Complaint Statistics
59 total complaints
9 crashes 1 fires 5 injuries 1 deaths
Top Reported Components
| Component | Complaints |
|---|
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | 17 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 5 |
| SEATS | 4 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 4 |
| SEAT BELTS | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 3 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 2 |
Incident date: Jun 2, 2015
THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED IN ANY POSITION, INCLUDING WHILE RUNNING.
Incident date: Sep 7, 2011
1994 SATURN SC. CONSUMER STATED IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE KEY BEING STUCK INSIDE THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING SO CUSTOMER IS ASKING FOR A REFUND. *SS THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE HEADLIGHTS OPENED ON THEIR OWN, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE VEHICLE SH
... IFTED OUT OF DRIVE GEAR ON ITS OWN, AND THE RPM'S WERE EXTREMELY HIGH. *JBRead more
Incident date: Sep 7, 2011
1994 SATURN SC. CONSUMER STATED IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE KEY BEING STUCK INSIDE THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING SO CUSTOMER IS ASKING FOR A REFUND. *SS THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE HEADLIGHTS OPENED ON THEIR OWN, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE VEHICLE SH
... IFTED OUT OF DRIVE GEAR ON ITS OWN, AND THE RPM'S WERE EXTREMELY HIGH. *JBRead more
Incident date: Sep 7, 2011
1994 SATURN SC. CONSUMER STATED IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE KEY BEING STUCK INSIDE THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING SO CUSTOMER IS ASKING FOR A REFUND. *SS THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE HEADLIGHTS OPENED ON THEIR OWN, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE VEHICLE SH
... IFTED OUT OF DRIVE GEAR ON ITS OWN, AND THE RPM'S WERE EXTREMELY HIGH. *JBRead more
Incident date: Apr 21, 2004
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WOULD RETRACT BACK AND FORTH. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Incident date: Dec 15, 2002
THE TRANSMISSION WENT IN MY SATURN SC1 AND I LOST MY JOB DUE TO THE FACT THAT I LIVED ALONE AT THE TIME, AND IN A REMOTE AREA....I ALSO HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED BECAUSE THE COST OF A TRANSMISSION FOR THE CAR IS MORE THAN I CAN AFFORD...LET ALONE THE BILL THAT WOULD INSUE FOR HAVING IT INSTALLED. MY CO-
... WORKER THAT I WORK WITH NOW..(BORROWING MY AUNTS CAR, AND MOVED TO LIVE WITH MY MOM) HAS A SATURN SC2 1995 AND HIS TRANSMISSION WENT IN HIS TOO....ITS REDICULOUS...EVERYONE THAT I KNOW WHO OWNS A SATURN SC1 OR 2 OR HAS OWNED ONE...HAS REPLACED OR GOTTEN RID OF BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSIONS GOING. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER...IT JUST WENT.Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2002
FRONT DRIVERS SIDE RETRACTOR SEAT BELT DOES NOT MOVE.*AK
FRONT SEATBACK RECLINER IS EXPERIENCING SAME DEFECT AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 99 V 045 000. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Incident date: Apr 5, 2002
CONSUMER STATES THAT DRIVER SEAT WILL RECLINE WHILE DRIVING. NLM
Incident date: Jan 21, 2002
SEAT BELT WILL LOCK IN PLACE BUT WILL NOT SLIDE FORWARD WHEN DOOR IS OPENED.*AK
Incident date: Jan 1, 2001
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT IS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DOOR IT STARTED OUT JUST GETTING STUCK OCCASIONALLY AND THEN WOULD MOVE ALL THE WAY BACK NOW WON'T MOVE AT ALL. TALKED TO 4 OTHER SATURN OWNERS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT HAS STARTED STICKING. THE ENGINE
... WAS SO MESSED UP AT ABOUT 68K THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE DUE TO POOR PERFORMANCE BACKFIRING AND LEAKING OIL ETC. THE SUNROOF WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED ANYMORE. I WENT TO OPEN IT ONE DAY AND THEN IT WONT CLOSE. I WANTED A PURPLE SATURN SINCE THEY CAME OUT AND I FINALLY GOT ONE AND IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE THESE ARE JUST 5 OF THE MOST RECENT THINGS BUT I HAVE HAD TO GET A NEW ALTERNATOR, STARTER AND SEVERAL OTHER MINOR REPAIRS. I WISH I HAD NEVER EVER WANTED SATURN. I GUESS IT IS TRUE BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR.Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2001
