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2000 Saturn LS exterior lighting problems

62 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2000 Saturn LS16% of all complaints for this model year.

62
Exterior Lighting complaints
16%
share of all complaints
60,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2000 saturn ls. While driving at any speed, the turn signal did not automatically disengage. The contact had to manually disengage the signal. There was no warning indicator. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who diagnosed that the turn signal cancel cam assembly…

    filed May 9, 2016

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2000 saturn ls. While driving at approximately 65 mph, there was smoke coming from the steering wheel into the vehicle and the high beams activated without being prompted. The high beams failed to turn off causing the contact to detach the headlights. The vehicle was not…

    filed Aug 24, 2015

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Exterior Lighting problems in other LS years

YearReportsShare
2002 LS6914%
2001 LS519%
LS exterior lighting problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.