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1994 Saturn SL: brake failure
13 of the 286 complaints about the 1994 Saturn SL describe brake failure.
- owner complaints
- 13
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- 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
When applying ABS brakes pedal went to the floor, causing extended stopping distance. Cause unknown. Please give any further details.
When traveling 10 MPH and upon approaching and crossing a speed bump the brake line ruptured, causing brake fluid leakage, resulting in complete brake failure when turning onto a main road, emergency parking brake was engaged to stop vehicle, and placing vehicle in park. Please provide any further details.
While driving at 70 MPH, the cruise control would not disengage when driver tapped the brakes/accelerator or by turning off switch. Husband pulled up emgerency brake to stop vehicle, after brakes failed, which caused vehicle to fishtail and hit side of bridge. The vehicle will be repaired.
While driving at approximately 55 MPH the brakes failed; the pedal went to the floor.
Cruise control failed to disengage, causing vehicle to lose control, also ABS brakes failed to work properly.
Abs brakes; when applying brakes failed to stop vehicle and resulted in rear end collision.
Applied brakes, pedal went to the floor. No response from the anti-lock braking system.
Left front rubber brake hose replaced twice in 2 months time, rubbing against unknown origin. Brakes failed completely one time. Please describe details.
Brake failure, extended stopping distance, pedal went to the floor, impact 12:00 speed 25 MPH. Tt
Brakes failed, causing loss of control.
During brake application, brakes failed completely. Tt
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1994 Saturn SL brake failure
Is brake failure a common problem on the 1994 Saturn SL?
13 of 286 owner complaints about the 1994 Saturn SL (5%) mention brake failure. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1994 Saturn SL?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1994 Saturn SL
Adaptive cruise 29No deployment 14Seat belt 8Stalling 8ABS 7Engine failure 6Loss of power 5Wipers 5
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