Saturn SL Complaints (1995)

355 consumer complaints on file.

#889924June 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LOSS OF MOTOR OIL IN ENGINE, NO SIGN OF LEAKAGES. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A ROD FAILURE. SEEKING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746235June 1, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DROPS INTO SECOND GEAR FROM BOTH THIRD AND HIGH AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, CAUSING HIGH ENGINE RPMS AND RAPID SPEED REDUCTION AND HANDLING DIFFICULTIES CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENS ON CURVES. SERVICE NOTIFIED NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT COULD NOT FIND CAUSE.*AK
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
#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
#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
#882957March 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE EXCESSIVLEY BURNS OIL. HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882068March 5, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH CONSUMER WENT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN HOOD FLEW UP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741896March 4, 2001
POWER TRAIN
I AM NOT THE OWENER OF THIS CAR-BUT WENT TO PURCHASE IT FROM AN INDIVIDUAL SELLING THIS CAR. CAR'S ODOMETER READ(ON FEB. 20, 01) ABOUT 58,000 MILES ON IT AND OWNER SAID IT WAS NEITHER REPLACED OR BROKEN. HOWEVER IN 1999 THE CAR WAS QUOTED BY CARFAX.COM THAT THE MILEAGE WAS LOGGED AT OVER 69,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741801March 2, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR OVERHEATED AFTER A WEEK OF PROBLEMS WITH THE COOLANT FUILD. AT TIME OF FAILURE, OIL WAS FOUND MIXED WITH THE COOLAN FLUID, AND COOLANT FLUID WAS IN THE ENGINE. A CRACKED CYLANDER HAS SINCE BEEN FOUND. CAR HAS BURNED OIL FOR 4 OF THE 6 YEARS. MECHANIC HAS DOCUMENTATION OF IDENTICAL FAILURES ON 2 OTHER 1995 SATURNS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741803March 2, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS CAR HAS CONSTANTLY HAD PROBLEMS SINCE THE TIMING CHAIN WENT AT 15,000 MILES. I'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING ENGINE FAILURES ON 1995 SATURNS. THAT IS THE ONLY YEAR THEY MANUFACTURED THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE AND AM INTERESTED TO KNOW WHY, SINCE I COMING ACROSS LARGE AMOUNTS OF ENGINE COMPLAINTS FOR THIS YEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881186February 22, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING GEAR BROKE OFF FROM RACK PINION STEERING, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIRS SHOP. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880938February 21, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 99 V 045 000/ RECLINER GEAR TEETH ON DRIVER'S SEAT. VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, AND UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OVER AN ENBANKMENT, RESULTING IN INJURY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#880912February 20, 2001
SEATS
VEHICLE REARENDED. FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. DRIVER LOST VISIBILITY. SATURN REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED DRIVER'S SHOULDERS TO GO BACKWARD AND THEN FORWARD BEFORE DISCLOCATING. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#741133February 19, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION INTERNITTENTLY FAILS TO UPSHIFT. THE SPEED AT WHICH THIS OCCURS IS TYPICALLY 25-35 MPH. WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO SATURN OF STERLING (46980 HARRY BYRD HWY, STERLING, VA 20164, 703-450-8500) 6 TIMES UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY FAILED TO FIND ANY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879997February 7, 2001
STEERING
WHILE MAKING A TURN STEERING POPPED, AND STEERING WHEEL HAD NO CONTROL OVER STEERING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740419February 4, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SEAT BACKREST FAILS. SAME AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN 99V045000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739805January 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I BECAME AWARE OF AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM WHEN MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE CAR WAS 1000 MILES AND ONE MONTH EARLY FOR THE NEXT OIL CHANGE. THE COMPLAINT WAS DISMISSED BY SERVICE TECHS AT THAT TIME, EXPLAINING THAT "SATURN EGINES RUN HOT, AND THAT IT WAS NOT UNUSUAL TO USE ONE OR TWO QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN CHANGES. ON A TRIP BACK TO VIRGINIA FORM NEW JERSEY, MY SES LIGHT CAME ON, AND I BEGAN TO NOTICE A FAIRLY LOUD TICKING IN MY ENGINE. WHEN I PULLED OVER I FOUND I HAD NO OIL IN MY OIL PAN. MY ENGINE COULD HAVE SEIZED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, AND THE OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON (I WAS ABOUT 500 MILES AND TWO WEEKS EARLY FOR MY NEXT OIL CHANGE). I HAD REGULAR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE DEALERSHIP RECENTLY INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A MASSIVE OVERHAUL OF MY ENGINE BEFORE I EVEN HAD 100,000 MILES ON IT. THIS SEEMS HIGHLY IRREGULAR FOR A VEHILE WHICH WAS IMPECCABLY MAINTAINED. I HAVE ALSO BECOME AWARE OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON OTHER INTERNET SITES. THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM, BUT IT IS A VERY COSLY ONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878265January 16, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED SATURN. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD & HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. DRIVER'S HEAD HIT SEAT'S HEAD REST. EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT FOR KNEE & BACK INJURY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#738976January 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
WHEN EGR VLALVE FAILS, CAR STALLS AND TAKES A MINUTE TO RESTART. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SATURNS. IT TOOK 2 WEEKS TO GET A REPLACEMENT PART SINCE THEY ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. PLEASE HELP!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877306January 3, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION DRIVER'S SEATBACK WOULD DISENGAGE AND FALL BACK TO REAR SEAT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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