Saturn SL Complaints

2,218 consumer complaints on file.

#824697June 25, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
HIT A CURB AT ABOUT 5MPH, CAUSING THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#823855June 24, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING WITH ONLY 15,500 MILES. DEALER SAYS A NEW FUEL TANK IS NEEDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780351June 24, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD-ON AT 40MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824585June 23, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE FUEL TANK COLLAPSED, CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN, RESULTING IN VEHICLE STALLING. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536982June 22, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
ERROR IN THE SSEMBLY OF THE UPPER FITTINGS TO THE BRAKE LINES CAUSED LOSS OF HYDROLIC PRESSURE WHICH RESULTED IN A VEHICLE COLLISION DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#824507June 22, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHEN CLOSING THE BACK DOORS, THE HANDLES STICK WHICH CAUSES THE DOORS NOT TO LATCH. ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE DOORS HAVE COME OPEN WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WILL BE SEEN BY THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824539June 22, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN TRAVELING 35 MPH, GOING UP AN INCLINE AND VEHICLE IS PLACED IN FOURTH GEAR, THE VEHICLE WILL DROP FROM FOURTH GEAR INTO SECOND AND WILL ACCELERATE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER STATES NORMAL OPERATIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823451June 17, 1998
SEAT BELTS
THE AUTOMATIC RESTRAINT TRACKS BROKE , CAUSING THE BELTS TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824179June 11, 1998
SEAT BELTS
WHEN DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT SHOULDER BELT BECAME VERY TIGHT, MAKING IT VERY IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE DRIVER TO MAKE ANY TYPE OF MOVEMENT WHEN DRIVING. ALSO, ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536547June 10, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC., FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
FRONT END MISALIGNED, RESULTING IN PULLING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536489June 9, 1998
AIR BAGS
DURING COLLISION AIR BAGS DEPLOYED HOWEVER DID NOT INFLATE RESULTING IN NECK AND FACIAL INJURIES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#536743June 9, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL COLLISION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#536308June 4, 1998
WHEELS
LEFT REAR WHEEL BROKE OFF RESULTING IN A COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823849June 2, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH CONSUMER REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN AT AT THE TIME. OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THAT AIRBAG SHOULD DEPLOY AT 15 MPH .MANUFACTURER WILL SEND SOME ONE TO INSPECT VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#536428June 1, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT ROTORS WARPED. MANUFACTURER REPLACED WITH A REDESIGNED MODEL AND THEY WARPED ALSO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536410June 1, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
SEAT BELT LOCK. BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536002May 29, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID, SUSPENSION:FRONT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
UPON APPLYING STEADY PRESSURE THE BRAKES RELEASE A COUPLE OF SECONDS AFTER INITIAL APPLICATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823781May 29, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN CARPORT, NOTICED FLUID ON THE GROUND UNDERNEATH. IT HAD STARTED TO LEAK TRANSMISSION FLUID. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WAS A GASKET & IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823749May 28, 1998
WHEELS
CONSUMER WAS EXITING ONTO A RAMP ABOUT 30-40 MPH WHEN A WHEEL CAME OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND AND BOUNCE OF A CONCRETE WALL. DRIVER SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#536161May 27, 1998
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CAR WITH WARRANTY OF 36,000 MILES. DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR WARRANTY. WHAT IS NORMAL LIFE OF A CLUTCH IN THIS TYPE OF CAR?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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