Saturn SL Complaints (1995)

355 consumer complaints on file.

#856000February 2, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKE ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE BRAKE PADS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855470January 24, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ON ITS OWN ACCORD, WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO TURN OFF IGNITION SWITCH TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855328January 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
DRIVER IS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER IN ANY POSITON WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES WITH OR WITHOUT THE IGNITIN BEING ON. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781823December 30, 1999
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 35 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838971November 29, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION, CAUSING DRIVER'S SEABACKT REST TO COLLAPSE; SITUATION ALMOST CAUSED DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. DRIVER SUSTAINED LOWER BACK INJURY AND NUMBNESS IN LEFT LEG. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO ACCEPT VEHICLE AS PART OF MFR. RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#605603November 29, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE REAR DEFROSTER FAILED CAUSING, WINDOWS TO FROST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715341November 28, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR LOSES POWER /A SLIGHT GAS SMELL /CAR CUTS OUT/ CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON/ STARTS AGAIN AFTER A FEW TRIES/ CAR HAS BEENSERVICED 4 TIMES/IT RUNS WELL SOMETIMES/ THEN IT DOES IT AGAIN/MECHANIC DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS/WHEN HE HAS CAR IT DOES NOT DO IT/HE DOES SEE GAS ALL OVER ENGINE A FEW TIMES/
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712516September 29, 1999
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER BARELY TWO YEARS, THE CRUISE CONTROL BEGAN WORKING ONLY INTERMITTENTLY; IT NOW SELDOM WORKS. BEFORE THE CAR HAD 50,000 MILES, THE SUNROOF WOULD GET STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION WHENEVER IT WAS USED. EVENTUALLY, AFTER A SATURN DEALER CLAIMED IT COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE SUNROOF BECAME PERMANENTLY STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848952September 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR . THE DELAER HAS CHANGED THE ROTORS AND BRAKES FIVE TIMES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711878September 23, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO SATURN THEY TOLD US THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH 3RD GEAR AND THAT IT WOULD COST $1600. TO FIX. WE WENT FOR A SECOND OPINION AT THE HEMET CA. AAMCO. THEY VEIFIED THE PROBLEM AND "REPAIRED" IT FOR $1000. AT THE TIME IT SATIFIED US AS SATURN TOLD US IT WOULD BE $1600. JUST TO LOOK AND MORE IF THE PROBLEM WAS BIG. UNFORTUNATELY THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEGUN TO SLIP AGAIN. WE HAVEN'T CALLED AAMCO YET. WE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU TO SEE IF THIS IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THE SATURN VEHICLE! WE GOT THE IMPRESSION FROM THE AAMCO PEOPLE THAT THIS WASN'T AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM THAT THEY HAD RUN UP AGAINST. I AM SOMEWHAT DISATISFIED WITH THE SATURN CAR AND PEOPLE AS WE'VE HAD TO DO A LOT MORE WORK ON THE CAR THAN EXPECTED AND DEFINATELY MORE THAN THEY LEAD YOU TO BELIEVE IN THEIR ADVERTISING. SHAME ON ME FOR BELEIVING THEM! WE HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY 3 TIMES WITH NO EXPLANATION, REPLACE A MOTOR MOUNT, AND REPLACE A BELT TENSIONER. AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE MILES IT IS NOT HEAVILY USED. PLEASE SEND ANY INFO YOU CAN. THANKS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848431September 22, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848045September 20, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HAD A FRONT END COLLISON AT A SPEED OF 30-35 MPH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847645September 14, 1999
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT WILL COLLAPSE WITH ANY AMOUNT OF WEIGHT IN THE SEAT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847264September 9, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845922August 26, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A VERY MINOR CRASH WHEN IT WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING ABOUT 15 MPH. DRIVER'S SEAT BACK COLLAPSED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WILL BE CORRECTED. PLEASE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845009August 12, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHENEVER IN SLOW TRAFFIC. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844373August 4, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CONSUMER STATED HER CAR WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843964July 30, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP WHEN REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROX 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO FALL BACK WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843623July 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN NO BRAKING ABILITY. OCCUPANT HAD TO APPLIED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE, AND PUT IT IN "PARK" POSITION IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE.*AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843443July 26, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN AFTER REACHING 65MPH. ALSO, INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WOULD COME ON PRIOR TO SHUTTING OFF. ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED & 2 WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED ON 27 MAY 1999 & NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND AT THAT TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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