2008 SATURN ASTRA Complaints

BASICALLY THIS VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING AS YOUR RECALL #12V46000 FOR THE SATURN AURA, SEE BELOW: 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. CONSEQUENCE: IF THE TABS WERE TO FRACTURE AND SEPARATE, THE SHIFT LEVER AND THE ACTUAL POSITION OF THE TRANSMISSION GEAR MAY NOT MATCH. THE DRIVER WOULD BE ABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER TO 'PARK' AND REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY, BUT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR MAY NOT BE IN 'PARK.' THE VEHICLE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL AWAY AFTER THE DRIVER HAS EXITED THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHEN EXITING VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACK, THAT WAS THE SECOND TIME. AT THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE SHIFT LEVER WAS IN PARK POSITION, WHEN THE SHIFT LEVER READ THE CAR WAS IN D1. CONSEQUENTLY IT WOULD NOT RESTART. ADDITIONALLY, THE SHIFT LEVER COULD NOT BE MOVED. LUCKILY I WAS AT WORK AND IT WAS PARKED ON FLAT GROUND, WITH NO OTHER CARS AROUND. THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHEN I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, OR I AFTER I HAD GONE INTO WORK. I FEEL IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WOULD COME ON FREQUENTLY AND I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN MULTIPLE TIMES TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WOULD SAY THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE AND THEY JUST PUT AIR INTO TIRE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. THIS MONTH I HAD TO BUY TWO NEW TIRES DUE TO BULGES AND TIRES GOING FLAT. AAA STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS LEAKING FROM THE VALVE STEM, WHICH AN ONLINE SEARCH HAS INDICATED THIS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT IN THE ASTRA AND THERE HAS BEEN A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE ISSUE. *TR

WHEN YOU HAVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, DEFROSTER AND HEAD LIGHTS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL REST ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

OWNER WAS STOP N GO CITY DRIVING PULLED INTO HIS HOME DRIVEWAY NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER DASH. PARKED CAR AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED FIRE SERVICE. CAR DASH IGNITION AREA BURST INTO FLAMES AND WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED BY FIRE. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED QUICKLY BY FIREFIGHTERS, EXTREMELY FAST MOVING FIRE AND EXCESSIVE SMOKE. TOTAL DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. ALL DAMAGE LIMITED TO INTERIOR. POINT OF ORIGIN WAS LEFT OF LOWER DASH AREA UNDER STEERING WHEEL. UNDER INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME AS TO CAUSE. SUSPECTED ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN ASTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE MIRRORS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT EACH MIRROR WOULD HAVE TO BE REINSTALLED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN ASTRA. THE CONTACT STATE THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, SHE CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO A TREE AND FRACTURED HER RIBS, STERNUM AND VERTEBRAE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT SUFFERED MAJOR INJURIES TO HER RIBS AND BACK. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 06 /05/12 *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY HER INSURANCE COMPANY. UPDATED 06/18/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN ASTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FOR THE HORN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 76,900.

FUEL DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN(LOCKS AND UNLOCKS WITH THE REGULAR DOORS). RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM,AND GOT THE SOLUTION; IN THE TRUNK THERE IS A SMALL COVERED OPENING,ON YOUR RIGHT,TURN THE SCREW AND IT WILL OPEN.THERE IS A BLACK WIRE, PULL IT AND THIS WILL UNLOCK THE FUEL DOOR. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 SATURN ASTRA XR ???? NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED NO IDEA NO DAMAGE ...NONE ??? THE CAR ONLY HAVE 38K THANKS *TR

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED BEYOND REPAIR. I WAS DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I HEARD A VERY LOUD THUMP UNDER THE HOOD. I PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER TO INVESTIGATE, WHEN A CAR PULLED BESIDE ME AND THE DRIVER TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR. THE FLAMES QUICKLY GREW AND HUGE BILLOWS OF BLACK SMOKE IMPAIRED VISIBILITY OF THE PEOPLE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. BY THE TIME THE FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED, FROM THE STEERING WHEEL FORWARD, THE CAR WAS LARGELY ASH AND BLACKENED METAL. *TR