Saturn SC1 Complaints

413 consumer complaints on file.

#542391November 3, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
BOTH FRONT SEAT BACKS COLLAPSED DURING VEHICLE COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#828481October 2, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
GAS TANK IMPLODED, AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827766September 10, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED THE VEHICLE WAS BRAKING AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 80 MPH. THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE, CAUSING A FRONTAL ACCIDENT WITH THE BARRIERS IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, FAILING TO PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THIS ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826252August 4, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
IF FINGER ROLLED OVER TOP OF TURN SIGNAL HANDLE HEAD LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF. DEALER IS NOTIFIED, AND WILL NOT REPAIR UNLESS COSTS GO TO THE CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538063July 21, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
SEAT BACK COLLAPSES CONTINUOUSLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538281July 12, 1998
SEATS
BOTH SEATS FAILED WITH LITTLE USE. RECLINE WITH NO SUPPORT.
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
#824225June 12, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 45 TO 50 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSNGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536332June 3, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSING MULTIPLE COMPONENT FAILURES.
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
#823101May 6, 1998
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
THE SUN ROOF BUTTON DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY ,CAUSING THE SUN ROOF NOT TO CLOSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534816April 28, 1998
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC., VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WINDSHIELD GLASS IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF DUE TO DESIGN OF GLASS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534542April 21, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE DESIGN OF PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN DEPLOYED IT CAN KILL YOUNG CHILDREN AND SMALL ADULTS. CONCERN ABOUT AIR BAG SAFETY (OTHER THAN SHORT PERSON). ADDED ON 09-07-1999. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780102April 9, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINES AUTOMATICALLY UNDER ACCELERATION OR ANYTIME DRIVER LEANS BACK TOO HARD. ALSO PASSIVE RESTRAINT IS STUCK FORWARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822282April 7, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
APPLIED BRAKES ON RAINY ROAD. VEHICLE SLID THROUGH RED LIGHT & BROADSIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER HIT SIDE LEFT WINDOW & STEERING WHEEL. THEN HIT LIGHT POLE. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER WAS UNCONSCIENCE. THE REAR SEAT COLLAPSED FORWARD AFTER BEING HIT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#533079March 25, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN AT 65 MPH RESULTING IN NO BRAKES, NO POWER, NO POWER STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532271March 10, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TIMING CHAIN FAILED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780337March 3, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINES AUTOMATICALLY UNDER ACCELERATION. ALSO PASSIVE RESTRAIN TIS STUCK FORWARD, NO SHOULDER HARNESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820891February 21, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHEN PULLING OUT THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IT WOULD JAM IN THE RETRACTOR, BUT WOULD RELEASE AFTER 48 HOURS. THE WHOLE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED ON NOVEMBER 28TH BY DEALERSHIP. THE SEAT BELT JAMMED AGAIN AND DID NOT RELEASE AT ALL. THE BELT WAS REPLACED AGAIN ON DECEMBER 23, 1997. THE SEAT BELT JAMMED AGAIN AND WAS REPLACED ON JAN 20, 1998 FOR THE THIRD TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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