Saturn SL Complaints (1998)

168 consumer complaints on file.

#606846February 1, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606778February 1, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
BATTERY / ALTERNATOR / GENERATOR ASSEMBLY FAILED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606781February 1, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WASHER FLUID NOZZLE WAS REPLACED, DUE TO FAILURE. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606240February 1, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607989February 1, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
COOLANT LIGHT FAILED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608124February 1, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOWS FAILED. NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607465February 1, 1999
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DOME LIGHT (BULB) FAILED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607973February 1, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607541February 1, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
TURN SIGNAL FAILED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607056February 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607060February 1, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, STRUCTURE:BODY
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830788November 16, 1998
WHEELS
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-45MPH EACH TIME THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME WAS JULY-98, SECOND TIME WAS NOV-14, 1998, AS CONSUMER DROVE THE WHEELS BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION FOR ABOUT 4-5 SECONDS, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF STEERING. THE SECOND TIME, THE WHEELS MALFUNCTIONED FOR APPROXIMATELY. 2-3 MINUTES, SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING FELL OFF OR JAMMED IN THE WHEEL AREA. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, VEHICLE RAN OFF ROAD INTO A SHOULDER ON PASSENGER'S SIDE, AND THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL IS LEANNING OUTWARD. ALSO, THERE IS A SMELL IN THE WHEEL/BRAKE AREA. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542537November 12, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION JERKING AND EXPERIENCES UNWANTED SURGES ALMOST RESULTING IN COLLISIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830210November 5, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE AND MAKE BUCKING SOUNDS FROM TIME TO TIME. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP EIGHT TIMES FOR DIFFERENT PROBLEMS. ALSO, THERE IS A LACK OF POWER AND GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. TIDE ROD END HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, CONSUMER HAD POWER STEERING/ WINDOW PROBLEMS. REPAIRED VEHICLE THREE TIMES, AND THEY CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP EIGHT MORE TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542291October 27, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
DESIGN OF THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH IS LOCATED ON THE TURN SIGNAL DIAL ALLOWING FOR ACCIDENTAL DISENGAGMENT WHILE ENGAGING THE TURN SIGNAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700051October 23, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE PROBLEM IN A NUTSHELL IS UNEXPECTED/UNPREDICTABLE APPARENT LOSS OF BRAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828715October 8, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH AND COMING TO A HALT THE COMPUTER SHUT DOWN AND NOTHING IN THE CAR WORKED. DEALER CONTACTED TWO TIMES IN THE SAME DAY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER DROVE THE CAR AWAY WITH NO GUARANTEE THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT REOCCUR. CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE SITUATION. SEVERAL REPAIRS OF DUE TO LOSS OF POWER, HOWEVER VEHICLE STILL EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS DURING SHIFTING, FOUND SCUFFED VALVES, REPLACED VALVES THAT WERE BINDING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541411September 22, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN PASSENGER DURING AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#539957August 17, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TRANSMISSION CONVERTER HOUSING WAS POUROUS AND ALLOWED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK OUT. THE CONVERTER HOUSING HAD TO BE REPLACED, WITH NEW GASKETS, FILTER AND SEALANT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824852June 30, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. DEFECT WITHIN SEATBACK OF DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE CAUSED THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE BACKWARDS, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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