Saturn engine problems
Across all Saturn models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,244 complaints involve engine. The LS accounts for the largest share (33%). The single worst model year is the 2001 LS with 340 engine complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,244 about engine, all Saturn models
- Most affected
- LS 33% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 81,000 miles 1,557 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 32 and 49
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Saturn models
Worst model years for engine
- 2001 Saturn LS340 complaints
- 2002 Saturn LS246 complaints
- 2000 Saturn LS148 complaints
- 2003 Saturn Vue89 complaints
- 2003 Saturn Ion76 complaints
Engine complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 31 |
| 1993 | 52 |
| 1994 | 72 |
| 1995 | 89 |
| 1996 | 91 |
| 1997 | 63 |
| 1998 | 50 |
| 1999 | 62 |
| 2000 | 195 |
| 2001 | 386 |
| 2002 | 331 |
| 2003 | 202 |
| 2004 | 89 |
| 2005 | 63 |
| 2006 | 87 |
| 2007 | 185 |
| 2008 | 138 |
| 2009 | 51 |
| 2010 | 3 |
Among the 1,557 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 81,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.