2001 Saturn L300 review from North America
"I will never buy a Saturn again!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Headlights flicker constantly since I bought the car. It's been in the shop (Saturn) three times and each time they say they have fixed the problem.
When headlights are on at night it will occasionally start smoking at my steering column and steering column gets very hot.
Car ran out of gas in two days time-frame. Thought I was just being silly and not watching the gas meter, but car will be out of gas at a quarter of a tank.
Car has a bad wheel bearing (or however it's spelled). Tire keeps getting warped and wears down really fast because of this.
I have had other various electrical problems, mostly all relating to the headlights.
I have a sunroof. The driver's side window has always rattled and you can feel air coming through it. I have taken it back to Saturn every time and they say it's just "normal" because I have a sunroof, though the sunroof is closed and the window is completely up.
The paint is seriously peeling off the exterior of my car. The paint job was horrible!
General comments?
I would never buy a Saturn again. I have had problems with it since they day I bought it and while it was still under warranty. While it was under warranty I had to keep taking it back to Saturn to fix the headlights. Now that the warranty is up I STILL have problems with the headlights and smoking at the steering column.
I am happy with the interior of my car. I love my black leather heated seats, sun roof and wood grain paneling. The interior of the car is quite nice. I would love this interior in a different car because I really hate Saturn at this point.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 2001 |
| Year of manufacture | 2001 |
| First year of ownership | 2004 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2007 |
| Engine and transmission | Automatic |
| Performance marks | 3 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 3 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 0 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 47000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 108000 miles |
| Date of Entry | 14th November, 2007 |