Problems owners report
Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1995 Saturn SC1, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.
- Seats17
- Service brakes, hydraulic7
- Engine and engine cooling7
- Air bags6
- Power train6
- Electrical system4
- Parking brake3
- Visibility3
- Exterior lighting3
- Vehicle speed control2
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 10 injuries and 0 deaths reported
Compared with other years
NHTSA ODI complaints by model year
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
NHTSA investigations
RQ00005 · Seats:front assembly:reclineropened 16 Feb 2000 · closed 19 Aug 2000
FRONT SEAT BACK CAN RECLINE OR COLLAPSE
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