Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1994 Saturn Sl.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FBI WAS MY FIRST CHOICE. THE CAR OVERHEATS FROM A COLD START AFTER I JUST FILLED UP THE COOLANT AND DROVE THE CAR F… |
| 2011-07-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE CAR WILL TURN ITSELF OFF WHILE ENGAGED, AND, IF LEFT ALONE, WILL RANDO… |
| 2011-06-18 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 SATURN SL. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH BIG O BIG O ASPEN TIRES (205/70/R14 DOT U9T9 TX30… |
| 2009-10-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1994 SATURN SL2 VEHICLE AND WAS ALMOST IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE A… |
| 2008-10-27 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I OWN A 1994 SATURN SL1 . THIS MODEL OF CAR EMPLOYS "AUTOMATIC" STYLE SEAT BELTS, THAT ARE BUILT INTO THE DOOR FRAME. W… |
| 2008-09-19 | SEATS | No | 0 | VEHICLE DRIVER SEAT SLIPS BACKWARDS WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. IT IS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AS THE FOLLOWING RECALL … |
| 2008-02-22 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SHIFTER CABLES BROKE WHERE IT CONNECTS TO SHIFTER. *TR |
| 2007-03-07 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 SATURN SL2. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S FRONT SEAT MECHANISM FAILED SIMILAR TO THE … |
| 2006-08-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE IS NOT WORKING. ONLY THE LAP BELT IS OPERATIONAL. *JB |
| 2006-07-20 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | MANUAL TRANSMISSION - GEAR SHIFT LINKAGE TO SHIFT CABLE -- BROKEN BUSHING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MANUAL FLOOR SHIFTER WHE… |
| 2006-04-11 | CHILD SEAT | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BUCKLE BETWEEN THE LEGS FOR THE HARNESS WILL UNLATCH WHEN PULLED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BE… |
| 2005-04-05 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | 1. NORMAL DRIVING, THE VIBRATION FROM NORMAL ROAD BUMPS OR POT HOLES. 2. WINDSHIELD CRACKS ON THE LOWER SIDES WHERE EX… |
| 2004-11-30 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, AND CHILD SITTING IN A CHILD SAFETY SEAT TOLD THE FATHER THAT THE SEAT … |
| 2004-10-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING, REPLACED 2 OF THE COMPONENETS UNDER THE DASH ONE UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE UP IN THE CORNER… |
| 2004-04-05 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 0 | WHILE SLOWING FOR A STOP LIGHT THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS SLAMMED FORWA… |
| 2004-01-26 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE FAILED NEW YORK STATE INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT BELT MECHANISM NEEDED TO B… |
| 2003-11-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A SPEED OF 50-55 M.P.H. *JB |
| 2003-10-20 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING BOTH SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT . DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO … |
| 2003-08-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2003-06-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER WAS CLEANING THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN HE SPRAYED THE HAND BRAKE AND THE SURR… |
| 2003-06-11 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 1 | AS A RESULT OF BEING REAR ENDED, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK COLLAPSED. *AK. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE CONSUME… |
| 2003-05-14 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE HAS FAILED TO WORK. MOTORIZED PORTION DOES NOT RETRACT OVER SHOULDER AS IT SHOUL… |
| 2002-12-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MILEAGE ODOMETER STOPS WORKING, THEN STARTS WORKING, AND THEN STOPS WORKING. VARIOUS SATURN SL OWNERS ARE HAVING THE S… |
| 2002-11-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE PLACING THE KEY INSIDE OF THE IGNITION THE KEY WAS STUCK INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONA… |
| 2002-07-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT HAS BEEN FULLY EXTENDED OUT. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DOESN'T RESTRAIN PROPERLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY F… |
| 2002-07-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT INTO RETRACTOR. CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN HIMSELF. PLEASE PROV… |
