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1996 Saturn SL brake problems reports

13 NHTSA complaints describe soft pedal, longer stops or brake failure on the 1996 Saturn SL — roughly 5% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Brake problems reports
5%
share of complaints
95,000 mi
median reported mileage (all complaints)

Brake problems in other SL years

1995 SL12
1994 SL11
1993 SL10
1992 SL7
SL brake problems by year →

Other symptoms owners describe on the 1996 Saturn SL

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 1996 Saturn SL report before drawing conclusions.