1994 Saturn Sc problems
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Common 1994 Saturn Sc problems
Based on the complaints from owners of the 1994 Saturn SC, several common problems have been identified:
- Transmission Problems:
- Owners have experienced shifting issues, such as difficulty finding gears and delays in gear engagement.
- Replacing the valve body and even the transmission control module have not always resolved these transmission issues.
- Cooling System and Overheating:
- Some owners have faced overheating problems, often related to issues with the cooling system and temperature regulation.
- Replacing parts like the temperature sensor and thermostat have been attempted to address overheating concerns.
- General Reliability Concerns:
- Owners have expressed challenges in finding parts for the 1994 Saturn SC, making repairs difficult and costly.
- The car's reliability has been questioned, with reports of various mysterious problems related to temperature, alignment, and exhaust systems.
- Interior and Comfort Issues:
- Complaints about the interior include tearing of the front seat, particularly on the driver's side, and a small interior space with limited acceleration, especially when the air conditioner is running.
- Despite these comfort issues, some owners have praised the car for its reliability and overall performance in various driving conditions.
These common problems reported by owners of the 1994 Saturn SC highlight a range of issues from engine and transmission concerns to cooling system problems and interior discomfort. Addressing these issues may require thorough diagnostics and potentially costly repairs, reflecting the challenges faced by some owners of this particular model.
1994 Saturn Sc car problems categorized by type of issue
After analyzing all complaints sent to the NHTSA and researching popular Saturn Sc problems, we found that the most common problems with these 2023 model year vehicles are:
- Seats problems
- Seat belts problems
- Air bags problems
- Engine and engine cooling problems
- Power train problems
The graph below shows statistics for all 1994 Saturn Sc vehicle components and the number of complaints received.
Latest 25 complaints 1994 Saturn Sc
The NHTSA has received 53 complaints about various vehicle components related to the 1994 Saturn Sc. Below are the 25 most recent complaints reported for 1994 Saturn Sc vehicles.
2015-06-04
UNKNOWN OR OTHER PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2015-06-02
- VIN: 1G8ZH1579RZ
- Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Summary: THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED IN ANY POSITION, INCLUDING WHILE RUNNING.
2014-12-03
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2011-09-07
- VIN: 1G8ZH1578RZ
- Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
- Summary: 1994 SATURN SC. CONSUMER STATED IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE KEY BEING STUCK INSIDE THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING SO CUSTOMER IS ASKING FOR A REFUND. *SS THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE HEADLIGHTS OPENED ON THEIR OWN, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE GEAR ON ITS OWN, AND THE RPM'S WERE EXTREMELY HIGH. *JB
2004-05-21
SEAT BELTS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2004-04-21
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WOULD RETRACT BACK AND FORTH. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
2004-01-15
POWER TRAIN PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2002-12-15
- VIN: 1G8ZE1592PZ
- Components: POWER TRAIN
- Summary: THE TRANSMISSION WENT IN MY SATURN SC1 AND I LOST MY JOB DUE TO THE FACT THAT I LIVED ALONE AT THE TIME, AND IN A REMOTE AREA....I ALSO HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED BECAUSE THE COST OF A TRANSMISSION FOR THE CAR IS MORE THAN I CAN AFFORD...LET ALONE THE BILL THAT WOULD INSUE FOR HAVING IT INSTALLED. MY CO-WORKER THAT I WORK WITH NOW..(BORROWING MY AUNTS CAR, AND MOVED TO LIVE WITH MY MOM) HAS A SATURN SC2 1995 AND HIS TRANSMISSION WENT IN HIS TOO....ITS REDICULOUS...EVERYONE THAT I KNOW WHO OWNS A SATURN SC1 OR 2 OR HAS OWNED ONE...HAS REPLACED OR GOTTEN RID OF BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSIONS GOING. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER...IT JUST WENT.
2004-01-06
SEAT BELTS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2002-01-01
- VIN: 1G8ZF1595RZ
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: FRONT DRIVERS SIDE RETRACTOR SEAT BELT DOES NOT MOVE.*AK
2002-09-06
SEATS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- VIN: PLEASE FILL
- Components: SEATS
- Summary: FRONT SEATBACK RECLINER IS EXPERIENCING SAME DEFECT AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 99 V 045 000. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
2002-04-18
SEATS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2002-04-05
- VIN: 1G82V1574RZ
- Components: SEATS
- Summary: CONSUMER STATES THAT DRIVER SEAT WILL RECLINE WHILE DRIVING. NLM
2002-02-02
SEAT BELTS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2002-01-21
- VIN: 1G8ZF1592RZ
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: SEAT BELT WILL LOCK IN PLACE BUT WILL NOT SLIDE FORWARD WHEN DOOR IS OPENED.*AK
2001-06-07
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY,SEAT BELTS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2001-01-01
- VIN: 1G8ZF1592RZ
- Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY,SEAT BELTS
- Summary: THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT IS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DOOR IT STARTED OUT JUST GETTING STUCK OCCASIONALLY AND THEN WOULD MOVE ALL THE WAY BACK NOW WON'T MOVE AT ALL. TALKED TO 4 OTHER SATURN OWNERS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT HAS STARTED STICKING. THE ENGINE WAS SO MESSED UP AT ABOUT 68K THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE DUE TO POOR PERFORMANCE BACKFIRING AND LEAKING OIL ETC. THE SUNROOF WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED ANYMORE. I WENT TO OPEN IT ONE DAY AND THEN IT WONT CLOSE. I WANTED A PURPLE SATURN SINCE THEY CAME OUT AND I FINALLY GOT ONE AND IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE THESE ARE JUST 5 OF THE MOST RECENT THINGS BUT I HAVE HAD TO GET A NEW ALTERNATOR, STARTER AND SEVERAL OTHER MINOR REPAIRS. I WISH I HAD NEVER EVER WANTED SATURN. I GUESS IT IS TRUE BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR.
