Saturn SC1 Complaints (1997)

61 consumer complaints on file.

#844441August 5, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN DRIVER CRASHED HIEAD-ON INTO A TELEPHONE POLE, THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, CAUSING DRIVER'S HEAD TO HIT WINDSHIELD. ALSO THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER DRIVER WAS THROWN BACK INTO THE SEAT FROM THE IMPACT. DRIVER'S HEAD, KNEES AND WRIST WERE INJURED IN THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#707034May 31, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I TOOK MY SATURN IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENENCE AND REQUESTED THEY CHECK MY BRAKES. UPON INSPECTION THEY FOUND BOTH FRONT ROTORS WITH MANY CRACKS. THE BEARINGS NOR SPINDLE WERE REPLACED, AND BRAKES WERE FINE. I SUSPECT MANUFACTURE DEFECT. THEY SAID POSSIBLY I COULD HAVE BEEN ON LONG TRIP WHICH WOULD HEAT UP ROTORS AND DRIVEN THRU PUDDLE OF WATER WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSE STEEL ROTORS TO CRACK. LUCKILY I CAUGHT THIS IN TIME BEFORE AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. *AK
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
#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
#607485February 1, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
TRUNK LATCH FAILED. *YC
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
#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
#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
#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
#821101February 3, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT RELEASE FROM THE RETRACTOR, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALERS HAVE REPLACED PARTS IN THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM ON FOUR OCCASIONS WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#529749January 25, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
DRIVER'S SAFETY BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#529506January 20, 1998
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REAR WINDOW EXTERIOR CLIPS, LOCATED AT THE BASE OF THE GLASS, SOUNDS LIKE A SQUEAKY MATTRESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#529507January 20, 1998
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REAR WINDOW EXTERIOR CLIPS, LOCATED AT THE BASE OF THE GLASS, SOUNDS LIKE A SQUEAKY MATTRESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819305December 15, 1997
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD GLASS CREATES FLUFFY SPOTS WHEN HUMIDITY IS HIGH, IMPAIRING DRIVER'S VISION. SPOTS FAILED TO BE REMOVED EVEN WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS. MANUFACTURER DOESN'T FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY FACTOR, NO REMEDY TO CONSIDER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#518078July 10, 1997
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER INDICATES FALSE SPEED DUE TO POOR DESIGN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#603019April 10, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELT TIGHTENS ON ANY TYPE OF SUDDEN MOVEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810729April 4, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UPON INITIAL START UP, AT RELEASE OF FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE STALLED OUT INTERMITTENTLY, ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 35MPH AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, RENDERING INOPERATIVE POWER ASSIST, DEALERS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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