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1994 Saturn Sc Seat belts Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Seat belts reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
11
Latest May 21, 2004
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
22%
of 51 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Saturn Sc submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming seat belt

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Seat belts
Filed May 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

NHTSA ID
10074050
Incident
Apr 21, 2004
Mileage
111,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jan 6, 2004

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE RETRACTOR SEAT BELT DOES NOT MOVE.*AK

NHTSA ID
10052520
Incident
Jan 1, 2002
Seat belts
Filed Feb 2, 2002

SEAT BELT WILL LOCK IN PLACE BUT WILL NOT SLIDE FORWARD WHEN DOOR IS OPENED.*AK

NHTSA ID
757664
Incident
Jan 21, 2002
EngineSeat beltsVisibility
Filed Jun 7, 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.

NHTSA ID
746559
Incident
Jan 1, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Jan 11, 2000

DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT INOPERATIVE. SEATBELT WILL NOT SLIDE TO THE LOCK POSITION. *YC

NHTSA ID
550368
Seat belts
Filed May 7, 1999

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT WOULD NOT MOVE INTO PLACE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
837596
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Feb 2, 1999

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THOS VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
702865
Incident
Nov 29, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Feb 28, 1997

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

NHTSA ID
809548
Incident
Aug 15, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Nov 7, 1996
Crash reported1 death reported

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

NHTSA ID
804704
Incident
Oct 13, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Oct 31, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

VEHICLE WAS AT COMPLETE STOP AT STOP LIGHT, LAP/SHOULDER BELT ON REAR PASSENGER FAILED WOULD NOT RETRACT, IMPACT 6:00 POSITION. TT

NHTSA ID
974252
Incident
Oct 13, 1995
BrakesElectricalSeat belts
Filed Mar 4, 1995

NOISE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED.

NHTSA ID
479606
Incident
Mar 4, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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