Saturn SW2 owners have reported 14 service brakes related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 7 most common service brakes problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's brake disc rotor (3 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's brake electric antilock (3 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
When the consumer applied the brakes the wheel shakes due to warped rotors. The rotors had been cut at 22000 miles because of the same problem. Consumer believes that the rotors were defective. Read details...
Driving on back road, brake pedal repeatedly went straight to floor without resistance. Had to use engine braking and hand brake to slow or stop car. Gas station attendant reported full brake fluid reservoir. Normal braking resumed spontaneously on way home. Read details...
Consumer was traveling 30mph on highway and was approaching a stop light when she applied brakes, and brake pedal was gushy and went all the way to the floor and vehicle wouldn't stop. Read details...
Front brake grinding upon braking. Read details...
Master cylinder is defective, causing the brake pedal to hit floor, resulting in loss of brakes, also front brakes get very hot, but back brakes are cool. Read details...