can actually see and feel front end tracking right/left in a constant shimmy. gives very scary feel when driving in rain, especially on curves. dealer first claimed bad tires, which were replaced, then claimed out of balance tires, which they fixed, then claimed this is normal design characteristic and not a defect.*ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| The vehicle experienced continued problems with front end vibration while driving, dealership is unable to remedy and considers this a trait of the vehicle. *mjs | |||
| 1 | 06/15/1999 | ||
| Upon delivery vehicle was experiencing alignment problems. *yc | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - HUB | |||
| 08/22/2003 | 1 | ||
| This vehicle, which has never been in an accident, was diagnosed by dealer as having two warped front wheel hubs after complaints of intermittent steering wheel shake at 65 mph. dealer said it could have been caused by the hubs being installed incorrectly. saturn cust svc refuses to pay for the repair, which appears to have been caused by mfg defect. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR - AXLE - SPINDLE | |||
| 08/10/2004 | 1 | ||
| While drivint between 10 to 15 mph right axle spindle broke, dealership was not notified. *ak | |||