Saturn SL Complaints (1994)

286 consumer complaints on file.

#517928July 2, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE FAILURE; ALSO, TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#518430June 12, 1997
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WINDOWS FOG UP DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#517788June 4, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TIMING CHAIN FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812116May 8, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
VEHICLE'S DOORS CAN BE ENTERED INTO BY USING A PAIR OF SCISSORS; CAN START VEHICLE WITH SAME SCISSORS; A DESIGN FLAW IN SATURNS; ALL KEYS INTERCHANGEABLE FOR STARTING VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#811987May 5, 1997
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
BACK REST LATCH BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO COLLAPSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#811978May 2, 1997
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
FRONT SEATBACK REST GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#811454April 21, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVIN, AT APPROX. 50MPH, SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE, ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, GOT OFF HWY, UPON REACHING INTERSECTION, REARENDED VEHICLE STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, PEDAL WAS STILL ON FLOOR. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#514805March 4, 1997
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS PERIODICALLY LOCK UP AND CONTRACT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#514806March 4, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP; ALSO, POWER STEERING MOTOR/SEAT BELT/TIMING CHAIN/FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. *AK
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
#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
#807082January 3, 1997
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
VISUAL SYSTEM, WINDSHIELD WIPER ON PASSENGER STOPPED WORKING. DEALER INSISTS IT NEEDS A PLASTIC PART WHICH THEY DON'T MAKE ANYMORE, THE WHOLE WIPER HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805680November 27, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
OWNER STATES THAT HE HAS DIFFICULTY WITH FRONT SEAT BELTS , HE NOTES THAT WHEN KEY IS OUT OF INGNITION, SEAT BELTS TIGHTEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805512November 22, 1996
SEATS
WHILE DRIVING STOPPED SUDDENLY AND WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, DRIVER SNAPPED BACK OF NECK AND HIT BACK OF HEAD. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#804603November 5, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM AND THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM OR SOLUTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510695October 30, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL, ALSO ABS BRAKES FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510121October 17, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATOR ARM FAILED 3 TIMES ONCE, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803081October 1, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO REVERSE,SLIPS AND JERKS INTO GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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