Passenger side passive shoulder seat belt retractor has failed. It no longer moves foward to allow easy access into the passenger seat. This results in passenger having to manually disengage the should belt and remember to re-engage it for safety. I consider this a serious problem when a basic safety system fails. I would like manufacturer to repair at no charge.
1994 Saturn SC1 seat belts problems
12 complaints (15% of all complaints for this car). 1 crash reported.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 15%
- crashes
- 1
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Front: retractor5
- Front: anchorage2
- Front: buckle assembly1
- Front1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Saturn SC1 seat belts problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1994 Saturn SC1 owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
1994 sc2 saturn. The seat belts have two parts, and the upper part moves when you open the door. The lap belt is separate and you latch this manually. The problem is the upper part has stopped working it will not move.
Driver's side seat belt will retract and tighten severely. This will result in the driver being trapped in the seat, and sustaining bruises.
When consumer traveling at a sudden stop seatbelt opens up.
The seat belt retractor mechanism fails to move out of the way when the door is opened as designed.
The passenger side head light does not open and the high beam does not work. Yh
Both driver's and passenger's side seats are inoperative due to sea t belt which is locked in the track. Also there was a malfunction within the motor. Consumer has contacted dealer, dealer has replaced numerous parts. Please provide any further details.
Rear-end collision, I was stopped, person hit me going 30-40 m.p.h. My seat belt didn't hold me in my seat. The seat belt track was inop. And I had already taken it in to saturn and they said they weren't responsible for fixing it. I couldn't afford the $450 repair. Also, in the crash, both front seats were forced rearward and landed on the back seats. Fortunately, I didn't have back seat passengers in the car at that time or they would have been seriously injured. I have contacted saturn and they sent an investigator to look at the car, but they say that the seats are designed to do that in a collision. They also said that this happens in most cars. I'm greatly concerned for the safety of others who own saturns and put their children in the back seats and don't know that this happens. I don't know what to do to improve this situation at this point but I do feel that the public needs to be completely aware of the risks associated with having back seat passengers. Saturn claims that this is a safety feature. Could you please share with me any information you may have regarding seats in collisions in vehicles, saturns especially? I would really appreciate any information you have to offer.
Driver's seat reclines automatically under acceleration or anytime driver leans back too hard. Also passive restraint is stuck forward.
Driver's seat reclines automatically under acceleration. Also passive restrain tis stuck forward, no shoulder harness.
Questions about the 1994 Saturn SC1 seat belts
Does the 1994 Saturn SC1 have seat belts problems?
Owners have filed 12 complaints about the seat belts of the 1994 Saturn SC1, 15% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1994 Saturn SC1 seat belts problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1994 Saturn SC1 seat belts?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Saturn SC1 have the most seat belts problems?
The Saturn SC1 model years with the most seat belts complaints are 1997 (14 complaints), 1994 (12 complaints) and 1998 (10 complaints).
Other 1994 Saturn SC1 problems
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