AIR BAGS
IGNITION PROBLEMS WITH ONLY 88,000 MILESDOES MY CAR FIT THE GM RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #10909580 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Saturn LS airbag problems
30 of the 1,885 complaints filed about the Saturn LS are about the airbag system — 2% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2001.
30
Complaints
2%
Share of all complaints
17
Crashes
1
Fires
Airbags complaints by model year
What owners said
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE AIR BAG AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS REMOVED AND NOT REPLACED WITH ANOTHER. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF THE LOCATION OF THE AIR BAG THAT WAS REMOVED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE OIL LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,726. UPDATED 09/08/16*LJ
NHTSA complaint #10873833 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE FRONTAL PASSENGER AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10732207 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
NHTSA complaint #10628379 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
MY DAUGHTER [XXX] WAS THE PASSENGER AND [XXX] WAS DRIVER. THE KIDS WENT FOR DRIVE AND WERE FOUND THE NEXT EARLY MORNING AROUND 6AM. THE CAR WAS SO BURNED AND DESTROYED THE KIDS COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED, AND ALL WHO WERE THERE QUESTIONED THE STRAIGHT TIRE TRACKS WITHOUT ANY CORRECTION OR OVER CORRECTION IN THE STEERING OF TIRE TRACKS, NO BRAKING IN THE COUNTY ROAD TRACKS, AND WITH FRACTURE AND DAMAGE OF THE SKULL AREA WE LATER WERE TOLD THAT THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED! THE TRACKS WERE APPROX 150 YRDS LONG AND WENT AT AN ANGLE OF PERFECTION GRADUALLY POINTING TOWARDS A RAVINE THAT WOULD END BOTH OF THE KIDS LIVES. WE SENT A FORENSIC SPECIALIST TO LOOK AT CAR 2 MONTHS LATER AND WAS TOLD TO SAVE OUR MONEY ON FULL REPORT BECAUSE THE SPECIALIST SAID THE CAR WAS SO DESTROYED HE COULDN'T MAKE HEADS OR TAILS AS TO A CASE AGAINST GM. WITH NEW EVIDENCE ON GM THERE IS NO DOUBT TO ANYONE AT CRASH SITE AS TO WHAT HAPPENED! THE IGNITION SWITCH TESTIMONIALS WE HAVE SEEN AND READ BY SURVIVORS SPELL OUT WHAT HAPPENED IN THE 01CAR SATURN THAT DAY THAT CLAIMED MY DAUGHTER [XXX] LIFE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10606044 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS RECALL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VEHICLE, MOST OF THESE ISSUES ARE SAFETY RELATED. THIS AUTO IS MY SOLE MEANS OF TRANSPORT. I HAVE A 2 MONTH OLD GRANDSON WHO LIVES WITH ME, AND I HAVE NO CLUE IF ANY OF THESE RECALL ISSUES HAVE BEEN RECTIFIED, ASIDE FROM THE "BRAKE LAMPS ADAPTER" WHICH HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. I HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS EXCEPT FOR THE ROOFLINE ANTI-COLLISION LAMPS. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO GET A HARD COPY OF RECALL ITEMS AS BEING FIXED, HAVE BEEN MET WITH NO RESPONSE. I SPOKE TO A GM REP, WHO TOLD ME THE ISSUES WERE OVER 10 YEARS AND TO FILE A SUIT IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT. I HAVE NO MONEY TO DO THE WORK ORDERED BY THE FED, VIA NHTSA. THE TAILLAMPS ARE DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR (AS THE INSERT WAS NOT INSTALLED IN THIS VEHICLE) THE AIRBAGS, HAVE EITHER TWO TIMES THE "GENERANT" OR NO GENERANT AT ALL. I REPLACED THE ORIGINAL IGNITION COIL, OUT OF POCKET $165.00. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW GM CAN BE ALLOWED TO SKIRT/IGNORE RECALL ISSUES, AND THIS ONGOING BS, IS TAKING AWAY TIME THAT COULD BE BETTER SPENT. GOD HELP SOMEONE AT GM, IF I AM INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND MY GRANDSON IS IN ANY WAY HURT, AS A RESULT OF GM'S "[XXX]" ATTITUDE. I AM A DISABLED VIETNAM VETERAN (USARMY 101ST ABN DVN) AND MY PATIENCE IS FAST WANING! I WRITE TO YOU IN HOPES OF GETTING THESE ISSUES RESOLVED, OR AM I WASTING MY TIME, AS I'M BEGINNING TO BELIEVE. A WRITTEN RESPONSE WOULD BE OF SOME COMFORT, AS I'LL KNOW THAT SOMEONE BOTHERED TO READ MY RUNNING DIATRIBE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR UPDATED 9/25/2014
NHTSA complaint #10579159 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
MY BROTHER SUFFERED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY DUE TO AN AUTO ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING A SATURN WHERE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. HE WAS AIR LIFTED FROM OUR AREA TO A HEAD TRAUMA CENTER IN MINNESOTA. HE HAS SUFFERED RESIDUAL EFFECTS FROM THIS ACCIDENT AND WILL SO FOR THE REMAINDER OF HIS LIFETIME. WE WOULD LIKE HIM TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT ARE BEING FILED AGAINST GM FOR THEIR FAILURE TO NOTIFY AUTO OWNERS OF THIS DEFECT CAUSED BY THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, THAT THEY HAD RECALLED. PLEASE CONTACT US WITH ANY INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #10575154 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
4 CYLINDER SHOT, ENGINE SHOT.THIS 2000 LS2 V-6 HAD THE WHOLE 100,000 MILE MAINTENANCE DONE, TIMING CHAIN BLA BLA BLA.ELECTRIC WINDOWS,4 WAYS HAZARDS, TURN SIGNALS,ENGINE,A/C-HEATER,BLOWER MOTOR,HANDLES BROKE-INTERIOR ONLY,CAR RAN GOOD WHEN IT RAN BUT WHEN IT STOPPED IT ALWAYS COSTS MONEY.
NHTSA complaint #10339368 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SATURN LS1. WHILE PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS, A SEMI-TRUCK LOST CONTROL WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE. THE SEMI-TRUCK WAS HEADED DIRECTLY TOWARDS THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE, SO HE JUMPED OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AND FELL INTO A DITCH. THE SEMI-TRUCK STRUCK THE FRONT CORNER PANEL OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND PLACED A FEW DENTS IN THE DOOR. WHEN THE CONTACT JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE, ALL OF THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED AND PREVENTED HIM FROM RE-ENTERING. HE SUSTAINED HIP AND MINOR SPINE INJURIES, FOR WHICH HE IS CURRENTLY BEING TREATED. THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE INCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE NEVER DEPLOYED. HE BELIEVES THAT HAD HE REMAINED IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE AIR BAG FAILURE, HE COULD HAVE SUFFERED MAJOR INJURIES. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150,000.
NHTSA complaint #10265745 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
2002 SATURN L200 HIT ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT AND REAR BY A LARGE 4 DOOR TRUCK AND SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY . DRIVER HIT HEAD ON DRIVER WINDOW , 2 PASSENGERS HURT NECKS .
NHTSA complaint #10260460 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY 2000 SATURN LS1 COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING, AND NEVER STARTED AGAIN. IT WILL COST $2500 FOR A USED MOTOR AND INSTALLATION, PLUS $175 FOR THE TOW AND THE DIAGNOSTICS; AND NOW I'M ENDURING SIGNIFICANT TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES WITHOUT A VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10236556 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT DIM. IN 2007, SHE HAD HER AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM SERVICED, BUT IT CONTINUED TO FAIL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE FAILURE WAS FINALLY CORRECTED. MOST RECENTLY, AS THE TEMPERATURE BECAME HOTTER IN HER STATE, THE AIR CONDITIONING FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER REGARDING A TIMING BELT RECALL. AFTER DISCUSSING THE FAILURES WITH THE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY REPAIR THE AIR BAG FAILURE IF SHE REPAIRED THE ISSUE WITH THE ALTERNATOR. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,857 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,757.
NHTSA complaint #10229123 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L100. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE TIRES PRESSED AGAINST THE CURB AND CAUSED THE FRONT AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO CRASH AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. SATURN STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS IN REGARDS TO THIS FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A CARD FROM SATURN PERTAINING TO THIS FAILURE ALONG WITH A CLAIM NUMBER. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,000.
NHTSA complaint #10196467 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2001 Saturn LS
Miami, FL
AIR BAGS
2001 SATURN L 200 SERIES CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND THEN AFTER GETTING A BOOSTER THE CAR STARTED SMOKING AND SPARKS CAME OUT OF THE IGNITION AREA**CC THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD BURNED OUT DUE TO THE STARTER BEING STUCK. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE BURNED OUT STARTER, IGNITION SWITCH, IGNITION HOUSING AND IGNITION CYLINDER. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE BATTERY WOULD NOT HOLD A CHARGE, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON, THE DEALER FOUND A CODE AND THE BCM HAD TO BE RECALIBRATED. THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED. THE AIR CONDITION WAS INOPERABLE, THE DEALER STATED THE AC CONTROL HAD SHORTED OUT.
NHTSA complaint #10193180 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT ON WON'T GO OFF WAS IN WRECK AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY ONLY LIT UP ON DASH
NHTSA complaint #10185231 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
MY SATURN LW300 HAD MANY PROBLEMS WHILE I OWNED IT. ON TUESDAY I HAD A SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT WHICH RESULTED IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF MY CAR. THE IMPACT WAS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO TOTAL THE CAR BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER TOLD ME THE LIGHT WENT ON BUT THEY MALFUNCTIONED. LUCKILY I WAS NOT INJURED NOR WAS MY THREE YEAR OLD SON.
NHTSA complaint #10182124 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENTIRE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY DETACHED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO HAVE TO GUIDE THE VEHICLE DOWN THE RIGHT GUARDRAIL WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. ALSO, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN SMOOTHLY SHEARED OFF. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE IMMEDIATELY. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED, AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO INFORMED.*AK UPDATED 10/25/2006 -
NHTSA complaint #10166722 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2000 SATURN LS AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. *TS
NHTSA complaint #10156248 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT DID NOT HOLD CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DASH BOARD CAME FORWARD ONTO THE OCCUPANT AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED HEAD, BACK, NECK AND RIGHT HIP INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHICH REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BODY DAMAGES. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, NO OTHER REPAIRS WERE MADE.
NHTSA complaint #10150535 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DEFECTIVE AIR BAG SENSOR MODULE. I WAS LUCKY THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED THIS. SHOULD BE COVERED FOR MORE THAN 3 THREE YEARS.
NHTSA complaint #10149469 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.