1994 Saturn SC1 Interior & seats Problems

I FEEL THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION, WHICH SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE ANY ONE DIES. THE SPRING THAT RETURNS THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE TO THE "SHUT" POSITION BREAKS. THEN HANDLE DOES NOT RETURN TO ITS' CLOSED POSITION. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH OR WILL NOT LOCK. ALTERNATIVELY, IF THE DOOR IS LOCKED AND THE OUTSIDE HANDLE IS VIBRATED OR LIFTED, THE DOOR CANNOT BE UNLOCKED. IT IS VERY POSSIBLE TO BE TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR, WHICH COULD BE FATAL IN AN ACCIDENT, FIRE OR CRASH. *NM

NHTSA ID

10073206

Incident

May 26, 2004

RECLINER MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. MECHANISM DOES NOT HOLD IN PLACE, AND WHEN THE CONSUMER IS DRIVING, SEAT WILL FALL BACK. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

NHTSA ID

8013833

Incident

Feb 2, 2002

DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY RECLINE BY ITSELF WHILE DRVING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE SEAT GEAR TEETH ARE WORN EXCESSIVELY. *JG

NHTSA ID

8012474

Incident

Jun 21, 2001

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HAS A DEFECT, WHEN DRIVER BARELY LEANS OR PRESSES IT, THE SEATS RECLINED BACKWARDS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.*AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

898390

Incident

Sep 1, 2001

TRACK WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED WHEN THE RECALL CAME OUT IN 1999. SAME DEFECT OCCURRED AGAIN IN 2001- I WAS MADE TO PAY FOR IT SATURN CITING THAT A 12 MONTH WARRANTY ON THIS RECALL HAD EXPIRED. *AK

NHTSA ID

751114

WHEN PUTTING WAIT ON SEATBACK IT WILL UNEXPECTEDLY RECLINE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENS ON HIGHWAY. CONSUMER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL ON 99 V 045 000. DEALER SAID THIS CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

886595

Incident

Apr 24, 2000

WHEN HIT FROM REAR IN A LOW IMPACT CRASH SEAT TRACKS AND ANCHOR RECLINEING MECHANISM FAILED, CAUSING SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

NHTSA ID

871369

1994 SATURN SC-2 WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND AT APPROX 40 MPH WHILE SATURN WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT RECLINERS FAILED TO SECURE OCCUPANTS. SEATS RECLINED TO THE FULLY RECLINED POSITION UPON IMPACT. I WAS TOLD BY SATURN OF CLEARWATER THAT THE RECLINING MECHANISMS FAILED. THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE CAR STATING MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ONE OF THOSE INVOLVED IN THE FAILED SEAT RECLINER RECALL.*AK

NHTSA ID

732405

Incident

Aug 29, 2000

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID

732384

Incident

Jun 4, 2000

RECLINER MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO LAY DOWN FLAT. SEAT WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE SEAT. RECALL ISSUED FOR DIFFERENT MODEL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

861066

Incident

Apr 4, 1999

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED BACK UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

860964

Incident

Apr 26, 1998

ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY SATURN THE DRIVER'S SEAT BEGAN TO FALL REARWARD WHILE DRIVING. AT FIRST IT WOULD ONLY SLIP WHAT FELT LIKE A FEW "NOTCHES" AND I WOULD RIGHT IT AND GO ON. HOWEVER, SOON IT BEGAN TO GET WORSE AND FINALLY IT WOULD HARDLY STAY UPRIGHT AT ALL. I TOOK IT TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP IN HUMBLE, TEXAS. AT FIRST THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD FIX IT BECAUSE THEY HAD HAD A RECALL ON THESE SEATS. HOWEVER, SHORTLY AFTER TELLING ME THIS, THEY RETURNED AND TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE MODEL OF MY CAR THEREFORE THEY COULD NOT FIX IT WITHOUT CHARGING ME ALMOST $200.00. IN ORDER TO LEAVE THE DEALERSHIP I HAD TO PLACE A LAWN CHAIR FROM MY TRUNK IN THE BACKSEAT OF MY CAR (WEDGING IT IN AND PROPING OTHER ITEMS UNDER IT) TO KEEP MY SEAT FROM FALLING BACK UNTIL I COULD GET HOME. WHEN I GOT HOME MY HUSBAND USED A BIG BOLT AND RIGGED THE SEAT WHERE IT NOW STAYS UPRIGHT. HOWEVER, NOW THE SEAT CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED AND, IN ORDER FOR US BOTH TO SIT IN IT, IT HAS TO STAY LEANED BACK TO AN UNCOMFORTALBE ANGLE FOR ME. AT FIRST I JUST LET THIS GO AS I DID NOT THINK THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT I COULD DO. HOWEVER, A FRIEND SUGGESTED THAT I WRITE TO YOU REGARDING THIS SITUATION. ANY ASSISTANCE THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE WOULD BE DEEPLY APPRECIATED (PARTICULARLY BY MY ACHING BACK). *AK

