Saturn SL Complaints
2,218 consumer complaints on file.
- #523335September 21, 1997POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #605031September 19, 1997POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER CABLE NEVER FAILED TO WORK, HOWEVER NOISE WAS REPORTED, AND THE DEALER DECIDED TO REPLACE THE UNIT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #816377September 15, 1997ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ON REGULAR ROAD, LIGHTS CAME ON DASHBOARD, ENGINE CUT OFF, VEHICLE SWERVED TO RIGHT, CRASHED INTO CEMENT SEWAGE DRAIN, TIRE RIMS POPPED, VEHICLE CAME TO STOP. WITH DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #604858September 11, 1997POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FILTER FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #604851September 11, 1997POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #816265September 11, 1997AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH HITTING A TREE HEAD ON, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF EITHER AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #606088September 10, 1997SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #521851September 9, 1997ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
IGNITION KEY STICKING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #521841September 9, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, PARKING BRAKE
BRAKE PADS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #603891September 9, 1997POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER CABLE FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #519136September 9, 1997VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND SHIFTING TRANSMISSION FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR, RPMS JUM FROM 1200 TO 1800, AND VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE. COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #605358September 9, 1997STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
ALARM FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #815161September 8, 1997VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN ACCELERATION IS ONGOING. WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A SIGNAL LIGHT THE VEHICLE JUMPS FROM ABOUT 1200 TO 1800 RPM, AND SOMETIMES IT WILL ACCELERATE WHILE THE FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. DURING THE ACCELERATION, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS TRYING TO COME BACK UP. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #603848September 8, 1997VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
SUN ROOF FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #603876September 8, 1997VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #603877September 8, 1997POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TRANSMISSION HEAT GASKET FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #816070September 5, 1997VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE WILL JUST TAKE OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING THIS HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES. CALL THE DLR AND THEY SAID THAT THEY CAN NOT DO ANY THING. THE POWER MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND DECREASES SPEED ALL BY ITSELF. THE IT WILL LOSS SPEED AND THEN DIE OUT SHUTTING THE WHOLE VEHICLE OFF.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #518938September 4, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, UPON APPLYING PRESSURE, FRONT BRAKES PULSATE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #817087September 4, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, PARKING BRAKE, SEAT BELTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
LIGHTER FELL OUT OF SOCKET, THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE SHIFTS HARD INTO GEAR AND HAS NO REVERSE GEAR THE DEALER REMOVED ANF RECONDITIONED THE TRANSMISSION, THE SEATBELT PULLED BACK WHILE THE DOOR WAS OPED AND THE SEATBELT FAILED TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE DRIVER DURING AN ACCIDENT CAUSING HIM TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS LOW DEALER RESURFACED THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, THE BRAKES ALSO MAKE NOISE, THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM BEING MOVED, HORN FAILED. *NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #815954September 3, 1997SEAT BELTS
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45-50 MPH VHEICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BLET DID NOT HOLD UPON IMPACT, RESULTING IN OWNER BEING EJECTED FROM PASSENGER SEAT.CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0