Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 1996 Saturn Sc1.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2012-08-16	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	0	HORN STARTED BLOWING ALL BY ITSELF, I COULD NOT GET IT TO STOP , THEN AN ELECTRICAL SMELL (BURNING) . MY HUSBAND DISCO…
2010-12-25	STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS	No	0	FRAME ON PASSENGER SIDE FAILED ON SECOND SATURN. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO STOP AND MOTOR TO FAIL BELOW BOTTOM OF THE CAR.…
2010-06-01	VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY	No	0	1996 SATURN SC2, WHILE DRIVING THE SUNROOF BLEW OFF INTO THE ROADWAY AND BROKE. *BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, …
2009-04-30	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	No	0	I OWN 1996 SATURN SC2 PURCHASED IN 2007,IT IS SPORTY AND I FELL IN LOVE WITH IT. NOW HOWEVER I AM VERY UNHAPPY,THE STAR…
2006-05-01	POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION	No	0	I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ON THE CAR MANUFACTURER SATURN BECAUSE LIKE MANY PEOPLE WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE …
2005-10-23	PARKING BRAKE	No	0	EMERGENCY HAND BRAKE LOCK FAILURE ON HOT DAY CAUSING THE CAR TO ROLL BACK SUDDENLY. REQUIRING CAR TO BE PLACED IN 1ST …
2005-05-01	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN	No	0	I PARKED MY 1996 SATURN SC2 ALONG A STREET AND WENT INTO WORK. WHEN I WAS HEADED OUT TO MY CAR A FEW HOURS LATER, I HEA…
2004-11-11	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	AFTER ABOUT 70,000 MI I NOTICED TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AFTER IT HEATED UP (ABOUT 50+ MI ON FWY). A TRAN…
2003-07-01	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	THE CONSUMER NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT A PISTON ROD BROKE…
2003-06-09	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES	No	0	THE BATTERY CABLES INSULATIONS SHORTED OUT BECAUSE IT RUBBED ON THE BATTERY BRACKET AND ENGINE. AK PH *JB
2002-07-28	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD	No	0	AUTOMOBILE WAS NOT RUNNING AND ENGINE WAS COLD, IT HAD ONLY BEEN BACKED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY INTO THE STREET. IT HAD BEEN …
2002-06-19	VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY	No	0	SUNROOF FAILED TO CLOSE WHEN IT STARTED TO RAIN....TOOK TO SATURN TO BE LOOKED AT AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE CABLES...…
2002-04-15	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	No	0	I OWN A 96 SATURN SC2. I PURCHASED IT IN APRIL OF 2000, WITH 43,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. SINCE THEN, I HAVE DRIVEN …
2001-08-20	STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM	Yes	1	NOTIFIED SATURN - NO RESPONSE!!! CAR SLID ON OIL SLICK ROAD, HIT GUARDRAIL. *AK
2001-03-01	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN	No	0	WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE UNDER MOIST CONDITIONS HORN WILL SUDDENLY GO OFF, AND CONSUMER HAS TO DISCONNECT BATTERY IN ORD…
2000-12-15	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN	No	0	WHILE DRIVING HORN ACTIVATED ON IT OWN FOR LONG TIME. THEN, WHEN STOPPING HORN WAS NOT WORKING, AND HAD TO BE FIXED. …
2000-01-01	VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY	No	0	SUNROOF FAILED TO CLOSE WHEN IT BEGAN TO RAIN WHILE DRIVING. *ET
1999-12-18	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL	No	0	THROTTLE STICKS UNLESS RELEASED BY USING THE BRAKE. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS 3 TIMES. DEALER…
1999-08-17	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS	No	0	WHILE EXITING AN INTERSTATE SERVICE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO FLOOR WITH NO EFFECT.
1999-04-01	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	TRANSMISSION FAILED. MJS
1999-01-04	TIRES	No	0	WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY THE TIRE BLEW OUT. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED, MAKING …
1998-09-07	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY	No	0	AS WITH COMPLAINT 828481, MY VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND WOULDN'T RUN UNTIL I FILLED THE GAS TANK.…
1998-09-03	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY	No	0	GAS TANK IMPLODED, AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. PLEASE PROVIDE DETA…
1998-05-13	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	0	DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 45 TO 50 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSNGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAIL…
1997-07-07	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	0	THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SATURN GENERALLY AND SATURN (GALLES) OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM SPECIFICALLY. 3 SEPARATE…
1997-06-27	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	WHEN ENGINE STOPS/CUTS OUT ALL POWER SHUTS OFF. *AK
1996-09-21	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	1	CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF AUTO AND HIT LIGHT POLE, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES DUE TO A…
1996-08-17	STEERING	Yes	0	STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE BENDING RIGHT WITH THE ROAD. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAILS. *AK
1996-02-15	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS	Yes	0	CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPLY THE BRAKE THERE WAS NO BRAKE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT HIT ANOTHER CAR . TT
1996-01-12	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	0	ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSING MULTIPLE COMPONENT FAILURES.
—	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	CONSUMER STATES THAT AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE JUST CUTS OFF. ALSO, THE VEHICLE LOSES ITS POWER AND HAS TO COAST TO A S…
—	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	CONCERNS OF POSSIBLE CRACKING IN CYLINDER HEAD. *MR SATURN REPAIRED THE PART BUT WOULD NOT REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER …
—	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY	No	0	4 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, BATTERY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, THE BATTERY FAILED AGAIN A…
—	STRUCTURE	No	0	DESIGN OF VEHICLE MAKES IT HARD TO SEE OUT OF BACK WINDOW BECAUSE WINDOW IS TOO HIGH AND DRIVER'S SEAT IS TOO LOW.
—	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	Yes	0	DO THE AIRBAGS HAVE TO BE REINSTALLED AFTER DEPLOYMENT? THIS VEHICLE WAS REBUILT BY MY EMPLOYER LESS THE AIR BAGS? PL…
—	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN	No	0	DESIGN OF SMALL HORN BUTTON IS HARD TO LOCATE WHEN NEEDED. NLM
—	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE STALLES OUT AND DIES. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, AND…
—	VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY	No	0	THE SUN ROOF BUTTON DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY ,CAUSING THE SUN ROOF NOT TO CLOSE. *AK
—	POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION	No	0	CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO FOURTH GEAR.*AK