1994 Saturn SC1 Wheels Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 2%of 82 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 117,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the wheels of the 1994 Saturn SC1, 2% of the 82 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 117,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Daughter was driving home from work in 1994 Saturn sc2 when right rear wheel snapped off. She lost control of the car and it rolled several times. Daughter was air lifted to united methodist hospital des moines ia. With brain concussion, facial cuts which required plastic surgery the night of the accident, partly collapsed lung, injured spleen, broken leg. Will require more plastic surgery. Insurance company has the car. The car was a total loss. Wheel definitely possible failure with the airbag and seat belt.”
NHTSA complaint #10135310, filed 2005-09, 117,000 miles“I was driving my Saturn in downtown dayton, oh when wheel hub/axle broke, causing left rear wheel to separate from vehicle, and the vehicle to spin into a street sign. It was a cold cloudy day, but it was light, and there was no moisture. The road was bumpy at the scene of the accident, but certainly not enough to warrant a wheel breaking off. This incident was reported to Saturn, who brought engineers here to hastily determine (without even speaking with me) that I drove the vehicle into the curb, causing the wheel to break off (which couldn't be farther from the truth).”
NHTSA complaint #737325, filed 2000-12Wheels: other model years
Other parts of the 1994 Saturn SC1
32 complaintsEngine cooling
13 complaintsSeat belts
12 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsVehicle speed control
7 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsTires
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1994 Saturn SC1
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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