Safety Score
54
Average
Recalls
4
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (4)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-11-07 | 07V519000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 20,514 | — | Details |
| 2003-06-23 | 03V231000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 239,993 | — | Details |
| 2000-10-30 | 00V344000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | 1,637 | — | Details |
| 2000-08-23 | 00V235000 |
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 168 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-12 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2001 Saturn LS1. The contact stated that the front driver’s seat failed to operate as intended. The … |
| 2022-02-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Recall bulletin #06074a ,timing chain engine stall. I called gm,and gm arbitration and they said I have no recallcs. T… |
| 2019-11-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 3 | The contact owns a 2001 Saturn L200. The contact stated while driving, there was an abnormal fuel odor inside the vehic… |
| 2019-10-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN LS200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT AND CARPET. … |
| 2018-10-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND IT STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD IT DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC AND IT IS THE TIMING CHAIN.… |
| 2017-10-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WELL FIRST MY ENGINE CONTROL MONITOR IS SENDING A BUNCH OF RANDOM OFF CODES FROM MA'S AIR SENSOR VOL LOW TO CRANKSHAFT … |
| 2017-07-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE SATURN L SERIES WHEN FILLED WITH GASOLINE WILL STALL CAUSING IMMINENT HARM TO THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS, AND ANY OTHER… |
| 2017-03-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I'M HAVING THE EXACT PROBLEM AS RECALL 05V245000. EXAMINING MY CAR CONFIRMS THIS WAS NOT REPLACED. IT HAS SHORTED OUT M… |
| 2016-10-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CAR STOPPED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT JUST AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY , AND WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER WALKING HOME, HAD CAR … |
| 2016-09-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | IGNITION PROBLEMS WITH ONLY 88,000 MILESDOES MY CAR FIT THE GM RECALL. |
| 2016-07-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L100 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WAS STUCK IN THE ACCESSORY MODE AND … |
| 2016-06-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE AIR BAG AND T… |
| 2016-01-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK OVER. FOUND OUT LATER IT WAS TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2015-10-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GAS FUMES ARE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. A MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE PLASTIC GAS TANK HAS A SMALL CRACK. GASS… |
| 2015-09-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN LS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT IMMEDIATELY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICL… |
| 2015-07-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE FRONTAL PASSENGER AIR BAG S… |
| 2015-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY CARS IDLE DROPPED AND STALKED MY CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. I GOT IT RESTSRTED AND MADE IT HOME. THE… |
| 2015-04-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WE DROVE THE CAR TO EAT. WHEN WE CAME BACK OUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND HE TOLD US … |
| 2015-02-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR IS 2001 SATURN L200 WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES AND THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AS THE CAR WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWA… |
| 2014-12-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CAR LOST POWER ON FREEWAY AT 60 M/HR. CAR WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. TIMING CHAIN WAS FOUND BROKEN. REPAIR COST IS ESTIM… |
| 2014-11-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, A BANGING NOISE EMIT… |
| 2014-10-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TIMING CHAIN BROKEN, STALLED WHILE DRIVING. *TR |
| 2014-07-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERH… |
| 2014-06-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | JUNE 20, 2014 STARTED ENGINE ON MY 2001 L200 SATURN THEN BACKED IT UP 20FT AND SHUT ENGINE OFF. ALL ATTEMPTS TO RESTAR… |
| 2014-06-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN LS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED… |
| 2014-05-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN LS200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SMOKE STARTED TO … |
| 2014-05-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | SMELL OF GASOLINE R/S REAR HAD FILLER NECK AND CAP REPLACED; STILL ABLE SMELL GAS; CRAWLED UNDER CAR AND NOTICED A SMA… |
| 2014-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | REPLACED WATER PUMP, TIMING CHAIN AND PULLEYS AT APPROXIMATELY 90K MILES. APP. 10K MILES LATER, TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND … |
| 2014-04-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE 2 CHILDREN AND IM A PART TIME SINGLE MOM. I LOVE MY CAR. NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS. ONE DAY AFTER WORK. IT SIMPLY … |
| 2014-04-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2001 SATURN L-200 SERIES WITH ONLY 75K ORIGINAL MILES. BEST RUNNING VEHICLE I HAD COME ACROSS I… |
| 2014-03-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L100. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKE… |
| 2014-03-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STARTED WITH RATTLING SOUND, ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART ENGINE, WOULD CRANK BUT NOT FIRE. *TR |
| 2014-02-19 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MY LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT BULB HAD BURNED OUT AND CAUSED THE TAIL-LIGHT ASSEMBLY AROUND THE BULB OPENING TO MELT AND PRE… |
| 2014-02-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH WHEN THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND SHUT OFF. WITHIN THE NEXT MINUT… |
| 2014-02-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | 2ND OWNER OF VEHICLE, TAIL LAMPS HAD OVER HEATING ISSUE, NHTSA ISSUED RECALL ON 2 JUNE 2005, SATURN REFUSES TO ADDRESS … |
| 2014-02-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HOME MY CAR JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED OR WHAT WAS WRONG, IT JUS… |
| 2014-01-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L-SERIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE IN… |
| 2013-12-26 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HAVING TROUBLE WITH BRAKE LIGHTS BULBS AND 3RD BRAKE LIGHT |
| 2013-12-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | IGNITION CYLINDER SEIZED IN IGNITION HOUSING. |
| 2013-11-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, A FIRE IN THE RESONATOR AND… |
| 2013-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN LW300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT … |
| 2013-10-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | I BRAKE HARD TO AVOID AN ANIMAL IN THE ROAD. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK,… |
| 2013-09-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS COVERED BY SATURN RECALL 07V519000, ENTIRE VALVE ASSEMBLY AND TIMING CHAIN REPLACED BY GM SHOP AT APPROXIMA… |
| 2013-09-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L SERIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT … |
| 2013-09-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS RECALL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VEHICLE, MOST OF THE… |
| 2013-07-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE STOPPED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED DUE TO BROKEN TIMING CHAIN WHICH BENT THE V… |
| 2013-06-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR (2001 SATURN L200) GOING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE OF MY CAR STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RE… |
| 2013-06-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WA… |
| 2013-05-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L200 (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STA… |
| 2013-04-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I BEGAN TO SMELL FUEL, TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND THEY COULDN'T FIND A HOLE WHERE FUEL WAS LEAKING SO I THOUGHT I MAYBE WAS… |