Oakland, CA
Crash
STRUCTURE:BODY
EXITING FREEWAY LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND CRASHED VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10545683 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1998 Saturn SL body problems
11 of the 222 complaints about the 1998 Saturn SL are about the body and structure — 5% of everything reported for this model year.
11
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Body
4
36.4%
Trunk LID
3
27.3%
Door
2
18.2%
Hinge AND Attachments
1
9.1%
Bumpers
1
9.1%
Body & Structure across every Saturn SL year
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
Iowa City, IA
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #752535 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Mantura, NJ
STRUCTURE:BODY
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND BY THE REFLECTION OF LIGHT DAMAGED VEHICLE. CONSUMER WILL ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #895471 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
West Allis, WI
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
CONSUMER STATES DOOR SEALS FAILED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, DEALERSHIP REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.
NHTSA complaint #785412 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Waynesville, OH
1 injured
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
SPRING THAT HOLDS TRUNK OPEN IS TOO WEAK, MOST NOTICEABLE WITH FACTORY INSTALLED SPOILER. HAS HIT ME IN THE HEAD SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER SUGESTED PROP-ROD TO HOLD TRUNK OPEN. TRUNK WILL NOT STAY OPEN IF PARKED ON SMALL INCLINE OR SLIGHT HEADWIND. IF A CHILD WAS REACHING INTO THE TRUCK, IT COULD SEVERLY INJURE THERE BACK.
NHTSA complaint #720182 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Waynesville, OH
1 injured
STRUCTURE:BODY
SPRING THAT HOLDS TRUNK OPEN IS TOO WEAK, MOST NOTICEABLE WITH FACTORY INSTALLED SPOILER. HAS HIT ME IN THE HEAD SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER SUGESTED PROP-ROD TO HOLD TRUNK OPEN. TRUNK WILL NOT STAY OPEN IF PARKED ON SMALL INCLINE OR SLIGHT HEADWIND. IF A CHILD WAS REACHING INTO THE TRUCK, IT COULD SEVERLY INJURE THERE BACK.
NHTSA complaint #720182 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Tacoma, WA
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE MADE ARE ALREADY LISTED ON YOUR LIST EXCEPT THE WINSHIELD FLUID PUMP. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN REGARDING THE RATTLING NOISE THEY COULDN'T HEAR SO THEY TOLD ME TOO BRING IT IN IF IT BECOMES MORE NOTICABLE.
NHTSA complaint #711558 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hemet, CA
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR SEAL MALFUNCTIONING.
NHTSA complaint #607185 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Burbank, CA
STRUCTURE:BODY
SUN VISOR FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #607060 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Oakland, CA
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
DOORS OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING PERSONS TO SLAM THE DOORS FOR THEM TO LATCH.
NHTSA complaint #536002 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Oakland, CA
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
WHEN THE TRUCK LID IS RAISED IN RAINY WEATHER, WATER DRIPS INTO LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT DUE TO DESIGN.
NHTSA complaint #536002 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.