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2001 Saturn LS electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 82 complaints for the 2001 Saturn LS, 12% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
82 12% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
74,000 miles 53 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 12
Injuries and deaths
0 and 2

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2001 Saturn LS Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 74,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 16 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 10 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 6 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 74,000 miles
Based on 53 complaints that include mileage. 26% 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 miles5
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles16
80k to 100k miles10
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles6
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 53 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 74,000 miles, and 26% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 12 fires, 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

Well first my engine control monitor is sending a bunch of random off codes from ma's air sensor vol low to crankshaft sensor volume low to o2 sensors to transmission codes, my side airbag on driver side blue up out of no were my key fob stopped reading and now my car won't start I know all of a sudden it's sending off codes for camshaft sensor and o2 sensors I believe there should be a recall on the ECM it's a very expensive replacement that seems to be a common failure it's dangers and defective.my car locked up…

Reported at 176,000 miles, October 2017

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Electrical system problems in other years

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