Used 2003 Saturn L-Series Consumer Reviews
Used L-Series for sale
Sorta okay
LW200sw-driver, 07/20/2008
2003 Saturn L-Series LW200 4dr Station Wagon (2.2 L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
LW200 S-wagon 4cly auto-trans 44k miles owned it 2.5 yrs. Seats seem fine to me but an effort to get in and out [seats are too near center of car]. Driver door heavy push it full open & will bounce back at you [more so than other cars]. Heat/ac fan is sometimes pulsating causing headlights dash lights to flicker. Then shut it off restart fan -ok. I am living with this fan till it happens more often. Wish the back seat was made to fold down totally flat. Seems to have lots of power in 4 cyl eng, the 6 cyl would be maybe more than it needs.
Better than expected
Soldonnissan, 12/14/2004
2003 Saturn L-Series L200 4dr Sedan (2.2 L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Replaced a '00 Nissan Frontier Crew Cab with the '03 Saturn L200. Needed a larger back seat for the new baby and better gas milage for all the driving I do for work. My wife had a '99 SL1 and I was not expecting much from this L200, as her car was basic transportation with lots of road noise, cheap plastic and not much comfort. But this Saturn is wonderful. I got a hard to find 5- speed, the auto was just too slow and no fun to drive. This car with the 5- speed, while not fast, is fun to drive. 5-spoke allows look like Saab 9-3 SE wheels. Very European styling is attractive. My neighbors thought I got a Saab or a Lexus. They were surprised when I told them it was a Saturn.
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Saturn = Lego with Wheels
Heather from MD, 11/15/2005
2003 Saturn L-Series L200 4dr Sedan (2.2 L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
I hate this car! Within the first 6 months of owning it, I had to take it in for warranty work 11 times! This car is the equivalent of a Lego with wheels. The front bumper is held in place only by plastic clips. In a normal car, should you pull up too far on a curb, you pull out and scratch the bumper, maybe leave a little paint. In this Saturn, you will leave your entire bumper! Not only did this happen to me after 4 months of ownership, I have seen at least a half dozen other L200s in my area driving without front bumpers altoghether. I personally bolted the bumper into the wheel well to keep it on. I hate everything about this car and cannot wait to get out of it! Do not buy this car!
This car is junk
stitt1, 03/21/2004
2003 Saturn L-Series L300 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
Check your headlights. Our headlights and dashlights dim almost all the way out many times per day. Saturn says that THIS IS NORMAL. They say that dimming headlights and dashlights ARE NORMAL. This car is a complete pile of junk. Buy a Camry or Accord, I wish I had. This is our family's 6th Saturn and will definitely be out last. The engine is too loud, the driver's seqat already creaks with only 8000 miles on it, and our dashlights flicker and our headlights dim WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE and SATURN SAYS THIS IS NORMAL!!!!!!!!!! RUN away from this piece of junk.
What's gonna fall off my Saturn next?
julianne, 03/30/2010
2003 Saturn L-Series LW200 4dr Station Wagon (2.2 L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 4 people found this review helpful
My fuel pump also went with out warning (at 55k). Cost to repair was 800, out of pocket. Needed new rear brakes in the first two years (less than 20k miles). Also have problems with the alloy wheels and tire rod. Have gone through 3 sets of tires in the 60k miles I've owned it. Heater core went at 57k. Transmission bottom fell out at 38k. Put in a brand new tranny at a cost of 6500 for parts and labor (insurance covered) and now the transmission has gone out again (60k miles). The bumper has literally fallen off on the highway (no collision neccesary). This is the worst car I've ever owned. Given the transmission and bumper I can honestly say I never know what will fall off this car next