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Saturn S-Series repairs by problem area
Engine (50%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (8%)
Brakes and Traction Control (4%)
Suspension and Steering (15%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (15%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (3%)
Other (3%)
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Chart based on 470 repairs.
Saturn S-Series suspension repair cost distribution
$2500+ (1%)
$1000 - $2499 (9%)
$500 - $999 (7%)
$100 - $499 (57%)
< $100 (25%)
Chart based on 67 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2002 Saturn S-Series 4dr Sedan
124-horsepower 1.9L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 112000 mi US $575 |
Replaced both Front Wheel Hub Bearings. |
2002 Saturn S-Series 4dr Sedan
100-horsepower 1.9L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 209000 mi US $250 |
Driver's side front wheel bearing was making roaring/buzzing noise,replaced at a tire shop when I had it in for new tires.Replacement cost for bearing assembly including labor was $250 at Tire Kingdom. |
| 250480 mi C $310 |
Actual problem part was the control arm, which included the tie rod end. |
| 256680 mi C $2486 |
Had noticed a bit of whine and suspected wheel bearings; shop confirmed they were bad while it was in for the clutch replacement. Lower control arm (with ball joint attached) were replaced during visit to replace clutch. |
| 264120 mi C $144 |
Wheel bearings got noisy after only 11,000 kms since previous replacement in September, 2015. Found new shop that quoted 1/3 the cost of my usual shop to replace the bearings, so I tried them out. Excellent, fast work. |
| 76000 mi US $275 |
Replaced front left hub bearing |
| 100440 mi C $417 |
Just bought this car for $400 and took into shop to have exhaust pipe welded. While there, bad tie rod end was noted. Bought part for $25 and had this shop (OK Tire) replace it for me. $267 for labour and cost of part. |
| 104780 mi C $131 |
Humming noise noted from front end; replaced left front wheel bearing. |
| 111600 mi C $188 |
During an MVI inspection, the shop reported that the driver side front wheel bearing needed replacement. I had a spare bearing on hand from the last time this was done (just last summer), so the $188 was just for labour and MVI. MVI was $32 of the $188. |
2002 Saturn S-Series 4dr Sedan
100-horsepower 1.9L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 136000 mi US $400 |
Worn Ball Joint replaced. $120 part, $240 labor. Needed wheel alignment after it was replaced |
| 99000 mi US $180 |
Replaced struts, strut mount, spring assembly. |
2002 Saturn S-Series 4dr Coupe
124-horsepower 1.9L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 108000 mi US $80 |
Front wheel bearing was out. Replaced wheel bearing and hub. |
2002 Saturn S-Series 4dr Coupe
124-horsepower 1.9L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 144000 mi US $180 |
Replaced front struts and springs. Old springs were both broken. New tie rod ends also installed. |
| 148000 mi US $60 |
And both outer tie rod ends had broken grease boots and were rusting and stiff from lack of grease. Replaced both sides, grease boots cracked and no grease in fitting. |
| 122000 mi US $400 |
New stuts all (4) were replaced while the front wheel bearing was replaced...an alignment is also being done since it is a recommended after removing the struts. |
| 161000 mi US $600 |
Both control arms were replaced and an alignment done |
2002 Saturn S-Series 4dr Coupe
100-horsepower 1.9L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 181000 mi US $60 |
Front Right wheel bearing needed replaced. |
| 65000 mi US $150 |
wheel bearing |
2002 Saturn S-Series 4dr Coupe
100-horsepower 1.9L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 27280 mi C $480 |
Broken front spring, lower ball joint(1) and worn tierod end (1) |
| 34720 mi C $200 |
Replaced both tie-rods |
2002 Saturn S-Series
4-cylinder manual 2WD
| 279000 mi US $220 |
Tie rods in front and spark plugs |
2001 Saturn S-Series 4dr Wagon
124-horsepower 1.9L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 99200 mi C $150 |
2 front wheel bearings |
2001 Saturn S-Series 4dr Sedan
124-horsepower 1.9L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 153000 mi US $1200 |
Had a lot of preventative work done, the actual required repair was swaybar links, struts were very worn as well so we had the struts and mounts replaced along with the actual failed swaybar links. All repairs completed in ~5 hours. |
| 151000 mi | Replaced tierod and lower control arm. Replaced right front wheel bearing after RF wheel bearing moan set in. |
2001 Saturn S-Series 4dr Coupe
100-horsepower 1.9L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 131440 mi C $435 |
front right wheel bearing had failed. |
2001 Saturn S-Series
4-cylinder automatic 2WD
| 117000 mi US $260 |
Replaced rear sway bar links. One broken off, one frozen. |
| 148000 mi US $1000 |
Strut spring broke on the highway, digging into the wheel and rendering the car undrivable, needed tow. |
