Total Complaints
36 filings
SATURN SATURN · model year
1995 SATURN SATURN
36 NHTSA complaints, 5 crash reports for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1995SATURNSATURN carries 36 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 5 crashes, 0 fires, 2 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1995 SATURN is air bags:frontal with 3 filings, followed by engine and engine cooling:engine (3) and electrical system:ignition:switch (3). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 14 investigation files overlapping the 1995 SATURN. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
36
Complaints
5
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths
Crashes Reported
5 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 3 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | 3 |
| SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 1 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20050127SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID
WHILE DRIVING BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE BRAKES, AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THESE PROBLEMS IN LESS THAN A ONE YEAR PERIOD.*AK
Mileage: 76,778
20050127POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE BRAKES, AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THESE PROBLEMS IN LESS THAN A ONE YEAR PERIOD.*AK
Mileage: 76,778
20040420ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
LTR FWD EMAIL FM ERIC SOLIS (TX) CONCERNED THAT HIS 1995 SATURN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN GENERAL MOTORS (GM) RECENT RECALL OF 1.4 MILLION VEHICLES FOR A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH WHICH CAN CAUSE A FIRE.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED HIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB *PH
20030304AIR BAGS
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT YET THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *DT *NLM
20021004SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE DRIVER SEAT WILL FULLY RECLINE BACK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR
20020822ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE OIL SPILLS OVER INTO COOLANT FILL SURGE TANK. REQUIRES ONGOING OVER HEATING AND REFILLING CAR WITH OIL. NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT EXACTLY IS THE CAUSE. POSSIBLE MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.*AK
20020730ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN IGNITION KEY BECAUSE ANY KEY FROM SAME MAKE AND MODEL CAN START ANY OTHER VEHICLE OF SAME MAKE AND MODEL. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS STOLEN DUE TO ANOTHER SATURN KEY BEING USED TO START THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER SATURN IS DENYING THAT ANOTHER KEY COULD START THE VEHICLE.*JB
20020418CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL
HEAD ON CRASH NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK
20000908ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE MOUNT COLLAPSED. YH
20000908POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONGEAR SHIFTER IS DESIGNED WITH CUP HOLDERS IN FRONT OF THE UNIT, LIQUID SPELLS ARE INEVITABLE DUE TO DESIGN PROBLEM, GEAR SHIFT STUCK AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT FROM SPILLS AND CONTAMINATION OF THE SOLENOID. YH
20000908STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WATER LEAKS AROUND DRIVER'S DOOR. YH
20000908ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE MAKES KNOCKING NOISE WHEN STARTING DUE TO RINGS STUCK TO PISTONS. YH
20000908ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
ENGINE DIES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED DUE TO EGR VALVE AND ALTERNATOR FAILURE. YH
20000908ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ENGINE DIES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED DUE TO EGR VALVE AND ALTERNATOR FAILURE. YH
20000420CrashSEATS
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE BACK AND DRIVERS SEAT FLEW BACKWARDS. IF THERE WAS SOMEONE SITTING BEHIND THE DRIVER HE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. ALSO, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER TALKED TO SATURN, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A SAFETY FEATURE FOR THE SEAT TO FLY BACK IN A COLLISION. *AK
20000420CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE BACK AND DRIVERS SEAT FLEW BACKWARDS. IF THERE WAS SOMEONE SITTING BEHIND THE DRIVER HE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. ALSO, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER TALKED TO SATURN, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A SAFETY FEATURE FOR THE SEAT TO FLY BACK IN A COLLISION. *AK
