Saturn SL Complaints (1994)

286 consumer complaints on file.

#738397December 28, 2000
SEATS
SEAT RECLINER SKIPS TEETH, FAILS, SATURN REFUSES TO REPLACE UNDER RECALL, CLAIMS DATE OF MANUFACTURE JUST PAST RECALL DATES. UNSAFE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737276December 4, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION: CAR ACCELERATES ALL BY ITSELF, TO 4000 RPM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734909October 22, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
IS SHIFTER POPPING OUT RELATED TO "CHEWED UP" ACTUATOR CLUTCH CYL.?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556773October 20, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE DRIVERS INJURIES DUE TO FAILURE OF THE BACK OF THE SEAT, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS COMPONENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#733021September 30, 2000
SEATS
MY SHOULDERBELTS STOPPED WORKING. I WENT TO MY NEAREST SATURN DEALER TO FIND OUT IF THEY WOULD HELP ME. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDNT AND TO COME BACK WITH $35.00 TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND $200.00 TO GET IT FIXED. THEN ON TOP OF THAT THEY WERE VERY RUDE TO ME . I ASKED THEM WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY SO MUCH MONEY TO GET MY SEATBELT FIXED SO I AM SAVE IN MY SATURN AND THEY TOLD THAT IT WAS MY PROBLEM AND I SHOUD OF GOT A LONGER WARRANTY. I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE HOTLINE TOLD ABOUT THE SITUATION AND THEY TOLD ME I DONT HAVE A CHOICE BUT TO PAY FOR IT .THIS MADE ME VERY DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE I DONT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY . SO NOW I HAVE TO FIND SOMEWAY ON GETTING $300.00 TO BE SAFE IN MY SATURN AND GO BACK TO THESE CRUEL PEOPLE WHO WERE SO RUDE THAT COULDNT EVEN APOLOGIZE ONCE TO ME TO GET IT FIXED .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732604September 26, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON A FEW OCCASSIONS CRUISE CONTROL CAUSED A GRADUAL UNWANTED ACCELERATION FROM HIGHWAY SPEED TO APPX. 70 MPH BEFORE I MANUALLY DISENGAGED SAME. ADDITIONALLY, WITHOUT WARNING, CRUISE CONTROL HAS SELF DISENGAGED, CAUSING UNWANTED DECELERATION. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON A GREAT MANY OCCASSIONS, AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT SPEEDS, BUT GENERALLY AT BETWEEN 45 & 55 MPH. SOMETIMES, AFTER DISENGAGING BY ITSELF IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO "RE-ENGAGE" THE CRUISE CONTROL. THESE OCCURRENCES ARE NOT PREDICATED BY ANY SPECIFIC WEATHER CONDITION, ROAD SURFACE CONDITIONS, OR TOUCHING THE BREAK PEDAL. THEY HAVE OCCURRED ON FLAT, LEVEL, GOOD QUALITY ROAD SURFACES IN DRY WEATHER. ON ONLY A FEW OCCASSIONS AFTER THE SELF DISENGAGEMENT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS FELT TO "CLICK" THEN BECOME RE-ENGAGED WITH CRUISE CONTROL. OCCASSIONS HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENTLY INTERMITTENT TO NOT SEEM A SERIOUS PROBLEM TO TAKE TO DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731333September 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BOTH FRONT AND REAR ROTOR ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED 2/13/96; LEFT AND RIGHT REAR ROTOR ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED 7/3/96; BOTH FRONT ROTOR ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED 10/8/96; BOTH FRONT AND BOTH REAR ROTOR ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED 6/2/97; THE FRONT ROTOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED 7/8/97; FRONT AND REAR ROTOR ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED 9/13/2000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729456August 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE METAL BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED BY LEAKING BATTERY ACID PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR-DESIGN FLAW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868452August 23, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
AC DELCO BATTERY ACID IS LEAKING ON THE BRAKE CABLE, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866887August 4, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH REAR LEFT TIRE CAME OUT FROM HUB WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865886July 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725102July 7, 2000
SEATS, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
VEHICLE REAR-ENDED AT STOPLIGHT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH. DRIVER SEATBACK FAILED, THROWING DRIVER ONTO HER BACK, CAUSING EXTENSIVE BACK AND NECK INJURIES. DRIVER WAS WEARING FULL LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#864367June 28, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SIDE RESTRAINT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK INTO POSITION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861824May 12, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR SEIZED UP AND BELT CONTINUED TO TURN, RESULTING IN A FIRE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861056April 27, 2000
SEATS
WHILE AT A STOP ANOTHR VEHICLE STRUCK CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON THE REAR, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, IN TURN, HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED, LEAVING CONSUMER FLAT ON THE SEAT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721694April 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SATURN RELUCTANT TO COMMENT ON IF PROBLEMS WERE OF FACTORY DEFECTS, THEREFORE EVERYTHING WAS PAID FOR IN FULL (EXTREME AMOUNTS) BY MYSELF. ALSO, THE PRODUCTS, AFTER REPLACED FAILED WITHIN ONE MONTH AFTER THE "WARRANTY" EXPIRED. SATURN REFUSED TO COMPENSATE . NOS AFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721641April 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WITH NO INDICATION, ENGINE WAS SHORT 3 OR MORE QUARTS OF OIL CAUSING A POSSIBLE FAILURE OF LIFTERS AND/OR VALVES. OIL WARNING LIGHT FUNCTIONS WHEN STARTING THE CAR. VEHICLE IS NOT USABLE AND MAY REQUIRE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. WE HAVE HEARD THIS SAME PROBLEM FROM TWO OTHER SOURCES WHO HAVE SATURNS. OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED AT 3,000 MILE INTERVALS SINCE WE PURCHASED. DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WHEN TAKEN FOR OIL CHANGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860078April 11, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REARENDED, AND THEN PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#784606April 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
HEAD GASKET FAILED PREMATURELY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720617March 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY CAR'S TIMING CHAIN AND ASSEMBLY EXPLODED KILLING THE ENGINE OF THE SATURN SL1 I HAVE OWNED FOR LESS THAN ONE YEAR. THE EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN WAS 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES AND I HAVE DRIVEN ABOUT 15,000 MILES. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 65,000 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT FROM SATURN OF LEWISVILLE. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A SATURN DEALER CALLED SATURN OF IRVING IN TEXAS. I FEEL THAT SATURN HAS A MEASURE OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. I CAN NOT FIND ALL MY RECEIPTS BUT DO HAVE SOME SHOWING MAINTENANCE I HAVE DONE AND THE EMMISSIONS TEST RESULTS FROM 12/29/99. I HAVE BEEN TALKING WITH SATURN SINCE 2/24/00. SATURN SENT A SAMPLE OF THE OIL FOR TESTING ON 2/25/00 WITH A PROMISE OF RESULTS WITHIN A WEEK. I AM STILL WAITING! I HAVE A WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM A FIRESTONE ON THE INITIAL CONDITION OF THE CAR AFTER THE FAILURE AS THEY WERE THE FIRST TO SEE THE CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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