Saturn SL Air Bags Problems
Owners have filed 121 complaints with NHTSA about air bags problems on the Saturn SL across 8 model years. The 1995 model year has the most (31). The words owners use most often: “air bag” (31% of reports).
- 121air bags complaints
- —median miles at failure
- 89mention a crash
- 60mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 20%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Air bag: mentioned in 38 of 121 complaints (31%)
- Bags deploy: mentioned in 17 of 121 complaints (14%)
- Upon impact: mentioned in 15 of 121 complaints (12%)
- Frontal collision: mentioned in 8 of 121 complaints (7%)
At what mileage do air bags problems happen?
Based on 32 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 121 complaints, 89 mention a crash, 2 a fire, 60 an injury.
Saturn SL air bags complaints by model year
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists air bags for the 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.
A car hit me it the front passenger side the hood of my car bent up the passenger side of my windshield cracked and my car went spinning not one air bag came out
Hit mountain head on and car rolled and air bags did not deploy. Rear tire and drum broke off car while doing 50 mile per hour
I have soo much problem with this car
Driving on highway rt. 80, when a car swerved into right lane in front of me from entrance ramp. I was traveling at approx. 45 miles an hour. Airbags failed to deploy in a front end collision, causing life altering injury. Left temporal brain damage, post concussion syndrome and epilepsy, also…
Auto accident that occurred on 07/31/2015, the left front air bag deployed on its own causing injuries to the passenger in our vehicle. The vehicle was stationary and once the keys were taken out is when right front air bag was disployed.
Frequently asked questions
Do all Saturn SLs have air bags problems?
No. NHTSA has 121 owner complaints about air bags for the Saturn SL. Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the Saturn SL air bags?
No recall currently lists air bags for this vehicle.
What do owners say about air bags problems on the Saturn SL?
The most frequent phrase is “air bag”, in 38 of 121 complaints, followed by “bags deploy” (17).
Other Saturn SL problems
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