Two problems related to manual transmission have been reported for the 2000 Saturn LS. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
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 problem at their cost.
Transmission began leaking oil 1800 miles.