1995 SATURN SL Complaints

VERY DIFFICULT TO REACH LAP BELT WITH BROKEN STOP. SON-IN-LAWS SATURN SL1 HAS SAME PROBLEM.HIGH PROBABILTY MOST SATURNS HAVE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT WHEN I GOT REARENDED AND MY SEAT FLEW BACK AND CAUSED ME BACK, NECK AND ARM INJURY. I WAS TOLD BY THE DOCTOR THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN NEARLY AS INJURED IF THE SEAT HAD HELD LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE. THE CAR HAD VERY LITTLE DAMAGE ON THE BUMPERS. (I WAS THROWN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, ALSO). I READ IN THE NEWSPAPER TODAY (9-23-00) THAT SATURN KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT LAST YEAR! WHY WASN'T IT RECALLED THEN?! I'VE BEEN GOING TO THE DOCTOR EVER SINCE THE ACCIDENT AND IT'S BEEN QUITE A PAIN AND INCONVENIENCE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PUT THROUGH THIS! *AK

OUR SON WAS VERY BLESSED TO HAVE BEEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN HE LOST THE STEERING IN HIS CAR. HAD HE BEEN MOVING, IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN OTHER SUCH REPORTS OF THIS NATURE. WE DO KNOW OF THE 1994 RECALL OF SATURNS DUE TO A WELDING DEFAULT IN THIS SAME AREA. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED.MANY THANKS, PATRICIA SMITH

COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION ON LEFT REAR TIRE. DAMAGED FENDER FLAP IN WHEEL WELL. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 175 )

THROTTLE PLATE AT AIR INLET TO FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM STICKS EACH TIME PEDAL IS INITIALLY PRESSED DOWN FROM A RELEASED POSITION, EVENTUALLY RELEASING WITH SUFFICIENT APPLIED FORCE. THIS CAN RESULT IN A SUBSTANTIAL JOLT IN ACCELERATION FROM A VEHICLE-STOPPED POSITION. SATURN SERVICE CONFIRMS THAT THIS IS A RELATIVELY COMMON PROBLEM, AND IS EASILY REPAIRED AS A MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING FROM NC TO NY MY TIRE BLEW APART ON INTERSTATE 95 IN RICHMOND, VA. WITH A LARGE HOLE AND A RIP, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE INTERSTATE. A TOW TRUCK CAME ALONG AND PUT ON MY SPARE AND I DROVE TO BALTIMORE. THE NEXT MORNING A GAS STATION PUT ON A USED TIRE SO I COULD MAKE IT TO NY (IT WAS ALL THEY HAD IN MY TIRE SIZE). WHILE IN NY I TRIED TO REPLACE THE USED TIRE WITH A NEW TIRE BUT THEY COULD NOT GET ONE TO HOLD TO THE WHEEL BECAUSE THE WHEEL WAS BENT. THEY SAID THE USED ONE ADHERED BECAUSE IT WAS SOFTER AND MORE PLIABLE. MY BROTHER TOOK ME TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP IN LARCHMONT, NY, TO PURCHASE A NEW ALLOY WHEEL, WHICH COST ABOUT $250. I THEN HAD TO HAVE THE WHEEL AND NEW TIRE INSTALLED. I SAVED THE TIRE AND THE OLD WHEEL AND HAVE TAKEN PICTURES. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, I WILL SEND THEM.( DOT NUMBER: 87T M&S TIRE SIZE: P195/60R15 )

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A SATURN, SL1, 1995, P175/70R1484S, W2 EP VAA, TUBELESS DUNLOP, FR480. WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY FELT LIKE VEHICLE HAD A FLAT, REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD CAME OFF, AIR DID NOT COME OUT.*AK *SLC

-WHILE TRAVELING MY RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY CAME OFF AND WRAPPED UNDER MY CAR. MY SATURN HANDLED BEAUTIFULLY AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I KEEP UP WITH MY TIRES AND THEY WERE MOVED TO THE REAR OF MY CAR IN OCTOBER OF 1999. (I HAVE RECEIPTS) ALSO, MY CAR WAS CHECKED OUT COMPLETELY AT THE SATURN DEALERSHIP IN THE SPRNG AND IN JUNE. TIRES WERE FINE. NO -ONE CAN EXPLAIN WHY THE TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF. I STILL HAD GOOD TREAD IN THE TIRE. THE FIRESTONE DEALOR TOLD ME THAT MY CHILDREN AND I WERE COMPLETELY LUCKY BECAUSE MY CAR HAS A LOW CENTER OF GRAVITY. THAT IS WHY WE DIDN'T FLIP. THE TIRE AFTER I PULLED OVER STILL HELD AIR, DESPITE THE COMPLETE MISSING TREAD, WHICH WAS WRAPPED UNDER MY CAR. I HAVE THE TIRE AND THE TREAD WITH ME AND WILL TAKE IT TO MY SATURN DEALERSHIP TOMORROW WHEN THEY CHECK MY CAR FOR ANY DAMAGE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO CALL ME. I DON'T WANT SOMEONE GETTING HURT BECAUSE OF THIS. MY THANKS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: FR480 TIRE SIZE: P175/70R14 )

VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT AN INTERSECTION, DURING ACCIDENT THE DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO BE THROWN INTO THE REAR SEAT OF THE CAR, CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT. NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MPH HEARD A RATTLE. AS CONSUMER WAS PULLING OVER, HEARD A THUMP. PISTON WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. CONSUMER OPENED HOOD AND THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY WERE NOT VERY HELPFUL. ANOTHER MECHANIC SAID HE SAW FOUR OR FIVE DIFFERENT SATURNS THAT HAD SAME PROBLEM WITHIN A MONTH. *AK