The 1993 Saturn Sc has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 352,833 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 29 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the seats. Last updated July 5, 2026.
THE GENERATOR ELECTRICAL WIRING IS NOT PROTECTED AGAINST EXCESSIVE CURRENT FLOW WHICH MAY BE CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE GENERATOR.
Consequence
SHOULD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT OCCUR IN THEGENERATOR, THE GENERATOR WIRING HARNESS WOULD EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE CURRENT FLOW.UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, ENOUGH HEAT COULD BE GENERATED TO IGNITE SURROUNDINGMATERIALS. IF THIS OCCURS, AN UNDERHOOD FIRE COULD RESULT WITH OR WITHOUT THEENGINE RUNNING AND WITHOUT PRIOR…
Remedy
THE GENERATOR WIRING HARNESS WILL BE REPLACED WITH ONE THAT WILL OPEN AS A FUSE WOULD UNDER CERTAIN EXCESSIVE CURRENT FLOW CONDITIONS.
Complaints by component
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
6
1crashes1injuries
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2
SEATS
2
1crashes
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
2
2crashes
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
1
INTERIOR LIGHTING
1
Total complaints29
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Front passenger side seat back collapses randomly and quickly. This is very dangerous and could cause spinal injuries in the case of and accident. The passenger complained of a sore neck. I went to the saturn dealer and they said that I would have to purchase a new seat even though they know there…”
“Vehicle was rear ended while stopped and driver's seat went all the way back into full recline position. Consumer suffered whiplash and back pain. Vehicle was totalled.*ak *jg”
“Reclining mechanism fails after a few years of use, which results in sudden recline of driver seat. Nearly caused me to crash on one occasion, after hitting the breaks and the pressure of my body made the seat recline. After contacting saturn, they told me the reclining mechanism was not recalled…”
“Drivers seat collpased backward. Car parked, no damages. Dealer charged $160 to replace seat adjuster mehanism, drove home and seat ben nackwards again; dealer said seat frame bent. Says this is common on early saturns. Internet seach showed this to be problem with 94 saturns with a recall at one…”
“No summary listed for abov evehicle. *ak”
“Automatic shoudler belts on the driver's and passenger's sides are stuck in the forward position on the rail. Dealer is aware of the problem. The problem has not been corrected. Please provide any further information. *ak”
“While driving at 70 mph, lost control of the steering. Then applied the brakes and they failed. Vehicle rolled over four to six times. *ak”
“While driving at 70 mph, lost control of the steering. Then applied the brakes and they failed. Vehicle rolled over four to six times. *ak”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA95003 Opened 1995-02-24 · closed 1996-05-31
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURES
THIS INVESTIGATION DOCUMENTED HTE FUNCTIONAL ABERATIONS THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUBJECT CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM.MOST OF THE MALFUNCTIONS INVOLVED FAILURE OF THE SYSTEM TO PROPERLY REGULATE VEHICLE SPEED WHEN ENGAGED, FAILURE OF THE SYSTEM TO ENGAGE, OR SELF-DISENGAGEMENT OF THE SYSTEM. THESE…
InvestigationPE94079 Opened 1994-11-07 · closed 1995-02-24
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1993 Saturn Sc as of
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