2008 SATURN ASTRA Complaints

TAKATA RECALL ON 4-14-16 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM SATURN WITH A DATE OF MARCH 2016. I CALLED SATURN AND THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO REMEDY. I ASKED TO HAVE MY DEFECTIVE AIRBAG REMOVED. THEY CALLED THE DEALER WHILE I WAS ON THE PHONE AND SET UP APPOINTMENT ON 4-19-16 AT 9 AM AT HILTON HEAD AUTOMOTIVE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER, MICHAEL CULP, TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT REMOVE MY DEFECTIVE AIR BAG BECAUSE IT WOULD PRESENT A LIABILITY FOR GM. HE STATED THAT SHOULD MY AIRBAG DEPLOY AND INJURE OR KILL ME, IT WOULD BE A LIABILITY FOR TAKATA AND NOT THEM. I OBTAINED A SIGNED WORK ORDER FROM SERVICE MANAGER, MICHAEL CULP SAYING THAT GM WILL NOT ALLOW THEM TO REMOVE THE AIR BAG.HE SAID THEY COULD TAKE THE CAR ON TRADE AS IS AND THAT THEY WOULD RESELL TO ANOTHER PERSON WITH THE DEFECTIVE AIR BAG. HE SAID IT IS NOT ILLEGAL TO RESELL. THIS IS APPALLING TO ME. THEY ADVISED THAT THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR MY AIRBAG AND CANNOT SAY IF OR WHEN A REPLACEMENT AIR BAG WILL BE AVAILABLE. I WANT TO KEEP MY CAR AND I WANT THE AIR BAG REMOVED UNTIL THEY CAN REINSTALL A SAFE AIRBAG.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN ASTRA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN PARK AND KEPT MOVING. IN ORDER TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE HAND BRAKE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY DAY FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,126.

TAKATA RECALL. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO INFORM ME THAT MY CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED TO FIX THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEM BUT TELL ME THE PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE. EVERY DAY THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS, SOMEONE COULD BE KILLED.

SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE (IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CAR WAS STARTED), ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE PRNDL (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR POSITION INDICATOR) ILLUMINATED. THOUGH MOVING THE SHIFT LEVER, THE GEAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE.THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO MY HUSBAND AND THREE TIMES TO ME (STREET PARKED OR IN DRIVE OR PARKING LOT). I ALSO GOT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY BUT THEN COULDN'T GET INTO DRIVE GEAR. WIGGLED THE SHIFTER, FINALLY IT CLICKED IN. I ALSO NOTICE A LACK OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING ON TO THE HIGHWAY, HEAR THE ENGINE LUG (WONDER IF I AM TRULY IN THE TOP DRIVE GEAR). "SAME AS YOUR RECALL #12V46000 FOR THE SATURN AURA...2008 SATURN AURA POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) NHTSA CAMPAIGN #12V460000 DATE ANNOUNCED: SEPTEMBER 18, 2012 VEHICLES AFFECTED: 426,240 SUMMARY: GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2010 SATURN AURA AND MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES, EQUIPPED WITH A 4-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ON THESE VEHICLES, THE TABS ON THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE END MAY FRACTURE AND SEPARATE. " YOU NEED TO RECALL SATURN ASTRAS FOR THE SAME REASON. PLASTIC CLIPS ARE DETERIORATING - ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN. THE CAR ONLY HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT, OUR ONLY CAR. I NO LONGER TRUST WHAT GEAR I AM IN. SPOKE WITH GMC YESTERDAY ON 11APR16 - THEY ADMITTED THAT THE SAME CLIPS WERE USED ON PRNDL CABLE IN THE ASTRA - JUST MADE AT OTHER FACTORIES "THAN THE ONES AFFECTED IN THE RECALL." I HAVE AN APPT, AT A LOCAL GMC DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED TOMORROW 13APR16. GMC IS PAYING THE FIRST HOUR OF DIAGNOSTICS. WE ARE GOING TO BE STUCK PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR WHAT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CAR MANUFACTURER. GMC WON'T ESCALATE MY COMPLAINT UNTIL AFTER THE DIAGNOSIS. BUT YOU ALREADY HAVE REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE FROM ASTRA OWNERS THAT MIMIC THE ONES IN SISTER-CARS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN ASTRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN ASTRA. THE CONTACT COULD NOT START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO BE STARTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER ,THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

CAR LOSE POWER CHECK ENGINE ON DIAG VEHICLE REPLACE 2 ACCELERATOR PEDAL STILL THE SAME PROBLEM CODE P2138 GOOGLE THE VEHICLE PROBLEM GM HAVE OPEN BULLETIN ABOUT SOME KIND OF HARNESS REPLACEMENT FOR MORE THAN 30 MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IT SHOULD BE A RECALL

"TAKATA RECALL" THIS CAR HAS ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS, DASHBOARD LIGHTS BLINKING, GAGE HAND'S GO UP AND DOWN. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE BROKE. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT PARKED,STARTED CAR WENT TO PUT CAR IN GEAR,GEAR SHIFT WAS LOOSE,WOULDN'T CATCH,CALLED TOTRUCK,TO PULL CAR, WAS TOLD BY THE DRIVER,THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE WAS BROKEN.

BOUGHT CAR AT 35000 MILES NOW AT 107000 AND HAVE REPLACED IGNITION COIL PACK 3 TIMES. MISFIRES IN 4TH CYLINDER CAUSE CAR TO JERK AND HEAVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND RUN ROUGH ALSO FUEL IN PLUGS.

MY CAR HAS SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES ON ITS OWN EVEN ON HIGHWAY 81 DURING PEAK TRAFFIC TIME I THINK THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL I MEAN EVEN SHUTTING OFF ONCE IT SHOULD BE ON THE LIST I REPORTED THIS AWHILE BACK BECAUSE IT SHUT OFF AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T ON THE RECALL LIST. IT HAPPENED LIKE 6 TIMES ALREADY LUCKY MY SON KNEW WHAT TO DO AND DIDN'T HAVE A ACCIDENT AS OF YET THANKS GOD ALWAYS HAPPENS WHILE HE IS DRIVING AND LOSES ALL POWER WHEN IT SHUT OFF SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS IGNITION SWITCH ON SATURN AND I DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE THE ONE TO BUY A NEW SWITCH WHEN ITS A GM PROBLEM THIS LAST TIME ON 10/27 WAS DURING PEAK TRAFFIC TIME ON HIGHWAY 81