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Rick D.
As far as being "completely unacceptable", you can choose to accept it or not. As Mr. Shiftright said, the rattle from the front (right) side of the engine should be a major clue that there's a problem. They'll rattle for a while before the chain jumps. Ignore it and pay the price.
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Has this happened to anyone? I love the car, but I'm thinking about exchanging it within my 30 days. Mine's pretty loaded and there aren't any others in the area so I'm going to have to pay the tranport fees. I wouldn't normally be this way, but 350 miles? Come on!!!
after a few weeks with the car, it started to have a rough idle at high speeds. i could be going 80mph, with NO change at all on the accelerator, and the RPMs would shift, from like 2 1/2 to 3. You could feel it when driving. Then, when I hit 3800 miles, the check engine light came on. Took it to the dealer. They gave me a $40 oil change, and apparently just turned the light off, and said good as new (thanks saturn!) it came on again two days later. took it back to the dealer. two days later, they decided it was a sensor on the external part of the transmission, and they would call me later that day and tell me what time to pick it up the next day. Well, later that day came along, and as soon as the phone call started with 'do you have a few minutes?' i knew it couldnt be good. Apparently, coolant and moisture contamination was found inside my transmission. At first, the sales consultant told me that saturn would either replace, or rebuild my transmission, whatevers more cost effective for them...ok, so you expect me to pay for a brand new car, and accept a rebuilt transmission? I filed a complaint with saturn customer care, and demanded an explanation. Obviously, i got a call later saying they would replace my transmission, and they gave me a free upgrade on my warranty. Any more problems with this piece, and im gonna demand they take it back.
Any ideas????
Thanks for any thoughts.....
My Saturn SL1 is also a 97 and has 97K miles on it. Recently it has started being very loud, but I can't tell what is causing the noise. I'm a widow (my husband was a mechanic) and I don't want to take it to a shop and have them tell me all kinds of bs that I don't need. I guess I will have to get a guy to go with me or something. Is yours loud too by any chance?
Jeannie
I did take it into the dealer last summer, and the service rep. at first didn't know what to make of it, but he spoke to a mechanic who said right away it was the engine thermostat. Guess what? That wasn't the problem. I haven't taken it in since then. Perhaps the reply given to me by Alcan is worth pursuing.
I haven't had the horn problem or the noise....although this morning on the way into work (it's gotten cold again, about -15C), I noticed a bit of a rough idle...like a rattle. I imagine it just doesn't like the cold (can't blame it).
Cheers,
Rob
Not thrilled with my VUE
Thanks In Advance
Anyway....I said I would never buy American again, but I like the Vue's and with the honda engine I thought it would be a lot better. Funny that the problem was with the engine!!! Hoping this one works out....
Only i know this is aIhave a 2000 Intrigue with the same problem. I replaced my battery this summer and have not had too much trouble. I think the new battery is simply masking the problem. It's still there but not as bad.
The other day my heater started blowing cold air.
After abit of troubleshooting I decided to install a new thermostat.
It worked but I find the heat still isn't that good.
Especially when I'm idling it seems to cool down but when I
start to drive the heat will pick up abit but still not great.
What could it be? :confuse: ">
It turned out to be a hose in the power steering system had to be replaced.
So far that has fixed the problem.
I've hit 40k and now am seeing all sorts of little things.
When I would give it the gas it hesitated and almost stalled like it was flooding or something.
Anyways I put in new plugs and plug wires, the car has never had a problem since.
Thanks much - Christa
Original Owner - '97 Saturn SC2
The only thing I've noticed that's weird is that there is some kind of intermittent, loud, almost-metallic chirpy SQUEAK that occurs (seeming to come from somewhere in the interior passenger-side rear area) now and then. It happens when I go over bumps or dips in the road, but not every time. Have any of you with wagons ever experienced a noise like this? I'm trying to figure out if this is related to something actually inside the car like it sounds, or something else I should worry about.
I do have the cargo cover thing in the back still installed. I'll probably take it out eventually as I can't fit my bike in the back area with the seats down if I don't take it out.
Charlotte
I have a saturn ion-1 2004 model.
Last Octerber, I first saw "vehicle service" message on the screen. At that time, an engine was not started. A couple of minutes later, it worked. I looked over a handbook, it says vehicle service is a non-emission problem. And then, I had the same problem three times (12/1, 12/19, 1/27). At later two times, it was during driving my car. i was a little bit embarrassed. you guys have any idea about the cause? how do i fix it?
I have a 2004 Ion-2. That does the same thing. It will not turn over, it won't even stutter. It clicks and hums down. If I try to start it and then let it sit, sometimes it works. I took it to a mechanic and he said the battery wasn't grounded properly. He fixed it and of course it didn't start again this morning. If you have any ideas please feel free to drop me a line. I will post any answer I find.
Thanks
I have read that there is a TBS on the oiler nozzel ( has since been redesigned.
My car will not start and when I turn the key, nothing happens. No clicks, no lights...nothing. When I take my key out, my ceiling lights are on, but are flickering.
So, my car's not starting, but my lights are still on. Can anyone help?
Thank you for a quick reply. I called into work today and spent a good part of the day reading customer complaints about Saturns and everything is pointing to the alternator to being the problem.
I hope that this is the problem.
However, I am a bit apprehensive about the Saturn's fiberglass body. Is it true that any little fender bender will shatter the fiberglass requiring expensive replacements? Does the fiberglass make them less safe?
How reliable are Saturns compared to a Honda or Toyota that is about 2 years older and has 100 or 130 K miles? (just trying to find what the best "bang for the buck" for $6500 will be).
Many thanks in advance for any feedback!