The carter pin had fallen off & broke in the internal differential housing, causing transmission to perform erratically. Also, the clutch & differential housing had to be replaced.
1993 Saturn SL transmission complaints
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The transmission shifts gears harshly & erratically. It's not only uncomfortable but dangerous as well. Saturn is aware of the problem because I have a copy of a technical bulletin(#93-t-22a) that they issued which describes the problem. I wrote to the president of saturn (don hudler) in april 1997. The reply I received from his office was that since the warranty is up, the need for repairs is unfortunate and they refused to reimburse me $750. They also said that just because they issue a technical bulletin doesn't mean that the car has any problem. So, after having it fixed in 4/97, the car was fine until 8/98. I'm having the same exact problem again. I can give you a copy of the technical bulletin and letter from saturn if you need it. I know I'm not the only one with this problem. Dozens of mechanics have told me that they've encountered this problem plenty of times with saturns. When I took the car to lee myles transmissions, they knew what was wrong with the trany before they even took it for a test d
Transmission bangs into gear and has trouble going into reverse gear due to failure of the valve body.
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.
Wheel bearing locked up causing fire.
Second gear actuator failed. Mjs
Brakes rusted.
While making right/left hand turns transmission pops out of 3rd gear without warning.
On two occasions the transmission slipped out of gear . Please describe.
Manual trans axle w/5 spd system blew up, throwing shrapnal. Please describe details.
Firestone tire failed due to frayed tire cords.
Vehicles transmission has delayed effect when shifting into any gear. Tt
Intermittent manual transmission failure, when shifting into reverse it won't engage.
The transmission failed at 50k, and had to be rebuilt, and consumer knows of other cases. Tt
Continuous stalling/engine idling high after repeated attempts to repair.
Vehicle vibration when shifting into drive at idle. Replaced transmission mount. Tt
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