1992 SATURN SW Recalls, Complaints & Safety

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

Defect Description

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

Consequence

SHOULD 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... Read more

Remedy

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

352,833 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

Complaint Statistics

2 total complaints 2 crashes 2 fires

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR	1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH	1

Incident date: Mar 19, 1999

RECALL 93V132000. CAR WAS PARKED AND ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. CAME TO THE CAR AND SAW BLUE/BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD/ENGINE, SPARKS AND FIRE FROM THE CARRIAGE OF THE CAR. WAITING FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT TO COME. CAR TURNED ON BY ITSELF, AND WENT FORWARD IN FIRST... Read more

Crash Fire

Incident date: Mar 19, 1999

RECALL 93V132000. CAR WAS PARKED AND ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. CAME TO THE CAR AND SAW BLUE/BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD/ENGINE, SPARKS AND FIRE FROM THE CARRIAGE OF THE CAR. WAITING FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT TO COME. CAR TURNED ON BY ITSELF, AND WENT FORWARD IN FIRST... Read more

Crash Fire

NHTSA Safety Investigations — SATURN SW

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

PE — Closed — Model Year: 1992

SEATBACK FAILURE

There is no summary currently available

SATURN SW — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the SATURN SW across all model years (1991–2001).

17 Total Recalls

274 Total Complaints

1 Investigations

41 Reported Crashes

12 Reported Fires

2 Reported Deaths

SATURN SW — Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2001	2	6	View
2000	7	18	View
1999	1	23	View
1998	0	31	View
1997	0	35	View
1996	0	31	View
1995	2	52	View
1994	1	41	View
1993	2	35	View
1992 (current)	1	2
1991	1	0	View

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SL	29	2,891	View
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SC	20	379	View
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SC1	13	554	View