1995 SATURN SL Seats Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 SATURN SL SEDAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECLINER ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT WOULD BECOME LOOSE AND THE CONTACT LOST SUPPORT IN THE BACK WHILE SITTING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ADJUST SEAT BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO ADJUST SEAT EVERY TIME HE ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V045000 (SEATS), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

MY WIFE WAS ON THE WAY HOME FROM PICKING UP OUR KIDS FROM SCHOOL AND THE DRIVERS SEAT RECLINING BACK GAVE WAY RECLINING THE SEAT BACK ALL THE WAY. I LOOKED UP A PREVIOUS RECALL SATURN HAD FOR THE YR, MAKE, AND MODEL HOWEVER EITHER DUE TO EITHER AGE OR VIN # SERIES FROM WHAT I HAD FOUND ONLINE THE DEALER WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. I ALSO CONTACTED A YOUNG LADY WITH GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE WHO ALSO COULD NOT FIND ANY INFORMATION ON THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH I READ OFF THE RECALL NUMBERS FOUND ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE. DEALER WANTS ME TO COME IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC HOWEVER WILL NOT LET ME KNOW OF A PRICE? THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SEVERE INCIDENT AS BOTH MY CHILDREN WERE ALSO IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WHICH LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JS

Mileage: 78,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 SATURN SL1. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BEGAN TO RECLINE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V045000 (SEATS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 200,000. UPDATED 06/03/11 *BF UPDATED 09/19/11

Mileage: 200,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 SATURN SL2. WHILE CHANGING LANES AT 10 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A POLE. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SEAT RETRACTED BACKWARDS TOWARDS THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES TO HER BACK, NECK, AND SHOULDERS. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. SHE HAS ALL THE DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE, AND A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ALL RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V045000 (SEATS). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 107,000.

Mileage: 107,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 SATURN SL1. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A POLE. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SEAT RETRACTED BACKWARDS TOWARDS THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES TO HER BACK, NECK, AND SHOULDERS. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. SHE HAS ALL THE DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE, AND A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ALL RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V045000 (SEATS). THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

MY CAR HAS THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V045000, AND EVEN FALLS INTO THE "CARS AFFECTED" THAT IS LISTED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, SATURN SAYS THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR MY CAR AND REFUSES TO FIX, DESPITE THE RECALL THAT IS ON YOUR WEBSITE. THEY TOLD ME IT DOESN'T SHOW UP IN THEIR COMPUTERS, AND I BELIEVE IT IS BECAUSE IT IS SUCH AN OLD PROBLEM AND CAR, THAT THEIR DATABASES DON'T HAVE IT ANYMORE, FOR WHATEVER REASON. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LEFT FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINER GEAR TEETH WORE EXCESSIVELY, CAUSING THE SEAT TO PARTIALLY SLIP REARWARD WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 02V307000 REGARDING THE SEATS. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER. *AK UPDATED 03/09/06. *JB

Mileage: 76,000

IN JAN 2003 I RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT SEAT BACK RECLINER GEAR TEETH TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY AND IF I HAD A PROBLEM I SHOULD GO TO A SATURN DEALER . LAST MONTH THE PROBLEM STARTED AND I WENT TO MY SATURN DEALER IN BRANDON, FL. THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. I WENT TO THE SATURN WEB SITE AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON A 1995 SATURN SL1 SEDAN, WHICH IS WHAT I HAVE. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN OCT. 1995, AND I PURCHASED IT USED IN AUGUST 2001. THE CAMPAIGN NUMBER :AA 99V0450000 A A A A A DATED A A 1999-MAR-12. I WENT BACK TO THE SATURN DEALER IN TASMPA, FL. TODAY AND THEY AGAIN SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I STATED THE LETTER STATED 1994 AND 1995 VEHICLES AND I FEEL THAT MINE SHOULD BE COVERED SINCE IS WAS MANUFACTURED IN LATE 1994. WE HAVE TO [PLACE A COOLER BEHIND THE SEAT TO HOLD IT IN PLACE OR IT WILL FALL BACK. THE DEALER REFUSES TO HONOR THIS RECALL. WHAT CAN WE DO?

