20 Most Recent 2000 Saturn L-Series - Page 8 Questions & Answers

Place key in ignition

Turn key to on position (do not start car)

With foot on brake, and grabbing the steering wheel, pull harder while turning completely to the left holding steering whell there, start igntion, lock should release.


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Open your trunk, there will be three (3) screws holding the lens on, two (2) on the side close to the trunk rubber and the other on top..This should help you ....

do you have spark? I believe that model has an an igintion control model but would need motor size for better clarification. If you have spark, your timing is good. Sounds more like a fuel pump or clogged fuel filter. Check your fuel rail under the hood. Did it just not start one day or while driving or something else?

i would look in your owners manual, to see what saturn recommends for your vehicle, or get in touich with a saturn dealership.

it can be hell these days--need proper tools--1st blow out any dirt in the plug areas cause when u remove a plug dirt can fall in eat the engine alive--plugs today last years--instead inspec plug wires they get burnt tho they dont lookit

the ignition key, try wiggling it and move steering wheel at the same time

Without the engine running, turn wipers on and listen for any motor running. If you don't hear any noise, then check in your owners manual for the location of the fuse. If you do hear a noise, but no wipers, it could be that the wiper arm has come loose under the cover that is over you wiper blades.

That model has a chain.

pull the wiper arm up, pull the wiper back then pull it hard down the wiper arm once the loop releases the wiper.

check wires at fuel pump should have 12volt+earth/pump relay /fuse

Speedo stoped working

on the bottom of the washer fluid tank

Famous problem for saturn, yes that bolt (output shaft) has come loose, and it only gets worse-You have to buy a new one, and get one for the input shaft while you are at it-saying that, I'll add some people get away with draining the trans (about 5 quarts) and remove the spin on filter, and refil with 4 quarts of Dextron III and one quart of a trans cleaner/solvent. Then park the car so that the rear of the car is resting against a wall, or telephone pole, something substantial and stationary-Put the car in reverse, and let it idle for 30-40 minutes. It cleans out the valve body (sometimes) enough so that the pressures are high enough to give you back some reverse-it worked for me (99 SL2, 178,000 miles)-You need to drain that mixture out after a short while and put in 5 quarts of Dextron and another filter (trans fluid changes are so easy in a Saturn, like changing engine oil-easy). If you end up doing the bolt fix, you should also do the valve body fix too, that is get a rebuilt one from one of the people who do them all the time-it is a little cottage industry and you can find them on Saturn car forums.

It has 137hp if its a 4 cylinder and 182hp if it's a 6 cylinder.

yes you can you can either buy one at autozone, orileys, etc or buy one from a junk yard not hard to change out, if you buy a new one it will come with instructions! You could also buy one from the saturn dealer/shop!

With the vehicle running and the blower switch set to high and the blower motor not working tap the bottom of the blower motor with the handle end of a screwdriver. If the blower starts to work it is bad. Usually the brushes are worn out and tapping the blower wiggles them just enough to make contact with the commutator and the blower will work. I’m happy to assist further over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/jeremy_d728a59f986299fa

any parts store, it is a common GM part

Hi, here are some possible solutions for you. When the heater was staying on, the relay was probably stuck on. This normally indicates the relay is shorted, but this can also be caused by the body control module. When it finally stopped, it could be that the relay burned open or the 30 amp IGN 3 fuse burned under the hood. What I suggest first is to check the fuse and replace it if burned. This will probably leave the fan on again, if it was burned. Next, pull the relay out of the socket in the interior fuse box--the fan should stop. Push the relay back in--does it click? If the relay doesn't click when pulled in and out but the fan goes on and off, the relay is shorted and needs to be replaced. I'm assuming your lower blower settings don't work either. Those are a different circuit. Check the 15 amp HVAC fuse under the hood for those. If that fuse is good, the resistor has likely failed. Sorry, but I don't know where the resistor is on your car. It will be somewhere between the motor and the switch, and it's mounted in the heater housing with wires coming out--some go to the motor and some to the control panel.Take it out and inspect for heat damage. If no heat damage, check it for continuity. It's also possible that the switch is bad, but that would not cause the blower to stay on.
Please let me know what you find out and I'll be happy to guide you through the troubleshooting.

first check battery