Consumer Complaint Detail

SATURN / SL / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004295920 Incident Date: Aug, 30 2004
Consumer's City: OAKHURST Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SL Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Steering:linkages:knuckle:spindle:arm
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G8ZK5277TZ Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 02 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My son was traveling south on the garden state parkway @ 65mpn. slowed to exit at exit 105. as he entered the exit, he felt something break, lost steering, and the car shot to the right, the air bags deployed, and the right side of the car slid down the guard rail and came to a stop just before impacting a concrete jersey wall. the initial inspection of the vehicle revealed that the right side spindle had snapped. the arm on the spindle that the tie-rod attaches to snapped in half. *ak