Alternator/generator/regulator Problems of Saturn LS

Hello I am concerned that my vehicle has had a recall on it and I was not aware of it I was asked to get in touch with you all on Saturday when the keys to my Saturn would not start my vehicle , it is a used vehicle, the only car I have to get to and from work ,when I purchased this vehicle there was nothing wrong with it and still nothing is wrong except that igniton,. I purchased it 05-09-13, I am unable to get to work without it. Now I understand that there was in fact a recall on this vehicle on parts of it, now the part I need repaired is my ignition and I see where that is part of you all repair agreement and I was wondering could you all repair it? my vehicle was working fine up until Saturday morning when I drove my vehicle to the local grocery store her in our town and all, I had got in my vehicle and put key in ignition and it wouldn't start, this happened when I came out of grocery store, the key wouldn't budge, therefore I tried other key that I have to the car and it wouldn't budge, I then panicked and called neighbor who checks my vehicle from time to time , now mind you we are in the grocery stores parking lot it was cold and slightly windy, he came out checked engine alternator and battery it was neither , therefore he used a method to get key inside and turn , which he stated that the tumbler inside the ignition had dropped , which it took the column off the igniton area and stated that I not remove key from car if I wanted to drive it ,that was not what I wanted to hear, I was hurt it is the only vehicle I can afford at this present time I had to get him to get it to my house , and have not drove it , now I have to work and without my vehicle I have no one to take me to and from work so if you can will u please see if you can repair my vehicle. I wil be greatly appreciated.

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Electrical issues - issues began with dimming dashboard and continued to worsen. Using power window one morning everything began flickering on the dash board including all msg lights and back off again. The car seemed to run fine and the radio didn't die. Initial thought was alternator was telling me that I was about to be stranded 175 miles from home. Driving further any blinker I hit would create same reaction, the last time the car seemed like it was going to die while traveling at 65mph. Parked car at my ending destination and took two times to start back up. Bcm seems to be the culprit as I've seen about 1000 posts from l200 owners with same issue and costing 400-600. It seems as though Saturn would not or should not be able to charge for this issue if this is one of the many on the list of problems. This is not ethical and in this time, very unfortunate they would treat customers like this and generate revenue from a faulty car to begin with.

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The contact owns a 2001 Saturn l200. The contact stated that her air bag light illuminated and would not dim. In 2007, she had her air conditioning system serviced, but it continued to fail. She took the vehicle to the dealer several times before the failure was finally corrected. Most recently, as the temperature became hotter in her state, the air conditioning failure recurred. The dealer stated that the alternator was the cause of the noise in the air conditioning. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer regarding a timing belt recall. After discussing the failures with the dealer, the contact was informed that they would only repair the air bag failure if she repaired the issue with the alternator. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 86,857 and failure mileage was 86,757.

The contact owns a 2001 Saturn l100. When the contact applied the brakes, the vehicle completely shut off and would not restart. The vehicle was towed to the Saturn dealer who stated that the timing chain, alternator, and battery were not working properly. The vehicle has not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were 83,000.

Electrical system shorts out during normal operation, causing turn signals not to work. Other symptom is that radio has interference when turn signal used. After five days of non-use, car would not start at all and technician who provided jump start said it appears to be an electrical short since alternator and battery were both working. This car has already received the recall work from October 2005 but this problem has occurred 3 times since that work was done.

The headlights (and other electrical devices) dim (lose power) for a millisecond at random times. In my opinion, the voltage regulator is not reacting quickly enough to random power surges (like the cooling fan kicking on) and therefore everything dims for a moment. This is very annoying and unsafe. I notice it when it is dark outside, especially on country roads (no street lights). Two different dealers have tried to convince me that this is normal - bull! I know a system design problem when I see one. I have had motorists accuse me of flashing my lights at them. What's up honestly Saturn??!! why can't anyone admit that they don't know?.

Dash lights, battery light and seat belt lights come on due to loose connection in ground wire. Mjs.

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