Saturn Sc 1997

• Recall 13533 [USA]: In a rapid deceleration or vehicle crash, the occupant would not be properly restrained increasing the risk of personal injury.
  Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. If the driver or front passenger safety belt is pulled out much faster than normal, a number of time, the lock-up feature of the retractor will not work properly.
  dealers will replace the driver and front passenger safety belt retractor.
  owner notification began during september 1997. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact saturn at 1-800-553-6000 (prompt 3). Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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• Recall 13535 [USA]: A vehicle's headlamp would not be properly adjusted causing visibility problems to oncoming vehicles.
  Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The section of the owner's handbook titled "horizontal aim" does not specifically instruct an owner how to adjust the headlamp horizontal aim. This does not comply with requirements of fmvss no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
  owners are being provided with a label with the correct information on headlamp horizontal aim to be placed over the existing text in the owner's handbook. If an owner desires, their dealer can place the sticker in the owner's handbook for them.
  owner notification began during september 1997. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact saturn at 1-800-553-6000 (prompt 3). Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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• Recall 15966 [USA]: This condition could result in seat movement with a belted occupant during a moderate to severe frontal impact.
  The front passenger seats have less lock pawl engagement on the inboard fore/aft adjuster than specified. This does not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 207, "seating systems."
  dealers will inspect and replace the passenger seat inboard fore/aft adjuster.
  owner notification: owner notification is expected to begin during august 1996. Note:owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreedupon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time, should contact saturn at 1-800-553-6000.Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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• Recall 1998240 [Canada]: Electrical
  Certain vehicles were either produced or serviced with a horn assembly which may fail. As a result, the horn may either become inoperable or activate without pressing the horn button. Under certain conditions, heat could build up in the horn assembly and an underhood fire could result without prior warning. Correction: dealers will inspect and, if necessary replace the horn assembly.

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• Recall 1997085 [Canada]: Other
  Certain vehicles do not comply with cmvss 114 - locking system. It may be possible to remove the key from the ignition while the cylinder is in the run position. The ignition key must be reinserted in the ignition to turn the engine off. Correction: ignition cylinder will be re-coded. Re-coding of the ignition cylinder will require the doors and rear compartment or liftgate locks to be re-coded to retain a one key system.

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To ensure accuracy and for your safety, it is recommended to do a free VIN recall check here or here [USA] - UK - Canada.

Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 saturn sc. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure occurred when there were numerous keys on the key ring. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 103,000. *tt *tr

I have 2 saturns (sc and sl) both are 1997's. Both have same electrical problem where battery will not hold charge. Something seems to be draining the power but no one can figure out what. Both cars start with a jump and run fine if driven often. But if the car sits for more than a day, the battery is drained.

I was driving the above mentioned vehicle (saturn sc1 1997) north bound on fl turnpike when the road felt really bumpy and suddenly pieces of debris started flying by the window and a large bundle of wires was flapping on the hood, coming from the front of the car; which i had to eased over to the left shoulder, got out of the vehicle immediately and contacted geico road service. Apparently, the chain of events that occurred were as follows: the lemans/bridgestone tire (p195-60r15) tread completed peeled off the tire with such force..That it got shredded the fender and ripped out a large bundle of electrical cables that was in the fender. The tire remained inflated, the wire cable ran from the fuse box in the engine compartment over the wheel in the fender, to provide power to virtually every electrical component in the car, and was ripped out of the passenger compartment. A highly hazardous & dangerous incident...The pictures are extremely impressive! Be careful!!!! *tr

I tried braking hard and my pedal went completely to the floor before the car stopped and then i hit a car on the side. I could have avoided it if my brakes weren't bad. I had new brake pads on all 4 wheels and it was still low. *tr

Battery kept being drained.

When the car was coming to a stop, the engine would start to stall, the interior lights would dim and the electronic dash would go out and the car would completely stall. The car would not start on its own and would have to be jumped off. If this happened when pulling into driveway, you could wait an hour and the car would start as if nothing happened. When you took off again the same things would start up again with the stalling and the no starts. *tr

I bought my saturn sc1 series 1997 at 83,000 miles. The service engine light was on. Had it checked at auto zone, second gear to ratio was off, a few thousand miles later, 90,000 i lost reverse. I drove without reverse for 2 years until i could afford to get it fixed. The transmission guy told me that the nut/bolt that holds the gears twisted off cracked the shell of the transmission. Not good at all, i had to put a full bottle of tranny fluid in it 2-3 times a week for almost 2 years. And had to pay for it myself as it was a defect of the maker, not mine. I will never buy another saturn. Ever. Sad thing is, i'm still paying on it. *tr

While driving 3 mph, the frontal air bags deployed inadvertently. This caused the passenger to sustained minor injuries. Please provide further details. *jb

While driving on the freeway at approximately 55 mph all of a sudden smoke came from under the hood. Vehicle became squarely. There was a crack in the cylinder head, spilling oil all over the exhaust system, which caused smoke and got oil all over the tires. It blew out 4 quarts of oil very rapidly, causing the front of the vehicle to swirl all over the road. The entire vehicle was filled with oil smoke, making visibility very dangerous. There was a vertical crack on the right side of the cylinder head that went all the way back to the middle of the cylinder head which had nothing to do with the cooling system. It only effected the oil. This defect was next to the air conditioning compressor. The casting did not look like very good quality. It was not reinforced as it should be. *ak