Saturn SL Complaints

2,218 consumer complaints on file.

#855062February 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER HAD BRAKES RESURFACED THREE TIMES. DEALER WAS SAYING THAT CONSUMER WAS APPLYING BRAKES TOO HARD. BRAKES WEREN'T WARRANTY. DEALER REPLACED IT AS A COURTESY TO THE CONSUMER, AND NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856535February 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE IS BURNING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL WHICH HAS CAUSED ENGINE TO LOCK UP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718368February 6, 2000
SEATS
SEAT FRAME STARTED TO BREAK THROUGH THE CLOTH COVERING. THE FRAME EVENTUALLY BENT BACKWARDS NEAR THE TOP OF THE SEAT. SOON THE FRAME BROKE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE AND THERE IS A SHARP POINT STICKING OUT AND THE CLOTH COVERING IS RUINED. I CALLED THE DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SEAT WHICH WOULD COST ME OVER 500 DOLLARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718385February 6, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
MY SEAT BELT LOCKS UP INTERMITTANTLY. IT APPEARS TO HAPPEN MORE IN BAD WEATHER. I THINK IT IS THE RETRACTOR SYSTEM, BUT I AM NOT SURE. I WILL CONTACT THE DEALER THIS WEEK. I HAVE SEARCHED THE NHTSA'S CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AND FOUND 4 SIMILAR TO MINE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW, IF THIS IS SOMETHING SATURN SHOULD PAY FOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856271February 4, 2000
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SIDE MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK INTO POSTION,IT IS STUCK IN MIDDLE OF TRACK, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856000February 2, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKE ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE BRAKE PADS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855821January 31, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
CONSUMER EXPERENCING PROBLEMS WITH REPLACING THE BATTERY. BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550684January 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
ABS BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS, NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIR BAGS DURING COLLISION, PASSENGER SEAT COLLAPSED DURING IMPACT INJURIES DUE TO FAILURES. YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#855575January 27, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE HAVE GOTTEN STUCK, AND WILL NOT COME OUT. AS A RESULT, DRIVER CANNOT WEAR A SEATBELT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855470January 24, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ON ITS OWN ACCORD, WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO TURN OFF IGNITION SWITCH TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550540January 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
THE SERPENTINE BELT BECAME LOOSE AND THE AUTOMATIC BELT TENSIONER FELL APART CAUSING ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP AND POWER STEERING INOPERABLE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849684January 22, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
VEHICLE'S TRACTION CONTROL FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HYDROPLANE AND SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND OFF HIGHWAY. WHILE SPINNING, ABS BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSED WHEELS TO LOCK UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855328January 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
DRIVER IS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER IN ANY POSITON WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES WITH OR WITHOUT THE IGNITIN BEING ON. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855203January 20, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, TRAVELLING ABOUT 50MPH AT NIGHT, ALL OF SUDDEN THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. CONTACTED DEALER, ANDWAS TOLD THAT A SPIDER GOT INTO THE FUEL LINE AND BLOCKED THE LINE WHERE THE PUMP DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH VENTILATION, AND FUEL TANK COLLASPED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855271January 20, 2000
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE EXPERIENCE PROBLEM WITH PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHILE TRAVELING ON THE STREET. MORE SO AT HWY SPEEDS, WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO PULL. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717587January 20, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
IN A LITTLE OVER THREE YEARS WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR THREE TIMES.NOW THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH.IT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTIES. IT IS STILL UNDER WARR.,BUT SHOULD I NEED TO KEEP REPLACING IT? ANY INFOMATION YOU HAVE WOULD HELP ME OUT. THANKS,GERALD FRANKLIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717618January 20, 2000
SEAT BELTS
MOTORIZED SEATBELT RESTRAINTS ARE INOPERATIVE ON BOTH THE DRIVERS AND THE PASSENGERS SEATS. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE THEM FOR SOME TIME NOW, AND WE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT RECENTLY IN WHICH WE WERE REAR ENDED. THIS HAS LEFT MY WIFE WITH BACK PROBLEMS EVER SINCE, AND I DO BELIEVE THAT IF THE SHOULDER RESTAINTS WERE TO HAVE BEEN WORKING PROPERLY SHE WOULD BE FINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#717228January 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING ROCKING OF CAR DURING BRAKING AT 16,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 32000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854812January 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER KEPT TENSION ON THE BELT FELLED. LATER, ALTERNATER CAME ON, AND THEN CONSUMER LOST POWER STEERING. IF CONSUMER WAS TO LOSE IT ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, THERE COULD BE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MECHANIC SAYS BELT WAS VERY POORLY DESIGNED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717175January 10, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
VEHICLE FLOODS AND FAILS TO START HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO SATURN DEALERSHIP. DEALER STATED IT WAS A DESIGN FEATURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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