1996 Saturn SL tires problems

13 complaints (5% of all complaints for this car). 2 crashes reported.

owner complaints: 13
of this car's complaints: 5%
crashes: 2
recalls: 0

Which part fails

Tread/belt
5
Sidewall
3

At what mileage

Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.

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175k-200k

200k+

Saturn SL tires problems in other years

Specific symptoms reported on the 1996 Saturn SL tires

Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.

Tire blowout 8

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

What 1996 Saturn SL owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Sep 13, 2004 · Tires · 65,000 miles · NY

While driving 65 MPH rear passenger's side tire tread separated. As a result the rear quarter panel and bumper were severely damaged. No impact reported. *ak

Filed Mar 30, 2002 · Tires · NM · crash · 1 injury

My tire blew out while driving from long beach, ca. To phoenix, az. Which is about six hours away. About an hour outside of phoenix my tire blew out. I lost control of the car and it went off the road and rolled 2 - 3 times. I experienced minor injuries to my head and other places on my body. I also experienced whiplash that affected my memory and concentration.

Filed Aug 21, 2001 · Tires · CA

Right front tire sidewall separated during a 40mph turn on a paved mountain road, temperature outside was 101f. Tires were not under inflated, they were rotated the day before.

Filed Apr 4, 2001 · Tires · MS

Firestone tire, p175/70r14, experienced tread separation.

Filed Oct 17, 2000 · Tires · AZ

Tread seperation. *ak (dot number: unkn tiresize: p175/70r14)

Filed Oct 1, 2000 · Tires · FL

Tire tread peeled off while traveling on interstate at 60 MPH. *ak (tiresize: p75/r15)( dot number: tire size: p75/r15 )

Filed Sep 25, 2000 · Tires · AZ

Complete tread separation on right-rear tire. Tire is not listed in recall or 9/1 consumer advisory. *ak( dot number: w2epbca086 tire size: p175/70r14 )

Filed Sep 24, 2000 · Tires · CA

At 10 am on 9/24/2000 going west on the 210 at approx. 65 MPH. Slight bumpiness for less than three minutes, then blowout occurred. Tire exploded and vehicle fishtailed across three lanes of traffic. Mercifully, no one was injured. The tread separated( dot number: tire size: p185/65r1 )

Filed Sep 15, 2000 · Tires · MT

I was returning to hamilton, mt from having my car in for it's 24,000 service at the saturn dealer in spokane, wa. I exited I-90 at the liberty lake exit and, as I was approaching the end of the ramp, my passenger side front tire blew out. My speed was approximately 30mph. I informed saturn of this by telephone 9/14/00. No vehicle damage was done and a tire dealer was a block away so I purchased a new set of tires (dayton). I was not comfortable with continuing to keep the 3 tires that had not blown out on my vehicle.ak( dot number: tire size: p195/60r15 )

Filed Sep 6, 2000 · Tires · FL

The sidewalls on this tire literally disintegrated at 70 miles an hour. No warning. No slow loss of pressure. A catastrophic loss of pressure. The sidewall of the tire looked like it had been attacked by a madman with a knife, almost severed from the tread. I thought I was being attacked by a helicopter.( dot number: tire size: 175/70-r14 )

Questions about the 1996 Saturn SL tires

Does the 1996 Saturn SL have tires problems?

Owners have filed 13 complaints about the tires of the 1996 Saturn SL, 5% of all its complaints.

At what mileage do 1996 Saturn SL tires problems start?

Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.

Was there a recall on the 1996 Saturn SL tires?

There is no recall for this problem on this model year.

What year does the Saturn SL have bad tires?

The Saturn SL model years with the most tires complaints are 1997 (15 complaints), 1996 (13 complaints) and 1995 (12 complaints).