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Saturn Relay Engine problems by year

5 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Saturn Relay's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

Engine complaints by model year

YearEngine complaintsCrashesInjuriesRecalls
20062010
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Latest Relay engine complaints

2005 Saturn RelayEngine & cooling

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 saturn relay. The contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the egr valve needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 168,000.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10663346
2006 Saturn RelayEngine & cooling1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn relay. The contact stated that within three months, the interior of the vehicle darkened by three shades. The contact stated that there was a strong metallic smell inside the vehicle that had even affected her breathing. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that there was a foreign hose attached to the catalytic converter that could have been the cause of the toxic leak. The contact became very ill and strong traces of cadmium, lead and mercury were found in her blood system. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 86,000.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10498019
2005 Saturn RelayEngine & coolingElectrical system

I have a problem with the abs/traction control light coming on and the braking system will not opererate properly. There has been a few times where the brakes will not stop the vehicle properly or have locked up a couple of times. We also had to replace the egr valve do to a code 0414/0414. We also had to replace the pcm because the system locked up and deleted all the codes causing the engine to fail to start while tring to update the pcm to recognize the new egr. I also have proplems with the lights flickering...

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and dimming all the time. These problems exist every day and I feel the vehicle is getting unsafe to drive. I have contacted gm several times and took the vehicle to a local dealership to get the pcm replaced. They would not give me the old pcm but I have the original delphi egr valve. Gm said ththat the 2005 relay has recalls on the egr and pcm but my vin was not affected and refused to pay any on the repairs or pay to have the van checked out at a gm dealership. *Tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Electrical system · Traction control systemNHTSA 10392413
2006 Saturn RelaySteeringEngine & coolingFuel systemBody, doors & structureSeats & seat belts

1) Bought our saturn relay may 30, 2006 2) took it to the dealer it to the dealer because hood rattle, said it was nothing sent me home. 3) Called about the low mileage the van was making, said it was ok 4) 1 month and 26 days car breacks down repairs are made on 6/26/06 -sending unit was replace -sensory kit was replace -hood not closing was corrected latch was replace -and hood bumper was fix -intermittent engine noise ( not fix) -steering wheel vibrates when making a sharp turn ( not fix) most...

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important the middle seat that are both captain chairs do not have a arm rest so when the kids sit there and my mom they tend to loose there valance because there is nothing to hold them in place.--- They say that's the way they come and there is nothing to do about it. *Nm

Filed Incident Steering · Engine and engine cooling · Fuel system, gasoline · Latches / locks / linkages · SeatsNHTSA 10161708
2005 Saturn RelayEngine & coolingElectrical system

There is a definite problem with either the engine or the electrical system on the 2005 saturn relay. We have been to dealerships and complained about these problems, but they have brushed us off by saying that it could be the weather, and they did not see any problem. The car actually goes down in rpms and the whole dashboard and lights dim when in idle. Also, the idle is very rough. This should be looked at since after doing some research on some web sites there are many people with the same exact problem...

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with this vehicle and they are also been given many different answers. P please investigate this since we have a one year old and I do not want anything to happen to her while we are using this minivan. Thank you. *Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Electrical systemNHTSA 10148828

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