Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › DiscCrash2 injured
Filed Jan 3, 1996NV
VEHICLE INVOLVED FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00, APPLIED BRAKES AND HAD FRONT BRAKE LOCKUP SPEED 55MPH. TT
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1992 Saturn SL complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1992 record →
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash3 injured
Filed Nov 17, 1995NY
BRAKES FAILED, CAR DID NOT STOP WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH. TT *JB
Seat Belts
Filed Oct 25, 1995NY
PASSIVE RESTRAINT FAILS TO COMPLETE CYCLE NOT WRAPPING AROUND OCCUPANT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Oct 10, 1995FL
MAN-TRAN: TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR, SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES WHILE GETTING READY TO GO; NO WARNING. TT *SLC
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Sep 10, 1995NY
BRAKES FAILED DUE TO 'BOILING OF FLUID WHEN APPLYING BRAKES FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME DOWN A STEEP HILL. *SD
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Sep 7, 1995PA
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DON'T WORK . TT
Seat Belts1 injured
Filed Aug 6, 199500
UPON STARTING VEHICLE PASSENGER'S MOTORIZED SEAT BELT MOVED AUTOMATICALLY, RESULTING IN AN INJURY TO PASSENGERS RIGHT HAND INDEX FINGER. *AK
Power Train › Axle AssemblyCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 21, 1995HI
DRIVING AT SPEED 30 MPH, REAR AXLE BROKE, VEHICLE PULLED TO LEFT, IMPACT 11:00. *AK
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Jul 13, 1995TN
DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK WILL NOT UNLOCK, CAN NOT GET THE DOOR, GOT LOCKED INTO THE VEHICLE. *AK
Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Jul 5, 1995KS
5-SPD TRANS; SHIFT LEVER WILL POP OUT OF GEAR IN 3RD AND 4TH GEARS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jun 23, 1995CA
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES/BRAKES RETURNED ONE HOUR LATER. *AK
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jun 22, 1995OH
VEHICLE ACCELERATES WITHOUT TOUCHING PEDAL, W/HIGH RPMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE OTHER DETAILS. TT
Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Jun 14, 1995FL
ALTERNATOR DRAINED BATTERY RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jun 5, 1995MA
THE FRONT DISC ROTOR ARE WARP. TT
Seat Belts
Filed May 24, 1995MT
THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT WOULD NOT FUNCTION IN COLD WEATHER, AND NOW DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed May 12, 1995NY
REPLACE ROTOR IN 4/94 AND 5/95 WAS WORN OUT . TT
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed May 5, 1995PA
VEHICLE STALL OUT AT ANY SPEED. TT
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed May 1, 1995NY
SOMETIME THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH IT ACCELERATE UP AND GO BACK DOWN. TT
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 6, 1995CA
VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGES OR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 5, 1995CA
ABS BRAKES FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO GARAGE WALL. *AK
Seats
Filed Mar 24, 1995AZ
DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSED DUE TO STRESS. DIAGNOSIS: FRAME OF THE SEAT IS NOT STRUCTURALLY SOUND. TT
Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Mar 10, 1995DE
HAD VEHICLE SERVICE FOR RECALL IN 94 AND CONTINUES TO HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IT IS FELT THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT DONE PROPERLY. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Jan 20, 199500
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP IMPACT 12:00 SPEED 30 MPH. TT
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