Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 10/16/1999 | 75000 | 1 | |
| While driving instrument panel light kept going on and off.had vehicle serviced. engine cracked and oil leaked into radiator. had problem fixed. however, problem reoccurred.*ak *nlm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 09/11/1997 | 1 | ||
| Alternator failed. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 10/19/2001 | 09/01/1998 | ||
| Actual part a small bushing connecting the shifter (1-5) to clutch cable broke off with out any warning having spoken to a number of saturn dealers this seems to be a common occurrence on further investigation i discovered similar recalls on 1996 and 97 many people might not even beaware of what the real problem was unless they removed the console like i did. saturn claims it is the suppliers fault and that i have to an entire two cable packaged assembly in order to replace the connector total cost $350-$400 dollars i believe the consumer is being put at deliberate risk for there profits.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 03/01/1998 | 3 | 07/21/1995 | |
| Engine/ignition/computer/speedomer/cruise control/rear window defroster: elecrical wiring/windshield wiper motor/driver's seat latch and parking brake failed. | |||
| 12/04/1997 | 12/29/1994 | ||
| Ignition assembly failure. *ak | |||
| 04/21/1996 | |||
| While driving, vehicle would suddenly die out, for no reason in heavy traffic. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||
| 03/01/1998 | 3 | 07/21/1995 | |
| Engine/ignition/computer/speedomer/cruise control/rear window defroster: elecrical wiring/windshield wiper motor/driver's seat latch and parking brake failed. | |||
| 10/31/1994 | 1 | ||
| Intermittent sudden acceleration due to computer chip failure. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 07/01/2004 | 1 | 12/01/1994 | |
| Problems with 1995 saturn sl1. *mr smoke had come from the driver's side dash immediately after starting the vehicle, the cable harness from the ignition switch module that connected to the key/lock assembly burned, the black wire had no insulation which burned off all the way to the grounding point at the firewall, the black wire was not connected to the chassis and also burned off. (the ignition switch failed and shorted the battery and the black wire/chassis) *sc *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 06/06/1995 | |||
| Electrical short, vehicle was parked for a period of 8 hours, caught fire under the dash. tt | |||