Mileage: 96,224

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT SLID BACKWARDS. THE SEAT DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE, AND LOCK SYSTEM FAILED INTERMITTENTLY.*AK

BELOW ARE EXCERPTS FROM THE LETTER I WROTE TO SATURN. THEY BASICALLY BLEW ME OFF: PRESIDENT AND CEO SATURN CORPORATION ON JULY 5, 2000, I WAS REAR-ENDED BY A LATE MODEL FORD MUSTANG WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN MY 1995 SATURN SL-1. WHEN I WAS HIT, MY DRIVER'S SEAT BACK FAILED AND I WAS THROWN INTO THE BACK SEAT OF MY CAR AND SPRAINED MY LOWER BACK. AFTER ALMOST TWO MONTHS, MY BACK IS STILL IN PAIN AND I AM UNDERGOING PHYSICAL THERAPY. A YEAR OR SO AGO, I SAW A TELEVISION NEWS REPORT THAT STATED SATURN WAS RECALLING ALL 1995 SL-SERIES SEDANS BECAUSE OF AN INHERENT FAULT IN THE DESIGN THAT WOULD CAUSE THE SEAT BACK TO FAIL IN THE EVENT OF A REAR-END COLLISION. I CONTACTED SATURN OF BELLEVUE IN BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON AND AFTER TYPING MY VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INTO THEIR COMPUTER, THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. WHEN I ASKED IF MY CAR WAS SAFE, THEY ASSURED ME IT WAS. IT IS NOW PAINFULLY OBVIOUS THAT MY CAR WAS NOT SAFE. I AM UPSET AND DISAPPOINTED WITH THE SATURN CORPORATION FOR TELLING ME IT WAS SAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING A CAR WITH AN INHERENT SAFETY DESIGN FAULT. I RECENTLY CALLED SATURN OF BELLEVUE TO GET AN ADDRESS WHERE I COULD WRITE TO YOU, AND DURING THE COURSE OF THE CONVERSATION, THE SALESMAN I SPOKE WITH TOLD ME THAT SEAT BACK FAILURE IN A REAR-END COLLISION WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT MY PROBLEM WAS. I SUBSEQUENTLY SPOKE WITH TWO INSURANCE ADJUSTERS WHO ASSURED ME THAT THIS WAS NOT A COMMON OCCURRENCE. AT THIS POINT, I AM ASKING THAT YOU DIRECT SATURN OF BELLEVUE OR SATURN OF RENTON IN WASHINGTON STATE TO RE-FIT MY OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE FRONT SEATS (BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER) WITH WHICH EVER SAFETY DEVICE YOU INSTALLED IN THE 1995 SATURN VEHICLES THAT WERE COVERED BY YOUR RECALL. *LA

Mileage: 96,000

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BACK MAKES A RATCHET NOISE WHEN ADJUSTING SEAT, AND THE SEAT BACK RECLINES BACKWARDS IN A FAST PACE WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED. *AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM, WITH DRIVERS CHAIR BREAKING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED FROM THE BACK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE.MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME AT THIS CALL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, THE GEARS BROKE AND CAUSED THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO COLLAPSE BACKWARDS. THIS OBSCURED THE DRIVER'S VISION. TS

WHILE SITTING INSIDE OF HER VEHICLE THE FRONT SEAT DRIVER SIDE RECLINE BACKWARDS AND NEVER COME BACK TO ORIGINAL STATE. PLEASE FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER. PH

THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT RECLINES WHENEVER FORCE OR WEIGHT IS APPLIED TO THE SEAT. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BOTH AT REST AND WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. TO DATE, THIS PROBLEM HAS HURT THE BACKS OF TWO PEOPLE (FOR THIS VEHICLE). THE PROBLEM FOR THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE HAS CAUSED NO DEATHS, TO DATE. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO SATURN OF HENDERSON AND REQUESTED THAT THE PROBLEM BE FIXED UNDER THE RECALL ISSUED IN 1999. HOWEVER, THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE SPECIFIED VIN NUMBERS OF SAID RECALL. I AM AWAITING SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION FROM CORPORATE SATURN FOR THE DEALER TO FIX MY VEHICLE. *AK

