The Starter was getting a bit intermittent on my '01 LW300. It has 100K miles on it was worth replacing the entire starter. Carquest had a rebuilt for $155 (wholesale) with $55 core charge. The Saturn shop manual did not allude to anything particularly difficult. What the heck, I replace a...

Hi everyone, My girlfriend has an '01 L300 that has spent its entire automotive career leaking coolant from various places - trans cooler, radiator, water pump, and now it seems the head gasket (at least according to her mechanic - I thought I smelled some vaguely "sweet" exhaust a while ago, but...

I have a 1993 Saturn SL. On cold starts in the morning there is no problem putting the car into reverse gear (automatic) and driving. However, after the car has been warmed up and has been running for awhile if you try to put car into reverse there is a delay and then it goes into reverse with a...

Your local gas station probably offers you 3 levels of gasoline, like gold, silver and bronze. These typically have different levels of octane in them and you will generally get a little better mileage for the more expensive type. In addition to different octane levels there are many...

Hello, Sorry if this has been hashed to death in earlier posts. I have searched the archives and still have questions. My horn is not working, BTW I hate the position of the horn buttons. Almost impossible to hit one of them when it is immediately needed. That aside. I removed the suspect horn....

Hi all, my '96 SW2 brakes (?) are suddenly giving a short low-pitched 'squonk' right before stop, when I would expect a longer high pitched squeak (I know it's probably time for service). It's pretty loud too, has been since the beginning about a week ago. And I can't tell where it's coming...

Saturn has announced a launch date for its upcoming Astra hatchback. Based on the European Opel Astra, Americans will be able to purchase their own Astra starting on January 2, 2008. Saturn released pricing for its upcoming Astra 3 and 5-door hatch backs last month. Prices start at $15,995 for a...

Hi, i have just installed a Remote Start system in my 94 Saturn SC2, i am sure the wiring is correct, I and several ppl have checked it over and we all agree it is right. The alarm system and door locks work great, the only problem i am having is when i hit the button to start the car the...

very odd thing here.......Starts right up from a COLd start....but if I drive down the road and stop (don't even have to turn off engine...the idle drops and most of the time dies. 4 hours later I can get into the car and it starts but immediately dies. smells like it has flooded out. I...

My daughter wants to purchase a 1999 Saturn SC2 from Carmax. Can I get input on this car? Good gas mileage? Maintenance? Any major problems seen with this model (not just one person's car, but in general for this car)? Also, what is the last year they made this car? Thanks for your help!

To All, This morning I started the car to go to work after letting it sit for a little over a week. The car started fine and all of the engine warning lights, the fuel light, the battery light, security light came on, the spedometer didn't work, gas showed emplty even though it is full, the...

Got a new Aura today. What a sweet ride. This is my fourth Saturn since 1997. I've been hooked since. But this car is the real deal. Everyting I wanted except for XM Radio, since they couldn't find a 2007 in my color with that option. But since XM and Sirius are supposed to merge, I guess it might...

I have a 1996 Saturn SL1. The car keeps sucking in all the antifreeze and the battery light keeps coming on. I have replaced the thermostat and my brother came over and was messing around under the hood and checking some fuses and harnesses and fix the problem for a little while but now it has come...

Hi guys, It is summer, and my car is overheating :( Just the other day I noticed that fluid was comming out of the cap. I checked it, and it seems it is broken. I looked into the resevoir and some broken pieces and a spring are laying in the bottom. Okay so I know that has to be replaced...

Well here we go again, Saturn number 3. Yesterday 0% financing came out and I traded in the 'ol SC2 for a new '07 ION.3 2.2L in Midnight Blue color w/ grey interior and 16" alloys. Went with stick this time. I kinda suck at stick, but practice makes perfect. There is a notable difference in the...

We bought a Sky for my wife last December, with the standard engine and automatic transmission. Shortly after we got it I couldn't help but notice how badly the transmission is programmed. 1. Half the time it takes off in second 2. It's really wishy-washy with the torque converter clutch 3. It...

I have a 1997 Saturn SC with coolant light that blink intermittently. Sometime it is some what rapid, other times the will stay off for several minutes and then start slowly blinking. Coolant lever is correct and the gauge never reads much higher that the first white mark. Any ideas?

I have a 97 SC2, when trying to run the car, the lights start to go dim as if the alternator doesn't work. But before that, my battery light stays on, then the airbag light comes one, then my dashboard needles die. And other sensor lights do weird things. Then the engine tries to stall. Is this...

I was in a small fender-bender in the parking lot a few days ago, that practically tore of the front fender. There was no fluid leakage, however, so I drove it home after going through the accident report formalities. (I have a 1998 SL2 4 door.) The next day I had a doctor's appointment so...

well this is a good bye and good luck to the rest of you. I just thought I'd post what happened to my 02 saturn in case the old boys at gm want to know why their saturn division (at least) has tanked. I put very little millage on my saturn this year, less than 9000 k. It's always been serviced at...