Five problems related to turn signal switch have been reported for the 2000 Saturn LS. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The 2000 Saturn l-series has an existing recall for hazard warning switch assembly replacement (Saturn refers to it as #00-c-03, Jan. 4, 2005); however, my vehicle is outside the VIN series for that recall. Nevertheless, my vehicle exhibited the symptoms described in that recall (turn signal intermittently inoperative; hazard warning switch sometimes made a loud "buzzing" sound, especially in very cold weather); I contacted Saturn; however, since vehicle was outside recall VIN range, they would not address the problem as a recall issue (I would have had to bring the vehicle in and pay for the service myself). Instead, I acquired and installed the replacement hazard warning switch from a Saturn dealer and installed it according to the recall notice instructions. Since that time, the problem has not recurred.
The contact owns a 2000 Saturn Ls2. The contact stated that the turn signal would activate, but then deactivate. On occasion, the turn signal would fail to activate completely. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in recall # 99v199000 (exterior lighting:turn signal:switch). The VIN was unknown. The current mileage is 67,000 and failure mileage was 65,500.
While driving home and giving left turn signal there was smoke coming out of the steering column. Took the vehicle to the dealer, and the switch was defective and it caught on fire on the inside. The dealer replaced the switch ,but they charge d the consumer for the work. This happened on September 7, 2005.
While using turn signal the brights would come on and sometimes wouldn't go off for awhile. This has happened to me twice and I have had it replaced twice at my cost seeing as how the vehicle had just gone out of warrenty the first time.
Directional switch assembly was defective.