general problems of the 2000 Saturn SL

Key falls out of ignition while driving! this needs to be recalled with all of the other gm vehicles. This is a danger and someone is going to get seriously injured! step up gm and fix the cost cutting corners you cut and put your customers at risk!.

I inserted the key to start the car and the cylinder would not turn; the steering wheel locked; had to have the car towed. Happened again 4-3-08 and had another new key cylinder installed, odometer then 35449. It still feels "sticky" when I turn the key and feels like it could easily happen again. I looked on-line and this is a common problem. Now I drive the car as little as possible. I don't want to be stuck somewhere with a locked steering wheel. I'm reporting this now because of the recent ignition problems with the Saturns.

Check engine light appeared on the dashboard and suddenly shut down. All the electrical light components were off.

Important, I do not know the dates so I had to just put in a random one. This car turned itself off on 3 occasions. I brought it to Saturn on all the incidents. I would be driving and start to break and downshift and the car would literally just turn off, and I was literally at the cars mercy till it would turn back on. As a former drivers ed instructor, I am just lucky I remained calm. At Saturn they tried to tell me this could not happen. I demanded it did, and the one time even left the car with them for a week. I seen the recall for this exact issue but that they are only recalling till the 2003's. I am therefore compelled to make sure it is known these incidents happened as far back as the 2000 models. I also am willing to testify if need be because I was so upset. I had no idea back then how to handle it, so I let it go. However, now I know what to do and so I am filing in hopes this helps people be safe. I do not remember the dates because it was so long ago, but I believe the records should be demanded from Saturn in clarence.