2002 Saturn SL: fire, smoke or burning smell

5 of the 131 complaints about the 2002 Saturn SL describe fire, smoke or burning smell.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 4%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 38 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year

2002
5
2000
4
1998
2
1997
2
1996
2
1995
5
1994
4
1993
5
1992
3

What owners say

Filed Jun 10, 2005 · Electrical · IL · fire

Electrical wiring defect resulted in the 2002 saturn sl2 catching on fire. *mr (short in electrical system) the consumer requested that the general public should be made aware of this hazard and the federal safety agency should issue a recall. *sc 8jb

Filed Apr 6, 2005 · Engine · TX

2002 saturn sl2 stalled then vehicle caught on fire. *mr the vehicle begun to smoke then ignited.

Filed Jul 9, 2004 · Electrical · 30,002 miles · CT · fire

Vehicle caught on fire under the hood, near the battery, after having oil changed. Two parties have looked at the car and determined that the electrical system was faulty. The wiring near the battery was the affected area. The car was a loss with only 30000 miles on it. Saturn does not want to honor factory warranty. Also, saturn found crack in the engine. They "believe" this crack could have caused the fire. No other inspector found this crack and I want to know how it got there. Saturn had no answers and were very nasty about my entire situation.

Filed Apr 20, 2004 · Electrical · 25,000 miles · IL · fire

While driving 55 MPH, the vehicle caught on fire in the center of the dashboard. The dealer stated that the electrical wires were faulty. No injuries reported. *ak

Filed Oct 22, 2003 · Transmission · IL · fire

Gear shift started smoking then caught on fire.*mr there was a recall for 2000-2003 saturns of the same model. The dealer stated they weren't responsible for the fire and wasn't going to pay for the damages. *ph