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT IS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DOOR IT STARTED OUT JUST GETTING STUCK OCCASIONALLY AND THEN WOULD MOVE ALL THE WAY BACK NOW WON'T MOVE AT ALL. TALKED TO 4 OTHER SATURN OWNERS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT HAS STARTED STICKING. THE ENGINE
... WAS SO MESSED UP AT ABOUT 68K THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE DUE TO POOR PERFORMANCE BACKFIRING AND LEAKING OIL ETC. THE SUNROOF WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED ANYMORE. I WENT TO OPEN IT ONE DAY AND THEN IT WONT CLOSE. I WANTED A PURPLE SATURN SINCE THEY CAME OUT AND I FINALLY GOT ONE AND IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE THESE ARE JUST 5 OF THE MOST RECENT THINGS BUT I HAVE HAD TO GET A NEW ALTERNATOR, STARTER AND SEVERAL OTHER MINOR REPAIRS. I WISH I HAD NEVER EVER WANTED SATURN. I GUESS IT IS TRUE BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR.Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2001
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT IS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DOOR IT STARTED OUT JUST GETTING STUCK OCCASIONALLY AND THEN WOULD MOVE ALL THE WAY BACK NOW WON'T MOVE AT ALL. TALKED TO 4 OTHER SATURN OWNERS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT HAS STARTED STICKING. THE ENGINE
... WAS SO MESSED UP AT ABOUT 68K THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE DUE TO POOR PERFORMANCE BACKFIRING AND LEAKING OIL ETC. THE SUNROOF WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED ANYMORE. I WENT TO OPEN IT ONE DAY AND THEN IT WONT CLOSE. I WANTED A PURPLE SATURN SINCE THEY CAME OUT AND I FINALLY GOT ONE AND IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE THESE ARE JUST 5 OF THE MOST RECENT THINGS BUT I HAVE HAD TO GET A NEW ALTERNATOR, STARTER AND SEVERAL OTHER MINOR REPAIRS. I WISH I HAD NEVER EVER WANTED SATURN. I GUESS IT IS TRUE BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR.Read more
Incident date: Feb 8, 2001
CAR BURNS OIL EVERY 500 MILES. SEE WEBPAGE "SATURNEXPOSED.COM" TO SEE THE MANY OTHER SATURN OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT INOPERATIVE. SEATBELT WILL NOT SLIDE TO THE LOCK POSITION. *YC
SEATBACK COLLAPSED THROWING CONSUMER INTO THE REAR SEAT. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKE/ MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
Incident date: Nov 23, 1999
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A REAREND COLLISION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash
Incident date: Nov 12, 1999
WHILE DRIVING IN THE LOCAL AREA VEHICLE WAS REARENDED, AND DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP BECAUSE OF EXPIRED WARRANTY. *AK
Crash
Incident date: Nov 12, 1999
WHILE DRIVING IN THE LOCAL AREA VEHICLE WAS REARENDED, AND DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP BECAUSE OF EXPIRED WARRANTY. *AK
Crash
Incident date: Apr 8, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM/LINES ARE DESIGNED WITH INADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM ROAD DEBRIS, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BROKEN FUEL LINE AND LEAKAGE DUE TO DEBRIS FROM TIRE HITTING EXPOSED LINE. MJS
Incident date: Dec 11, 1996
THE DRIVER'S SEAT FAILS TO REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION IF PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO IT. THE SEAT IS NOT LOCKED IN TO POSITION & CAUSES CONCENTRATION PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AND IF PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR FOR MORE SPEED, SEAT BACK REST WILL COLLAPSE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 30 TIMES, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSIIIP, AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *AK
PART HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY MANUFACTURER AS MAY FAIL, HAS NOT FAILED IN OUR VEHICLE, NO RECALL, THINK IT IS UNSAFE, REQUEST NHTSA INVESTIGATE FOR POSSIBLE RECALL
Incident date: Oct 1, 1998
BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBACKS ABRUPTLY SLIPPED INTO THE RECLINING POSITION UPON ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. (IT WAS KIND OF FUNNY WHEN IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE FIRST, NOT SO FUNNY WHEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT STARTED TO DO IT.) ON 12/31/98, I PAID OVER $300 TO HAVE BOTH SEATS REPAIRED. I TOLD THE SAT
