Used 2003 Saturn L-Series LW200 4dr Station Wagon (2.2 L 4cyl 4A) Consumer Reviews
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Drive The Wheels Off It
Oregon Rancher, 10/01/2008
Saturn L-Series LW200 4dr Station Wagon (2.2 L 4cyl 4A)
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
Fuel pump seems to be a problem - mine went without warning at 60K, covered under warranty. Driver's heated seat went at 100K, again, covered (barely) under warranty. Get 430 miles to the tankful, especially after a tune. At 270K, two A/C lines (aluminum) cracked, that cost me $300 out of pocket. I haul everything from ranch equipment to goats in it, plenty of room, well worth the investment. Will buy another one when this one hits the magic 500K mark, probably in two years. Stout engine, no Corvette in acceleration but better than most imports of the same age/engine size. Like the rear seat folding flat, lots of cargo space that way.
I hope it lasts when payments are done.
u35828, 03/03/2008
Saturn L-Series LW200 4dr Station Wagon (2.2 L 4cyl 4A)
7 of 10 people found this review helpful
I bought it off dealer lot. I had a bug to buy a station wagon, but the European offerings weren't affordable. A car that ran fine on 87 octane gas would have precluded them from consideration, anyway. The LW200 handles the Interstate just fine; did a couple off long trips just fine. Fuel pump issues. What can I say, the LW200 had it too, mine died at 87,000 miles. Before that, the car would have trouble starting; the engine wouldn't fire up, or hesitate when mashing the gas pedal (rpms would drop before the car decided it would take off). I had to replace the AC condenser at 82000 miles; it developed a leak during a hot July day in 2007. It's an okay platform for hauling my stuff.
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Family Man, 02/21/2008
Saturn L-Series LW200 4dr Station Wagon (2.2 L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I've had problems with this car. I bought it brand new. The biggest was the fuel pump died and left me stranded. The new fuel pump is making the same noise and I feel it's a just a matter of time to when it will leave me stranded again. A computer chip had to be replaced, the washer fluid leaked, the radiator leaked, the overhead brake lights went out, the transmission acted up, and the climate control feature never seemed to work right. We don't have a truck or minivan, so the extra space has really come in handy a few times. There have been times, though, when we decided to take my wife's 1999 vehicle with 140,000 miles on long trips because we didn't trust the LW200 would make it.
I will never buy another Saturn again.
notahappycustomer, 05/20/2003
Saturn L-Series LW200 4dr Station Wagon (2.2 L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I loved my first Saturn. So I decided to buy another one, a LW200 station wagon. It was a lemon. I had to replace two sensors already. Now I am in the process of replacing another sensor. I had problems with the automatic door lock. It cost around $200 - $300 just to fix one door. I refused to fix the second door until I decide to sell this piece of junk!
Sorta okay
LW200sw-driver, 07/20/2008
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.