Hi,

I have a 2001 Saturn LW200. When I was jammed in the snow, I realised

that only one wheel (the right one) seem to give some traction. Is it

normal ?

Thank you !

Stephane B.

Daughter's 1996 saturn sc. 150000 miles 5 speed.

The shifter was off I worked the shifter for a while

and got it to go into reverce and then into low.

This is about the fourth time for this problem.

There is a clip where the shift cable goes into the tranmission

and it keeps losing the clip. Is there something more

that holds this thing togather that we are missing?

Thanks

Ernie

Just had my tires rotated & a front end alignment & a balace on all 4

tires,on the way home.the steering STILL felt like it was drifting off

to the drivers side,just as it was before.Should i worry about it?.Had

the work done at a Firestone,really think I should call tomorrow &

tell them.Or is that the way Saturns steer?.This shouldn'y be a

problem.

Helo Folks,

Anyone had or heard of this vehicle shutting down without warning ? We

have one and its idle is fine and its not hesitating...its just shutting

off at random while it is on. Anything on this would be appreciated.

Thanks, Bruce

Finally changed both front hub assemblies in my '06 Vue...I had mentioned

in a previous post a while back that I was having a snow tire sound in the

front, and thought my it was my tires, as I have 53K on the car with the

original tires and brakes. I thought that it was the ties being near end

of life that was making the noise when somebody told me that it was

probably the bearings. They were right! New bearings and the car rides

like new again. I can't believe I had to change the bearings before the

tires or brakes. What the hell is up with that?!?! Lot of corrosion on

the drivers side. You could feel the assy was gritty. I figured that as

mine is a 4 cyl 5-speed, it has less weight than the V6 AWD, mine would

last longer...*sigh* - guess not.....

Anyway -

Getting both bearings done at dealer = $800+

Getting both bearings done at private garage = ~$600

Bought Timken bearings online @ $111 each + $15 shipping and handling.

Changed both in 1-1/2 hours with help of brother in law = $350 total parts

and dinner [Took him and our wives out to dinner to say thanks ­ ]

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!

IYM

The engine check ligh is on and I plugged in the OBD reader. No error

code was displayed.

What would cause this?

Thank you

"Bert Hyman" <bert@iphouse.com> wrote in message

news:Xns9A327084899­77VeebleFetzer@216.2­50.184.7...

<grin> My favorite quote from Garison Keilor was about the guy who just

enough of the the Mn winters and resolved to get onto the interstate

south and wasn't going to stop till someone asked what the plug coming out

the front of the radiator grille was for...

"DLR" <news23@raleighthin­gs.com> wrote in message

Ooh, Ooh! I know. Was it because on a column shift 3 speed, if you weren't

careful, you'd wind up in reverse instead of second gear and making a

terrible grinding noise?...

I drove one of those once.

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I've got a 1996 SL2 that has a dealer installed, factory made engine

with about 40,000 miles on it. Oil changes at 3,000 miles etc., since

we had this done. The rest of the car is in fair shape, but I think

the engine would be worth the most to an enthusiast. Anyone have any

idea what the $$ value is for just the engine? I'm not looking to part

the car out, once I sell it, it goes out of the driveway in one piece.

The glass, door panels, tranny are all in good shape too. Overall

miles on the car are about 180,000.

Okay, I'll start by saying I've dug through the internet looking to

solve this problem and haven't found an answer yet so I came here. I

have a 96 SL2 that won't turn over. I've replaced the battery,

alternator, and JUST finished replacing the starter.

The symptom is the same as with the old starter, it will click, lights

dim, and it doesn't turn the engine over. I'm lost as to what it would

be.

What would the average cost be of installing a new starter be on a '97 sl2?

I assume that generally they are replaced with rebuilt starters.

Thank-you

My 2002 saturn vue has a light that come on and off at will.I scanned

it for codes with a friends scanner and it shows no codes or pending

codes. I was told the light may come on at a certain mileage and can

be be shut off with a simple reset procedure. Can anyone help with

this?

dear to whoever reads and replies to this: hi i have a '93 sl2 and my

odometer quit working the other day and i see what your saying about

getting the drive gear but how do you put it in the dashboard panel?

Thanks

In article <477a61b3$0$9538$4c­368faf@roadrunner.co­m>, "marx404"

<404@404.com> wrote:

Yes. You can. Google "Outlook Express" "Block Sender".

He didn't get through *my* filters... looks like you need to update yours.

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Regards,

Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

RE: 2008 Saturn Vue XE 4 cylinder vs 2008 Pontiac Torrent

I've narrowed my search for a small SUV to these two cars.

Main reasons, forward folding passenger seat, reclining rear seats and

lots of rear leg room. I need these features as I sometimes need to

work on my laptop from the car and like to sit in the back.

Both FWD,

Both Leather interior.

Both black exterior.

I was able to negotiate the Vue down to about 24k Out the door.

And the Torrent for about 25k out the door.

The Vue is 4 cylinders, but drives real nice for a 4 and will save

some gas money.

The Torrent is 6 cylinders, but engine seems loud and kind of low

torque for a v6.

The Vue does 19 city mpg, the Torrent 17mpg. (Slight win for Vue -

though not a fair play)

Leather on Torrent seams cheaper grade, comes in charcoal, Vues

leather seems nicer, but in taupe. I prefer charcoal, but the taupe

does look nice with black.

As far of space in the back seat, the Torrent is incredible. roll the

driver seat up and fold the passenger side and I feel like i'm in my

living room. Incredible to think it's a small SUV.

Exterior looks, both have their pros and are attractive. To me, much

more attractive than the Honda CR-V. Also the CR-V does hot have a

folding passenger seat (who cares right? well I do). Many small size

suv's also still have the spare tire showing which is stupid.

Sometimes the Torrent looks like a Minivan. Sometimes the Vue looks

like a cheap Korean car.

All that said, I would just buy the Torrent for the rear seating space

and dark interior, my only concern is a online few reports I've read

that might imply cheap plastic parts int he car might break and that

over time, and in classic GM style, the engine might get weak and

clunky.

Any strong opinions about these cars or better alternatives? Any

reason to simply not buy the Torrent?

My most desired features in my next small SUV.

hello,

here in Honolulu, @ the saturn dealer.......

I'm thinking i've been cheated, granted i agreed to pay the $130 to

have saturn diagnose that i had an ignition switch code

and then they apply the $130 towards the $500 repair, however why

should 1-2 hours of ignition switch labor and recoding the 'security

system' cost $470

i was already in for the $130 and had no idea what it should cost.

so, felt i had to agree.

i understand there may be some recall, though they told me there was

not.

http://www.alldata.­com/TSB/53/035325iV.­html

CAN anyone shed some light on what the heck is going on or RIGHT?

Thx in advance.