Other Engine Info: Name Plate: Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick
Plant City: Wilmington
Plant Company Name: Saturn
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Delaware
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: LS
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Windows: 4
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
I'VE HAD MY CAR IN THE WARRANTY REPAIR SHOP 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. FIRST OCCURRENCE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON FOR ESC OFF, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE ESC AT 20 MPH. THEY'VE REPLACED 4 PARTS ON MY CAR AND TODAY THE SAME LIGHTS SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL AND SERVICE ESC HAVE COME ON ONCE AGAIN. IT VARIES (SPEED DOESN'T MATTER) WHETHER OR NOT GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR STOPPING IN A DRIVEWAY WHEN IT COMES ON BUT WARNING LIGHTS WILL COME ON WHEN YOU TOUCH THE BRAKES. I ALSO OBSERVED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD (WHEN ITS DARK OUTSIDE) BUT WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF. I FEEL THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS IF SOMEONE IS FOLLOWING BEHIND YOU AND THINKS THAT YOU HAVE LET OFF THE BRAKES BUT YOU ARE ACTUALLY SLOWING DOWN. I DON'T THINK THAT THEY HAVE AN APPARENT FIX FOR THIS ISSUE AS I SEE SEVERAL REPORTS FROM VEHICLES RANGING FROM 2008 TO 2012 ONLINE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. I AM TO TAKE MY CAR BACK AGAIN FOR SERVICE NEXT WEEK TO HOPEFULLY GET IT REPAIRED BUT I AM NOT SO SURE THEY ARE GOING TO FIND THE PROBLEM AFTER ALREADY HAVING IT IN THERE SO MANY TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS INTERMITTANT. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AFTER THIS OCCURS THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF. SOMETIMES ONLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OTHER TIMES FOR A WEEK TO 3 WEEKS BEFORE IT COMES ON AGAIN. *TR
1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AIR CONDITIONING - ELECTRICAL FAILURE, WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF. ENGINE - HEAD GASKET, FAULTY. WAS REPLACED. POWER WINDOW - REGULATOR AND MOTOR FAULTY, THE WINDOW JUST STOP ROLLING UP AND DOWN, DID NOT SHOW SIGNS OF FAIURE TILL IT HAPPENED. IN SHOP RIGHT NOW, NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. OTHER - COOLING SYSTEM, USES THE INFAMOUS DEX-COOL COOLANT. THE ENGINE GETS HOT EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. HOT MEANING TWO BARS ABOVE MIDDLE. IT USUALLY RESIDES IN THE MIDDLE. THE RADIATOR CAP HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THE HEAD GASKET WAS ALSO SUSPECTED OF BEING A PROBLEM RELATED TO THIS. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND IS GOING TO THE DEALER TOMORROW FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION. THE WORST TIME IT OCCURRED WAS AFTER THE HEAD GASKET HAD BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE RAN FINE FOR TWO MONTHS. WE TOOK IT ON VACATION TO LAKE POWELL WHEN THE PROBLEMS OCCURRED AGAIN. THE ENGINE STARTED TO GET HOT. I TURNED OFF THE A/C AND TURNED ON THE HEAT. THIS WAS ABLE TO GET THE ENGINE DRIVEABLE WITHOUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO IT. MY WORRY IS THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN TO MY WIFE ON THE FREEWAY OR DRIVING HOME TO SEE HER PARENTS. HAD THIS OCCURRED THE FIRST TIME WITH JUST HER IN THE CAR SHE WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN WHAT TO DO AND WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED.