Saturn SL Complaints

2,218 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#885831April 13, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON WET ROADS VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INTO LOW GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEED. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BRIDGE WHICH GUIDED HIM TO A STOP. TWICE VEHICLE WAS IN SHOP FOR CLUNKING, AND TWICE WITH DOWNSHIFTING ADDED. VEHICLE IN A REPAIR SHOP TO SEE WHAT DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE.*AK THE CONSUMER SAYS THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE ADDRESSED THE SYMPTEMS OF POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM DURING THE 4 SERVICE PERIODS. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE CONSUMER WAS SEKKING FINANCIAL REIMBERSEMENT FOR THE LOSS AND EXPENSES. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#560777April 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN DRIVING, WAS ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT FRONT PADS AND REAR SHOES ARE AT 90% NO PROBLEM, WAS ADVISED THAT SQUEAKING IS NORMAL DUE TO MOISTURE, HUMIDITY AND MORNING DEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743844April 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
IT APPEARS THIS VEHICLE HAS A CRACKED HEAD ,WATER IS MIXING IN THE OIL.LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON ,CHECKED LEVEL RESAVOIR DOWN TO 1 INCH.FILLED WITH 2 QUARTS.LIGHT CAME ON NEXT DAY SAME FLUID LEVEL.PULLED DIP STICK AND NOTICED THE WATER OIL MIXTURE.VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED SINCE NEW BY SATURN DEALER UNDER CONTRACT.WAITING FOR ESTIMATE.THIS SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS EXPERIENCED ON EARLIER MODELS WHER THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO SIX YEARS/100,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743730April 8, 2001
SEAT BELTS, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVERS SEATBACK BROKEN AND MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELTS BIND IN TRACK AND BLOW FUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885105April 5, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS HIT IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40 MPH IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
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
#885024April 4, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE, STOPPED AFTER INCREASING SPEED. SHORTLY AFTER, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD. PARKED VEHICLE,AND NEXT MORNING THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID UNDER VEHICLE, TOWED TO DEALER, WHO FOUND A DIFFERENTIAL PIN HAD COME LOOSE IN TRANSMISSION, AND CAUSED A HOLE IN TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885049April 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SPEED OVER 45 MPH. DEALER REPLACED PADS. BUT, IT DID NOT REMEDY SITUATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885050April 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOSING COOLING FLUID. CONSUMER IS ADDING 2 QUARTS A WEEK FOR LAST FEW WEEKS. INSPECTED HOSES, NO LEAKS, ALSO NO FLUID UNDER VEHICLE WHEN PARKED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884488March 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743108March 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CAR OVERHEATED WITH NO WARNING AND SMOKE SPILLED OUT OF FRONT. COOLANT BURST OUT OF CONTAINER AND FLOODED CAR AND GROUND. TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT THE SENSOR BROKEN AND WIRES REMOVED BUT COULD NOT OFFER ANY EXPLANATION. CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ACCIDENT AND HAS NOT BEEN TAMPERED WITH. THE ONLY PEOPLE WITH ACCESS TO ENGINE IS SATURN TECHNICIANS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883947March 23, 2001
SEATS
PANTS ON DRIVER'S LEGS GOT CAUGHT UNDER LEFT LEVER OF FRONT SEAT, AND DRIVER COULD NOT ACCELERATE. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883891March 22, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
HAS 4 CRACKED FIRESTONE, P175/70R14 TIRES AT SIDEWALL . TOOK TIRES TO FIRESTONE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD HE WAS BUSY AND COULD NOT HELP. *AK DOT# W2EPBCA338. *SLC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785360March 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HEAD GASKET, WATER PUMP, OIL PAN GASKET, SERPENTINE DRIVE BELT, AND COOLANT LIGHT ON, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALSO ON, WORK COMPLETED BY DEALER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883521March 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE OVERHEATS AND CONSUMES OIL BECAUSE A HEATING CHIP HAS MELTED DUE TO OVERHEATING. MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883590March 20, 2001
SEAT BELTS, POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT WAS DESIGNED WITHOUT A SAFETY FEATURE TO RETRACT BACKWARDS WHEN IT HITS AN OBJECT. ODOMETER WAS FAILING TO REGISTER CORRECT MILEAGE. MECHANIC REFUSED TO DO ANY REPAIRS DUE TO VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883232March 16, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT RETRACT, TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID TRACK WAS BENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883114March 15, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
HEAD-ON CRASH AT 40 MPH, VEHICLE HIT TELEPHONE POLE, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882957March 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE EXCESSIVLEY BURNS OIL. HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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