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1996 Saturn SL structure problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the structure on the 1996 Saturn SL4% of all complaints for this model year.

12
Structure complaints
4%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • All vehicle doors came open upon impact, owner lost control, fishtailed on gravel road, skidded, hit ditch/embankment, vehicle flipped over. Also, dual airbags did not deploy, vehicle totaled. Seatbelts saved driver's/passenger's lives, owner will include vin. *ak

    filed May 12, 1997

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

Structure problems in other SL years

YearReportsShare
2002 SL32%
2001 SL44%
2000 SL64%
1999 SL32%
1998 SL95%
1997 SL136%
1995 SL82%
1994 SL31%
1993 SL74%
1992 SL11%
SL structure 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.