DRIVER SEATBACK KEEPS FALLING BACK INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING.*AK *YH

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER IN APRIL 1999 FOR RECALL 99V045000 REPAIRS. DEALER SAID VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL, AND REFUSED RECALL REPAIRS. ON JUNE 1, 2002 VEHICLE WAS REARENDED, AND DRIVER 'S SEATBACK BROKE.*AK

NHTSA RECALL 99V045000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99006; VEHICLE WAS SITTING STILL WHEN IT WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND. SEATBACK RECLINED BACKWARDS. THIS WILL BE SECOND INCCIDENT DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

THE DRIVER SEATBACK FAILED AND FELL BACKWARD TO A FLAT POSITION AS I WAS STARTING TO MOVE FORWARD AT AN INTERSECTION. I HAD TO PROP THE SEAT IN POSITION SO THAT I COULD FINISH THE TRIP. I HAD THE SEAT BACK REPLACED AT A SATURN RETAILER. THE INCIDENT MADE ME DECIDE TO TRADE IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN I WENT TO MY INSURANCE WEB SITE TO REGISTER MY NEW CAR, A LINK CAME UP TO CHECK THE SAFETY PROBLEMS OF MY VEHICLE - THE 1995 SATURN. THE ONE RECALL MENTIONED WAS THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT FALLING BACKWARD. I CONTACTED SATURN AND ASKED WHY I HADN'T RECEIVED A NOTICE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ONE WITH A PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS SEAT BACK, IT WAS DUE TO AGE AND MILEAGE. I WANT THE INFORMATION ON RECORD FOR FUTURE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. *AK

THE DEALER GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF REPAIRS FOR OVER $400. IN MY OPINION, SEATS SHOULD NOT JUST BREAK UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR. I COULD UNDERSTAND IF IT BROKE DURING A HIGH-SPEED COLLISION. ISN'T IT DANGEROUS FOR ME TO BE DRIVING AROUND WITH A COOLER IN THE BACK SEAT PROPPING UP MY SEATBACK?*AK

WHILE AT A STOP CONSUMER WAS REARENDED AND THEN PUSHED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE. CONSUMER SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 3700.00. *AK

RECLINING MECHANISM FOR THE DRIVERS SEAT FAILED AND CAUSED THE BACK OF THE SEAT TO FALL INTO THE REAR SEATING ROW. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 99V045000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

WHILE STARTING DRIVER SEATBACK RECLINERS BROKE AND FELL BACK. THERE IS RECALL99V450000, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED DUE TO VIN. *AK

THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT FAILED.*YH

THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT FAILED.*YH

RECALL 99V045000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99006 9000; SEATBACK FALLS BACKWARDS INTERMITTENTLY. RECLINER CAN HOLD SMALL AMOUNTS OF WEIGHT. CONSUMER CAN'T REST BACK COMFORTABLY IN SEAT WITHOUT SEAT COLLAPSING. THE RECALL IN GENERAL DOESN'T APPLY TO THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. *AK

RECALL 99V045000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99006 9000; SEATBACK FALLS BACKWARDS INTERMITTENTLY. RECLINER CAN HOLD SMALL AMOUNTS OF WEIGHT. CONSUMER CAN'T REST BACK COMFORTABLY IN SEAT WITHOUT SEAT COLLAPSING. THE RECALL IN GENERAL DOESN'T APPLY TO THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. *AK

IN LOW IMPACT REAR-END COLLISION, THE SEAT BACK FAILED, CAUSING THE SEAT BACK (AND THE DRIVER) TO RECLINE ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK SEAT.*AK

CAR HIT FROM THE REAR INTO A PICKUP WHILE BOTH WERE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED TO STAY IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION CAUSING THE DRIVER TO GO BACK WARDS, INJURING HER NECK. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SATURN WAS TOTALLED BEING HIT IN BOTH THE REAR AND THEN HITTING THE P/U IN IT'S REAR.*AK

VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 99 V 045 000/ RECLINER GEAR TEETH ON DRIVER'S SEAT. VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, AND UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OVER AN ENBANKMENT, RESULTING IN INJURY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

VEHICLE REARENDED. FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. DRIVER LOST VISIBILITY. SATURN REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED DRIVER'S SHOULDERS TO GO BACKWARD AND THEN FORWARD BEFORE DISCLOCATING. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT BACKREST FAILS. SAME AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN 99V045000. *AK

WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED SATURN. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD & HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. DRIVER'S HEAD HIT SEAT'S HEAD REST. EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT FOR KNEE & BACK INJURY. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION DRIVER'S SEATBACK WOULD DISENGAGE AND FALL BACK TO REAR SEAT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SEATBACK RECLINER FALLS BACK WHEN HE GETS INTO VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED SATURN, AND HIS VEHICLE WAS OUT WARRANTY. *AK

PLEASE SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V045000. I CONTACTED ROBERT HALL AT SATURN MOTORS IN MARCH 2000. HE STATED THAT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN NOVEMBER 1984 AND THE REFERENCED RECALL WAS FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 1/94 AND 8/94 THEY (SATURN) WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE. HIS CONTENTION IS THAT THE SEATBACK RECLINER TEETH ARE A "WEAR PART" AND ARE EXPECTED TO WEAR OUT IN 5 YEARS. I STRONGLY DISAGREE. I CONTEND THAT THE ORIGINAL RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE ALL 1995 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES WHICH SUFFER THE SAME SAFETY DEFECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL.*AK

THERE IS A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V045000 THAT COVERS 1995 SATURN SL2 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JAN 1994 TO AUG 1994 THAT HAVE THIS EXACT PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. SHOULD THIS BE PART OF THE CAMPAIGN? I LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE CONTACT WITH YOU.*AK

I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT WHEN I GOT REARENDED AND MY SEAT FLEW BACK AND CAUSED ME BACK, NECK AND ARM INJURY. I WAS TOLD BY THE DOCTOR THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN NEARLY AS INJURED IF THE SEAT HAD HELD LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE. THE CAR HAD VERY LITTLE DAMAGE ON THE BUMPERS. (I WAS THROWN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, ALSO). I READ IN THE NEWSPAPER TODAY (9-23-00) THAT SATURN KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT LAST YEAR! WHY WASN'T IT RECALLED THEN?! I'VE BEEN GOING TO THE DOCTOR EVER SINCE THE ACCIDENT AND IT'S BEEN QUITE A PAIN AND INCONVENIENCE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PUT THROUGH THIS! *AK

VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT AN INTERSECTION, DURING ACCIDENT THE DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO BE THROWN INTO THE REAR SEAT OF THE CAR, CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT. NLM

DURING HYDROPLANE, FRONT PASSENGER SEAT RECLINED AND COULD NOT BE RETURNED TO UPRIGHT POSITION. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT ALSO BECAME DISCONNECTED. WHIP LASH AND BRUISES WERE SUSTAINED DURING ACCIDENT.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER SEAT, AS STATED IN A SATURN RECALL, HOWEVER VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *MJS

INSIDE DRIVER'S SEAT MATERIAL WOULD SHIFT UNEXPECTEDLY, NOT STATIONERY. THIS CAUSED PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD BE TILTED TO THE RIGHT SIDE, AND IT WAS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE.*AK

DRIVER'S SEAT BACK RECLINER GEAR TEETH ARE WORN EXCESSIVELY AND THE SEAT-BACK SLIPS REARWARD WHEN MINOR FORCE IS APPLIED. I CONTACTED SATURN (ROBERT HALL) REGARDING REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 99V045000. HE STATED THAT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL, THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT AT THEIR COST. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE COMPANY'S POSITION IS THAT THE SEAT-BACK RECLINER MECHANISM IS A "WEAR PART" AND THAT BECAUSE MY CAR IS 5-YEARS OLD, THIS KIND OF WEAR IS EXPECTED. I DISAGREE. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN 11/94. THE ORIGINAL RECALL COVERED VEHICLES MANUFACTURED 1/94 -8/94. IF ANYTHING, MY CAR IS NEWER AND THE MECHANISM SHOULD HAVE LESS WEAR. MR HALL FURTHER STATED THAT THE HIGH MILES INDICATED THAT THE PART WOULD BE EXPECTED TO FAIL. AGAIN, I DISAGREE. THE SEAT-BACK MECHANISM IS GENERALLY ADJUSTED ONLY ONCE EACH TRIP (OFTEN NOT AT ALL). UNLESS THE PART IS DESIGNED TO FAIL THROUGH NORMAL WEAR, IT SHOULD NOT FAIL SIMPLY BECAUSE THE AVERAGE TRIP LENGTH IS LONGER, AS OCCURS ON THE RELETIVELY LONG COMMUTES IN ALASKA. MR HALL STATED THAT THE PROBLEM "LOT" OF FAULTY SEAT-BACK MECHANISMS WAS FOUND AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED AT THE FACTORY ON MY CAR. ONE MORE TIME, I DISAGREE. I BELIEVE THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER CONTINUED TO INSTALL FAULTY SEAT-BACK RECLINER MECHANISMS AFTER AUGUST 1994. I REQUEST THAT THE ORIGINAL RECALL BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE AND ANY OTHER THAT SUFFER FROM THE SAME SAFETY DEFECT AND THAT THIS SAFETY DEFECT BE REPAIRE AT NO COST TO ME.*AK

