Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Interior & seats 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.
10
Latest Jan 26, 2010
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.
6%
of 178 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.
7
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
5
What this page shows
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Saturn Sl submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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 interior
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Body & structureInterior & seats
Filed Jan 26, 2010
1999 SATURN SL PLASTIC GROMMET CONNECTION BETWEEN SHIFTER CABLE AND SHIFTER. JUST BROKE. APPARENTLY ENGINEERED WITH A MIND FOR OBSOLESCENCE RATHER THAN SAFETY OR DURABILITY. ENABLING A HIGH REPAIR COST FOR A 50 CENT BUSHING THAT SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE ENTIRE SHIFTER CABLE AND SHIFTER. CHEAP FIX (TIME AND PART WISE) FOR CAR MANUFACTURER IF STILL UNDER WARRANTY. CONVENIENTLY COSTLY FOR OWNER WHEN CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
NHTSA ID
10302322
Incident
May 2, 2009
Mileage
115,000 mi
AirbagsInterior & seats
Filed Nov 10, 2006
Crash reported1 injury reported
I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION TO MY 1999 SL1 SATURN SEDAN THAT CAUSED THE REAR SEAT TO COLLAPSE SO THAT I WAS PRONE AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED (DRIVER OR PASSENGER). *NM
NHTSA ID
10173101
Incident
Nov 4, 2006
Mileage
79,500 mi
AirbagsInterior & seats
Filed May 1, 2006
Crash reported
OUR 99 SATURN SL2 SEDAN WAS INVOLVED IN A 3 CAR ACCIDENT. THE SATURN WAS FIRST REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE FIRST AT ABOUT 45 MPH, THEN SLAMMED INTO A CAR IN FRONT OF OUR CAR WHICH WAS STOPPED. THE SEAT BACK BROKE (TO THE RECLINE POSITION). FURTHER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. LUCKILY THE SEAT BELTS WERE BEING WORN AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED. *JB
NHTSA ID
10156520
Incident
Mar 20, 2006
Mileage
90,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 4, 2005
Crash reported1 injury reported
I WAS TURNING ONTO A STREET THAT WAS DOWN TO ONE LANE DUE TO CONSTRUCTION. THE WOMAN WHO LET ME TURN ONTO THE STREET "HEARD TIRES SQUEALING" AND THOUGHT I WAS SPEEDING UP (THOUGH I WAS NOT MOVING DUE TO TRAFFIC INCHING FORWARD SLOWLY) AND SHE HIT THE GAS TO SPEED UP. SHE REAR-ENDED ME SO HARD THAT EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, I HIT THE GUY IN FRONT OF ME AND AT THE SAME TIME MY SEAT BACK FELL BACKWARD ONTO THE BACK SEAT (RECLINING POSITION). WHEN THE SEAT RECLINED, IT MADE IT TRICKY TO REACH THE BRAKE, CLUTCH OR ACCELERATOR SO I HAD TO THROW ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER BUMPER CARS! THE SEAT NOW SEEMS TO BE "STRIPPED" AND THE SLIGHTEST PRESSURE MAKES IT GO "CLICK CLICK CLICK" BACK TO A RECLINING POSITION. I AM WAITING FOR THE PART TO COME IN TO FIX IT BUT THAT ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF I DID NOT HAVE MY HEAD ABOUT ME AND HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON.*JB
NHTSA ID
10135303
Incident
Aug 23, 2005
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 4, 2005
DT: PRIOR TO FAILURE THE REAR DOOR HANDLE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, AND THE WINDOW HAD A MOTOR PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING THE REAR DOOR POPPED OPEN.CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR, AND CONSUMER STOPPED IMMEDIATELY, TOOK IT TO GET REPAIRED. THEY SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS BEING BROKEN.*AK
NHTSA ID
10131576
Incident
Jul 29, 2005
Mileage
108,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 31, 2003
Crash reported
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE FRONT SEATS RECLINED BACKWARDS. *JB
NHTSA ID
10014740
Incident
Feb 22, 2003
Mileage
76,000 mi
AirbagsInterior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Aug 24, 2001
Crash reported
WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30 MPH CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED, AND CONSUMER, IN RETURN, REARENDED CAR IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FULLY RECLINED/ SEATBELT POPPED OFF, AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ID
895136
Incident
Aug 24, 2001
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 10, 2000
1 injury reported
REPORTING PROBLEM WITH MANUAL SEAT LATCH, UNABLE TO LATCH SEAT IN PLACE; SEAT CONTINUE TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH UNTIL HER HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO SECURE SEAT. *AK THE DRIVER CAN'T REACH THE PEDAL WHEN THE SEAT MOVES BACK. *YH
NHTSA ID
865139
Incident
Jul 10, 2000
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 28, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported
HIT FROM BEHIND DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED. THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS JAMMED TO THE BACK SEAT. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, THEY CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SEAT. *AK
NHTSA ID
843661
Incident
Jun 16, 1999
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Jan 24, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported
VEHICLE REAR ENDED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. DRIVERS' SIDE SEAT BACK LET GO, AND SEAT BELT RELEASED, CAUSING DRIVER TO BE THROWN FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. THIS WAS A LOW IMPACT COLLISION,AND NO INJURY WOULD HAVE OCCURRED IF SEAT AND BELT HAD HELD UP DURING COLLISION. *AK
NHTSA ID
702526
Incident
Jan 21, 1999
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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