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2005 Saturn Relay Brakes Problems

Complaints
41about this part
Share
45%of 91 total for the year
Median mileage
42,054miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 41 complaints about the brakes of the 2005 Saturn Relay, 45% of the 91 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 42,054 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“2005 Saturn Relay 3: replaced ABS sensor in wheel hubs 5 times because of awd being disabled due to ABS light coming on. Code indicated bad sensor when the problem was really the ebcm. I have seen numerous complaints from other Saturn Relay owners of the same problem. I don't understand why a recall has not been issued.”

NHTSA complaint #10421508, filed 2011-08, 48,000 miles

“Abs system light comes on. We bought the 2005 Saturn Relay used from a Saturn dealer. Day after we got it, the ABS and brake lights came on. Dealer corrected it. One year later, brakes are all good but service ABS system light comes on. Turn the van off and back on, it disappears. Then next time it is on. This has been reported in many forums. Why is this safety issue not being elevated to recall status.”

NHTSA complaint #10326976, filed 2010-04, 73,548 miles

“I have a Saturn Relay 2005 ABS lights stays on,all wheel drive disable warning light stays on, replaced hub and wheelbearing three times still have ABS lights come on. Nobody seem to know how fix this problem, this is a safety issue. Don't trust having my kids in the car. I looked up on the computer a lot of similar complaints with the same issue with the Saturn Relay,there needs to be a recall before there are serious accidents and lawsuits.”

NHTSA complaint #10407773, filed 2011-06, 65,632 miles

“When the ABS and traction control sensor lights came on , it felt like the car wasn't slowing down much, at 35 MPH. It was scary. I know of other people that had this same problem, there should be a recall on this. I was told is the ebcm module.”

NHTSA complaint #10425974, filed 2011-09, 104,398 miles

“We purchased our 2005 Saturn Relay 2 in nov. 2007 with 24,000 miles. At around 34,000 miles our service ABS system light started coming on. I took it in to the Saturn dealership and they replaced the sensor in the wheel. I picked it up and within 5 minutes into my drive home the service ABS system light appeared again. I called the dealership and scheduled another appointment. This time they said the ebd sensor was dirty and cleaned it. After that the light would intermittently come on. …”

NHTSA complaint #10332249, filed 2010-05, 55,000 miles

Related recalls

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Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2007217%
2006421%
20054145%

Other parts of the 2005 Saturn Relay

Electrical system
24 complaintsBody and structure
10 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
9 complaintsOther or unknown
8 complaintsExterior lighting
7 complaintsFuel system
6 complaintsElectronic stability control
4 complaintsSuspension
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsTires
3 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2005 Saturn Relay

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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