One problem related to transmission slip out of gear has been reported for the 2001 Saturn SL2. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
When driving, the vehicle will at times jump out of fifth gear, and has also come out of third gear on 2 occasions, the dealer has been unable to duplicate the problem, after the last repair attempt consumer was informed by the dealer they lubed the gearshift mechanism to allow greater ease of shifting, then the vehicle displayed the longest period of normal functioning since the first repair, however the vehicle began displaying the same problems all over again.
| Automatic Transmission problems | |
| Transmission Failure problems | |
| Axle Shaft Seal problems | |
| Transmission Slip Out Of Gear problems |