Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 01/20/1999 | 3 | 07/01/1998 | |
| Suspected electrical failure that causes vehicle to shut down completely (electrical and fuel systems). | |||
| 01/20/1999 | 3 | ||
| Consumer was driving aproximately 35mph when the electrical system faliled, and the engine shut down. second time, while driving, electrical system failed again, and engine shut down. dealer could not find a problem, the third time this scenario happened the dealership towed vehicle ,and the diagnostics showed vehicle shutting down. but dealer could not duplicate the problem. david- mechanic at saturn of erving texas--972-790-7400. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 01/04/2002 | 03/01/2099 | ||
| 02 sensor failure, water pump, fuel pump, serpentine belt, fuse block - all parts defects within short span of time after their 36k warranty expired- atypical problems for car with this type of mileage. manufacturer contacted and would not reveal parts manfucturer - not legally obligated to tell the public. as this car was no longer under warranty, i was informed that saturn would not reimburse for defective parts but would document that i was unhappy with my saturn experience. saturn not concerned about safety factors involved with repetitive parts failures. offerred free oil change. did not offer to have car brought in for inspection or extending some kind of warranty in order to study any problems for corrective action with this particular car or model. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 08/08/2003 | 47616 | 1 | 07/23/2002 |
| The ignition cylinder in the steering column jammed for no apparent reason. it required the car to be towed to the dealership; the entire ignition cylinder/lock assembly had to be replaced. the mileage on the car was only 47,616 miles.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 07/01/1999 | 2 | 01/01/1999 | |
| Ignition switch cylinder failed causing difficulties when turning key which was replaced sept.3,99. problem still exist. *yc | |||