2.0

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
78,822 miles

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problem #2

Apr 212005

SL 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
I was parked at a shopping center, when I turned my car on, it would not start. After trying a couple of times, it made a pop sound and smoke flooded inside the car. I turned off the key, took it to a dealer and they could not find anything wrong with it. The windows would not work as well. I replaced the fuse for the windows, and the car started, but now only the drivers side window works.

- Yucca Valley, CA, USA

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problem #1

Aug 152007

SL 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 157,645 miles
Started my car, it ran a few seconds, then died. Before I could restart it, smoke started pouring out of the steering column and I smelled an electrical fire. I didn't start it again but found help to disconnect my battery. It's on it's way to the nearby Saturn dealer who refuses to provide me with a loan car. I think this is a very unusual problem, and I've driven a lot of clunkers in the past without having to deal with anything like this.

- Arlington, TX, USA

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