Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Apr 6, 1995NJ
WHILE USING THE CRUISE CONTROL AT AROUND 55MPH CONSUMER STEPPED ON BRAKE TO SLOW DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY TOOK OFF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TT
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1994 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 1994 record →
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Mar 31, 1995HI
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MODULE REPLACED DUE TO RETRACTOR FAILURE. *SKD
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 30, 1995FL
UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. TT
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 28, 1995NY
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 60MPH EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE, WHEN CRUISE MAY NOT ENGAGE OR DISENGAGE WITHOUT APPLICATION OF BRAKE. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Mar 27, 1995NJ
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED UPON A HARD BRAKING APPLICATION. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Mar 27, 1995NY
UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITONS BRAKES LOCK UP. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Mar 24, 1995CT
BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED TWICE DUE TO WARPING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. *SKD
Power Train › Axle AssemblyCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 22, 1995PA
REAR AXLE BROKE, TIRE SEPARATED FROM AXLE. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Mar 21, 1995TX
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
Seat Belts
Filed Mar 20, 1995HI
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS LOCK UP TIGHTLY ALMOST CRUSHING THE PERSON. *AK
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 16, 1995MA
CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO DISENGAGE WHEN DRIVING, CAUSING SURGING/SUDDEN ACCLERATION, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. TT
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 15, 1995NY
CRUISE CONTROL MAY NOT DISENGAGE OR POSSIBLE NOT RELEASING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 14, 1995AZ
WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED IT RESPONDS INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN DRIVER MANUALLY ACCELERATES VEHICLE SURGES. TT
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 14, 1995MA
INTERMITTENTLY, CRUISE CONTROL WOULDN'T ENGAGE. REPLACED MODULE AND ADJUSTED CLUTCH SWITCH. TT
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 13, 1995NY
BRAKING WHILE CAR IS ACCELERATING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON UNCERTAINTY IF DEACTIVATION. TT
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 9, 1995TX
WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED IT CONTINUES TO ACCELERATES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 8, 1995MA
WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGE WILL GO INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION INTERMITTENTLY, PE94-079 ACTIVE. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Mar 7, 1995CA
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES NOTICED A METAL TO METAL SOUND. RECOMMENDATION REPLACEMENT OF PADS AND TURN THE DRUMS. TT
Seat Belts
Filed Mar 2, 1995MI
AUTOMATIC SEATBELT CHOKES 5'2" OCCUPANT CUTTING ACROSS NECK. TT
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 1, 1995FL
CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT SET ACCURATELY AT INTENDED SPEED; COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. TT
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 27, 1995MI
VEHICLE IS LOSING OIL. *AK
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 22, 1995NY
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Feb 6, 1995CA
WHILE COMING TO STOP, BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO FLOOR MOMENTARILY; EXTENDED STOPPING; SPEED 20 MPH; NO WARNING. TT
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 6, 1995MI
CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES ITSELF WHEN DRIVING. UNINTENDED ACELERATION OCCURS WHEN ENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jan 31, 1995NJ
WHEN COMING TO SLOW STOP SQWEAKING NOISE FOLLOWS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jan 31, 1995GA
HAS HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS THREE TIMES AND HAD THEM TURNED TWICE. TT
Power Train › Manual Transmission › Floor Shift Assembly
Filed Jan 30, 1995NC
FIVE SPEED. TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR JUMPS OUT OF GEAR, EXCEPT REVERSE, WHILE DRIVING. TT
Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Jan 27, 199500
MAN-TRAN 5SP: AT TIMES, TRANSMISSION DOES NOTHING IN REVERSE; JUMPS OUT OF GEAR; DANGEROUS DURING ICY WEATHER. TT
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 18, 1995MA
AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTEND COLLISION AT 40-45MPH CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. TT
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jan 18, 1995NY
STALLS ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING. TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 12, 1995OH
VEHICLE WILL STALL AT SPEED OF 50 MPH WHEN CHANGING GEARS AND LOSS OF POWER HEARD A NOISE. TT
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jan 12, 1995PA
ENGINE OFTEN DIES EARLY IN THE MORNING. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jan 10, 1995NY
DURING BRAKE APPLICATION, BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. TT
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Jan 5, 1995MA
WINDOWS WILL FOG UP WHEN THE HUMIDITY IS HIGH. TT
Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash2 injured
Filed Jan 4, 1995NC
VEHICLE STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 25MPH CAUSING DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT TO COLLAPSE. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jan 4, 1995MA
BRAKE FAILURE OF DISC BRAKE AND WARP BRAKES LOW BRAKE PRESSURE AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, ALSO BRAKES VIBRATE. TT
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