2007 SATURN AURA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 55 ON A BUSY TWO LANE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE DINGED AND READ SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL ON CONSOLE, IMMEDIATELY THE IT FLASHED ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND ENGINE DISABLED AND MY CAR LOST ALL POWER AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET IT ALL THE WAY OFF THE ROAD DUE TO THE UPHILL INCLINE - THE CAR BEHIND ME SHOT OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR MULTIPLE CAR PILE UP. THE CAR RESTARTED AFTER SITTING A FEW MINUTES WITH REDUCED ENGINE POWER FOR THE FIRST TWENTY MILES - I COULD TOP OUT AT ABOUT 45 AND HEAR AN ELECTRICAL ENGAGEMENT SOUND. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE LIGHTS WERE GONE BY THE TIME I GOT THERE AND IT WAS BACK UP TO POWER. I WAS TOLD IT WAS LIKELY A SENSOR ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART. IT HAS DISABLED ON ME ABOUT FIVE TIMES NOW WITHOUT WARNING AND DOES SO AT ANY SPEED. IT STARTED THIS BEFORE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, SPECIFICALLY AS I LOST TRACTION ON SOME ICY SNOW AND SPUN THE TIRES A FEW TIMES WHEN THE CAR HAD 50,000 MILES ON IT. BEFORE THE TRACTION CONTROL WAS ADDRESSED I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AS THE TIMING CHAIN AND CAM ACTUATORS FAILED AT 210 K. WE SOMEHOW FORGOT ABOUT THE TC PROBLEM AND THREE DAYS INTO DRIVING WITH A NEW ENGINE THE CAR DISABLED AGAIN STATING SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL.

CAR HAS HAD 4 RECALLS SINCE PURCHASED IN SEPT 2013. AFTER GETTING SMOGGED ON 8-MAR-17 I WAS TOLD I HAD A FUEL LEAK AND CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. FOLLOWED UP WITH PARADISE CHEVROLET AND CADILLAC ON 8-MAR-17 THEY STATED NO RECALLS REGARDING FUEL SYSTEM. NOTIFIED GENERAL MOTORS. MECHANIC ON 14 MAR-17 ADVISED THAT FUEL IS LEAKING AT FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT/MODULAR.

DRIVER SEAT FRAME WELD BROKE UNDER NORMAL USAGE. WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE BACK LEFT OF THE DRIVER SEAT "POPPED" AND SANK ABOUT 2 INCHES. SEAT NO LONGER STABLE. MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE WELD HAD FAILED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL NOT BEING PUSHED. BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF WHEN PEDAL IS PUSHED. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL FAILS WHEN BRAKE APPLIED. DIFFICULTY SHIFTING OUT OF PARK UNLESS BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED.

THE MESSAGING DISPLAY WAS INDICATING "TRACTION CONTROL" AND "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN. I PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED IT UP AGAIN. IT DROVE FOR A WHILE AND THEN THE DISPLAY CAME BACK ON. I HAD IT CHECKED BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AND IT SEEMS THE PROBLEM WAS GETTING WORSE AS THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND MAKING LOUD NOISES. I TOOK IT BACK AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A GROWING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON SIMILAR VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED, AND THEY DID NOT SAY WHY. THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TELLS ME IT IS EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AND CANNOT GIVE MORE THAN A 30 DAYS WARRANTY ON THE REPAIR. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATED ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING AS A RESPONSIBLE OWNER TO UPKEEP THIS VEHICLE AS RECOMMENDED. THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND DO THE RIGHT THING WITH INTEGRITY.

WHEN I HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT FLASHES FROM OFF TO ON. I TALKED TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT MAY BE A SEAT SENSOR AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.

ON DECEMBER 30, 2016, I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE A HALF MILE @ 25 MPH TO A STOP SIGN, I PULLED ONTO RITCHIE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND, THE ENGINE WENT TO 4,000 RPM, AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 35 MPH. I PULLED OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER, AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER WAITED 15 MINUTES. I STARTED THE ENGINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I THAN WAITED TILL I HAD NO TRAFFIC, AND RETURNED HOME (1 MILES AWAY). THE VEHICLE WAS SIFTING FINE, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON' ON DECEMBER 31, 2016, I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE GM DEALERSHIP AND THE VEHICLE STILL HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, BUT NOW WHEN SHIFTING, IT WOULD SHUDDER, WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT, AND WAS ALSO SHUDDERING IN REVERSE WHEN I WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP... I'M TOLD ON JAN. 3, 2017, THAT IT NEEDS A CONTROL VALUE, NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL # 14404, AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $2,150. THE CONTROL VALUE IS CONTAMINATED BY DEBRIS FROM THE FAILED 3RD, 5TH, AND REV. CLUTCH PLATE / GEARS. WHY IS THIS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? I'VE CONTACTED GM (CASE # 8-2633465781) AND THEY CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY.. PLEASE HELP.

PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, 20,000 MILES. FAILED AGAIN AT APPROX 45-50 THOUSAND MILES. AIR BAGS ARE TURNED OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENS. NEW FIX INCLUDED NEW WIRING AND SENSORS- PLUS A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS. GM OBVIOUSLY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM- THEY CHANGED HE WIRING ETC. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILING. THE SECOND FIX SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL- WITH THE PRICE PICKED UP BY GM. THIS FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND GENERALLY HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. THIS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS AGO, I STARTED EXPERIENCING ISSUES WHERE THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK GEAR TO DRIVE GEAR. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES DURING THIS WINDOW. SOMETIMES WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURS THE ESC LIGHT IS ON WHILE OTHER TIMES THE LIGHT IS OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO "TRICK" THE CAR FROM SHIFTING TO PARK TO DRIVE IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF, PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL OR EMERGENCY BRAKE TO ENSURE CAR IS STILL IN PARK AND GENTLY PUSH AND HOLD THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON THEN CRANK THE CAR BACK ON.