1995 Saturn SW problems
Owners have filed 52 complaints with NHTSA about the 1995 Saturn SW. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 19% of complaints. Next are engine (15%) and seats (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 52 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 8 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 90% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Saturn SW with enough data (25 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Consumer was driving on the interstate when another vehicle hit the passenger's side, and her airbag didn't deploy.
During a rear end collision, upon impact at approx. 35MPH, front passenger side seat back collapsed hitting child in head who was in century child safety seat.
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.
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.