Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires › sidewall. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tires › Sidewall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MY DAUGHTERS 1999 SATURN SL CAR WITH 57000 MILES ON IT HAS STARTED SMOKING FROM THE EXHAUST AND I'M VERY WORRIED ABOUT THE ENGINE HOLDING UP. WE HAVE ALWAYS CHANGED THE OIL AT 3K MILES. ALSO, I UNDERSTAND THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM TOO. I'M VERY UNHAPPY WITH WHAT COULD BE A MAJOR ENGINE DEFECT PROBLEM. *JB
FIRESTONE RADIAL TIRES 185-65 R15 EXPERIENCED INNER WALL DETERIORATION. *SLC
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 — this page | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.