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1995 Saturn SL brakes problems

The 1995 Saturn SL has 80 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 17% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

80

Brakes complaints

17%

Share of year

14

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

SL brakes complaints by model year80 complaints1991: 2 complaints1992: 25 complaints1993: 39 complaints1994: 52 complaints1995: 80 complaints1996: 53 complaints1997: 27 complaints1998: 21 complaints1999: 36 complaints2000: 16 complaints2001: 16 complaints2002: 10 complaints
SL brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

1 INCIDENT AND 1 CRASH. LEFT EMERGENCY BRAKE ON BY ACCIDENT WHEN DRIVING AND WENT TO APPLY BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN, BUT HAD NO BRAKES. COULD NOT STOP..NO ACCIDENT FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. BUT 2ND TIME CAUSED MULTIPLE CAR ACCIDENT W/AN INJURY. AFTER I STOPPED DRIVING, THE BRAKES BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. I HAD…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · May 11, 2008 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 1995 Saturn SL have?

NHTSA has 80 complaints about the 1995 Saturn SL brakes — 17% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.