We found the following complaints for SATURN SC1 (1993)
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Air bag deployed and burned consumers right arm, car totalled.tt
Premature inflation of the driver's side airbag, owner feels airbag was oversensative.
Vehicle is experiencing electrical problems along with the failing of the alternator and the battery, the battery is replaced once a year.
While driving carbon monoxide fumes would be entering vehicle throughfloorboard.would have static electric charge to left knee.doors were excessively heavy to open or close.door locks failed to be operated properly.panel lights would come on or go off by themselves. Taking vehicle to dealership to have mechanic check it out.
Had to replace the battery three times with only seventeen thousand miles on it.tt
Battery replaced four times.
The battery cable failed which caused the consumer to replace the battery every year.a recall was issued, however, this vehicle was not included in the recall.the saturn dealer refused to fixthe battery cable.recall# 93v094000. *scc
Alternator mounting point on engine block broke, releasing alternator.
Generator failed prematurely, causing vehicle to stallwhile driving.the vehicle was not included in the recall.recall# 93v132000 *scc the consumer stated the alternator failed three times.
Alternator replaced
Consumer was driving at approximately 25 mph and suddenly the lights went dim and smoke began coming from the front of the vehicle. The service manager told consumer that there was a fire coming from the engine compartment, and the wire that connected to the alternatormelted.
Bracket that holds abs wire harness rusted off on both sides. Hanging down wires on right side through axle shorted out abs system.
Thermostat failed, allowing car to overheat.
Timing chain tensioner failed causing, engine to seize.
Their is a crack inengine vavle cover gasket that causes a leak. Dealer has been contacted.
Valve cover gasket failed, causing vehicle to stall on highway.
Timing chain makes noise due to adjuster malfunction.
Engine pistions blew, causing engine to overheat/stall.
Failed previously, paid $1600 to saturn in 98 and problem was not fixed. 1-cyl was replaced with this work in addition to several other things. Engine practically rebuilt. Existed prior to this around 1995-1997 and was reported and taken to saturn dealers who did absolutely nothing after several times of bringing in the vehicle. Oil loss which means it's burning up someplace because it's not dripping from underneath. I had a diagnostic done and all that's said is that there is an oil consumption problem. The vehicle runs very rough and is not reliable.
Summary not proved by consumer
Oil is consumed completely between 2,000 to 3,000 miles with vehicle in dealership every other week.dealership polished heads, etc.,another dealership conducted an oil consumption test which found several leaks and other areas that was contaminated with oil.please describe details.
Engine failed.
While driving carbon monoxide fumes would be entering vehicle throughfloorboard.would have static electric charge to left knee.doors were excessively heavy to open or close.door locks failed to be operated properly.panel lights would come on or go off by themselves. Taking vehicle to dealership to have mechanic check it out.
Egr valve failed.
Air conditioner compressor inoperative.
Radio inoperative.
The hazard lights stopped flashing without any warning. Please describe further. *ph the turn signals were also inoperative.
While driving carbon monoxide fumes would be entering vehicle throughfloorboard.would have static electric charge to left knee.doors were excessively heavy to open or close.door locks failed to be operated properly.panel lights would come on or go off by themselves. Taking vehicle to dealership to have mechanic check it out.
Driver and passenger doors will not open frominside of vehicle. Consumer is taking it to a private mechanic on april 26th.please provide any additional information/attachments.
Consumer complained about multiple failures.the trunk failed to close on its own.while driving the trunk would openand would not close, and will not lock.also, consumer appliedthe brakes andpedal went to the floor.the brakesgrabbed slowly and caused loss of braking power.consumer took vehicleto dealer for inspection. Cause had not been determined.
I am still content with my 1993 saturn but disappointed that a part that should have lasted much longer failed in october, 1999.i was looking forward to maintaining the low mileage on my care, but when the odometer and speedometer froze at 30,555 miles, all credibility and remaining market value deceased because my mileage is stuck.i was told that i needed a "cluster" at the cost of $525.15.an odometer should last much longer than 30,555 miles, but my extended warranty expired in 1998.
Speedometer inoperative.
Automatic transmission: when put vehicle in reverse does not engage immediately unless pressed on the accelerator vigorously.there is a delay and the vehicle moves abruptly and is difficult to control.
My '93 saturn would push into the reverse gear when ever the car was warm. I was told by a gmc auto repair shop that my transmission was going out. After getting a second opinion i discoved that many owners of '93 saturns has this same problem. After further investagation on my part i learned that saturn made a repair kit for this problem which cost me $150 for the kit and another $150 for labor costs. It was stated in the service bulletin that saturn sent to transmission repair shops that major damage could be done to the transmission if this repair was not fixed. However i did not receive any type of notice from saturn stating that this could be a serious problem. I believe that saturn is putting their consumers in danger when they know that there is a defect in a specific car model/year and they do not bother to notify the consumer.
Consumer states this is third time has change automatic transmision . Dealer has been notified. And problem is reocuuring. Mr
The motorized shoulder belt gradually stopped moving in either direction.nlm
Automatic shoulder belt on the driver's side is stuck in the middle of the rail. Dealer is aware of problem, butproblem has not been corrected.
Saturn corporation refuses to install an airbag deactivation switch as approved by nhtsa (reference dot complaint no. 97-592).
I am curious as to whether we are the only ones who have experienced this seat belt failure. Because of construction, they have stopped running across the top of the door, and they are expensive to replace.
Due to plastic door skin (outer paneling ) opening the door in a low speed car accident in addition to passive seat belt falure (intermittently worked)i was ejected from car and left paralyzed. Automatic door locking was rejected by saturn due to cost leaving safety out of concern.
Shoulder seat belt ondriver's side is working intermittently.
