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1992 Saturn SC1 Owner Complaints

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

Data refreshed

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.
15
Latest Nov 26, 2007
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.
4
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 Mar 6, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 15 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1992 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 1–15 of 15

Engine
Filed Nov 26, 2007

STARTED ENGINE IMMEDIATELY DIED! TIMING CHAIN BROKEN. SECOND TIME SINCE OWNED CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID
10209905
Incident
Nov 26, 2007
Mileage
16,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Aug 7, 2001

HEADLINER FELL DOWN INTO MY FACE WHILE DRIVING...ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
750016
Incident
Jun 1, 1998
AirbagsElectrical
Filed Jul 19, 2001
Crash reportedFire reported1 injury reported1 death reported

AIRBAG FAILED ON FRONT IMPACT, FIRE STARTED UNDER PASSENGER SEAT IN FRONT,DRIVER TRAPPED, TOTALED CAR, DESTROYED BY FIRE IN SECONDS. VERY LITTLE DAMAGE FROM IMPACT.*AK

NHTSA ID
748746
Incident
Jun 18, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Mar 28, 2000

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT FAILURE. *SLC

NHTSA ID
783680
Seat belts
Filed Jun 1, 1999

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT IS INOPERABLE DUE TO BROKEN TRACK MOTOR. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
838689
Incident
May 30, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed May 27, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBACKS BROKE WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END IMPACT. DRIVE RSUSTAINED INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
838515
Incident
Apr 1, 1999
Engine
Filed May 17, 1999

SAMES VALVES BAD AGAIN AT 63000

NHTSA ID
706571
ElectricalEngine
Filed May 4, 1999

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID
706227
Incident
Oct 10, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Feb 23, 1999

DRIVER'S SIDE LAP SEAT BELT STITCHING UNRAVELED WHERE THE BELT WAS FOLDED OVER. TOOK TO DEALER TO SEE IF IT WAS A PROBLEM. THEY STATED THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE STITCHING UNRAVELED. HAVE BEEN DRIVING LIKE THAT FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. SAW ANOTHER PERSON WRITE TO NEWSPAPER AUTOMOBILE COLUMN WITH SAME PROBLEM AND REFERRED TO YOUR ORGANIZATION. I DECIDED TO SUBMIT MY PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT TOO.

NHTSA ID
703680
Steering
Filed Aug 8, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported

PREMATURE WEA ROF SPIDLE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. ALSO SEATBACKBROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO FALL INTO THE REAR SEAT. *AK

NHTSA ID
518789
Incident
Sep 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jan 29, 1997

HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE STICKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, ON PASSENGER SIDE RIGHT FRONT BUMPER AND ALONG SIDE OF VEHICLE; AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR ON PASSENGE'SR & DRIVER'S SIDE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AT TIMES. *AK

NHTSA ID
808341
Incident
Dec 24, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Dec 16, 1996

MOTORIZED DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT ONLY COMES BACK HALF WAY TO CHEST WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. *AK

NHTSA ID
806363
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 22, 1995

SEAT BACK FRAME INSIDE BENT, ALLOWING THE SEAT HALF OF THE SEAT BACK TO BEND BACK. TT

NHTSA ID
975320
Incident
Sep 4, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jul 11, 1995

VEHICLES DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT TRACK IS INOPERATIVE. *AK

NHTSA ID
968604
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 6, 1995

THE CRUISE CONTROL QUITS WORKING ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS, HAPPENS MORE OFTEN AFTER USING ACCEL BUTTON A FEW TIMES. INCONSISTENT. TT

NHTSA ID
961209
Incident
Mar 6, 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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