2005 Saturn Relay Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 11%of 91 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 31,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the body and structure of the 2005 Saturn Relay, 11% of the 91 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 31,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“We purchase the van march 2006 as the first owners. The original problem started in june of 2007 when the passenger side power sliding door would open back up when closing. We took the van to the dealer and they replaced the door jam switch. The mileage at the time was 11,584. From that time to now dec 2008, with 31,000 miles, the problem has continued and adding in the driver side power sliding door. …”
NHTSA complaint #10251421, filed 2008-12, 11,584 miles“Power sliding doors don't latch properly. Motor will keep running on doors & as you are driving, if you hit a bump or make a sharp turn, the car dings like the door has opened. The only way to stop this is to pull over & open & then reclose the door.”
NHTSA complaint #10340320, filed 2010-06, 62,000 miles“Right side automatic sliding door will not stay shut. The door has never opened during driving, but we had to shut the door probably 6 times before it would finally stay close. This has happened at least 3 or 4 times.”
NHTSA complaint #10214122, filed 2008-01, 32,000 miles“The contact owns a 2005 Saturn Relay. Whenever the contact turns on the vehicle regardless if it is driven or not the rear driver side sliding door opened on its own without warning. The door has also opened and was extremely difficult to close manually. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the failure could not be reproduced. The VIN was not available. The current and failure mileages were 89000.”
NHTSA complaint #10298485, filed 2010-01, 89,000 miles“The contact owns a 2005 Saturn Relay. While driving the rear sliding door opened without warning. He pulled over and it took 10 minutes to close the door. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the censors and motor were replaced. After the repair he experienced an identical failure. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and repaired at his expense. None on the repairs have remedied the failure. The failure mileage was 30000. The current mileage was 112107.”
NHTSA complaint #10297585, filed 2009-12, 30,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10213818May 31, 2022This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint…
- 10197294May 12, 2021This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint…
Body and structure: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Saturn Relay
41 complaintsElectrical system
24 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 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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