1993 saturn sc2 front seat back recliner mechanism failed causing seat back to recline suddenly and almost injuring passenger in the car. Seat will no longer stay forward which results in seat going back a soon as you press gas pedal.
Vehicle was stopped when rear ended by vehicle traveling approx. 25 mph. Seat back collapsed on driver's side to 45 degree angle.body shop unable to repair to original condition without replacement.
Driver side seat broke, frame of seat is sticking out, upper part of seat is flopping back and forth.*jg
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.
Driver's seat collapsed during rear-end collision, causing serious spinal injury to driver.
Driver's seat back recliner mechanism failed causing seat back to recline suddenly and loss of control of vehicle. Disassembly of the seat and inspection of the recliner mechanism revealed a design defect which makes sudden failure of this mechanism highly likely. For the recliner to hold the seat back in position, two internal operating levers must remain aligned in the same plane. These are held in alignment by a very thin metal plate (about 1mm thick). This plate was bent causing the internal operating levers to misalign and the seat back to collapse. Due to the thinness and lack of strength of the alignment plate, this failure is extremely likely. Your database shows at least two other similar failures in 1993 saturns. Also note nhtsa ordered a recall for this problem in 1994 saturns. The failed seat back recliner mechanism is available for inspection by nhtsa personnel. This is not a normal wear and tear issue, since this seems to be a common problem with other 1993 saturns.
The driver seat back did not stay up.
Driver's seatback bolt broke, causing the seatback to fall back and may cause injuries or loss of vehicle control.there is a recall for the saturn 1994 & 1995, but not for 1993 although ithas the same problem.please provide further information.
Consumer states the driver's seat collapsed backward while getting into vehicle, dealer replaced the seat back adjuster mechanism and less than one week later, the seat collapsed again, consumer returned to dealer and was told that some early models had seat problems, and the dealer adjusted or bent the seat to a more upright position, soon afterwards, the seat collapsed again.
While driving driver's seatback moved unexpectedly which may cause a loss of vehicle control and a crash.dealer was not willing to helpconsumer.dealer said needed to replace both sides of the seat recliner.
Driver's seat back recliner mechanism failed causing seat back to recline suddenly and loss of control of vehicle. Disassembly of the seat and inspection of the recliner mechanism revealed a design defect which makes sudden failure of this mechanism highly likely. For the recliner to hold the seat back in position, two internal operating levers must remain aligned in the same plane. These are held in alignment by a very thin metal plate (< 1mm thick). This plate was bent causing the internal operating levers to misalign and the seat back to collapse. Due to the thinness and lack of strength of the alignment plate, this failure is extremely likely. Your database shows at least two other similar failures in 1993 saturns. Also note nhtsa ordered a recall for this problem in 1994 saturns. The failed seat back recliner mechanism is available for inspection by nhtsa personnel. This is not a normal wear and tear issue.
While driving at 5-10 mph another vehicle traveling at 35 mph rear ended consumer's vehicle.driver's seatbackfellintoa child booster seat which was placed behind ondriver's side.seat fell on top of child's leg and broke leg.please provide further information.
Vehicle has abs braking system failure with no pedal pressure. Pedal went to floor.tt
Bracket that holds abs wire harness rusted off on both sides. Hanging down wires on right side through axle shorted out abs system.
Abs, loss of brake effectiveness pedal went to floor, impact 12:00 position 25 mph.tt
Consumer complained about multiple failures.the trunk failed to close on its own.while driving the trunk would openand would not close, and will not lock.also, consumer appliedthe brakes andpedal went to the floor.the brakesgrabbed slowly and caused loss of braking power.consumer took vehicleto dealer for inspection. Cause had not been determined.
Brake pedal fadeed, resulting in total brake failure, abs brake system, replaced front pad and turned rotor prior to experience.tt
Whiledriving at 25 mph and applyingthe brakes, t brake pedal went straight to the floorboard, causing the consumer to rear end the vehicle in front of the consumer.
Brakes failed during accident.
Front brakes replaced.
Brake calipers failed.
Uneven wear on front brake pads due to calipers malfunctioning.
Replaced caliper mount.
Rotors have been repaired three times for warping.tt
Rotors contaminated with sand/salt, causing vehicle vibration when braking.
Replaced master cylinder.
Consumer was sitting at a red light, and whenconsumer applied the gas pedal, gas pedal broke, causing the consumer to rear endvehicle in front of the consumer's vehicle..
Replaced power booster.
Loose sunvisor.
While driving carbon monoxide fumes would be entering vehicle throughfloorboard.would have static electric charge to left knee.doors were excessively heavy to open or close.door locks failed to be operated properly.panel lights would come on or go off by themselves. Taking vehicle to dealership to have mechanic check it out.
Due to plastic door skin (outer paneling ) opening the door in a low speed car accident in addition to passive seat belt falure (intermittently worked)i was ejected from car and left paralyzed. Automatic door locking was rejected by saturn due to cost leaving safety out of concern.
Rear of car started to pull left/applied brakes car spun out of control hitting a wall.left rear wheel broke off.*sd
While exiting the turnpike the right front tire and rim came off damaging the right front fender (ohio traffic crash report).nlm
Four tires replaced.
Vehicles cruise control jammed and would not turn off at 65mph, skidded 90 feet hit bank and rolled over.(pe94-079).tt
Was driving tried to turn on cruise control it wouldn't cut off. Tt
When driving car put cruise control on it, cut off and it will not come back on, wait a day or two for it to come on.tt
When activating cruise control it works for varying distances and automatically shut off. Sometimes not activating when turned on.tt
Exterior rearview mirror fell off.
Sunroof leaked onto the floor gear shift, causing problems.
Foam on driver's window.
While exiting the turnpike the right front tire and rim came off damaging the right front fender (ohio traffic crash report).nlm
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