Saturn SL Complaints (2000)

148 consumer complaints on file.

#892758July 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKES THERE WAS VIBRATION IN FRONT END AND REAR OF VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562039July 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SUSPENSION:FRONT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CONSUMER STATES WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE FRONT END VIBRATES AND MAKES NOISES, CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE, DEALER HAS REPLACED WARPED ROTORS, FRONT TIRES WERE BALD AT 28759 MILES, POSSIBLE FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEM. AIR CONDITIONER DISCHARGE HOSE WAS LEAKING, CAUSING POOR PERFORMANCE, DEALER REPLACED THE HOSE. HEADLIGHTS WERE OUT OF ALIGNMENT, DEALER REAIMED THE HEADLAMPS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747661July 2, 2001
TIRES
TRAVELING FROM FL TO IA. TIRE BLEW OUT IN NORTHERN GEORGIA ON INTERSTATE 75. INSIDE OF PASSENGER REAR TIRE CAME APART FROM REST. TIRE IN TWO COMPLETE CIRCLES. HAD TO GET TOWED AND TIRE REPLACED. VERY SCARY SITUATION. CAR HANDLED OK. NO NAILS OR CAUSE OF BLOWOUT DETERMINED BY TOWING/TIRE BUSINESS WHO REPLACED TIRED. I AM WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING WITH OTHER TIRES. ONLY HAVE 27,000 MILES ON THEM. THANKS.*AK (TIRESIZE: P185/65R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746047May 29, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
THIS MODEL OF SATURN HAS A FLEXIBLE RUBBER BUMPER. IF THE CAR IS PARKED HEADED INTO A CURB, THE BUMPER HAS A TENDENCY TO CUP OVER THE FRONT CURB AS THE CAR SETTLES INTO PLACE. THERE IS NO WARNING TO THE DRIVER WHEN THIS HAS OCCURED. THEN, UPON BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE, THE FRONT BUMPER TEARS AWAY FROM THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR THREE TIMES IN TWENTY MONTHS AND IN THREE DIFFERENT PARKING LOTS, DESPITE MY EFFORTS TO AVOID PARKING SPACES THAT HEAD INTO A CURB. WHEN IT OCCURS THE BUMPER DANGLES AN INCH OR TWO BELOW THE FRONT FRAME UNTIL IT IS REATTACHED BY THE GARAGE. THE MOST RECENT TIME, I WAS DRIVING THE CAR HOME FROM THE PARKING LOT, WHEN THE BUMPER BECAME TANGLED IN THE WHEEL OF THE CAR. I HAD TO STOP ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY TO DISENGAGE THE BUMPER AND ATTEMPT TO WEDGE IT INTO A PLACE WHERE I COULD LEAVE THE ROAD. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE FRAGILITY OF A BUMPER THAT PULLS LOOSE IN TYPICAL PARKING SPACES, AND WITH THE RISK THAT OCCURS ONCE THE BUMPER IS PULLED LOOSE. SATURN TELLS ME THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ANYONE BUT ME.
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
#741497February 25, 2001
TIRES, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
TIRE- DRIVING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE AND TIRE BURST FOR NO APPARENT REASON, NOTHING HIT, AND NEW TIRES. RAINED HARD AND WATER LEAKED THROUGH WINDSHIELD ONTO TOP OF LEFT SIDE OF ROOF,L VISOR, AND DRIVER'S SEAT SOAKED. HEATER, MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHEN IN USE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: P185 R65 TIRESIZE: P185R85 14)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559789February 21, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES BY ITSELF, RPMS GO ABOVE 3,500, VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES (JAN,2000) FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAID THE CUMPUTER DID NOT SHOW ANY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880961February 21, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CHAIN REACTION ACCIDENT THAT CAUSED SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880179February 8, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING. VEHICLE BEEN INTO DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK DEALER REPLACED OIL PAN DUE TO OIL PAN LEAK. GLOVE BOX FELL OUT DUE TO THE LOCK BEING BROKE. SES LIGHT ON DUE TO TERMINAL DISLODGED ON 5 VOLT REFERENCE SPLICE PACK. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE ECM DUE TO STALLING AND FOUND BATTERY CABLE LOOSE AND FIXED PROBLEM, HOWEVER VEHICLE IS STILL STALLING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878528January 18, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN
INSTRUMENT PANEL AND GAUGES WOULD GET WET& DISAPPEAR WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING WASHED OR WHEN EVER IT RAINS. ODOMETER COULD ROLL BACK MILEAGE ON ITS OWN. WOULD ALWAYS BE INCORRECT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED , AND CANNOT REPAIR PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738442December 28, 2000
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REAR WINDOW FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY DUE TO MILD THERMAL GRADIENT. IT IS KNOWN THAT THERE WAS NO IMPACT OF ANY KIND WITHIN 6 HOURS OF FAILURE DUE TO A SNOWFALL WHICH COVERED THE WINDOW. WINDOW FAILED TWO MINUTES AFTER POWERED SHOW WAS DUSTED OFF EXPOSING IT TO COOLER AIR. SATURN DENIES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876800December 20, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM REAR AT 25 MPH, AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED. THERE WAS A RECALL IN OLDER MODELS FOR SAME PROBLEM. SATURN HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876176December 7, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN TO COME TO A STOP AND ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED SL1. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED BACKWARDS ONTO REAR SEATS. MANAGED TO PULL VEHICLE OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. DRIVER/ PASSENGER COULDN'T SEE OUT OFF WINDSHIELD. *AK THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT FUTURE SAFETY, ESPECIALLY WHEN CHILDREN ARE IN THE BACK SEAT. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557822November 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES, THE REDUCED POWER LIGHT ALSO COMES ON AND THE CONSUMER CANNOT ACCELERATE AND THE POWER STEERING FAILS, DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556945November 3, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
"SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON, SATURN DEALERSHIP PUT TOO MUCH TRANSMISSION FLUID IN, 2.5 QUARTZ OVERFILL. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733470October 4, 2000
TIRES
LEFT REAR TIRE HAD AREA OF TREAD SEPARATION. RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD AN IMPERFECTION CAUSING A FLAT AREA. THESE DEFECTS PRODUCED A THUMPING SOUND WHEN DRIVING. TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THUMPING SOUND IS NOW GONE. (TIRESIZE: P185/65R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P185/65R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733471October 4, 2000
TIRES
LEFT REAR TIRE HAD AREA OF TREAD SEPARATION. RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD AN IMPERFECTION CAUSING A FLAT AREA. THESE DEFECTS PRODUCED A THUMPING SOUND WHEN DRIVING. TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THUMPING SOUND IS NOW GONE. (TIRESIZE: P185/65R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P185/65R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732102September 21, 2000
TIRES
MY FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT ON I-85 AND I HIT SEVERAL TREES.( DOT NUMBER: N/A TIRE SIZE: PR 185 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#870417September 13, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TWO DIFFERENT INCIDENTS WHEN PLACING VEHICLE IN PARK OR PLACING IT IN REVERSE RPMS RACED VERY HIGH FOR NO APPARENT REASON. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT PROBLEM WAS LINKED TO COMPUTER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870106September 11, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE SHIFT LEVER, AND RELEASE BUTTON WAS LOOSE AT PURCHASE. WHEN SHIFTING THE LEVER SLIDES VERY EASY PASS THE GEAR WITHOUT STOPPING, WHILE DRIVING AND REACHING FOR THE RADIO THE LEVER WAS TOUCHED BY WRIST AND SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT EVEN PUSHING THE BATTON ON THE LEVER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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