Saturn SL Complaints

2,218 consumer complaints on file.

#846006August 27, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT BROKE, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845922August 26, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A VERY MINOR CRASH WHEN IT WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING ABOUT 15 MPH. DRIVER'S SEAT BACK COLLAPSED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WILL BE CORRECTED. PLEASE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710253August 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
PLEASE TAKE NOTE THAT THE STATE AND ZIP CODE INCORECT , I HAD TO IMPROVISE AS I COULD NOT FILLED OUT THIS QUESTIONAIRE AND I WRITING FROM CANADA. MY POSTAL CODE IN CANADA IS L0L 2P0. ON 21 NOV 1998 , DURING THE 35000 KM(22000 MILES) SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE I REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE FRONT BRAKES OF MY SATURN WERE PULSATING WHEN BRAKING (MY ODOMETER READING WAS 22303 MILES(35686 KM) . DURING THE SERVICING THE DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED THAT BOTH FRONT ROTORS (DISCS) WERE WARP AND AS CORRECTIVE ACTIONS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, THE FRONTS BRAKE PADS WERE SANDED, BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE MACHINED AND BOTH FRONT CALIPERS WERE SERVICED. BASE ON OUR DRIVING HABITS (85 % HWY DRIVING) AND CONSIDERING THE LAST 5 VEHICLES I DROVE I FIND THIS SITUATION RATHER ABNORMAL ON A BRAND NEW CAR. ON 17 AUG 1999, AT 60662 KM (37913 MILES) SAME PROBLEME REOCCURED I REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT MY FRONT BRAKES WERE PULSATING. THE SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTED THAT THE ROTTORS BE MACHINED AGAIN TO WHICH I REFUSED AS IT IS NOT COVER UNDER WARANTY ANYMORE. I INDICATED TO HIM THAT IT IS ABNORMAL THAT THE ROTORS WARP LIKE THIS. IS ANSWER WAS THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SATURN THERE IS NO PROBLEM OR ANY DEFECT WITH BRAKES COMPONENT. I HAVE RAISE MY CONCERNS HIGHER WITHIN THE SATURN COMPANIE IN CANADA BUT IT SEEM THEY WASH THEIR HAND AND SHIFT THE BLAME ON ATMOSPHERIC CONDITION AND OUR DRIVING HABITS. I HAVE RESEARCHED IN YOUR DATABASE AND I HAVE FOUD THAT THERE WERE SVC BULLETINS # 96-T-40 A, (NHTSA ITEM # SB049187) AND SVC BULLETIN #98-T-40-A (NHTSA ITEMS SB601049) RELATING TO BRAKE PROBLEMS. MY SATURN WAS BUILT IN AUG 97. IN MY OPINION IT NOT NORMAL THAT ROTORS WARP AND CAUSED BRAKE TO PULSATE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR DATABASE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE OF MY SATURN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM, IF BRAKE ROTORS WARP EASILY & PULSATE AND CAUSE THE BRAKE EFFICIENCY TO DECREASE. MAY BE CONTACT ME VIA E-MAIL AT [email protected]. THANKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845376August 19, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845293August 18, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT 50MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS, CAUSED DRIVER'S VIEW TO BE OBSCURED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845188August 17, 1999
SEAT BELTS
THIS VEHICLE HAS THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT AND IT DOES NOT WORK. WHEN DOOR IS SHUT IT IS SUPPOSE TO RETRACT ACROSS THE DRIVER'S SHOULDER, AS IT SHOULD IT STAY IN THE RELEASE POSITION AS IF THE DOOR WERE OPENED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845009August 12, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHENEVER IN SLOW TRAFFIC. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844759August 10, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHEN PARKING VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD AND BACKWARD, AND GOES INTO ANOTHER GEAR MANUFACTUER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844769August 10, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SHOULDER SEATBELT ON DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT RETRACT , CAUSING A LOSS OF PROTECTION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709839August 10, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT BEGAN TO ONLY MOVE SLOWLY THEN WOULD ONLY MOVE UP 2 INCHES FROM THE CLOSED DOOR POSITION- TODAY THE MOTOR DIED(THE GEARS ARE BURNED OUT). CRUISE CONTROL WOULD ACCELERATE WHEN DEPRESSED AT 60 MPH UNTIL BRAKES APPLIED- I STOPPED USING IT COMPLETELY FOR SAFETY REASONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844630August 9, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DEFECTIVE FAN BELT TENSIONER ASSEMBLY FAILED, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ABS WHILE MAKING U-TURN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844373August 4, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CONSUMER STATED HER CAR WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547694August 2, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
POSSIBLE DESIGN OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY HAVE CAUSED THEM TO SCRATCH GROOVES OVER THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD CAUSING A GLARE WHEN THE CAR FACES THE SUN. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844043August 2, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 27-JUL-97. WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. AS A RESULT, AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, AND DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE SEATS TO FULLY RECLINE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843964July 30, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP WHEN REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROX 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO FALL BACK WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843623July 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN NO BRAKING ABILITY. OCCUPANT HAD TO APPLIED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE, AND PUT IT IN "PARK" POSITION IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE.*AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843661July 28, 1999
SEATS
HIT FROM BEHIND DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED. THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS JAMMED TO THE BACK SEAT. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, THEY CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SEAT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#843443July 26, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN AFTER REACHING 65MPH. ALSO, INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WOULD COME ON PRIOR TO SHUTTING OFF. ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED & 2 WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED ON 27 MAY 1999 & NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND AT THAT TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709162July 25, 1999
POWER TRAIN
I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE IS LATENT DAMAGE TO MY TRANSMISSION THAT HAS NOT BEEN DETECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843261July 24, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER HAD TO DO SOME TRICKY DRIVING TO AVOID HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE OR MORE BEFORE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL. ALSO NO BRAKES WERE AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME. FORGOT TO ASK IF SPEED CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. PLEASE RESPOND TO THAT QUESTION.. DEALER/ MFR. WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THAT TIME. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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