1993 SATURN SL Complaints

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON AN INCLINE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING ABILITY. THIS HAPPENED ON A CLEAR DAY ON DRY PAVEMENT, WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED DRIVER TO CRASH INTO TWO CARS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10MPH SHE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER DRIVER . WHEN THROWN AGAINST THE SEAT BELT, THE THE SEAT BELT DISCONECTED AND CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS STOPPING AT A LIGHT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED CONSUMER, CAUSING THE VEHICLE SEATBACK REST TO COLLAPSE. DEALER/ MFR. NOTIFIED. *AK

IN A HIGH SPEED ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE OCCUPANT WAS REAR ENDED, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBACKS FELL BACK, CAUSING INJURIES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS GEARS HARSHLY & ERRATICALLY. IT'S NOT ONLY UNCOMFORTABLE BUT DANGEROUS AS WELL. SATURN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAVE A COPY OF A TECHNICAL BULLETIN(#93-T-22A) THAT THEY ISSUED WHICH DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM. I WROTE TO THE PRESIDENT OF SATURN (DON HUDLER) IN APRIL 1997. THE REPLY I RECEIVED FROM HIS OFFICE WAS THAT SINCE THE WARRANTY IS UP, THE NEED FOR REPAIRS IS UNFORTUNATE AND THEY REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME $750. THEY ALSO SAID THAT JUST BECAUSE THEY ISSUE A TECHNICAL BULLETIN DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE CAR HAS ANY PROBLEM. SO, AFTER HAVING IT FIXED IN 4/97, THE CAR WAS FINE UNTIL 8/98. I'M HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AGAIN. I CAN GIVE YOU A COPY OF THE TECHNICAL BULLETIN AND LETTER FROM SATURN IF YOU NEED IT. I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. DOZENS OF MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY'VE ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM PLENTY OF TIMES WITH SATURNS. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO LEE MYLES TRANSMISSIONS, THEY KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANY BEFORE THEY EVEN TOOK IT FOR A TEST D

WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. DRIVER APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND MANUALLY TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL TO STOP VEHICLE. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WILL BE CHECKED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED AND PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF CONSUMER. HAD BOTH FRON TAND RAE IMPACT. DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK IN TIME TO PREVENT DRIVER FROM FALLING FORWARD, HITTING HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL. ALSO, SEATBACK COLLAPSED, DRIVER FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT BACK OF HEAD. SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER RESTRAINT SYSTEM HAS FAILED. BOTH HAVE INTERMITTANT PROBLEMS, THEY WILL OPEN AND CLOSE AT WILL FOR NO APPARENT REASON, SAFETY ALARM SOUNDS RANDOMLY ETC. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL SATURN (OF ESCONDIDO) DEALER AND THEY STATE THAT IT IS MAY PROBLEM AND NOT SOMETHING COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HAVE OTHER SATURN OWNERS REPORTED PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE? I HAVE CONTACTED SATURN THROUGH THEIR WEB SITE BUT HAVE NOT HEAR FROM THEM.

ERROR IN THE SSEMBLY OF THE UPPER FITTINGS TO THE BRAKE LINES CAUSED LOSS OF HYDROLIC PRESSURE WHICH RESULTED IN A VEHICLE COLLISION DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE.