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1991 Saturn SC1 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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.
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Latest Feb 17, 2010
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
2
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Apr 8, 1997

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1991 Saturn SC1. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–6 of 6

Driver assistance
Filed Feb 17, 2010

ENGINE ACCELERATES WITHOUT HAVING FOOT ON ACCELERATOR. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS IN GEAR OR NOT, WHETHER PRESSING ON THE BRAKE OR NOT. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED IN THE PAST 3 WEEKS AND WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A FIX FOR IT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10311599
Incident
Feb 17, 2010
Mileage
134,635 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 20, 1999

FRONT PASSENGER SEATBACK HAD FALLEN BACKWARDS AFTER BEING SAT ON. HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. WOULD REPAIR IF PAID FOR FIRST. *AK

NHTSA ID
851307
Incident
Sep 28, 1998
SteeringSuspension
Filed Dec 16, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported

THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO MY PREVIOUS REPORT FILED 12-14-98. I HAVE INCLUDED THE V.I.N. AND ADDRESS OF THE DEALER. THE REAR SPINDLE SNAPPED WITH NO IMPACT. THE CAR FLIPPED AND IS TOTALLED.

NHTSA ID
701401
Incident
Nov 6, 1998
Suspension
Filed Dec 14, 1998
Crash reported

BROKEN REAR SPINDLE

NHTSA ID
701343
Incident
Nov 6, 1998
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Jun 13, 1997

DRIVER'S FRONT SEATBACK FRAME BROKE AT WELD. ALSO, PASSENGER'S MOTORIZED SEAT BELT FAILS/HESITATES TO RELEASE OR ENGAGE. *AK

NHTSA ID
517656
Seat belts
Filed Apr 8, 1997

THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT, WHEN OPENING THE DOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
810784

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.

Data sources

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