2001-02-08
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2001-02-08
- Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Summary: CAR BURNS OIL EVERY 500 MILES. SEE WEBPAGE "SATURNEXPOSED.COM" TO SEE THE MANY OTHER SATURN OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
2000-01-14
SEATS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- VIN: 1G8ZE1590RZ
- Components: SEATS
- Summary: SEATBACK COLLAPSED THROWING CONSUMER INTO THE REAR SEAT. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKE/ MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
2000-01-11
SEAT BELTS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- VIN: 1G8ZF5591RZ
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT INOPERATIVE. SEATBELT WILL NOT SLIDE TO THE LOCK POSITION. *YC
1999-12-08
AIR BAGS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1999-11-23
- Crash: 1
- VIN: 1G8ZE1592RZ
- Components: AIR BAGS
- Summary: VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A REAREND COLLISION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
1999-11-29
AIR BAGS,SEATS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1999-11-12
- Crash: 1
- Components: AIR BAGS,SEATS
- Summary: WHILE DRIVING IN THE LOCAL AREA VEHICLE WAS REARENDED, AND DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP BECAUSE OF EXPIRED WARRANTY. *AK
1999-07-26
SEATS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1996-12-11
- VIN: 1G8ZG1575RZ
- Components: SEATS
- Summary: THE DRIVER'S SEAT FAILS TO REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION IF PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO IT. THE SEAT IS NOT LOCKED IN TO POSITION & CAUSES CONCENTRATION PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING.*AK
1999-07-19
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1999-04-08
- VIN: 1G8ZF1594RZ
- Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- Summary: FUEL SYSTEM/LINES ARE DESIGNED WITH INADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM ROAD DEBRIS, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BROKEN FUEL LINE AND LEAKAGE DUE TO DEBRIS FROM TIRE HITTING EXPOSED LINE. MJS
1999-06-23
SEATS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Components: SEATS
- Summary: WHILE DRIVING AND IF PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR FOR MORE SPEED, SEAT BACK REST WILL COLLAPSE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 30 TIMES, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSIIIP, AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *AK
1999-06-18
UNKNOWN OR OTHER PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- VIN: 1G8ZE1590RZ
- Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Summary: PART HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY MANUFACTURER AS MAY FAIL, HAS NOT FAILED IN OUR VEHICLE, NO RECALL, THINK IT IS UNSAFE, REQUEST NHTSA INVESTIGATE FOR POSSIBLE RECALL
1999-06-04
SEATS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1998-10-01
- VIN: 1G8ZF159XRZ
- Components: SEATS
- Summary: BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBACKS ABRUPTLY SLIPPED INTO THE RECLINING POSITION UPON ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. (IT WAS KIND OF FUNNY WHEN IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE FIRST, NOT SO FUNNY WHEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT STARTED TO DO IT.) ON 12/31/98, I PAID OVER $300 TO HAVE BOTH SEATS REPAIRED. I TOLD THE SATURN DEALER THAT THIS SEEMED HIGHLY UNUSUAL AND DUE TO A FAULTY PART. I WAS ASSURED IT WAS NORMAL "WEAR AND TEAR." NOW THE SAME YEAR (1994) SATURNS HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT MY DEALER SAID MY CAR IS NOT WITHIN THE "VIN RANGE." I THINK IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT THIS IS A COINCIDENCE OR DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I FEEL I AM DUE A COMPLETE REFUND ON THE AMOUNT PAID FOR THE REPAIR. *AK
1999-05-19
SEATS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1998-11-11
- VIN: 168VF1598RZ
- Components: SEATS
- Summary: EA98017, SEATBACK FAILURE: THE SEATBACKS ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES ARE BROKEN. DRIVER'S SEAT HAS RECLINED BACK SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE . DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
1999-05-07
SEAT BELTS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- VIN: 1G8ZF1594RZ
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: WHEN STARTING VEHICLE DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT WOULD NOT MOVE INTO PLACE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
1999-02-02
SEAT BELTS,SEATS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1998-11-29
- VIN: 1G8ZG1578RZ
- Components: SEAT BELTS,SEATS
- Summary: NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THOS VEHICLE. *AK
1998-12-22
SEATS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Components: SEATS
- Summary: WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT LATCH LOCKING MECHANISM RELEASED, CAUSING THE SEAT TO RECLINE BACKWARDS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
1998-11-18
SEATS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Components: SEATS
- Summary: SEAT BACK LATCH FAILED CAUSING SEAT TO LEAN BACK TOO MUCH.
1998-11-02
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1998-03-26
- VIN: 1G8ZF159XRZ
- Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- Summary: FUEL TANK HAD A CONCAVE LOOK AFTER PUTTING IT ON RACK AND NEEDED REPLACING. SUDDEN DROP IN GAS MILEAGE, BUT NO LEAKS. TECHNICIAN UNABLE TO FIND CAUSE FOR DROP IN GAS MILEAGE. REPORTED TO BUREAU OF AUTO REPAIR, INVESTIGATION PENDING. *AK *ML
1994 Saturn Sc recalls
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued 1 recalls for different components of the 1994 Saturn Sc.
1999-03-12
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Components: SEATS
- Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME FRONT SEAT BACK RECLINER GEAR TEETH MAY WEAR EXCESSIVELY THROUGH REPEATED USE, AND COULD CAUSE THE SEAT BACK TO SLIP PARTIALLY REARWARD WHEN FORCE IS APPLIED.
- Consequence: IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, IT COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT RECLINER MECHANISMS.
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