Front Suspension problems of the 2000 Saturn LS

Five problems related to front suspension have been reported for the 2000 Saturn LS. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Front Suspension problem

Failure Date: 02/01/2004

Consumer replaced brake light four times in a year. Also, front of vehicle vibrated when making a turn. The cause of these things were undetermined.

2 Front Suspension problem

Failure Date: 06/23/2003

Front end vibration and steering wheel shakes at highway speeds. Feels unsafe fo drive. Vehicle brought to dealer for repair 7/16/01. Again on 6/23/03. Problem continues to persist. Requesting gm Saturn look closely at the problem, provide guidance to dealerships, and intervene on behalf of vehicle owners. Recall affected vehicles.

3 Front Suspension problem

Failure Date: 08/30/2001

Misallignment caused tires to cup and frontend to shimmy. Both got increasingly worse. Was reported to Saturn. Was told by a salesman there that he had the same problem with his car(same year and model). Was told by him that Saturn was looking into the problem. Found out later from service center that it was not alligned right in factory. Do not know who is is telling the truth. Felt car owners should have been warned of the problem. . . Honestly and up front. Contacted Saturn online.

4 Front Suspension problem

Failure Date: 04/12/2001

Consumer states there is a clicking sound from the left front of the vehicle.

5 Front Suspension problem

Front-end vibration at highway speeds. Re-balancing and replacing tires has had no effect on the problem.




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