Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Saturn Sl submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
I FEEL THAT SATURN MADE A LEMON AND I BOUGHT IT! I HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP TO MY SALES PERSON. HE REFUSED TO TAKE MY PHONE CALLS. SATURN REFUSES TO GIVE ME THE NAMES OF THE "HIGHER-UPS" IN WHICH TO BRING MY GRIEVANCES TOO. I FEEL THERE ARE TOO MANY MAJOR REPAIRS FOR ONLY 29,000 MILES THAT I HAVE PUT ON THIS CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
HEAD GASKET FAILED PREMATURELY. NLM
THIS DEFECT MATCHES NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #:99V045000. THE DRIVER-SIDE SEAT SLIPS BACKWARD WHEN YOU LEAN BACK ON IT. *AK
VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT HITTING ANOTHER CAR.
WHILE DRIVING HEARD NOISE. RACK& PINION STEERING FAILED. PROBLEM WAS FIXED, BUT IT REOCCURRED. *AK TIMING CHAIN FAILED. *SLC
POWER STEERING IS DEFECTIVE. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
HAD MISSED EXIT. STARTED TO MAKE LEFT TURN WHEELS RUBBED AGAINST CURB. PULLED STEERING WHEEL TO RIGHT, STEERING WHEEL DID NOT TURN. WAS UPON MEDIAN STRIP AFTER GOING 15MPH. UNDER CARRIAGE PUSHED BACKWARDS. TOWED TO DEALER. MECHANIC DID NOT LOOK AT IT. INSURANCE ADJUSTER WILL BE LOOKING AT VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL.
DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP; ALSO, POWER STEERING MOTOR/SEAT BELT/TIMING CHAIN/FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. *AK
DEFECTIVE PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR POWER STEERING MOTOR.
STEERING KNUCKLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING 3MPH, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. CONSUMER STATES THE AREA WHERE PART FAILED SHOWS MATERIAL CASTING FLAWS AND SECTIONS WHERE RUBBING OCCURRED PRIOR TO PART FAILURE. *SLC
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE VEHICLE LOCKED UP VERY HARD TO THE LEFT, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL IMPACT 11:00 POSITION SPEED 45 MPH. TT
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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