Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 10/25/2009 | 1 | ||
| I have a 1994 saturn sl2 vehicle and was almost in a horrible accident on a major highway when the timing chain broke and caused my car to completely shut down on a heavily traffic highway. this was the second time this incident happened to me with the same problem. had to have the engine totally rebuilt with a new timing chain and it only last 1 year. i paid over $1000 dollars for the rebuilt engine including labor and the issue happened again,i think its ludicrous because many mechanics told me that saturns have a long history of engine problems especially timing belts. now i am without a vehicle once again with not many options. need saturn to help me out!!!!!!!!! *tr | |||
| Automatic shoulder belt was designed without a safety feature to retract backwards when it hits an object. odometer was failing to register correct mileage. mechanic refused to do any repairs due to vehicle being out of warranty.*ak | |||
| 08/03/1998 | 05/01/1997 | ||
| Seat belts move back and forth while driving and they won't open when the car is stopped. also, sun roof and speedometer malfunctioned/ noisy engine due to timing chain failure. in addition, replaced egr valve and canister. *ak | |||
| 08/03/1998 | |||
| The speedometer sometimes works and sometimes it does not work. the dealer cannot duplicate the problem. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 04/17/2001 | 3 | 03/01/2001 | |
| When i brake it brakes then lets go and then brakes again and keeps doing that until i come to a complete stop. also when i am driving down the road my transmission i think jerks my whole car. and that also happens when i put thye car in reverse. i have talked to 4 other people who have a '9194 saturn sl2 and they have all the same problems. i also got to drive one of them and there car does everything mine does and both of our glove box latch has broke and does not latch.*ak | |||
| 11/10/1999 | 2 | 10/01/1998 | |
| Saturn reluctant to comment on if problems were of factory defects, therefore everything was paid for in full (extreme amounts) by myself. also, the products, after replaced failed within one month after the warranty expired. saturn refused to compensate . nos afety defect listed in summary. *ak | |||
| 06/02/1999 | 1 | ||
| Internal transmission failure. mjs | |||
| 01/22/1999 | 11/26/1996 | ||
| Reverse gear went out, and consumer vehicle had to be towed due to the reverse going out. *ak | |||
| 05/16/1994 | 2 | ||
| Transmission was defective. had to be replaced two times. dealer states contamination at the factory. dealer cannot duplicate the problem. *ak | |||
| 09/19/1997 | 06/09/1997 | ||
| Transmission would not shift into gear. *ak | |||
| 04/01/1997 | 2 | 06/17/1994 | |
| Engine failure; also, transmission malfunctioned. *ak | |||
| 09/09/1996 | |||
| Automatic transmission shifts into reverse,slips and jerks into gear. *ak | |||
| When you put the car in reverse it stalls and jumps in gear. please describe. tt | |||
| 03/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| Transmission failure. *skd | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | |||
| 01/01/1998 | 05/30/1997 | ||
| When parking vehicle jerks forward and backward, and goes into another gear manufactuer can't determine the cause of the problem. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 03/18/1995 | |||
| Rear axle broke, tire separated from axle. tt | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||
| 03/14/1995 | 1 | ||
| Very difficult to shift while driving. master clutch cylinder failed. tt | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - PEDAL/LINKAGE | |||
| 04/19/1996 | 9 | ||
| Premature wear of clutch. *dsh | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 03/13/1998 | 1 | 06/26/1997 | |
| Vehicle makes a grinding noise due to transmission failure. | |||
| 1 | |||
| Replaced shift housing. *ak | |||
| 06/15/1994 | |||
| Man-tran 5sp: at times, transmission does nothing in reverse; jumps out of gear; dangerous during icy weather. tt | |||