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Saturn WAGON problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

2 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

66,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1997 to 1999 model years. Data snapshot: . 1 complaints include usable failure mileage.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 2 complaints (50.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Transmission and shifting150.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner
1
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner1
Power Train:Automatic Transmission1

Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner: 1; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
1
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9991
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 1; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 1 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2004
2
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20042

2004: 2

Pattern summary

Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10086652 · 2004-08-11 (August 11, 2004)

CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD WHINE. TOOK IT TO MY AUTO-TECH AND WAS PLACED ON DIAGNOSTICS. WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BEARING IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. THIS IS AT THE 66,000 MILE MARK. LET SATURN KNOW THIS AND BECAUSE I DID NOT GET MY CAR SERVICED THERE AT THE DEALERSHIP, THERE WAS NOT MUCH THEY COULD DO FOR ME! WHAT A RIP! EVEN FOLLOWING THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON MY OWN, THERE IS NOT MUCH THEY COULD DO FOR ME! I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH A CAR COMPANY WHEN TRANSMISSIONS FAIL AT THIS LOW OF MILEAGE. SOMEONE SHOULD CHECK INT…

Owner-reported narrative. 66,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10086652 at NHTSA ↗

Compare model years

Recalls by model year

All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.

Recall campaigns

Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.

1997
0
1999
0
Recall campaigns data
CategoryCount
19970
19990

1997: 0; 1999: 0

Year-by-year records

Saturn WAGON model-year comparison
Model yearComplaintsRecallsChange in recalls
199710Not available
199910Not available