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1997 Saturn SC1 seat belts problems

14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seat belts on the 1997 Saturn SC123% of all complaints for this model year.

14
Seat Belts complaints
23%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Drivers seat slides backwards without using the "adjustment lever". Sometimes just backing up at 3-5 mph, also at hwy speeds. Also slides backwards after being adjusted by the driver-always adjusted while parked, never moving. Also, seatbelts worked fine until recall notice (99-2000/"repaired" by…

    filed Jan 3, 2012

  • Tl*the contact owns a 1997 saturn sc2. The front passenger seat belt retractor would not retract properly when the front seat was occupied. The seat belt is unable to be used. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that a recall repair had been performed in 1997. The contact stated…

    filed Feb 13, 2009

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Seat Belts problems in other SC1 years

YearReportsShare
2001 SC128%
1999 SC1419%
1998 SC11026%
1995 SC112%
1994 SC11215%
1993 SC1610%
SC1 seat belts problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.