2002 SATURN SC

45 complaints filed with NHTSA.

45
Complaints
7
Crashes
2
Fires
9
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
AIR BAGS6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE2
STEERING2
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS1
TIRES1
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP1
SEATS1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS1

Recent Complaints

20170321CrashAIR BAGS

FRONT END ACCIDENT. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CAR WAS IN MOTION, WENT THROUGH A RAIL OVER A EMBANKMENT AND DOWN THE HILL INTO THE LAKE.

Mileage: 90,000

20151115FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

CAR HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE STARTER OVER THE YEARS, REQUIRING COUNTLESS REPLACEMENTS BEFORE THE RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT DATES. RECENTLY, A STARTER LASTED ONLY 6 MONTHS BEFORE FAILING. WHEN A MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE STARTER, HE SAID THAT THERE IS PROBABLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE IGNITION CAUSING THE STARTER TO CONTINUOUSLY RUN WHILE THE ENGINE IS ON. THIS RESULTED IN THE STARTER COMPLETELY BURNING UP ON THE INSIDE. SMOKE WAS VISIBLE FROM THIS STARTER. THE KEY ALSO SLIPS OUT OF THE IGNITION I

Mileage: 118,000

20071115CrashAIR BAGS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN SC1. THE VEHICLE WAS A SALVAGED VEHICLE FROM A CERTIFIED DEALER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT BELIEVES IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE TO HAVE NON-FUNCTIONING AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,000.

Mileage: 48,000

20070816FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN SC1. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT SMELLED COOLANT IN THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAILPIPE. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

Mileage: 60,000

20060821CrashAIR BAGS

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON A DRY HIGHWAY SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SIDE OBTAINED THE MOST DAMAGE. THERE WERE NOT ANY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THERE WERE INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE.

Mileage: 56,000

20050213CrashSEATS

ON FEBRUARY 11, 2005 I WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AND REAR ENDED BY A PERSON MOST LIKELY GOING ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR. I OWN A SATURN SC1 2000. MY SEAT WENT FORWARD AND THEN COMPLETELY COLLAPSED INTO THE BACK SEAT. THIS IS VERY SIGNIFICANT FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS. MY 8 YEAR OLD GRANDSON TYPICALLY RIDES IN THAT VERY SPOT AND IF HE WERE WITH ME HE CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE SUBSTAINED HEAVY INJURIES DUE TO MY WEIGHT AND THE SPEED IN WHICH THE SEAT SLAMMED B

Mileage: 88,000

20031009CrashSERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR

ON AUGUST 16, 2003 I CARRIED THE CAR TO A MIDAS LOCATION TO HAVE MY BRAKES AND ALIGNMENT CHECKED. UPON LEAVING THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE SAYING I NEEDED MY ROTORS RESURFACED, REAR BRAKES SERVICED, AND MY FRONT BRAKES SERVICED. WHICH CAME TO A TOTAL OF $148.21. SO, THEREFORE I CALLED SATURN, AND HAD AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THEM CHECK MY BRAKES. ON AUGUST 18, 2003 I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP OF COLUMBUS, AND THEY RESURFACED MY ROTORS AND STATED THAT WAS ALL THAT WAS WRONG. AROUND OCTOBE

Mileage: 13,695

20030925CrashAIR BAGS

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CONSUMER S VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY ON IMPACT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM

20030831CrashAIR BAGS

MY VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD-ON CRASH AND NONE OF THE FOUR AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. MY VEHICLE WAS A 2002 SATURN SC2 ,AND IS NOW A TOTAL LOSS. IT'S VIN NUMBER IS [XXX]. THERE WERE 4 PEOPLE IN THE CAR AND ALL SUSTAINED INJURIES, ONE SERIOUS.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR