Electrical
Filed Apr 7, 2004
Fire reported
VEHICLE WAS PARKED ABOUT 20 MINUTES WHEN IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10066764
- Incident
- Sep 12, 2003
1992 Saturn Sl Electrical Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Electrical reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
15
Latest Apr 7, 2004
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
12%
of 123 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Saturn Sl submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming electrical
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Jul 5, 2001
ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND BATTERY REPLACED 5 TIMES. NOW EXPERIENCING SURGING, HESITATION AND STALLING, AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE AFTER FOUR TRIPS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 747891
- Incident
- Jun 11, 2001
ElectricalEngine
Filed Feb 13, 2001
SINCE 1993 THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES DUE TO HEAT RELATED ISSUES. CJ
- NHTSA ID
- 559617
Electrical
Filed Jan 5, 2001
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH HEARD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE AND LOST POWER. PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD, THEN SAW THAT ALTENATOR HAD FALLEN OFF VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 877531
- Incident
- Sep 1, 2000
Electrical
Filed Sep 17, 2000
ALTERNATOR FAILED TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO RECALL ANNOUNCED ON POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD ON VEHICLE. DUE TO MILEAGE, VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRENTY, HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR REPLACEMENT. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED REGARDS TO POSSIBLE FAILURE DUE TO SAME REASON AS RECALL. MANUFATURER STATED THERE WAS NO CHANCE. (RECALL WAS FOR ALTERNATOR/ALTERNATOR FAILED) MECHANIC STATED IF DIODES DID NOT BURNOUT, MAY HAVE CAUSE A FIRE. RECALL WAS BASED ON POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD IN ALTERNATOR SYSTEM.
- NHTSA ID
- 731707
- Incident
- Nov 15, 1994
Heating & air conditioningElectricalEngine+2 more
Filed Apr 2, 2000
PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM ON PASSENGER SIDE FAILED WITHOUT TRAUMA, ENGINE MOUNT FAILED CAUSING STEERING DIFFICULTY AND LOUD NOISE, GAS GAUGE BEGAN BOUNCING RANDOMLY, O-RINGS IN A/C FAILED TWICE, DESPITE RETROFIT, A/C AGAIN INOPERATIVE DUE TO "O-RINGS" WATER PUMP LEAKED AT 40,000 MILES, BATTERY DEAD IN ONE YEAR IN ARIZONA. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 720910
- Incident
- Jul 18, 1997
Electrical
Filed Oct 20, 1998
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND PULLED OVER. THE CONSUMER GOT OUT THE VEHICLE AND LEFT THE KEY IN THE INGITION AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DIED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP AND WAS REPAIED. THE SHOP REPAIRED THE HARNESS AND NOW THE ELECTRICAL ITEM'S DON'T WORK. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 829236
- Incident
- Sep 17, 1998
Electrical
Filed Oct 13, 1998
ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE MONTH, VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 828859
- Incident
- Jun 1, 1998
Electrical
Filed Sep 1, 1998
ALTERNATOR FAILED, REPLACED AND CONTINUED TO FAIL.
- NHTSA ID
- 539549
Electrical
Filed Aug 7, 1997
Crash reported
THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS, CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT AND THE WIRING HARNESS TO MELT. CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 815159
BrakesElectricalEngine+1 more
Filed Aug 14, 1996
DRIVER REPLACED BATTERIES 4 TIMES, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IN 2ND GEAR, REPLACED GENERATOR WIRING AS PER SERVICE RECALL, ALSO REPLACED MOTOR MOUNTS AND BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 507374
- Incident
- Jul 9, 1996
BrakesElectricalEngine+3 more
Filed May 22, 1996
RIGHT FRONT BRAKE ROTOR WARPED.
- NHTSA ID
- 504634
- Incident
- Apr 30, 1996
Electrical
Filed Jun 14, 1995
ALTERNATOR DRAINED BATTERY RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 966920
- Incident
- Jun 12, 1995
Electrical
Filed May 5, 1995
VEHICLE STALL OUT AT ANY SPEED. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 964882
- Incident
- Sep 5, 1992
Electrical
Filed Mar 10, 1995
HAD VEHICLE SERVICE FOR RECALL IN 94 AND CONTINUES TO HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IT IS FELT THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT DONE PROPERLY. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 961720
- Incident
- Feb 12, 1994
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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