Saturn SL Complaints (1997)

227 consumer complaints on file.

#785360March 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HEAD GASKET, WATER PUMP, OIL PAN GASKET, SERPENTINE DRIVE BELT, AND COOLANT LIGHT ON, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALSO ON, WORK COMPLETED BY DEALER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742254March 11, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LOWER RETRACTOR FROZE W/ SEAT BELT IN RETRACTED POSITION, RENDERING SEAT BELT INOPERABLE. RETRACTOR IS NOT IN A LOCATION SERVICABLE BY THE OWNER, AND IS CURRENTLY STUCK FAST FOR NO APPARANT REASON. COST OF REPAIR NOT YET KNOWN. CAR IS A VERY LOW MILAGE VEHICLE, FORMERLY OWNED BY AN ELDERLY MAN. CAR HAD 10,200 MILES ON IT IN SEPT. 2000 WHEN PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM ESTATE. PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED ON 3/9/01 AFTER I'VE DRIVEN THE CAR ABOUT 9000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879103January 26, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT PASSENGER'S SEATBELT STAYS RETRACTED. *AK SEAT BELT WOULD NOT EXTEND COMPLETELY AROUND PASSENGER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739843January 23, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT WILL NOT DEPLOY. JAMS AND WILL NOT EXTEND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739660January 20, 2001
TIRES
TIRES WERE SOLD AS REPLACEMENTS FOR FIRESTONE AFNTY TRGT1 TUBLPS 18565R15 TIRES. THE TIRES WERE SOLD BY RUST TIRES, LLC D/B/A AUSTIN BLUFFS BIG O, 4496 AUSTIN BLUFFS PARKWAY, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80918, TELEPHONE #: 719-599-4555. I REQUESTED SIMILAR QUALITY IN AN ALL-WEATHER RADIAL TIRE TO THE TIRES BEING REPLACED. THE PRODUCTS SOLD DO NOT PERFORM SAFELY IN ANY AMOUNT OF SNOW AT ANY SPEED. AT APPROPRIATELY SLOW RATES OF SPEED, THE TIRES TEND TO LOSE TRACTION WHENEVER THE CLUTCH IS PUT IN AND WHEN BRAKING. THE CAR BEGINS TO SLIDE AT THOSE TIMES AND WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. TIRES DO NOT SEEM TO GAIN ANY TRACTION UNTIL CAR IS IN THIRD GEAR. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER ALL-WEATHER TIRES I'VE HAD OVER THE YEARS. THESE TIRES HAD APPROXIMATELY 5,500 MILES ON THEM WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED WITH SNOW ON THE GROUND. WHILE IT WAS VERY ICY ON12/11/00, I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED THAT DEGREE OF SLIDING IN OVER 30 YEARS OF DRIVING IN WINTER CONDITIONS. WITH A CHILD IN THE CAR, I HAD NUMEROUS "MINOR" SLIDES AND THREE VERY CLOSE CALLS WHERE THERE WAS NEARLY PROPERTY DAMAGE AND/OR INJURY. DURING A SUBSEQUENT SNOW AT CHRISTMAS TIME, I AGAIN EXPERIENCED UNUSUAL SLIDING. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCES HAVE BEEN DURING AND FOLLOWING A SNOW STORM ON 1/16/01. YOUR DATABASE ONLY LISTS 2 TYPES OF NANKANG TIRES AND I CANNOT DETERMINE WHETHER THE ONES ON MY CAR ARE EITHER ONE. I SUSPECT NOT.*AK (TIRESIZE: 1956015)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 1956015 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739470January 16, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT FAILED TO EXTEND, HAD TO BE REPLACED, P/N 21055604, FOR A TOTAL REPAIR COST OF $135. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736809November 24, 2000
SEATS
I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR-END COLLISION WHERE A SUV HIT ME WHILE I WAS STOPPED. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT FORCED ME INTO THE CAR IN FRONT CAUSING MAJOR FRONT AND REAR DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED DURING THE REAR IMPACT CAUSING ME TO BE THROWN TO THE BACK SEAT AND CAUSING ABDOMINAL AND BACK INJURIES. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#875393November 22, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE, DRIVER'S WINDOW SHATTERED INTO SMALL PIECES, CAUSE UNKNOWN. CONTACTED SATURN COMPANY, AND IT WILL GET BACK TO CONSUMER. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874349November 3, 2000
SEATS
CONSUMER WAS REARENDED AND WAS SMASHED IN BETWEEN TOW CARS. AT POINT OF IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS INTO BACK SEAT, CAUSING NECK INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#735584November 1, 2000
TIRES
I TOOK MY SATURN FOR IT'S YEARLY INSPECTION AT MY LOCAL SATURN DEALER. THEY TOLD ME MY DRIVERSIDE FRONT TIRE WAS WORN, BUT NOT DUE TO NORMAL WEAR, THE TREADS WERE READY TO PEEL OFF. THEY TOLD ME THE CAR WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION AS IS BECAUSE OF THE TIRE AND I HAD THEM PUT A NEW FIRESTONE TIRE ON. I THEN BROUGHT THE BAD TIRE TO FIRESTONE AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. THEY SAID THEY COULD ONLY REPLACE THE TIRE AND NOT GIVE A REFUND ON THE TIRE. I FEEL FIRESTONE SHOULD GIVE ME A REFUND ON THE TIRE BECAUSE THE TIRE WAS'NT WORN OUT NORMALY AND THE CAR NEEDED THAT TIRE TO PASS INSPECTION. I ALSO CALLED FIRESTONE AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING AS THE MANAGER AT THERE STORE TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD'NT GIVE ME A REFUND. *AK (TIRESIZE: 17570R14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 17570R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556145October 16, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
A DEFECTIVE LATCH ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO FAIL TO LOCK IN PLACE, CONSUMER REQUESTS DEFECT BE REPAIRED BY DEALER. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555341October 3, 2000
TIRES
FIRESTONE FR680 TIRES(175 70 R14)EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870144September 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND SPEED VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, WHEN AIR CONDITIONER WASON HIGH AND UPON DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THERE WAS A VERY SLOW TAKE OFF. VEHICLE DIED OUT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER STATED DUE A LARGE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE PUT ON AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR PROBLEM HAS OCCUR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730762September 8, 2000
AIR BAGS
THE DEFECTIVE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER SIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY PROPERLY IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. IT ONLY BEGAN TO OPEN ABOUT 1/4 OF THE WAY AND STOPPED. AS A RESULT, I SUFFERED SEVERE INJURY TO MY LIVER, RIBS, RIGHT LEG AND MY HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#730533September 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGIN BURN ONE QUART OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729936September 1, 2000
TIRES
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869253August 31, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TWO REPLACEMENT TIRES IN THE FRONT OF A 1997 SATURN SL, FR480, P175/OR14-845, DOT HYEP, TREAD IS SEPARATING AT 28,000 MILES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO MECH. HE TOOK TIRES OFF AND SAID INSIDE WAS WORSE THAN THE OUTSIDE, AND TREAD WAS GETTING READY TO SEPARATE FROM THE SIDEWALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867548August 11, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 35 MPH, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867377August 10, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00020; ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON A 1997 SATURN SL2, TIRE SIZE P18565R15, AND DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE. TIRES ONLY HAD UNDER 27 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, TREAD PEALED OFF, AND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH FUEL PUMP WIRING HARNESS WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF ALL POWER. ENGINE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP DUE TO THE FUEL NOT CAPABLE OF REACHING ENGINE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865883July 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE ROD BEARINGS FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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