1st Generation (2001—2003) LW200 Problems

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This generations ranks 9th out of 36 Saturn generations in reliability and is one of the safer bets out there. Owners have the most complaints about the engine (66%), transmission (33%), and the We've listed some of the most recent complaints below, see them all on CarComplaints.com.

  1. Timing Chain Broke, Damaged Heads 1 complaints at an average of 104,600 miles in the 2002 Saturn LW200.
  2. Timing Chain, Randomly Fails to Start 1 complaints at an average of 145,000 miles in the 2002 Saturn LW200.
  3. Gear Shift Lock Up 1 complaints at an average of 134,000 miles in the 2002 Saturn LW200.

What LW200 Year is Most Reliable?

Generations are a good baseline for prediciting reliability, but there will almost always be year-to-year differences. We've calculated a reliability score for each model year within this generation, but we've based that score on how the model year compares to all Saturn model years.

Watch out for the 2002 model year which has the highest PainRank™ score in this generation.

Year Complaints Recalls TSBs PainRank (?)
2003 0 0 42 0.0
2002 3 0 155 1.37
2001 0 0 136 0.0

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