Saturn LS engine problems
200 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
1,457 owner complaints analyzed
12 distinct recall campaigns
78,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2000 to 2004 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,058 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
200 of 1,457 complaints match this topic (13.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10007128 · 2002-11-05 (November 5, 2002)
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON A CURVY ROAD, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. THIS WAS VERY DISCONCERTING DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CAR WAS IN A FAST LEFT HAND CURVE AT THE TIME BEGINNING TRANSITION TO A RIGHT CURVE. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING INPUT CAUSED AN UNCOMMANDED LANE CHANGE TO THE RIGHT LANE WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION WITH THE VEHICLE THAT WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE JUST AFTER OUR REAR BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED FOR A LOOSE OR BROKEN POWER STEERING BELT. UPON FURTHER INSP…
Owner-reported narrative. 35,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10007128 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10043126 · 2003-10-17 (October 17, 2003)
I HAVE A 2000 LS1 SATURN. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. IN THE PAST YEAR I HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT IN OTHER THAN FOR MAINTENANCE BECAUSE SOMETHING HAS GONE WRONG. OCTOBER 2002- MY HYDRAULICS WENT OUT OF MY CLUTCH CAUSING ME TO BE STALLED WITHOUT A CAR. A FEW MONTHS AGO IT WAS RECALLED DUE TO SOMETHING GONE WRONG IN THE REAR AXLE. SO SATURN REPLACED IT. ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2003, I TOOK IT IN AGAIN BECAUSE I WAS HEARING A RUBBING NOISE WHEN I MADE SHARP LEFT TURNS. TURNS OUT I NEED A $1400 NEW STEERING RACK BECAUSE THERE IS AN INTERNAL LEAK FROM…
Owner-reported narrative. 36,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10043126 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10066915 · 2004-04-09 (April 9, 2004)
WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE AIR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10066915 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10139178 · 2005-10-10 (October 10, 2005)
EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM THE STEERING RACK, LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST INTERMITTENTLY. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10139178 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10154687 · 2006-04-06 (April 6, 2006)
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND OCCASIONAL STALLING OF CAR, PARTICULARLY WHEN STOPPING. CAR FINALLY WOULD NOT START AGAIN. DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIND FAULT WITH CAR. PERSONAL MECHANIC INVESTIGATED AND DETERMINED THE CRANK SENSOR HAD GONE BAD, SO THE CAR COULD NOT MONITOR THE MPH AND FIND THE GEARS APPROPRIATELY.*JB
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10154687 at NHTSA ↗