# 1995 SATURN SL — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `225211` · 2000-08-15 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SATURN
- **Model:** SL
- **Year:** 1995
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MPH HEARD A RATTLE.  AS CONSUMER WAS PULLING OVER,  HEARD A THUMP.  PISTON WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK.  CONSUMER OPENED HOOD AND THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE.  TOOK VEHICLE  TO DEALER, AND THEY WERE NOT VERY HELPFUL.  ANOTHER MECHANIC SAID HE SAW FOUR OR FIVE DIFFERENT SATURNS  THAT HAD SAME PROBLEM WITHIN A MONTH.  *AK
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