Saturn SL Complaints (1996)

287 consumer complaints on file.

#602758February 12, 1997
TIRES:SIDEWALL
FIRESTONE TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#602769February 12, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS WARPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#514346January 31, 1997
TIRES
FIRESTONE TIRE SIZE P175/70R14 BLOWOUT TWICE, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808345January 30, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, THE AIRBAG NEVER TOUCHED THE DRIVER. ALSO THE PRESSURE FROM THE AIRBAG CAUSE DMORE HARM THAN THE AIR BAG ITSELF. THE PRESSURE MADE THE SUNROOF ASSEMBLY BEND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808321January 29, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND CONTINUES TO FADE, INTERMITTENTLY FAILES, IN FOR REPAIRS, FOUND NO PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513911January 29, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
COMPUTER GENERATES A STRONG SIGNAL ON THE INTERNATIONAL CALLING FREQUENCY ON THE 2 METER AMTEUR BAND, MAKING ANY EMERGENCY CALL ON THAT FREQUENCY UNWORKABLE IN/NEAR THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#514067January 23, 1997
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
RACK AND PINION GEAR FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807897January 21, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
IN AN ACCIDENT AT 10:45 POSITION AT 30MPH CAR HIT FIRE HYDRANT AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT NOT THE DRIVERS SIDE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#807165January 6, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS STROKE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD-ON AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE STROKE AN GUARD POLE WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE SWERVED IN FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#807004January 2, 1997
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
ALL OF THE WINDOWS FOG UP AND THE DEFROSTER DOES NOT HELP, HAS TO CONTINUE TO WIPE OFF WINDOWS WHILE DRIVING, SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT THE DEFROSTER IS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#802660December 27, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE FAILURE, DRIVING AT SPEED OF 15 MPH, FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00, APPLIED BRAKES, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806659December 23, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THAN BACKFIRED, FINALLY THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START UP WHEN IT SHUTS DOWN, THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT ANY NOTICE AND ANYWHERE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805922December 5, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKES, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 60 MPH AND THE CRUISIE CONTROL WAS ON, THE CONSUMER APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805932December 5, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK VEHICLE IN GARAGE, BRAKES FAILED/WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE, VEHICLE WENT THROUGH GARAGE DOOR AND HIT DOOR DIVIDING GARAGE AND HOUSE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511759December 4, 1996
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DOOR CHECK LINKS BROKE SIX TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511286November 13, 1996
AIR BAGS
AFTER HITTING THE CURB, BOTH AIR BAG DEPLOYED AT 2-3 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#804200October 29, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE VIBRATED BEFORE THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT TO OCCUR. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510589October 24, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ENGINE MALFUNCTION NOT CORRECTED DESPITE BEING SERVICED 7 TIMES AND REPLACING: SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, FUEL INJECTORS, AND VALVES. FRONT DRIVER'S WINDOW EXPLODED BECAUSE OF MALFUNCTIONING ELECTRONIC SWITCH--CAUSED INJURY TO DRIVER. OWNERS WISH TO HAVE MONEY BACK OR REPLACEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#803932October 23, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SOMETIMES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE, ON ONE OCCASION WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES, HAS ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803876October 22, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE FAILURE , WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES THEY MAKE A GRINDING NOISE, AND THERE IS COMPLETE LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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