Recalls (2)

Date	NHTSA ID	Component	Units	Completion
1993-08-10	`93V132000`	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR	352,833	—	Details
1992-07-08	`92V098000`	POWER TRAIN	633	—	Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2008-06-01	POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION	No	1	SHIFT CABLE LINKAGE BROKE AT SHIFTER WHILE SHIFTING DURING ACCELERATION ,MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO NO POWER AT W…
2006-12-31	STEERING	Yes	0	WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL CAME LOOSE AND FELL OFF CAUSING ME TO LOSE COMPLETE…
2004-06-06	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	1	1995 SATURN SL2, INCOMPLETE DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIRBAG IN MODERATE FRONTAL COLLISION. *BF PORTIONS OF …
2004-04-01	SEATS	Yes	0	THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED AND COLLAPSED DURING A MINOR FENDER BENDER. *MR THE SEAT COLLAPSED. DUE TO PO…
2003-09-12	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING	No	0	VEHICLE WAS PARKED ABOUT 20 MINUTES WHEN IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. THE FIRE DEPARTMEN…
2003-04-24	SEATS	No	0	CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED AND THE DRIVERSIDE SEAT BACK COLLASPED. THE BACK OF THE SEAT SLAMMED DOWN SO HARD THAT IF A PAS…
2002-06-05	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT	No	0	SHIFTER CABLE END FASTNER BROKE RENDERING SHIFTER INOPERABLE. *AK
2002-03-16	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	ENGINE WOULD ACCELERATE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS IT BEING THE BRAKE BOOSTER DIAPHRAM THA…
2002-02-10	SEATS	No	0	FRAME OF DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THIS WAS A BREAK THROUGH THE STEEL U-CHANNEL ON THE LEFT SIDE O…
2001-10-15	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY	No	0	SEAT BELT ON DRIVERS SIDE IS NOT ABLE TO LOCK INTO BUCKLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHIN…
2001-09-19	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR	No	0	SEAT BELT RETRACTOR GETS IN OPEN POSITION CLOSE TO WINDSHIELD. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AT THIS TIME, BUT WAS REPAIRED…
2001-08-12	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS	No	1	BRAKES FAILED AND BUMPER IS 36 INCHES LONG AND SIDES HAVE NO BUMPER PROTECTION.
2001-06-18	AIR BAGS	Yes	1	RAN OFF ROAD AND HIT STUMP< BURST INTO FIRE WITHIN SECONDS>AIRBAG FAILED. *AK
2001-06-11	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR	No	0	ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND BATTERY REPLACED 5 TIMES. NOW EXPERIENCING SURGING, HESITATION AND STALLI…
2001-03-16	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR	No	0	DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT RETRACT, TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID TRACK WAS BENT.*AK
2000-12-30	VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY	No	0	SUN ROOF HAD FALLEN OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED OF THIS SITUATION. *AK
2000-11-15	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE	No	0	BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT MOTORIZED SHOULDER HARNESSES ARE INOPERABLE. THE DRIVERS SIDE IS STUCK IN THE FORWARD AND PASSENGE…
2000-11-11	TIRES:TREAD/BELT	No	0	YOUR DATABASE WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO FILL THE FORM CORRECTLY. THE SPARE TIRE FAILED AFTER 10 MILES OF DRIVING TO A TIRE…
2000-09-20	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED SPONTANEOUSLY. HEAD GASKET PROBABLY RUPTURED.
