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1995 Saturn SL electrical system problems

27 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 1995 Saturn SL8% of all complaints for this model year.

27
Electrical System complaints
8%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
1 / 4
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl*the contact's father owns a 1995 saturn sl2. The contact stated that after driving the vehicle and attempting to remove the key, the key would not go back to the lock position. The current and failure mileages were 118,000.

    filed Aug 15, 2008

  • Problems with 1995 saturn sl1. *mr smoke had come from the driver's side dash immediately after starting the vehicle, the cable harness from the ignition switch module that connected to the key/lock assembly burned, the black wire had no insulation which burned off all the way to the grounding…

    filed Aug 5, 2004

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Electrical System problems in other SL years

YearReportsShare
2002 SL4333%
2001 SL2926%
2000 SL2618%
1999 SL2011%
1998 SL1610%
1997 SL3114%
1996 SL4014%
1994 SL238%
1993 SL1911%
1992 SL1613%
1991 SL310%
SL electrical system problems by year →

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.