Saturn SL Complaints (1996)

287 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#760012March 30, 2002
TIRES
MY TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING FROM LONG BEACH, CA. TO PHOENIX, AZ. WHICH IS ABOUT SIX HOURS AWAY. ABOUT AN HOUR OUTSIDE OF PHOENIX MY TIRE BLEW OUT. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND IT WENT OFF THE ROAD AND ROLLED 2 - 3 TIMES. I EXPERIENCED MINOR INJURIES TO MY HEAD AND OTHER PLACES ON MY BODY. I ALSO EXPERIENCED WHIPLASH THAT AFFECTED MY MEMORY AND CONCENTRATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#564572March 5, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CONSUMER HAS A COMPLAINT ON THE SLANTED WINDSHIELDS CAUSING A BLINDING REFLECTION ON THE COMPONENTS ON THE DASH. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785890February 23, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THE ALTERNATOR FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004007February 13, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
CONSUMER STATED THE BENCH SEATS COLLAPSED DURING A FRONT END COLLISION, THE COLLAPSED SEAT PUSHED CONSUMERS CHILD INTO BACK OF THE FRONT SEAT, DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. NLM *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8003552February 5, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH STEERING MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003553February 5, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING 65MPH VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING BY ITSELF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757792February 5, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR ENGAGED & WOULD NOT DISENGAGE & STEERING CONTROLS FAILED. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 75-80 MPH CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL AND TO CRASH INTO CONCRETE WALL.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#757739February 4, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
SPINDLE BROKE OFF WHILE SWITCHING LANES ON THE FREEWAY. WE SPUN ACROSS ALL LANES AND CRASHED INTO MIDDLE DIVIDER WALL.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#755328December 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED APPROX. 1 1/2 YEARS AGO. THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT BECAUSE OF A CRACKED CYLINDER WHICH ALLOWED THE OIL AND COOLANT TO MIX. THIS NOVEMBER 2001 THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ONCE MORE. A CRACKED CYCLINDER HEAD, OIL AND COOLANT MIXED. SATURN CORP. PAID FOR 1/2 ($720) THE COST OF THE REPAIR BUT THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PAY THE OTHER HALF. HAS THIS PROBLEM BEEN REPORTED WITH OTHER SAME OR SIMILAR MODELS?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755113November 30, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WE WERE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED US. OUR 22-MONTH OLD SON WAS IN HIS CAR SEAT IN THE REAR, BEHIND THE PASSENGER SEAT. AFTER OUR VEHICLE WAS HIT, THE SEAT LATCH ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT RELEASED. THE SEAT FULLY RECLINED, STRIKING OUR SON IN THE FACE. HE SUFFERED BROKEN BONES IN HIS FACE AS A RESULT. IF THE SEAT LATCH HAD NOT RELEASED, HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INJURED DURING THE CRASH.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#899676November 29, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LOSS OF COOLANT DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754329November 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897531October 10, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING ALL DAY IN A COOL DAMP SPOT. HORN STARTED TO BLOW ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE OUT FUSE TO STOP HORN FROM BLOWING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THERE WAS A SHORT IN HORN THAT COULD POSSIBLY START A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004403August 21, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
RIGHT FRONT TIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATED DURING A 40MPH TURN ON A PAVED MOUNTAIN ROAD, TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS 101F. TIRES WERE NOT UNDER INFLATED, THEY WERE ROTATED THE DAY BEFORE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747227June 21, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
FEDERAL-MOGUL BEARING MANUFACTURE #512000 WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST OF 2000, BROKE WHILE DRIVING , THE WHEEL CAME OFF . I WAS LUCKY I WAS GOING SLOW AROUND A SHARP CURVE, AND THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO AVOID THE ROLLING WHEEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745423May 16, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN ASSEMBLY FAILED IN SAME MANNER AS RECALL, SATURN CLAIMS THIS VEHICLE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561142May 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE WAS IN TOW WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED, THERE WERE NO INJURIES (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785396April 14, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AT 15 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK COLLAPSED, CONSUMER REALIZED IT WAS BROKEN WHEN IT WOULD NOT ADJUST PROPERLY, SATURN SAID THE SEAT WAS UP TO STANDARD. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560635April 4, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE TIRE, P175/70R14, EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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