Saturn SL Complaints

2,218 consumer complaints on file.

#546435June 14, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TIMING CHAIN FAILED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707519June 13, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY CAR AND TWO OTHERS THAT I AM AWARE OF WORE THROUGH THE PLASTIC GUIDES, CAUSING METAL TO GET INTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSING AN ENGINE SEIZURE RUINING THE ENGINE. IT HAPPENED TO ALL THREE CARS WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER. ONE ENGINE HAD 58,000 MILES AND MINE HAS 62,000 MILES . THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER BOTH SAY IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH A NEW ONE OR A USED ONE AT MY EXPENSE. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THERE IS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM IF I KNOW OF TWO OTHERS THAT FAILED FOR THE SAME REASON. CAN YOU HELP? WHAT ELSE CAN I DO? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707337June 8, 1999
SEATS
NOT COVERED UNDER EXISTING RECALL PER DEALER,BUT SAME PROBLEM AS OTHER RECALLED MODELS OF SAME YEAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707219June 4, 1999
SEAT BELTS
SEATBELT IS NO LONGER USABLE. THE GEAR IS STUCK INTHE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK AND INTHE WAY OF DRIVING. ALSO, BELL CHIMES IF THE SEATBELT ARE CONNECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707180June 3, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
SEAT BACK FAILED IN REAR END COLLISION PASSENGER SEAT RECLINED INTO REAR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#707015May 30, 1999
SEATS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706973May 29, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DRIVING AT 40 MPH WHEN RPM GAUGE STARTED TO GO DOWN, DECELERATION OCCURRED AND CAR STALLED. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART CAR RESULTED IN IT REPEATEDLY STALLING. WHILE TRYING TO RESTART RPM'S WERE GOING TO HIGH BEFORE THE CAR ACTUALLY STALLED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE FUEL PUMP AND IDLER AIR CONTROL MODULE WERE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838586May 28, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER AND EVENTUALLY STOPS, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP, BUT DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838618May 28, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TIMING CHAIN BROKE, CAUSING LOUD NOISE. ALSO, THERE IS SOME PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE AS A WHOLE DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN BELT BREAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838545May 27, 1999
SEATS
INCORRECT SEAT BASE WELDS ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS, CAUSING FAILURE OF THE SEAT BASE. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 91V038000 DUE TO VIN#. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838570May 27, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHEN DRIVER STEPPED ON THE BRAKES OR WHEN HE PUT PRESSURE ON SEAT, SEAT FELL BACK INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ONTO THE REAR SEAT. THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706928May 27, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL IS IN MY RADIATOR FLUID. PROBABLY A CRACKED ENGINE HEAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838429May 26, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
GEARS THAT HOLD DRIVER'S SEATBACK UP BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO RECLINE WITH SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT. SEAT HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838452May 26, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE NOISE WAS HEARD AND VEHICLE LOST STEERING POWER. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON STEERING GEAR BOX FAILURE. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. RECALL 94V170. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838315May 21, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DRIVER SEAT BELT SYSTEM SEAMS FELL APART IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#706649May 19, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
BACK OF FRONT SEAT BROKEN, DEFECTED OTHERS IN 1993. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706513May 14, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
CAR HAS ONLY 38,000 MILES ON IT. IN THE LAST 30 DAYS, IT'S BEEN TOWED THREE TIMES. IT OVERHEATED, THE CLUTCH WENT OUT AND THEN THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837487May 5, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, CAUSING DRIVER'S SEAT TO COLLASPE BACKWARDS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837352May 3, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
EA-95-003; WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, CRUISE CONTROL WILL DISENGAGE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836899April 20, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY
THE E- CLIP ON STICK SHIFT THAT HOLDS THE SHIFT CABLE KEEPS DISMOUNTING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VEHICLE IS NOT ABLE TO BE PUT INTO GEAR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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