Saturn SL Complaints

2,218 consumer complaints on file.

#827014August 20, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. HAD TO BE REPLACED TWO TIMES. DEALER STATES CONTAMINATION AT THE FACTORY. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827016August 20, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR IS DEFECTIVE. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827018August 20, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES. DEFECT IS IN THE DESIGN. DEALERS CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827020August 20, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING IS DEFECTIVE. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827036August 20, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. DRIVER APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND MANUALLY TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL TO STOP VEHICLE. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WILL BE CHECKED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826954August 19, 1998
SEATS, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
IN A REAR END COLLISION THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACK AND RESULTING IN INJURIES. ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SEAT ADJUSTER. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#542149August 19, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN FAILED. QCAW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542341August 19, 1998
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
STEERING KNUCKLE SNAPPED CAUSING ACCIDENT AND INJURY TO PASSENGER AND DRIVER. QCAW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#826871August 18, 1998
SEATS
THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
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
#538969August 11, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
BRAKE PADS REPLACED FOUR TIMES, BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539614August 10, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED AND PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF CONSUMER. HAD BOTH FRON TAND RAE IMPACT. DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK IN TIME TO PREVENT DRIVER FROM FALLING FORWARD, HITTING HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL. ALSO, SEATBACK COLLAPSED, DRIVER FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT BACK OF HEAD. SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#538910August 10, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET CRACKED CAUSING FAILURE OF OTHER COMPONENTS. (QCAW)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825772August 5, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE SEATBACK ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FAILS TO STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. OWNER HAS NOT HAD THE SEATBACK FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826332August 5, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHILE DRVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR DOORS WOULD SWING OPEN FOR NO REASON. WOULD HAVE LOCKS (CHILD PROOF ALSO) ON. THE LOCK, SOMETIMES, FAILS TO KEEP THE DOOR LOCKED. HAD NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER FOR PARTS. WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR LOCKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826333August 5, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
HAD MISSED EXIT. STARTED TO MAKE LEFT TURN WHEELS RUBBED AGAINST CURB. PULLED STEERING WHEEL TO RIGHT, STEERING WHEEL DID NOT TURN. WAS UPON MEDIAN STRIP AFTER GOING 15MPH. UNDER CARRIAGE PUSHED BACKWARDS. TOWED TO DEALER. MECHANIC DID NOT LOOK AT IT. INSURANCE ADJUSTER WILL BE LOOKING AT VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826210August 4, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELTS MOVE BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVIMG AND THEY WON'T OPEN WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826224August 4, 1998
POWER TRAIN
THE SPEEDOMETER SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT WORK. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826118July 31, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825368July 29, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHEN TRAVELING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK RECLINED TO THE REST POSITION, CONSUMER HAD NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER. OTHER SHOP REPAIR HAS REPLACED PARTS, PARTS NUMBER 21057313 AND 221051315. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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