Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - ANTILOCK | |||
| 07/12/1998 | 10/01/1996 | ||
| The transmission was very hard to shift into 1st, 2nd and 3rd gears, very hard to get into 1st gear from a complete stop almost impossible. the sunroof has stuck open to about 10 times, it has never seated into the roof correctly the back sticks up about a 1/4 inch in the rear of the sunroof expecially the driver side rear corner they said they completly replaced it but it still will not seat completly. the brakes make a whining sound all the time.( dot number: tire size: 19560r15 ) | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 04/25/2000 | 1 | ||
| When driving at 50 mph and upon making a normal stop brake pedal traveled to the floorboard, causing extended stopping distance, and resulting in vehicle running into a field over a railroad. vehicle was totaled. *ak *ml | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| 01/25/2002 | |||
| While driving about 40 mph on highway and upon depressing brake pedal pedal went straight to floorboard, causing extended stopping distance , and resulting in vehicle veering into another lane. consumer had vehicle towed to dealer. *ak | |||
| 09/04/1998 | 1 | ||
| While driving with cruise control activated the vehicle was braking and the vehicle accelerated up to 80 mph. the braking system was inoperative, causing a frontal accident with the barriers in which the driver's and passenger's airbags did not deploy, failing to protect the occupants in this accident. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC | |||
| 04/23/1998 | 3 | 01/01/1997 | |
| At 21,000 miles the brakes started to pulsate. the dealer replaced the warped rotors and scored pads. at 42, 000 miles the same thing occurred however the dealer would only pay half of the cost. they replaced the rotors and said the pads were fine. now at 51,000 miles the brakes are again beginning to pulsate | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - ROTOR | |||
| 07/27/2000 | |||
| Front rotors went out. dealer had to replace rotors and brake pads per consumer's cost. dealer has advised consumer that rotors were defective. this problem could have caused an automobile accident. *ak | |||
| 05/01/1997 | |||
| I took my saturn in for routine maintenence and requested they check my brakes. upon inspection they found both front rotors with many cracks. the bearings nor spindle were replaced, and brakes were fine. i suspect manufacture defect. they said possibly i could have been on long trip which would heat up rotors and driven thru puddle of water which could have cause steel rotors to crack. luckily i caught this in time before an accident could have occurred. *ak | |||
| 12/01/1997 | 1 | 11/30/1996 | |
| Disc brake system failed, rotors warped. *yc | |||