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Saturn transmission problems

Owners have filed 2,122 complaints with NHTSA about the transmission on Saturn vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 24 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Saturn VUE, worst in 2003.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

2,122

Complaints

100%

Share of all Saturn complaints

75

Crashes

14

Fires

Which Saturn models have the most transmission problems

VUE 661 31.1%

Worst in 2003

Aura 387 18.2%

Worst in 2007

SL 317 14.9%

Worst in 1995

Outlook 275 13.0%

Worst in 2007

ION 202 9.5%

Worst in 2004

LS 83 3.9%

Worst in 2001

SC1 39 1.8%

Worst in 1997

Saturn 29 1.4%

Worst in 2003

SW 27 1.3%

Worst in 1995

Worst Saturn model years for transmission problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2003 Saturn VUE 323 37% 75,000 F
2007 Saturn Aura 190 20% 86,699 C
2008 Saturn Aura 129 19% 84,000 C
2007 Saturn Outlook 128 18% 78,900 C
2008 Saturn Outlook 128 14% 79,898 B
2008 Saturn VUE 120 21% 73,233 C
2004 Saturn VUE 93 26% 85,000 F
2009 Saturn Aura 66 11% 86,000 B
2004 Saturn ION 60 5% 64,000 A
2003 Saturn ION 57 6% 46,000 A
1995 Saturn SL 42 9% 67,500 B
1996 Saturn SL 37 10% 85,000 C
2006 Saturn ION 37 2% 56,545 A
1994 Saturn SL 36 10% 110,115 C
2000 Saturn SL 36 18% 56,000 C
1998 Saturn SL 34 15% 58,303 F
2001 Saturn LS 31 4% 90,000 C
2005 Saturn VUE 31 14% 52,000 B
2005 Saturn ION 29 4% 50,263 A
2006 Saturn VUE 29 7% 55,965 A

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