Saturn SL Complaints

2,218 consumer complaints on file.

#880179February 8, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING. VEHICLE BEEN INTO DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK DEALER REPLACED OIL PAN DUE TO OIL PAN LEAK. GLOVE BOX FELL OUT DUE TO THE LOCK BEING BROKE. SES LIGHT ON DUE TO TERMINAL DISLODGED ON 5 VOLT REFERENCE SPLICE PACK. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE ECM DUE TO STALLING AND FOUND BATTERY CABLE LOOSE AND FIXED PROBLEM, HOWEVER VEHICLE IS STILL STALLING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879997February 7, 2001
STEERING
WHILE MAKING A TURN STEERING POPPED, AND STEERING WHEEL HAD NO CONTROL OVER STEERING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740405February 4, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURES SINCE PURCHASED NEW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740419February 4, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SEAT BACKREST FAILS. SAME AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN 99V045000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785251February 3, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS WARPED AND WERE REPLACED 9 WITHIN 9 MONTHS AFTER BUYING VEHICLE BRAND NEW, REPLACEMENT PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED ONE MONTH LATER, IN FEBRUARY OF 2001, ROTORS WERE WARPED AND REPLACED AGAIN. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879693February 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE IN 5TH GEAR AT 65 MPH VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, THERE WAS A TRUCK RIGHT BEHIND CONSUMER WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *AK THERE WAS A SECOND OCCASION WHEN AT AN INTERSECTION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, VEHICLE WAS IN THIRD GEAR AND AS CONSUMER ACCELERATED, TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO NEUTRAL, CAUSING RAPID DECELERATION, AFTER FIRST INCIDENT, DEALER ADJUSTED A BUSHING AND STATED PROBLEM SHOULD NOT REOCCUR, HOWEVER IT DID AND DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE AND IT WAS DUE TO THE WAY THE TRANSMISSION WAS ENGINEERED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879103January 26, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT PASSENGER'S SEATBELT STAYS RETRACTED. *AK SEAT BELT WOULD NOT EXTEND COMPLETELY AROUND PASSENGER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878971January 24, 2001
STRUCTURE
WEATHER STRIPING TO VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN THERE IS RAIN VEHICLE FILLS UP WITH WATER IN REAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739805January 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I BECAME AWARE OF AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM WHEN MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE CAR WAS 1000 MILES AND ONE MONTH EARLY FOR THE NEXT OIL CHANGE. THE COMPLAINT WAS DISMISSED BY SERVICE TECHS AT THAT TIME, EXPLAINING THAT "SATURN EGINES RUN HOT, AND THAT IT WAS NOT UNUSUAL TO USE ONE OR TWO QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN CHANGES. ON A TRIP BACK TO VIRGINIA FORM NEW JERSEY, MY SES LIGHT CAME ON, AND I BEGAN TO NOTICE A FAIRLY LOUD TICKING IN MY ENGINE. WHEN I PULLED OVER I FOUND I HAD NO OIL IN MY OIL PAN. MY ENGINE COULD HAVE SEIZED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, AND THE OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON (I WAS ABOUT 500 MILES AND TWO WEEKS EARLY FOR MY NEXT OIL CHANGE). I HAD REGULAR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE DEALERSHIP RECENTLY INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A MASSIVE OVERHAUL OF MY ENGINE BEFORE I EVEN HAD 100,000 MILES ON IT. THIS SEEMS HIGHLY IRREGULAR FOR A VEHILE WHICH WAS IMPECCABLY MAINTAINED. I HAVE ALSO BECOME AWARE OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON OTHER INTERNET SITES. THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM, BUT IT IS A VERY COSLY ONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739843January 23, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT WILL NOT DEPLOY. JAMS AND WILL NOT EXTEND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739660January 20, 2001
TIRES