| 2002-06-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE GEAR TEETH ON THE MECHANICAL MECHANISM FOR THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR SEAT. CAUSING THE SEAT COLLAPSE… |
| 2001-11-26 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | I FEEL THAT SATURN MADE A LEMON AND I BOUGHT IT! I HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP TO MY SALES PERSON. HE REFUSED TO TAKE MY PHO… |
| 2001-11-08 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MOTORIZED RETRACTOR FAILS TO RETRACT THE SHOULDER SAFETY BELT.*AK |
| 2001-10-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | LTR WAS SENT DATED 1/29/02 W/ACCIDENT RPT. INJURY WAS FRACTURED STERNUM. AS I CHANGED LANES AT FREEWAY SPEED THE TRAF… |
| 2001-09-18 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT BY A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE TRAVELING AN ESTIMATED 30 TO … |
| 2001-08-24 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE ELECTRONICS FOR THE MOTORIZED SEATBELTS ARE LOCATED IN THE CENTER CONSOLE DIRECTLY BENEATH THE DRINK HOLDER. WHAT … |
| 2001-08-08 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS ON PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER'S SIDE HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. WHILE DRIVING SEAT BELTS BECAME DISENGAG… |
| 2001-07-25 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 2 | 99 V 045 000/FRONT SEATBACK RECLINERS: VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A RIGHT FRONT DOOR AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL COLLISION, WHIC… |
| 2001-06-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 0 | WHILE IN MOTION MOVING APPOXIMATELY 25 MPH, CONSUMER PRESSED ON BRAKES TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, AND BRAKE PEDAL HIT … |
| 2001-06-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, PEDAL WENT SOFT AND THEN WENT TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN 200 MILES ON A HOT DAY P… |
| 2001-06-02 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | SEVERE TIRE BLOW OUT WITH UNKNOWN CAUSE. TIRE HAD PLENTY OF TREAD AND WAS PROPERLY INFLATED. I HAVE TIRE.*AK (DOT NUMB… |
| 2001-06-02 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | SEVERE TIRE BLOWOUT WITH UNKNOWN CAUSE. I RETAINED TIRE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: PLEP N2KR TIRESIZE: P175/70R14) |
| 2001-05-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, NOR REDUCED SPEED. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THREE… |
| 2001-05-03 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER SEAT BACK SLIPS REARWARD, THERE IS RECALL 99V045000/ SEATBACK RECLINERS, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE … |
| 2001-04-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | WHEN I BRAKE IT BRAKES THEN LETS GO AND THEN BRAKES AGAIN AND KEEPS DOING THAT UNTIL I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALSO WH… |
| 2001-03-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED. THIS COULD RESULT IN SUDDEN TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. INVESTIG… |
| 2001-01-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE PASSIVE SHOULDER HARNESS MOTOR HAS FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN THE DOORS WERE EITHER OPENED OR CLOSED INTERMITANLY ON BO… |
| 2001-01-05 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 1 | HEAD ON COLLISION. MY SPEED 25 MPH, OPPOSING CAR 35-40 MPH. TWO 20 LB SUIT CASES IN TRUNK. LEFT REAR SEAT BACK LATCH… |
| 2000-11-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION: CAR ACCELERATES ALL BY ITSELF, TO 4000 RPM. *AK |
| 2000-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN TO DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM. DEALER INDICATED THAT MOTOR MOUNT WAS CRACKE… |
| 2000-09-07 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | IS SHIFTER POPPING OUT RELATED TO "CHEWED UP" ACTUATOR CLUTCH CYL.? |
| 2000-09-03 | SEATS | No | 0 | MY SHOULDERBELTS STOPPED WORKING. I WENT TO MY NEAREST SATURN DEALER TO FIND OUT IF THEY WOULD HELP ME. THEY TOLD ME TH… |
| 2000-08-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | THE METAL BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED BY LEAKING BATTERY ACID PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR-DESIGN FLAW |
| 2000-08-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | AC DELCO BATTERY ACID IS LEAKING ON THE BRAKE CABLE, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. *AK |