Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
30
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Saturn Sw.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THIS 1997 SATURN SW2 HAS GM'S IGNITION PROBLEM. THE AIR BAGS WERE BLOWN ONCE THIS FRIED THE WIRES BELOW THE STEARING AN… |
| 2016-06-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1997 SATURN SW. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEH… |
| 2010-04-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 SATURN SW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, SMOKE STARTED TO … |
| 2006-03-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | THE ENGINE TURNS OFF DURING DRIVING OR COMING TO A STOP IF I LEAVE THE VEHICLE OVERNIGHT OR 4HRS LATER IT WILL START AN… |
| 2006-01-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM UNDER THE VEHICL… |
| 2004-04-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE SERVICE DEALER STATES THE IGNITION COIL PACK HAD MALFUNCTIO… |
| 2003-08-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED DOOR BELL WAS ACTING AS IF THE LIGHTS WERE ON, AND THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE … |
| 2003-04-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | I CALLED SATURN OF EATONTOWN, NJ REPORTING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION AND DOOR BELL ALARM-IT RANG CONSTANT… |
| 2002-09-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | A BOLT IN TRANSMISSION BROKE OFF AND BROKE THROUGH THE CASING, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK.. VEHICLE COULD CATC… |
| 2001-03-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, SATURN HAD SENT CONSUMER A LETTER STATING THAT THE FUEL PUMP MAY FAIL PREMATURELY AND CAUSE EXT… |
| 2000-12-06 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | TIRE WAS READY TO THROW TREAD (FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING TI - P185-65R15). NLM |
| 2000-09-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 30MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT WHEN SHE APPLIED BRAKES, AND BRAKE PEDAL WA… |
| 2000-08-28 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE LAP BELT AREA THEREBY NOT ALLOWING ME TO FASTEN MY BELT. IT IS AGAI… |
| 2000-05-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THROTTLE HANGS AND "RATCHETS" UPWARD WITH SPEED (CRUISE) CONTROL ENGAGED. TURNING SPEED CONTROL SWITCH TO "OFF" DOES NO… |
| 2000-02-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | UPON STARTING VEHICLE A HUGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE CAME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. DRIVER SHUT OFF THE IGNTION AND REMOVED T… |
| 1999-08-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY. |
| 1999-04-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKES SQUEALING WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED WITHIN THE FIRST MILE OF DRIVING,. THEN BRAKES FAILED. D… |
| 1998-10-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WASHER JETS FAILED. NLM |
| 1998-09-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. |
| 1997-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE, WARMING UP AND ALL PEOPLE WERE IN THE HOUSE WHEN VEHICLE WENT INTO GEAR AND DROVE THROUGH T… |
| 1997-07-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON. |
| 1997-06-11 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSTANT CYCLICAL VIBRATION WHILE IN 5TH GEAR AND TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. |
| 1997-03-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. |
| 1997-03-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | FRONT BRAKES WORN, CAUSING DIFFICULTY DURING EMERGENCY STOPS. |
| 1995-09-01 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOME LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND FLICKER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PR… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTI LOCK BRAKES MAKE SHRILL NOISE AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, BRAKES WORN EXCESSIVELY. |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTICE REGARDING A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP, HOWEVER WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, HE WAS INFORM… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | HORN FAILED. NLM |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | SEATBELT WILL NOT UNREEL FROM OPEN POSITION ,AND WILL NOT RELEASE, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. *AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELTS IN OUR SATURN DO NOT ALLOW US TO INSTALL CHILD CAR SEATS IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THEY DO NOT MOVE. WE HAV… |