2008 SATURN ASTRA Complaints

WHILE MAKING TURN CAR STALLS. ALSO WHEN PUTTING IN GEAR SLIPS OUT FROM DRIVE TO 2ND FROM REVERSE TO NEUTRAL. *TR

I WAS PARKED AT A SHOPPING CENTER, MY CAR WAS PARKED AND TRIED TO START THE CAR. IT WOULD NOT START AND A YOUNG MAN GAVE ME A BOOST ONLY TO STILL HAVE CAR NOT START. I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND NOTICED THAT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN PARK THE DISPLAY IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL SHOWED THE CAR TO BE IN REVERSE. THE NEXT INCIDENT HAPPENED AT MY PARENTS HOUSE WHERE THE CAR WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF BUT STARTED ROLLING BACK. KIDS WERE GETTING OUT THE CAR SO I IMMEDIATELY PULLED EMERGENCY BRAKE. ANOTHER INCIDENT HAPPENED AT WORK CAR IN PARKED POSITION AND CAR WAS STILL MOVING. IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. I NOTICED ONLINE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN THE SATURN AURA WITH ITS SHIFT CABLE. I CONTACTED THE GM MANUFACTURER, THEY ONLY WANT TO PAY HALF OF THE COST TO FIX PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY RISK TO MY FAMILY AND OTHERS. I SENT EMAILS TO AT LEAST FOUR EXECUTIVES AT GM CORPORATE OFFICE. IT WAS DIAGNOSED BY A GM DEALERSHIP AS THE SHIFT CABLE, THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SATURN AURA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN ASTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CPM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

VEHICLE DRIVERS DOOR LOCKS AND WON'T OPEN DURING RAIN OR SNOW. WON'T OPEN IN AN EVENT OF EMERGENCY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN ASTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CIM CLAMP NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED A MONTH LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. UPDATED 9/29/14*CN UPDATED 2/25/2015 *JS

THE PRNDL (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR POSITION INDICATOR) STOPPED FUNCTIONING. MOVING THE SHIFTER LEVER (LOCATED BETWEEN THE FRONT SEATS) DOWN OR UP PRODUCED NO ACTION ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS STUCK IN THE ?R? OR REVERSE POSITION AS INDICATED BY THE CLUSTER. TOOK CAR TO A SHOP AND THEY FOUND THAT THE END OF SHIFTER CABLE (LOCATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT) HAS COMPLETELY ERODED. SHOP MECHANIC MENTIONED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THAT SATURN AURAS WERE RECALLED A WHILE BACK FOR THAT EXACT ISSUE. WHY WASN'T SATURN ASTRA? REPAIR TOTALED OVER $300. I'VE OWNED SEVERAL CARS IN MY LIFE BUT NEVER HAD THIS HAPPENED. THE CAR HAS ONLY 58K MILES ON IT. *TR

2008 SATURN ASTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC MODULE THAT CONTROLS BOTH ABS AND STABILITRAK SYSTEMS. *SMD THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE, AT A COST OF $ 797.23. *JB

ORIGINAL OWNER OF A SATURN ASTRA 2008 XR WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. CAR STARTED LOSING POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS (I.E. TURNING FROM A STOP, PARALLEL PARKING, ANY MOVEMENT THAT DIDN'T REQUIRE ACTIVELY APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR SUCH AS BACKING UP, SLOWING TO TAKE A CURVE, ETC). DEALER STATES NEED TO REPLACE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR AND CONTROLLER UNIT GEAR. BATTERY IS AT 35% AND ALSO NEEDS REPLACING. NO NOTICE OF LOW BATTERY WAS SHOWN ON THE DASHBOARD. LAST SERVICE (ALWAYS AT DEALERSHIP) 12/31/13 THEY HAD TO FORCE THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER TO STOP SHOWING AN ENGINE PROBLEM CODE RELATED TO THE INTAKE SYSTEM (P0068), AS THEY COULDN'T FIND/REPLICATE THE INDICATED ISSUE. GM SAYS THEY WON'T COVER THIS BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE CAR, DESPITE THE LOW MILEAGE AND THE FACT THAT THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE CITED IN VARIOUS RECALLS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2014. THEY HAVE, AS OF JULY 24, 2014, SIXTY DIFFERENT RECALLS COVERING ALMOST 30 MILLION CARS. THEY HAVE ALLOWED EXTENDED WARRANTIES OF 10 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES TO SATURN IONS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUED ACTUAL RECALLS FOR, AMONG MANY OTHERS, SATURN AURA, SKY, ION ETC. FOR THIS AND RELATED PROBLEMS. *TR

LAST SPRING I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, AND NOTICED THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR GLASS WAS MISSING. THE GLASS LOST THE ADHESION TO THE PLASTIC BACKING. EVEN WITH MANY REPORTS IN ONLINE FORUMS, AND WITH HUNDREDS OF SALES OF MIRRORS ON EBAY, BOTH ONSTAR AND THE DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WERE NO SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS RELATED TO THE ISSUE. AS IF MIRRORS FAILING IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. INSTEAD OF PAYING OVER $70 ON A NEW MIRROR PLUS INSTALLATION, I FOUND A USED ONE ON EBAY AND REPLACED IT MYSELF. THIS PAST MAY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR FELL OUT, BUT THANKFULLY I NOTICED IT BEFORE IT FELL TO THE GROUND AND WAS ABLE TO ROLL DOWN MY WINDOW TO GET IT BEFORE IT DID. AGAIN, ONSTAR AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS NOT A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE REPORTED. THE DEALERSHIP PROVIDED ME WITH SOME DOUBLE SIDED TAPE TO PUT THE GLASS BACK ON. THIS PAST SATURDAY (JULY 12TH, 2014), THE REPLACEMENT MIRROR GLASS STARTED SHAKING, AND AFTER STOPPING TO GET IT BEFORE IT FELL OUT, NOTICED IT WAS HANGING ON BY A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF ADHESIVE IN ONE CORNER. I AGAIN OBTAINED DOUBLE SIDED TAPE TO REINSTALL THE GLASS. I AGAIN REPORTED IT TO GM VIA ONSTAR AND THE GM CUSTOMER CARE CENTER. SIDE VIEW MIRRORS ARE IMPORTANT SAFETY ITEMS ON VEHICLES, WITHOUT THEM PEOPLE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE AROUND THEIR VEHICLES WHEN CHANGING LANES, OR BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT... WHICH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IF ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PERSON IS IN THE WAY AND NOT SEEN DUE TO A FAILED MIRROR. *TR

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD THE SHIFT LEVER WENT INTO POSITION HOWEVER WHEN MY WIFE STEPPED ON THE GAS TO GO FORWARD THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN REVERSE. APPARENTLY THE SHIFT CABLE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. SHE WAS LEFT WITH A VEHICLE THAT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THUS HAD TO BE TOWED. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THE USE OF A PLASTIC CLIP IN SUCH A KEY POSITION IS SAFE AND THUS SHOULD BE REVIEWED. *TR