2001 Saturn Sl

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

DRIVING DOWN A TWO HOUSE DEAD END STREET TRAVELING ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL CILINDER BROKE AND ALL ABILITY TO STOP WAS LOST. AFTER REPLACING THE WHEEL CILINDER, IT WAS ALSO REALIZED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR BRAKE WAS MISSING SEVERAL WASHERS AND THEN CAUSED THE BRAKE LINE TO LEAK. TWO WEEKS LATER THE MASTER CILINDER FOR THE BRAKES ALSO FAILED ALL BEFORE I EVER HADTO REPLACE ANY OF THE BRAKE PADS OR SHOES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC THE MECHANIC RESET THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. *AK THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL ON CERTAIN 2000-2003 L-SERIES SATURNS REGARDING THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE, SO THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS NOT WIDESPREAD. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED WITH HIS CAR WAS STATED IN THE RECALL. *JB

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 YEARS OLD AND HAD GREEN INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWING THE BATTERY WAS STILL GOOD. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH BEING CHARGE FOR A REPLACEMENT BATTERY FOR A NEW CAR, AFTER LEARNING THAT QUITE A FEW OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT SATURN SERVICE BULLETIN ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE (SERVICE BULLETIN 01-T-26) NOTE: (STATEMENT POSTED ON THE INTERNET SAME PROBLEM) YES THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN CONDITION. THIS PROBLEM IS BASICALLY CAUSED BY SOMEONE OVER-TORQUING THE CABLE MOUNTING BOLTS. THERE IS ACTUALLY A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE PROBLEM (NOT A RECALL OR CAMPAIGN) )1-T-26 .THE CONDITION CAN OCCUR ON ANY YEAR AND MODEL SATURN OR OTHERWISE WITH A SIDE POST BATTERY. BUT FOR WHAT-EVER REASON THE BULLETIN SPECIFIES ONLY 2000-2001 S-SERIES. (OVER-TORQUED AT FACTORY??) HTTP://WWW.SATURNFANS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP3?S=D24372B7D0378A6EBF7DB656F9578E7E&THREADID=26203&HIGHLIGHT=SATURN+BATTERY+LEAK

FREEZING ACCELERATOR ON 2001 SATURN SL1.ODAY I EXPERIENCED A FROZEN ACCELERATOR CABLE WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO ACCELERATE VERY RAPIDLY. I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 80 MILES AND STOPPED AT A STORE. WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE STORE, I STARTED THE CAR AND BACKED OUT OF THE PARKING SLOT. WHEN I THEN STARTED TO GO FORWARD, AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, IT FROZE UP AT A RATHER HIGH SPEED. RELEASING THE PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL DID NOT CAUSE THE PEDAL TO RETURN TO IDLE . THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS ZERO DEGREES. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE KEY OFF AND AFTER WORKING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CABLE FOR ABOUT THREE OR FOUR MINUTES (FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE DRIVER SEAT-TOOK TWO PEOPLE) I WAS ABLE TO FREE UP THE CABLE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL OR TECH BULLETIN ABOUT THIS, AND IF NOT, SUGGEST THAT ONE BE ISSUED IMMEDIATELY. IT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW HOURS LATER BUT I WAS PREPARED AND TESTED IT BEFORE I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR. THE CABLE APPEARS TO BE FREEZING INSIDE THE SHAFT. IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY DO IT THE FIRST TIME THE ACELERATOR IS DEPRESSED IN THE COLD WEATHER. I BROUHGT THE CAR HOME AND WILL NOT DRIVE IT AGAIN UNTIL THE WEATHER WARMS UP. I DID CALL SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND CAN NOT DO ANYTHING UNLESS A SATURN DEALER DIAGNOSES THE PROBLEM THE NEAREST SATURN DEALER TO ME IS 75 MILES AND SINCE THE WEATHER IS STILL MINUS 4 DEGREES TODAY, I WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER DO TO THE PROBLEM. I SPOKE WITH A LOCAL GENERAL MOTORS DEALER AND HE HAS HAD OTHER SATURNS IN WITH THE PROBLEM. SUGGEST AN ALERT OR WARNING TO OWNERS AND DRIVERS BE ISSUED.*AK