1995 SATURN SL Complaints

DURING HYDROPLANE, FRONT PASSENGER SEAT RECLINED AND COULD NOT BE RETURNED TO UPRIGHT POSITION. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT ALSO BECAME DISCONNECTED. WHIP LASH AND BRUISES WERE SUSTAINED DURING ACCIDENT.*AK

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY, AND THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND WARM. I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF MY VEHICLE, AND I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. WHEN I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BREAK, I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT I EXPERIENCED TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: THE TREAD WAS COMPLETELY APART FROM THE RIM. THE TREAD WAS GOOD ON THE TIRES. I DID NOT RUN OVER ANY OBJECTS WHICH PUNCTURED THE TIRES. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, AND THE PRESSURE WAS NORMAL. MY TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN THE 31ST WEEK OF 1994, BUT I DO NOT KNOW FROM WHICH PLANT. MY CAR WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. THANKFULLY, MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER WALKED AWAY WITH MUSCLE STRAIN AND MINOR INJURIES. HOWEVER, TWO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED AS MY CAR SPUN OUT OF CONTROL ACROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. PASSENGERS OF ONE OF THE VEHICLES ARE CLAIMING INJURY. BOTH OTHER VEHICLES SUSTAINED DAMAGE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2V9JAI314 TIRE SIZE: P195/60R15 )

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. ALL ELECTRICAL DOORS LOCKED IN POSITIONS, OCCUPANT COULD NOT EXIT VEHICLE/DOORS COULD NOT BE MANUALLY OPENED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO OTHER PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY LOST STEERING, I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE MAIN ROAD BY COASTING. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND MINE AT THE TIME. THE STEERING WAS NON- EXISTENT AT THAT TIME. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER, THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM AT $465.00. I LOOKED ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE AND FOUND A RECALL RELATIVE TO MY SITUATION. NHTSA ID# 94V170000, COMPONENT STEERING MANUAL GEARBOX, MFG CAMPAIGN# 95C01 1995 SATURN SL. THE NOTE ON THIS RECALL IS THAT THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE VEHICLE'S MANUAL STEERING ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE DEALER WAS EXTREMELY UNCOOPERATIVE AND STATED THEY DON'T HAVE A RECALL FOR MY CAR AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY. THEY SAID THEY DON'T CARE WHAT NHTSA SAYS ABOUT THIS RECALL IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR THE SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE STEERING. PLEASE ASSIST ME IN THIS MATTER. I HAVE REQUESTED THE OLD STEERING PART. I WILL HOLD ON TO IT ONCE RECIEVED. I WANT MY MONEY BACK FROM SATURN AND OTHERS TO BE SAFE WITH SIMILAR SAFETY THREATENING ISSUES WITH THE 1995 SATURN SL SEDAN. *AK

REAR WINDOW SHATTERED BY ITSELF, THROWING GLASS BOTH INWARD AND OUTWARD OF VEHICLE WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. REAR WINDOW WAS NOT TAMPERED WITH AND NO DEFROSTER/ HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER WAS BEING USED AT THE TIME. CONSUMER STATED THAT IT ALMOST FELT LIKE IT EXPLODED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ALL OF SUDDEN HEARD A BANG AND VEHICLE LOST POWER. PULLED OVER. BLACK SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONTACTED DEALER. ALTHOUGH EXACT CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED, FIRE DEPT BELIEVES THAT IT WAS ELECTRICAL, AND MAINTENANCE RELATED. *AK *ML

JUST BOUGHT CAR FROM MAJOR DEALERSHIP 5 DAYS AGO. ENGINE TICKING AND OIL LEVEL LOW. I ONLY PUT 175 MILES ON CAR AND ITS IN THE SHOP. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER SEAT, AS STATED IN A SATURN RECALL, HOWEVER VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *MJS

INSIDE DRIVER'S SEAT MATERIAL WOULD SHIFT UNEXPECTEDLY, NOT STATIONERY. THIS CAUSED PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD BE TILTED TO THE RIGHT SIDE, AND IT WAS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE.*AK

SPARK PLUGS FAILED AT 30000 MILES. REPLACED PISTON RINGS. NOW AT 70000 MILES, SAME PROBLEM. REPAIRED AT SATURN OF RENTON, NOT BELLEVUE. *AK