Saturn SC1 Complaints (1993)

58 consumer complaints on file.

#732227September 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
FAILED PREVIOUSLY, PAID $1600 TO SATURN IN 98 AND PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. 1-CYL WAS REPLACED WITH THIS WORK IN ADDITION TO SEVERAL OTHER THINGS. ENGINE PRACTICALLY REBUILT. EXISTED PRIOR TO THIS AROUND 1995-1997 AND WAS REPORTED AND TAKEN TO SATURN DEALERS WHO DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AFTER SEVERAL TIMES OF BRINGING IN THE VEHICLE. OIL LOSS WHICH MEANS IT'S BURNING UP SOMEPLACE BECAUSE IT'S NOT DRIPPING FROM UNDERNEATH. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC DONE AND ALL THAT'S SAID IS THAT THERE IS AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE RUNS VERY ROUGH AND IS NOT RELIABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727143August 9, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725582July 17, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SEAT BACK RECLINER MECHANISM FAILED CAUSING SEAT BACK TO RECLINE SUDDENLY AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DISASSEMBLY OF THE SEAT AND INSPECTION OF THE RECLINER MECHANISM REVEALED A DESIGN DEFECT WHICH MAKES SUDDEN FAILURE OF THIS MECHANISM HIGHLY LIKELY. FOR THE RECLINER TO HOLD THE SEAT BACK IN POSITION, TWO INTERNAL OPERATING LEVERS MUST REMAIN ALIGNED IN THE SAME PLANE. THESE ARE HELD IN ALIGNMENT BY A VERY THIN METAL PLATE (< 1MM THICK). THIS PLATE WAS BENT CAUSING THE INTERNAL OPERATING LEVERS TO MISALIGN AND THE SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE. DUE TO THE THINNESS AND LACK OF STRENGTH OF THE ALIGNMENT PLATE, THIS FAILURE IS EXTREMELY LIKELY. YOUR DATABASE SHOWS AT LEAST TWO OTHER SIMILAR FAILURES IN 1993 SATURNS. ALSO NOTE NHTSA ORDERED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN 1994 SATURNS. THE FAILED SEAT BACK RECLINER MECHANISM IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY NHTSA PERSONNEL. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551322March 13, 2000
SEAT BELTS
THE MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT GRADUALLY STOPPED MOVING IN EITHER DIRECTION. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719424February 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN
I AM STILL CONTENT WITH MY 1993 SATURN BUT DISAPPOINTED THAT A PART THAT SHOULD HAVE LASTED MUCH LONGER FAILED IN OCTOBER, 1999. I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO MAINTAINING THE LOW MILEAGE ON MY CARE, BUT WHEN THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER FROZE AT 30,555 MILES, ALL CREDIBILITY AND REMAINING MARKET VALUE DECEASED BECAUSE MY MILEAGE IS STUCK. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A "CLUSTER" AT THE COST OF $525.15. AN ODOMETER SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THAN 30,555 MILES, BUT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED IN 1998. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714586November 10, 1999
SEAT BELTS
SATURN CORPORATION REFUSES TO INSTALL AN AIRBAG DEACTIVATION SWITCH AS APPROVED BY NHTSA (REFERENCE DOT COMPLAINT NO. 97-592).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782515July 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
EGR VALVE FAILED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841555July 1, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THEIR IS A CRACK IN ENGINE VAVLE COVER GASKET THAT CAUSES A LEAK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840749June 22, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
SHOULDER SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838511May 27, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SEATBACK BOLT BROKE, CAUSING THE SEATBACK TO FALL BACK AND MAY CAUSE INJURIES OR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SATURN 1994 & 1995, BUT NOT FOR 1993 ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706889May 26, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY '93 SATURN WOULD PUSH INTO THE REVERSE GEAR WHEN EVER THE CAR WAS WARM. I WAS TOLD BY A GMC AUTO REPAIR SHOP THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS GOING OUT. AFTER GETTING A SECOND OPINION I DISCOVED THAT MANY OWNERS OF '93 SATURNS HAS THIS SAME PROBLEM. AFTER FURTHER INVESTAGATION ON MY PART I LEARNED THAT SATURN MADE A REPAIR KIT FOR THIS PROBLEM WHICH COST ME $150 FOR THE KIT AND ANOTHER $150 FOR LABOR COSTS. IT WAS STATED IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN THAT SATURN SENT TO TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS THAT MAJOR DAMAGE COULD BE DONE TO THE TRANSMISSION IF THIS REPAIR WAS NOT FIXED. HOWEVER I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY TYPE OF NOTICE FROM SATURN STATING THAT THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT SATURN IS PUTTING THEIR CONSUMERS IN DANGER WHEN THEY KNOW THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN A SPECIFIC CAR MODEL/YEAR AND THEY DO NOT BOTHER TO NOTIFY THE CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837346May 3, 1999
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RAIL. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836525April 6, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, T BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836432April 2, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, AND WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED THE GAS PEDAL, GAS PEDAL BROKE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REAR END VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. *AK.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704460March 15, 1999
AIR BAGS
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702906February 3, 1999
SEATS
THE VEHICLE DRIVER SEAT HAS BROKEN IN ITS FRAME. THE FRAME IT PROTRUDING OUT ON LEFT SIDE JUST BELOW ARM PIT AREA WHERE IT COULD PUCTURE RIB CAGE IF WERE HIT. THE SEAT ACTUALLY RECLINES FROM MIDDLE OF SEAT TO TOP. THIS IS SO BAD I HAVE HAD TO BORROW A BABY CAR SEAT TO PUT BEHIND SEAT FOR IT TO STAY UP SO I CAN DRIVE. THE CAR SEAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN IN THIS MANNER AND I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND DEFECT IN THE SEAT. MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY TYPE ACCIDENT OR BEEN ABUSED IN ANY MANNER. THIS SEAT SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE SATURN, NOT JUST REPAIRED AND SHOULD BE STUDIED TO SEE WHY A SEAT WOULD DO SUCH A THING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700325November 4, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
SUMMARY NOT PROVED BY CONSUMER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537493June 25, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TIMING CHAIN MAKES NOISE DUE TO ADJUSTER MALFUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535377May 10, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRACKET THAT HOLDS ABS WIRE HARNESS RUSTED OFF ON BOTH SIDES. HANGING DOWN WIRES ON RIGHT SIDE THROUGH AXLE SHORTED OUT ABS SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535220May 6, 1998
POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
SPEEDOMETER INOPERATIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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