While applying the brake pedal it went to the floor. Consumer pumped the brakes, and the they malfunctioned. However, consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and drove it home. Vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection the next day. Mechanic determined that brake lines needed to be replaced. *ak it was later determined that the battery leaked acid on the brake line. The consumer believes the brake failure was due to the faulty design which located the battery over the brake lines.
1993 Saturn SL: brake failure
14 of the 174 complaints about the 1993 Saturn SL describe brake failure.
- owner complaints
- 14
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Brake failure by model year
What owners say
Our vehicle caught on fire while we were on our way to vacation on highway 95. No warning was given. We were approached by another vehicle that the car was on fire. At this point we saw smoke coming from under the hood of the car, and immediately, the car was filled with smoke from under the dashboard of the car. Visibility in the car was almost impossibile. We tried to stop the car, but we had no brakes, nor any emergency brakes. We tried putting the car in park, but the gear shift had been melted down as well. We had to cut the car completely off and let it coast towards a ditch to stop it.we jumped out and ran over a ditch. The fire department was there within two minuets from another burning car. Everthing under the hood was melted. We were told by the firemen that under the car was also melted down.
Total brake failure on braking from 40mph. Brake pedal goes to the floor but does not stop vehicle.
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.
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.
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.
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.
While driving 75 MPH the cruise control would not disengae when applying the brakes. The pedal went to the floor and the vehicle would not slow down. Driver applied the emergency brake and manually turned off the cruise control to stop vehicle. The dealer is aware of the problem. Vehicle will be checked.
Abs brakes; when applying brakes in normal conditions the pedal went to the floor and brakes fail to stop the vehicle. Please provide details.
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.
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.
Parking brake failed causing vehicle collision.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1993 Saturn SL brake failure
Is brake failure a common problem on the 1993 Saturn SL?
14 of 174 owner complaints about the 1993 Saturn SL (8%) mention brake failure. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1993 Saturn SL?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1993 Saturn SL
Adaptive cruise 18ABS 9No deployment 8Stalling 8Fire or smoke 5
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