1994 Saturn SL complaints

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBACKS RELEASED, CAUSING SEATS TO COLLAPSE REARWARD INTO THE REAR SEATS. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

MOTOR BELT FAILED.

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW/ENGINE HEAD CRACKED. TEMPERATURE GAUGE DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WOULD POP OUT OF GEAR.

DURING REAR IMPACT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BACK RELEASED, CAUSING SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED; THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.

WHILE DRIVING THE REAR SEATBACK FELL BACK. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING WITH ONLY 15,500 MILES. DEALER SAYS A NEW FUEL TANK IS NEEDED. *AK

CAR LOCKED UP WHEN SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR.

LOOSE BOLT INSIDE THE ENGINE CAME OFF AND BROKE THE REAR SHAFT/ROCKER ARM.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLASPES INTO FULL RECLINING POSITION. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE SEAT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

VEHICLE MAKES A GRINDING NOISE DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM DUE TO PLASTIC FITTING IN THE LIKAGE PIVOT DRIVE ASSEMBLY WEARING DOWN. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED DURING HEAVY RAIN.

PARKED VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT, WITH EMERGENCY BRAKES ON. LEFT VEHICLE. ANOTHER CUSTOMER ARRIVED IN STORE & SAID BLACK SATURN ROLLED DOWN PARKING LOT. IT HIT STEEL LAMP ABOVE HIGHWAY. DAMAGED BUMPER & HEADLIGHT. HAD REPORTED PROBLEM TO SATURN PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION, THE DRIVER'S AND THE PASSENGER'S SEATS COLLAPSED INTO THE BACK SEAT. THE SEATS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK

AFTER STOPPING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, VEHICLE LOST POWER DUE TO ALTERNATOR MALFUNCTIONING. *AK

ABS; DRIVING AT APPROX 30-35 MPH WENT ABOUT 3 MILES, LEFT EMERGENCY PARK BRAKE ON,CAME TO A STOP , SAW LIGHT SMOKE COMING FROM REAR ,RELEASED EMEGENCY BRAKE,WENT DOWN HILL ,WENT TO BRAKE, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR , COMPLETELY LOST BRAKES. HAD TO DOWNSHIFT TO COME TO STOP. DEALER SAID BRAKE FLUID HEATED UP, EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO REAR. SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED WITH DIAGONAL BRAKES WHICH CAUSED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO HEAT BOTH CIRCUITS. *A

DRIVING HOME & STOPPING AT REST STOP. RECLINED FRONT SEAT BACKWARDS FOR AWHILE. WAS STARTING BACK HOME WHEN RECLINING SEAT WOULD LOCK BACK IN PLACE. WAS SEATING UPRIGHT ENTIRE TIME OF DRIVING. HAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER AS OF YET. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK DISENGAGED WHEN ACCELERATING. ALSO, INTERMITTENTLY THE PASSENGER'S SEAT GOES BACK WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

EGR VALVE FAILED RESULTING IN HESITATION.

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE COLLISION.

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 35MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. *AK

BRAKE PADS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.

LIGHTER FELL OUT OF SOCKET, THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE SHIFTS HARD INTO GEAR AND HAS NO REVERSE GEAR THE DEALER REMOVED ANF RECONDITIONED THE TRANSMISSION, THE SEATBELT PULLED BACK WHILE THE DOOR WAS OPED AND THE SEATBELT FAILED TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE DRIVER DURING AN ACCIDENT CAUSING HIM TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS LOW DEALER RESURFACED THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, THE BRAKES ALSO MAKE NOISE, THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM BEING MOVED, HORN FAILED. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45-50 MPH VHEICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BLET DID NOT HOLD UPON IMPACT, RESULTING IN OWNER BEING EJECTED FROM PASSENGER SEAT.CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

VEHICLE ENGINE OVERHEATED BECAUSE THE OIL EVAPORATED QUICKLY.DEALER REBUILT ENGINE. *AK

DRIVER LOSS CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MHP WHEN THE REAR AXLE BROKE AT THE BRAKE DRUM AREA.

THE GAS PEDAL FELL OFF AND THE DRIVER COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE OR OPERATE THE VEHICLE SAFELY. *AK

DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH, WENT TO APPLY (ABS) BRAKES & THEY FAILED TO WORK; REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE; AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY; VEHICLE TOWED TO BODY SHOP; INSURANCE INSPECTOR LOOKED AT VEHICLE & FOUND NOTHING WRONG; SATURN REPRESENTATIVE SAID ABS NEEDED CHANGING & SAID OTHER BRAKES WERE WORKING FINE. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE; ALSO, TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

WINDOWS FOG UP DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER.

TIMING CHAIN FAILED.

VEHICLE'S DOORS CAN BE ENTERED INTO BY USING A PAIR OF SCISSORS; CAN START VEHICLE WITH SAME SCISSORS; A DESIGN FLAW IN SATURNS; ALL KEYS INTERCHANGEABLE FOR STARTING VEHICLE. *AK

BACK REST LATCH BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO COLLAPSE. *AK

FRONT SEATBACK REST GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

WHILE DRIVIN, AT APPROX. 50MPH, SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE, ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, GOT OFF HWY, UPON REACHING INTERSECTION, REARENDED VEHICLE STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, PEDAL WAS STILL ON FLOOR. *AK

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS PERIODICALLY LOCK UP AND CONTRACT. *AK

DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP; ALSO, POWER STEERING MOTOR/SEAT BELT/TIMING CHAIN/FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. *AK

OWNER STATES THAT THE UPPER MOTOR MOUNTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND THAT VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT SATURN IS AWRE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THEY ARE REDESIGNING SOME OF THEIR MODELS. *AK

THREE FRONT SEAT BELT STRAPS HAVE TORN SUDDENLY JUST ABOVE SHOULDER (NOT AT A SEWN POINT.)

DEFECTIVE PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR POWER STEERING MOTOR.

THREE FRONT SEAT BELT STRAPS HAVE TORN SUDDENLY JUST ABOVE SHOULDER (NOT AT A SEWN POINT.)

VISUAL SYSTEM, WINDSHIELD WIPER ON PASSENGER STOPPED WORKING. DEALER INSISTS IT NEEDS A PLASTIC PART WHICH THEY DON'T MAKE ANYMORE, THE WHOLE WIPER HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

OWNER STATES THAT HE HAS DIFFICULTY WITH FRONT SEAT BELTS , HE NOTES THAT WHEN KEY IS OUT OF INGNITION, SEAT BELTS TIGHTEN.

WHILE DRIVING STOPPED SUDDENLY AND WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, DRIVER SNAPPED BACK OF NECK AND HIT BACK OF HEAD. *AK

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM AND THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM OR SOLUTION. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL, ALSO ABS BRAKES FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. *AK

ACCELERATOR ARM FAILED 3 TIMES ONCE, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO REVERSE,SLIPS AND JERKS INTO GEAR. *AK