Saturn L200 2003

• Recall 61668 [USA]: This can cause (1) an intermittently inoperative brake/tail lamp bulb or (2) a short circuit that opens a fuse causing inoperative brake lamps (including the center high-mounted stop lamp) or tail lamps. a following driver may not know when the brakes have been applied, and a rear-end crash could occur without prior warning.
  On certain sedans and wagons, the plastic housing in the rear tail lamp assembly can become distorted if the brake lamps remain on for an extended time.
  dealers will install two new tail lamp reinforcing socket adapters and sockets free of charge. The recall began on october 17, 2005. Owners may contact saturn at 1-800-972-8876.
  gm recall no. 05052.Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 55566 [USA]: If a separation occurred in crash, the right and center rear seat occupants may not be properly restrained, increasing the risk of personal injury.
  Certain wagons fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages." the seat belt anchor may separate from the floor of the vehicle before holding the required test load for the required time.
  dealers will install a rear seat center belt anchor reinforcement plate to the floor pan of the vehicle free of charge. The recall began on april 25, 2005. Owners may contact saturn at 1-800-972-8876.
  gm recall no. 05041. Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 63732 [USA]: Failure of the resonator will cause increased exhaust noise. prolonged operation of the vehicle following a resonator failure may lead to a fire.
  On certain passenger vehicles equipped with 2.2l l4 (l61) engines, a failure of the ignition control module may cause deterioration in idle quality, reduction in overall engine power, and the vehicle may be hard to start. Continued operation of the vehicle after such an ignition module failure will result in the "service engine soon" light flashing, and may lead to secondary failures of the catalytic converter, oxygen sensor, and exhaust resonator.
  dealers will (1) replace the ignition control module, (2) replace the ignition control module and spark plugs, or (3) replace the ignition control module, spark plugs, and update the powertrain control module calibration. Owner notification began on august 4, 2003. Owners should contact saturn at 1-800-553-6000, prompt 3.
  gm recall no. 03033/saturn recall no. 03-c-06.Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall 400 [USA]: If this were to occur in severe weather, driver visibility could be reduced, which could result in a vehicle crash.
  Certain sport utility and passenger vehicles exhibit a condition in which the windshield wiper motor could fail during use because of improper manufacture.
  dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the wiper motor assembly. Owner notification began november 6, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact saturn at 1-800-553-6000, prompt #3 or hummer at 1-866-486-6376.
  also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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To ensure accuracy and for your safety, it is recommended to do a free VIN recall check here or here [USA] - UK - Canada.

Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

• Timing chain failure investigation # PE06006

  On december 12, 2005, odi received a defect petition (dp05-008) requesting the investigation of timing chain failures that could cause stalling in saturn vehicles equipped with the 2.2l (l61) engine. Odi opened pe06-006 on january 24, 2006, with 24 vehicle owner complaints that alleged a broken timing chain caused the vehicle to stop operating.On april 12, 2006, odi received information from general motors (gm) concerning timing chain failures in approximately 412,000 model year (my) 2000 through 2003 saturn l-series and ion vehicles with 2.2l engines. Gms response included 1,020 owner complaints and field reports concerning timing chain failure, including 228 that alleged the failure caused the vehicle to stall while driving.Gm also provided warranty claim data that showed 1,902 subject vehicles receiving timing chain repairs, including 261 which indicated that a stall while driving resulted from the failure.The gm complaints, field reports and warranty claims that did not contain sufficient information to determine that a stall while driving occurred were provided in the category "other."gm stated that the majority of these incidents probably occurred while the vehicles were parked "since the timing chain is more likely to break during high chain load situations, such as engine startup."gms data showed elevated failure rates in approximately 20,500 my 2001 l-series vehicles produced during a four month period from november 2000 through february 2001.Over one-third of gms total complaints and field reports (34.3%) and warranty claims (38.2%) involved l-series vehicles built during the 4-month period, which are only about 5% of subject vehicle production.The timing chain failure rate in the vehicles built during this range is over 10 times greater than the remaining subject vehicle population. For the my 2001 l-series vehicles built during the 4-month period, the 36-month failure rate for repairs involving stall while driving is slightly under one percent.However, if the incidents coded as "other" are added, the 36-month failure rate rises to nearly five percent for those vehicles.Odi and gm are continuing to assess the number of complaints and warranty claims coded by gm as "other" that involve incidents of stall while driving.Gms statistical modeling of the failure data initially concluded that the failure rates were declining with age and mileage for any set of warranty data analyzed (e.G., stall while driving, other or combined).However, subsequent analysis showed that the failure rates are increasing. Based on the high complaint and warranty rates for timing chain failure in the 4-month production period for the my 2001 l-series vehicles, this investigation has been upgraded to an engineering analysis to further assess the frequency of stall incidents due to timing chain failures in those vehicles (ea06-009).
  

