Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 1998 Saturn Sw.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2007-04-04	SUSPENSION:REAR	No	0	EXPERIENCING A RATTLE OR CLICK NOISE FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND/OR DRIVING OVER UNEVEN SU…
2005-09-01	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY	No	0	DT: 1998 SATURN SW2. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN USE. THE LATCH C…
2004-12-23	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH ENGINE STALLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE BEARING WORE OUT COMPLETELY ON ONE SIDE. AS A R…
2004-06-20	PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL	No	0	BRAKE FAILURE. ON SR88 SOUTHBOUND TO LIBERTY RD. 19'98 SATURN SW2, 110000 MILES. CONDITION EXCELLENT. COMING TO LIBERTY…
2004-02-10	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL	No	0	ACCELERATOR PEDAL HINGE BROKE... LEAVING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HANGING FROM THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. CAR IS NOT DRIVEABL…
2004-01-23	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY	No	0	VEHICLE BURNS OIL PREMATURELY. *AK
2004-01-20	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD	No	0	THERE IS A CRACK IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD THAT BEGINS WERE THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS ATTACHED TO THE WINDSHIELD. CONSUME…
2003-04-11	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE STALLED. *AK
2001-11-01	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	THIS IGNITION-HIGH IDLE PROBLEM HAS EXHISTED SINCE OWNERSHIP AND FIRST PART REPLACEMENT UNDERWARENTY WAS THE IDLE AIR C…
2000-10-18	SEATS	Yes	2	SEATS COLLAPSED WHEN REAR ENDED WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHT--IF PASSENGER WAS IN BACK SEAT, THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY OF…
2000-06-19	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	MY MECHANIC TOLD ME HE HAS HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL TRANSMISSIONS ON 1998 SATURNS, SO MINE IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.
1999-12-30	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL	No	0	WHILR AT A COMPLETE STOP, VEHICLE WILL NOT RETURN TO CORRECT IDLE POSITION, IT WILL STAY AT A HIGH IDLE POINT. CONTACTE…
1999-11-01	SEAT BELTS	No	0	SEAT BELTS WILL TIGHTEN WHILE SWITCHING LANES OR WHEN INCREASING SPEED. CONSUMER CANNOT MOVE AROUND TO CHECK TRAFFIC …
1999-04-14	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER	Yes	0	CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS AT A STAND STILL WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED IT AT AN IMPACT OF APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, CAUSIN…
1999-02-13	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ENGINE CATCHES ON FIRE. VERY SUDDEN. NO INDICATION OF UPCOMING PROBLEM. CAR UNDER WARRANTY. TOT…
1998-12-10	AIR BAGS	Yes	1	HEAVY FRONTAL IMPACT. BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
1998-12-01	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY	No	0	BATTERY FAILED. *YC
1998-11-03	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND STALLS. SOMETIMES SES LIGHT COMES ON, SOMETIMES NOT. VEHICLE WILL NOT START. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR …
1998-10-10	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER	No	0	MASTER CYLINDER IS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO HIT FLOOR, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES, ALSO FRONT BRAKES GET …
1998-09-02	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	0	CONSUMER WAS COMING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT GOING SOUTH. THE PERSON WAS DRIVING NORTH MAKING A LEFT TURN THE DRIVER MA…
1998-09-01	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. YH
1998-08-15	VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS	No	0	FRONT POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED, REPLACEMENT FAILED ALSO. YH
1998-06-01	VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS	No	0	POWER WINDOW RELAY FAILED. YH
1998-04-21	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	WHEN ENGINE WARMS UP/SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING RPMS WILL INCREASE. ALSO IF TAKEN FEET OF GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE WILL ACC…
1998-02-12	POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT	No	0	INNER CV JOINT / BOOT CLAMP / WHEEL BEARING FAILED. *YC
—	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	VEHICLE STALLS WHEN STOPPED AT LIGHTS.
—	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	No	0	RPMS DO NOT ALWAYS RETURN TO IDLE AFTER REMOVAL OF ACCELERATOR PRESSURE. THE RPMS AT RANDOM TIMES, REMAIN AT 1800 TO 2…