1994 SATURN SL Power Train Problems

I HAVE A 1994 SATURN SL2 VEHICLE AND WAS ALMOST IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND CAUSED MY CAR TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON A HEAVILY TRAFFIC HIGHWAY. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TO ME WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE TOTALLY REBUILT WITH A NEW TIMING CHAIN AND IT ONLY LAST 1 YEAR. I PAID OVER $1000 DOLLARS FOR THE REBUILT ENGINE INCLUDING LABOR AND THE ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN,I THINK ITS LUDICROUS BECAUSE MANY MECHANICS TOLD ME THAT SATURNS HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF ENGINE PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY TIMING BELTS. NOW I AM WITHOUT A VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN WITH NOT MANY OPTIONS. NEED SATURN TO HELP ME OUT!!!!!!!!! *TR

SHIFTER CABLES BROKE WHERE IT CONNECTS TO SHIFTER. *TR

Mileage: 100,230

MANUAL TRANSMISSION - GEAR SHIFT LINKAGE TO SHIFT CABLE -- BROKEN BUSHING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MANUAL FLOOR SHIFTER WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE SHIFT CABLE. THE CABLE FALLS OFF THE SHIFTER LINKAGE. SATURN PARTS (OEM) WANTS TO SELL ME THE ENTIRE SHIFT CABLE ASSEMBLY FOR ~$200 (PLUS 3 HOURS LABOR TO INSTALL IT) -- SHOULD BE A $5 FIX FOR THE BROKEN PLASTIC BUSHING. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG SATURN OWNERS. (SEE HTTP://WWW.CHAOSMAGNET.COM/BLOG/ARCHIVES/000112.HTML ). *JB

Mileage: 120,000

AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING, REPLACED 2 OF THE COMPONENETS UNDER THE DASH ONE UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE UP IN THE CORNER AND THE OTHER UP BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX. COOLING FAN DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY MUST KEEP THE AC ON FOR THE FAN TO WORK. A FRIEND OF MINE HAS THE SAME CAR AND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. TRIED TO FIX BY REPLACING THE SENSORS HAD A MECHANIC TRY TO TROUBLE SHOOT, CAN'T FIND A REASON SO IT IS NOT FIXED JUST KEEP AC ON ALWAYS. CAR VIBRATES AND CAN'T FIND A REASON STILL LOOKING FOR PROBLEM, VIBRATES SO MUCH BODY PARTS ON FRONT ARE BECOMING MISALIGNED! AND IT SEEMS THE AUTO-TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FUNNY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES AND THEN STAYS ON AFTER DRIVING APX. 1 MILE. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. MY FRIEND HAS ALL THE SAME COMPLAINTS. *NM

WHEN I BRAKE IT BRAKES THEN LETS GO AND THEN BRAKES AGAIN AND KEEPS DOING THAT UNTIL I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALSO WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY TRANSMISSION I THINK JERKS MY WHOLE CAR. AND THAT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I PUT THYE CAR IN REVERSE. I HAVE TALKED TO 4 OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE A '9194 SATURN SL2 AND THEY HAVE ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS. I ALSO GOT TO DRIVE ONE OF THEM AND THERE CAR DOES EVERYTHING MINE DOES AND BOTH OF OUR GLOVE BOX LATCH HAS BROKE AND DOES NOT LATCH.*AK

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT WAS DESIGNED WITHOUT A SAFETY FEATURE TO RETRACT BACKWARDS WHEN IT HITS AN OBJECT. ODOMETER WAS FAILING TO REGISTER CORRECT MILEAGE. MECHANIC REFUSED TO DO ANY REPAIRS DUE TO VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK

ODOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND ADMITTED TO CONSUMER THAT THEY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN ODOMETERS FROM 1991-1994.*AK

IS SHIFTER POPPING OUT RELATED TO "CHEWED UP" ACTUATOR CLUTCH CYL.?

SATURN RELUCTANT TO COMMENT ON IF PROBLEMS WERE OF FACTORY DEFECTS, THEREFORE EVERYTHING WAS PAID FOR IN FULL (EXTREME AMOUNTS) BY MYSELF. ALSO, THE PRODUCTS, AFTER REPLACED FAILED WITHIN ONE MONTH AFTER THE "WARRANTY" EXPIRED. SATURN REFUSED TO COMPENSATE . NOS AFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION IS CAUSING DELAY / TOTAL FAILURE IN REVERSE. THE MANUFACTURE HAS SENT OUT A BULLETIN, TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY WILL CAUSE A LONG DELAY OR TOTAL FAILURE WHEN THE CAR IS PUT IN REVERSE.. *AK

WHEN PARKING VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD AND BACKWARD, AND GOES INTO ANOTHER GEAR MANUFACTUER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MJS

REVERSE GEAR WENT OUT, AND CONSUMER VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED DUE TO THE REVERSE GOING OUT. *AK

SEAT BELTS MOVE BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING AND THEY WON'T OPEN WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED. ALSO, SUN ROOF AND SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED/ NOISY ENGINE DUE TO TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. IN ADDITION, REPLACED EGR VALVE AND CANISTER. *AK

TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. HAD TO BE REPLACED TWO TIMES. DEALER STATES CONTAMINATION AT THE FACTORY. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE SPEEDOMETER SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT WORK. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW/ENGINE HEAD CRACKED. TEMPERATURE GAUGE DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WOULD POP OUT OF GEAR.

CAR LOCKED UP WHEN SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR.

VEHICLE MAKES A GRINDING NOISE DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

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LIGHTER FELL OUT OF SOCKET, THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE SHIFTS HARD INTO GEAR AND HAS NO REVERSE GEAR THE DEALER REMOVED ANF RECONDITIONED THE TRANSMISSION, THE SEATBELT PULLED BACK WHILE THE DOOR WAS OPED AND THE SEATBELT FAILED TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE DRIVER DURING AN ACCIDENT CAUSING HIM TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS LOW DEALER RESURFACED THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, THE BRAKES ALSO MAKE NOISE, THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM BEING MOVED, HORN FAILED. *NLM

ENGINE FAILURE; ALSO, TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO REVERSE,SLIPS AND JERKS INTO GEAR. *AK

EXT 554: ENGINE LOSES POWER, POWER TO DRIVETRAIN IS INTERRUPTED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, LOSES ACCELERATION, MANUAL TRANSMISSION, 5 SPEED. *AK

PREMATURE WEAR OF CLUTCH. *DSH

WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE IT STALLS AND JUMPS IN GEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SKD

EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP, AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE, AS WELL AS STALLING. *AK

REAR AXLE BROKE, TIRE SEPARATED FROM AXLE. TT

VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT WHILE DRIVING. MASTER CLUTCH CYLINDER FAILED. TT

REPLACED SHIFT HOUSING. *AK

FIVE SPEED. TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR JUMPS OUT OF GEAR, EXCEPT REVERSE, WHILE DRIVING. TT

MAN-TRAN 5SP: AT TIMES, TRANSMISSION DOES NOTHING IN REVERSE; JUMPS OUT OF GEAR; DANGEROUS DURING ICY WEATHER. TT

VEHICLE WILL STALL AT SPEED OF 50 MPH WHEN CHANGING GEARS AND LOSS OF POWER HEARD A NOISE. TT