Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 03/13/2004 | 39040 | 1 | 06/06/2001 |
| Battery acid leak on positive battery terminal (saturn 2001 sl2). on 3/13/04 at night tried to start my saturn and couldn't start it. called saturn roadside service for a jump (car started). *ak on the drive home car lost all power coming off the freeway after pushing the car to a gas station i found the positive battery was corroded. i attempted to clean the positive battery terminal and the battery terminal with the cable fell out of the battery. called saturn roadside service for a tow to saturn of torrance dealership for repair. 3/15/04 saturn of torrance service department took the can in for repair. and found the following: positive battery terminal out of battery positive battery cable corroded cleaned affected area i was charged $127.57 for a replacement battery the positive battery cable corroded was replaced under warranty (no charge) note: battery was only 2 | |||
| 06/05/2003 | 4 | 02/21/2001 | |
| Since i bought the car in february 2001, in january 2002, february 2002, january 2003 and june 2003, the car would not start. saturn changed the battery in january 2003 and in all other occasions the car needed jump start. when i contacted saturn, they said everything is fine. since all of them were identical problems, saturn would not treat these as repairs as jump starts do not count as repairs. *ak | |||
| 08/01/2000 | 99 | ||
| Numerous brake failure. brake pedal fades to the floor after sitting overnight, notice not fluid at rt front brake line, replace master cylinder. power bleed and rt 26 miles after rapair, normal braking performance. poor brake performance, sometimes a loud snap or click before failure, sometime no warning, sometime just a soft or spongy brake pedal. battery leaking acid into battery box, verified and found battery leaking at possitive cable replace battery, cover, possitive cable, trans filter and cleaned engine compartment. hose from coolant tank to throttle body rubbed, replace hose. adjustment parking brakes hard to pull, adjust per service manuel. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY - CABLES | |||
| 03/13/2004 | 39040 | 1 | 06/06/2001 |
| Battery acid leak on positive battery terminal (saturn 2001 sl2). on 3/13/04 at night tried to start my saturn and couldn't start it. called saturn roadside service for a jump (car started). *ak on the drive home car lost all power coming off the freeway after pushing the car to a gas station i found the positive battery was corroded. i attempted to clean the positive battery terminal and the battery terminal with the cable fell out of the battery. called saturn roadside service for a tow to saturn of torrance dealership for repair. 3/15/04 saturn of torrance service department took the can in for repair. and found the following: positive battery terminal out of battery positive battery cable corroded cleaned affected area i was charged $127.57 for a replacement battery the positive battery cable corroded was replaced under warranty (no charge) note: battery was only 2 | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 05/18/2007 | 96000 | 1 | |
| My 2001 saturn sl2 has had many complaints about ignition lock on discussion boards. i have had problems with it for about a year, but have been able to jiggle it to start. i've been lucky. if this has been such a problem why hasn't there been a recall rather than all the false charges and repairs people have had to pay? *tr | |||
| 06/05/2003 | 4 | 02/21/2001 | |
| Since i bought the car in february 2001, in january 2002, february 2002, january 2003 and june 2003, the car would not start. saturn changed the battery in january 2003 and in all other occasions the car needed jump start. when i contacted saturn, they said everything is fine. since all of them were identical problems, saturn would not treat these as repairs as jump starts do not count as repairs. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 05/30/2004 | 38000 | 1 | |
| The daytime running lights went out while driving. the dealership indicated that the daytime running lights wiring burnt out and broke. this wires are located close to other wires in the engine, and could of resulted in an engine fire. the dealership replaced the burnt wires. the cause of the wires burning is undetermined. *la | |||