Brake rotors warped.
1999 Saturn SL brakes complaints
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Defective brakes due to brake cylinder leakage, and engine stalled. Ph
While driving consumer applied the brakes and vehicle shift gear without warning. Please provide additional information. Ts
Consumer stated vehicle would not start, it was determined that the battery was not holding its charge.
When applying brakes pedal felt spongy, and there was extended stoppping distance. Vehicle was examined by dealer, who stated brakes were in working order.*ak consumer stated the brakes would grind and squeak.
Vehicle experienced problems with the brakes. A technician found that the rear brakes were out of adjustment, causing noise, consumer states this could possibly be due to faulty installation of the tire assembly.
While driving at 60-65 MPH steering wheel will start to shake. Contacted dealer, and the dealer could not find problem after nine attempts.*ak consumer states rough idle when warm. Dealer replaced PCM/ECM, but problem still exist. Power steering fluid low. Experiencing shimmy when braking. Noise from gas tank when coming to a stop.
Parking brake fell apart causing vehicle to roll backwards into street, the spring found on the floor.
According to diagrammed police report and personal photos taken (I can provide copies of all, saturn skidded approximately 80 ft due to left, front brake locking at 35 MPH. Vehicle started to turn to right just before impacting a suburban rearend. Saturn does not have ABS; however, at 35 MPH most vehicles will stop before 80 feet. Would like to know of other incidents.
Vehicle has had 3 multiple incidents of heavy brake pulsation caused by front rotors, and one failure of ABS sensors causing ABS failure. Dealer cannot correct recurring pulsation problems.
The quality of the rotors is questionable and may lead to brake failures.
While driving 45 MPH applied brakes and pedal felt soft and spongy, no braking action. This happened 2 more times. No accident. Vehicle was taken to dealer, who did nothing more than look at the brake pads and said there was nothing wrong.
Brakes squeak when driving, was advised by mechanic that front pads and rear shoes are at 90% no problem, was advised that squeaking is normal due to moisture, humidity and morning dew.
Vehicle vibrates when applying brakes at speed over 45 MPH. Dealer replaced pads. But, it did not remedy situation.
Windshield wipers failed, alarm disabled, horn failure, and interior light failed, possible electrical problems.
When applying brakes brake pedal pumps. Also, while driving between 55-65mph steering wheel wobbles. Dealership was contacted about vehicle. Owner was told that rotors needed to be replaced. Please provide any further information.
Brake pedal was applied and there was no pressure. Pedal went to the floor, resulting in extended stopping distance. Dealer has been contacted.
The vehicle experienced continued problems with front end vibration while driving, dealership is unable to remedy and considers this a trait of the vehicle.
The brakes with ABS (I have experience driving vehicles equipped with ABS braking) tend to provide extended stopping distances, especially at low speeds, where near loss of control of the vehicle is experienced. During braking, the brakes will feel as if they are only partially applied, so more pressure is placed on the brake peddle, eventually depressing it fully, without any further braking response. The car feels as if it is gliding on ice and simply slides to a stop in about two to three times the typical stopping distance. The car does not feel like it is going to stop at all and feels, instead, as if it is going to continue rolling. This problem has been reported to the saturn dealer where the car was purchased from, yet they can not find any problems (identical saturn cars provided while this car was in the shop did not experience similar braking problems, they had higher mileage and stopped without incident). This issue has resulted in one vehicle accident due to failure of the brakes to stop the vehicle at speeds under 40 MPH (3/8/99 @ 596 miles) and has resulted in at least twelve other near collisions. Although the dealer can not find a problem they have sanded the front pads (6,554 miles), replaced the front pads (11,385 miles brakes were grinding, found front rotors and pads to be overheated and glazed, only 40% remaining on pads), and resurfaced the front rotors (6,554 and 11,385 miles). The vehicle needs to go in again to have its brakes inspected and rotors resurfaced at only 22,500 miles (braking quality is degrading and the vehicle and steering wheel shakes, pulsates, and vibrates during braking). Neither my wife or I feel safe driving this vehicle because we do not know if it will stop every time and how many car lengths it will take to finally come to a complete stop. The braking problem is somewhat more likely to occur when the cruse control is switched to the on position, even if it is not actually controlling the vehicles speed.
Front rotors are making a rumbling noise dealer had advised consumer to submit a complaint due to "flaking problems" within the rotors. As per mechanic front rotors looked like they were disintegrating. Wear out of rotors and brakes could cause an automobile accident.
Front brake rotors started to warp at ~15000 miles. It should be noted that I mostly clutch-brake and those 15000 miles were not city traffic. The dealer quickly turned the rotors under at no charge to me, however I fear that they may fail again. I suggest that this may be a design issue.
I applied brakes to slow down and trun left, but the brakes failed, I could not turn the wheel and the car crashed into a house.
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I wish the state had more stringent lemon laws. I will have had to bring my car in for repairs 5 times now, and I feel that is ridiculous for a car ive only had for 6 months. There are problems that exist now and have reoccurred or probably will. Saturn should definitely produce but better cars if they want people to buy them... I certainly won't buy another one or any gm product. I have not contacted saturn directly because I know that they won't do anything about it as I had dealings with another saturn. Furthermore, bringing the car to the dealer seems to be a hassle. I have to go out of my way to get my "lemon car" fixed repeatedly for minor problems which are really annoyances. No defect mentioned in summary.
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