1999 Saturn SL problems

Filed Jun 19, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 118,000 miles · OR

I just received a 1999 saturn sl 2 series a year ago from my mother for my very first car. I got it at about 100,000 miles and it is now currently at 122,446. I noticed about a month ago while I would be driving, usually after about 1-2 miles after starting up the car and driving, my gears began to slip. I kept up with just about monthly oil changes, accompanied by transmission fluid checked and topped off. My transmission oil has never been low. Then, about 4 days ago I went to leave from my work orientation, and I couldn?t back up my car from my parking spot, the reverse had went out. So I put the car back in drive, then back to reverse thinking maybe it didn?t go into reverse all the way and it did not work. I revved up the engine, nothing happening until I did it pretty hard, and eventually it started rolling back a little. I looked up on the internet to see if this was a pretty big issue or not, and I realize I see it a lot in 1999 saturns. A recall I believe would be the best option for fixing this issue and would further prevent people from spending so much money. I took my car to a mechanic and it?s currently sitting there now. I don?t know what they are going to tell me. I believe it could be a small part that just needs replaced, but I?m sure they?re going to just have me purchase a whole new transmission which is not what I prefer to do as a 18 year old college student. Especially if the car was only 700$ that I purchased it for.

Filed Feb 21, 2018 · 125,080 miles · VA

I was driving my niece's and nephew was holding onto the bars in the ceiling and it came off the bars in the ceiling while I was driving my whole roof liner came off I couldn't see I had to pull the whole liner down so I wouldn't get in an accident I noticed after I got home the metal brackets that the screws we're holding on was split I cannot fix them back I feel it's a safety hazard and we almost got in an accident it needs to be fixed I have little kids I take care of I feel it's a recall and needs to be fixed the brackets and the liner fell off I threw the liner away the vehicle was in motion I was coming from richmond va picked them up to come to my mom's house in king william va I was on interstate 95 I have more pictures than this ## VIN passed ## 1999 saturn sl2 ##

Filed Sep 21, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 140,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 saturn sl. While driving at various speeds, the engine stalled without warning and restarted after ten minutes. The failure was persistent. The contact also stated that the ignition failed to release the key. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000. Updated 11/23/15*lj

Filed Aug 20, 2014 · Electrical, Steering · 112,000 miles · TX

The lock on the steering column is too loose to be turned effectively only someone who has driven the car for a while knows how to get the key to turn so that the car can be started.

Filed Aug 1, 2014 · Electrical · 225,000 miles · NH

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 saturn sl. The contact stated that the lost power and vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the wiring harness lost connection with the instrument panel box. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 225,000.

Filed Jul 11, 2014 · Airbags, Electrical · 140,000 miles · MN · crash · 4 injuries

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 saturn sl. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the brakes were applied to prevent from crashing into another vehicle that had disobeyed the stop sign. As a result, the vehicle slid and crashed into another vehicle and rolled into a snow embankment. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact driver sustained head injuries and the three passengers sustained minor injuries, which required medical attention. In addition, the key could be removed from the ignition when driving. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

Filed Jan 28, 2013 · Airbags · 156,000 miles · UT

While driving down the road the air bags spontaneously deployed. No known cause- possibly bad sensors. It broke my thumb and burned my arm.

Filed Aug 27, 2011 · Brakes · 155,125 miles · CA

Hand break button comes off preventing the hand brake from locking in place.

Filed May 8, 2011 · Brakes · 164,012 miles · DC

Hand brake release button and spring popped out after parking the vehicle. Had this happened while the vehicle was unattended and parked on a hill (as it typically is), this car could have caused serious bodily harm or structural damage.

Filed Aug 24, 2010 · Brakes, Transmission · 103,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns 1999 saturn sl1. The contact was driving 45 MPH when the shift cable fractured and caused the vehicle to shift into neutral. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to the dealer. The dealer made repairs to the vehicle. On a later date, the contact applied the emergency brake before exiting the vehicle. When he returned, the emergency brake had independently disengaged. The contact discovered that the emergency brake button was defective. The contact was able to order the necessary part from the dealer to make repairs himself. The contact was concerned that had he been parked on a hill, the vehicle could potentially have rolled away. The failure mileage was 103,000.