Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 09/28/2005 | 50500 | 1 | 11/16/2000 |
| On september 28, 2005 at approximately 8:00 am i was traveling on i 295 north where the speed limit is 65 mph. i was in the middle lane of the interstate driving a 2001 saturn sl1 blue in color. the car in front of me which was a saturn vue slammed on his brakes hitting a white honda that was in front of him. when the vue hit the honda the vue went from the middle lane of traffic to the left lane. i was behind the vue in the middle lane and when the vue went into the left lane i hit the white honda on the right bumper and was going approximately between 55 mph and 65 mph. my car then spun around and i then hit the vue in the left hand lane and my car ended up between the middle and left hand lane. the two airbags in my 2001 saturn sl1 never deployed. my car has extensive damage to the front end, the left front tire and will probably be a total loss. this vehicle had to be towed from the scene of the accident. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 06/06/2008 | 1 | ||
| Ltr from senator bingaman on behalf of constituent, re front side air bag deployment in her 2001 saturn sl1. *nj the air bad deployed when the consumer son exited the vehicle after firmly closing the door. the consumer had an outside contractor inspect the vehicle, and he stated the vehicles computer registered an event that occurred prior to the air bag deployment. *jb | |||
| 06/06/2008 | 1 | 05/01/2002 | |
| Malfunction of passenger side air bag on 2001 saturn sl1. *nj the airbag deployed when the consumer's son exited the vehicle. the consumer stated the vehicle was at a stop with the engine idling. *jb | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 01/04/2007 | 90000 | 1 | 02/01/2004 |
| Tl*- while getting out the 2001 saturn sl 1, the contact closed the front passenger door and the side curtain air bags deployed without any prior warning. the contact called the dealer and the manufacturer, and they stated they couldn't assist the contact. the manufacturer advised the contact to call the dealer and the dealer said to call the manufacturer. the contact stated that she did not have any previous work done on the air bags before, and at the time of the failure there was no air bags warning light. *ak | |||