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Common 1998 Saturn Sw problems
The 1998 Saturn SW2 is known for its engine problems, with the most common issues being diagnostic codes PO117 and PO125. These codes relate to the engine's fuel and air delivery system, which can lead to a decrease in fuel efficiency and performance, as well as increased emissions.
The engine problems in the 1998 Saturn SW2 can be attributed to a variety of factors, including faulty sensors, clogged fuel injectors, and worn-out spark plugs. These issues can cause the engine to misfire, leading to a decrease in power and fuel efficiency. In some cases, the check engine light may illuminate, indicating that there is a problem with the engine's emissions control system.
Another common issue with the 1998 Saturn SW2 is the transmission, which can shift harshly or slip between gears. This can be caused by a variety of factors, including low transmission fluid levels, worn-out clutch plates, and faulty solenoids. In some cases, the transmission may need to be replaced entirely, which can be a costly repair.
The interior of the 1998 Saturn SW2 has also been criticized for its ultra-cheap materials and questionable styling. The dashboard and door panels are made from hard plastics that can crack and fade over time, and the seats are covered in a thin, uncomfortable fabric. The instrument panel is also criticized for its lack of features and poor visibility.
Despite these issues, the 1998 Saturn SW2 is generally considered to be a reliable car with a comfortable interior. However, it is important to note that the engine and transmission problems can be costly to repair, and it is recommended that owners keep up with regular maintenance to prevent these issues from occurring.
It is also worth noting that there are no recalls for the 1998 Saturn SW2, which suggests that the issues are not widespread or severe enough to warrant a recall by the NHTSA. However, it is still important for owners to be aware of these common problems and to address them promptly if they occur.
In conclusion, the 1998 Saturn SW2 is known for its engine and transmission problems, as well as its cheap interior materials and questionable styling. While the car is generally considered to be reliable, it is important for owners to be aware of these common issues and to address them promptly to prevent costly repairs.
1998 Saturn Sw car problems categorized by type of issue
After analyzing all complaints sent to the NHTSA and researching popular Saturn Sw problems, we found that the most common problems with these 2023 model year vehicles are:
- Engine and engine cooling problems
- Vehicle speed control problems
- Visibility problems
- Power train problems
- Seat belts problems
The graph below shows statistics for all 1998 Saturn Sw vehicle components and the number of complaints received.
Latest 25 complaints 1998 Saturn Sw
The NHTSA has received 28 complaints about various vehicle components related to the 1998 Saturn Sw. Below are the 25 most recent complaints reported for 1998 Saturn Sw vehicles.
SUSPENSION PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2007-04-04
- VIN: 1G8ZJ8278WZ
- Components: SUSPENSION
- Summary: EXPERIENCING A RATTLE OR CLICK NOISE FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND/OR DRIVING OVER UNEVEN SURFACES.*AK
SEAT BELTS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2005-09-01
- VIN: 1G8ZK8279WZ
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: DT: 1998 SATURN SW2. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN USE. THE LATCH CAME LOOSE. SHE HAS SPOKEN WITH SATURN, THEY TOLD HER TO TAKE IT IN TO BE INSPECTED. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY WERE PULLED OVER FOR NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT. THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET MADE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. SATURN STATED THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THE CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT. THE SAFETY BELT WAS STILL NOT WORKING. THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP NEXT TUESDAY.*AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2004-12-23
- Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Summary: WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH ENGINE STALLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE BEARING WORE OUT COMPLETELY ON ONE SIDE. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2004-06-20
- VIN: 1G8ZK8270WZ
- Components: PARKING BRAKE
