Saturn SL Complaints

2,218 consumer complaints on file.

#834098January 27, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE PARKED OVER NIGHT. GOT IN & STARTED VEHICLE. THE THROTTLE OPENED WIDE. HAD NOT SHIFTED INTO GEAR. THE RPMS REVVED UP HIGH. THROTTLE DID NOT SHUT DOWN AFTER DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HAD TO TURN VEHICLE OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702526January 24, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE REAR ENDED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. DRIVERS' SIDE SEAT BACK LET GO, AND SEAT BELT RELEASED, CAUSING DRIVER TO BE THROWN FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. THIS WAS A LOW IMPACT COLLISION,AND NO INJURY WOULD HAVE OCCURRED IF SEAT AND BELT HAD HELD UP DURING COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#701008January 19, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE COST TO HAVE THE SEATBELT REMOVED AND REPLACED $119.27
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702382January 19, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I REALLY FEEL THAT A CAR THAT IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND HAVE ONLY 47000 MILES SHOULDN'T HAVE NEED A NEW ENGINE IN IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833565January 14, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS NO POWER, THE GAS LEVEL IS VERY POOR ON A HILL, SOMETIMES WILL NOT GO UP HILL AT ALL, LOSING RPMS. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543366January 13, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
SEAT BACKS COLLASPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543349January 12, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE HIT GUARD RAIL DURING ICY ROAD CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN THE SEAT BACK COLLAPSING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#830483January 12, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE SITTING IN A STILL POSITION, VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE REAR AND PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, SEAT SNAPPED AND FELL BACK ONTO THE BACK SEAT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833268January 11, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AT 10MPH, APPLIED BRAKES & NO BRAKING POWER. VEHICLE HIT A DITCH. DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. POLICE OFFICER CHECKED VEHICLE & NOTICED NO BRAKES. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701907January 5, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON; VEHICLE HAD OIL AT PREVIOUS CHECK, AND NO OIL SPOTS WERE SEEN. YET, AFTER TRAVELLING 1/4 OF MILE, ENGINE DIED AND MECHANIC REPORTED NO OIL AND NEEDS NEW ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833057January 5, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHEN SNOW BUILDS UP ON THE WINDSHIELD THE THE WIPERS BECOME INOPERATIVE BECAUSE THE BOLTS HOLDING THEM COME LOOSE. DLR SAYS THAT IT IS NORMAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832859December 30, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SEATBACK BOLT WAS STRIPPED OFF,CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING, WHICH MAY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832882December 30, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WOULD LEAK OIL INTO THE SPARK PLUGS. ENGINE HEAD GASKETS SEALING IS NOT RETAINING THE OIL. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781754December 28, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
TRUNK LATCH FAILED, CAUSING TRUNK TO UNEXPECTEDLY SLAM SHUT ON HEAD OF PERSON WHILE THAT PERSON WAS USING THE TRUNK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#701516December 21, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE RPM WILL INCREASE TO 3500 WHETHER AT IDLE OR DRIVING AT 55 MPH. THIS HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS. IF THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF , THE CAR WILLN'T START UNLESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED TO THE FLOUR. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CARS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM MAY FIND IT DIFFICULT TO SLOW THE CAR UPON BRAKING UNLESS THEY WERE TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO NUETRAL. IT IS HIGHLY POSSIBLE THAT SOME SATURN OWNERS AREN'T AWARE OF THE PROBLEM IF THEY OWN AN AUTOMATIC. IN THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (COMPLAINTS DATABASE) THERE WERE 8 OR 9 CASES OF BRAKE FAILURE . WERE THESE FAILURES AS A RESULT OF UNCONTROLLED RPM MOTOR SPEED? ODI ID 816070 INDICATED A PROBLEM WHICH MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO THIS CONDITION. THIS PROBLEM IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CARS WILL LEAD TO PREMATURE BRAKE ROTOR AND PAD WEAR NOT TO MENTION THE FAILURE OF THE CAR TO STOP WITHIN THE ASSURRED NORMAL DISTANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832297December 15, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING
THE CARTER PIN HAD FALLEN OFF & BROKE IN THE INTERNAL DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO PERFORM ERRATICALLY. ALSO, THE CLUTCH & DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832255December 14, 1998
SEAT BELTS
SHOULDER BELT MOTOR ON DRIVERS SIDE WILL OPEN AND SLIDE FORWARD WHILE DRIVING, DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. ALSO STATES MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. NO WARRANTY. REPAIRS WILL BE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831949December 8, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
EA 98017, SEATBACK FAILURE; THE SEATBACK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS COLLAPSED. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE SEATBACK HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831798December 4, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING, DUE TO FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPER RETAINING NUT ON LINKAGE ASSEMBLY. DEALERSHIP CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831712December 3, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10MPH SHE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER DRIVER . WHEN THROWN AGAINST THE SEAT BELT, THE THE SEAT BELT DISCONECTED AND CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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