Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| I am not the owener of this car-but went to purchase it from an individual selling this car. car's odometer read(on feb. 20, 01) about 58,000 miles on it and owner said it was neither replaced or broken. however in 1999 the car was quoted by carfax.com that the mileage was logged at over 69,000 miles. *ak | |||
| 10/30/1996 | 1 | ||
| Noisy speedometer. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 12/28/2003 | 50 | 12/30/1993 | |
| Transmission down shifts from high to 3rd or low. causing high rpm at highway speed. sometimes requires you to pull off the road and restart the engine to regain normal shift sequence. problem has persisted for more than a year. saturn service reps say they can not duplicate and there is no problem. not true. number of failures below represents year long period. *ak | |||
| 1 | 08/08/1995 | ||
| The poorly screwed transmission filter contributed to premature failure of the transmission.*yh | |||
| 12/01/1994 | |||
| Transmission drops into second gear from both third and high at various speeds, causing high engine rpms and rapid speed reduction and handling difficulties controlling the vehicle when it happens on curves. service notified numerous times, but could not find cause.*ak | |||
| 08/11/1999 | 12 | 04/01/1997 | |
| The transmission internittently fails to upshift. the speed at which this occurs is typically 25-35 mph. we brought the car to saturn of sterling (46980 harry byrd hwy, sterling, va 20164, 703-450-8500) 6 times under warranty and they failed to find any. *ak | |||
| 02/12/2000 | 1 | 06/01/1998 | |
| Driving on the highway, heard a loud noise under the vehicle and lost power. pulled off the road to find transmission fluid and parts of the housing on the highway.also found various other transmision parts farther up the road. *ak | |||
| 10/29/1998 | 2 | 09/01/1994 | |
| The transmission slips between 3rd and 4th gear. when we took it to saturn they told us there was a problem with 3rd gear and that it would cost $1600. to fix. we went for a second opinion at the hemet ca. aamco. they veified the problem and repaired it for $1000. at the time it satified us as saturn told us it would be $1600. just to look and more if the problem was big. unfortunately the transmission has begun to slip again. we haven't called aamco yet. we decided to contact you to see if this is an inherent problem with the saturn vehicle! we got the impression from the aamco people that this wasn't an uncommon problem that they had run up against. i am somewhat disatisfied with the saturn car and people as we've had to do a lot more work on the car than expected and definately more than they lead you to believe in their advertising. shame on me for beleiving them! we have also had to replace the battery 3 times with no explanation, replace a motor mount, and replace a belt tensioner. as you can see by the miles it is not heavily used. please send any info you can. thanks! | |||
| 10/17/1998 | 1 | 01/01/1995 | |
| Locator switch on sunroof failed causing cables to fail and guides to break. sunroodf is rarely used this failure should not occur. cost of parts is way overpriced. sunroof repair is estimated at $650.00 plus tax. valve body assembly on transmission is failling as transmission delays and shifts hard through the gears. part controls the flow of transmission fluid to the gears. | |||
| 03/12/1996 | 1 | ||
| Valve body in the automatic transmission failed, causing hesitation and loud noise. | |||
| 09/01/1994 | |||
| Transmission jumps out of third/fourth gears. *ak | |||
| 12/20/1994 | 0 | ||
| Transmission failed. *dh | |||
| 08/29/1995 | 1 | ||
| Transmission failed. *dsh | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||
| 37000 | 1 | ||
| While driving vehicle smoked and leaked transmission fluid. a technician serviced the vehicle, and indicated that transmission case cracked. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||
| 04/10/1998 | 3 | ||
| While vehicle was parked in carport, noticed fluid on the ground underneath. it had started to leak transmission fluid. took to dealership & the mechanic said that it was a gasket & it needed to be replaced. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | |||
| 06/05/2003 | 100 | 06/18/1995 | |
| This is the same as complaint #855328, having to do with the neutral/ park switch on the automatic transmission i also can move shift lever with car off and no foot on the break. *jb | |||
| 12/28/1999 | |||
| Driver is able to move the gear shift lever in any positon without applying the brakes with or without the ignitin being on. problem was reported to the dealership. problem was corrected at owner's expense. please provide any further information. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 09/19/1997 | 03/21/1995 | ||
| Rear exle disconnected, causing rear tire to fall off, resulting in a crash. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||
| 04/30/1999 | 2 | 12/01/1994 | |
| Car has only 38,000 miles on it. in the last 30 days, it's been towed three times. it overheated, the clutch went out and then the alternator went out. | |||
| 12/31/1995 | 1 | ||
| Clutch failed. *sd | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 07/01/2002 | 1 | 05/10/1995 | |
| While driving the transmission pump failed. *yh | |||
| 01/08/1996 | 8 | ||
| Transmission failed. *sd | |||
| 08/11/1995 | |||
| Was coming down a mountain to find that second and third gear were not available because a computer chip over rides it. tt | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION - FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY | |||
| 03/31/2006 | 172171 | 1 | 06/04/1995 |
| 1995 saturn sl2 manual transmission shifter cable bushing failure while backing out of driveway, pushed in clutch to shift from reverse to first gear and heard a pop. transmission went into some gear (not first), engine stalled and gear shift lever was loose and floppy. coasted around corner and parked next to curb. repair not yet made. disassembled center console to expose shifter mechanism and found bushing on lower shift cable had failed and was in 3 pieces. contacted dealership for availability and price of bushing and was told bushing was integral to cable and entire cable must be replaced. cost of parts $197.10 plus tax. will probably end up drilling through the ball and bolting the cable to the shift lever although this may fatigue shifter cable and ultimately require cable replacement. had this happened on the highway or in traffic instead of a residential street, the result could have been catastrophic. *jb | |||