2000 Saturn S-Series 4dr Wagon
124-horsepower 1.9L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 180000 mi US $107 |
Heard wheel noise at front end. Tested each wheel found to be the passenger side. Bearing and hub was replaced. |
| 181500 mi US $100 |
New bearing and wheel hub installed on front passenger side. |
| 183300 mi | New bearing and wheel hub installed on front driver side. |
2000 Saturn S-Series 4dr Sedan
124-horsepower 1.9L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 96000 mi US $350 |
All Shocks, Front control arms and Tie rod ends |
2000 Saturn S-Series 4dr Sedan
124-horsepower 1.9L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 114000 mi US $245 |
The paseenger side tie rod was loose and replaced. |
| 115000 mi US $230 |
Replaced tie rod end (drivers side) and front-end alignment |
| 159000 mi | rear stabilizer links are broken |
2000 Saturn S-Series 4dr Sedan
100-horsepower 1.9L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 166000 mi | Left wheel bearing went out. |
2000 Saturn S-Series 4dr Coupe
124-horsepower 1.9L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 105300 mi | Sway bar bushings worn causing the ball joints to wear. Replaced lower control arms including sway bar bushings |
1999 Saturn S-Series
Engine not specified
| 172600 mi US $200 |
Two wheel bearings needed replacing. |
| 219000 mi US $200 |
Replaced wheel bearing. |
1999 Saturn S-Series 4-door
4-cylinder manual 2WD
| 251000 mi US $1300 |
FWD front wheel bearings bad. Replaced wheel bearings. Replaced tie rods and control arms. |
| 106100 mi US $1200 |
NY State inspection. Brakes and struts needed to be replaced. |
| 168000 mi US $110 |
Tie rod end needed replacement before alignment could be done when getting new tires. |
1999 Saturn S-Series 4-door
4-cylinder automatic 2WD
| 44000 mi | Needed front driver's side wheel bearing and the casing? (all I know was it would have been about $700 to fix) |
| 131000 mi US $400 |
Failing Wheel Bearing |
| 213000 mi US $700 |
Replaced all 4 struts. Replaced driver side outer tie rod |
1999 Saturn S-Series
4-cylinder manual 2WD
| 221960 mi C $50 |
replaced inner and outer tie rods |
| 226300 mi C $150 |
inner and outer tie rods replaced replaced rear sway bar links |
1998 Saturn S-Series
Engine not specified
| 95480 mi C $80 |
RH axle bearing squealing. New bearing supplied by myself; replaced by friend 'cause he has a hoist. Cost of new brg was $30; paid friend $50 for his time. Flat rate time for this job is 2hrs; it took him 5. |
| 100000 mi US $300 |
Left/right tie rods replaced |
| 138260 mi C $300 |
Wheels improperly alligned by saturn dealership, wore tires bald after taking back twice, nothing done. Front driver side bearing went as well. Rear bearing went. |
1998 Saturn S-Series 2-door
4-cylinder manual 2WD
| 108000 mi US $500 |
Lower control arm and front struts. |
| 225000 mi US $150 |
Replaced both front wheel bearings and hubs. Passenger side was noisy, driver's side was replaced so that both were done at the same time. |
1998 Saturn S-Series 2-door
4-cylinder automatic 2WD
| 103300 mi US $400 |
Front wheel bearing. |
| 118000 mi US $300 |
Front wheel bearing failed a second time. |
| 159000 mi US $1435 |
Steering rack had to be replaced. Original one was wearing, starting to leak and the power steering fluid was getting very dark. Flushed the fluid, replacing it with new after the rack was replaced. |
1997 Saturn S-Series 4-door
4-cylinder manual 2WD
| 148000 mi US $52 |
Replaced worn outer tie rod end. |
| 291000 mi US $62 |
Occasional clunk noise when backing out of parking. Tendency to dive into corners when cornering quickly. Replaced both lower control arms/ball joints. Old ball joints were extremely loose and worn out. |
1996 Saturn S-Series 4-door
4-cylinder automatic 2WD
| 149000 mi US $200 |
Replaced Rack and Pinon Steering |
1996 Saturn S-Series 2-door
4-cylinder manual 2WD
| 307000 mi US $2500 |
Replaced worn-out struts, springs, control arms, tie rods, and all bushings we could easily get to. |
| 311000 mi | Car squeaks during turns at low speeds. Shop said KYB strut mounts were functioning fine, but they are noisy. They sprayed mounts with WD40 like crazy and said more driving may help, but I'm disappointed in KYB quality. |
1995 Saturn S-Series 4-door
4-cylinder automatic 2WD
| 171000 mi US $360 |
Replace power steering cylinder |
| 134000 mi US $325 |
Bad ball joint - replaced LF control arm. |
| 139300 mi US $90 |
Replaced Right Front Control Arm |
| 188200 mi US $120 |
Replaced rear struts, driver side rear was blown. Rotated tires, bled brakes. |
1995 Saturn S-Series 2-door
4-cylinder manual 2WD
| 118000 mi US $70 |
Lateral link broke from rust |
1995 Saturn S-Series 2-door
4-cylinder automatic 2WD
| 293300 mi US $40 |
Tie rod ends had split grease caps on them and the grease had dried out. I replaced them with new ones and had an alignment done afterwards. |
| 147000 mi | Rear sway bar broke and was replaced with a used one. |
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