Loud engine knock. Engine consumes oil but no leak. Took to saturn dealer in fayetteville, ar and told it needs a new engine. Engine has less than 85,000 miles on it. Told there was a bulletin about this sometime in the past. All regular maintenance done as recommended by saturn. Cost to replace engine $2600. Engine should not be on brink of failure at 83,000 miles.
1995 Saturn SL: engine failure
10 of the 354 complaints about the 1995 Saturn SL describe engine failure.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Engine failure by model year
What owners say
Oil change at saturn dealership on 6/10/04. Car driven only every 10 days afterwards, then driven 400 miles to north carolina. With no dash warning lights, oil was 3 quarts low. Refilled oil, drove 1 mile, engine blew with connecting rod through block. Stopped in heavy traffic on I-95. Engine replacement required, saturn acknowledged no responsibility as car not maintained in their system. Car had 64,000 miles and oil was changed every 6 months. Suggest that saturn has a manufacturing defect in engine block, lubrication or connecting rods.
The turn signal had broken while driving, and caused the signals to become inoperative. Ts the steering wheel had to be moved in order to replace the switch, but seized onto the column. The column wheel had to be replaced. Scc
Took car to saturn of san francisco when it died suddenly for 120k servicing. Mechanics told me engine cylinder plugs #2 & #3 were loaded w/oil deposits. Recommended rebuilding or replacing engine. They told me I should have noticed car using excessive oil. 10 mos. Earlier I took car to saturn of santa maria for 100k servicing and told mechanics that engine was using excessive oil. Mechanics dismissed the problems as being normal for older saturns. Early maintenance could have prevented engine failure which eventually occurred. Possibly a common problem with saturn engines. I have letter from other saturn owners who have experienced same engine failure problem, and same problem with mechanics at saturn of santa maria.
This car has constantly had problems since the timing chain went at 15,000 miles. I'd like more information concerning engine failures on 1995 saturns. That is the only year they manufactured this particular engine and am interested to know why, since I coming across large amounts of engine complaints for this year.
I became aware of an oil consumption problem when my oil light came on when the car was 1000 miles and one month early for the next oil change. The complaint was dismissed by service techs at that time, explaining that "saturn egines run hot, and that it was not unusual to use one or two quarts of oil between changes. On a trip back to virginia form new jersey, my ses light came on, and I began to notice a fairly loud ticking in my engine. When I pulled over I found I had no oil in my oil pan. My engine could have seized on a major highway, and the oil light never came on (I was about 500 miles and two weeks early for my next oil change). I had regular routine maintenance at the dealership, but the dealership recently informed me that I would have to have a massive overhaul of my engine before I even had 100,000 miles on it. This seems highly irregular for a vehile which was impeccably maintained. I have also become aware of similar complaints on other internet sites. This is not an uncommon problem, but it is a very cosly one.
Engine mounts have worn out. Dealer replaced the engine mounts.
Engine oil light never came on; vehicle had oil at previous check, and no oil spots were seen. Yet, after travelling 1/4 of mile, engine died and mechanic reported no oil and needs new engine.
Vehicle loses power and makes noise due to engine failure.
Service engine soon or oil warning light came on, engine died and would not restart, remove engine and replace number of cylinder and cylinder rings.
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Related recalls
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Questions about the 1995 Saturn SL engine failure
Is engine failure a common problem on the 1995 Saturn SL?
10 of 354 owner complaints about the 1995 Saturn SL (3%) mention engine failure. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1995 Saturn SL?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1995 Saturn SL
No deployment 19Brake failure 14Stalling 13Oil consumption 10Adaptive cruise 9Power steering loss 9Overheating 8Knocking 6Premature wear 6Fire or smoke 5
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