1996 Saturn SL air bags problems
19 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 1996 Saturn SL, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 19 5% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 13 crashes, 14 injuries.
What owners wrote
All vehicle doors came open upon impact, owner lost control, fishtailed on gravel road, skidded, hit ditch/embankment, vehicle flipped over. Also, dual airbags did not deploy, vehicle totaled. Seatbelts saved driver's/passenger's lives, owner will include VIN.
I was in a broad side collision (t-bone) type accident where I hit another driver after she turned in front of me causing this collision and no air bags deployed my seatbelt locked causing me to have severe nerve damage in my neck on the left side, my left leg now has injury from this accident needless to say I will have this lifelong problem stemming from this accident.
Other problems reported for the 1996 Saturn SL
- Engine 68 complaints
- Brakes 53 complaints
- Electrical system 45 complaints
- Transmission 24 complaints
- Steering 21 complaints
- Cruise control 18 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 17 complaints
- Seats 15 complaints