I have a 2003 ion. I have owned it just over a year it has close to 30K miles on it last winter i had problems when it would get cold out the car wouldnt start. When you first try to start it, it acts like a dead batt. It doesnt crank or anything after several attempts to start it will start to...

Hello Everyone! I have a 95 SL2 and the belt has started squealing something fierce - intermittently of course. The squeal is only in the morning when it's cold (I'm in Houston, so cold is relative)! I have to turn the car off to get rid of the squeal. Sometimes I can start the squeal by...

Hi folks, I got my first saturn ION 1 a month ago, and the emergency key got mailed last week. the description says it can only open the door, but cannot start ignition; I tried and it does not only open the door but also start ignition. is it something wrong with the key, or the...

My car overheats with the AC on, except while driving on the highway. I check the 30 amp fuse in the engine compartment and it looks good, there is also a relay but don't know how to check it. I don't want to buy another fan unless i know this one is bad. Can someone please help? Thanks Jogone

Whenever I take off from a stop, my car seems to hesitate shifting into the next gear (i.e. it takes a lot more RPMs make the car shift than it used to). It also will hesitate to down shift, whether passing or just coasting down. It will wait so long that when it finally does shift down, it slams...

I believe the drain holes where condensate from my air conditioner drains are plugged up. I don't see any water dripping on the ground when I run the A/C and I get a faint smell of mildew when I first start up the fan. Unfortunately, my Chilton's manual doesn't show where these holes are or how to...

Last time I was at Saturn they said one of the motor mounts was just within spec and would need attention eventually. I left it for another day. But I was wondering, what do you see, feel, or hear when motor mount replacement is necessary? I have noticed recently while idling in neutral that the...

My 2001 lw300 has been getting to require more brake pedal force to stop. The traction control has also been shutting down and ses lamp is on. Haven't read out the code yet ( haven't been able to borrow a reader just yet). I reset the codes by pulling the fuse but they came back. Front brakes were...

My elderly parents have a 1996 Saturn SL2 that has about 25,000 miles on it. Three of the four tires are original. While the tread looks fine, I'm wondering if the three 10-year-old tires need to be replaced. The research I've done indicates that while tire manufacturers don't think that age is...

My '92 SL2 has really been a good car for the last 12 years. Minimal repairs and it still looks nearly new with 101k on the odo. Recently I noticed some rust appearing in the rear door sills. I know this is normal for this model and year. But I would like to hear if anyone has repaired this...

I just bought this car used. The owner said this event occurs (described below) & i have found the event to be true. Problem event: Sometimes just traveling down the road, the car starts to sputter & then suddenly quits running. However, i can quickly restart the engine & all seems to be...

In article >, says... > I liked my Saturn better this morning than this afternoon... When the > thing played FORD! I've never seen anything like this before on any > vehicle I've ever had over the years since the early 70's. > >...

How can Midas install brakes for $39.95 and guarantee them for life? There has to be a catch, some snag, like with the Monkey's Paw theory. Anyone know what the catch is? Thanks Scout

On my 93 SL1 w/121, I am hearing the dreaded noise from that area of the engine (as well as an awful thudding sound from the engine as I shut the engine off). The engine also vibrates alot when idling. Just bought the car and it needs some TLC. If in fact it is the timing chain - is...

I just took our '00 Saturn wagon in to my local mechanic, 'add coolant' light was on, a little antifreeze on the garage floor. He put it up on the hoist & said looks like it's leaking out of the head gasket. -- He put some stop-leak liquid in, for a temporary fix. Has anyone on this NG replaced a...

Yesterday I took my 2000 Saturn SL2 in for inspection and two tires. Turned out it needed new front brake pads, and I decided to get the rotors too while I was spending all my Christmas money. Anyway, in re tires: I got the car in April 2003 with 31K miles on it and what I'm pretty sure were the...

Just bought a 95 Saturn (113,000 KM) SL1, SOHC, (four days ago) and have done some routine maintenance on it that had been lagging by the previous owner (Oil Change, Rear Shoes, Muffler, PC Valve, Air Filter, that kind of stuff) I have noticed that the temperature gauge comes up to the first...

Hi... I'm looking for help and opinions....My father (age 68) has a 2002 Vue, (6cyl, AWD). Upon returning from the hospital where my mom had just been diagnosed with cancer, he was pulling into the driveway when he got a low water light. Being in an upset state of mind, he said he opened the...

Looking into engine swapping and looking for others' experiences and stories....what has worked what hasn't, what needed to be fabricated and what fit. Also any new ideas you may have from your experiences would be helpful. thanks. oh yeah, and i'm specifically looking for experiences concerning...

i took my 93 sl2 automatic saturn to the ford repair shop (close by my house)because it was rattling underneath like crazy. he said it was the catalytic converter and it would cost me $650 to replace it! amazing how i found one at auto zone for $73. anyway, is this hard to replace? i am not...