Consumer Complaint Detail

SATURN / SL / 1995

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005035638 Incident Date: Aug, 13 2005
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SL Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Steering:gear box (other than rack and pinion)
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G8ZF5285SZ Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 23 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 31 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the contact owns a 1995 saturn sl. the contact stated received nhtsa campaign rfecall 94v170000. the recall stated that fracture of the steering gear pinion shaft causes complete loss of steering control which could result in a crash. however, this vehicle was not covered under the recall due to vin. this happened to contact's vehicle and she lost control of vehicle. the service department did replace the part before she found out about the recall. she was seeking reimbursement for the actual part which cost $1120, and $286 for the rental car. *ak