# 1997 SATURN SL — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `444025` · 2004-02-19 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SATURN
- **Model:** SL
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- **Miles at failure:** 44,409
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IN FIRST GEAR TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO  FOURTH GEAR WITHOUT WARNING, AND CONSUMER TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.  CONSUMER SHIFTED  VEHICLE TO NEUTRAL, THEN BACK TO FIRST GEAR TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.  DEALERSHIP MECHANIC  TRIED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.  *AK  THE OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED MUSCLES PULLS, BUMPS, AND BRUISES.  *NM
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*