Saturn L300 recalls & problems by year

2 recalls and 128 owner complaints across 3 model years (2003–2005).

Most complaints200461 complaints

Most recalls20042 recalls

Crashes reported9in owner complaints

Injuries reported81 death

Owner complaints by model year

Year	NHTSA stars	EPA mpg	Recalls	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Injuries	Deaths
2005	—	21 mpg	0	25	1	0	0	0
2004	—	21–25 mpg	2	61	3	1	4	0
2003	—	21 mpg	0	42	5	4	4	1

Crash, fire, injury and death figures are what owners reported in their complaints; NHTSA does not verify them. A year with more complaints is not necessarily worse: newer and best-selling years collect more reports.

Most-reported problem areas, all years

Electrical system — 32 complaints
Exterior lighting — 23 complaints
Engine and engine cooling — 18 complaints
Power train — 10 complaints
Engine — 9 complaints
Vehicle speed control — 9 complaints
Fuel system, gasoline — 9 complaints
Tires — 7 complaints