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#11 of 46 WIPERS by purplecar May 22, 2007 (6:57 am)
I recently bought a 1996 Saturn SL1, and have been driving it for about 500 miles now out of nowhere my windsheild wipers come on by themselves. I played with the switch but found it to be in the correct position ( OFF ). Has anybody else had this problem. For something positive I checked my gas mileage 38 mpg. Replies to this message: miltrich (Sep 22, 2008 5:42 pm)
#12 of 46 Re: 1999 SL2 Electrical Short(?) [belannafan] by timkarlberg Jun 17, 2007 (9:34 am)
Replying to: belannafan (Jan 29, 2007 12:19 pm) Same thing here (as the post at the top, with the speedometer and tach guage problems)! It's equal parts frustrating and encouraging to know I'm not the only one. The symptoms you described fit my problem to a "T". I drive a 1999 Saturn SW2, and have had this problem for about two years, very intermittently. Replaced the battery first because it was relatively inexpensive and easy. Seemed to work for about 6 months, then the unexplained phenomena starting popping up again. Mostly the goofy gauge stuff on the speedometer and tach. Finally replaced the alternator on a gut feeling and, again, seemed to fix the problem for another 3 months or so. Now it's back again, and I'm out of ideas. Any advice anyone? Replies to this message: nshore (Jul 17, 2008 3:41 am)
#13 of 46 Re: 1996 Poltergeist Saturn Sedan [amonkey] by cw_meeks Jul 08, 2007 (6:50 pm)
Replying to: amonkey (Mar 19, 2007 6:15 pm) MOdern cars are very voltage sensitive.Check the voltage at the battery terminals with engine off ,then at high idle speed.AS far as I know there should be about 14.3 volts dc there at a speed just above idle.Wait, now do one more thing.Switch your digital voltmeter to ac mode and get a reading on the presence of any ac voltages.any ac voltage present should have very low voltage. those ac volts should only be a few tens of milivolts. check for loose connections to the alternator.check for corrosion inside electrical connections under the hood and around the engineand clean if req'd/ thank you
#14 of 46 1997 Saturn SC Power Windows by mcavicchio Aug 03, 2007 (3:27 am)
Hello, I have two power windows which intermittently get stuck . One is the driver's side, the other is the sunroof. They eventually go back into place after starting the car later on. I have tried everything short of replacing the switches for each window. I have cleaned the contacts and it seems like the contacts need to be replaced. Has anyone had similar problems and if so, was it indeed the switches? I know this would be a very costly repair and I"m not even certain it would fix the problems, because in order to access the switch for the driver's side, the middle console needs to removed to gain access to the area where the power controls are, a labor task, then to actually remove the switching mechanism and pay for the part of the new switch and then re-assembling everything. Has anyone been through this and know realistically close to what this might cost? If this even fixes the problem? The sunroof opens just so far, and then stops, and it retracts depending on how the button is pressed and how hard. This is what makes me think that's a contacts issue. But with the power window, it doesn't seem to matter how I lift the switch, it just does what it wants. One interesting caveat to the driver's side window issue is that if I'm trying to lower the window and it doesn't respond, after I shut the car off and before I get out, I open the door and then slam it shut, and voila! the window goes down....figure that one out! As far as the power sunroof, it only opens just so much, but then I have to "play" with it while another person sitting inside presses the button for it to close, then it closes from the little that it opened, but no matter what, I suddenly can't get it to open all the way again. I never had a problem with it before, It was always smooth in opening and closing...now this!! Replies to this message: boregard9 (May 28, 2009 1:04 pm)
#15 of 46 2002 Saturn L200 series light/signal problem by west488 Sep 12, 2007 (6:26 am)
I could not find an L series group but suspect that most of the electrical systems in Saturns are close to the same. My problem is that when I first start the car in the am after an all night rest, the signals may or may not work, about a half hour later they will always start working. I also have a problem with the headlights (auto day/night system) in that if the headlights are on when first starting in the am, I park the car at school and the headlights will not go off. It is daylight when I reach my destination, but have to use a flashlight to shine on the dash sensor to get the lights to turn off. Bad sensor maybe? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks St.West Replies to this message: cordoo49684 (Aug 11, 2008 5:59 am)
#17 of 46 problems with power window on a 2002 SC2 by dkscaddy Oct 05, 2007 (4:40 pm)
My passenger side window works just fine in my 2002 SC2 Saturn. The window on the driver side goes down with out a problem , you can even stop it half way down. You just hope the best when it comes to getting the window up. Right now, it is down all way and refuses to raise. There has never been a pattern as to when it will go down and come back up and the same trick never worked 2 times in a row when it came to raising it. Has anyone else had this problem? Is this a problem that can be fixed in the driveway, or does it need to go in to the shop? Any suggestions would be appreciated ! Replies to this message: timkarlberg (Oct 10, 2007 1:09 pm)
#18 of 46 Re: problems with power window on a 2002 SC2 [dkscaddy] by timkarlberg Oct 10, 2007 (1:09 pm)
Replying to: dkscaddy (Oct 05, 2007 4:40 pm) I have a 1999 SW2 with the same problem on the rear passenger window. I've figured out a relatively simple and (so far) trustworthy fix. The window always goes down as far as it should, with no problems. Most of the time, though, if I only put it down part of the way it doesn't go back up again. In these cases, I have to stand with that door open, and pull it up manually with two hands--one on the inside, one on the outside. As long as I always roll the window ALL THE WAY UP AT ONCE or ALL THE WAY DOWN AT ONCE, there are no problems. Give it a try.
#20 of 46 Re: 1999 SL2 Electrical Short(?) [belannafan] by timkarlberg Oct 10, 2007 (1:30 pm)
Replying to: belannafan (Jan 29, 2007 12:19 pm) I finally figured out the problem (two batteries and an alternator later). I have a 99 SW2 with the same issues--see my post further down. It was the Vehicle Speed Senser. I picked one up at my Napa shop for a few bucks and had it in the car after about 30 minutes of monkeying (it's not the easiest to reach). Problem solved for good. That was several months ago and not the slightest hint of trouble since. The bad news is the money and time I spent replacing the other things. Oh well; it's a happy ending.

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