... URN DEALER THAT THIS SEEMED HIGHLY UNUSUAL AND DUE TO A FAULTY PART. I WAS ASSURED IT WAS NORMAL "WEAR AND TEAR." NOW THE SAME YEAR (1994) SATURNS HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT MY DEALER SAID MY CAR IS NOT WITHIN THE "VIN RANGE." I THINK IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT THIS IS A COINCIDENCE OR DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I FEEL I AM DUE A COMPLETE REFUND ON THE AMOUNT PAID FOR THE REPAIR. *AKRead more
Incident date: Nov 11, 1998
EA98017, SEATBACK FAILURE: THE SEATBACKS ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES ARE BROKEN. DRIVER'S SEAT HAS RECLINED BACK SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE . DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT WOULD NOT MOVE INTO PLACE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Incident date: Jan 15, 1998
WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP THE SEAT GOES BACK AND OUT OF POSITION, NO SUPPORT. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND CANNOT DUPLICATE IT. *AK
Incident date: Jan 15, 1998
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS ARE BROKEN. WHEN SITTING IN VEHICLE AND LEANING OR GIVING ANY MOTIONS THE SEATS SLIDE BACKWARDS. WHEN HAND ADJUSTING THE SEATS, THEY WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE, THEY WILL BEGIN TO SLIDE BACKWARDS. *AK
Incident date: Nov 29, 1998
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THOS VEHICLE. *AK
Incident date: Nov 29, 1998
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THOS VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT LATCH LOCKING MECHANISM RELEASED, CAUSING THE SEAT TO RECLINE BACKWARDS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
SEAT BACK LATCH FAILED CAUSING SEAT TO LEAN BACK TOO MUCH.
Incident date: Mar 26, 1998
FUEL TANK HAD A CONCAVE LOOK AFTER PUTTING IT ON RACK AND NEEDED REPLACING. SUDDEN DROP IN GAS MILEAGE, BUT NO LEAKS. TECHNICIAN UNABLE TO FIND CAUSE FOR DROP IN GAS MILEAGE. REPORTED TO BUREAU OF AUTO REPAIR, INVESTIGATION PENDING. *AK *ML
SEAT LATCH FAILURE CAUSING SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE.
BOLTS THAT SECURE THE FRONT SEAT FAILED, CAUSING SEAT TO MOVE.
VEHICLE BROKE DOWN DUE TO LOOSE ROCKER ARM STUD THAT HAD RESULTED IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE LIFTER AND A BREAK OF THE ROCKER.
Incident date: Jun 1, 1997
SEAT RECLINERS FAILED CAUSING SEAT TO FALL BACK.
Incident date: Mar 9, 1998
WHILE DRIVING A PIN CAME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN , CAUSING THE COLUMN TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE . THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE STEERING AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
Incident date: Apr 16, 1996
DRIVER'S SEAT BACK BROKE DURING REAR END COLLISION/INJURY.
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Apr 16, 1997
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK RECLINED TO THE BACK SEAT. THE SEAT WILL NOT STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Incident date: Aug 15, 1996
CAR SEAT BELTS ARE TORN, OWNER SAID THAT THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT HE HAD TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELTS TOO MANY TIMES. *AK
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S LOCKING CLIPS FOR SEATBACK BROKE AND WILL NOT KEEP THE SEATS IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. *AK
WAS DRIVING AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FELL BACKWARDS , TOOK TO DEALER THE SEAT. *AK
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBACK APPEARS TO BE IN LOCKED IN POSITION BUT SEEMS TO SLIP AND FALL BACKWARDS, HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM IN THEIR 1997 SC1. *AK
Incident date: Oct 13, 1996
DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT THE MANUAL SEAT BELT BROKE AT THE BUCKLE, RELEASING THE 230 LB DRIVER OUT THROUGH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW, RESULTING IN A FATALITY. *AK
Crash
1 deaths
Incident date: Mar 10, 1995
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN COLLISION, CONTRIBUTING TO INJURY. *DH
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Mar 10, 1995
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. *DSH
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Mar 10, 1995
VEHICLE HIT ON PASSENGERS RIGHT FRONT DRIVER PLOWED INTO BRICK WALL. DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Mar 18, 1996
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSES SEAT BELT MODULE TO CLICK/LIGHTS TO DIM/ALTERNATOR TO GO TO MAXIMUM OUTPUT. *SD
Incident date: Mar 8, 1996
FAILURE ON THE BRAKES SYSTEM, POOR PERFORMANCE, BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 1000 MILES. *AK
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