Saturn Sw1 1995
Model Sw1 made in 1995 by Saturn got 17 consumer complains there are 3 investigations as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to air bags, electrical system and engine and engine cooling. The car had some investigations: equipment, seats. There was one recall concerning seats .
Model 1995
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | ||||||||||||||||
| 99V045000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 01/01/1994 to 08/31/1994 | V (Vehicle) | 138691 | 03/13/1999 | ODI | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 03/12/1999 | 03/17/1999 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. some front seat back recliner gear teeth may wear excessively through repeated use, and could cause the seat back to slip partially rearward when force is applied. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If this happens while the vehicle is being driven, it could cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the front seat recliner mechanisms. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began march 13, 1999. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact saturn at 1-800-553-6000, prompt 3.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | ||||||
| PE94079 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 11/07/1994 | 02/24/1995 | CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
| EA95003 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/24/1995 | 05/31/1996 | CRUISE CONTROL FAILURES | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | ||||||
| RQ00005 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/16/2000 | 08/19/2000 | FRONT SEAT BACK CAN RECLINE OR COLLAPSE | 99V045000 | |
| On march 05, 1999, general motors saturn division issued a safety recall, 99v-045, to correct the seat recliner mechanism of the driver and front passenger seats of certain 1994 and 1995 model years vehicles.the recall involved 136,300 sc1, sc2, sl,sl1, sl2, sw1, and sw2 vehicles.the recliner gear teeth of these vehicles can wear excessively through repeated use and could cause the seat back to recline or collapse rearward inadvertently.as a remedy, saturn will replace the seat recliner mechanism.odi has received 29 consumer complaints from owners of 1994 and 1995 vehicles alleging either or both the driver's and the front passenger's seat back failures.all of these vehicles are outside of the recall population.the purpose of the rq is to investigate the nature of the problem and the scope of the recall. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 08/09/2002 | 03/01/2001 | ||
| I was stopped on an interstate, and rear ended by a chevrolet sedan. it slammed my car into a minivan in front of me. the front and back of my car accordianed, and my car was a total loss. neither front air bag deployed, and the front passenger seat flipped back and pinned the back passenger in the seat behind. no one was injured, but i feel that an accident which completely squished my car (also causing structural damage to the frame, only the driver's side door would open after the accident) should have had the airbags deploy, and the front seat should not have flipped back.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 04/08/1995 | |||
| Vehicle stall out, almost resulting in accident. tt | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 08/22/2006 | 99000 | 1 | 08/22/2006 |
| I bought a 1995 saturn from precision tune auto. the car was supposed to be cleaned, and wiring fixed. no mention of seat problem. though there has been some failure with top part of seat, to fall back for some reason. front seat. trouble with car. bad gas mileage, engine sounds like valve trouble, no power on hill, gear shift sticks, clunk in reverse intermittently, bleeding brake line, back brakes. cvc clicking, and so on. hit on aug. 22, 2006. not sure if this caused all the above. *nm | |||
| 03/01/1996 | |||
| Consumer feels manufacturers decision not to issue recall on possible cylinder head cracks irresponsible. nlm | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 08/22/2006 | 99000 | 1 | 08/22/2006 |
| I bought a 1995 saturn from precision tune auto. the car was supposed to be cleaned, and wiring fixed. no mention of seat problem. though there has been some failure with top part of seat, to fall back for some reason. front seat. trouble with car. bad gas mileage, engine sounds like valve trouble, no power on hill, gear shift sticks, clunk in reverse intermittently, bleeding brake line, back brakes. cvc clicking, and so on. hit on aug. 22, 2006. not sure if this caused all the above. *nm | |||
| 01/01/2003 | |||
| The cylinder heads of some saturn cars crack and the oil mixes with the coolant. the saturn manufacturer will not fix the cracked cylinder head on my sw1 because it is out of warrenty. my car only has 69,000 miles on it. a cyliner head should not crack - escpecially with only 69,000 miles. they know about this issue, even wrote two technical bulletons on it. i think saturn should have notified constomers and they should fix my car free of charge. | |||
| 03/13/1999 | 1 | 03/01/1999 | |
