1997 Saturn SL

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2001· SEAT BELTS

  THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE PASSENGER SEATBELT ASSEMBLY BROKE, DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE ON 12/30/2001 MILEAGE 120,000. *AK

• 12/28/1998· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TRUNK LATCH FAILED, CAUSING TRUNK TO UNEXPECTEDLY SLAM SHUT ON HEAD OF PERSON WHILE THAT PERSON WAS USING THE TRUNK.

• 12/27/2001· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 12/23/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THEY FOUND THAT IT WAS THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR THAT WAS DEFECTIVE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.*AK

• 12/23/1996· VISIBILITY

  OWNER STATES THAT WHEN LOOKING INTO REARVIEW MIRROR AT NIGHT SHE SEES 24 LIGHTS FROM VEHICLE BEHIND HER AND ALSO FROM THE REFLECTION OF THE LIGHTS ON DEFROSTER PANEL IN HER OWN VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/17/2004· STEERING,TIRESCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HIT A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

• 12/13/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I WAS PARKED AT A SHOPPING CENTER, WHEN I TURNED MY CAR ON, IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER TRYING A COUPLE OF TIMES,IT MADE A POP SOUND AND SMOKE FLOODED INSIDE THE CAR. I TURNED OFF THE KEY, TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT WORK AS WELL. I REPLACED THE FUSE FOR THE WINDOWS, AND THE CAR STARTED, BUT NOW ONLY THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WORKS. *TR

• 12/10/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE IS BURNING OIL. VEHICLE IS BURNING MORE OIL THAN REQUIRED. ALSO CONSUMER DOESN'T KNOW WHERE OIL IS GOING ,VEHICLE IS NOT LEAKING NOR SMOKING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER DID TEST ON ENGINE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG.*AK

• 12/10/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  GAS GUAGE MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

• 12/08/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OIL FOUND IN COOLANT IN MY 1997 SATURN SL IN SUMMER 2004 AFTER MINOR FRONT-END COLLISION. IN THE 2-3 MONTHS PRIOR TO COLLISION, I HAD TO ADD COOLANT EVERY 3-4 WEEKS, AS COOLANT LOW WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON. COOLANT HAD NORMAL APPEARANCE PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. CAR RAN FINE, TEMP GAUGE NEVER WENT ABOVE NORMAL. CAR HAD @ 78,000 MILES WHEN THIS BEGAN TO HAPPEN. ADVISED BY MECHANIC FRIEND THAT I HAD PROBABLY BEGUN TO DEVELOP A CRACKED HEAD BEFORE ACCIDENT, THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN SATURNS BUILT IN 90'S. THE COLLISION POSSIBLY WORSENED CONDITION. HE ADVISED THAT HEAD WOULD CERTAINLY NEED TO BE REPLACED, BUT CAR COULD POTENTIALLY RUN FOR SOME TIME BEFORE OVERHEATING PROBLEMS DEVELOPED-STATED I WOULD HAVE AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR, AND I COULD REPAIR NOW OR WAIT UNTIL I HAD TO REPLACE PART. HE ADVISED CAREFUL WATCHING OF GAUGE AND OIL IF I CHOSE TO WAIT. CAR RAN FINE FOR 6 FULL MONTHS AFTER OIL FIRST FOUND IN COOLANT, WITH FREQUENT OIL "TOP-OFFS" AND RELIGIOUS WATCHING OF TEMP GAUGE, WHICH NEVER WAVERED FROM NORMAL IN THOSE 6 MONTHS. ABSOLUTELY NO NOTICEABLE EFFECT ON CAR'S PERFORMANCE. IN LATE NOVEMBER CAR FINALLY OVERHEATED. THE CRACKED HEAD I KNEW I HAD 6 MONTHS AGO IS NOW BEING REPLACED. I AM FORTUNATE TO HAVE "FRIENDS IN THE BUSINESS," SO MY REPAIR WILL NOT BE AS EXPENSIVE AS THE FOLKS FORCED TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP. I AM REPAIRING THIS CAR BECAUSE OTHER THAN THIS INCIDENT, THE ONLY MECHANICAL REPAIRS NEEDED HAVE BEEN A FEW MINOR REPLACEMENT CAMPAIGN PROGRAM ITEMS (HORN ISSUE AND STEERING ISSUE) TAKEN CARE OF FOR FREE BY THE DEALER AND ONE MINOR OIL LEAK FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

