Saturn Ls Transmission Problems
19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 1 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2000. Best year: 2000.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
I PURCHASED A 2000 SATURN LS 1 FROM CARMAX WITH 63,000 MILES ON IT IN SEPTEMBER, 2007. SINCE FEBRUARY, 2008, I HAVE SPENT MORE THAN $2,600 IN REPAIRS ON THE CAR; $1,600 WAS THE TIMING CHAIN WHICH BROKE WHEN THE CAR ONLY HAD 73,000 MILES...
THIS 2000 SATURN LS1 WAS PURCHASED NEW 1/12/00. ON 3/20/01 AND 23655 MILES, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER DUE TO CLUTCH PEDAL LOW TO THE FLOOR AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS. THEY REPLACED THE CONCENTRIC SLAVE CYLINDER. ON 5/28/0...
THE MASTER CLUTCH CYLINDER (ACTUATOR) ON MY 2000 SATURN LS MANUAL TRANSMISSION LEAKED INTERNALLY PERMATURELY CAUSING A DIFFICULTY AND SOMETIMES INABILITY TO CHANGE GEARS. THE CAR HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT AND SATURN REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBL...
I PURCHASED A 2000 SATURN LS1 SINCE THE BEGINNING WE HAVE HAD MAJOR PARTS FAIL. VIBRATING STEERING AT 55 MPH. STEERING COLUMN REPLACEMENT AT 35.000 MILES.. TWO CLUTCH PUMP CYLINDER FAILURES.. WE HAD PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY TO ...
I HAVE A 2000 LS1 SATURN. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. IN THE PAST YEAR I HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT IN OTHER THAN FOR MAINTENANCE BECAUSE SOMETHING HAS GONE WRONG. OCTOBER 2002- MY HYDRAULICS WENT OUT OF MY CLUTCH CAUSING ME TO BE STALLED WITHOUT...
CAR HAS A VERY NOISY DRIVE TRAIN TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID WAS TIRES I CHANGED TIRES AND THE NOISE IS STILL THERE,THE SOUND IS LIKE A GRINDING NOISE, IT STARTS AT 40 MPH AND INCREASES AS I GO. *JB
SPEEDOMETER WAS MAKING NOISE. *YH
1) CAR SHAKING PROBLEM: DEALER REPLACED LOWER CONTROL ARMS (RIGHT AND LEFT) AS WELL AS POWE STEERING PUMP TO REMEDY PROBLEM. CAR CONTINUES TO SHAKE AT MOST SPEEDS. CONTACTED THE MANUAFCTURER, WHO REPLIED THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN...
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES POWERTRAIN NOISE. NLM
WHILE DRIVING ON MODERATELY HILLY HIGHWAY, THE CRUISE CONTROL CAUSED THE ENGINE TO GO TO FULL THROTTLE ACCOMPANIED BY A TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT RESULTING IN RAPID AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ACCELERATION. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES.. *AK
I HAVE A 2000 SATURN LS2. I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. I DOWNSHIFTED FROM 3RD TO 2ND WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHEN I TRIED TO SHIFT DOWN TO 1ST, I HEARD A POP AND THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WAS COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED TO THE LINKAGE. THIS WAS VERY ...
2000 SATURN LS, 6 CYLINDER, HAD SLIPPAGE OF THE TRANSMISSION FOLLOWED BY THE SERVICE LIGHT. BY THE TIME I REACHED THE DEALER THE CAR WAS BUCKING AND FELT LIKE I WAS REPEATEDLY BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS THE SENSOR...