NHTSA ID

721435

Incident

Oct 1, 1998

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS FULLY RECLINED. *SLC

NHTSA ID

558828

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

NHTSA ID

846476

DRIVERS SEAT FAILS TO REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. SEAT NOT LOCKED IN POSITION. LIES ON REAR SEAT.

NHTSA ID

710608

Incident

Aug 27, 1999

WHEN ANY KIND OF PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE BACK REST, IT COLLPASES TO THE REAR. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

845225

DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED WHEN CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN.DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

842434

Incident

May 1, 1999

BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS ARE INOPERATIVE DUE TO SEA T BELT WHICH IS LOCKED IN THE TRACK. ALSO THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE MOTOR. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

838950

Incident

Apr 1, 1994

BOTH FRONT SEAT BACKS WILL UNEXPECTEDLY COLLAPSE INTO THE RECLINING POSITION

NHTSA ID

704274

REAR-END COLLISION, I WAS STOPPED, PERSON HIT ME GOING 30-40 M.P.H. MY SEAT BELT DIDN'T HOLD ME IN MY SEAT. THE SEAT BELT TRACK WAS INOP. AND I HAD ALREADY TAKEN IT IN TO SATURN AND THEY SAID THEY WEREN'T RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING IT. I COULDN'T AFFORD THE $450 REPAIR. ALSO, IN THE CRASH, BOTH FRONT SEATS WERE FORCED REARWARD AND LANDED ON THE BACK SEATS. FORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T HAVE BACK SEAT PASSENGERS IN THE CAR AT THAT TIME OR THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. I HAVE CONTACTED SATURN AND THEY SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO LOOK AT THE CAR, BUT THEY SAY THAT THE SEATS ARE DESIGNED TO DO THAT IN A COLLISION. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THIS HAPPENS IN MOST CARS. I'M GREATLY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS WHO OWN SATURNS AND PUT THEIR CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEATS AND DON'T KNOW THAT THIS HAPPENS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO IMPROVE THIS SITUATION AT THIS POINT BUT I DO FEEL THAT THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY AWARE OF THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH HAVING BACK SEAT PASSENGERS. SATURN CLAIMS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE. COULD YOU PLEASE SHARE WITH ME ANY INFORMATION YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING SEATS IN COLLISIONS IN VEHICLES, SATURNS ESPECIALLY? I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO OFFER.

NHTSA ID

701559

Incident

Dec 12, 1998

PE98017, SEATBACK FAILURE; WHEN ACCELERATING, EVEN A LITTLE, THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK RECLINES. OWNER WILL BE CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE SEAT. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. OWNER EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM WITH PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT IN MARCH OF 96. THE SEAT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

NHTSA ID

831457

Incident

Oct 30, 1998

BOTH FRONT SEAT BACKS COLLAPSED DURING VEHICLE COLLISION.

NHTSA ID

542391

Incident

Oct 16, 1998

SEAT BACK COLLAPSES CONTINUOUSLY.

NHTSA ID

538063

BOTH SEATS FAILED WITH LITTLE USE. RECLINE WITH NO SUPPORT.

NHTSA ID

538281

DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINES AUTOMATICALLY UNDER ACCELERATION OR ANYTIME DRIVER LEANS BACK TOO HARD. ALSO PASSIVE RESTRAINT IS STUCK FORWARD.

NHTSA ID

780102