Saturn SL Complaints

2,218 consumer complaints on file.

#8012653June 25, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE SEVERELY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012466June 24, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT 35 MPH PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012015June 18, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
WHILE STARTING VEHICLE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL WORK ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS SEAT BELT TENDS TO BE INOPERABLE. HAS HAD SEAT BELT SERVICED. THIS WILL BE THE 2ND TIME FOR SERVICE ON SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011936June 17, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, CONSUMER RAN INTO SIDE OF A BRIDGE AND HIT BOTH SIDES. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. FRONT END WAS DAMAGED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED AND THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *JG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#565404June 12, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
VEHICLES TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE WINDOWS TINTED. CONSUMER PICKS UP VEHICLE AND NOTICE NUMEROUS BUBBLES ON THE GLASS. DEALERSHIP ADVISED BUBBLES WOULD GO AWAY, HOWEVER BUBBLES GOT WORSE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED TINT ON BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565422June 12, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE PULLING INTO A GAS STATION THE LEFT FRONT TIRE STRUCK THE CURB AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT. THE MECHANIC CUT THE AIR BAG OUT OF STEERING WHEEL AND SHOWED CONSUMER THAT THE AIR BAG HAD OBVIOUSLY NOT DEPLOYED CORRECTLY, HALF OF THE AIR BAG HAD STAYED INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL. THE HALF THAT WAS STUCK IN THE STEERING WHEEL LOOKED LIKE IT HAD BEEN BURNED AND MELTED TOGETHER. CONSUMER FEELS THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG OR ITS DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM WAS FAULTY, AND SHE THINKS IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SATURN TO REPLACE IT AT NO COST. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762958June 11, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#762959June 11, 2002
SEATS
THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT RECLINES WHENEVER FORCE OR WEIGHT IS APPLIED TO THE SEAT. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BOTH AT REST AND WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. TO DATE, THIS PROBLEM HAS HURT THE BACKS OF TWO PEOPLE (FOR THIS VEHICLE). THE PROBLEM FOR THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE HAS CAUSED NO DEATHS, TO DATE. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO SATURN OF HENDERSON AND REQUESTED THAT THE PROBLEM BE FIXED UNDER THE RECALL ISSUED IN 1999. HOWEVER, THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE SPECIFIED VIN NUMBERS OF SAID RECALL. I AM AWAITING SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION FROM CORPORATE SATURN FOR THE DEALER TO FIX MY VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8011092June 5, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER SEATBACK KEEPS FALLING BACK INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011120June 5, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER IN APRIL 1999 FOR RECALL 99V045000 REPAIRS. DEALER SAID VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL, AND REFUSED RECALL REPAIRS. ON JUNE 1, 2002 VEHICLE WAS REARENDED, AND DRIVER 'S SEATBACK BROKE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011133June 5, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS REARENDED WHILE AT A STOP, REAR PASSENGER'S SEATBACK ON DRIVER SIDE FELL FORWARD. NO INJURIES, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762689June 5, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
SHIFTER CABLE END FASTNER BROKE RENDERING SHIFTER INOPERABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010876June 2, 2002
TIRES
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE HAVING BEEN WEARING OUT CONTINUEOUSLY AND THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE TIRES SEVERAL TIMES. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010556May 28, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE QUIT, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY COMPUTER FAILURE .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010455May 24, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS VIBRATION, DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKE DISCS 3 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010054May 17, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NOT ABLE TO SHIFT INTO LOW GEAR WHILE DESCENDING STEEP GRADE/MOUNTAIN ROADS. BRAKES ARE SCORCHED DUE TO EXCESSIVE PEDAL APPLICATION, AND CONTROLLING VEHICLE IS WITH DIFFICULTY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009963May 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CONSUMER ADDED COOLANT SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT KEPT COMING. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE A CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD WHICH WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT CAUSED THE ENGINE OIL TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH THE ANTIFREEZE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009759May 13, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
NHTSA RECALL 99V045000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99006; VEHICLE WAS SITTING STILL WHEN IT WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND. SEATBACK RECLINED BACKWARDS. THIS WILL BE SECOND INCCIDENT DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009277May 6, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING IT IS HARD FOR BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE RPMS RACED AND WOULD NOT IDLE DOWN. DRIVER HAD HAS TO APPLY BRAKES VERY HARD. DEALER REPLACE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761591May 6, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER: FOUL SMELL LIKE CAT PEE/AMMONIA AFTER USING A/C. REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALER; THEY REMOVED A/C PARTS AND CLEANED EVAPORATOR, ETC BUT SMELL PERSISTS. UNSAFE FOR OWNER'S HEALTH TO USE A/C; ODOR CAUSES HEADACHE AND BREATHING TROUBLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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