1997 Saturn SC — reported problems

What owners report: issue areas

Owner complaints are classified by the system they concern: 44 classifications in all. One complaint can concern several systems, so these add up to more than the number of complaints.

• Electrical system12 (27.3%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 1997.
• Engine6 (13.6%)
• Seat belts6 (13.6%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 1995–2000.
• Air bags (restraint system)3 (6.8%)
• Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)3 (6.8%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 1995–2001.
• Tires & wheels3 (6.8%)

These are counts of records held by CarFaultIQ, not a failure rate. More records can simply mean more vehicles were sold or more owners reported. No vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability or risk score can be derived from it.

What the records are about, by source

Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.

• Owner complaints (402 records, model years 1995–2002) are most frequently classified under: electrical system, engine and air bags (restraint system).
• Manufacturer communications (233 records, model years 1995–2002) are most frequently classified under: equipment & accessories, engine and electrical system.

"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records

Evidence by model year

Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.

1. 1995 48 records for 1995 48
2. 1996 29 records for 1996 29
3. 1997 44 records for 1997 44
4. 1998 18 records for 1998 18
5. 1999 38 records for 1999 38
6. 2000 59 records for 2000 59
7. 2001 76 records for 2001 76
8. 2002 90 records for 2002 90

Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.

Reports mentioning outcomes

• 4mention a crash
• 1mention a fire
• 1mention an injury
• 1mention a fatality

These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.

Official records held

• Safety recalls NHTSA 3
• Manufacturer communications NHTSA 6
• Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 2
• Owner complaints NHTSA 33

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