2001 Saturn LS air bags problems
16 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2001 Saturn LS, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 25% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 7 crashes, 1 fire, 5 injuries, 2 deaths.
What owners wrote
My daughter [xxx] was the passenger and [xxx] was driver. The kids went for drive and were found the next early morning around 6am. The car was so burned and destroyed the kids could not be identified, and all who were there questioned the straight tire tracks without any correction or over correction in the steering of tire tracks, no braking in the county road tracks, and with fracture and damage of the skull area we later were told that the air bags never deployed!
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 saturn ls. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, the frontal passenger air bag suddenly deployed without any warnings. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 198,000. The VIN was not available.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Saturn LS
- Engine 340 complaints
- Electrical system 82 complaints
- Lighting 57 complaints
- Steering 34 complaints
- Suspension 30 complaints
- Brakes 25 complaints
- Fuel system 25 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 20 complaints
Air bags problems in other years
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000