Saturn SL Complaints

2,218 consumer complaints on file.

#764741July 25, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
N DESCRIPTION./*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566856July 24, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING, THE SHIFTED CABLE BUSHING (WHICH IS MADE OF PLASTIC) BROKE PREVENTING THE DRIVER FROM BEING ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014651July 24, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISION HESITATES AND JERKS BEFORE GOING INTO ANY GEAR. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR 3 MONTHS.DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND FOUND A FAULTY TRANSMISSION VALVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014671July 24, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIX CAR REAR END COLLISION.DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT CAME UNLATCHED ,AND DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8014672July 24, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIX CAR REAR END COLLISION AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014493July 23, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT INTO RETRACTOR. CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN HIMSELF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014460July 22, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT HAS BEEN FULLY EXTENDED OUT. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DOESN'T RESTRAIN PROPERLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764385July 18, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
SEATBACK FAILED, CAUSING DRIVER TO BE PUT IN THE RECLINEPOSITION/ UNABLE TO CONTROL CAR.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764412July 18, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014010July 16, 2002
STEERING
WITH NO WARNING, CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE MANUAL STEERING GEAR PINION SHAFT HAD FRACTURED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013733July 11, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
AT START UP HORN SOUNDED, THEN, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH. CONSUMER SHUT OFF ENGINE, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER DETERMINED THAT WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#786033July 5, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION PUMP FAILED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013312July 5, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
TRANSMISSION PAWL WILL NOT DISENGAGE IF VEHICLE IS PARKED ON SLIGHTEST INCLINE EVEN WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS PROBLEM IS BECOMING REPETITIOUS MORE FREQUENTLY. VEHICLE MUST BE LEFT IN NEUTRAL WITH HAND BRAKE ENGAGED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763814July 3, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DIFFERENTIAL PIN DISLODGED, CAUSING CRACK IN TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013295July 3, 2002
SEATS
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT LOCK WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE IN ORDER TO LOCK THE SEAT DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013208July 2, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING STEERING LINKAGE SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013005July 1, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO GET HARDER AND HARDER TO TURN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND STEERING HYDROBOOST UNIT WAS REPLACED. 2 MONTHS LATER,STEERING HYDROBOOST UNIT BROKE AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566405June 28, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT ON FRONT BRAKES AND THE REAR BRAKES ADJUST THEMSELVES. HOWEVER CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THE REAR BRAKES DO NOT ADJUST THEMSELVES AND HAVE TO BE ADJUSTED MANUALLY. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. VEHICLE ALSO LOSING BRAKE PEDAL GOING 2/3 OF THE WAY TO FLOOR. DEALER FOUND LEFT FRONT WHEEL ROTOR WAS WORNED. CONSUMER REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. *TT THE CALIPERS WERE STICKING AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO REPLACE IT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012960June 28, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES, AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING STEERING LINKAGE SEPARATED FORM VEHICLE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BROKE AND STOPPED TURNING THE FRONT WHEELS. ALSO, THE SIR COIL WAS BROKE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763575June 27, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
CRACKS IN BOTH FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS "ON THE INNER PAD CONTACT SURFACE" WERE DISCOVERED BY THE MECHANIC WHILE HAVING MY CAR SERVICED AT HIS STATION. MY BRAKES WERE NOT IN DISREPAIR AND AS FAR AS I CAN SEE THESE CRACKS DEVELOPED OVER "NORMAL" USE. I DO HAVE TO POINT OUT THAT MY EXAMINATION OF THESE ROTORS SHOW THAT THE INNER BRAKE PAD DISC ROTOR AREA HAS A MUCH SMALLER SURFACE AREA THAN THE OUTER BRAKE PAD ROTOR SURFACE AREA (WHICH HAD NO CRACKS) AND ALSO THE INNER ROTOR PAD SURFACE AREA IS ALSO LESS ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY AND SAFELY HANDLE THE HEAT AND STRESS GENERATED BY BRAKING ACTION. IN MY OPINION, THE INNER PAD ROTOR AREA ON MY SATURN FRONT DISC BRAKES IS POORLY DESIGNED AND VERY PRONE TO CRACKING AND INDEED A SAFETY HAZARD. SINCE THESE CRACKS WERE IN "BOTH" MY FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, I WOULD NOT BE A BIT SURPRISED IF THERE WERE MANY MORE OUT THERE WITH THESE SAME CRACKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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