Saturn SL Complaints (1994)

286 consumer complaints on file.

#830483January 12, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE SITTING IN A STILL POSITION, VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE REAR AND PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, SEAT SNAPPED AND FELL BACK ONTO THE BACK SEAT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832882December 30, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WOULD LEAK OIL INTO THE SPARK PLUGS. ENGINE HEAD GASKETS SEALING IS NOT RETAINING THE OIL. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832255December 14, 1998
SEAT BELTS
SHOULDER BELT MOTOR ON DRIVERS SIDE WILL OPEN AND SLIDE FORWARD WHILE DRIVING, DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. ALSO STATES MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. NO WARRANTY. REPAIRS WILL BE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831949December 8, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
EA 98017, SEATBACK FAILURE; THE SEATBACK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS COLLAPSED. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE SEATBACK HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831458November 30, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WHEN DRIVER TAPPED THE BRAKES/ACCELERATOR OR BY TURNING OFF SWITCH. HUSBAND PULLED UP EMGERENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE, AFTER BRAKES FAILED, WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO FISHTAIL AND HIT SIDE OF BRIDGE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#831078November 19, 1998
SEATS
CONSUMER STATES THE SEATS ARE NOT UPDATED OR STRENGTHENED, SEEING CRASH TESTS ON TV SHOWED SEAT COLLAPSING AND THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, PROBLEM OCCURRED SEVEN TIMES IN THE TESTS, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831093November 19, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 18 NOV 98 , AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. HE WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN HE HIT THE OTHER CAR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830537November 10, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
NTERMITTENTLY THE POWER SHOULDER BELT USED TO RETRACT. NOW SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AT ALL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700381November 7, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
HELLO, THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IT WILL AT OTHER TIMES JERK AND HESITATE ON ACCELERATION. WHEN COLD, AFTER STARTING, IT WILL HAS A DECREASE IN RPM AS THE GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED DOWN, KINDA LIKE IT BOGS OUT. WORST OF ALL AFTER WARMING UP THE IDLE WILL SURGE TO ~2500 RPM EVEN WITH THE ACCELERATOR OUT. THIS MAKES SHIFTING SOMEWHAT PROBLEMATIC. IF YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR ME, IT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED. THANKS TONY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829852October 30, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW IN 1996, CONSUMER HAD TO PURCHASE 3 BATTERIES AND 2 ALTERNATORS. BOTH ONLY LASTED APPROXIMATELY 12 TO 15 MONTHS. SATURN MECHANIC IN FLORIDA STATED THAT THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR ARE BUILT TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700135October 27, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
ON 12/25/95, I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM A CHRISTMAS DAY OUTING. I WAS DRIVING MY SATURN SL2 AND HAD STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT. A TAXI REARENDED ME WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT THE STOPLIGHT. THE IMPACT FROM THE BACK COLLAPSED MY BUMPER, DAMAGED THE LEFT REAR TRUNK AREA AND CAUSED THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS. I WAS LEFT LOOKING UP AT THE CEILING OF MY VEHICLE FROM MY BROKEN SEATBACK. I WAS JUST THREE WEEKS OUT OF SURGERY FOR MY LEFT KNEE AND THIS ACCIDENT RESULTED IN INJURY TO MY BACK AND RIGHT KNEE AND A SUBSEQUENT SURGERY. MY CAR WAS REPAIRED AT PUNCHBOWL FENDERWORKS, INC., AT 3427 WAIALAE, HONOLULU, HAWAII 96816, (808) 737-5584. MY CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME SIX WEEKS LATER. I STILL HAVE THE VEHICLE AND THE SEATBACK STILL DOES NOT SIT UP STRAIGHT OR HOLD AT TIMES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#828935October 14, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED. THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME. #3805-EA-98-017. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828876October 13, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE IN TRAFFIC ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED THE SATURN. UPON IMPACT, THE ENTIRE FRONT SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS ONTO THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN REAR. WILL BE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827752October 7, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH THE GAS PEDAL BROKE, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO GO DOWN THE FLOORBOARD. WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO PULL THE GAS PEDAL UP, HE HIT A MAILBOX AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER FOUND NO DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541030September 22, 1998
STEERING
VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT HITTING ANOTHER CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#541575September 22, 1998
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
LEFT SIDE RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827627September 4, 1998
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING HEARD NOISE. RACK& PINION STEERING FAILED. PROBLEM WAS FIXED, BUT IT REOCCURRED. *AK TIMING CHAIN FAILED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826207September 1, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE), POWER TRAIN
SEAT BELTS MOVE BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING AND THEY WON'T OPEN WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED. ALSO, SUN ROOF AND SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED/ NOISY ENGINE DUE TO TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. IN ADDITION, REPLACED EGR VALVE AND CANISTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826229September 1, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO RUN. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539351August 25, 1998
SEATS
DRIVERS SEAT BACK COLLAPSED SEVERAL TIMES, ALLOWING SEAT TO FALL INTO A RECLINING POSITION. QCAW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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