Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 1 | |||
| Odometer failed.*et | |||
| 05/01/1998 | |||
| Suspected odometer roll back | |||
| 2 | 04/01/1996 | ||
| Odometer failed. | |||
| 1 | 02/15/1996 | ||
| Speedometer cable and plug failed. | |||
| 11/11/1996 | 1 | 11/03/1995 | |
| Speedometer cable never failed to work, however noise was reported, and the dealer decided to replace the unit. | |||
| 12/01/1995 | 1 | 11/01/1995 | |
| Odometer failed. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 05/20/1997 | 24000 | 1 | |
| After turning the vehicle on and when placing the gear in park or neutral,vehicle jumped forward. dealer examined the vehicle, and found that the valve body assembly hasdbeen replaced. *ak | |||
| 07/01/2000 | 05/01/1996 | ||
| After driving approximately 5 miles, when i stop and put car in reverse, it hesitates then abruptly shifts into reverse. i have checked technical service bulletins and found tsb#96-t-38a in regards to harsh engagement into reverse on the saturns. this sounds exactly like my problem. *ak | |||
| 10/01/1999 | |||
| At 32,000 mile vehicle will not shift into reverse. dealer notified. feel free to provide any further information on this matter. *ak | |||
| 03/29/1996 | 1 | 03/29/1996 | |
| Transmission failed. | |||
| 05/28/1996 | 1 | 12/01/1995 | |
| Transmission heat gasket failed. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||
| 10/12/1998 | 1 | ||
| Hot light is on, fan runs and will not shut off, dealer replaced pcm engine coolant temperature sensor. *slc | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | |||
| 08/03/2002 | 02/01/2002 | ||
| In attempting to shift car--fortunately while parked--the gear shift suddenly went loose in my hand. disassembly reveals that the coupling at the base of the gear stick has a plastic clip which has broken. a call to saturn of honolulu produced the response that they were familiar with the problem as they have been getting quite a few of those lately. the fix requires new cables as the plastic clip which broke is an integral part of the cable--which looks more like a bar translating the force of gear stick forward to the engine compartment. i am concerned that if this is happening to many vehicles as he stated it could repeat even after the cables are replaced. if this failure were to occur in traffic or on a hill it could leave the driver in the wrong gear or worse not in any gear and present a safety issue. i have digital pictures of the broken piece which i will be happy to e-mail.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - PEDAL/LINKAGE | |||
| 07/19/1996 | 1 | 06/15/1996 | |
| The clutch pedal detached due to a missing retainer clip. could have caused loss of vehicle control.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 1 | |||
| After driving for a long period of time the vehicle slams into reverse when shifted into reverse, the dealer was unable to duplicate or repair the problem. nlm | |||