Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1993 Saturn SW

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
27
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
2
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

27 filed
1
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Seat Belts
    3
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    3
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    2
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    2
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
    2
  • STRUCTURE:FRAME AND Members
    2
  • Child Seat
    2

Recalls

2 campaigns
93V132000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR1993-08-10

THE GENERATOR ELECTRICAL WIRING IS NOT PROTECTED AGAINST EXCESSIVE CURRENT FLOW WHICH MAY BE CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE GENERATOR.

RiskSHOULD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT OCCUR IN THEGENERATOR, THE GENERATOR WIRING HARNESS WOULD EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE CURRENT FLOW.UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, ENOUGH HEAT COULD BE GENERATED TO IGNITE SURROUNDINGMATERIALS. IF THIS OCCURS, AN UNDERHOOD FIRE COULD RESULT WITH OR WITHOUT THEENGINE RUNNING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

FixTHE GENERATOR WIRING HARNESS WILL BE REPLACED WITH ONE THAT WILL OPEN AS A FUSE WOULD UNDER CERTAIN EXCESSIVE CURRENT FLOW CONDITIONS.

93V094000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES1993-05-25

THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE TERMINAL AT THE STARTER SOLENOID MAY BE FORMED INCORRECTLY. INCORRECTLY FORMED TERMINALS CAN CONTACT THE STARTER SOLENOID HOUSING AND CAUSE AN ELECTRIC SHORT CIRCUIT.

RiskAN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT BETWEEN THE BATTERY CABLE ANDTHE STARTER HOUSING CAN RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

FixINSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, ADJUST THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE TERMINAL SO THAT IT DOES NOT CONTACT THE STARTER SOLENOID HOUSING.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
EA95003·EQUIPMENT1995-02-24 → 1996-05-31

CRUISE CONTROL FAILURES

PE94079·EQUIPMENT1994-11-07 → 1995-02-24

CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE

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