1999 Saturn S-Series Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1999 Saturn S-Series. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
Total complaints2

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“I have a 1999 saturn. It keeps stalling while in motion. It will work fine for a few weeks, then all of the sudden it will "act up" and the rpms will dance around until it finally stalls. I have had this happen many times already. I believe it should be included with the timing chain inquiry, but…”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING · reported 2008-10-13

“Bad ignition switch, three times the car acted like it had a dead battery, the third it went completely dead, like the battery was disconnected. Jiggled key in switch and it came back to life. Had to have switch replaced, keys coded, etc. *jb”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH · reported 2004-11-28
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1999 Saturn S-Series as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.