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CarsLore / Makes / Saturn / L200

Saturn L200

Model years 2001–2005 in the US safety record. No model year stands out in owner complaints.

138owner complaints
4recall campaigns
987service bulletins
5model years on record

Year by year

Model yearComplaintsRecallsBulletinsCrashes · fires
2005003280 · 0
2004002450 · 0
2003 L20013843817 · 7
200200170 · 0
200100160 · 0

A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections

Most common problems

  • Electrical system50
  • Engine and engine cooling18
  • Exterior lighting16
  • Fuel system, gasoline14
  • Steering11
  • Visibility10
  • Engine9
  • Power train8

NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 18 L200 vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 15 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.

Model yearVehicles in fatal crashesDeaths in the vehicleRolled over
200318153

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count

Fuel consumption by year

Official Canadian test results for 1 model years, best variant per year. Combined consumption ranges from 9.9 L/100 km.

YearVariantEngineTransmissionCityHighwayCombinedCO₂ g/km
2003L200 · Mid-size · Regular gasoline2.2 L, 4 cyl.M511.48.09.9228

Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

4 campaigns cover the L200.

05V245000 · Exterior lighting2 Jun 2005 · 2003

ON CERTAIN SEDANS AND WAGONS, THE PLASTIC HOUSING IN THE REAR TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY CAN BECOME DISTORTED IF THE BRAKE LAMPS REMAIN ON FOR AN EXTENDED TIME.

05V158000 · Seat belts20 Apr 2005 · 2003

CERTAIN WAGONS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES." THE SEAT BELT ANCHOR MAY SEPARATE FROM THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE HOLDING THE REQUIRED TEST LOAD FOR THE REQUIRED TIME.

03V231000 · Electrical system23 Jun 2003 · 2003

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.2L L4 (L61) ENGINES, A FAILURE OF THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE MAY CAUSE DETERIORATION IN IDLE QUALITY, REDUCTION IN OVERALL ENGINE POWER, AND THE VEHICLE MAY BE HARD TO START. CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AFTER SUCH AN IGNITION MODULE FAILURE WILL RESULT IN THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT FLASHING, AND MAY LEAD TO SECONDARY FAILURES OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, OXYGEN SENSOR, AND EXHAUST RESONATOR.

02V283000 · Visibility29 Oct 2002 · 2003

CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY AND PASSENGER VEHICLES EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR COULD FAIL DURING USE BECAUSE OF IMPROPER MANUFACTURE.

NHTSA recalls