Tl*the contact owns a 1995 saturn sl1. While making a sharp u-turn at an unknown speed, the steering wheel column made a loud noise and began wobbling excessively. Approximately ten minutes later, the steering column failed completely and caused the vehicle to become fixated. The dealer stated that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 97v138000 (steering:gear box (other than rack and pinion)). The manufacturer was notified as well. The vehicle has not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were 116,900. Updated 01/03/08. *lj it was determined that the bearing at the end of the worn gear failed. The worn gear separated from the rack and pinion assembly, which resulted in loss of steering.
1995 Saturn SL: loss of power steering
9 of the 354 complaints about the 1995 Saturn SL describe loss of power steering.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
Loss of power steering by model year
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What owners say
Dt: the contact owns a 1995 saturn sl. The contact stated received the federal safety agency campaign rfecall 94v170000. The recall stated that fracture of the steering gear pinion shaft causes complete loss of steering control which could result in a crash. However, this vehicle was not covered under the recall due to VIN. This happened to contact's vehicle and she lost control of vehicle. The service department did replace the part before she found out about the recall. She was seeking reimbursement for the actual part which cost $1120, and $286 for the rental car.
I own a 95 saturn sl,and there was a recall on this car because of steering gear box. The problem with the gear box is that the steering gear pinion shaft was improperly heat treated, causing the shaft to fracture during vehicle operation,causing a complete loss of steering. Well last night january 10,2005 mine broke for no apparent reason. Well today january 11,2005 I called the saturn place and after they transferee my call ,the man that I spoke with told me that the VIN number on my car did not match the ones that were recalled. But how is it that they recalled the exact car as mine and mine broke but they cannot fix it because my VIN number does not match them. My wife drives this car all the time to transport our kids and other neighbor kids to and from school everyday. I just thank god that she was right next door at my mothers house instead of on the highyway on the way home from school with all the kids in the car and no way to control the steering.when the steering went out my wife almost landed in the ditch across the steet from my mother's house.
While pulling out of a parking space the consumer heard a knocking noise coming from the steering column, while driving another 2.5 miles the consumer experienced total loss of steering ability. The dealer is aware of the problem. *ts
Consumer states that while driving and without warning the rack and pinion snapped causing the consumer to lose steering control. The dealer has been notified. *ts
With no warning, consumer lost steering control. It could have caused an accident. Dealer notified.*ak. The dealer determined the manual steering gear pinion shaft had fractured.
Steering gear broke off from rack pinion steering, causing loss of steering. Vehicle taken to independent repairs shop. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
Under normal driving conditions the vehicle abruptly lost steering, I was able to get off the main road by coasting. Luckily there were no cars around mine at the time. The steering was non- existent at that time. I had the car towed to the dealer, they fixed the problem at $465.00. I looked on the federal safety agency web site and found a recall relative to my situation. The federal safety agency id# 94v170000, component steering manual gearbox, mfg campaign# 95c01 1995 saturn sl. The note on this recall is that the dealer will replace the vehicle's manual steering assembly free of charge. The dealer was extremely uncooperative and stated they don't have a recall for my car and I would have to pay. They said they don't care what the federal safety agency says about this recall it is my responsibility to pay for the sudden failure of the steering. Please assist me in this matter. I have requested the old steering part. I will hold on to it once recieved. I want my money back from saturn and others to be safe with similar safety threatening issues with the 1995 saturn sl sedan.
While pulling out of a parking space noise was heard and vehicle lost steering power. A recall was issued on steering gear box failure. However, this vehicle was not included due to VIN. Recall 94v170. Dealer has been notified.
Related recalls
Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
- What is wrong
- The steering gear pinion shaft was improperly heat treated causing the shaft to fracture during vehicle operation.
- Risk
- Fracture of the steering gear pinion shaft causes complete loss of steering control which can result in an accident.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the manual steering assembly.
Recall number 94V170000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1995 Saturn SL power steering loss
Is loss of power steering a common problem on the 1995 Saturn SL?
9 of 354 owner complaints about the 1995 Saturn SL (3%) mention loss of power steering. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1995 Saturn SL?
There is 1 recall and 0 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1995 Saturn SL
No deployment 19Brake failure 14Stalling 13Engine failure 10Oil consumption 10Adaptive cruise 9Overheating 8Knocking 6Premature wear 6Fire or smoke 5
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