2002 Saturn LS Suspension Problems

“The rear of my Saturn lw200 wagon is making my tires wear out prematurely. It's causing the inside tread edge to wear out before the rest. Saturn wants to charge me 235 to do an alignment and put in a spacer kit which I understand is a factory defect from the beginning. Saturn should pay for this and my tires.”

“I purchased my 2002 Saturn l300 back on 9/30/2002. Car, at time of purchase, was brand new. Since its purchase my vehicle has been in the shop more times than I can remember. Recently I had a problem where vehicle wouldn't start so Saturn had the vehicle towed to their columbus, ga location to evaluate the problem. Was advised battery had died and I needed to replace it. The new battery represents the 3rd battery this vehicle has had since I purchased it (vehicle currently has just over 55,000 miles on it). …”

“2002 Saturn l300 v6 excessive tire wear and engine problems the oil drained into the radiator and the whole engine had to be reworked all hoses sensors and radiator had to be replaced the valves and lots of other head work had to be done. We have had to have it aligned 3 times in 18,000miles and 60,000 mile tires last about 12-18,000 miles before being told they are hazardous and have to be replaced. The new oil sensor replaced with the engine rebuild now is leaking again and we have to replace it again. Rear brake lamps blow out constantly and even burned the wiring and plastic frame.”

“The tires on my 2002 Saturn lw300 wore out at an excessive rate, requiring replacement at 22,000 miles. I brought my car into the dealership describing steering wheel vibration at high speed and excessively worn tires. Although the symptoms I described met the symptoms in existing tsbs for my vehicle, the Saturn dealer ignored these and until I did research to find the tsbs, was not going to cover this under warranty. From my research, the excessive wear on the tires is far from an isolated incident and adversely affects the performance, and therefore safety, of the vehicle. …”

“Consumer took vehicle into dealer for a regular maintenance check up. The dealer indicated the need to replace all four tires and install a rear alignment kit. The consumer was told by the service manager that the uneven tire wear was caused by the factory alignment.”