Safety Score
97
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
16
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1999 Saturn Sw.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | MY SON WAS KILLED IN A 1999 SATURN THE AIRBAGS DID NOT WORK I NEED TO KNOW WHY CAR CUT OFF WHILE GO DOWN I-20. *TR |
| 2014-05-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | THE AUTOMOBILE IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES, I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND MY CHEST HIT THE STEERING COLUMN. THE… |
| 2004-10-13 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | BROKEN STEERING WHEEL MECHANISM REPLACED, RUSTED OUT HOOD REPLACED. MODE CONTROL FROM A/C TO DEFROST WENT OUT, LESS THA… |
| 2004-03-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND VEHICLE JERKED. CONSUMER PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER. THEN,… |
| 2002-06-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DURING A VEHICLE CRASH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2002-05-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | AT A SAFETY CHECK FOR SEATBELTS, 3 OF THE SEATBELT RETRACTORS IN WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. ONLY FRONT PASSENGER SE… |
| 2000-12-19 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT | No | 0 | INTERMEDIATE SHAFT/CARRIER BEARING ASSEMBLY FAILED AT RELATIVELY LOW MILES. I AM TRYING TO DETERMINE IF THIS SPECIFIC … |
| 2000-07-27 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 2 | MY HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER (AGE 4) WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON JULY 27, 2000 IN OUR 1999 SATURN SW1. THEY WERE SITTIN… |
| 2000-05-30 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | FIRESTONE TIRES TREAD CAME APART, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A TIRE BLOWOUT AND CRASH. FIRESTONE REPLACED THE TIRES AT … |
| 1999-12-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | STEPPING ON THE BRAKE CAUSED THE IDLE TO GO TO MAXIMUM RPM. YH |
| 1999-08-01 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | HOT FLORIDA DAY; CAR FULLY LOADED; TREAD SEPARATED AT 70 MPH (3000 MI ON TIRE AT TIME). *AK (TIRESIZE: P17570R14) |
| 1998-10-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | FRONT END VIBRATION AND NOISE SINCE PURCHASE, AFTER SEVERAL REPAIRS FRONT END STILL EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS. MJS (ATTORNEY… |
| 1998-09-10 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE DOES NOT COME WITHIN 6 INCHES FROM THE END OF THE WINDSHIELD WHICH MAY CAUSE VISUAL DIFFICULTY, … |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE FACTORY INSTALLED FLOOR MAT SLIDES AND WEDGES UNDER PEDALS. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS P… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS DEFECTIVE BRAKES, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DESCRIBED A… |
| — | SEATS | No | 0 | DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE SEATS, WHICH ARE ANGLED BACK FOR SAFETY PURPOSES, THE CHILD SAFETY SEATS DO NOT FIT PROPERLY, … |