1995 SATURN SC1 Recalls, Complaints & Safety

Component	Complaints
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER	11
SEATS	8
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC	3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)	2
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION	2
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY	2

Incident date: Jan 1, 2005

MY CAR SOMETIMES SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR(AUTOMATIC) AND THEN THE "SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT" COMES ON. WHEN PUT IN REVERSE, PAUSES FOR A COUPLE SECONDS THEN BANGS INTO GEAR. THIS CAR HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE TRANS WHICH LEADS ME TO THINK THAT THE TRANS IS GOOD BUT A SENSOR IS BAD. I HAVE SPOKEN TO... Read more

Incident date: Jan 18, 2005

KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION WHEN THE CAR IS NOT IN PARK, WHICH POSES THE DANGER OF THE CAR TO MOVE WHEN THE DRIVER IS NOT INSIDE OR PREPARED.*AK

Incident date: Aug 11, 2002

MY 1995 SATURN SC-2 BEGAN EVAPORATING MOTOR OIL, AT THE RATE OF A FULL QUART EVERY 300 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID A FULL ENGINE REBUILD, WHICH WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. MY CAR PERFORMED SLIGHTLY BETTER AFTERWARDS BUT NEEDED FOLLOW-UP ADJUSTMENTS OF THE REPAIRED PARTS; SATURN FAILED TO H... Read more

Incident date: Feb 1, 2004

MODEL: 1995 SATURN SC2 COUPE THROUGH NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS, THE INTERNAL METAL IS BENT, AND SO THE SEAT WILL NOT RETURN TO THE NORMAL POSITION. THE SEAT WAS ALREADY PARTIALLY BENT BACK WHEN THE CAR WAS RECALLED FOR REPAIRS. THAT RECALL CONCERNED THE FAILUR... Read more

Incident date: Jan 8, 1999

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION STARTING NEAR 45,000 MILES. TOOK OVER 15,000 MILES TO CONVINCE DEALER/MNFG OF DEFECTIVE ENGINEERING. 30,000 SATURN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST 1 DEC '96 35,000 SATURN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST 2 36,000 RR CAM COVER (CC) GASKET, REAR MAIN SEAL 45,500 RR CC GASKET, HARMONIC BALAN... Read more

Incident date: Oct 1, 2003

WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO COMPLETE STOP AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY FROM NEUTRAL TO PARK OR FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE. WON'T SHIFT, AND MAKES LOUD NOISE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL MECHANICS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LIST. *AK *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*734321

Incident date: Jul 1, 1997

THE TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ONCE AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO ALTERNATORS DUE TO THIS. NOW, MY TIMING CHAIN IS GOING OUT AGAIN. THE CAR IS A 1995 SATURN SC2. TODAY IT ONLY HAS 66,000 MILES ON IT AND IS EIGHT YEARS OLD. I CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. BUT, I ALSO HAVE TO PUT OIL... Read more

Incident date: Oct 10, 2002

BUTTON POPPED OUT OF END OF "HAND BRAKE". DEALER VERY FAMILAR WITH PROBLEM. NEW BUTTON NOT AVAILABLE EXCEPT AS PART OF EXPENSIVE PACKAGE. DT

Incident date: Dec 1, 2001

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES. ENGINE WAS WELL MAINTAINED BUT DEALER BLAMED US FOR POOR MAINTENENCE. JOB WAS PERFORMED AT 88,684 MILES, AND DEALER COVERED HALF OF THE EXPENSE. HOWEVER, CAR CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000 MILES, AND EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPITON HAS... Read more

Incident date: Jul 24, 2002

WHILE APPROACHING A RIGHT CURVE AND APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL HARDENED, AND BRAKES FAILED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER MISSED THE CURVE AND DROVE DOWNHILL APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, CRASHING INTO A TREE, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *SLC

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Jul 24, 2002

WHILE APPROACHING A RIGHT CURVE AND APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL HARDENED, AND BRAKES FAILED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER MISSED THE CURVE AND DROVE DOWNHILL APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, CRASHING INTO A TREE, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *SLC

