2002 Saturn Z

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals and Linkages02V060000

Filed Feb 19, 20021,509 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

Defect. CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH AN INADEQUATE WELD AT THE BRAKE PEDAL PAD TO BRAKE PEDAL ACTUATOR ARM ASSEMBLY. DURING BRAKING, THE BRAKE PEDAL PAD COULD SEPARATE FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL ACTUATOR ARM.

Risk. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, THE DRIVER'S FOOT COULD BECOME DISLODGED FROM THE PEDAL RESULTING IN A LOSS OF BRAKE SYSTEM APPLICATION AND A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND IF NECESSARY REPLACE THE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 19, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT SATURN AT 1-800-553-6000, PROMPT #3.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1997

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2002 — this page	0	1	Routine
1997	1	2	Routine
1996	0	1	Routine
1995	1	1	Routine
1994	0	1	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Feb 19, 2002. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.