2000-09-15	SEAT BELTS	No	0	PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WILL ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY, IT GETS STUCK IN ANY POSITION.ALSO, SINCE JULY 2001 DRIVER'S SE…
2000-09-11	SEATS	Yes	2	OUR 11 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DIED BECAUSE SHE HAD THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT FULLY RECLINED. SHE WAS TAKING A NAP COMING HOM…
2000-09-01	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR	No	0	WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH HEARD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE AND LOST POWER. PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD, THEN SAW THAT AL…
2000-05-12	SEATS	Yes	1	NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
2000-05-09	SEAT BELTS	No	0	MOTORIZED SEAT BELT IS NOT WORKING ANY MORE. JUST GAVE UP ON CONSUMER WHERE NEITHER OF THE FRONT MOTORIZED SEAT BELT…
2000-04-19	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	WE MOVED FROM LOUISIANA TO ARIZONA AT THAT TIME WE NOTICED OIL IN COOLANT-REPLACED HEAD GASKET NO NOTICEABLE CRACKS IN …
1999-12-18	SUSPENSION:REAR	Yes	0	LEFT REAR WHEEL SNAPPED OFF AXLE CAUSING CAR TO SLIDE ACROSS GRASSED
1999-12-03	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL	No	0	WHEN CAR IS IDLING IT GOES TO 2RPM'S THEN BACK TO 1RPM, THEN SERVICE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. *AK
1999-12-01	SEATS	No	0	SECOND FAILURE IN THIS SEAT WITHIN ONE MONTH. NO INCIDENT. I THINK THAT CRASH PROTECTION IS LOST WHEN THE SEAT FRAME …
1999-11-05	SEATS	No	0	SEAT FRAME STARTED TO BREAK THROUGH THE CLOTH COVERING. THE FRAME EVENTUALLY BENT BACKWARDS NEAR THE TOP OF THE SEAT. …
1999-10-31	SEATS	No	0	SEAT RECLINED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, MOMENTARILY LOST CONTROL,
1999-10-12	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND NOTICIED ENGINE WAS BURNING TWO QUARTS OF OIL FROM THE EXHAUST EVERY 200…
1999-10-04	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER	No	0	DURING A RAINSTORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. CONTACTED LOCAL MECHANIC. DID AN INSPECTION AND TOLD HER WIPER ASSEMBLY L…
1999-09-20	EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER	No	0	65 DIFFERENT MAJOR REPAIRS ON THIS CAR. SEVERAL WERE REPAIRED WHILE UNDERWARRENTY AND NOW DEFECTIVE AGAIN. DEALER AND…
1999-06-01	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	SATURNED REFUSED TO HELP WITH THE COSTS
1998-10-29	SEAT BELTS	No	1	MOTORIZED SEATBELT RESTRAINTS ARE INOPERATIVE ON BOTH THE DRIVERS AND THE PASSENGERS SEATS. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO US…
1998-10-15	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH THREE SEALS AND THE VALVES BURNED OUT, AND IT REDUCED THE POWER. THE DEALER STATES NEEDS ENG…
1998-09-29	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	VEHICLE STARTED TO GRADUALLY VIBRATE DUE TO MOTOR MOUNT BOLT MISSING, AND ONE WAS BROKE IN HALF.SATURN CONTACTED AND C…
1998-09-17	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING	No	0	WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND PULLED OVER. THE CONSUMER GOT OUT THE VEHICLE…
1998-07-20	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	No	0	ABS SENSOR AND BRAKE CABLES ARE ATTACHED TO BRACKETS WHICH HAVE FALLEN OFF, AND CAUSING CABLES TO SHEAR OFF, RESULTING…
1998-07-12	STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM	No	3	STEERING KNUCKLE SNAPPED CAUSING ACCIDENT AND INJURY TO PASSENGER AND DRIVER. QCAW
1998-06-01	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR	No	0	ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE MONTH, VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CONTACT…
1998-05-31	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER	No	0	WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED BACKWARD INTO THE REAR SEAT. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
1998-05-20	WHEELS	No	0	LEFT REAR WHEEL BROKE OFF RESULTING IN A COLLISION.
1998-05-20	WHEELS	Yes	1	CONSUMER WAS EXITING ONTO A RAMP ABOUT 30-40 MPH WHEN A WHEEL CAME OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND AND BOUNCE OF…
1998-05-11	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC	No	0	FRONT DISC BRAKE PULSATION/VIBRATION.
1998-04-18	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS	No	0	SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED DUE TO STIFF POWER STEERING.
1998-04-03	SEAT BELTS	No	0	MOTORIZED SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED.
1998-03-28	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	SHIFTER CABLE END FASTENER BROKE, RENDERING THE TRANSMISSION INOPERABLE WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC.
1998-03-28	POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION	No	0	SHIFTER CABLE END FASTENER BROKE RENDERING SHIFTER INOPERABLE
1998-03-03	SEAT BELTS	No	0	THE AUTOMATIC RESTRAINT TRACKS BROKE , CAUSING THE BELTS TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOT…