Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1991 Saturn SL

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
29
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
2
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

29 filed
2
Crashes
1
Fires
4
Injuries reported
1
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Seat Belts
    6
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
    3
  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
    2
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    2
  • Service BRAKES, Hydraulic
    2
  • Seats
    2
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
    1
  • VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON Roof Assembly
    1

Recalls

1 campaign
93V132000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR1993-08-10

THE GENERATOR ELECTRICAL WIRING IS NOT PROTECTED AGAINST EXCESSIVE CURRENT FLOW WHICH MAY BE CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE GENERATOR.

RiskSHOULD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT OCCUR IN THEGENERATOR, THE GENERATOR WIRING HARNESS WOULD EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE CURRENT FLOW.UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, ENOUGH HEAT COULD BE GENERATED TO IGNITE SURROUNDINGMATERIALS. IF THIS OCCURS, AN UNDERHOOD FIRE COULD RESULT WITH OR WITHOUT THEENGINE RUNNING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

FixTHE GENERATOR WIRING HARNESS WILL BE REPLACED WITH ONE THAT WILL OPEN AS A FUSE WOULD UNDER CERTAIN EXCESSIVE CURRENT FLOW CONDITIONS.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
EA93016·SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER1993-06-08 → 1994-07-26

FR SEATBACK RECLINER FAILS

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