1996 Saturn Sc1 Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1996 Saturn Sc1. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 43 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the visibility. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Horn started blowing all by itself, I could not get it to stop , then an electrical smell (burning) . My husband disconnected the horn fuse and battery , inspection of fuse showed it had blown . After waiting a few minutes we reconnected the battery all ok, except horn does not work now. This is…”
“Frame on passenger side failed on second saturn. This caused the car to stop and motor to fail below bottom of the car. Also broke cv joint to transmission. Very common. *tr”
“1996 saturn sc2, while driving the sunroof blew off into the roadway and broke. *bf according to the police report, the brackets rusted due to the age of the vehicle and showed signs of damage from the weather. (ohio traffic crash report # 10-0198-89)*jb updated 08/05/10 *bf updated 09/01/10. *lj…”
“I own 1996 saturn sc2 purchased in 2007,it is sporty and I fell in love with it. Now however I am very unhappy,the starter went first,them the generator. The other day my husbands subaru was down while running him for parts my check engine light came on flashing the car started missing bucking and…”
“I would like to file a complaint on the car manufacturer saturn because like many people we have been driving down the road and a little plastic bushing that holds the shifter and transmission cable has broken into pieces. Saturn should replace these plastic pieces with more durable and reliable…”
“Emergency hand brake lock failure on hot day causing the car to roll back suddenly. Requiring car to be placed in 1st gear to avoid roll back. Hand brake lever will not stay in place when tried to replace the button that hand sprung free from the leaver hole due to heat of car in the day it would…”
“I parked my 1996 saturn sc2 along a street and went into work. When I was headed out to my car a few hours later, I heard a car horn that sounded like it was about to fail. I soon realized that it was my car's horn that was sounding. I entered the vehicle and tried to quiet the horn by pressing…”
“After about 70,000 mi I noticed transmission would not go into reverse after it heated up (about 50+ mi on fwy). A transmission shop told me that saturns have a problem with the "valve body". I had it replaced and it cost about $350. About 20,000 mi later I started having the same trouble again.…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1996 Saturn Sc1 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.