If anyone could please give me some advice, I'd very much appreciate it.
I too have a Saturn LS2, with 114,000 miles on it. To make a long story short, about two years ago I blew a cam so I replaced the motor; needless to say shortly after replacing it, I started having issues with my cylinder 4 misfiring. We resolved the problem, so I thought until three weeks ago my check engine light came on and surprise - cylinder 4 is misfiring. I honestly don't know crap about cars, and unfortunately I was naive enough to buy a motor with no warranty, which could explain why I'm having issues with my car now = probably not the brightest move I made.
Also, when at a complete stop, sometimes my car will idle weird to where it's like my car is chugging and there's times (usually notice it more when driving on the highways) that it seems like my car's not shifting right. I did get my transmission looked at, because with the shifting issue, I thought that would be transmission related, but my transmission is fine - not sure if this could be related or something completely different.
Anyways, I'm up for any suggestions or comments from anyone willing to take a moment to respond. I love my car, and although I can't really afford to buy another car at this time, I don't want to invest more into a car that is going to just take a crap on me in a couple of months.
I have just taken my 2000 Saturn LS2, 70000 miles, in to have a slow drip of coolant investigated and repaired. Thought a simply hose or at worst the radiator might need replacing. Just got the call that not only the water pump, oil coolant pump, head gaskets, a bunch of seals and on and on! A total cost of about $4500 parts and labor! More than this POS is worth. I just had tie rod fixed for about $300.00. AND I'm told that the occasional hard-shifting of the automatic trans is due to a solenoid on the transmission needing replacement! For a 9yr old car this is just absurd! About 2 months ago I purchased an after-market warranty... now we shall see if that too was a mistake. As far as the transmission goes, I noticed a lot of posts with this problem... check the solenoid..it's about a $1000 repair job too! Right now, I think I have no choice but to buy another car or ride the bus. I too will never buy another Saturn.. their problems are 'astronomical'.
Sorry to hear about all the problems with your Saturn. Hopefully your warranty will cover all these repairs. If not I would dump it also.
I have a 2000 LS2 now with 97,000 on it and put about $4000 in repairs on it in the last 3 years. Last oil change the mechanic tells me now I need my Oil Pan Resealed because now that is leaking. When they are running they are great, but they will suck you dry in repairs of things that just shouldn't break/wear out so soon, and multiple times with some repairs.
My 2000 LS2 thankfully was totaled last November. It only had 39,000 miles but it had so many problems, I was glad to be rid of it. Never again!
The SES light and slamming shifting problem was going to cost me about $900 to replace the solenoid.
The power steering pump was leaking fluid.
The steering rack was very noisy, dealer said needed to be replaced.
Stabilizer links shot.
Leaking coolant from the 'coolant bridge' - would have been a major repair as nearly the whole top of the engine would have to been pulled to get to it.
Complete crap car. GM doesn't deserve any of BHO's bailout money for producing such garbage.
I own a 2000LS, manual transmission. I purchased the car new. I have replaced the slave and master cylinder twice, once at 40k and the second time at 90k miles. Numerous leaks have been fixed, last year it was the coolant, now the oil. I have had the ignition switch replaced because it faulty at 40k miles. I could go on and on. Of course when your warranty is up, you are no longer part of the Saturn family (of course all my problems started at 36001 miles) and you get no assistance from Saturn even though we all can see from the blogs, these cars are money pits. I am off to find the cause of my oil gush, I am sure I am looking at a $1500 bill. Nothing on this car is cheap... except for the quality.
I am a disabled vet and cannot afford to take this piece of crap car to a mechanic... so I need some HELP, Please...
We are TRYING to replace the headgaskets for a 2000 LS-2 Saturn, 3.0, V-6...
The guy doing the work says he needs the TDC Timing Marks for cams...
If ANYONE can be of assistance ; please e-mail me at BaddBoyD@bellsouth.net... Thank you so MUCH!!
OK, I read all of these comments and have some answers (I Think). I had a service light on for tranny and O2 sensor, I cleared the codes a few times, the guy next door has an OBD computer. Well the O2 codes kept coming back soooo, I cleaned the MAF for a couple of bucks, then I poured a QT of rubbing alcohol in the gas tank. The car has been running great! Oh the Tranny stopped banging also! You can use colman white fuel in the tank also, just a QT. Just do this one time!
Good luck.
I have a 2000 Saturn LS with 108,000 miles on it. I too live with the service light (with the wrench) coming on; however, about ten seconds before that the security light comes on. Both display about ten minutes into each trip. These lights remain on and appear again about ten minutes into my next ride. I have not had the shifting jolt described by other writers. Since the lights do not display until later, the OBD read at dead stop will be green. The lights are just annoying, but I can live with the problem.
I have a 2002 L300. The service light comes on when I take sharp turns, and it goes off when I turn the car off. When it comes on, sometimes the light on the dashboard comes on as if I have my E brake on... Why is this happening? Would a simple flush fix this?
The car runs good. Almost at 90K miles. But I will never get another Saturn.
A couple of years ago I had to replace the fuse box. This year it was the thermostat and radiator. And also my front driver's side turn signal keeps burning out the bulbs and works when it wants to... piece of junk...
If you have an answer, please email me bpmonahan71@yahoo.com
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