I have a 1999 Saturn SL2 (manual transmission) and neither of my

reverse lights are working. I've changed the bulbs, but that did not

solve the problem. I've read a couple of old posts that describe a

switch that is located on the transmission case, but the associated

links to photos that had been posted long ago no longer work.

Would anyone happen to have such photos that they could post so that I

can see what I may be looking for and/or provide some insight into

replacing the switch by myself?

TIA

In an attempt to get this back on track and i dont mean railroad

tracks:

Other day my friend and his wife were in the car. They have the same

2000 LS as me, they liked mine and bought one. They have had problems

with the service light and transmission for some time. The symptoms

are a little different. It doesnt happen as regularly as mine and it

usually happens when the weather changes. Repeated visits to Saturn

service did not help. She even waited until the light came on and then

drove it to Saturn and even then they could not figure it out. I had

thought of doing that but now i guess i wont.

With me it's car runs fine until service light comes on, then the

transmission starts to buck (for lack of a better word). This only

happens after the car has run at highyway speed for at least a half

hour and the hits the side streets. That's when light comes on and the

tranny gets rough. With my car this doesnt happen every time but close

to it. Car is still driveable, obviously. Just hesitant.

THanks.

Yesterday I drove from Upstate NY to Long Island

My destination was made and then car died. Each time I started the

car

it would die when I drove a few feet. (More later about this)

I called towing service $650 plus tolls to get my car home, forget

this.

I called vehicle donation program to take car away. No way must have

title. I said I do not carry it in my car. Oh no what should I do.

Thank GOD I was very close to ADVANCE AUTO.

I spent 8 hours fixing transmission line leak. Lost 3 quarts of oil.

Real leak was oil transmission oil filter, Finally no leaks but:

When I drive the car it would die when I would hit the brake pedal.

So

I drove and would use hand brake to go down the street.

So I drove to a service station that night and asked if they can take

a look.

I said perhaps can not be fixed tonight so Mechanic said he will

disable Brake pedal switch.

Okay we talked for a few min I said do not bother we can pull fuse.

He was great only 10 dollars for one hour. Long Island is great

I was on my way. Another couple of problems. Signal light and flasher

would also make engine spit sputter and almost die. So I avoided

using

them.

At last I made it home

Today a new day clean all oil off of front of transmission area. Open

up wiring harness. No oil in harness. Clean all wires to transmission

and oh boy no more problem.

Not exactly sure why car is running with no problems. I put the fuse

back for the brake lights and still no problem.

Anybody have a clue what happened ?

All day today car is running fine.

Should I trust this car again?

I have a 92 Saturn SL2, 5 speed manual. I put in a new clutch

(purchased at Advanced Auto Parts) in March of this year. It's been

fine until suddenly Thursday night...

- At the last stop sign before home, it was difficult to get back into

first gear

- As the clutch came out, there was a bad vibration and the RPM count

seemed atypically high

- It did go and made the last two blocks. The smell was a burning

smell, but not so much oil. It reminds me more of burning aluminum

(like in an electrical fire)

- The transmission case fluid was at the add pint line, so we added a

pint.

- I coaxed it into first and even 2nd and reverse.

- I looked at it on blocks - no sign of any extra fluid loss

- There is vibration in the clutch pedal even in neutral

- After a little RPM runups, the vibration is largely gone, but the

clutch is slipping badly; I can let the clutch out with the break on

and it doesn't kill the engine

- One other piece of background: I slopily let the engine oil get

down to 1 QT below the add point (i.e., I put 2 quarts in). The

engine seems to be running fine now, however.

Question: What might have caused the short term bad vibration? Is it

plausible that I just got a bad clutch? What might I have done wrong

when I put the clutch in to cause it to go south in 8 months?

Thanks for any thoughts!

Thomas.

ok here goes i have a 97 saturn and when i start it it runs find i'll

go about a mile or two and then i stalls on me and it is hard to get

started again . when i do im gone and its fine for a little bit

sometime it cuts off again and wont start back up for awhile i'll go

where im going and turn it off and when im ready to leave it wont

start for about 5 to 10 min but it will crank over but not

start ...sometimes it will start right away . i can also hear the fuel

pump running when i turn the key ..so my question is can you help me

with my problem ?????

On Nov 7, 7:35 pm, teem <stooges2...@windst­ream.net> wrote:

those are winter blades and I leave them on all year. They definetly

ork in the snow.. they on't get all blocked up. I use only avvco

blades and am very happy. The top notch ones I got at advance auto

parts (cost more) I took off in 2 weeks and tossed them. They were too

stiff an noisy. Thye were the ones with he multi blades tri

something.. just a gimmick

Phil

My grandparents recently bought me a 1997 SL1 with my money without

consulting me first. I am having a couple issues that I'm not sure

where to start.

1. Last week, I blew a tire. While changing the tire I found that the

brake drum easily slides off without making any adjustments. I know

that it means it's so far out of adjustment that I cannot solve the

problem by applying the brakes while going in reverse, but don't know

how to adjust them otherwise.

2. I changed the oil maybe a week after they bought it. It was very

very black. Since then, I have had to add nearly a gallon of oil. What

has me stumped is that I don't see any oil spots where I park, there

is no oil being sprayed out under the hood, no sign of it in the

coolant and it doesn't seem to be burning it either. Any ideas?