To start, my rear tailights went out AGAIN (vehicl has only 44k mi) the other day. As usual I played with the bulbs trying to get them to work again, knowing that this has worked in the past even after having replaced the sockets($25/piece) as instructed by the dealership (after waranty...

On a 2000 SL1 how do I know when I need to change my brake pads? Will they make a sound?

Just replaced my water pump after it started blowing antifreeze all over the belt (shouldn't have ignored that rattle coming from the pump). Of course the belt helped put a nice even coating on that side of the engine compartment. Now I don't think I've seen anybody address this issue, but can...

I have a sohc engine and the car is idling rough and sounds like a miss at the tailpipe and running rich. All the plugs are firing. When pulling the plug wires off one at a time you see a noticeable difference except at the number 2 cylinder you don't and there is a fast ticking sound coming...

I don't live near a dealer, so when my car died I had it towed to a local garage that I know. Turned out that the car ('98 SL2) needed a new ignition control module. Holy shmokes, the garage said the part would cost $500. Well, a call to the Autozone down the block saved me $300. The garage said...

I have a '93 SC-2 with flip-up headlights. I've noticed lately that I'm having trouble seeing at night, especially when it's raining out. I replaced both bulbs with Sylvania Silverstars, which helped a little. However, I'm suspecting that my headlights are just aimed too high, which is preventing...

I have been fighting different problems with my Saturn 96 SL1 for over a year now. Besides the poor engineering, alarm system from hell, and various other quirks this latest issue might help others. I had a battery that was less than two years old and when jump started the car ran fine. The...

Anyone want to recommend quieter tires for the VUE? I like my 2004 a lot - it drives really well, et cetera - but the tires are just plain LOUD, especially on some of the poor-quality concrete roadbeds in the SF Bay Area. I'm wondering if a change of tires will quiet the ride some, or if it's just...

Have had this checked by a mechanic, he checked it out and couldn't figure it out. So he went online to Saturn, they told him to look for some things. He checked those, but it didn't help, it still rattles. It has plenty of power, gas mileage around town is 29mpg, freeway 33mpg.It dosen't burn oil...

Hi Group, I am ignorant about cars for the most part. About a month ago, my car (2001 SL) would not start, would not even click when turning the key. I thought my battery was toast, I was able to boost the car and drive along. As soon as I would turn the car off, it would need a boost again to get...

Hello, I have a 94 Sl2 and currently have a couple of problems. One is when I start the car I have a screeching sound for a minute or two and it goes away. I currently have gone under the hood to listen to it but cannot id which component is making the noise. The other is with the idle. When I...

Do i need a new generator? If so, are they easy to install? I also recently installed a new serpentine belt,

Hi, I have a 94 SL1 w/ standard transmission. I got a check engine light and the reveled code is a 94, which is idle speed too high (vacuum leak). I checked around and saw no obvious "hose off" or anything. Just for grins, I replaced the PCV and grommet as well as a "not so clean" air filter. ...

First off, I have only 1,615 miles on my car. About three weeks ago, I was driving home and noticed my SES light was on. Took it in to Saturn the next morning and waited for 2 1/2 hours while they checked my fuel system. They ended up replacing the fuel cap. Everything was going fine until...

we have a 1999 Saturn...75K (new to us)we had the problem of racing engine when removing foot from gas to shift... a mechanic (by the dealer we purchased from) replace "the idler motor"...the problem seemed resolved for a day or so then it started again...In the mean time periodically it would not...

Not wild about the choices. Trouble with elections is that no matter who you vote for, you always wind up with a politician. Been a lifelong Republican but even so, see Bush as the better of the two. Just my $0.02 worth and hopefully the election will be decided this time...

when my saturn sits or idles it omits black sooty residue out the exhaust, also the check engine light comes intermittly. I have changed the head gasket, plugs, oxygen sensor, pcv valve. It clears up when you drive the car, but once you idle, or shut the car off and dont start for sometime...

I have had my 96 SL2 for about a month now and have been wondering what this wide connector is.. It looks like it connects to.. Something.. Not sure to what though.. I know it isn't the computer connector for the OBD II connector.. That is near the drivers side under the dash.. Any ideas... Ben

Hello, I just had a new oil pan installed on my 1996 Saturn SC2. The drain in my old one was stripped, so I was using rubber plugs, which I don't like, so I had a new pan installed. Anyway, when I got my car back, it vibrates like crazy now, especially when I am still, like at a traffic light,...

Anyone following the alldata post in alt.binaries.cd.image ? I just recently seen them.