Saturn SL Complaints

2,218 consumer complaints on file.

#722936May 20, 2000
SEATS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#722958May 20, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
REPLACING FUEL TANK @27862MI FUEL TANK SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. I AM NOTIFYING YOU, BECAUSE OF A POTENTIAL LOSS OF POWER. I THINK THAT I ALSO SHOULD BE REIMBURSED MY $50 DEDUCTIBLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722797May 17, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
I HAVE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER, NO START CONDITIONS,AND LONG PERIODS OF CRANK TIME,EVEN KILLING A BATTERY THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR! NOTIFIED MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IF THEY---DETERMINED IT WASN'T THE FUEL PUMP, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A SERVICE CHARGE !---AND I HAVE THE BEST EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY HAVE !
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722766May 16, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861905May 15, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WHILE DRIVING THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO TECHNICIAN, AND THE GENERATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEM WAS SIMILAR TO THE ONE DISCUSSED IN RECALL 93V132000. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *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
#861824May 12, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR SEIZED UP AND BELT CONTINUED TO TURN, RESULTING IN A FIRE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861637May 9, 2000
SEAT BELTS
MOTORIZED SEAT BELT IS NOT WORKING ANY MORE. JUST GAVE UP ON CONSUMER WHERE NEITHER OF THE FRONT MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS ARE WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722363May 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
AIR CONDITIONER STARTED - SMELLED TAR-LIKE SMELL - TURNED A/C OFF, NO SMELL & CAR RAN BEAUTIFULLY, NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ON. TOOK ON ROAD TRIP, RAN FINE BUT NOTICED ENGINE WAS HOT WHEN STOPPED - ADDED OIL, OTHER FLUIDS FINE - IMMEDIATELY ABORTED TRIP & DROVE TO DEALER- NO PROBLEMS (SMELLS, INDICATOR LIGHTS, ETC.) ON RIDE, - NOTICED THAT SERPENTINE DRIVE BELT THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED 1.5 MOS. AGO WAS FRAYED & LOOSE. OIL SPEWED FROM FRONT TO BACK OF CAR (ALTHOUGH CAR DROVE FINE & NO INDICATOR LIGHTS, NOISES OR INDICATION OF TROUBLE) - DEALER SAYS ENGINE MAY BE SHOT & CAR MAY NEED TO BE JUNKED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861154May 1, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS AT A STANDSTILL AND WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH WHICH PUSHED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, CAUSING DRIVER'S SEATBACK TO BREAK, RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#722104April 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS STARTED TO WARP AT ~15000 MILES. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT I MOSTLY CLUTCH-BRAKE AND THOSE 15000 MILES WERE NOT CITY TRAFFIC. THE DEALER QUICKLY TURNED THE ROTORS UNDER AT NO CHARGE TO ME, HOWEVER I FEAR THAT THEY MAY FAIL AGAIN. I SUGGEST THAT THIS MAY BE A DESIGN ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861056April 27, 2000
SEATS
WHILE AT A STOP ANOTHR VEHICLE STRUCK CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON THE REAR, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, IN TURN, HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED, LEAVING CONSUMER FLAT ON THE SEAT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9000544April 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
AT APPROOX. 25MPH APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, PRESSED THE BRAKES WHICH TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, REPAIRED THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721925April 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
HAVE HAD CAR SERVICED NUMEROUS TIMES, ENGINE ALWAYS REMAINED ROUGH, CAR DIES ON US, HAS LOW UPTAKE SPEED, MECHANIC SAID ITS A SATURN ENGINE DEFECT, WILL EVENTUALLY DIE ALTOGETHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860921April 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
UPON ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP CONSUMER NOTED THAT VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STOP, CAUSING SOME EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO WHEN VEHICLE IS AT A STAND STILL , IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER NOTED THAT 1ST. THE CALIPERS. THEN , MASTER CYLINDER FAILED/NOT RELEASING, CAUSING BRAKES TO GRAB. *AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721786April 21, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM COULD POSSIBLY BE WITH THE VALVE GUILDES AND TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OLDER SATURNS. I CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING ON THIS AND HOPE YOU CAN HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721694April 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SATURN RELUCTANT TO COMMENT ON IF PROBLEMS WERE OF FACTORY DEFECTS, THEREFORE EVERYTHING WAS PAID FOR IN FULL (EXTREME AMOUNTS) BY MYSELF. ALSO, THE PRODUCTS, AFTER REPLACED FAILED WITHIN ONE MONTH AFTER THE "WARRANTY" EXPIRED. SATURN REFUSED TO COMPENSATE . NOS AFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721641April 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WITH NO INDICATION, ENGINE WAS SHORT 3 OR MORE QUARTS OF OIL CAUSING A POSSIBLE FAILURE OF LIFTERS AND/OR VALVES. OIL WARNING LIGHT FUNCTIONS WHEN STARTING THE CAR. VEHICLE IS NOT USABLE AND MAY REQUIRE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. WE HAVE HEARD THIS SAME PROBLEM FROM TWO OTHER SOURCES WHO HAVE SATURNS. OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED AT 3,000 MILE INTERVALS SINCE WE PURCHASED. DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WHEN TAKEN FOR OIL CHANGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721458April 14, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID, STRUCTURE:BODY
THE TRUNK LID WILL SELDOM REMAIN IN THE UP POSITION WHEN PLACING ITEMS IN THE TRUNK. THE TRUNK STARTS TO CLOSE, STRIKING THE PERSON. THIS WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN THE LEVEL POSITION. SATURN OF DATONA HAS REPLACED THE TRUNK LID SPRINGS, AND ASSURED THEY ARE ADJUSTED CORRECTLY FOR A SATURN WITH A FACTORY INSTALLED SPOILER. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. SATURN CORP., THROUGH THEIR CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER, RECOMMENDS THE REMOVAL OF THE SPOILER TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO REMOVE A FACTORY PROVIDED ITEM AND CHANGE THE VEHICLE EXTERIOR CONFIGURATION TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. IF THIS IS THE SOLUTION, HOW CAN SATURN CONTINUE TO SELL VEHICLES IN THIS CONFIGURATION? I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND COULD REPRESENT A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, I.E., WOMAN BEING STRUCK IN THE HEAD, A CHILD BEING INADVERTENTLY LOCKED IN THE TRUNK. WOULD LIKE SATURN TO PRVIDE A RESONABLE SOLUTION WHICH WOULD NOT RESULT IN CHANGING THE EXTERIOR VEHICLE CONFIGURATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721409April 13, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
RRED ONE YEAR AGO. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HE FIXED IT. NOW IT IS FALLING AGAIN. IT SEEMS THAT IT IS MORE LIKELY TO FAIL WHEN HEADLAMP IS OFF. IN ADDITION, I ALSO SAW OTHER CARS OF SAME MODEL HAD THE SIMILAR FAILURES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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