1995 Saturn SL Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems
Owners have filed 51 complaints with NHTSA about service brakes, hydraulic problems on the 1995 Saturn SL, 14% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 12,300 miles. The words owners use most often: “brake rotors” (20% of reports).
- 51service brakes, hydraulic complaints
- 12,300median miles at failure
- 11mention a crash
- 4mention an injury
- 0related recalls
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Brake rotors: mentioned in 10 of 51 complaints (20%)
At what mileage do service brakes, hydraulic problems happen?
Based on 1 complaint that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 51 complaints, 11 mention a crash, 4 an injury.
Saturn SL service brakes, hydraulic complaints by model year
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists service brakes, hydraulic for the 1995 Saturn SL. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
1 incident and 1 crash. Left emergency brake on by accident when driving and went to apply brake to slow down, but had no brakes. Could not stop..no accident first time it happened. But 2nd time caused multiple car accident w/an injury. After i stopped driving, the brakes began working again. I had…
Dt: 1995 saturn sl1 4 door. Consumer's vehicle was involved in an accident on september 29, 2005 . Upon impact, the airbags did not deploy. The consumer took pictures . However, had not contacted dealership or manufacturer because he thought vehicle was too old, and dealership information was…
Brakes pulsate when stopping and also causing steering wheel to shake. Brakes caused car not to stop on time when traveling about 35mph. I had just recently taken the car to a saturn dealership and the brakes were inspected and i was not advised anything about the brakes. Then just recently, when i…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 1995 Saturn SLs have service brakes, hydraulic problems?
No. NHTSA has 51 owner complaints about service brakes, hydraulic for the 1995 Saturn SL (14% of the 355 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 1995 Saturn SL service brakes, hydraulic?
No recall currently lists service brakes, hydraulic for this vehicle.
At what mileage do service brakes, hydraulic problems start?
The median reported mileage is 12,300 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about service brakes, hydraulic problems on the 1995 Saturn SL?
The most frequent phrase is “brake rotors”, in 10 of 51 complaints.
Other 1995 Saturn SL problems
See all 1995 Saturn SL problems or service brakes, hydraulic problems across all SL years.