Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 05/27/2008 | 150000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1996 saturn sl1. when making left turns at various speeds, the steering tightens. when making right turns, the steering becomes loose. the dealer performed a diagnostic and informed the contact that she should not have driven the vehicle because it was very unsafe. the gears fell apart internally. the contact attempted to locate cheaper parts when he discovered a recall related to his year, make, and model vehicle; however, the dealer stated that the vin was not included in the recall. the manufacturer stated that the recall did not apply to saturn vehicles. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure and current mileages were approximately 150,000. | |||
| STEERING - GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | |||
| 11/29/2000 | 1 | ||
| Power steering pump shaft seal replaced due to a leak, the inner and outer tie rods on the right front of the vehicle separated due to wear. *slc | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | |||
| 02/02/2002 | |||
| While driving 65 mph steering malfunctioned, causing consumer to lose control. *ak | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - KNUCKLE - SPINDLE - ARM | |||
| 01/06/2002 | 1 | 08/01/1997 | |
| Spindle broke off while switching lanes on the freeway. we spun across all lanes and crashed into middle divider wall.*ak | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | |||
| 11/29/2000 | 1 | ||
| Power steering pump shaft seal replaced due to a leak, the inner and outer tie rods on the right front of the vehicle separated due to wear. *slc | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| 09/27/1995 | |||
| The car shimmies and causes loss of control of the steering wheel. please describe. tt | |||