Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1992 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.

2
Open recalls
123
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
2
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

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

Consumer complaints

123 filed
18
Crashes
2
Fires
25
Injuries reported
2
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    17
  • Seat Belts
    15
  • Seats
    12
  • Electrical SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
    10
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
    8
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION Components
    6
  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
    6
  • Power TRAIN:MANUAL Transmission
    5

Recalls

2 campaigns
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.

92V098000·POWER TRAIN1992-07-08

THE TRANSAXLE VALVE ASSEMBLIES WERE IMPROPERLY MACHINED. VEHICLES MAY NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE IN NEUTRAL OR PARK, EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR SELECTOR INDICATES THE VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL OR PARK.

RiskIF THE GEAR SELECTOR INDICATES THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK ORNEUTRAL, IT COULD BE IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE CAR COULD STARTIN REVERSE OR DRIVE, OR MIGHT MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLECRASH OR INJURY TO PERSONS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

FixREPLACE THE DEFECTIVE VALVE BODIES.

NHTSA investigations

3 actions
EA93016·SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER1993-06-08 → 1994-07-26

FR SEATBACK RECLINER FAILS

PE93022·STEERING1993-04-05 → 1993-09-30

STEERING SYSTEM LOCKUP

PE93004·SEATS1993-02-05 → 1993-06-08

SEATBACK FAILURE

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