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Anonymous Posted on Mar 03, 2013

Engine out while driving.

Hi everybody. Anyone familiar with this scenario? While driving, the needles go up (for a split second) and then 'rest'. The center (red) oil AND battery light come on while i roll myself to a safe haven. While pretending to solve the problem with the hood open, after 5 mins the care runs again.....to repeat this funky scenario 5 miles down the road. Right now it looks like it's temperature related. Engine temperature that is (my wife..blond..told me it stays warm the rest of the week). Oil is fine, Alternator / battery are fine....car is super. Would love to fix this li'll problem. Any suggestions out there....i mean besides taking it to the garage?

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Sounds like a ground problem to me. if i understand you correctly, while driving the car the all the gauge needles sweep to full max and the vehicles dies, which lets the needles return to "home" and since the car isn't running anymore but key is still on the oil and battery light will come on.
i would suggest taking to a mechanic, just bear with them as these kind of problems can be hard to duplicate

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  • Posted on Sep 29, 2008

SOURCE: 2002 Saturn vue 6 cyl

MY 2002 SATURN VUE 3.0 6CYL KEEP ON STALLING ON ME I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO IF YOU HAD THIS PROBLEM PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS PLEASE

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  • Posted on Oct 01, 2008

SOURCE: 1997 Saturn SL2 Sunroof problem

it sounds like the motor's gears went. I had the same problem. To see if it is the motor or track drop the headliner down a lil in the front near the map lights. Then push up on the center of the motors drive with a flat head screw driver and turn if the sunroof opens then it is the motor if not it is the track. You can buy new or use cost is up to you her is one on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/99-SATURN-POWER-SUNROOF-MOTOR-96-97-98-404-328_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ50459QQihZ018QQitemZ280272955699QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW#ebayphotohosting

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  • Posted on Mar 31, 2009

SOURCE: reduced power light came on

reduced power messge is not caused by oil pressure. i assume this a 3.0L v6. this engine has a electronic throttle body which is a electric motor that operates the throttle plate that takes the place of a throttle cable. in cold weather the pcv (positive crankcase venelation) system accumulates moisture that will form on the throttle plate, in cold weather the water freezes and causes throttle plate to stick. when the ecm detects any malfunction whithin the throttle control circuit it is put in to reduced power mode that limits throttle position. usually resets after ign. is cycled. there is a service bullitin to re-position pcv hose behind throttle plate to reduce moisture bulid-up on throttle plate. your saturn dealer can perform this service.

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  • Posted on Apr 13, 2009

SOURCE: possible bad alternator?

I went through three alternators before we found a good one for our saturn sl2. Now she has been good for two years. All I did was go back to where we bought it from, they hooked up the alternator to a machine and gave us a new one when it read that it was faulty.

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  • Posted on Dec 28, 2009

SOURCE: 2001 Saturn Sl2 wont run after warmed up

SOUNDS LIKE YOUR CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS DYING

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