2001 Saturn LS steering problems
Owners reported steering problems in 34 complaints for the 2001 Saturn LS, 5% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 34 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 53,000 miles 24 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 12 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 24 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 53,000 miles, and 83% 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!
I have had constant vibration thru the steering wheel while driving at highway speeds. I have taken the car to my saturn dealership 4 times to have it repaired and is still an issue. This makes the car difficult to handle or manuver on the highway.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Saturn LS
- Engine 340 complaints
- Electrical system 82 complaints
- Lighting 57 complaints
- Suspension 30 complaints
- Brakes 25 complaints
- Fuel system 25 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 20 complaints
- Air bags 16 complaints
Steering problems in other years
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000