Saturn SL Complaints

2,218 consumer complaints on file.

#877531January 5, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH HEARD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE AND LOST POWER. PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD, THEN SAW THAT ALTENATOR HAD FALLEN OFF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738865January 5, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
HEAD ON COLLISION. MY SPEED 25 MPH, OPPOSING CAR 35-40 MPH. TWO 20 LB SUIT CASES IN TRUNK. LEFT REAR SEAT BACK LATCH FAILED, ALLOWING ONE BAG TO COME FORWARD AND CONTACT DRIVERS SEAT BACK.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#558709January 3, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT SEAL REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK, THE INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS ON THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SEPARATED DUE TO WEAR. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877306January 3, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION DRIVER'S SEATBACK WOULD DISENGAGE AND FALL BACK TO REAR SEAT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785217January 1, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, ALARM DISABLED, HORN FAILURE, AND INTERIOR LIGHT FAILED, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877188December 29, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS BEEN USING A LOT OF OIL IN LAST YEAR AND A HALF. CURRENTLY, CONSUMER COULD SMELL OIL BURNING. SATURN TOLD CONSUMER THAT WAS BECAUSE SHE DID NOT CHANGE OIL EVERY 3000 MILES, BUT WAITED UNTIL 3200 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738397December 28, 2000
SEATS
SEAT RECLINER SKIPS TEETH, FAILS, SATURN REFUSES TO REPLACE UNDER RECALL, CLAIMS DATE OF MANUFACTURE JUST PAST RECALL DATES. UNSAFE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738442December 28, 2000
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REAR WINDOW FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY DUE TO MILD THERMAL GRADIENT. IT IS KNOWN THAT THERE WAS NO IMPACT OF ANY KIND WITHIN 6 HOURS OF FAILURE DUE TO A SNOWFALL WHICH COVERED THE WINDOW. WINDOW FAILED TWO MINUTES AFTER POWERED SHOW WAS DUSTED OFF EXPOSING IT TO COOLER AIR. SATURN DENIES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785187December 26, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
AFTER DRIVING FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME THE VEHICLE SLAMS INTO REVERSE WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877008December 26, 2000
SEATS
METAL FRAGMENT INSIDE FABRIC HAS PUNCTURED THROUGH IT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. METAL FRAGMENT JAMS INTO BACK OF DRIVER WHILE DRIVING. IT'S EXPOSED & HARD TO RECESS BACK WITHOUT RIPPING FABRIC. HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738123December 21, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT MOTORIZED SHOULDER HARNESSES ARE INOPERABLE. THE DRIVERS SIDE IS STUCK IN THE FORWARD AND PASSENGER IN THE REAR POSITIONS. A MECHANIC AT ABRA DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS BAD SEAT BELT ASSY TRACK UNITS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876800December 20, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM REAR AT 25 MPH, AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED. THERE WAS A RECALL IN OLDER MODELS FOR SAME PROBLEM. SATURN HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785134December 19, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE SLIPS OUT OF 3RD GEAR. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737949December 18, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN I DON'T LET THE CAR WARM UP FOR A WHILE THE GAS PEDAL STICKS AND WILL NOT COME BACK OFF OF THE ACCELERATION UNLESS YOU PULL IT UP OR IF IT RELEASES FOR SOME STRANGE REASON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876176December 7, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN TO COME TO A STOP AND ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED SL1. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED BACKWARDS ONTO REAR SEATS. MANAGED TO PULL VEHICLE OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. DRIVER/ PASSENGER COULDN'T SEE OUT OFF WINDSHIELD. *AK THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT FUTURE SAFETY, ESPECIALLY WHEN CHILDREN ARE IN THE BACK SEAT. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737424December 6, 2000
TIRES
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLES. *AK (TIRESIZE: P28565/R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P28565/R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876014December 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CASTING OF CYLINDER HEAD WAS CRACKED. THIS CAUSED ENGINE TO STALL OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT PROBLEM WAS A FACTORY DEFECT IN CASTING OF CYLINDER HEAD. IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737276December 4, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION: CAR ACCELERATES ALL BY ITSELF, TO 4000 RPM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875716November 29, 2000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THAT SAME DEFECT AS INDICATED IN NHTSA RECALL 94V170000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 7149 CONCERNING STEERING: MANUAL GEAR BOX FRACTURING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. MANUFACTURER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK CONSUMER PAID FOR REPLACEMENT COSTS AND REPLACED PART WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE, DEALER REPLACED THIS PART AT NO COST TO CONSUMER, BUT STILL STATED THE PART WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736892November 27, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
YOUR DATABASE WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO FILL THE FORM CORRECTLY. THE SPARE TIRE FAILED AFTER 10 MILES OF DRIVING TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP. I ARRIVED SAFELY WITH THE SPARE TIRE INTACT. ONE MONTH LATER, I NEEDED TO USE THE SPARE AGAIN. THE TREAD WAS DELAMINATED WITH SEVERAL CRACKS IN THE RUBBER. THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER OFFERED NO HELP OR SUGGESTIONS WHEN I CALLED. THE SPARE WAS USED ONCE FOR THE TRIP TO THE TIRE SHOP. THE TIRE LOOKS BRAND NEW OTHER THAN THE GAPING HOLE. THE WHITE INK PRINTED OVER THE TREAD SURFACE IS STILL VISIBLE AND LEGIBLE. THE INFLATION PRESSURE WAS 40 PSI. I NOTICED THE DOT NUMBER IS FROM ONE OF THE FACTORIES YOU ARE LOOKING AT. GIVEN THE FREQUENCY OF USE OF SPARE TIRES, THIS MAY NEVER APPEAR AS A PROBLEM, BUT IF THIS TIRE HAD FAILED WHILE DRIVING, I WOULD HAVE HAD A SEVERE BLOW-OUT. I PLAN TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE TIRE BEFORE SATURN REPLACES IT. WOULD YOU LIKE AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE PHOTOS? I AM GOING TO COMPLAIN AT SATURN, BUT LIKE FORD, I AM SURE THEY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I WOULD BET FIRESTONE IS STONEWALLING (NO PUN INTENDED) OTHER COMPLAINTS OUTSIDE OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES IDENTIFIED. THEY ARE LOSING MONEY. *AK (DOT NUMBER: HY7H5M162 TIRESIZE: T11570R14)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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