Saturn SL Complaints (1995)

355 consumer complaints on file.

#535156May 5, 1998
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, SEATS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
POWER WINDOW MOTOR BURNED OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822784April 24, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL PULSATES & STEERING WHEEL MOVES FROM SIDE TO SIDE. DEALER REPLACED RUSTED FRONT ROTORS & BINDING PADS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534611April 18, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
ENGINE/IGNITION/COMPUTER/SPEEDOMER/CRUISE CONTROL/REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER: ELECRICAL WIRING/WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR/DRIVER'S SEAT LATCH AND PARKING BRAKE FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822382April 13, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BROKE. WNER NOTES PEDAL IS MADE OF PVC TYPE MATERIAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533981April 10, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
BUCKET SEAT BACKS COLLAPSED WHEN COLLISION OCCURRED, CAUSING INJURY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#533177March 23, 1998
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
STTERING RACK FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530268February 11, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BRAKES FAILED CAUSING A COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820618February 3, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE LEANING BACK IN DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK REST COLLAPSED, CAUSING OWNER TO FALL BACK SUDDENLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821051January 30, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHICH CAUSED THE SL1 TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT IN WET WEATHER THE VEHICLE SLIDES AND THE BRAKES WILL NOT CATCH. THE OWNER STATES THAT SINCE SHE HAD PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE SHE HAS BEEN HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM IN THE BRAKES. THE OWNER SAID THAT THE BRAKES WORK WHEN THE ROAD IS NOT WET, BUT ONCE THE ROAD IS WET THE BRAKES DO NOT WANT TO WORK, VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#820768January 21, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG: PARKED AT LIGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT SATURN IN THE BACK, CONSUMER HIT THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HIM, TOTALING CAR. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#527975January 7, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AFTER MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING AMOUNT OF OIL VEHICLE WAS BURNING, THE ENGINE LOCKED UP DUE TO LACK OF OIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526309December 10, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION ASSEMBLY FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526368December 6, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF THIRD/FOURTH GEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525766December 5, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VALVE BODY IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING HESITATION AND LOUD NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819414November 24, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE RIGHT FRONT SPINDLE FAILED, RESULTING IN VEHICLE LOSING THE WHEEL AND HITTING CURB. DRIVER'S AIR BAG ALSO DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525251November 14, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND MAKES NOISE DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818563November 7, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE PROBLEMS; INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30-35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, DURING NORMAL BRAKING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR AND THERE IS NO BRAKES. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817683October 27, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVNG, THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SHOP, WHERE THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED. OWNER STILL EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED (3) TIMES WITHIN A (2) YEAR PERIOD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604736October 16, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524939October 7, 1997
SEATS
THE DRIVER'S SEAT ADJUSTER FAILED, CAUSING SEAT TO BOTTOM OUT WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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