DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSED TO REAR AFTER IMPACT TO REAR OF VEHICLE AT 25 MPH.
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 →
FRONT BUCKET SEATS FAIL TO STAY ON UPRIGHT POSITION AND THE SEAT CONTROLS ARE BROKEN.
THE LOCKING MECHANISM FAILED ON BOTH FRONT BUCKET SEATS. THE SEATS HAVE TO PROPPED UP IN ORDER TO USE.
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
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.
ALTERNATOR FAILED.
THE TIMING CHAIN WENT OUT AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. *AK
BRAKES, ROTORS: POOR BRAKING DUE TO LINING ON ROTORS PEELED OFF. HAD ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS PUT ON TWO WEEKS AGO.
VEEHICLE STALLS WHEN IN MOTION. HAS BEEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK
ENGINE JUST CUTS OFF WHILE OWNER IS DRIVING. *AK
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
WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS APPLIED THE DRIVER'S SEAT WENT BACK TO THE REAR PASSENGER'S SEAT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
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
CONSUMER WAS IN A REAREND ACCIDENT AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS RECLINED BACKWARDS . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
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
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE PROPERLY, JERKS AND LUNGES, RESULTING IN HITTING A CURB AND DAMAGING VEHICLE.
BRAKES FELT LIKE AIR IN LINES. TRIED TO SLOW DOWN PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWERVE INTO RIGHT LANE. *SD
FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM, CAUSING THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO LOCK UP. *AK
ROUTING OF IGNITION BYPASS WIRE CAUSED IT TO WEAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WHEN WET. *DH
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.
BRAKES SYSTEM FAILURE, ROTORS ARE CORRODING, WHICH CAUSES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. TT
BRAKE FAILURE, CONTINUE IN FOR REPLACEMENT FRONT PADS AND ROTORS. TT
VEHICLES CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS OFF BY ITSELF AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO RESET IT WHEN OFF. TT
CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED IN THE RESUME POSITION VEHICLE CONTINUE TO SURGE. TT
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
TURNING INDICATORS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. BLINKS ON THE INSIDE BUT NOT ON THE OUTSIDE. TT
TAKE FOUR TO FIVE TRIES BEFORE THE CRUISE CONTROL TO ENGAGE. TT
VEHICLES CRUISE CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE.(PE94-079). TT
VEHICLE ROLLS WHILE STOPPING WITH BRAKES APPLIED; EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SLOW DOWN/STOP VEHICLE; LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT
RUBBER BOOT CAUGHT ON DOOR JAM SWITCH, CAUSING SHOULDER BELT LIGHT/DOOR CHIMES TO BOTH STAY ON.
ON WET SURFACE CAN NOT CONTROL VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR NO PROBLEM FOUND, UNDERBODY DAMAGE GOING OVER A CURVE. TT
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