What's Wrong with the 1st Generation LW300?

Front 3/4 view of a Saturn LW300

The 1st generation LW300 (2001—2003) has 1 owner complaint, mostly about body problems. Overall it ranks 1st in reliability out of 34 eligible Saturn generations.

Reliability rankings are based on our PainRank™ system. A higher number means you can expect more significant problems. The average score for a Saturn generation is 2.77, while this generation comes in at 0.08.

What Owners Complain About

Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.

Worst Issues

What Breaks

Years to Avoid

1st Generation LW300 Key Numbers

  1. 1 model year

    Grouping all models by their year can reveal some baddies.

  2. 1 complaint

    Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.

  3. 1st in reliability

    Overall reliability rank out of 34 eligible generations.