Crash 1 injured

WHILE SITTING IN DRIVERS SIDE SEAT, CONSUMER HAPPENED TO STRETCH WITHOUT WARNING AND SEAT HAPPENED TO RECLINE ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER FOUND RECALL 9V045000 REGARDING SAME PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER INDICATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *SLC

Incident date: Jun 15, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Incident date: Jan 11, 2002

ON MARCH 20, 2001, I PURCHASED 4 EXOCET WYNSTAR 205/40Z/R16 75W LOW PROFILE TIRES FROM REEVE'S TIRE IN JOPLIN, MISSOURI. ON OCTOBER 28, 2001, A FRIEND OF MINE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. WHEN I CONTACTED REEVE'S, THEY TOLD ME THAT I MUST HAVE HIT ... Read more

Incident date: Dec 6, 2001

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND EACH TIME THAT IT ACCELERATES PASSANGERS SEAT WILL COLLAPSE BACKWARD JUST LIKE MENTIONED IN RECALL 99 V 045 000 FRONT SEAT BACK RECLINER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

Incident date: Nov 23, 2001

SAME ISSUE AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 99V045000, EXCEPT MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED ON 12/94. I BELIEVE THE EXISTING RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. *AK

Incident date: Apr 14, 2001

EGR VALVE CAUSED MY CAR TO STALL OUT WITHOUT WARNING AND OFTEN WHEN I WAS TURNING AND CROSSING OVER TRAFFIC. THE COMPUTER NEVER STORED ANY CODES AND IT WAS SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. I CONTACTED SATURN BECAUSE THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THIS PROBLEM B... Read more

Incident date: Feb 1, 2001

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON A MAIN STREET AND DRIVER'S SEAT CLICKS TWICE, AND MOVE BACK. PASSENGER'S SEAT MOVES. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY PASSENGER'S SEAT WILL RECLINE BACKWARDS. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODE; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK RECALL NUMBER IS 99V045, CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM HAPPENS OFTEN WHEN SEAT HAS BEEN ADJUSTED. *SLC

Incident date: Feb 16, 2001

THE BUTTON THAT HOLDS EMERGENCY BRAKE POPPED OUT. THE BRAKE WILL NO LONGER STAY UP.*AK

Incident date: Feb 1, 1999

DRIVER'S SEATBACK WOULD RECLINE REARWARD UPON GETTING INTO THE SEAT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK RECALL NUMBER IS 99V045, CONSUMER PAID FOR REPAIRS. *SLC

Incident date: Feb 1, 1999

DRIVER'S SEATBACK WOULD RECLINE REARWARD UPON GETTING INTO THE SEAT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK RECALL NUMBER IS 99V045, CONSUMER PAID FOR REPAIRS. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING SEATBACK MECHANISM RELEASED, CAUSING SEATBACK TO RECLINE BACKWARD. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. 99V045000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Incident date: Jan 12, 2001

I WAS REAR-ENDED BY A LARGE SUV WHILE I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AND WAS PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT. MY NECK SNAPPED IN DURING THE ACCIDENT AND THE ENTIRE DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSED AND RECLINED FULLY DURING IMPACT.*AK

Crash 1 injured

I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL MECHANICS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR.

Incident date: Jul 4, 2000

WHEN VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF A FORD, F150, SATURN TRAVELING A LITTLE OVER 35 MPH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Crash 2 injured

Incident date: May 5, 2000

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30-35MPH, LIGHT WAS GREEN & MAKING LEFT TURN WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED & FILE COMPLAINT.