• 12/06/2001· SEATS

  MANUAL SEAT TRACK WILL NOT LOCKING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TAKE OFF AND BRAKING WOULD CAUSE IT TO LOCK IN PLACE. I WAS ADJUSTING IT THE OTHER DAY BEFORE DRIVING AND IT BROKE. NOW IT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED AT ALL.*AK

• 12/05/2000· TIRES

  ON 9/23/00 THE TREAD PEELED OFF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT END. THE DAMAGE IS ESTIMATED AT $3,000. ON 11/30/00 THE TREAD PEELED OFF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT END. THIS IS CRAZY! TWICE IN JUST OVER 2 MONTHS, BOTH BY FIRESTONE TIRES NOT IN THE PREVIOUS RECALLS. WE WERE LUCKY THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES. PLEASE HELP US IF YOU CAN. I HAVE SINCE PUT 4 GOODYEAR TIRES ON THIS CAR. THANKS, KATHRN SAN. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P195/60R15 )

• 12/03/1997· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS IN THE TEST VEHICLE AND ALL 1997 SATURNS ARE BLINDING ON ONCOMING DRIVERS. THESE LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME UNLESS THE DRIVER TURNS ON THE HEADLIGHTS, WHICH DISABLE THE DAY TIME LIGHTS. *AK

• 11/30/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I PURCHASED A USED 1997 SATURN SL IN 2005. WHEN I NEGOTIATED TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE THE HORN WAS NOT WORKING. THE USED CAR DEALER REPLACED A FUSE. THE HORN THEN WORKED INTERMITTENTLY IF THE HORN BUTTON WAS PUSHED JUST SO. WITHIN A WEEK IT FAILED TO WORK AT ALL. I CONTACTED SATURN (VIA THE INTERNET) AND GOT NO HELP, OTHER THAN TO TAKE THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THIS CAR WAS TOTALED OUT IN AN ACCIDENT. I LIKED IT SO MUCH (OTHER THAN THE HORN ISSUE) THAT I BOUGHT ANOTHER ONE - A 1996 SL. THE HORN ON THE 96 ALSO WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. AGAIN, PUSHING THE HORN BUTTON IN JUST THE RIGHT WAY WOULD ACTIVATE THE HORN. RECENTLY IT STOPPED WORKING - JUST LIKE THE 97. I FEEL THAT THIS MUST BE A PERVASIVE ISSUE. I HAVE NEVER OWNED ANY OTHER VEHICLE WITH A HORN ISSUE. IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE; ONE THAT COULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL HAVING AN AIR BAG. I REVIEWED A FEW WEB SITES THAT DESCRIBED SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND NOTED A RECALL ON A 96 SATURN Z MODEL. THIS PROVES THAT SATURN HAS HAD SOME HORN ISSUES BEFORE. I'D APPRECIATE ANY HELP I CAN GET TO GET SATURN TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE WITHOUT POTENTIALLY BURDENSOME COST TO ME. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. (740-774-5237 WORK; 614-871-4081 HOME: 614-284-3554 CELL. THANKS! *NM

• 11/29/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHEN TURNING THE SWITCH TO START THE ENGINE, THE STARTER MOTOR STOPPED AN SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT DIAGNOSED THAT THE SWITCH HAD SHORTED OUT. ANOTHER COMPONENT FAILURE RESULTED FROM THE SHORTENING OF THE SWITCH. THE IGNITION CYLINDER SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM; HOWEVER, I CAN NOT FIND INFORMATION ON SAFEY RECALLS. WEB SITE HTTP://WWW.ALLDATA.COM/TSB/53/975307FC.HTML SHOWS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SAFEY RECALL 97-C-02 APR 97, TSB TITLE IGNITION CYLINDER MALFUNCTION. *NM

• 11/24/2000· SEATSCrash

  I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR-END COLLISION WHERE A SUV HIT ME WHILE I WAS STOPPED. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT FORCED ME INTO THE CAR IN FRONT CAUSING MAJOR FRONT AND REAR DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED DURING THE REAR IMPACT CAUSING ME TO BE THROWN TO THE BACK SEAT AND CAUSING ABDOMINAL AND BACK INJURIES. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. *AK

• 11/22/2000· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE, DRIVER'S WINDOW SHATTERED INTO SMALL PIECES, CAUSE UNKNOWN. CONTACTED SATURN COMPANY, AND IT WILL GET BACK TO CONSUMER. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/17/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HORN DESIGN IS DIFFICULT TO FIND IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.

