Safety Score
78
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Saturn Sl.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I HAVE SOO MUCH PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR |
| 2015-09-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY SATURN THAT I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF NOW, COMPLETELY CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING IT. LU… |
| 2014-10-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | OUR DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON 10/9/2014. A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HER. OUR DAUGHTER … |
| 2014-08-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE SECURITY LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD TURN ON AND THE WHEEL TURN TO THE RIGHT SIDE BY IT SELF AND THE CAR TURN OFF AND W… |
| 2014-07-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A LIGHT UP TO ~20MPH THERE WAS THE SMELL OF BRAKE FLUID/RUBBER BURNING. WHEN TRAFFIC SLOWED AGA… |
| 2014-07-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER THE KEY IS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION CYLINDER IT WILL NOT ENGAGE AND TURN TO START THE VEHICLE. THE LOCK REMAINS … |
| 2014-04-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FOR SOME TIME NOW MY HORN IS UNRELIABLE. I WAS BEHIND A CAR THAT WAS ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE AND WAS TRYING TO ALERT THEM… |
| 2013-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN SL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TOWARDS THE ON POSITION, IT… |
| 2013-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN SL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI THEFT WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE … |
| 2012-09-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN SL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE KEY INTERMITTENTLY RELEASED… |
| 2012-09-03 | TIRES | No | 0 | I AM SEEING A PATTERN OF SEVERE DRY ROT STRESS CRACKS IN ALL, NEARLY NEW (LESS THAN 12 MONTHS OLD) MICHELIN AND UNIROYA… |
| 2012-05-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | I TOOK MY SATURN IN FOR REPAIR BECAUSE I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE IGNITION AND STARTING MY CAR. THE DEALER SAID THAT… |
| 2012-05-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE TROUBLE TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH. ONCE STARTED THE KEYS CAN FALL OUT OF THE SWITCH. PLEASE ADD THIS TO THE IG… |
| 2011-12-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN SL2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A… |
| 2011-11-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN SL1. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE VE… |
| 2011-05-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | SATURN 2001 SL1, MY GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND CALLED ME SAYING THAT IT WAS KNOCKING SHE ONLY DROVE IT AROUND T… |
| 2009-07-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON JULY 18 2009 A LADY PULLED OUT OF A SIDE STREET AND WE HIT. I COULD NOT AVOID HER. IM NOT SURE … |
| 2009-06-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY KEY COMES OUT THE IGNITION IN THE RUN POSITION, WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER SINCE NEW. THIS START… |
| 2009-04-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN SL2. WHILE DRIVING 7 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE … |
| 2008-12-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | SATURN 2001 ION IGNITION - CAR WON'T START BECAUSE KEY WON'T TURN THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SATURNS AND IS A B… |
| 2008-10-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2001 SATURN SL2 TRANSMISSION WILL SLAM WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE REPLACED FLUIDS AND LET RUN IN REVERSE POSITI… |
| 2008-09-03 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING, MY GEAR SHIFTER JUST WENT "LOOSE" AND THE CAR WAS STUCK IN GEAR WITHOUT ANY ABILITY… |
| 2008-07-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN SL. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO… |
| 2008-06-06 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | LTR FROM SENATOR BINGAMAN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT, RE FRONT SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN HER 2001 SATURN SL1. *NJ THE … |
| 2008-06-06 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | MALFUNCTION OF PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ON 2001 SATURN SL1. *NJ THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHEN THE CONSUMER'S SON EXITED THE… |
| 2008-05-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY 2001 SATURN SL2 RECENTLY DEVELOPED A SEVER 'BUCK' IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHEN IT SHIFTS. THAT IS, WHEN IT CH… |
| 2008-04-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MULTI ENGINE MISFIRE, KNOCK SYSTEM, IDLE SPEED HIGH, IGNITION SYSTEM VOLTS. THE INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING. MY REPAIRM… |
| 2008-03-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AS OF YET. WHEN TRANSMISSION IS SWITCHED TO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE GIVES A VERY STRONG JOLT… |
| 2008-03-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION. *TR |
| 2008-03-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN SL2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE AND JERK WHEN THE GEARS WERE SH… |
| 2008-03-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 1ST INCIDENT: I WENT IN TO THE SATURN DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE DEALER FOUND A FUEL LEAK BETWEEN THE TANK AND TH… |
| 2008-03-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS - STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION..... KEPT SHIFTING REAL HARD F… |
| 2008-01-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I SAW A RECALL ON YOUR WEB SITE THAT DESCRIBED THE SAME REPAIR I NEED TO PASS EMISSIONS ON MY 2001 SATURN SL1. IT IS A … |
| 2007-07-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO THE MAIN HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR MADE A PFFFF SOUND AND I LOST ALL POWER TO THE CA… |
| 2007-06-14 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PLASTIC BUSHING ON TRANSMISSION CABLE BROKE. HAVE TO BUY THE ENTIRE CABLE ($240), PLASTIC "BUSHING" IS NOT AVAILABLE T… |
| 2007-05-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | MY 2001 SATURN SL2 HAS HAD MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IGNITION LOCK ON DISCUSSION BOARDS. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT FOR AB… |
| 2007-03-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SOMETIMES MY SECURITY LIGHT GOES ON-WHEN THAT HAPPENS, IN ORDER TO START CAR UP I HAVE TO LOCK ALL OF THE DOORS, WAIT 2… |
| 2007-01-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE PARKING, AT THE SPEED OF ABOUT 3 MPH I HIT THE SIDE OF A CEMENTED DRIVEWAY WHICH WAS HIGHER THAN THE STREET, AND … |
| 2007-01-04 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | TL*- WHILE GETTING OUT THE 2001 SATURN SL 1, THE CONTACT CLOSED THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS… |
| 2006-12-31 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | WHILE BACKING THE CAR OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY THE SPRING ON THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT BROKE COLLAPSING THE SUSPENSION. *JB |
| 2006-11-21 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS BOARD HAS ALLOWED THE USE OF "DRIVING LIGHTS" ON CARS ON OUR HIGHWAYS. THESE LIGHTS ARE … |
| 2006-10-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN SL2. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SLAMMED INTO GEAR. THE DEALER STA… |
| 2006-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2001 SATURN SL FROM A SMALL CAR DEALERSHIP AT THE END OF JUNE 2006. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH A 30 DAY … |
| 2006-05-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THE 2001 SATURN SL1 GAS PEDAL CONSTANTLY STICKS. IT IS HARD TO PUSH DOWN EITHER DRIVING FORWARD OR REVERSE. THE BRAKE… |
| 2006-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION - EPA PROBLEM AT 75,000 MILES OUR 2001 SL2 BEGAN TO CONSUME OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE. 1 QT I… |
| 2006-03-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | SUNROOF MODULE TO BE REPLACED 2 YEARS AFTER THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED....*NM |
| 2005-12-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WE NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES THE CAR WAS ENGINE WAS RACING WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND YOU HAVE TO HOLD EXTRA PRESSURE ON TH… |
| 2005-10-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING GOING ABOUT 55 WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO LOOSE POWER I PUSHED ON THE GAS AND IT WENT UP TO 5 RPM BEFORE KIC… |
| 2005-09-28 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:00 AM I WAS TRAVELING ON I 295 NORTH WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 65 MPH. I WAS IN… |
| 2005-07-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION, IT DOESN'T TURN MOST OF THE TIME. IT HAS BEEN TRIED TURNING THE ST… |