Saturn SL Complaints (1995)

355 consumer complaints on file.

#877188December 29, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS BEEN USING A LOT OF OIL IN LAST YEAR AND A HALF. CURRENTLY, CONSUMER COULD SMELL OIL BURNING. SATURN TOLD CONSUMER THAT WAS BECAUSE SHE DID NOT CHANGE OIL EVERY 3000 MILES, BUT WAITED UNTIL 3200 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785134December 19, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE SLIPS OUT OF 3RD GEAR. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876014December 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CASTING OF CYLINDER HEAD WAS CRACKED. THIS CAUSED ENGINE TO STALL OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT PROBLEM WAS A FACTORY DEFECT IN CASTING OF CYLINDER HEAD. IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875716November 29, 2000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THAT SAME DEFECT AS INDICATED IN NHTSA RECALL 94V170000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 7149 CONCERNING STEERING: MANUAL GEAR BOX FRACTURING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. MANUFACTURER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK CONSUMER PAID FOR REPLACEMENT COSTS AND REPLACED PART WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE, DEALER REPLACED THIS PART AT NO COST TO CONSUMER, BUT STILL STATED THE PART WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874481November 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHILE TRAVELING, CONSUEMR HEARD A CLANKING NOISE WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE A CRACK IN THE CYLINDER HEAD, CUSTOMER IS UPSET DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS FAILURE HAPPENED AFTER 100000 MILES WHICH WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER SATURNS SPECIAL POLICY REGARDING AN EXTRA COVERAGE FOR 6 YEARS OR 100000 MILES. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS A DEGRADABLE O-RING CONNECTION WHICH CAUSES MASSIVE FREON LEAKS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874501November 6, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
SEATBACK RECLINER FALLS BACK WHEN HE GETS INTO VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED SATURN, AND HIS VEHICLE WAS OUT WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735706November 3, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
PLEASE SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V045000. I CONTACTED ROBERT HALL AT SATURN MOTORS IN MARCH 2000. HE STATED THAT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN NOVEMBER 1984 AND THE REFERENCED RECALL WAS FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 1/94 AND 8/94 THEY (SATURN) WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE. HIS CONTENTION IS THAT THE SEATBACK RECLINER TEETH ARE A "WEAR PART" AND ARE EXPECTED TO WEAR OUT IN 5 YEARS. I STRONGLY DISAGREE. I CONTEND THAT THE ORIGINAL RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE ALL 1995 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES WHICH SUFFER THE SAME SAFETY DEFECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733378October 3, 2000
SEATS
THERE IS A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V045000 THAT COVERS 1995 SATURN SL2 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JAN 1994 TO AUG 1994 THAT HAVE THIS EXACT PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. SHOULD THIS BE PART OF THE CAMPAIGN? I LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE CONTACT WITH YOU.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733210October 2, 2000
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
VERY DIFFICULT TO REACH LAP BELT WITH BROKEN STOP. SON-IN-LAWS SATURN SL1 HAS SAME PROBLEM.HIGH PROBABILTY MOST SATURNS HAVE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732320September 23, 2000
SEATS
I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT WHEN I GOT REARENDED AND MY SEAT FLEW BACK AND CAUSED ME BACK, NECK AND ARM INJURY. I WAS TOLD BY THE DOCTOR THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN NEARLY AS INJURED IF THE SEAT HAD HELD LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE. THE CAR HAD VERY LITTLE DAMAGE ON THE BUMPERS. (I WAS THROWN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, ALSO). I READ IN THE NEWSPAPER TODAY (9-23-00) THAT SATURN KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT LAST YEAR! WHY WASN'T IT RECALLED THEN?! I'VE BEEN GOING TO THE DOCTOR EVER SINCE THE ACCIDENT AND IT'S BEEN QUITE A PAIN AND INCONVENIENCE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PUT THROUGH THIS! *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#732282September 22, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
OUR SON WAS VERY BLESSED TO HAVE BEEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN HE LOST THE STEERING IN HIS CAR. HAD HE BEEN MOVING, IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN OTHER SUCH REPORTS OF THIS NATURE. WE DO KNOW OF THE 1994 RECALL OF SATURNS DUE TO A WELDING DEFAULT IN THIS SAME AREA. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED.MANY THANKS, PATRICIA SMITH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731426September 14, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION ON LEFT REAR TIRE. DAMAGED FENDER FLAP IN WHEEL WELL. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 175 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731163September 12, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THROTTLE PLATE AT AIR INLET TO FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM STICKS EACH TIME PEDAL IS INITIALLY PRESSED DOWN FROM A RELEASED POSITION, EVENTUALLY RELEASING WITH SUFFICIENT APPLIED FORCE. THIS CAN RESULT IN A SUBSTANTIAL JOLT IN ACCELERATION FROM A VEHICLE-STOPPED POSITION. SATURN SERVICE CONFIRMS THAT THIS IS A RELATIVELY COMMON PROBLEM, AND IS EASILY REPAIRED AS A MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730743September 8, 2000
