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2002 Saturn LS lighting problems

81 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2002 Saturn LS, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
81 13% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
61,000 miles 50 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 4
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2002 Saturn LS Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 61,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 11 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 12 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 61,000 miles
Based on 50 complaints that include mileage. 46% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles11
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles12
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 50 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 61,000 miles, and 46% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 fires.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 saturn l200. The contact stated she was made aware by a police officer that the tail lights were not illuminating. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed the light bulb socket and plastic insert had melted. The vehicle was previously included and repaired under a manufacturer's recall for the exterior lighting. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

Reported at 110,000 miles, October 2012 Fire

Dt*: the contact stated recall letter #05v245000 concerning the brake lights was received in december 2005. However, the vehicle was not experiencing any problems and was not taken to the dealer for immediate repair. Recently, the contact was alerted by another driver that the brake lights were not working. The vehicle was driven to the dealer for inspection, and the dealer installed two tail lights, reinforced socket adapters and sockets under the recall.

Reported at 31,057 miles, May 2006

Other problems reported for the 2002 Saturn LS

Lighting problems in other years

Lighting problems across all Saturn models