• 11/15/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE STALLED BECAUSE THE BATTERY CABLES WERE LOOSE, AS SOON AS THE CABLES WERE TIGHTENED, THE VEHICLE HAD NO PROBLEMS. *SLC

• 11/14/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TORQUE AXIS MOTOR MOUNTS HAD BROKEN AT 30,000 MILES AND AT 60,000 MILES. MR SCC

• 11/13/1996· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING SPACE THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND WENT ONTO THE SIDEWALK AND BENT THE RIM . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

• 11/12/2014· SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE

  SEVERE RUST OUT OF THE SUSPENSION SUB-FRAME (ENGINE CRADLE) ALONG THE LEFT SIDE, PARTICULARLY AT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM MOUNT POCKET. THIS CONDITION WAS CAUGHT BEFORE THE LEFT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE LOOSE DUE TO THE RUSTED SUB-FRAME. RUST CONDITION WAS CONFINED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SUB-FRAME WITH NO APPARENT ISSUE WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OR CROSS BEAMS. BROUGHT TO SATURN'S ATTENTION BUT CONCERN WAS DENIED AS THE "VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY". SATURN NEVER ADDRESSED THE ISSUE THAT THE SUB-FRAME IS A COMPONENT THAT SHOULD LAST THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

• 11/10/1998· EQUIPMENT

  THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING ACCUMULATION OF MOISTURE IN THE A/C SYSTEM WHICH RESULTED IN AMILDEW SMELL WHICH TRIGGERED THE OCCUPANT'S ASTHMA. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 11/05/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THIS VEHICLE IS BURNING OIL--I HAVE THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 2,000 TO 3,000 MILES BUT I HAVE HAD TO ADD OIL EVERY WEEK--THERE IS NO OIL LEAK THAT IS VISIBLE AND ON ACCASSIO I HAVE HAD NO OIL BUT THE DAY OR SO BEFORE IT IS READING THAT THE OIL IS FULL. *AK

• 11/05/1999· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  FRONT END OF CAR IS VERY LOOSE. WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP IT FEELS LIKE THE WHOLE FRONT IS GOING TO FALL OFF. CONSUMER ALMOST LOST CONTROL. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THE FRONT END WAS FINE. WHEN STARTING UP THE CAR THE BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR, AND WHEN THEY CATCH, IT SOUNDS LIKE A GRINDING NOISE LIKE METAL TO METAL. THERE ARE ALSO FUMES COMING INTHE CAR TO POINT WERE ITS HARD TO BREATH. ALSO, VEHICLEDOES NOT IDLE CORRECTLY, IT MAKES IT HARD TO STEER. *AK

• 11/04/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

• 11/04/1997· EQUIPMENT

  VENTILATION SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO CIRCULATE AIR WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING. A FOUL ODOR EMITS FROM THE SYSTEM DUE TO FUNGUS IN THE A/C UNIT (EVAPORATOR CORE), CAUSING HEADACHES, NAUSEA, SCRATCHY THROAT. AW

• 11/03/2000· SEATSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS REARENDED AND WAS SMASHED IN BETWEEN TOW CARS. AT POINT OF IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS INTO BACK SEAT, CAUSING NECK INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 11/02/2001· POWER TRAIN

  DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO GEAR THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE. AN ADDITIONAL PROBLEM WAS THE FORWARD GEARS WHICH FAILED AND WERE NOT WORKING. DEALSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/02/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY

  WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH AND WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC WHEN TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN GEAR AND FAILED TO CHANGE.*AK CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO PURCHASING VEHICLE SHE COMPLAINED OF A CLUNK NOISE WHEN CHANGED GEARS INTO REVERSE, ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT IS INOPERABLE, ALSO THE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, ENGINE MOUNTS WERE REPLACED,BRAKES WERE REPLACED, SERPENTINE BELT WAS CRACKED, ENGINE OVERHEATS.*SLC

• 11/01/2000· TIRES

  I TOOK MY SATURN FOR IT'S YEARLY INSPECTION AT MY LOCAL SATURN DEALER. THEY TOLD ME MY DRIVERSIDE FRONT TIRE WAS WORN, BUT NOT DUE TO NORMAL WEAR, THE TREADS WERE READY TO PEEL OFF. THEY TOLD ME THE CAR WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION AS IS BECAUSE OF THE TIRE AND I HAD THEM PUT A NEW FIRESTONE TIRE ON. I THEN BROUGHT THE BAD TIRE TO FIRESTONE AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. THEY SAID THEY COULD ONLY REPLACE THE TIRE AND NOT GIVE A REFUND ON THE TIRE. I FEEL FIRESTONE SHOULD GIVE ME A REFUND ON THE TIRE BECAUSE THE TIRE WAS'NT WORN OUT NORMALY AND THE CAR NEEDED THAT TIRE TO PASS INSPECTION. I ALSO CALLED FIRESTONE AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING AS THE MANAGER AT THERE STORE TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD'NT GIVE ME A REFUND. *AK (TIRESIZE: 17570R14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 17570R14 )

• 10/31/1996· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELTS ARE DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE, THE LOCKS ARE NOT SECURE. *AK

• 10/28/2012· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THE OFF POSITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND WENT TO FULL THROTTLE. WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE CRUISE CONTROL DIS-ENGAGED. THIS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES, THE CRUISE CONTROL UNIT HAS SINCE BEEN DISABLED. *TR

• 10/28/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DEFECT DETAILS: DESIGN FLAW IN THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD ASSEMBLY CAUSES CRACKS IN THE CYLINDER HEAD. ALLOWS MOTOR OIL TO LEAK INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM/RADIATOR MIXING WITH ENGINE COOLANT IN THE ENGINE COOLANT RECOVERY RESERVOIR. MAKES THE CAR RUN HOT, RESULT IN OVERHEATING WITH POTENTIAL TO RESULT IN CRASHES. SOLUTION: TO REPLACE CYLINDER HEAD ASSEMBLY GM/SATURN RESPONSE: COMPLAINT FILED WITH GM ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2004 VIA WRITTEN LETTER. GM RESPONSE TO THAT LETTER WAS A COURTESY CALL TO "THANK" US FOR OUR "FEEDBACK" AND HOW IT WILL BE PUT IN A DATABASE FOR THEIR ENGINEERS TO UTILIZE IN FUTURE DESIGN. WHAT A JOKE. NO HELP OR RESOLUTION OFFERED. NO RECALL OR ANY OTHER NOTICE WAS SENT VERBALLY OR IN WRITING TO US. REFUSED TO STAND BEHIND THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. HAD PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF DEFECT AND FAILED TO DISCLOSE TO US. AMOUNTS TO FRAUDULENT BUSINESS AND UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES. GM/SATURN KNEW ABOUT THIS FLAW IN 1997 SATURN SL-1 WHEN THEY SOLD THE CAR TO US, BUT NEVER DISCLOSED IT AND NEVER OFFERED TO FIX IT. REFER TO BULLETIN NUMBER 96T65 AND BULLETIN DATE: NOVEMBER 1996 ON HTTP://WWW.EDMUNDS.COM. IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, OUR CAR HAD TO BE BROUGHT TO A MECHANIC TWICE DUE TO "CLOSE TO OVERHEATING". THE CAR IS 7 1/2 YEARS OLD AND HAS LESS THAN 85,000 MILES ON IT WITH OIL CHANGES ON TIME & ALL RECOMMENDED MAINT. ON TIME. SINCE GM/SATURN DEALERSHIP IN RENO, NEVADA DID NOT OFFER TO FIX THE DEFECT, WE GOT IT FIXED BY ANOTHER MECHANIC. COST = $1827.25. WE BELIEVE THIS IS FRAUDULENT BUSINESS PRACTICE ON PART OF GM/SATURN TO KNOWINGLY SELL THEIR DEFECTIVE CAR TO CONSUMERS WITHOUT DISCLOSING THIS AT THE TIME OF SALE AND NEVER OFFERING TO FIX THE DEFECT EVENTHOUGH IT MAY CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND PUT SAFETY OF THE OCCUPANTS AT RISK. WE ARE SEEKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE COST OF REPAIRING THIS KNOWN DEFECTIVE PRODUCT FROM GM. A COPY OF THAT REQUEST WILL BE MAILED TO YOU SEPARATELY. WE HOPE YOUR AGENCY HAS THE AUTHORITY AND PASSION TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *NM

