2000 Saturn SL 2 review from North America

Intake gasket water leak at 38K.

Brake pulsation and bad design carried from GM for the last 25 years.

Front wheel bearing squeak.

Defective automatic transmission casing. Cracks, causing gears and fluid to come out. Totally replaced with used unit at 58k.

Transmission clunking into reverse.

Engine idle speed erratic and vibrations.

Defective coolant temperature sensor caused overheating.

Noisy heater fan motor.

Leaking heater core.

Plastic interior panels falling off under my feet.

Outside rear view mirror rattle.

Drivers power window switch intermittent.

Engine oil seal leak.

Exterior panels changed color shade using regular car washing soap.

The dash retainer clips around the instrument panel are flimsy and break when taken apart, even when under warranty they weren't replaced.

Gas filler door frozen during winter rain snow mix day and wouldn't open, no emergency release in the trunk, or anywhere I could find.

This car was very much unreliable constant servicing was needed.

There was poor visibility out the back while backing specially at night. The back of the car sits much higher then the front. Trying to see anything close out the rear window was next to impossible. The back-up lights are a joke, you'll do better with pen lights duck taped to the rear fenders.

The car did get fairly good fuel economy, 38 mpg when driven easy on the highway. Around town in a little hurry it got around 27 mpg.

I'm 5'11" tall and was cramped for leg room. Forget about adults seating in the back seat.