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2002 Saturn LS suspension problems

19 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 2002 Saturn LS, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
19 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
28,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When suspension problems show up

Suspension complaints by mileage, 2002 Saturn LS Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 28,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 28,000 miles
Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 85% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 13 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 28,000 miles, and 85% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes.

What owners wrote

Dt: the contact purchased a used vehicle two years ago, and the second day after purchasing the vehicle there was a roaring noise from the front of the vehicle. The dealer said this was a problem with the front tires ,and the dealer replaced both tires. About two weeks later the noise returned. The vehicle has been to the dealer numerous times for numerous repairs. The vehicle would jerk to the right which caused the contact to hit a curb. There were no injuries but a police report was taken.

Reported at 28,000 miles, March 2003 Crash

The tires on my 2002 saturn lw300 wore out at an excessive rate, requiring replacement at 22,000 miles. I brought my car into the dealership describing steering wheel vibration at high speed and excessively worn tires. Although the symptoms I described met the symptoms in existing tsbs for my vehicle, the saturn dealer ignored these and until I did research to find the tsbs, was not going to cover this under warranty.

Reported at 22,000 miles, July 2003

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