1994 Saturn SL steering problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 1994 Saturn SL — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I feel that saturn made a lemon and I bought it! I have brought this up to my sales person. He refused to take my phone calls. Saturn refuses to give me the names of the "higher-ups" in which to bring my grievances too. I feel there are too many major repairs for only 29,000 miles that I have put…”
filed Dec 3, 2001
“While driving heard noise. Rack& pinion steering failed. Problem was fixed, but it reoccurred. *ak timing chain failed. *slc”
filed Sep 4, 1998
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Steering problems in other SL years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 SL | 8 | 6% |
| 2001 SL | 3 | 3% |
| 2000 SL | 10 | 7% |
| 1999 SL | 7 | 4% |
| 1998 SL | 4 | 2% |
| 1997 SL | 10 | 4% |
| 1996 SL | 20 | 7% |
| 1995 SL | 37 | 10% |
| 1993 SL | 1 | 1% |
| 1992 SL | 5 | 4% |
| 1991 SL | 1 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1994 Saturn SL
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.