1999 Saturn Sc1 Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1999 Saturn Sc1. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 30 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the seats. 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.
“Rear sway bar link on 99' sc2 coupe gone dry at 85,000 miles. Making loud annoying creaking noise. These units are sealed and not ment for periodic lubrication. When call was placed to saturn parts department to price replacement part, parts clerk knew right away off the top of his head that it…”
“I was rear-ended at 65mph on 12-19. My seat back completely reclined and pinned my 9 year old son. He was unconcious for several seconds and suffered a concussion and neck pain. I suffered neck and back injuries.*ak”
“The plastic button that attaches to the spring to lock the emergency break into place broke. This piece is approximately one ounce at most and it broke while the vehicle was unoccupied and not on an incline. Had the vehicle been on a hill, it would have greatly increased the chances of injuries…”
“Driver's seat completely reclined during rear end collision, resulting in neck and back injuries.*ak”
“Consumer called complaining about her air bags not deploying. Also stated that she was involved on a frontal collision. Manufacture was not contacted.”
“The sun roof failed, and to have it fixed cost 1200 dollars. I contacted saturn of cary and saturn customer assistance at [REDACTED] and talked to peggy. She said since it was not fixed at a saturn dealer they would not consider it. I told her of my previous experience with my previous saturn…”
“Rear seat belt would not release, rendering passenger unprotected in case of a crash. Driver seat belt would not retract, leaving seat belt very loose, and rendering driver unprotected in the event of an accident.*ak”
“Driver attemtped to enter left lane on interstate while traveling at 65-67 mph. While entering lane, and at diagonal, had to hit barkes suddenly due to driver in car immediately ahead of vehicle leaving right lane without notice. Hit barkes and rear right wheel "gave' and car rear end began to…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1999 Saturn Sc1 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.