Saturn SL Complaints

2,218 consumer complaints on file.

#827752October 7, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH THE GAS PEDAL BROKE, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO GO DOWN THE FLOORBOARD. WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO PULL THE GAS PEDAL UP, HE HIT A MAILBOX AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER FOUND NO DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828699October 7, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE JUST DIES. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, DEALER STATED THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A BAD ALTERNATOR WHICH DESTROYED THE BATTERY. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. BATTERY REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539649October 7, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TOTAL FAILURE OF BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828627October 6, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE STARTED TO GRADUALLY VIBRATE DUE TO MOTOR MOUNT BOLT MISSING, AND ONE WAS BROKE IN HALF.SATURN CONTACTED AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541436October 1, 1998
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING HEAD ON COLLISION, SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN PROPERLY CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT HEAD.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#541383September 29, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
BRAKES, PADS, ROTORS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541771September 28, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION DURING NORMAL BRAKING AT 30-40 MPH AND SEVERE VIBRATION DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPPEDS.
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
#541030September 22, 1998
STEERING
VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT HITTING ANOTHER CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#828106September 22, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING ALONG ON A DAMP DRAWBRIDGE, PROCEEDED TO PUT ON BRAKES THEN THE CAR PLOWED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT BETWEEN 50 TO 60 FEET STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541575September 22, 1998
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
LEFT SIDE RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540907September 18, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TIMING CHAIN WORE PREMATURELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827850September 14, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CAR OVERHEATED DUE TO THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKING. DEALER WILL REPLACE DAMAGED PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827843September 11, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION SLAMMING INTO GEAR WHEN ENGAGED. THIS CONDITION BELIEVED TO CAUSE THE MOTOR MOUNTS TO COLLAPSE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827627September 4, 1998
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING HEARD NOISE. RACK& PINION STEERING FAILED. PROBLEM WAS FIXED, BUT IT REOCCURRED. *AK TIMING CHAIN FAILED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540488September 1, 1998
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TIE ROD FAILURE ON PASSENGER SIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#826207September 1, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE), POWER TRAIN
SEAT BELTS MOVE BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING AND THEY WON'T OPEN WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED. ALSO, SUN ROOF AND SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED/ NOISY ENGINE DUE TO TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. IN ADDITION, REPLACED EGR VALVE AND CANISTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826229September 1, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO RUN. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539549September 1, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR FAILED, REPLACED AND CONTINUED TO FAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539351August 25, 1998
SEATS
DRIVERS SEAT BACK COLLAPSED SEVERAL TIMES, ALLOWING SEAT TO FALL INTO A RECLINING POSITION. QCAW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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