• 10/28/2002· TIRESCrash

  GOING ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR THE REAR TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE CAR CAUSING A CRASH. THE CAR WAS DECLARED TOTALLED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. DT

• 10/28/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND, AND THE FORCE OF THE ACCIDENT HIT ANOTHER VEIHCLE IN WHICH NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE AIR BAG SHOULD OF DEPLOYED. *AK

• 10/27/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION KEY COULD BE REMOVED AT ANYTIME (RUNNING OR NOT RUNNING).

• 10/27/1997· EQUIPMENT

  RADIO FAILED.

• 10/26/2000· SEATSCrash

  I WAS A PASSENGER IN MY FRIEND'S SATURN. WE WERE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, AND AN EXPLORER REAR-ENDED US AT ABOUT 55MPH. BOTH OF OUR SEATS FAILED. AFTER IMPACT, THE TWO FRONT SEATS WERE LAYING DOWN. WE WERE BOTH INJURED WHICH REQUIRED MONTHS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY.*AK

• 10/26/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD-ON, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 10/26/1998· SEATSCrash

  I WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR OF MY CAR WHICH CAUSED BOTH FRONT BUCKET SEATS TO SNAP TO A FULL RECLINE POSITION. AS A RESULT OF LAYING FLAT ON MY BACK I COULD NOT TAKE ANY EVASIVE ACTION. BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. I HAVE SUFFERED SEVERE BACK INJURIES.

• 10/25/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THERE FUEL PUMP AFTER THE DEALER REPAIR THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

• 10/22/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  COONSUMER STATES HER CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY AND WHEN YOU PLUG IN THE CELL CONSUMER SEE SPARKS AND THE DEALER WILL REPAIR UNLESS SHE PAY SEVENTY FIVE DOLLARS JUST TO LOOK AT HER CAR

• 10/22/1996· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHEILD WIPERS WILL NOT CLEAN THE WINDOWS IN WET WEATHER, CAUSING VISUAL PROBLEMS. *AK

• 10/21/1997· STRUCTURE

  TRUNK LID SPRINGS ARE NOT SUFFICIENT TO HOLD LID, RESULTING IN LID FALLING ON CONSUMER.

• 10/20/1998· SUSPENSIONFire

  VEHICLE COLLISION RESULTING IN TURNOVER AND FIRE.

• 10/19/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DEFECTIVE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD ASSEMBLY, ENGINE RUNS HOT & OIL MIXED WITH COOLANT IN ENGINE. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE DEFECTS WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. NO RECALL FOR CONSUMER PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. *TC

• 10/19/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ERRATIC PROBLEM WITH BRAKE GRINDING / SQUEAKING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER SHOP THREE TIMES, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG, AND THAT WAS NORMAL. CONSUMER KNEW THIS WAS NOT NORMAL. ASKING NHTSA TO LOOKINTO THIS MATTER AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

• 10/18/2002· SEATSCrash

  CONSUMER STATES WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE BACK THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK RECLINED BACKWARD.DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO REACH BRAKE PEDAL,CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLAM INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THEM.RESULTING IN BACK INJURIES. MR

• 10/16/2005· AIR BAGSCrash

  MY CAR WAS BACKED INTO IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH PUSHED THE FROND END BACK INTO THE RADIATOR SUPPORT AND BUCKLED THE HOOD. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED AS WE WERE GOING DOWN THE STREET AT ABOUT 25 MPH, THEN REVERSED AT TOP SPEED INTO MY FRONT END. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *NM