Crash

Incident date: Aug 25, 1999

I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY FIXED THE WINDOW, BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT 2 WINDOWS QUIT WORKING WITHIN ONE MONTH OF EACH OTHER. THE MOTOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WENT OUT. THE MOTOR FOR THE SUNROOF STILL WORKS, BUT THE CABLES BROKE AND NOW THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME CLOS... Read more

Incident date: Aug 25, 1999

I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY FIXED THE WINDOW, BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT 2 WINDOWS QUIT WORKING WITHIN ONE MONTH OF EACH OTHER. THE MOTOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WENT OUT. THE MOTOR FOR THE SUNROOF STILL WORKS, BUT THE CABLES BROKE AND NOW THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME CLOS... Read more

SEAT FALLS BACK WHEN ACCELERATING OR STOPPING, CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD. SATURN SENT LETTER TO INFORM OF RECALL, I WENT TO HAVE PROBLEM FIXED, SATURN DECLINED. STATING THAT THEY SENT THE LETTER IN ERRON, ALTHOUGH MY CAR HAS THE PROBLEM. *AK

Incident date: Sep 15, 1999

PLASTIC EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE CRACKED, CAUSING EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. THIS TIP SHOULD BE MADE OF METAL AS IS THE REST OF THE PARKING BRAKE. *AK.ET.

I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT A CAR, RECOMMENDED BY CONSUMER REPORTS, CAN HAVE SO MANY SERIOUS FAILURES! THANK GOD I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED VEHICLE WARRANTY. I LIVE ON A SMALL DISABILITY INCOME AND CANNNOT AFFORD EVEN THE CONSTANT $50.00 DEDUCTIBLE. CURRENTLY THE SUNROOF IS BROKEN AGAIN, THE PASSANGER WINDO... Read more

Incident date: Aug 13, 1999

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DUAL AIR BAGS (DRIVER AND PASSENGER) DURING HEAD ON COLLISION, NO INJURIES. YH

Incident date: Aug 13, 1999

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DUAL AIR BAGS (DRIVER AND PASSENGER) DURING HEAD ON COLLISION, NO INJURIES. YH

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER SEATBACK COLLASPED TO THE RECLINING POSITION, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE.

Incident date: Nov 20, 1998

I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED FROM MY DORMATORY IN PROVIDENCE, RI, TO MA., TO THE SATURN DEALER, WHERE THEY OVER CHARGED ME FOR AN ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY. A MONTH LATER, MY BROTHER WHO GOES TO SCHOOL IN VA, HAD TO GET AN ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY FOR HIS 94 SATURN, AND THEY CHARGED HIM 200$ LESS. MY FAT... Read more

Incident date: Aug 1, 1999

WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR A VEHICLE RECALL AND DEALER REFUSED REPAIRS DUE TO VIN # FOR VEHICLE. DEALER MAINTAINES THAT THE SEAT IS NOT DEFECTIVE ON THIS PARTICULAR CAR, BUT THEY WILL REPAIR IT FOR A FEE. AS A RESULT FROM THIS DEFECT, OUR DAUGHTER HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THE VEHICLE LAST NIGHT. THAN... Read more

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT COLLASPED FROM THE UPRIGHT POSITION, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SEAT BENCH RECLINER MECHANISM SLIPS PARTIALLY REARWARDS, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

Incident date: Jul 5, 1998

SEAT BACK COLLAPSED DURING REAR END COLLISION RESULTING IN NECK AND BACK INJURY. MJS

1 injured

Incident date: May 4, 1999

SEATBACK FELL BACK WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS WERE MADE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

SEATBACK WILL RECLINE BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE THE LOCKING MECHNISM IS NOT LOCKING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Incident date: Aug 3, 1998

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

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2001	2	29	View
2000	2	10	View
1999	0	30	View
1998	0	58	View
1997	3	98	View
1996	0	43	View
1995 (current)	1	73
1994	1	102	View
1993	2	85	View
1992	1	18	View
1991	1	8	View

Model	Recalls	Complaints
ION	40	5,467	View
AURA	34	2,223	View
SL	29	2,891	View
SKY	22	623	View
OUTLOOK	21	1,939	View
SC	20	379	View
SW	17	274	View
LS	16	1,885	View

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