10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
16,283 miles

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problem #3

Nov 282005

SL 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
When turning the switch to start the engine, the starter motor stopped an smoke started coming from the dashboard. The vehicle was towed to the dealership where it diagnosed that the switch had shorted out. Another component failure resulted from the shortening of the switch. The ignition cylinder seems to be a problem; however, I can not find information on safey recalls. Web site www.alldata.com/tsb/53/975307fc.html shows what appears to be a safey recall 97-C-02 Apr 97, tsb title ignition cylinder malfunction.

- Bloomfield, CT, USA

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problem #2

Mar 262005

SL 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 48,849 miles
No prior indication of a fault. On March 26, 2005 my wife went to start the car and not only would it not start, but smoke started coming up from the dashboard. Upon having it towed to a Saturn dealer, we were told that the iginition switch had failed and had burnt out the wiring harness. This car has 48849 miles on it. This just does not make any reason, as should iginition swaiches go bad on a low mileage car and cause so much additional damage?

- Fair Oaks, CA, USA

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problem #1

May 252001

SL

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
Saturn are an easy car to steal. Saturn is aware of this issue so they replaced the ignition switch in the 2000 models. Replaced ignition switch for $109.46 dollars.

- Omaha, NE, USA

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