1995 Saturn SW Seats Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 17%of 36 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 99,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the seats of the 1995 Saturn SW, 17% of the 36 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 99,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“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.”
NHTSA complaint #10179143, filed 2007-01, 99,000 miles“I received notice regarding the seat back of my 1995 Saturn wagon. My car does exhibit what was described - when I lean back on the seat it reclines backwards. I scheduled the repair to be done at the local Saturn dealership in hurricane, wv. I was surprised when I took it in that they said my car was finished in 20 minutes. When I got in and leaned back to put my seat belt on, the seat fell back into a reclining position. When I asked what had they done, I was informed that my car was built one month prior to time period they covered and no work was done to my car.”
NHTSA complaint #10010139, filed 2003-03“I was stopped on an interstate, and rear ended by a chevrolet sedan. It slammed my car into a minivan in front of me. The front and back of my car accordianed, and my car was a total loss. Neither front air bag deployed, and the front passenger seat flipped back and pinned the back passenger in the seat behind. No one was injured, but I feel that an accident which completely squished my car (also causing structural damage to the frame, only the driver's side door would open after the accident) should have had the airbags deploy, and the front seat should not have flipped back.”
NHTSA complaint #766057, filed 2002-08“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.”
NHTSA complaint #959658, filed 1995-02Related recalls
- 99V045000Mar 12, 1999Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Some front seat back recliner gear teeth may wear excessively through repeated use, and could cause the seat back to…Covers: Saturn SW 1994–1995, SL 1994–1995, SC1 1994–1995 +1 more
Seats: other model years
Other parts of the 1995 Saturn SW
9 complaintsEngine cooling
8 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
5 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1995 Saturn SW
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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