- Summary: BRAKE FAILURE. ON SR88 SOUTHBOUND TO LIBERTY RD. 19'98 SATURN SW2, 110000 MILES. CONDITION EXCELLENT. COMING TO LIBERTY RD AT ABOUT 55 MPH SLOWNG FOR RT TURN..BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ZERO BRAKING EFFECT. LUCKILY PULLED AHEAD TO A WIDE, SAFE SHOULDER. CALLED AAA FOR TOW,,MEANTWHILE PUMPED PEDAL FOR HALF HOUR WHEN GOT SLSIGHT RESPONSE FROM PEDAL WHICH FINALLY ABOUT 45 MINUTES LATER GAVE FULL PEDAL. CANCELLED TOW. WENT INTO LODI, CA ABOUT 15 MORE MILES SAFELY. SATURN DEALER STATES THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM. MECHANIC STATES THAT IF THE PARKING BRAKE WERE ENGAGED EVEN SLIGHTLY THE REAR DRUMS WOULD OVERHEAT AND CAUSE THE BRAKE FLUID TO GET SO HOT THAT BUBBLES WOULD FORM IN IT THUS NO BRAKES. NO LEAKS WERE FOUND ANYWHERE IN THE SYSTEM. MASTER CYLINDER OK .ALL BRAKE PISTONS OK.BRAKES ARE OK AS OF THIS DATE. (6-30-04). DATE OF INCIDENT WAS 6-20-04..TIME/DATE OF DEALERS REPORT: 21 JUNE 04 AT 0839PDT. SERVICE ORDER 76755 PRIMARY TECH. 004.*AK
VISIBILITY PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2004-01-20
- VIN: 1G8ZK8276WZ
- Components: VISIBILITY
- Summary: THERE IS A CRACK IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD THAT BEGINS WERE THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS ATTACHED TO THE WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER CAN NOT SEE TROUGH FRONT WINDSHIELD. *AK WINDSHIELD WAS INSPECTED FOR CRACKS, NONE WAS FOUND. IN ADDITION, CRACK REACHED TO BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES THAT SPANNED APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES. *LA
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2004-02-10
- Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Summary: ACCELERATOR PEDAL HINGE BROKE... LEAVING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HANGING FROM THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. CAR IS NOT DRIVEABLE.*AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2004-01-23
- Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Summary: VEHICLE BURNS OIL PREMATURELY. *AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2003-04-11
- Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Summary: WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE STALLED. *AK
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- VIN: 1G8ZH8284WZ
- Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- Summary: RPMS DO NOT ALWAYS RETURN TO IDLE AFTER REMOVAL OF ACCELERATOR PRESSURE. THE RPMS AT RANDOM TIMES, REMAIN AT 1800 TO 2200 AS INDICATED BY THE TACHOMETER. THE ENGINE IS ALSO NOISY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. CONSUMER HAS TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WHEN COMING TO A STOP, BUT RPMS STILL RACE FROM 1000 RPM TO 2200. NORMAL TACHOMETER RESPONSE IS USUALLY FROM 750 TO 1000 RPMS. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THIS IS PUTTING WEAR AND TEAR ON TRANSMISSION AND BRAKES. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE JUMPED BACKWARDS WHEN CONSUMER REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM BRAKE PEDAL. *TT
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1999-12-30
- VIN: 1G8ZK8272WZ
- Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Summary: WHILR AT A COMPLETE STOP, VEHICLE WILL NOT RETURN TO CORRECT IDLE POSITION, IT WILL STAY AT A HIGH IDLE POINT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM.*AK.*JG
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1998-04-21
- VIN: 1G8ZJ8271WZ
- Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Summary: WHEN ENGINE WARMS UP/SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING RPMS WILL INCREASE. ALSO IF TAKEN FEET OF GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPAIRED AND REPLACED PARTS, BUT STILL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2001-11-01
- VIN: 1G8ZJ8271WZ
- Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Summary: THIS IGNITION-HIGH IDLE PROBLEM HAS EXHISTED SINCE OWNERSHIP AND FIRST PART REPLACEMENT UNDERWARENTY WAS THE IDLE AIR CONTROL J5542 IN FEB. 2000. THE IDLE ACCELERATION PROBLEM STARTED IN 1999, HOWEVER, COULD NOT BE REPEATED DURING TESTS DRIVE UNTIL FEB. 15,2000. AT THE 42,000 SERVICE THE SAME COMPLAINT WAS ADDRESSED WITH THE IAC MOTOR REPLACED. THE 60,000 MILE SERVICE THE TEMP. SENSOR AND IGNITION MODULE WAS REPLACED FOR $391.00, AND THE PROBLEM OF ACCELERATION CONTINUES WITH THE RPM'S OVER 2,000. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFTEY. THE CAR HAS ACTUALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT GAS/OR CLUTCH CHANGES. IF I WERE ON ICE, WHICH THIS AREA IS NOTED FOR IN THE WINTER, I WOULD BE IN DANGER. AGAIN, THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE AND THE MOTOR IS WARM, AND INTERMITTANTLY.*AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1998-11-03