20000309CrashSEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
SEAT BACK COLLAPSED DURING VEHICLE COLLISION. *MJS
20000203ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I BEGAN BRINGING MY CAR INTO SATURN BEFORE MY WARRANTY WAS EVEN EXPIRED TO TELL THEM I WAS HAVING IGNITION PROBLEMS. THEY KEPT SAYING NOT, AND FIXING OTHER THINGS UNTIL MY WARRANTY RAN OUT. THEN THEY AGREED THAT I WAS HAVING INGNITION PROBLEMS AND FIXED IT FOR FREE, THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED, AND THEY FIXED IT FOR 1/2 PRICE, THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND I HAD TO PAY FULL AMIOUNT. NOW IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN. I CANNOT SELL THIS CAR TO ANYONE, I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO. I BROUGHT IT IN TO SATURN EARLY AFTER I BOUGHT IT TO SEE IF THEY COULD FIX THE LEAKING DOORS , THEY SAID THEY DID BUT I HAVE WATER DAMAGE AND LEAKING IN MY ROOF, I GETT WET EVERYTIME I SIT IN MY CAR WHEN IT RAINS HERE IN SEATTLE! I HAVE COPMLAINED TO THE LEMON LAW ONLY TO GET AN ANSWER THAT SATURN WILL NOT FIX MY CAR ANYMORE. I MET WITH THE DEALERS WITH ANOTHER UNHAPPEN SATURN OWNER AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD ONLY TAKE IT BACK AS A TRADE IN, WHEN I WENT TO TRADE IT IN THEY WANTED MORE MONEY, I DIDN'T WANT TO SPEND ALOT MORE
20000203STRUCTURE:BODY
I BEGAN BRINGING MY CAR INTO SATURN BEFORE MY WARRANTY WAS EVEN EXPIRED TO TELL THEM I WAS HAVING IGNITION PROBLEMS. THEY KEPT SAYING NOT, AND FIXING OTHER THINGS UNTIL MY WARRANTY RAN OUT. THEN THEY AGREED THAT I WAS HAVING INGNITION PROBLEMS AND FIXED IT FOR FREE, THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED, AND THEY FIXED IT FOR 1/2 PRICE, THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND I HAD TO PAY FULL AMIOUNT. NOW IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN. I CANNOT SELL THIS CAR TO ANYONE, I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO. I BROUGHT IT IN TO SATURN EARLY AFTER I BOUGHT IT TO SEE IF THEY COULD FIX THE LEAKING DOORS , THEY SAID THEY DID BUT I HAVE WATER DAMAGE AND LEAKING IN MY ROOF, I GETT WET EVERYTIME I SIT IN MY CAR WHEN IT RAINS HERE IN SEATTLE! I HAVE COPMLAINED TO THE LEMON LAW ONLY TO GET AN ANSWER THAT SATURN WILL NOT FIX MY CAR ANYMORE. I MET WITH THE DEALERS WITH ANOTHER UNHAPPEN SATURN OWNER AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD ONLY TAKE IT BACK AS A TRADE IN, WHEN I WENT TO TRADE IT IN THEY WANTED MORE MONEY, I DIDN'T WANT TO SPEND ALOT MORE
20000203STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I BEGAN BRINGING MY CAR INTO SATURN BEFORE MY WARRANTY WAS EVEN EXPIRED TO TELL THEM I WAS HAVING IGNITION PROBLEMS. THEY KEPT SAYING NOT, AND FIXING OTHER THINGS UNTIL MY WARRANTY RAN OUT. THEN THEY AGREED THAT I WAS HAVING INGNITION PROBLEMS AND FIXED IT FOR FREE, THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED, AND THEY FIXED IT FOR 1/2 PRICE, THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND I HAD TO PAY FULL AMIOUNT. NOW IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN. I CANNOT SELL THIS CAR TO ANYONE, I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO. I BROUGHT IT IN TO SATURN EARLY AFTER I BOUGHT IT TO SEE IF THEY COULD FIX THE LEAKING DOORS , THEY SAID THEY DID BUT I HAVE WATER DAMAGE AND LEAKING IN MY ROOF, I GETT WET EVERYTIME I SIT IN MY CAR WHEN IT RAINS HERE IN SEATTLE! I HAVE COPMLAINED TO THE LEMON LAW ONLY TO GET AN ANSWER THAT SATURN WILL NOT FIX MY CAR ANYMORE. I MET WITH THE DEALERS WITH ANOTHER UNHAPPEN SATURN OWNER AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD ONLY TAKE IT BACK AS A TRADE IN, WHEN I WENT TO TRADE IT IN THEY WANTED MORE MONEY, I DIDN'T WANT TO SPEND ALOT MORE
Compare 1995SATURNSATURN to Similar Vehicles
NHTSA Investigations
EA11014Engineering AnalysisClosed
Electric Power Steering Failure
RQ10004Recall QueryClosed
Electric Power Steering Failure
PE09016Preliminary EvaluationClosed
OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES STICK UNLATCHED
PE08061Preliminary EvaluationClosed
TIMING CHAIN BREAKS, ENGINE STALL
DP08002Defect PetitionClosed
TIMING CHAIN FAILURE-STALL
Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 1995 SATURN SATURN have?▼
The 1995 SATURN SATURN has 36 NHTSA complaints, 5 crashes, 0 fires, 2 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1995 SATURN SATURN?▼
The most-complained component for the 1995 SATURN SATURN is AIR BAGS:FRONTAL with 3 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH.
Is the 1995 SATURN SATURN safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Vehicle Safety Guides
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
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