2004 Saturn L300 problems
NHTSA has received 78 complaints about the 2004 Saturn L300, and 19% of them involve electrical system. Next are lighting (17%) and engine (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 78 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 68,000 miles 51 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 51 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 68,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 53,000 miles (12 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 4 injuries reported.
It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 saturn l300. While driving 5 MPH, a vehicle crashed into the drivers side of the vehicle, bent the frame and destroyed the vehicle. The contact also stated that the frontal and side air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained major injuries and was taken to the hospital by an ambulance. A police report is available if needed. The failure mileage was 150,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 saturn l300. The contact stated that while proceeding through traffic light at approximately 20 MPH, another driver failed to see the contact in the intersection and crashed into the contact's vehicle passenger side. The driver's frontal air bag failed to deploy. The contact suffered a bruise left arm and pain to the neck and lower back. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The failure mileage was 127,000.
We have been having problems with the doors slamming us almost from the day we got the car. It is an lw 300.1 2004 saturn wagon. My small granddaughter, and a passenger have been hit by the door. My wife and I have been hit many times on the back, arm, and legs. The doors have two stop positions. It is not always possible to open the door to its widest position, and the other position does not provide enough room to enter and leave comfortably.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 saturn l300. The contact was driving approximately 20 MPH and depressed the brakes very gently when the vehicle accelerated. The motored roared after accelerating. The vehicle crashed into a trailer that was in front of it. The contact then put the vehicle in neutral. The contact was able to drive in reverse after the crash occurred. The air bag did not deploy. The police were called and a police report was taken. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic and repaired.
My brake lights and my 3rd brake light that is on the inside of the rear window is not working correctly and at times my front inside instrument panel lights will go dim and now have completely stopped working and also my inside interior lights have stopped working completely (example) when you open the doors no interior lights come on at all and also will not even come on when you try to turn them on by hand and my map lights on the under side of my inside rear view mirror or map lites have stopped working and…