Saturn SL Complaints (1998)

168 consumer complaints on file.

#729892September 1, 2000
TIRES
THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE BELTS. I HAVE SEEN THIS ON RETREADS BUT NEVER NEW TIRES. IT IS AS IF YOU TOOK A KNIFE AND CLEANLY SEPARATED THE TREAD ABOVE THE BELT.( DOT NUMBER: W2EP TIRE SIZE: P175/70R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868926August 28, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH LEFT REAR TIRE SUDDENLY BLEWOUT. FIRESTONE INFINITY P185/65R15. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722604May 12, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
I WAS INVOLVED IN A TWO CAR ACCIDENT ON 5/10/00. ANOTHER CAR PULLED OUT INFRONT OF MY SATURN, WHICH CAUSED A COLLISION. I WAS DOING 30-35 MILES PER HOUR AT IMPACT. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AND THE SEATBELTS RESTRAINED, BUT NOT COMPLETELY. THE PASSANGER SIDE COMPLETELY PULLED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE CASING. THE PART THE BELT LOOPS AROUND CRACKED, AND THE PASSANGER DID NOT RECEIVE ANY MARK FROM THE SEATBELT, WHICH MAKES ME THINK THE BELT DID NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. I WAS THE DRIVER AND RECEIVED A LARGE BRUISE FROM MY SHOULDER TO MY BREAST BONE, FROM THE SHOULDER RESTRAINT, BUT MY SEATBELT SYSTEM ONLY SEPERATED WHERE THE TWO CASINGS CONECT. I AM CONSERED THAT IF IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED, THE SEATBELTS WILL NOT HOLD PASSENGERS, OR MYSELF IN PLACE. THAT THEY WILL SEPERATE FROM THE CAR AGAIN. I WAS WONDERING IF ANY OTHER SATURN OWNERS HAVE REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THEIR SEATBELTS. IN SPEEKING WITH THE REPAIRSHOP, IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY WILL JUST POP THE CASINGS BACK INTO PLACE. IS THIS THE CORRECT WAY TO HANDLE THIS? SHOULD I CONTACT SATURN? ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN PROVIDE WOULD BE GREATLY APRECIATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MELISSA. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#721320April 11, 2000
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
PLASTIC BUTTON BROKE , PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT REMAIN ENGAGED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859844April 6, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
TRUNK WILL NOT STAY OPEN ON AN INCLINE OR WITH SOME HEAD WINDS. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE MEETS STANDARDS, AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720182March 16, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID, STRUCTURE:BODY
SPRING THAT HOLDS TRUNK OPEN IS TOO WEAK, MOST NOTICEABLE WITH FACTORY INSTALLED SPOILER. HAS HIT ME IN THE HEAD SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER SUGESTED PROP-ROD TO HOLD TRUNK OPEN. TRUNK WILL NOT STAY OPEN IF PARKED ON SMALL INCLINE OR SLIGHT HEADWIND. IF A CHILD WAS REACHING INTO THE TRUCK, IT COULD SEVERLY INJURE THERE BACK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#719861March 9, 2000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
I HAVE HAD IT IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR THEM TO FIX IT. THEY PUT IN A DELAY BLOWER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN BAD FROM THE START. ONE OF THEIR SALESMAN HAS SAID THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT THE SERVICE DEPT SAYS THERE IS NOT. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED ONCE BECAUSE OF IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855062February 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER HAD BRAKES RESURFACED THREE TIMES. DEALER WAS SAYING THAT CONSUMER WAS APPLYING BRAKES TOO HARD. BRAKES WEREN'T WARRANTY. DEALER REPLACED IT AS A COURTESY TO THE CONSUMER, AND NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849684January 22, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
VEHICLE'S TRACTION CONTROL FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HYDROPLANE AND SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND OFF HIGHWAY. WHILE SPINNING, ABS BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSED WHEELS TO LOCK UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717228January 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING ROCKING OF CAR DURING BRAKING AT 16,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 32000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784367December 21, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
CONSUMER FEELS THE HORN BUTTON IS VERY SMALL AND HARD TO LOCATE, SOMEONE BACKED INTO HIM AND HAD TROUBLE FINDING THE HORN. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716283December 20, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SATURN TELLS ME, "IT HAS TO GET WORSE BEFORE WE CAN TELL WHAT'S WRONG." NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549028October 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS WARPED VERY FREQUENTLY AFTER SERVICE, CAUSING THE BRAKE AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AND CREATING SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712656October 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712176September 26, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE COMPONENT IN QUESTION HAS NOT FAILED AND PROBABLY WON'T. I FEEL THE DESIGN OF THE KNOB WHICH ALLOWS THE SHOULDER BELT ANCHOR POINT TO BE ADJUSTED UP / DOWN COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER. I AM TALL, SO I SIT WITH THE SEAT ALL THE WAY BACK. THIS "KNOB" IS LOCATED EXACTLY BESIDE MY TEMPLE WHILE I'M DRIVING. IF I WERE TO BE HIT FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE, I HAVE VISIONS OF THIS KNOB DOING SERIOUS INJURY TO MY SKULL AND WHAT LITTLE BRAIN I HAVE IN THERE. I THINK THE KNOB NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED (AN ADJUSTABLE SHOULDER ANCHOR POINT IN THE NEW NISSAN ALTIMA IS MUCH LESS INTRUSIVE.)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711558September 19, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE MADE ARE ALREADY LISTED ON YOUR LIST EXCEPT THE WINSHIELD FLUID PUMP. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN REGARDING THE RATTLING NOISE THEY COULDN'T HEAR SO THEY TOLD ME TOO BRING IT IN IF IT BECOMES MORE NOTICABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609653September 8, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW MOTOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609794September 8, 1999
NOTHING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609146September 8, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846660September 2, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE CONSUMER STATE WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKE'S, THE BRAKE'S WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE'S AND THE VEHICLE SLOW DOWN AND CAME TO A STOP AND THE CONSUMER STATE THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE BRAKE'S HAS FAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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