79 problems have been reported for the 1997 Saturn SL1. The following chart shows the 17 most common problems for 1997 Saturn SL1. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling with 13 problems. The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bags (11 problems).
The following chart shows the number of problems reported during each of the service years since the debut of the 1997 Saturn SL1 in 1997.
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When making the decision between buying a new or used Saturn SL1, the following table can be used to compare the 1997 Saturn SL1 with the Saturn SL1 from other model years. Note that the number of problems reported for the 1997 SL1 is 79 while the average number of problems reported for the 7 model years of the Saturn SL1 is 68.