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1994 Saturn SC1 complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1994 record →

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner1 injured
Filed Jan 14, 1998MD

DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSED TO REAR AFTER IMPACT TO REAR OF VEHICLE AT 25 MPH.

Seats
Filed Jan 8, 1998TX

FRONT BUCKET SEATS FAIL TO STAY ON UPRIGHT POSITION AND THE SEAT CONTROLS ARE BROKEN.

Seats
Filed Dec 25, 1997TX

THE LOCKING MECHANISM FAILED ON BOTH FRONT BUCKET SEATS. THE SEATS HAVE TO PROPPED UP IN ORDER TO USE.

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Nov 25, 1997MI

THE SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT AT ALL. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT WILL RETRACT SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Oct 3, 1997FL

LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE ARE OF POOR QUALITY, THE VEHICLE WAS BROKEN INTO WITH SCISSORS. THEY WERE ABLE TO UNLOCK DOORS AND START IGNITION WITH THE SCISSORS.

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Sep 3, 1997TX

ALTERNATOR FAILED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 4, 1997NJ

THE TIMING CHAIN WENT OUT AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jun 10, 1997WI

BRAKES, ROTORS: POOR BRAKING DUE TO LINING ON ROTORS PEELED OFF. HAD ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS PUT ON TWO WEEKS AGO.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jun 3, 1997NY

VEEHICLE STALLS WHEN IN MOTION. HAS BEEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed May 23, 1997FL

ENGINE JUST CUTS OFF WHILE OWNER IS DRIVING. *AK

Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash2 injured
Filed Mar 18, 1997CA

UPON IMPACT, DURING REAR COLLISION AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, 6:00 ON REAR BUMPER, DRIVER'S SEATBACK REST BROKE THEN COLLAPSED REARWARD. DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. *AK

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Feb 3, 1997IL

WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS APPLIED THE DRIVER'S SEAT WENT BACK TO THE REAR PASSENGER'S SEAT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Dec 17, 1996CA

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE MOTOR MOUNTS THAT SUPPORT THE ENGINE FELL OUT AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. OWNER IS HAVING PROBLEM REPAIRED. *AK

SeatsCrash
Filed Dec 11, 1996NV

CONSUMER WAS IN A REAREND ACCIDENT AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS RECLINED BACKWARDS . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Oct 16, 1996TX

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED AND PASSENGER'S IS NOT WORKING RIGHT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW GOES OUT . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 8, 1996IL

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE PROPERLY, JERKS AND LUNGES, RESULTING IN HITTING A CURB AND DAMAGING VEHICLE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jun 28, 1996NC

BRAKES FELT LIKE AIR IN LINES. TRIED TO SLOW DOWN PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 29, 1996NY

ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWERVE INTO RIGHT LANE. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 20, 1996NY

FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM, CAUSING THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO LOCK UP. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Mar 19, 1996CA

ROUTING OF IGNITION BYPASS WIRE CAUSED IT TO WEAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WHEN WET. *DH

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Gas Recirculation Valve (egr Valve)
Filed Feb 12, 1996MN

THE PCV HOSE IS FREEZING AND CAUSES PRESSURE AND THE OIL IS THEN FORCED OUT OF THE CRANKCASE AND CAUSES THE MOTOR TO SEIZE AND THE VEHICLE WILL STOP. DESCRIBE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jul 11, 1995NY

BRAKES SYSTEM FAILURE, ROTORS ARE CORRODING, WHICH CAUSES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Jun 19, 199500

BRAKE FAILURE, CONTINUE IN FOR REPLACEMENT FRONT PADS AND ROTORS. TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 20, 1995NY

VEHICLES CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS OFF BY ITSELF AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO RESET IT WHEN OFF. TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 13, 1995AL

CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED IN THE RESUME POSITION VEHICLE CONTINUE TO SURGE. TT

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal
Filed Apr 9, 1995TX

RIGHT TURN SIGNAL BLINKS TOO FAST/FAILS TO LIGHT UP ON OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE, CAUSING INABILITY TO WARN OTHER DRIVER'S OF TURNING INTENTIONS. *SKD

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal
Filed Mar 20, 1995TX

TURNING INDICATORS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. BLINKS ON THE INSIDE BUT NOT ON THE OUTSIDE. TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 17, 1995WI

TAKE FOUR TO FIVE TRIES BEFORE THE CRUISE CONTROL TO ENGAGE. TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 13, 1995TX

VEHICLES CRUISE CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE.(PE94-079). TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Feb 28, 1995FL

VEHICLE ROLLS WHILE STOPPING WITH BRAKES APPLIED; EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SLOW DOWN/STOP VEHICLE; LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Feb 2, 1995NY

RUBBER BOOT CAUGHT ON DOOR JAM SWITCH, CAUSING SHOULDER BELT LIGHT/DOOR CHIMES TO BOTH STAY ON.

SteeringCrash
Filed Jan 23, 1995NY

ON WET SURFACE CAN NOT CONTROL VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR NO PROBLEM FOUND, UNDERBODY DAMAGE GOING OVER A CURVE. TT

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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