Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Saturn Sc1.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-02-13 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 SATURN SC2. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WOULD NOT RETRACT PROPERLY WHEN THE FRO… |
| 2009-01-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SEAT SLIDES BACKWARDS WITHOUT USING THE "ADJUSTMENT LEVER". SOMETIMES JUST BACKING UP AT 3-5 MPH, ALSO AT HWY S… |
| 2008-08-03 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 SATURN SC2. THE VEHICLE HAS SEARS GUARSDMAN TIRES. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE FRONT PA… |
| 2008-02-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 SATURN SC2. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. HE MADE… |
| 2006-10-12 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 1 | I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. MY VEHICLE IS A 1998 SATURN VIN[XXX]. I WAS AT A COMPLETE … |
| 2006-03-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR JAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE DEA… |
| 2005-06-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1997 SATURN SC2 EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHEN THE SPIDER PIN BROKE. *MR WHILE ON AN EXPRESSWAY AN EXPLOSION… |
| 2005-03-31 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WE BOUGHT A USED SATURN 2 YEARS AGO FROM A DEALERSHIP. SINCE THE DAY WE GOT THE CAR HOME WE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM… |
| 2005-03-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DROVE THE CAR 2 WEEKS, DEFECTIVE CRANK SHAFT, BANGING IN THE MOTOR, I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR. WANT SATURN TO REPLACE DEFECT… |
| 2005-02-03 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | 1) PASSANGER SIDE REAR SEATBELT LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT REALEASE - MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO USE FOR TRANSPORTING MY INFA… |
| 2004-12-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1) EXCESSIVE OIL USEAGE AFTER 60,000 MILES ON ENGINE. ) NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT TO SHOW OIL IS LOW AND NEEDS ADDED;… |
| 2004-05-25 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | MANUAL TRANSMISSION SHIFT LINKAGE BROKE WHILE DRIVING. THE SHIFTER GOT INTO THE LINKAGE AND THEN BROKE OFF. CONSUMER CO… |
| 2003-11-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE UNCONTROLLABLY, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, HIT THE MEDIAN AND… |
| 2003-09-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN HE GOT INTO VEHICLE AND TRIED TO START IT VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AROUND THE DASH AND STEERING… |
| 2003-08-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AFTER STOPPING AND PARKING THE VEHICLE THE REVERSE GEAR WOULD NOT WORK. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED OVER FIFTY TIMES SIN… |
| 2003-08-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY SATURN IN MAY OF 1999, AT 20,000 MILES. IT WAS PREVIOUSLY A LEASE VEHICLE. AT 73,000 MILES, THE ENGINE ST… |
| 2003-07-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE MOTOR MOUNTS COLLAPSED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE ALMOST HITTING 3… |
| 2003-06-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | RAINY DAYS VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE THE TECHNICAL DIAGNOSES OF CAUSE LEAKING.*AK |
| 2003-01-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS ONLY 37,000 MILES ON IT, ENGINE IS DEAD. WILL COST OVER $3000 FOR NEW ENGINE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR NU… |
| 2002-09-02 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | No | 0 | PARKING BRAKE BUTTON MOST OF THE TIME FAILS TO ENGAGE. *AK |
| 2002-01-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXT… |
| 2001-12-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM VEHICLE WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A DRIVEWAY. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED GROUN… |
| 2001-06-25 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FLUID PUMP LEAKED, CAUSING GENERATOR TO BECOME INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK CONSUMER STA… |
| 2001-03-11 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | DIFFERENTIAL PIN IN TRANSMISSION PUT A HOLE THROUGH TRANSMISSION CASE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2001-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLED ON FIVE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING. BEEN INTO DEALER SHOP ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO LOCAT… |
| 2000-07-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | FRONT ROTORS WENT OUT. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS PER CONSUMER'S COST. DEALER HAS ADVISED CONSUMER … |
| 2000-06-26 | SEATS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEAT ROCKED BACKWARD AND FORTH. ALSO, SEAT BELT SHOOK AND RELEASED, THEN PUT ON AGAIN. CONSUMER HAD CONTA… |
| 2000-06-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | PASSENGER SAFETY BELT RETRACTOR DOES NOT FUNCTION AND REPLACEMENT RUBBER MOULDING ON DOOR MELTS ALSO. *AK |
| 2000-04-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 2 | WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND UPON MAKING A NORMAL STOP BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING … |
| 1999-11-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | START CAR UP AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAY ON. AIRBAG MODULE WAS THE DEFECT. |
| 1999-08-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG CAUSED CHEST INJURIES TO DRIVER. NLM |
| 1999-07-26 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 1 | WHEN DRIVER CRASHED HIEAD-ON INTO A TELEPHONE POLE, THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, CAUSING DRIVER'S HEAD TO HIT WINDSHIELD… |
| 1999-05-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLED ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AT AT 25,300 MILES. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER'S REPAIR SHOP THREE TIM… |
| 1999-05-01 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | NOT FOR SURE IF ORIGINAL TIRES. APPROXIMATELY 6/32" OF TREAD ON THE TIRES. THEY ARE RATED TRACTION "A". ON WET ROADS T… |
| 1998-11-19 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING OUR SATURN SC2 AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH WE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING. MY HUSBA… |
| 1998-10-20 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | A/C COMPRESSOR AND CLUTCH FAILED. NLM |
| 1998-09-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED THE VEHICLE WAS BRAKING AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 80 MPH. THE BRAK… |
| 1998-07-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | Yes | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION WAS VERY HARD TO SHIFT INTO 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD GEARS, VERY HARD TO GET INTO 1ST GEAR FROM A COMPLETE STO… |
| 1998-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONS WHEN DOWNSHIFTING, IT WON'T GO INTO GEAR, WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO PROBLEMS … |
| 1998-04-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | AT 21,000 MILES THE BRAKES STARTED TO PULSATE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WARPED ROTORS AND SCORED PADS. AT 42, 000 MILE… |
| 1997-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | DISC BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, ROTORS WARPED. *YC |
| 1997-11-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SAFETY BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. |
| 1997-10-31 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | WHEN PULLING OUT THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IT WOULD JAM IN THE RETRACTOR, BUT WOULD RELEASE AFTER 48 HOURS. … |
| 1997-10-01 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | REAR WINDOW EXTERIOR CLIPS, LOCATED AT THE BASE OF THE GLASS, SOUNDS LIKE A SQUEAKY MATTRESS. |
| 1997-10-01 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | REAR WINDOW EXTERIOR CLIPS, LOCATED AT THE BASE OF THE GLASS, SOUNDS LIKE A SQUEAKY MATTRESS. |
| 1997-05-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER INDICATES FALSE SPEED DUE TO POOR DESIGN. |
| 1997-05-09 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD GLASS CREATES FLUFFY SPOTS WHEN HUMIDITY IS HIGH, IMPAIRING DRIVER'S VISION. SPOTS FAILED TO BE REMOVED EVE… |
| 1997-04-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | REPORTING NO FUSE WAS IN FUSE RECEPTICLE FOR REAR BRAKE LIGHT WHEN DRIVING OFF DEALER'S LOT. *AK *SLC |
| 1997-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | BECAUSE OF THE SMALL SIZE AND RECESS NATURE OF THE HORN BUTTONS, THE DRIVER MUST LOOK DOWN AND FIND THE BUTTON PRIOR … |
| 1997-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEAT BELT TIGHTENS ON ANY TYPE OF SUDDEN MOVEMENT. |