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING FROM NC TO NY MY TIRE BLEW APART ON INTERSTATE 95 IN RICHMOND, VA. WITH A LARGE HOLE AND A RIP, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE INTERSTATE. A TOW TRUCK CAME ALONG AND PUT ON MY SPARE AND I DROVE TO BALTIMORE. THE NEXT MORNING A GAS STATION PUT ON A USED TIRE SO I COULD MAKE IT TO NY (IT WAS ALL THEY HAD IN MY TIRE SIZE). WHILE IN NY I TRIED TO REPLACE THE USED TIRE WITH A NEW TIRE BUT THEY COULD NOT GET ONE TO HOLD TO THE WHEEL BECAUSE THE WHEEL WAS BENT. THEY SAID THE USED ONE ADHERED BECAUSE IT WAS SOFTER AND MORE PLIABLE. MY BROTHER TOOK ME TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP IN LARCHMONT, NY, TO PURCHASE A NEW ALLOY WHEEL, WHICH COST ABOUT $250. I THEN HAD TO HAVE THE WHEEL AND NEW TIRE INSTALLED. I SAVED THE TIRE AND THE OLD WHEEL AND HAVE TAKEN PICTURES. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, I WILL SEND THEM.( DOT NUMBER: 87T M&S TIRE SIZE: P195/60R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730457September 6, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
-WHILE TRAVELING MY RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY CAME OFF AND WRAPPED UNDER MY CAR. MY SATURN HANDLED BEAUTIFULLY AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I KEEP UP WITH MY TIRES AND THEY WERE MOVED TO THE REAR OF MY CAR IN OCTOBER OF 1999. (I HAVE RECEIPTS) ALSO, MY CAR WAS CHECKED OUT COMPLETELY AT THE SATURN DEALERSHIP IN THE SPRNG AND IN JUNE. TIRES WERE FINE. NO -ONE CAN EXPLAIN WHY THE TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF. I STILL HAD GOOD TREAD IN THE TIRE. THE FIRESTONE DEALOR TOLD ME THAT MY CHILDREN AND I WERE COMPLETELY LUCKY BECAUSE MY CAR HAS A LOW CENTER OF GRAVITY. THAT IS WHY WE DIDN'T FLIP. THE TIRE AFTER I PULLED OVER STILL HELD AIR, DESPITE THE COMPLETE MISSING TREAD, WHICH WAS WRAPPED UNDER MY CAR. I HAVE THE TIRE AND THE TREAD WITH ME AND WILL TAKE IT TO MY SATURN DEALERSHIP TOMORROW WHEN THEY CHECK MY CAR FOR ANY DAMAGE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO CALL ME. I DON'T WANT SOMEONE GETTING HURT BECAUSE OF THIS. MY THANKS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: FR480 TIRE SIZE: P175/70R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869815September 6, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A SATURN, SL1, 1995, P175/70R1484S, W2 EP VAA, TUBELESS DUNLOP, FR480. WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY FELT LIKE VEHICLE HAD A FLAT, REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD CAME OFF, AIR DID NOT COME OUT.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554285September 1, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT AN INTERSECTION, DURING ACCIDENT THE DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO BE THROWN INTO THE REAR SEAT OF THE CAR, CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#867849August 15, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MPH HEARD A RATTLE. AS CONSUMER WAS PULLING OVER, HEARD A THUMP. PISTON WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. CONSUMER OPENED HOOD AND THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY WERE NOT VERY HELPFUL. ANOTHER MECHANIC SAID HE SAW FOUR OR FIVE DIFFERENT SATURNS THAT HAD SAME PROBLEM WITHIN A MONTH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727809August 14, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY, AND THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND WARM. I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF MY VEHICLE, AND I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. WHEN I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BREAK, I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT I EXPERIENCED TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: THE TREAD WAS COMPLETELY APART FROM THE RIM. THE TREAD WAS GOOD ON THE TIRES. I DID NOT RUN OVER ANY OBJECTS WHICH PUNCTURED THE TIRES. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, AND THE PRESSURE WAS NORMAL. MY TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN THE 31ST WEEK OF 1994, BUT I DO NOT KNOW FROM WHICH PLANT. MY CAR WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. THANKFULLY, MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER WALKED AWAY WITH MUSCLE STRAIN AND MINOR INJURIES. HOWEVER, TWO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED AS MY CAR SPUN OUT OF CONTROL ACROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. PASSENGERS OF ONE OF THE VEHICLES ARE CLAIMING INJURY. BOTH OTHER VEHICLES SUSTAINED DAMAGE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2V9JAI314 TIRE SIZE: P195/60R15 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#727841August 14, 2000
TIRES, SEATS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DURING HYDROPLANE, FRONT PASSENGER SEAT RECLINED AND COULD NOT BE RETURNED TO UPRIGHT POSITION. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT ALSO BECAME DISCONNECTED. WHIP LASH AND BRUISES WERE SUSTAINED DURING ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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