2001 Saturn SL air bags problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2001 Saturn SL — 12% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Our daughter was involved in a motor vehicle accident on 10/9/2014. A vehicle pulled out in front of her. Our daughter was not able to stop in time and hit the vehicle with the front end of the saturn to the drivers door of the other vehicle. Air bags did not deploy but we believe they should have…”
filed Oct 13, 2014
“I was in an accident on july 18 2009 a lady pulled out of a side street and we hit. I could not avoid her. Im not sure what speed I was going at impact but I slammed on my brakes at 40 mph. My front end hit her side.most passengers me, the front passenger and two others were injured. Neither air…”
filed Jul 25, 2009
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other SL years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 SL | 9 | 7% |
| 2000 SL | 5 | 3% |
| 1999 SL | 20 | 11% |
| 1998 SL | 8 | 5% |
| 1997 SL | 17 | 7% |
| 1996 SL | 18 | 6% |
| 1995 SL | 31 | 9% |
| 1994 SL | 20 | 7% |
| 1993 SL | 10 | 6% |
| 1992 SL | 3 | 2% |
| 1991 SL | 1 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2001 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.