Used 1998 Saturn S-Series Consumer Reviews
Saturn lacks integrity
I am a single woman who needs a reliable car. I bought a certified '98 from a dealer and now they are telling me it is virtually worthless (they offered me $500). I did all my maintenance at the dealer because I thought I could trust them. And the headquarters in TN won't help. Their customer service is completely lacking. I will NEVER do business with Saturn again. I encourage you to take caution when dealing with this company... especially if you have a sister/mother in a similar vulnerable position. No car should lose all value after 4 years. Saturn truly is NOT "a different kind of company, a different kind of car". I am a very dissatisfied customer.
Saturn Woes
I bought a Saturn instead of another Nissan, a decision I regret. My Saturn has had the power windows repaired three times, the cruise control module replaced, and I new motor installed. All these problem occurring with less than 50,000 miles on the motor.
- SL1 SedanMSRP: $2,988565 mi away
- SL2 SedanMSRP: $1,8951,005 mi away
- SL1 SedanMSRP: $3,9471,103 mi away
Reliable
Our 98 Saturn SL is our '2nd' car. We bought it with one option, AC. The only thing that I would have done differently is add power stering since it is hard for our teen-age drivers to park, etc. It has been the most reliable car that we have ever owned. It went to the dealer one time for a belt adjustment. We bought this car for riding in back and forth to work and it has been all that it was promised plus the manuel transmission is perfect in the snow.
good value if you want to buy american
I put alot of miles on this car and is always been good to me. Burns about a quart of oil every 1000 miles. But I have heard alot of them do. The original front rotors warp. So I got high performance one that are great. Other than that it has been a great economic american car.
Looks nice but cheaply made
Bought brand new in 98 by my ex-wife and I've been driving it since 2002. Although it has a nice look to it and gets fairly decent gas mileage it is very cheaply made. Everything on this car seems to be made of plastic. The sunroof doesn't work, motor's been replaced twice, finally gave up on it. The shift linkage broke and is held together by plastic twist ties. The engine loses about a quart of oil every 3000 miles, no clue where it's going. The valve cover just started leaking. The paint is peeling on the spoiler, around the windows and the roof. With only 85000 miles and having been maintained properly as well, I won't get another Saturn again, not if their all like this.