- VIN: 1G8ZK8278WZ
- Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Summary: ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND STALLS. SOMETIMES SES LIGHT COMES ON, SOMETIMES NOT. VEHICLE WILL NOT START. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR TO THE DEALER 8 TIMES IN 2 YEARS AND THEY ALWAYS "FIX" SOMETHING--SOMETHING DIFFERENT EVERYTIME, BUT THE SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME EVERY TIME. DEALER SAYS THERE IS "NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR" AND THAT THE PROBLEM IS DIFFERENT EVERY TIME I BRING IT IN. SEVERAL TIMES THERE HAVE BEEN NO CODES STORED TO INDICATE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS-THEREFORE, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER-"THERE IS NO PROBLEM". I DON'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP!!! I AM TIRED OF TAKING THE CAR IN FOR THIS PROBLEM, IT HAS MOST RECENTLY BEEN IN ON OCT. 12, 2000 , DEC. 1, 2000 , AND DEC. 21, 2000---EVERYTIME I REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEMS AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, EVERY TIME IT IS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE CAUSING THIS PROBLEM TO CONTINUE. I HAVE ALL THE REPAIR RECORDS.*AK
SEAT BELTS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1999-11-01
- VIN: 1G8ZK8270WZ
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: SEAT BELTS WILL TIGHTEN WHILE SWITCHING LANES OR WHEN INCREASING SPEED. CONSUMER CANNOT MOVE AROUND TO CHECK TRAFFIC BEHIND HER. HAS BEEN TO DEALER WHO SAID THAT BELTS ARE WORKING AS DESIGNED. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
SEATS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2000-10-18
- Number Of Injuries: 2
- Crash: 1
- VIN: 1G8ZJ827XWZ
- Components: SEATS
- Summary: SEATS COLLAPSED WHEN REAR ENDED WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHT--IF PASSENGER WAS IN BACK SEAT, THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY OF SERIOUS INJURY. IF IT'S A SMALL CHILD, DEATH FROM THE IMPACT OF THE COLLAPSING SEAT COULD CAUSE DEATH.*AK
POWER TRAIN PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2000-06-19
- VIN: 1G8ZH8283WZ
- Components: POWER TRAIN
- Summary: MY MECHANIC TOLD ME HE HAS HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL TRANSMISSIONS ON 1998 SATURNS, SO MINE IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.
SEATS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1999-04-14
- Crash: 1
- VIN: PLEASE FILL
- Components: SEATS
- Summary: CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS AT A STAND STILL WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED IT AT AN IMPACT OF APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, CAUSING BOTH FRONT SEATS TO FALL BACKWARD; DEALER/MFR. NOTIFED AND HAD NOTHING POSTIVE TO SAY. SEEKING INFORMATION FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1999-02-13
- Fire: 1
- VIN: 1G8ZK8279WZ
- Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Summary: BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ENGINE CATCHES ON FIRE. VERY SUDDEN. NO INDICATION OF UPCOMING PROBLEM. CAR UNDER WARRANTY. TOTAL LOSS. *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1998-12-01
- VIN: 1G8ZK8273WZ
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: BATTERY FAILED. *YC
POWER TRAIN PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1998-02-12
- VIN: 1G8ZK8275WZ
- Components: POWER TRAIN
- Summary: INNER CV JOINT / BOOT CLAMP / WHEEL BEARING FAILED. *YC
VISIBILITY PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1998-08-15
- VIN: 1G8ZK8270WZ
- Components: VISIBILITY
- Summary: FRONT POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED, REPLACEMENT FAILED ALSO. YH
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1998-09-01
- VIN: 1G8ZK8272WZ
- Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Summary: CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. YH
VISIBILITY PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1998-06-01
- VIN: 1G8ZK827XWZ
- Components: VISIBILITY
- Summary: POWER WINDOW RELAY FAILED. YH
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1998-10-10
- VIN: 1G82K8276WZ
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: MASTER CYLINDER IS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO HIT FLOOR, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES, ALSO FRONT BRAKES GET VERY HOT, BUT BACK BRAKES ARE COOL. *AK
AIR BAGS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1998-12-10
- Number Of Injuries: 1
- Crash: 1
- VIN: 1G8ZK8273WZ
- Components: AIR BAGS
- Summary: HEAVY FRONTAL IMPACT. BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
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