Consumer Complaint Detail

SATURN / SL / 1996

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004297642 Incident Date: Sep, 01 2004
Consumer's City: VICTORVILLE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SL Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G8ZG5282TZ Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 04 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 07 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Purchased the saturn sl1 in sept 24 of 2004 with 94,32 0miles. i had the oil changed that very same day. i 've kept up on all fluids and service religiousily. at 96910 miles the car would not go into 1st, 3rd or reverse without force. on 9/10/03 i had the clutch replaced and the slave cable. then is when it started having problems overheating, mechanic did two diffrent diagnostic test both came back with no conclusions. the car still heats up everyday ,but i have no other car to drive. there is no power in the car now and the oil is sludge filled. i've purchased temperature sending units, both o2 sensors, thermostat, coolant,clutch,relays,etc...to try to solve the problem of the over heating. pretty much it's a matter of time before i'm like the other 1996 saturn drivers who will have to pay the $ 1000.00-2000.00 to fix my head gasket that was a known factory defect. what can we do. *jb