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2001 Saturn LS brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 25 complaints for the 2001 Saturn LS, 4% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
25 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
40,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 2

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2001 Saturn LS Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 40,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 40,000 miles
Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 77% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 13 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles, and 77% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire, 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!

Reported at 30,000 miles, October 2005 CrashFireDeath

I am the second owner of this vehicle. There have been numerous recall issues associated with this vehicle, most of these issues are safety related. This auto is my sole means of transport. I have a 2 month old grandson who lives with me, and I have no clue if any of these recall issues have been rectified, aside from the "brake lamps adapter" which has not been fixed. I have no brake lights except for the roofline anti-collision lamps.

Reported at 106,000 miles, September 2013

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