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#653 of 860 Re: fast idle [rkachmar] by dixiegalpa25

Apr 05, 2006 (3:03 pm)

Replying to: rkachmar (Mar 24, 2006 3:59 am)
My 2001 SL1 has a high idle and a misfire cylinder one. We have replaced so much stuff and it still isnt working right. I am really angry because I have not been happy with the service centers and have been going to other garages...but now I find out that the timing sensor or some such thing...computer thing...might be wrong and the only place that can do a diagnostic on a Saturn is Saturn. I dont know what to do because they cost way too much and everytime I take my car there they say something else is wrong with it...or that there is no problem...until the problem gets worse. Any suggestions?? Any one else have this kind of problem. It doesnt affect my gas mileage. We take care of the car...do all the maintenance. Just can't take care of this.

#654 of 860 '05 Relay-Alignment issues and clunking noise by caza1518

Apr 11, 2006 (11:04 am)

I have a 2005 Relay AWD, and have been having a huge issue with the Alignment on this vehicle. It has been in and out of service more than (6) times in the last year for the same problem... unresolved, and to date they have had my vehicle (going on week # 3)and still have not been able to fix.
Then at about 15K miles, the vehicle starting making a clunking noise when you shift between gears. (thought is a bad rear end, or possibly transmission gears?)
Because of the last year of run around the dealer has given, I did escalate to Saturn Corp. and do have an Area Mgr. following the situation, but has become ridiculous as his daily message is "they are still working on the problem, they are calling in other resources and hoping it will be fixed this week".
They gave me a Demo car to drive in the meantime because I made such a stink about this whole situation.
Has anyone had any similar issues with this vehicle? I did not see any Relay posts on this board?

#655 of 860 Problems with 96 Saturn SL1 by catzcar59

Apr 12, 2006 (4:52 am)

Hi, I'm hoping some one can help me. I have a 96 Saturn SL1. About a week ago, it stopped running. I'd hear a clicking noise when turning the key. The radio, lights etc still all worked.
 
However it would start when jumped and be fine then not start again. I had the alternator cked and it was fine. The guy said the battery was ok for low charge but not for high charge. I bought a battery. Its started fine every since.
 
The problem now is, whenever I step on the brake the light on my radio dims and cigarette lighter light comes on now. Also whenever I turn the car off to get out and open the door but press on the brake the car dings like its telling me the lights are left on or the keys are left in it..which neither is true.
 
Also at the same time I had the battery replaced, I had taken it in to have the tires rotated and balanced, a 3 step fuel induction service, they replaced the air filter and spark plugs. I'm not sure if any of this means anything or not but never had any problems till after the battery was replaced and all this other stuff was done.
 
Also I noticed before the car wouldn't start and before replacing the battery, the Check engine light would stay on, after replacing the battery, the light went off but now is on again all the time.
 
Does anyone have any ideal's about any of the problems?Thanks again for your help its very appreciated.
 Debbie

#656 of 860 2001 L300 stalling by redwhitekat

Apr 13, 2006 (6:44 pm)

hey guys has anyone had this problem, i have a 2001 L 300, last week it stalled, the engine service soon light came on, car started back up 10 min later, drove it to my mechanic, he pluged his computer in, error code said 17/80, he did not know what that meant, so i took the car to saturn, they said its a code for transmission problem, but they were not sure. Just today the car died, it started back up again, now when it shifts from 1st to 2nd, it jerks, so i guess its a trany problem like they said.
Has anyone had this problem, or any suggestions?
thanks.

#657 of 860 Re: 2001 L300 stalling [redwhitekat] by nosaturns1

Apr 16, 2006 (8:22 pm)

Replying to: redwhitekat (Apr 13, 2006 6:44 pm)
I do believe you are about to have to have your transmissions solinoid replaced. That or the air flow regulator. I had to have mine done at just 61200 miles.

#658 of 860 Re: Used Saturn purchase questions. Fiberglass?! [gallatin] by nosaturns1

Apr 16, 2006 (8:39 pm)

Replying to: gallatin (Feb 10, 2006 3:38 pm)
I'm sorry you sell Saturns for a living. Once upon a time they were a great car for the money. Then they went back under the control of GM and the pride in craftmanship disappeared and less and less of the vehicle is actually made in the US. I RECOMMEND ANY OTHER BRAND OF CAR is you ar buying used. Hyundai would even be better than any Saturn made from 2000 forward. I have a 2003 L300 with a mere 65K on it. I've put in $2000 grand in the last 3 months and been stranded needing a tow. I can't wait to pawn this piece of crap onto an unwitting dealer!

#659 of 860 Re: Used Saturn purchase questions. Fiberglass?! [nosaturns1] by pisulino

Apr 17, 2006 (11:08 am)

Replying to: nosaturns1 (Apr 16, 2006 8:39 pm)
You sound very upset and even got a name called "nosaturns".
 
perhaps you can provide more details of the problems:
$2,000 in the last 3 months. What happened and why was not covered under your warranty.....

#660 of 860 Re: Used Saturn purchase questions. Fiberglass?! [pisulino] by nosaturns1

Apr 17, 2006 (6:16 pm)

Replying to: pisulino (Apr 17, 2006 11:08 am)
Oh yes I am upset AND the fun just gets better and better! Today, less only 4 days after picking my car up after having to have the fuel pump replaced (Saturn never changed my filter in 62K miles!) my engine light is on yet again. So.. I have myself a Customer Assistance case worker, now I'll be calling her and screaming at her to get my car fixed and to reimburse me for these rediculous repairs. My solenoiod and air flow regulator were replaced at 61700 miles (1700 miles just after my extended service warranty expired). That was a $1155 repair. Saturn felt no need to work with me on sharign the cost of this repair. Until my fuel pump, only Saturn had touched my car.

#661 of 860 Problems with 1997 Saturn SL1 - engine surges by indiansfan06

Apr 19, 2006 (6:26 am)

I am having problems with my 1997 Saturn SL1. It currently has just over 128k miles. I just noticed in the past couple of weeks that when accelerating quickly my car will start to surge - it is a manual car and I find it typically occurs in 2nd or 3rd gear (but has also happened in 4th). The check engine light came on yesterday but is no longer on. I have noticed the problem does not occur every time I drive - it has never happened before now until the last 2 weeks and I've owned the car for almost 3 years now. It occurs more when I'm speeding up and slowing down often (not while driving on the highway). It only has this problem when using the gas. I also noticed that if I release the gas when it starts to get jurky, pause, and then apply more gas the symptom may not repeat upon accelerating again. It feels similar to how a different car felt right before I ran out of gas - the jurkiness of the vehicle. Note that I have plenty of gas in the car. Any ideas what the problem could be?

#662 of 860 Re: Yes, but... [slushboxjim] by rosiem

Apr 19, 2006 (1:07 pm)

Replying to: slushboxjim (Jul 24, 2001 7:59 am)
This might be a stupid question and it probably is but here it goes...anyway, i'm a single mother of two and i have a 2001 saturn L200 and just yesterday i was noticing that my ac would blow warm air out everytime we stopped and when i would take off again the cold air would come out great. What could the problem be.

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