1995 SATURN SL Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH CONSUMER WENT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN HOOD FLEW UP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

I AM NOT THE OWENER OF THIS CAR-BUT WENT TO PURCHASE IT FROM AN INDIVIDUAL SELLING THIS CAR. CAR'S ODOMETER READ(ON FEB. 20, 01) ABOUT 58,000 MILES ON IT AND OWNER SAID IT WAS NEITHER REPLACED OR BROKEN. HOWEVER IN 1999 THE CAR WAS QUOTED BY CARFAX.COM THAT THE MILEAGE WAS LOGGED AT OVER 69,000 MILES. *AK

THIS CAR HAS CONSTANTLY HAD PROBLEMS SINCE THE TIMING CHAIN WENT AT 15,000 MILES. I'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING ENGINE FAILURES ON 1995 SATURNS. THAT IS THE ONLY YEAR THEY MANUFACTURED THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE AND AM INTERESTED TO KNOW WHY, SINCE I COMING ACROSS LARGE AMOUNTS OF ENGINE COMPLAINTS FOR THIS YEAR.*AK

CAR OVERHEATED AFTER A WEEK OF PROBLEMS WITH THE COOLANT FUILD. AT TIME OF FAILURE, OIL WAS FOUND MIXED WITH THE COOLAN FLUID, AND COOLANT FLUID WAS IN THE ENGINE. A CRACKED CYLANDER HAS SINCE BEEN FOUND. CAR HAS BURNED OIL FOR 4 OF THE 6 YEARS. MECHANIC HAS DOCUMENTATION OF IDENTICAL FAILURES ON 2 OTHER 1995 SATURNS.

STEERING GEAR BROKE OFF FROM RACK PINION STEERING, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIRS SHOP. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 99 V 045 000/ RECLINER GEAR TEETH ON DRIVER'S SEAT. VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, AND UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OVER AN ENBANKMENT, RESULTING IN INJURY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

VEHICLE REARENDED. FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. DRIVER LOST VISIBILITY. SATURN REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED DRIVER'S SHOULDERS TO GO BACKWARD AND THEN FORWARD BEFORE DISCLOCATING. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION INTERNITTENTLY FAILS TO UPSHIFT. THE SPEED AT WHICH THIS OCCURS IS TYPICALLY 25-35 MPH. WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO SATURN OF STERLING (46980 HARRY BYRD HWY, STERLING, VA 20164, 703-450-8500) 6 TIMES UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY FAILED TO FIND ANY. *AK

WHILE MAKING A TURN STEERING POPPED, AND STEERING WHEEL HAD NO CONTROL OVER STEERING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

I BECAME AWARE OF AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM WHEN MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE CAR WAS 1000 MILES AND ONE MONTH EARLY FOR THE NEXT OIL CHANGE. THE COMPLAINT WAS DISMISSED BY SERVICE TECHS AT THAT TIME, EXPLAINING THAT "SATURN EGINES RUN HOT, AND THAT IT WAS NOT UNUSUAL TO USE ONE OR TWO QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN CHANGES. ON A TRIP BACK TO VIRGINIA FORM NEW JERSEY, MY SES LIGHT CAME ON, AND I BEGAN TO NOTICE A FAIRLY LOUD TICKING IN MY ENGINE. WHEN I PULLED OVER I FOUND I HAD NO OIL IN MY OIL PAN. MY ENGINE COULD HAVE SEIZED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, AND THE OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON (I WAS ABOUT 500 MILES AND TWO WEEKS EARLY FOR MY NEXT OIL CHANGE). I HAD REGULAR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE DEALERSHIP RECENTLY INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A MASSIVE OVERHAUL OF MY ENGINE BEFORE I EVEN HAD 100,000 MILES ON IT. THIS SEEMS HIGHLY IRREGULAR FOR A VEHILE WHICH WAS IMPECCABLY MAINTAINED. I HAVE ALSO BECOME AWARE OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON OTHER INTERNET SITES. THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM, BUT IT IS A VERY COSLY ONE.*AK