Saturn SL Complaints

2,218 consumer complaints on file.

#745830May 24, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAUTION: SATURN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISION MAY BE DANGEROUS IF IT HESITATES AND CLUNKS INTO GEAR OR DOWNSHIFTS INAPPROPRIATELY. SATURN'S COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM MAY NOT DETECT DANGEROUS TRANSMISSION CONTROL CONDITION. SATURN CORP. POLICY ON PAYING DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC WORK FOR WARRANTY ITEMS MAY DISCOURAGE DEALER FROM FURTHER INVESTIGATING POSSIBLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#745867May 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, TIRES
I HAD TO HAVE CONSTANT SERVICING DONE W/CAR IN SHOP OVER A 1 YR PERIOD FOR UP TO 1 WK @ A TIME W/ FAILURE IN SYSTEMS LISTED BRAKES & TIRES NOT COVERED W/WARRANTY THOUGH ONLY 4 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE ANOTHE DEALER SERVICED CAR ORIG. DEALER WOULD NOT. *AK (TIRESIZE: 175-75-14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 175-75-14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889007May 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH VEHICLE START JERKING. THEN ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY STALL. SOMETIMES ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888898May 22, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HAD CRUISE CONTROL ON, CRUISE CONTROL WOULDN'T LET UP. SHE TURNED CRUISE CONTROL OFF, AND SHE APPLIED BRAKES. IT TOOK TEN MINUTES TO STOP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745423May 16, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN ASSEMBLY FAILED IN SAME MANNER AS RECALL, SATURN CLAIMS THIS VEHICLE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888120May 14, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE DRIVING AT 25-30 MPH SIDEWALL BLEWOUT ON FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A SATURN, SL1, 1998. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561142May 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE WAS IN TOW WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED, THERE WERE NO INJURIES (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887956May 10, 2001
SEATS
DRIVER SEAT BACK SLIPS REARWARD, THERE IS RECALL 99V045000/ SEATBACK RECLINERS, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887964May 10, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 35-40MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT IT IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#887562May 7, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT A SPACE AND NOTICED SOME RESISTENCE. WHEN STRAIGHTING WHEEL THERE WAS A LITTLE MORE PLAY THAN USUAL WITH STEERING. CONSUMER HAD A COUPLE OF MILES TO GET HOME, AND DECIDED TO DRIVE VEHICLE. NEXT DAY, CONSUMER TOOK A LOOK TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG, AND WHEELS WOULDN'T TURN. CONSUMER PURCHASED A STEERING GEAR FROM DEALER TO CHANGE HIMSELF. RACK AND PINION PULLED OUT OF STEERING GEAR HOUSING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744837May 2, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TRAVELING EAST ON I-75 BETWEEN NAPLES, FLORIDA AND FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 P.M. I HEARD A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR. IMMEDIATELY THE CAR BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT. I LOOKED IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR TO SEE TREAD FLYING UP FROM UNDER THE CAR. I PULLED OVER AND SAW MY FRONT LEFT TIRE'S TREAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY. I COULD EVEN SEE THE STEEL RADIALS EXPOSED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2EPBCA466 TIRESIZE: 175/70 R14)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887089April 30, 2001
STEERING
THERE IS ALOT OF PLAY IN STEERING, AND THERES AVERY LOUD POPING NOISE WHEN TURNING WHEEL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744640April 27, 2001
SEATS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
OUR 11 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DIED BECAUSE SHE HAD THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT FULLY RECLINED. SHE WAS TAKING A NAP COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL. HER SEAT BELT WAS BUCKLED, BUT AT IMPACT HER UPPER TORSO WAS WHIPPED FORWARD, THEN THE FRONT SEAT RECLINING MECHANISM GAVE OUT AND THE FRONT SEAT POPPED UP TO ITS UPRIGHT POSITION, THEN WHEN HER SHOULDER BELT CAUGHT SHE WAS THROWN BACK INTO THE SEAT. SHE DIED OF SEVERE BRAIN TRAUMA, BUT THERE WERE NO MARKS ON HER. THE NEUROLOGIST SAID IT WAS AKIN TO SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME BECAUSE HER HEAD WAS SHAKEN TOO FAST AND TOO HARD, CAUSING THE BRAIN STEM TO SWELL AND CUT OXYGEN FLOW TO THE BRAIN. THE WINDSHIELD DIDN'T EVEN CRACK. WHY ARE FRONT SEATS MADE TO RECLINE WHEN SAFETY BELTS AND AIRBAGS WILL NOT PROTECT YOU IF YOU ARE RECLINED?*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
1
#886927April 27, 2001
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
PLASTIC AROUND AIR BAG MODULE IS WARPED AND IS PUSHING AGAINST HORN ASSEMBLY, CAUSING HORN TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744613April 26, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE'S FULL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS WHILE DRIVING, CLOCK EVEN RESETS. CAUSING CAR TO SHUT OFF. POWER STEERING/ BRAKES/ RADIO/ AIR CONDITIONER/ HEADLIGHTS, ETC. FAIL. BEGAN AROUND 30,000 MILES. BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR REPLACED, DOES NOT FIX PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744614April 26, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
TRUNK LID FAILS TO STAY OPEN, FALLS ON HEADS AND NECKS.. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886838April 26, 2001
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT IS BECOMING DISTORTED AND TOGETHER LIKE AN ACCORDIAN. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF DEFECT, BUT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO REPAIR SEAT BECAUSE IT IS NOT ON WARRANTY. FRAME IN BACK OF SEAT COLLAPSED. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886720April 25, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE IN REVERSE WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND REVERSED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT A TREE IN PARKING LOT. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006456April 21, 2001
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SEAT BELTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
THE VEHICLE HAS CAUSED ME NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, IT EATS OIL WITHOUT ANY SIGN OF WHERE IT IS GOING. THE AUTO BELT TIGHTENER IS NOT WORKING AND COST AN ARM AND A LEG TO FIX. SUNROOF BROKE WITHOUT ANY NOTICE OR CAUSE, THE FAN SWITCH NEVER DID OPERATE CORRECTLY, NOW IT IS SHIFTING REAL HARD ALL THE TIME WHILE YOUR DRIVING, ONCE IT IS WARMED UP. THIS VEHICLE IS DEFINITELY A LEMON. AK SCC ***DIMSII IVOQ POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****744336
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785412April 21, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
CONSUMER STATES HORN FAILED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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