2000 Saturn LS: check engine light

Filed Jul 25, 2013 · Electrical, Lights · 130,000 miles · KS

The vehicle loses power check engine light turns on and starts blinking also the tail lamp bulb melts the plastic on bulb.

Filed Aug 30, 2010 · Electrical · 122,000 miles · CA

On saturday, august 21, 2010, the check engine light came on and stayed illuminated in my 2000 saturn ls2 sedan. As expected, I took it in for a diagnosis. The diagnosis I received was quite interesting. I was told there was a left bank 02 sensor failure (2 bank system) and that the car's computer failed and needs replacement. I was informed that if I don't replace the computer, I can continue to expect major components in the vehicle to fail on a continuous basis. The repair shop replaced the 02 sensor but wants over $1,000 to replace the computer! I reported the defects to the manufacturer pointing out that this is the straw that broke the camel's back for me. I have had every single routine maintenance item and all recommended service and repairs done at saturn dealerships since the time I purchased the vehicle new, with one or two exceptions. Whenever I would call the manufacturer to report problems or complain about the condition of the vehicle, I was told in the last few recent years that the vehicle is out of warranty due to the mileage and that I should take it to one of their authorized repair facilities and that there was nothing they could do. No acknowledgment of my concerns was ever made and the drones or robots at the call center kept repeating the same message about the mileage. I know of others who have had the same or similar concerns and the manufacturer's habit of ignoring the problems do not make them go away. Toyota learned that lesson recently. Saturn owners should not just be thrown out in the cold because gm has decided that they are the step children of their product line. I have spent more money in "outside of warranty" repairs on this vehicle than ever should have occurred. The question of the day would be if I got all recommended routine maintenance, why does the vehicle continually fall apart? Gm has evidence that I was a regular and diligent customer when it came to routine maintenance and repairs. They need to do right be us!

Filed Jul 25, 2008 · Engine · 121,000 miles · MA

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 saturn ls1. While driving 20 MPH, the engine made a loud noise, the check engine light illuminated, and the vehicle completely lost power. The vehicle cruised to a stop and triple a was called to tow it to the dealer. The contact was informed that the timing chain failed and would cost $2,700 to replace. The failure and current mileages were 121,000.

Filed Nov 28, 2007 · Engine · MN

I was driving home from work with the cruise on. I thought the car did something funny, maybe it slowed down so I looked down at my speedometer. The check engine light was flashing, I tapped my brakes. Then more lights started flashing and the car was just slowing down. I thought I should start pulling over to stop so I tapped my brakes and it sounded like something flew off my car. I slowly coasted to a stop. I put the car into park and it wasn't running. I turned off the car and lights and called my husband. It was really scary to have the car just stop on you while you were driving and it wouldn't have been good if people were around. My husband came to see if he could get the car running and when he turned the key it just sounded like metal scraping on metal. It was a horrible noise I have never heard before. We towed the car in the middle of the night to the closest town and in the morning found out they did not fix saturns. Another place in town, when our car broke down 2 months ago, could not even figure out what was wrong with it and recommended we bring it to a saturn dealer (no one closer than 250 miles). We hauled our car to a different mechanic who had worked on it in 2005 when the water pump broke while we were driving it. He has stated that the timing belt broke. It will be at least $1500 and that's if it didn't wreck the engine. We aren't sure if we are going to fix it because we are still paying on the car itself. And we just put about $1200 into it in september. We get the oil changed every month because of the miles we drive and we take very good care of the car. This is very frustrating and I have read online that this has happened to many other people owning a 2000 saturn l series car. I hope that someone will do something about this and fix it! If it is a manufacturing problem then we shouldn't have to pay for it.

Filed Apr 6, 2006 · Electrical · OH

Since we bought the car, we have had chronic problems with the HVAC system and other minor electrical problems; re-charging the AC the first 3 summers we owned the car, determining the AC did not have enough power going to it to run properly, dash lights going out, automatic doors not working, and the taillights going out intermittently, and difficulties with the wipers working appropriately. The engine light would chronically go on, but the dealer mechanics could find nothing wrong after reading the codes. We requested the dealership please trace the electrical lines to find a short, but said there was none and the problem was "fixed". Then, after 6 years of ongoing problems, and no AC for 2 years, the heater began to remain on for approx. 30 seconds after the car was turned off and the key was no longer in the ignition. A week later the car failed to start. A personal mechanic friend discovered that the blower motor was cross wired and there was a short in the relay from the HVAC system to the engine. We have replace the relay and the blower motor. The AC and the heater now work fine. I am frustrated that saturn refused to deal with this chronic problem appropriately.

Filed Jun 8, 2005 · Engine · NJ

Dt: vehicle blew up, there no lights prior to the failure. Dealership said that the tensioner stopped the serpentine belt. After the car stopped the battery light did came on. Dealership said that the engine light would not come on because that was a mechanical problem not electrical. Dalso, ealership said that the serpentine belt shredded. Vehicle was serviced about one month prior to this and everything was fine.

Filed Sep 27, 2004 · Engine · 80,000 miles · VA

When starting the vehicle engine warning light illuminated then lost power and shut off. Dealership will be notified.