Brakes
Filed May 1, 2002
TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ON BRAKING FROM 40MPH. BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR BUT DOES NOT STOP VEHICLE.*JB
- NHTSA ID
- 761419
1993 Saturn Sl Brakes Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Brakes reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
37
Latest May 1, 2002
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
21%
of 175 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
6
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
3
What this page shows
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Saturn Sl submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 37 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming brake
The 25 most recent of 37, in the owner's own words
Brakes
Filed Apr 8, 2002
ABS LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CURRENTLY, ABS LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE DRIVING, AND CAUSES ABS TO BE NON OPERATIONAL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK COMPUTER FOUND ERROR AND IF THE CODE RESETS CONSUMER WILL NEED TO REPLACE ABS CONTROLLER. *JG
- NHTSA ID
- 8007045
- Incident
- Oct 15, 2000
Brakes
Filed Sep 24, 2000
BRAKES DO NOT WORK SOMETIMES NO MATTER WHAT YOUR SPEED IS SOMETIMES THEY STOP AND SOMETIMES THEY HIT THE FLOOR.DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHY,APPARENTLY THE ABS SYSTEM RUNS A CHECK WHEN YOU FIRST START YOUR CAR THAT IS WHAT IT APPEARS TO BE DOING WHEN I LOOSE MY BRAKES NO ONE KNOWS WHY
- NHTSA ID
- 732365
Brakes
Filed Oct 4, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported
WITHOUT WARNING CONSUMER WENT TO STOP AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES, AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. CONSUMER HAD TO JUMP CURB TO AVOID HITTING VEHICLE THAT WAS AT A STOP LIGHT. ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN, BUT THERE WAS A BRICK IN THE WAY, CAR WENT INTO A PEDESTRIAN WALK AREA, AND CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO A VAN. THEN VEHICLE STOPPED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 849828
- Incident
- Sep 7, 1999
Brakes
Filed Jul 7, 1999
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE USED TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 841838
Brakes
Filed Jan 11, 1999
Crash reported
WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AT 10MPH, APPLIED BRAKES & NO BRAKING POWER. VEHICLE HIT A DITCH. DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. POLICE OFFICER CHECKED VEHICLE & NOTICED NO BRAKES. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 833268
- Incident
- Dec 9, 1998
Brakes
Filed Dec 3, 1998
Crash reported
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON AN INCLINE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING ABILITY. THIS HAPPENED ON A CLEAR DAY ON DRY PAVEMENT, WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED DRIVER TO CRASH INTO TWO CARS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 831727
- Incident
- Dec 1, 1998
Brakes
Filed Oct 7, 1998
TOTAL FAILURE OF BRAKES.
- NHTSA ID
- 539649
- Incident
- Jul 25, 1998
Brakes
Filed Jul 31, 1998
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 826118
Brakes
Filed Jun 22, 1998
2 injuries reported
ERROR IN THE SSEMBLY OF THE UPPER FITTINGS TO THE BRAKE LINES CAUSED LOSS OF HYDROLIC PRESSURE WHICH RESULTED IN A VEHICLE COLLISION DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE.
- NHTSA ID
- 536982
- Incident
- Jan 3, 1997
Brakes
Filed Apr 29, 1998
Crash reported
ABS BRAKE PROLBEMS; WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, NO INCLEMENT WEATHER, DRY PAVEMENT. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WITH PLENTY OF STOPPING DISTANCE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE, CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 822897
- Incident
- Apr 14, 1998
BrakesElectrical
Filed Jan 30, 1998
ALTERNATOR FAILED; ALSO REPLACED ABS BRAKES. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 523361
- Incident
- Sep 1, 1997
BrakesEngineTransmission
Filed Dec 5, 1997
BRAKES HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. HAVE TO BRAKE AHEAD OF TIME TO AVOID ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED AND RESURFACED ROTORS 2 TIMES. TRANSMISSION LEAKING. REPLACED VALVE BODY COVER GASKET. ANOTHER MECHANIC CLAIMS CRACK IN TRANMISSION. FIRST HALF WAS DONE UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND TIME ROTORS/PADS WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. DEFECT IS STILL REOCCURRING. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 819763
- Incident
- Jun 11, 1994
Brakes
Filed Aug 18, 1997
Crash reported
WHEN PARKED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY AND PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR, CAN GO INSIDE AND COME BACK OUT AND HEAR VEHICLE MAKING A NOISE. HAVE TO JUMP INTO VEHICLE AN AND PULL EMERGENCY BRAKE UP AGAIN. VEHICLE HAS ROLLED INTO THE FRONT OF HOUSE SEVERAL TIMES. LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED, RAN INTO GARAGE DOOR AND TOOK HINGES OFF . *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 815417
- Incident
- Aug 18, 1995
Brakes
Filed Jul 17, 1997
WHILE DRIVING LOST BRAKES DUE TO BRAKE LINE/HOSE RUPTURE. THE CAR HAS POWER BRAKES. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 814331
- Incident
- Jan 12, 1997
Brakes
Filed Jul 14, 1997
PARKING BRAKE FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE COLLISION.
- NHTSA ID
- 536559
BrakesTires & wheelsTransmission
Filed May 30, 1997
BRAKES RUSTED.
- NHTSA ID
- 517711
Brakes
Filed May 2, 1997
BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED, HEARD LOUD NOISE, IN FOR REPAIRS, THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES WORE OUT, REPLACES THE DISC PADS AND ROTORS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 811953
- Incident
- Apr 28, 1997
Brakes
Filed Jan 13, 1997
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE BRAKE PADS AND TURNED THE ROTORS. ALSO WHILE SHIFTING GEARS VEHICLE TURNS OFF. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 807503
- Incident
- Dec 31, 1996
Brakes
Filed Oct 24, 1996
REPLACED ROTORS AT 17000 MILES.
- NHTSA ID
- 510591
BrakesSeat belts
Filed Sep 13, 1996
SEAT BELTS LOCK WHEN VEHICLE SHUTS OFF.
- NHTSA ID
- 508692
Brakes
Filed Jul 12, 1996
CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THEY HAVE FAILED , PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 986793
Brakes
Filed Jan 9, 1996
RIGHT REAR WHEEL LOCKS UP DUE TO CRACKED BRAKE PAD, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *DSH
- NHTSA ID
- 500793
- Incident
- Dec 28, 1995
Body & structureBrakesElectrical+2 more
Filed Oct 24, 1995
PURCHASE CAR NEW THE ENGINE BLEW THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT SHUT RIGHT AND THE CAR HARD TO START THE FRONT END SHAKES, THE BRAKE GOES TO THE FLOOR . TT
- NHTSA ID
- 973827
Brakes
Filed Oct 11, 1995
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING PRESS ON THE BRAKE WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR THERE WAS LITTLE BRAKING . TT
- NHTSA ID
- 973257
- Incident
- Oct 7, 1995
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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