Dt*: the contact stated while driving 75 MPH the vehicle overheated. This was on the highway and there was nowhere to pull over. The vehicle was driven home and there was steam coming from under the hood. The contact determined the accessory belt had come loose and replaced the belt and belt tensioner.
1995 Saturn SL: engine overheating
8 of the 354 complaints about the 1995 Saturn SL describe engine overheating.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Engine overheating by model year
What owners say
My 1995 saturn sl1 overheated in november 2002 due to a cracked cylinder head. There were 56,686 miles on the car. While there is a technical services bulletin related to this problem stating that saturns built between 1994 and 1996 may develop cracks and offering compensation if his occurs within 6 years or 100,000 miles, my car was over the 6 years that the warranty covered. In researching this problem, I have found that this is not an uncommon experience for saturn owners and feel that a recall of the cylinder heads is necessary and/or that saturn needs to compensate owners beyond the 6 year limit.
Car was using oil, but was not leaking or burning it. Car then started overheating, and I took it to the service station I always use. When changing anti freeze for overheating problem, found oil in the anti- freeze. This LED to engine head problems. And head was sent out to be repaired and reinstalled. Drove car for about a week and it started using anti- freeze again. This time when the head was pulled off, it was found to have a crack in it and now I have to buy a new head. I have spent about $1,800.00 so far and hope I din't have to spend more. My mechanis called the saturn mechanic in albany n.y. And he said this was common with 1995 saturn sl-1s. I also looked it up on the internet and found it to be a big problem with consumers of this year car. Are you people going to do any thing about this problem. I think the comsumers of these junk cars are getting the shaft from you people, and you should be reinbersing all of us for these problems that your engines are causing. Right?.
Vehicle started ticking/overheating, and making noise. Vehicle stalled. Contacted dealer.
Car overheated after a week of problems with the coolant fuild. At time of failure, oil was found mixed with the coolan fluid, and coolant fluid was in the engine. A cracked cylander has since been found. Car has burned oil for 4 of the 6 years. Mechanic has documentation of identical failures on 2 other 1995 saturns.
Car has only 38,000 miles on it. In the last 30 days, it's been towed three times. It overheated, the clutch went out and then the alternator went out.
Parking brake did not fully disengage when handle was released, causing overheating of braking system leading to brake failure.
Brakes overheat, make rumbling noise, causing difficulty stopping.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1995 Saturn SL overheating
Is engine overheating a common problem on the 1995 Saturn SL?
8 of 354 owner complaints about the 1995 Saturn SL (2%) mention engine overheating. 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 13Engine failure 10Oil consumption 10Adaptive cruise 9Power steering loss 9Knocking 6Premature wear 6Fire or smoke 5
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