TIRES WERE SOLD AS REPLACEMENTS FOR FIRESTONE AFNTY TRGT1 TUBLPS 18565R15 TIRES. THE TIRES WERE SOLD BY RUST TIRES, LLC D/B/A AUSTIN BLUFFS BIG O, 4496 AUSTIN BLUFFS PARKWAY, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80918, TELEPHONE #: 719-599-4555. I REQUESTED SIMILAR QUALITY IN AN ALL-WEATHER RADIAL TIRE TO THE TIRES BEING REPLACED. THE PRODUCTS SOLD DO NOT PERFORM SAFELY IN ANY AMOUNT OF SNOW AT ANY SPEED. AT APPROPRIATELY SLOW RATES OF SPEED, THE TIRES TEND TO LOSE TRACTION WHENEVER THE CLUTCH IS PUT IN AND WHEN BRAKING. THE CAR BEGINS TO SLIDE AT THOSE TIMES AND WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. TIRES DO NOT SEEM TO GAIN ANY TRACTION UNTIL CAR IS IN THIRD GEAR. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER ALL-WEATHER TIRES I'VE HAD OVER THE YEARS. THESE TIRES HAD APPROXIMATELY 5,500 MILES ON THEM WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED WITH SNOW ON THE GROUND. WHILE IT WAS VERY ICY ON12/11/00, I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED THAT DEGREE OF SLIDING IN OVER 30 YEARS OF DRIVING IN WINTER CONDITIONS. WITH A CHILD IN THE CAR, I HAD NUMEROUS "MINOR" SLIDES AND THREE VERY CLOSE CALLS WHERE THERE WAS NEARLY PROPERTY DAMAGE AND/OR INJURY. DURING A SUBSEQUENT SNOW AT CHRISTMAS TIME, I AGAIN EXPERIENCED UNUSUAL SLIDING. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCES HAVE BEEN DURING AND FOLLOWING A SNOW STORM ON 1/16/01. YOUR DATABASE ONLY LISTS 2 TYPES OF NANKANG TIRES AND I CANNOT DETERMINE WHETHER THE ONES ON MY CAR ARE EITHER ONE. I SUSPECT NOT.*AK (TIRESIZE: 1956015)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 1956015 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784988January 19, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE BRAKE ROTORS WARP EASILY, THEY ARE EITHER INSUFFICIENTLY THICK OR COOLED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878528January 18, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN
INSTRUMENT PANEL AND GAUGES WOULD GET WET& DISAPPEAR WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING WASHED OR WHEN EVER IT RAINS. ODOMETER COULD ROLL BACK MILEAGE ON ITS OWN. WOULD ALWAYS BE INCORRECT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED , AND CANNOT REPAIR PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739470January 16, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT FAILED TO EXTEND, HAD TO BE REPLACED, P/N 21055604, FOR A TOTAL REPAIR COST OF $135. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878265January 16, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED SATURN. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD & HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. DRIVER'S HEAD HIT SEAT'S HEAD REST. EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT FOR KNEE & BACK INJURY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#739363January 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE OIL LEAKED INTO COOLANT SYSTEM CAUSE OVERHEATING AFTER ENGINE RAN OUT OF OIL. CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD WAS THE CAUSE AFTER TALKED TO DEALER. ALSO FOUND THERE WERE QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS ABOUT EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739366January 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ONE TIME AT A STOP SIGN, PRESS THE BRAKING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BUT NO BRAKING EFFECT. AFTER ADJUSTING THE REAR DRUM OR DISK, PROBLEM DID NOT REPEAT. THE CAR'S ALTERNATOR WAS DEAD AFTER ONLY 36000 BUT DEALER WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE CAR START TO SHAKING FROM THE START TO END OF BRAKING PROCESS. DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877995January 11, 2001
POWER TRAIN
ODOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND ADMITTED TO CONSUMER THAT THEY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN ODOMETERS FROM 1991-1994.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738976January 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
WHEN EGR VLALVE FAILS, CAR STALLS AND TAKES A MINUTE TO RESTART. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SATURNS. IT TOOK 2 WEEKS TO GET A REPLACEMENT PART SINCE THEY ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. PLEASE HELP!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877535January 5, 2001
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
SUN ROOF HAD FALLEN OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED OF THIS SITUATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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