Saturn SL loss of power problems

Filed Jun 26, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · CA

The fbi was my first choice. The car overheats from a cold start after I just filled up the coolant and drove the car for a few feet in 2 minutes from start. The coolant was already overflowing. I noticed something was eating the battery load when this happened another time making the car lose power when I checked the reading on the cars installed voltmeter. This after driving for about a mile. This extreme hot tempreture causes the coolant to boil and overflow even if I aid it with a rewired radiator fan on I have replaced the thermostat and the waterpump a couple of times. Please help captain america. The receipt from the attached file is the latest.this car is possessed.

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 31, 2007 · Engine · 57,777 miles · NY

I was pulling out of a parking lot onto the main highway when the car made a pffff sound and I lost all power to the car the motor just stopped. I had no power steering and no power brakes. The dealer stated the timing chain just snapped and then 12 out of the 16 valves in the car bent. I found this incredible on a vehicle with such low mileage.

Filed May 26, 2006 · Engine · 107,327 miles · CA

Dt*: the contact stated while driving 15 to 20 MPH, the engine suddenly lost power. There were no warning indicators prior to the failure. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop who determined the crank position sensor needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was alerted of the problem. Updated 06/15/06.

Filed Aug 8, 2005 · Engine · 106,900 miles · VA

Problems with the harmonic balancer having excessive run out causing improper serpentine belt alignment which created excessive belt wear. If problem is left unattended, serpentine belt/balancer can separate causing engine stall and loss of power steering which may cause accident. Contacted manufacturer but did not acknowledge a problem existed even though the balancer was redesigned. Balancer was replaced by the owner as a precautionary measure to prevent potential hazards. I also noticed several failure notices by other owners of this same brand/model of vehicle posted on the internet. Vehicle in question is a 1993 saturn sl2 sdn w/dohc 1.9l engine could not find the proper category to classify the vehicle I the next pages.

Filed Feb 16, 2005 · Electrical · NC

Vehicle was losing power. Found positive battery terminal on original AC delco battery leaking and corroding the battery cable. Replacement battery corrected problem.

Filed Jun 14, 2004 · Transmission · 12,900 miles · WI

Car has been taken back to saturn for repairs 5 times and after the max of 2 days the problems were back. The car is not safe to drive and has been parked in my garage for now two years. Saturn is not willing to buy the car back through the wisconsin lemon law and by an inspector and myself it is a pure lemon. The car vibrates, idles very rough, and has the curious tendency to stall, lose power while driving at any speed. The car does not know what first gear is, the back end tells you of any bump in the road. Car has stalled several times when turning in a major intersection just love the sight of on coming cars and getting the finger and the horn. Not to mention the fear of going to the hospital for injuries, maybe not me, but maybe my passenger at the time in this car was 6, my daughter.

Filed Mar 26, 2004 · Electrical · 39,040 miles · CA

Battery acid leak on positive battery terminal (saturn 2001 sl2). On 3/13/04 at night tried to start my saturn and couldn't start it. Called saturn roadside service for a jump (car started). *ak on the drive home car lost all power coming off the freeway after pushing the car to a gas station I found the positive battery was corroded. I attempted to clean the positive battery terminal and the battery terminal with the cable fell out of the battery. Called saturn roadside service for a tow to saturn of torrance dealership for repair. 3/15/04 saturn of torrance service department took the can in for repair. And found the following: positive battery terminal out of battery positive battery cable corroded cleaned affected area I was charged $127.57 for a replacement battery the positive battery cable corroded was replaced under warranty (no charge) note: battery was only 2 years old and had green indicator light showing the battery was still good. I am not happy with being charge for a replacement battery for a new car, after learning that quite a few other people had the same problem and that saturn service bulletin addressing this issue (service bulletin 01-t-26) note: (statement posted on the internet same problem) yes this is a well-known condition. This problem is basically caused by someone over-torquing the cable mounting bolts. There is actually a service bulletin on the problem (not a recall or campaign) )1-t-26 .the condition can occur on any year and model saturn or otherwise with a side post battery. But for what-ever reason the bulletin specifies only 2000-2001 s-series. (over-torqued at factory??) http://www.saturnfans.com/forums/showthread.php3?s=d24372b7d0378a6ebf7db656f9578e7e&threadid=26203&highlight=saturn+battery+leak

Filed Aug 8, 2001 · Acceleration, Engine · MA

Vehicle lost all power on two occasions, on first occasion, vehicle stalled while consumer was traveling 30 MPH, vehicle would not restart and it was towed where dealer could not find anything wrong, the second occasion the vehicles electrical system turned off and on and vehicle would not restart, dealer again could not find any problems, dealer took a best guess and replaced the crankshaft position sensor and consumer states the vehicle has been running okay so far.

Filed Jul 5, 2001 · Brakes · MO · crash

While in motion moving appoximately 25 MPH, consumer pressed on brakes to stop at an intersection, and brake pedal hit the floor. Vehicle did not stop. Consumer used emergency brakes, and lost power steering. Vehicle stopped by running into a house. Pedal has recovered, and dealer did not find any problems with brakes.