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CarsLore / Saturn / SC / 1994

1994 Saturn SC

51 owner complaints — the most of any SC model years, 2.1× the typical year. 1 recall, 3 service bulletins.

51complaints · 8 crashes, 1 fires
1recalls
3manufacturer bulletins
147,000 mimedian mileage at failure

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1994 Saturn SC, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

  • Seats21
  • Seat belts11
  • Air bags5
  • Engine and engine cooling4
  • Service brakes, hydraulic3
  • Power train3
  • Electrical system3
  • Vehicle speed control2
  • Fuel system, gasoline2
  • Unknown or other2

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 5 injuries and 1 deaths reported

Compared with other years

’91’93’94’95’97’99’0151’91’94’97’0051

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Recalls in Canada

1 Transport Canada recall for the 1994 Saturn SC.

1999040
16 Mar 1999
Seats And Restraints
On certain vehicles, the front seat back recliner gear teeth may wear excessively through repeated use, and cause the seat to slip partially rearward when force…

Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

99V045000 · Seats12 Mar 1999 · 138,691 vehicles

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.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Saturn told its dealers about the 1994 Saturn SC: known faults, fixes and updates.

BulletinSummary
625410SUBJECT REGARDING KNOCKING NOISE. TT
10246631Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
10233362This service bulletin revision provides a repair procedure to Remove Debris from Evaporator Case, Disinfect evaporator or Apply Cooling coil coating and install blower motor control module to correct a customer concern of A/C Odor at start-up.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

RQ00005 · Seats:front assembly:reclineropened 16 Feb 2000 · closed 19 Aug 2000

FRONT SEAT BACK CAN RECLINE OR COLLAPSE

EA98017 · Seatsopened 31 Jul 1998 · closed 16 Mar 1999

SEAT BACK FAILURES

EA95003 · Equipmentopened 24 Feb 1995 · closed 31 May 1996

CRUISE CONTROL FAILURES

PE94079 · Equipmentopened 7 Nov 1994 · closed 24 Feb 1995

CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation