NHTSA Data Explorer

Saturn

Data refreshed October 26, 2026

Complaints

15,533

Active records

Recalls

89

Active records

TSBs

2,809

Active records

Filing history

Monthly totals over the last 20 years. Click a legend item to show or hide that series.

Reported severity

Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.

Deaths

24

Injuries

881

Crashes

1,017

Fires

231

Top reported issues — Saturn

Click a category to expand its values.

Operating state

5,585

Condition issue

4,496

Steering behavior

2,466

Reporting mechanism

2,459

Safety restraint issue

2,124

Engine behavior

1,527

Transmission/drivetrain behavior

1,404

Starting behavior

1,213

Lighting behavior

1,166

Fluid issue

1,149

Noise

1,012

Performance issue

967

Thermal issue

840

Safety restraint behavior

794

Braking behavior

661

Driver assistance issue

654

Electrical issue

623

Vibration/harshness

612

Access/entry issue

538

Smell

408

Powering on/off behavior

382

HVAC behavior

170

Ride/handling behavior

157

Recent change

149

Wiper/washer behavior

136

Infotainment behavior

95

Electrified system issue

28

Communication/network issue

9

Most-reported Saturn models

Ranked by total record count. Sparkline shows the last 12 months. Click a model to view year-level data.

1

Ion

4,350

2

SL

2,467

3

SL1

2,467

4

SL2

2,467

5

Vue

2,415

6

Aura

1,434

7

Outlook

1,352

8

L200

1,253

9

L300

1,246

10

L100

1,105

11

SC1

896

12

Sky

516

13

SC2

504

14

SW2

414

15

LS

401

Browse all Saturn models

All Saturn models with NHTSA records, listed alphabetically.

AstraAuraIonL100L200L300LSLS1LS2LW1LW2LW200LW300OutlookRelaySCSC1SC2SkySLSL1SL2SW1SW2Vue

Recent filings

The 10 most recent filings for each type.

2003 SATURN ION

Filed Oct 14, 2026


The contact owns a 2003 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that the vehicle was serviced under NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V047000 (Air Bags, Electrical System); however, the recall repair failed to prevent the failure from occurring shortly after. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel became stiff, the speedometer failed to display the accurate velocity, the fog lights would not deactivate, and several other electrical features failed. The check engine…

2003 SATURN VUE

Filed Sep 2, 2026


This is more information related to Complaint 11761129: After online researching of other '03 2.2L Saturn Vue-owners stalling experiences, it appears that this vehicle has a long history of others like me: an unsafe, unpredictable stalling problem which carries no warnings or logging of error codes to trace the TRUE ORIGIN of problem. (How much did others spend on repairs that appeared to fix the problem by elapsing time enough for the problem to return to normal without the repair?) I stress…

2003 SATURN VUE

Filed Aug 31, 2026


Car stalled while driving in traffic XXX. Engine died. Warning lights ON. Restarted. Stalled 3 more times in traffic but luckily had space to pull off & engine restarted. Made it into my garage. Restarted, Check Engine Light was ON, but went OFF after time. Car would NOT move in gear. Retried several times. Presently (XXX) will crank but WON'T start. Battery good. Looking for anything else obvious. (Had similar problem after buying in 2006 on at least 4 different dates, but restarted after…

2003 SATURN ION

Filed Aug 9, 2026


I took my 2003 Saturn ion to my local Chevrolet dealership in Lincoln Illinois and they refused to complete the recall issues (2) both are to do with the ignition and keys.thwy told me it was not fixable it needed a whole steering column that would cost me they said around $800.so it has now been 2 weeks my car has been there at Graue Chevrolet Dealership unfixed and they refused to fix please help me it's my only means of transportation and I have health issues that I have to go to Dr…

2005 SATURN VUE

Filed Jul 20, 2026


The contact owns a 2005 Saturn VUE. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the ignition key fell out of the ignition switch and the steering wheel seized. The contact stated that the key failed to fit back in the ignition switch. The contact turned off the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The contact was informed that the parts were discontinued. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic…

2003 SATURN VUE

Filed Jul 14, 2026


The contact owns a 2003 Saturn Vue. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V490000 (Electrical System). The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who performed the recall repair; however, the new ignition keys provided under the remedy failed to start the vehicle. The contact had to use the old key to start the vehicle. Additionally, the battery was replaced twice because the vehicle failed to turn off, causing the battery to drain. The vehicle needed to be jump-started. The…

2007 SATURN AURA

Filed Jul 10, 2026


Unknown Shifter locks and won't start. Driving on interstate and the engine started to rev up. The tac showed excessive pressure. Esc and traction lights appear. This car has only 110,000 miles on it.

2009 SATURN AURA

Filed Jun 18, 2026


Power steering quit working majority of the time but will randomly start working again but won't work for long.

2008 SATURN VUE

Filed Apr 24, 2026


Fire

I noticed a few days ago that the wheel was getting harder to turn so I made a maintenance appointment for Saturday I was driving to work in Texas in Fort Worth coming from Arlington today and smoke started coming from under the hood I pulled over and it was smoking I was on the highway so to get off the highway in a safe area I had to drive about 5 more miles up the road to the next exit so I started driving it didn’t smoke right off so a couple of minutes into the drive it starts smoking so I…

2007 SATURN ION

Filed Apr 17, 2026


The power steering (the Eps, worst system ever) has been randomly cutting in and out driving down the road and traffic making turns shutting down and making it almost impossible to drive or Park stay between lines adjust as needed and it cuts in and out it has been fixed per recall once but it still continues to do it it hasn't even been 14,000 miles since the recall was fixed and it is still cutting in and out of the dash says power steering and you can't turn the wheel.

Data sourced from NHTSA's public datasets. Issue classifications are generated by Repair Surge. About this data.

Updated October 26, 2026. Refreshed nightly.