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Passenger side wiper blade stopped working while driving in rain.

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 able to put the bumper back on. I had to use wire to attach it to the chassis because the plastic fasteners were all broken and brittle.

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.

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 anywhere! I was sranded in the dark on a hillside with the kids. I had my car towed home to discover the frame of my car has split at the a-arm, the engine cradle has caused this problem. My insurance wont pay this is our only car and my kids have medical needs please help !

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.

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.

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.

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 battery light comes on, the car shakes, there's a very loud tapping/rattling sound, the abs light flashes, the 'service engine soon' light is on. In the vehicle information section of this form, it asking me to enter the vehicles make, model and year. It's a saturn l200 2002 but it's not giving me an option for the 2002. Only the 2003.

Bottom engine 2 cells gone dealership m676 electrical system interior and exterior blew eengine

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• P050D [3] Cold Start Rough Idle
• P0300 [4] Random/Multiple Cylinder Misfire Detected
• P0308 [3] Cylinder 8 Misfire Detected
• P0442 [2] Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (small leak)
• U1500 [1] U1500
• B101D [1] Electronic Control Unit Hardware Internal Malfunction
• P0741 [1] Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Performance or Stuck Off
• P0742 [2] Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Stock On
• P0751 [1] Shift Solenoid A Performance or Stuck Off
• P0752 [1] Shift Solenoid A Stuck On
• P0756 [1] Shift Solenoid B Performance or Stock Off
• P0757 [1] Shift Solenoid B Stuck On
• P1811 [2] Transmission 4-Wheel Drive High Indicator Short Circuit To Battery
• P0638 [1] Throttle Actuator Control Range/Performance (Bank 1)
• P1510 [1] Idle Air Control System At Adaptive Clip
• P1516 [1] Idle Switch (Electric Control Throttle) Circuit Malfunction
• P0171 [1] System too Lean (Bank 1)
• P0172 [1] System too Rich (Bank 1)
• P0174 [1] System too Lean (Bank 2)
• P0175 [1] System too Rich (Bank 2)
• P0504 [1] Brake Switch "A"/"B" Correlation
• P0135 [1] 02 Sensor Heater Circuit Malfunction (Bank 1 Sensor 1)
• P0155 [1] 02 Sensor Heater Circuit Malfunction (Bank 2 Sensor 1)
• B2960 [1] B2960
• P2135 [1] Throttle/Pedal Pos Sensor/Switch A / B Voltage Correlation
• P0221 [1] Throttle/Pedal Position Sensor/Switch B Circuit Range/Performance
• P0121 [1] Throttle Position Sensor/Switch A Circuit Range/Performance Problem
• P0128 [1] Coolant Thermostat (Coolant Temperature Below Thermostat Regulating Temperature)
• P0304 [1] Cylinder 4 Misfire Detected
• P0711 [1] Transmission Fluid Temperature Sensor A Circuit Range/Performance
• P0712 [1] Transmission Fluid Temperature Sensor A Circuit Low Input
• P0713 [1] Transmission Fluid Temperature Sensor A Circuit High Input
• P0218 [1] Transmission Over Temperature Condition
• P1810 [1] Transmission 4-Wheel Drive High Indicator Open Circuit
• P1815 [1] TFP Valve Position Switch Circuit/ Transmission 4-Wheel Drive Low Indicator Short Circuit To Battery
• P1816 [1] Transmission 4-Wheel Drive Low Indicator Short Circuit To Ground
• P1817 [1] Transmission 4-Wheel Drive Mode Select Circuit Failure
• P1818 [1] Transmission 4-Wheel Drive Mode Select Open Circuit
• P1860 [1] Torque converter clutch (TCC) solenoid - circuit malfunction
• P1887 [1] P1887