Saturn wipers, windshield & visibility problems
Across all Saturn models in NHTSA's complaint database, 473 complaints involve wipers, windshield & visibility. The SL accounts for the largest share (23%). The single worst model year is the 2003 Ion with 38 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 473 about wipers, windshield & visibility, all Saturn models
- Most affected
- SL 23% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 57,000 miles 226 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 8
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Saturn models
Worst model years for wipers, windshield & visibility
- 2003 Saturn Ion38 complaints
- 2008 Saturn Outlook36 complaints
- 2008 Saturn Vue23 complaints
- 2003 Saturn Vue22 complaints
- 2004 Saturn Ion21 complaints
Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1993 | 15 |
| 1994 | 23 |
| 1995 | 26 |
| 1996 | 26 |
| 1997 | 25 |
| 1998 | 29 |
| 1999 | 10 |
| 2000 | 23 |
| 2001 | 11 |
| 2002 | 18 |
| 2003 | 77 |
| 2004 | 28 |
| 2005 | 11 |
| 2006 | 20 |
| 2007 | 34 |
| 2008 | 73 |
| 2009 | 17 |
| 2010 | 1 |
Among the 226 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 57,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.