Saturn SL Complaints

2,218 consumer complaints on file.

#546703February 12, 1997
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT ALWAYS ADEQUATELY COOL VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546704February 12, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXHAUST SYSTEM CORROSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546705February 12, 1997
POWER TRAIN
NOISY SPEEDOMETER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546702February 12, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ELECTRICAL STARTER/IGNITION MALFUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808743February 6, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OWNER STATES THAT THE UPPER MOTOR MOUNTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND THAT VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT SATURN IS AWRE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THEY ARE REDESIGNING SOME OF THEIR MODELS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808512February 3, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL CRASH IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#514346January 31, 1997
TIRES
FIRESTONE TIRE SIZE P175/70R14 BLOWOUT TWICE, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546585January 31, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
THREE FRONT SEAT BELT STRAPS HAVE TORN SUDDENLY JUST ABOVE SHOULDER (NOT AT A SEWN POINT.)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546575January 31, 1997
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
DEFECTIVE PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR POWER STEERING MOTOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546573January 31, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
THREE FRONT SEAT BELT STRAPS HAVE TORN SUDDENLY JUST ABOVE SHOULDER (NOT AT A SEWN POINT.)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#514039January 30, 1997
WHEELS
RIGHT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF. (NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE REPORT)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808345January 30, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, THE AIRBAG NEVER TOUCHED THE DRIVER. ALSO THE PRESSURE FROM THE AIRBAG CAUSE DMORE HARM THAN THE AIR BAG ITSELF. THE PRESSURE MADE THE SUNROOF ASSEMBLY BEND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808321January 29, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND CONTINUES TO FADE, INTERMITTENTLY FAILES, IN FOR REPAIRS, FOUND NO PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513911January 29, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
COMPUTER GENERATES A STRONG SIGNAL ON THE INTERNATIONAL CALLING FREQUENCY ON THE 2 METER AMTEUR BAND, MAKING ANY EMERGENCY CALL ON THAT FREQUENCY UNWORKABLE IN/NEAR THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806798January 28, 1997
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
DRIVING VEHICLE DURING THE RAINY WEATHER REAR WINDOW WOULD BE DISTORTED OR WAVY, VISIBILITY WOULD BE VERY POOR; TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHO CALLED IT "THE CHRISTMAS TREE EFFECT." SATURN HAS PIN-STRIPPED THE ORANGE DEFROSTER LINES BLOCK. THIS ELIMINATED "THE CHRISTMAS TREE EFFECT," BUT DARKENED THE INTERIOR OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#514168January 27, 1997
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH BROKE AND WOULD NOT RELEASE TO OPEN THE DOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807126January 27, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE OIL LEAK, GASKET OIL PAN RUSTED, CAUSING LOSS OF ENGINE OIL, IN FOR REPAIR WILL PROVIDE INVOICE RECEIPT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#514067January 23, 1997
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
RACK AND PINION GEAR FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807897January 21, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
IN AN ACCIDENT AT 10:45 POSITION AT 30MPH CAR HIT FIRE HYDRANT AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT NOT THE DRIVERS SIDE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#513637January 17, 1997
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE LEANING BACK IN SEAT TO REACH INTO PANTS POCKET, THE SEATBACK FRAME BENT BACKWARDS, CAUSIN GTHE RECLINING CATCH TO RELEASE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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