Saturn SL Complaints (1997)

227 consumer complaints on file.

#534080April 14, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
FRONT BRAKE PADS WORE OUT PREMATURELY BECAUSE REAR BRAKES WON'T ADJUST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533019March 24, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT STUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821652March 11, 1998
SEATS
THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED WHICH CAUSED BOTH FRONT SEATS TO BREAK FROM THE FRAME. BOTH SEATS WENT BACK INTO THE REAR SEAT BECAUSE OF THE FRONT SEATS BROKE FROM THE FRAME. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#531147February 24, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE FAILURE, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526294December 10, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GUAGE MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524801November 17, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN DESIGN IS DIFFICULT TO FIND IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524273November 4, 1997
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
EXTREMELY FOUL ORDER FROM THE VENTILATION SYSTEM IN THE CAR, ON ORDER WHEN CAR IS STOPPED, REPEATEDLY FAILED TO CORRECT PROBLEM, FOUND FUNGUS (MOLD, MILDEW, BACTERIA) IN A/C UNIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817815October 28, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND, AND THE FORCE OF THE ACCIDENT HIT ANOTHER VEIHCLE IN WHICH NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE AIR BAG SHOULD OF DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523733October 21, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
TRUNK LID SPRINGS ARE NOT SUFFICIENT TO HOLD LID, RESULTING IN LID FALLING ON CONSUMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#816776September 30, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 25 MPH HIT POTHOLE , NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE OR WHEELS. BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING PASSENGER TO BREAK HIS THUMB. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN AT THE TIME. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#814933August 1, 1997
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
WHILE OPENING REAR TRUNK IT WILL NOT STAY UP WHICH RESULTED IN THE TRUNK FALLING AND STRIKING OWNER. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR COMPARTMENT LID TORQUE RODS AND HAD ADDED A THIRD TORQUE ROD ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS RESULTED IN A VASTLY IMNPROVED CONDITION. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#520016July 22, 1997
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSED BURNS TO SEAT BELT, WHICH RESULTED IN SEAT BELT RIPPING. DUP OF 811097, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#814245July 16, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER. HAVE TO PUT THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO COAST OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND HAS HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED 6 TIMES. THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED SINCE HAVING FIXED. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814010July 10, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
BRAKES,MASTER CYLINDER; DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 73MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET, CAR CROSSED INTERSTATE GOING SLOWELY, TAPPED BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE, PUMPED BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. BY THIS TIME VEHICLE WAS GOING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE C OULDN'T GET VEHICLE TO STOP. TRYING TO GEAR CAR DOWN TO REDUCE THE SPEED, GOT OVER ON RIGHT HAND SHOULDER OF ROAD AND BRAKES CAUGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813778July 3, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATES AT INTERVALS, INDICATING THAT MALFUNCTION EXIST WITHIN THE SYSTEM. DEALER REPLACED DEFECTIVE MODULE SENSOR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813531June 26, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
EXITING STREET FROM DEAD END WHERE CONSUMER LIVED 11 YEARS, ATTEMPTED TO SLOWLY STOP, BRAKES REJECTED, THEN SLAMMED ON BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. MADE A SHARP RIGHT TURN, A CAR CRASHED INTO HER VEHICLE, CONTINUED TO MOVE THEN SUDDENLY THE BRAKES GRABBED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#813309June 20, 1997
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE THEN PULLED VEHICLE IHNTO A PARKING LOT. CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OF STEERING, AND STEERING WHEEL HAD NO CONNECTION TO COLUMN. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812434May 21, 1997
STEERING
TRAVELING ABOUT 5 MPH THERE WAS TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING, RESULTING IN STEERING LOCK UP DIAGNOSIS, THE RETAINING CLIP OMITTED DURING ASSEMBLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#602568May 19, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#811097April 17, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING APPRX. 55MPH THE VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BURNED THE SHOULDER STRAP OF DRIVER'S SIDE RESTRAINT BELT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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