TWO PLASTIC FUEL LINES BROKE, CAUSING GASOLINE LEAK.*SD
1995 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 1995 record →
DASHBOARD RATTLES. *SKD
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKS UP WHEN THEY GET WET, RESULTING IN PULLING TO THE LEFT. TT
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. *AK
WHEN PUTTING THE CRUISE CONTROL ON IT WILL NOT DISENGAGE . TT
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP. ALSO PULSATION IN STEERING EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. TT
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.
THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING.TT CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING WST AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET, AFTER FIRST SIGN INDICATING CONSUMER'S EXIT TURNED OFF CRUISE CONTROL AT STEERING COLUM, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE AT SAME SPEED, ATTEMPTED TO DISENGAGE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED AT FULL SPEED.*JB
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TT
CAR ACCELERATES WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ON.
FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 50 MPH, PASSENGERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
WHEN IT RAINS WATER LEAKS INTO VEHICLE AROUND SEALS OF WINDSHIELD, DEALER PUT SEALANT AROUND WINDSHIELD 3 TIMES, AND HAS REPLACED WINDSHIELD ONCE, NO HELP. TT
VEHICLES 2 FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS ARE LEAKING.DUE TO POOR DESIGN. TT
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING, PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
WHEN CAR IS IN DRIVE IT DECELERATES . TT
FRONT BRAKE PADS FAILED.
IGNITION FAILED.
THE ROTOR AND PADS REPLACED. TT
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *DSH
HAD TWO FRONTAL COLLISIONS, BOTH TIMES THE DRIVERS AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. TT
LIFTERS REPLACED. *SKD
STARTER FAILED. *SKD
GEAR LEVER SLIPS OUT OF GEARS WHILE DRIVING, ALSO DIFFICULTY IN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE GEAR. *SKD
FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING. TT
FUEL PUMP FAILURE. *AK
LOST BRAKES EXITING HIGHWAY/DROVE 2M TO HOME/BAD CHEMICAL ODOR WHERE CAR PARKED. *DSH
POWER BRAKES, ROTORS AND DISC PADS , REAR BRAKE DRUMS RESURFACED. TT
WAS COMING DOWN A MOUNTAIN TO FIND THAT SECOND AND THIRD GEAR WERE NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE A COMPUTER CHIP OVER RIDES IT. TT
TAIL LIGHT FAILURE. *AK
BRAKES FAILED. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *DH
BRAKES OVERHEAT, MAKE RUMBLING NOISE, CAUSING DIFFICULTY STOPPING. *DSH
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, VEHICLE SKAKES/LOSES CONTROL. *AK
FRONT END VIBRATION. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE CRUISER CONTROL STUCK . TT
THE BRAKE ROTORS WARPED WITHIN 10,000 MILES, AND MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CAUSE OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *AK
STEERING ROD BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *DSH
MANUAL SHIFT, 5 SPEED, WHEN DRIVING CONTINUE TO POP OUT OF THRID GEAR WHEN SHIFTING AFTER DRIVING. TT
ELECTRICAL SHORT, VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A PERIOD OF 8 HOURS, CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE DASH. TT
THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
VEHICLES MANUAL TRANSMISSION GEAR JUMPS OUT OF 3RD AND 5TH GEAR. TT
WHEN VEHICLE REACHES 60 MPH STEERING START TO VIBRATES. TT
WHILE DRIVING ON HWY AT 55MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER IN A SUDDEN STOPPING SITUATION CAR SKIDDED COMPLETLY AROUND LOSING CONTROL. TT
THROTTLE GET STUCK IN OPEN POSITION, APPLIED BRAKES VERY HARD TO STOP VEHICLE. TT
CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. TT
DRIVER'S SEAT BACK FAILED TO HOLD DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING SEAT TO RECLINE BACKWARDS. *SKD
TAPE DECK FAILED. *TT
DRIVER SEAT BACK BROKE AND COLLAPSED DURING IMPACT AND DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTOL, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK
VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY PULLS TOWARD THE RIGHT. *SKD
BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE, BRAKE PADS DEFECTIVE. TT
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