FaultScore

1992 Saturn SC seat belt problems

11 of the 24 complaints about the 1992 Saturn SC are about the seat belts — 46% of everything reported for this model year.

F

11

Complaints

0

Crashes

0

Fires

0

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Seat Belts 8 72.7%
Anchorage 2 18.2%
Retractor 1 9.1%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Newton, MI

SEAT BELTS

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE PLACED MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT ON, BUT IT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #8011964 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Dryden, MI

SEAT BELTS

WE ALSO HAVE A 1991 SATURN SL. THE DIRVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SAFETY BELT WON'T WORK EITHER. IS IT JUST THE TYPE OF CAR OR WHAT?

NHTSA complaint #725564 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Mount Hermon, CA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

SEAT BELT MOTOR WAS REPLACED ONCE; NOW HAS FAILED AGAIN. MANUFACTURER'S "FIX" IS A CLIP WHICH ENABLES USER TO HOOK UP SEATBELT MANUALLY.

NHTSA complaint #701723 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Tucson, AZ

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH DRIVERS SEATBELT RESULTED IN BELT COMPLETLY FAILING.

NHTSA complaint #535911 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Memphis, TN

SEAT BELTS

SATURN MANUFACTURED AUTOMATIC SEATBELTS IN EARLY MODEL CARS. THEY STOPPED DOING THAT IN SUBSEQUENT MODEL YEARS. THE SEATBELTS NO LONGER GO BACK AND FORTH AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT GO BACK INTO THE LOCKED POSITION EVEN WHEN FORCED. I REQUESTED THAT THEY FIX THEM AND THEY QUOTED ME A FIGURE IN EXCESS OF $600 EACH. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM CAUSED BY THE FRAYING OF A CABLE IN THE DOOR FRAME. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AS A RESULT AND I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED.

NHTSA complaint #700737 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Floral PAR, NY

SEAT BELTS

SEATBACK FRAME FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #781144 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Acworth, GA

SEAT BELTS

DRIVER SIDE PASSIVE SEAT BELT FAILED

NHTSA complaint #526470 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Rockville Center, NY

SEAT BELTS

THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DOESN'T RETRACT BECAUSE THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT HAS BURNT OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #810232 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Kerrville, TX

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

AUTOMATIC SEAT BLET RETRACTOR LOCKED UP IN THE LOCK POSITION OR IN THE UNLOCK POSITION.

NHTSA complaint #982305 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Littleton, CO

SEAT BELTS

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS NOT WORKING . TT CONSUMER STATES MOTORIZED BELT MADE BUZZIING NOISES AND HAD INCOMPLETE RETRACTION, EARLIER THE MOTOR HAD QUIT ALL TOGETHER, DEALER DECLINED TO REMEDY DEFECT DUE TO OUT OF WARRANTY. DOOR HAS RATTLED SINCE NEW. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #973666 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hawthorne, CA

SEAT BELTS

THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS NOT WORKING WHEN OPENING THE DOOR. TT

NHTSA complaint #966259 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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