ON FEB. 24, I WAS REAR-ENDED WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE IMPACT PUSHED MY CAR INTO THE INTERSECTION AHEAD OF ME. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. HOWEVER, MY DRIVER'S SEAT WAS FORCED INTO THE FULLY RECLINING POSITION AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE - NOT EVEN A SCRATCH. MY 2-YEAR DAUGHTER WAS SEATED IN HER CAR SEAT, LOCATED IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. IF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED, OR IF THE CHILD CAR SEAT WAS POSITIONED BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT, SHE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED BY THE FORCE OF THE FRONT SEAT SUDDENLY AND FORCEFULLY RECLINING ONTO HER LEGS. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF TRANSPORTING MY DAUGHTER IN MY SATURN. AS A RESULT OF THIS EXPERIENCE, I HAVE MOVED THE CAR SEAT TO THE CENTER POSITION. BUT THE SEAT DOES NOT FIT TIGHTLY THERE - IT MOVES FROM SIDE TO SIDE. EVEN IN THE CENTER POSITION, BOTH FRONT SEAT BACKS HIT THE EDGES OF THE CAR SEAT WHEN THEY ARE RECLINED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION, CAUSING DRIVER'S SEABACKT REST TO COLLAPSE; SITUATION ALMOST CAUSED DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. DRIVER SUSTAINED LOWER BACK INJURY AND NUMBNESS IN LEFT LEG. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO ACCEPT VEHICLE AS PART OF MFR. RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT WILL COLLAPSE WITH ANY AMOUNT OF WEIGHT IN THE SEAT. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A VERY MINOR CRASH WHEN IT WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING ABOUT 15 MPH. DRIVER'S SEAT BACK COLLAPSED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WILL BE CORRECTED. PLEASE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP WHEN REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROX 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO FALL BACK WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES. *AK

VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED WHILE WAITING ON TRAFFIC LIGHT TO CHANGE ;CAUSES DRIVER SEAT TO FALL BACKWARD AND INJURY CONSUMER BACK. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED.

NOT COVERED UNDER EXISTING RECALL PER DEALER,BUT SAME PROBLEM AS OTHER RECALLED MODELS OF SAME YEAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

THIS PART WAS OBVIOUSLY RECALLED BY YOUR ORGANIZATION, HOWEVER, SATURN OF FREDERICKSBURG DENIES THAT THEY HAVE TO FIX IT. INSTEAD, THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME FOR REPLACEMENT. THIS IS WRONG FOR A PART THAT WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

THERE IS A RECALL ON 94-95 SATURNS FOR THIS UNUSUAL PROBLEM. OUR VIN IS ABOUT 60 NUMBERS OFF FROM THE LIST. IT IS TOO WIERD OF A PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE SAME THING THAT'S BEING RECALLED. SATURN WILL NOT REPLACE IT UNDER THE RECALL. THEY ARE REQUIRING US TO PAY A FEE EQUAL TO AN EXTENDED WARRENTY DEDUCTIBLE. IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY REFUSED TO AT LEAST EXAMINE THE SUSPECT PART AND PROVE TO US IT IS NOT IN THE RECALL. PLEASE HELP.

SEAT LATCH FAILED DUE TO WEAK PLASTIC MATERIAL (WHICH BROKE), CAUSING SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE.

I WAS REAR ENDED & AT THE MOMENT OF IMPACT MY SEAT COMPLETLY RECLINED. WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL BECAUSE MY HANDS CAME OFF THE WHEEL. I HAVE CONTACTED SATURN & WAS TOLD FROM BODY SHOP THIS WAS A SAFETY FEATURE. BUT I WAS LATER TOLD NO THAT IS JUST SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS ON THERE CARS. MY 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS WITH ME IN THE ACCIDENT. LUCKLY SHE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BACKSEAT & NOT BEHIND MY SEAT WHICH COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY INJURED HER!! I WOULD APPRICIATE IT IF THIS COULD BE LOOKED INTO BECAUSE I'M TRULY AFRAID OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE NOW.

DRIVER'S SEATBACK BOLT WAS STRIPPED OFF,CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING, WHICH MAY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

COPY OF E-MAIL TO SATURN: DEAR SATURN REPRESENTATIVE, MY HUSBAND AND I ARE CONSIDERING BUYING ANOTHER SATURN SL2. HOWEVER, WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY. MY PREVIOUS SL2 (1995, #[XXX]) WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A CHEVY TAHOE ON 5/3/97. I WAS PUSHED INTO ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THAT VEHICLE (A TOYOTA) ENDED UP ON TOP OF MY SATURN. MY SL2 WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK MUSCLE INJURIES. I CONTINUE TO UNDERGO TREATMENTS FOR RECURRING PAIN. THE CAB COMPARTMENT OF THE SL2 HELD UP WELL. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED AND FELL BACK AGAINST THE BACK SEAT. IT SEEMS THIS LACK OF SUPPORT MAY HAVE ADDED TO MY MUSCLE STRAIN. ALSO, THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SHOULDN'T IT HAVE DEPLOYED AS THE SL2 WAS PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT? ARE THESE DESIGN ISSUES OR WERE THEY POSSIBLY DEFECTS IN OUR CAR? WOULD THE '98 VEHICLES BE SAFER IN THESE RESPECTS? IF HELPFUL, WE COULD SEND PICTURES OF THE SL2 AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THANK YOU - [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SEAT BACK COLLAPSED DURING VEHICLE COLLISION.

DRIVER'S SEAT PADDING SLIPS OFF THE FRAME, CAUSING THE MATERIAL TO WEAR THROUGH AND TEAR.

ENGINE/IGNITION/COMPUTER/SPEEDOMER/CRUISE CONTROL/REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER: ELECRICAL WIRING/WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR/DRIVER'S SEAT LATCH AND PARKING BRAKE FAILED.

BUCKET SEAT BACKS COLLAPSED WHEN COLLISION OCCURRED, CAUSING INJURY.

WHILE LEANING BACK IN DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK REST COLLAPSED, CAUSING OWNER TO FALL BACK SUDDENLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR PROBLEM. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SEAT ADJUSTER FAILED, CAUSING SEAT TO BOTTOM OUT WHILE DRIVING.

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK FELL/BROKE AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION AND SEATBACK RECLINED TO THE REAR POSITION.*AK

DRIVING VEHICLE, MAKING RIGHT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT R/R BUMPER, SPINNED VEHICLE AROUND, DRIVER/PASSENGER SEATBACKS COLLAPSED BACKWARDS ONTO REAR SEAT. *AK *SLC

DRIVING VEHICLE, MAKING RIGHT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT R/R BUMPER, SPINNED VEHICLE AROUND, DRIVER/PASSENGER SEATBACKS COLLAPSED BACKWARDS ONTO REAR SEAT. *AK

VEHICLE STRUCK FROM THE REAR, DRIVERS SEATBACK COLLAPSED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT SPEED OF 55MPH, IMPACT AT 6:00 POSITION, DRIVERS SEAT BROKE, FAILURE OF THE SEAT TRACK AND ANCHORS. TT

DRIVER'S SEAT BACK FAILED TO HOLD DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING SEAT TO RECLINE BACKWARDS. *SKD

DRIVER SEAT BACK BROKE AND COLLAPSED DURING IMPACT AND PASSENGER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

AFTER REAREND IMPACT DRIVER SEAT BACK BROKE AND COLLAPSED, DEALER SAID SEAT IS DESIGN THAT WAY. TT