Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-09-12 | 97V155000 |
SEATS | 5 | — | Details |
| 1997-08-29 | 97V138000 |
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | 14,580 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING (VEHICLE IN MOTION) THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY. AT TIMES WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED IN THE IGNITION SW… |
| 2014-07-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 2 | ON JULY 23, 2014 APPROXIMATELY 6:35P.M. I WAS ON MY WAY TO CHURCH ALONG WITH THREE OTHER PASSENGERS. MY SISTER WAS IN … |
| 2014-03-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 SATURN SL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE CONTINU… |
| 2013-05-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DURING OIL CHANGE DISCOVERED THAT FRONT SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGH AT CONTROL ARM ATTACHMENT POINT, DRIVERS SIDE. CAR… |
| 2013-05-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DURING OIL CHANGE DISCOVERED THAT FRONT SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGH AT CONTROL ARM ATTACHMENT POINT, DRIVERS SIDE. CAR… |
| 2012-10-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THE OFF POSITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND WENT TO FULL THROTTLE. WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDA… |
| 2012-06-24 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 SATURN SL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WHEN HE SHI… |
| 2009-09-16 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1997 SATURN SL, 4 DOOR SEDAN, MANUAL TRANSAXLE, 143000 MILES AT A PARKING LOT: SHIFTER CABLE PLASTIC BUSHING BROKE LOC… |
| 2009-08-12 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 SATURN SL1. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR THE SHI… |
| 2009-07-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | SEVERE RUST OUT OF THE SUSPENSION SUB-FRAME (ENGINE CRADLE) ALONG THE LEFT SIDE, PARTICULARLY AT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM … |
| 2009-06-06 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DRIVING ALONG COMMUNITY ROAD AND MANUAL SHIFT LINKAGE BECAME INOPERATIVE. FAILURE WAS TOTAL, SHIFTING WAS IMPOSSIBLE, … |
| 2008-07-08 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 SATURN SL2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME ROTTED OUT ALONG THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE … |
| 2008-04-08 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1997 SL1 AND ON THE 3RD DAY OF OWNING IT THE SHIFTER BROKE CAUSING IT TO GO LIMP. AT THE TIME I … |
| 2008-04-08 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY | No | 1 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1997 SL1 AND ON THE 3RD DAY OF OWNING IT THE SHIFTER BROKE CAUSING IT TO GO LIMP. AT THE TIME I … |
| 2007-08-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | STARTED MY CAR, IT RAN A FEW SECONDS, THEN DIED. BEFORE I COULD RESTART IT, SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT OF THE STEERING … |
| 2007-08-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 SATURN SL2. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM THE HOOD. HE THEN … |
| 2006-11-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A USED 1997 SATURN SL IN 2005. WHEN I NEGOTIATED TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE THE HORN WAS NOT WORKING. THE US… |
| 2006-03-27 | PARKING BRAKE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 SATURN SL2. THE "BUTTON" ON MY PARKING BRAKE HANDLE POPPED OFF THE OTHER DAY (03/27/2006), RELEASING MY … |
| 2006-03-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE FRONT SIDE PASSENGER SEAT/SHOULDER BELT SYSTEM WOULD NOT RETRACT OR RELEASE ON MY 1997 SATURN 4-DOOR SEDAN. I WAS T… |
| 2006-02-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | DRIVER WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND HIT THE PARKING CURB JUST SLIGHTLY WHILE BRAKING. … |
| 2006-01-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO START CAR. AFTER A FEW TRIES, THE CAR FINALLY STARTED ONLY TO HAVE MOUNDS OF SMOKE ROLLING O… |
| 2005-12-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR S… |
| 2005-11-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING THE SWITCH TO START THE ENGINE, THE STARTER MOTOR STOPPED AN SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. TH… |
| 2005-10-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | MY CAR WAS BACKED INTO IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH PUSHED THE FROND END BACK INTO THE RADIATOR SUPPORT AND BUCKLED THE HOOD. T… |
| 2005-04-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | I WAS PARKED AT A SHOPPING CENTER, WHEN I TURNED MY CAR ON, IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER TRYING A COUPLE OF TIMES,IT MADE … |
| 2005-04-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET BLEW AT 68,00 MILES IN MY 1997 SATURN SL1. SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME IT WAS NOT DUE TO ANY NEGLIGENCE… |
| 2005-03-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | NO PRIOR INDICATION OF A FAULT. ON MARCH 26, 2005 MY WIFE WENT TO START THE CAR AND NOT ONLY WOULD IT NOT START, BUT SM… |
| 2005-02-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE FRONT SEAT BELT PROBLEM. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT AFTER USE. TH… |
| 2004-12-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | 1997 SATURN SL2. STARTED ENGINE, IT RAN A FEW SECONDS, THEN STOPPED WITH ELECTRICAL SMELLING SMOKE FLOWING FROM UNDER D… |
| 2004-11-29 | TIRES | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HIT A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED… |
| 2004-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD ASSEMBLY, ENGINE RUNS HOT & OIL MIXED WITH COOLANT IN ENGINE. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS NO… |
| 2004-08-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DEFECT DETAILS: DESIGN FLAW IN THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD ASSEMBLY CAUSES CRACKS IN THE CYLINDER HEAD. ALLOWS MOTOR OIL T… |
| 2004-07-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 SATURN SL2. IT HAS APX 78K MILES. MY CAR HAS BEEN GOING THRU ALOT OF OIL. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSH… |
| 2004-03-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. DEALER STATED WIRING HARNESS MELTED. AS A RE… |
| 2004-02-05 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS LOCKED. *AK |
| 2004-01-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT APP. 45 MPH ON A CITY ROAD THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE FOLLOWED BY A CONTINUOUS RATT… |
| 2003-11-30 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED. *AK *MR |
| 2003-11-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 2 | WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IN FIRST GEAR TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO FOURTH GEAR WITHOUT WARNING, AND CONSUMER TEMPORARILY LOST … |
| 2003-10-31 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE A… |
| 2003-10-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WE EXPERIENCED A DASHBOARD FIRE IN OUR 1997 SATURN SL1 IN THE FALL OF 2003. MY WIFE TURNED THE KEY, STARTED THE CAR, SH… |
| 2003-09-17 | TIRES | No | 0 | I RECENTLY TOOK MY 1997 SATURN IN TO DISCOUNT TIRE FOR MY TIRE ROTATION THAT THEY PROVIDE WHEN YOU PURCHASE TIRES FROM … |
| 2003-09-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | 1997 SL2 SATURN WOULD NOT START. BATTERY WOULD NOT HOLD CHARGE. HAD EARLY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS (ACCESSORIES WOUL… |
| 2003-08-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL, NEEDED TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET. DEALER STATED NEVER HEARD SOMETHING LIKE THIS. *AK |
| 2003-08-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION. |
| 2003-08-05 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1997 SATURN SL STOPPED AS I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN. AD TO TO AN EMERGENCY PULL OVER WHILE NO… |
| 2003-07-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | RANDOMLY, USUALLY ABOUT EVERY FEW MONTHS, I WILL START MY CAR. IT WILL START, BUT IT STARTS "FUNNY." IT DOESN'T HIT TH… |
| 2003-06-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR FELL OFF BROKE FROM ENGINE BRACKET. CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS WITHOUT WARRANTY. *AK |
| 2003-05-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB |
| 2003-02-25 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A SAFETY ISSUE RELATED TO MY VEHICLE. EARLIER THIS WEEK I PURCHASED A USED SATURN FROM A DEALER… |
| 2003-01-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. *NLM |