1992 Saturn SW

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › alternator/generator/regulator. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator	1		1	1	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator93V132000

Filed Aug 10, 1993352,833 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.

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

Risk. 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 WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

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

What owners reported

Newest filings

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/RegulatorCrashFire

Filed Mar 23, 1999MA

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 GEAR AND HIT A BUILDING. FIRE DEPARMENT PUT FIRE OUT. TOW COMPANY HAS CAR WAITING FOR REPORT. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL . *AK

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
2001	6	2	0	0	Routine
2000	15	7	1	0	Routine
1999	16	1	0	1	Fatalities reported
1998	27	0	1	0	Routine
1997	31	0	2	0	Routine
1996	20	0	1	0	Routine
1995	36	2	0	0	Routine
1994	30	1	1	0	Routine
1993	27	2	1	0	Routine
1992 — this page	1	1	1	0	Routine
1991	0	1	0	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Aug 10, 1993. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.