Saturn SC1 Complaints

413 consumer complaints on file.

#704274March 10, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
BOTH FRONT SEAT BACKS WILL UNEXPECTEDLY COLLAPSE INTO THE RECLINING POSITION
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703680February 23, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DRIVER'S SIDE LAP SEAT BELT STITCHING UNRAVELED WHERE THE BELT WAS FOLDED OVER. TOOK TO DEALER TO SEE IF IT WAS A PROBLEM. THEY STATED THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE STITCHING UNRAVELED. HAVE BEEN DRIVING LIKE THAT FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. SAW ANOTHER PERSON WRITE TO NEWSPAPER AUTOMOBILE COLUMN WITH SAME PROBLEM AND REFERRED TO YOUR ORGANIZATION. I DECIDED TO SUBMIT MY PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT TOO.
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
#834354February 2, 1999
TIRES, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY THE TIRE BLEW OUT. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED, MAKING IT HARD TO STEER WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606140February 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SPEEDOMETER/TACHOMETER FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607101February 1, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT WHEELS MISALIGNED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607365February 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SHIFTER CABLES FAILED,RESULTING IN FAILURE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE ON OCCASIONS. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608119February 1, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS UNCOMFORTABLE TO USE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607654February 1, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
A/C COMPRESSOR AND CLUTCH FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607857February 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DISC BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, ROTORS WARPED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607679February 1, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOWS FAILED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607485February 1, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
TRUNK LATCH FAILED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834113January 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
ONGOING INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE, CAUSING PEDAL TO GO DOWN TO FLOOR. THIS CONDITION CAUSED VEHICLE TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, IN WHICH CONSUMER RECEIVED MAJOR INJURIES. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT DEALER SHOP. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#701559December 23, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, SEATS
REAR-END COLLISION, I WAS STOPPED, PERSON HIT ME GOING 30-40 M.P.H. MY SEAT BELT DIDN'T HOLD ME IN MY SEAT. THE SEAT BELT TRACK WAS INOP. AND I HAD ALREADY TAKEN IT IN TO SATURN AND THEY SAID THEY WEREN'T RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING IT. I COULDN'T AFFORD THE $450 REPAIR. ALSO, IN THE CRASH, BOTH FRONT SEATS WERE FORCED REARWARD AND LANDED ON THE BACK SEATS. FORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T HAVE BACK SEAT PASSENGERS IN THE CAR AT THAT TIME OR THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. I HAVE CONTACTED SATURN AND THEY SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO LOOK AT THE CAR, BUT THEY SAY THAT THE SEATS ARE DESIGNED TO DO THAT IN A COLLISION. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THIS HAPPENS IN MOST CARS. I'M GREATLY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS WHO OWN SATURNS AND PUT THEIR CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEATS AND DON'T KNOW THAT THIS HAPPENS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO IMPROVE THIS SITUATION AT THIS POINT BUT I DO FEEL THAT THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY AWARE OF THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH HAVING BACK SEAT PASSENGERS. SATURN CLAIMS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE. COULD YOU PLEASE SHARE WITH ME ANY INFORMATION YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING SEATS IN COLLISIONS IN VEHICLES, SATURNS ESPECIALLY? I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO OFFER.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#701401December 16, 1998
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO MY PREVIOUS REPORT FILED 12-14-98. I HAVE INCLUDED THE V.I.N. AND ADDRESS OF THE DEALER. THE REAR SPINDLE SNAPPED WITH NO IMPACT. THE CAR FLIPPED AND IS TOTALLED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#701343December 14, 1998
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE
BROKEN REAR SPINDLE
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831457November 30, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
PE98017, SEATBACK FAILURE; WHEN ACCELERATING, EVEN A LITTLE, THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK RECLINES. OWNER WILL BE CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE SEAT. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. OWNER EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM WITH PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT IN MARCH OF 96. THE SEAT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831228November 23, 1998
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONS WHEN DOWNSHIFTING, IT WON'T GO INTO GEAR, WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH A NO START CONDITION. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700799November 21, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING OUR SATURN SC2 AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH WE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING. MY HUSBAND AND I EXITED THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE ONLY SIGN AT THAT TIME THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE WAS THAT THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. WE HAD THE VEHICLE BROUGHT BACK TO THE HOUSE TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. MY HUSBAND LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND FOUND A LARGE HOLE IN THE REAR OF THE TRANSMISSION. WE THEN CALLED SATURN SERVICE AND ASKED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TOWED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT BY A MEMBER OF THE SATURN SERVICE TEAM OF SATURN OF GREENFIELD,WISCONSIN THEY SAID THEY HAD ONLY SEEN THIS PROBLEM ONE OTHER TIME AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CALL IN A SPECIALIST. WHEN I CONTACTED THEM ON THE MORNING OF SATURDAY NOV. 21, 1998, THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE REASON BIENG THAT WE HAD TO HAVE CAUSED IT. THEIR EXPLANATION IS THAT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS IF YOU GET STUCK IN SNOW OR MUD AND QUICKLY SHIFT YOUR CAR FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BLOW. HOWEVER ON THE DATE OF THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE THERE WAS NO RAIN TO CAUSE MUD AND NO SNOW. ON THE DATE OF NOV.19, WE WERE TOLD THAT IF WE HAD BEEN GOING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED WE COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR THEREFORE POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND THAT WE WERE LUCKY THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. THIS BRINGS ON A QUESTION IN MY MIND IF WE COULD HAVE BEEN GOING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED HOW COULD THIS ONLY BE CAUSED BY BEING STUCK IN SNOW OR MUD AND SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE QUICKLY SEVERAL TIMES? I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD OUR VEHICLE IN TO SATURN OF GREENFIELD ON NOV. 3, 1998 FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND A NOISE IN THE ENGINE. WHEN THE CAR WAS LOOKED AT THEY SAID THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAD COLLAPSED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I FEEL THAT THIS WAS A MINOR REMEDY TO KEEP FROM REPAIRING A MAJOR PROBLEM. WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY A LAWYER TO TAKE PICTU
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

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