| Automatic transmission has a delay of up to three seconds when shifted into reverse when the car is at operating temperature. this condition causes the vehicle to jerk backward suddenly and without warning. the vehicle has nearly collided into fixed objects/non-moving vehicles on several occasions. this condition is ongoing despite regular annual transmission fluid/filter changes by dealer and owner. this condition has also been reported by other saturn auto transmission owners, regardless of model, on the saturn disscussion group site at rec.autos.makers.saturn the problem is most dangerous when throttle is applied. rapid application of reverse is dangerous and unpredictable such as overshooting and correcting for a crosswalk at a stoplight, drive through window at parking lot or fast food resturant, three point turns in heavy traffic, etc. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 05/12/2003 | 95000 | 1 | 05/31/1995 |
| Drivers side seat belt locked up. the seat belt latch did not consistently latch to the belt metal contact. *ak *cb *jb | |||
| SEATS | |||
| 08/09/2002 | 03/01/2001 | ||
| I was stopped on an interstate, and rear ended by a chevrolet sedan. it slammed my car into a minivan in front of me. the front and back of my car accordianed, and my car was a total loss. neither front air bag deployed, and the front passenger seat flipped back and pinned the back passenger in the seat behind. no one was injured, but i feel that an accident which completely squished my car (also causing structural damage to the frame, only the driver's side door would open after the accident) should have had the airbags deploy, and the front seat should not have flipped back.*ak | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | |||
| 08/22/2006 | 99000 | 1 | 08/22/2006 |
| I bought a 1995 saturn from precision tune auto. the car was supposed to be cleaned, and wiring fixed. no mention of seat problem. though there has been some failure with top part of seat, to fall back for some reason. front seat. trouble with car. bad gas mileage, engine sounds like valve trouble, no power on hill, gear shift sticks, clunk in reverse intermittently, bleeding brake line, back brakes. cvc clicking, and so on. hit on aug. 22, 2006. not sure if this caused all the above. *nm | |||
| 03/08/2003 | |||
| I received notice regarding the seat back of my 1995 saturn wagon. my car does exhibit what was described - when i lean back on the seat it reclines backwards. i scheduled the repair to be done at the local saturn dealership in hurricane, wv. i was surprised when i took it in that they said my car was finished in 20 minutes. when i got in and leaned back to put my seat belt on, the seat fell back into a reclining position. when i asked what had they done, i was informed that my car was built one month prior to time period they covered and no work was done to my car. *nlm | |||
| 5 | 03/20/1995 | ||
| Seat back causes consumer back injury/pain due to design. nlm | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 08/22/2006 | 99000 | 1 | 08/22/2006 |
| I bought a 1995 saturn from precision tune auto. the car was supposed to be cleaned, and wiring fixed. no mention of seat problem. though there has been some failure with top part of seat, to fall back for some reason. front seat. trouble with car. bad gas mileage, engine sounds like valve trouble, no power on hill, gear shift sticks, clunk in reverse intermittently, bleeding brake line, back brakes. cvc clicking, and so on. hit on aug. 22, 2006. not sure if this caused all the above. *nm | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 04/01/1998 | 2 | 03/01/1998 | |
| Extreme road noise from date of purchase, left front door never seals airtight | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS - UNDERBODY SHIELDS | |||
| 01/17/2008 | 88400 | 1 | 11/17/2007 |
| My wife was driving her 1995 saturn sw! wagon at 50 mph on freeway. without warning the vehicle went out of control to the left. she managed to get it off the roadway. initial inspection indicated a broken axle. upon further inspection by saturn mechanic, vehicles engine cradle is completely rusted away. when the drivers side engine cradle broke during operation it force itself and other parts to break causing my wife to lose all control. the saturn mechanic says in 7 years he has only seen 2 other cases of corrosion affecting the engine cradle in this severity. *tr | |||
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | |||
| 01/05/2003 | |||
| The defroster works sometimes -- only if i put on the ac at the same time -- and then intermittently it stops working and the front window shield as well as the side ones fog up to a dangerous level while we are driving. a saturn mechanic told me that he has 4 cars and what i have just described only happens on his saturn. we have tried variying the tempurature, opening the windows etc. mostly i want to know what to do because i don't want to have an accident due to this obvious flaw. | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||
| 01/05/2003 | |||
| The defroster works sometimes -- only if i put on the ac at the same time -- and then intermittently it stops working and the front window shield as well as the side ones fog up to a dangerous level while we are driving. a saturn mechanic told me that he has 4 cars and what i have just described only happens on his saturn. we have tried variying the tempurature, opening the windows etc. mostly i want to know what to do because i don't want to have an accident due to this obvious flaw. | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | VAN NUYS | SATURN OF THE VALLEY | ||
| WA | LAKEWOOD | 98498 | PRECISION TUNE | NOT KNOWN |
| WV | HURRICANE | 25526 | SATURN OF CHARLESTON-HUNTINGTON | 304-562-3300 |