Saturn SL Complaints (1992)

123 consumer complaints on file.

#825571July 20, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SENSOR AND BRAKE CABLES ARE ATTACHED TO BRACKETS WHICH HAVE FALLEN OFF, AND CAUSING CABLES TO SHEAR OFF, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES AND CONTROL. CONSUMER ADDS THAT THE VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS BRAKE REPAIRS DUE TO WRAPPED ROTORS AND PADS WEARING PREMATURELY, CONSUMER FEELS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824895July 1, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED BACKWARD INTO THE REAR SEAT. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823451June 17, 1998
SEAT BELTS
THE AUTOMATIC RESTRAINT TRACKS BROKE , CAUSING THE BELTS TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536308June 4, 1998
WHEELS
LEFT REAR WHEEL BROKE OFF RESULTING IN A COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823749May 28, 1998
WHEELS
CONSUMER WAS EXITING ONTO A RAMP ABOUT 30-40 MPH WHEN A WHEEL CAME OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND AND BOUNCE OF A CONCRETE WALL. DRIVER SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#535222May 21, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED DUE TO STIFF POWER STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535740May 11, 1998
SEAT BELTS
MOTORIZED SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535739May 11, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COOLING SYSTEM OVERHEATED 3 TIMES CAUSING AIR DAM TO FALL OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535391May 11, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT DISC BRAKE PULSATION/VIBRATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534370April 17, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
SHIFTER CABLE END FASTENER BROKE RENDERING SHIFTER INOPERABLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539390April 11, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SHIFTER CABLE END FASTENER BROKE, RENDERING THE TRANSMISSION INOPERABLE WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#531329February 23, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET IS VERY POROUS CAUSING LEAKS WHICH MADE WATER FLOW INTO THE OIL AND OIL FLOW INTO THE RADIATOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#528264January 10, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
POOR STEERING CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513691October 15, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS FAIL TO RETRACT OR CLOSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521349September 24, 1997
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT TWISTED DURING A CLASH, CAUSING BACK INJURY TO PASSENGER. ALSO, LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#522687August 18, 1997
SEAT BELTS
UPON TURNING KEY IN IGNITION, PASSENGER, OUT OF HABIT, REACHE DOVER RIGHT SHOULDER TO GRAB SEAT AND SHOULDER BELT LIKE SHE WAS IN HER OWN VEHICLE. HOWEVER MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT WAS OPERATING AT SAME INSTANT, AND CONTACTED WITH PASSENGER'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER, PARTIALLY SEVERING THE TIP. ONCLEAR WHETHER FINGER WAS INJURED BY SOMETHING ON MOTORIZED BELT OR BY SHARP EDGES AT LOCKING END OF CARRIER TRACK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#815159August 7, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS, CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT AND THE WIRING HARNESS TO MELT. CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515786March 21, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED, CAUSING CAR TO OVERHEAT AND OIL TO LEAK IN THE ENGINE COOLANT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807841February 20, 1997
SEAT BELTS
MOTORIZED LAP/SHOULDER BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE GOT STUCK IN THE TRACK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#514039January 30, 1997
WHEELS
RIGHT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF. (NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE REPORT)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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