2008 SATURN AURA Complaints

WHEN I'M DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON BUT WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF. I'VE HAD PEOPLE STOP ME WHILE I'M AT A RED LIGHT TO TELL ME THAT WHEN I STEPPED ON MY BRAKES MY BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF, BUT THEY'RE ON WHILE I'M DRIVING. IT'S VERY SCARY. I'VE TAKING IT TO MY MECHANIC BUT THEY STEP ON THE BRAKES THE LIGHTS COME ON.THEY COME ON WHILE THE CAR IS SITTING STILL IT SEEMS LIKE WHEN I'M DRIVING IS WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK RIGHT. I DRIVE AT NIGHT TIME AND IF I'M AT A RED LIGHT WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS SOMEBODY MIGHT RUN INTO THE BACK OF ME. I'M REALLY ANXIOUS TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. EVERYTHING ELSE WITH THE CAR SEEMS FINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOST POWER INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START AND HAD TO BE JUMPSTARTED EVERY TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT, DUE TO A FAULT IN THE WIRING HARNESS, THE RADIO WAS UNABLE TO SHUT OFF AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED THE NUMBER TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LAMPS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED UNTIL SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) AT DUNN CHEVROLET BUICK LOCATED IN OREGON, OHIO. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 231,000.

WHILE DRIVING AND AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35 MPH AND 55 MPH THE CAR SHUTS OFF LIKE THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND WHEN PUT IN TO NATURAL WHILE STILL MOVING TRY TO START CAR AND IT WON'T CRANK, IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. CAR IS NOW IN PARK, TRY TO START AND THE ENGINE WILL NOT CRANK, NEEDS TO SET FOR 30 OR SO MINUTES AND NOW WILL CRANK. I REPLACED THE IGNITION RELAY BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 6 TIMES IN THE PASS 4 WEEKS. NO DOCUMENTATION.

WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET UTICA ROAD AND GRATIOT IN ROSEVILLE MI THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND THE CAR WHEN IT SHUT OFF OR ON THE FREEWAY AT THE TIME OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN A BAD SITUATION OR ACCIDENT. THE CAR WOULD NOT START BACK UP JUST CLICKING IN IGNITION WHEN TURNING KEY IN THE IGNITION. HAD TO CALL FOR A TOW AT 10PM. SHOP SAID SOMETHING WENT WRONG WITH TIMING CHAIN AND COMPRESSION TEST SHOWED NO COMPRESSION IN CYLINDER 4 POSSIBLY BENT VALVES. I RECENTLY RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM REGARDING A CONDITION WHEN INCREASED RESISTANCE IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE RESULTING IN VOLTAGE FLUCTUATIONS OR INTERMITTENCY IN THE BRAKE APPLY SENSOR DATED MARCH 2017.

MY SATURN AURA TRACTION CONTROL AND ESC LIGHTS CAME ON. THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD BE ON EVEN WHEN I AM NOT BRAKING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN NORMAL DRIVING IS TAKING PLACE.

MY TRUNK BUTTON ONLY WORKS ON OCCASIONS AND 2 OF MY DOOR WON'T LOCK OR UNLOCK IF IT'S HOT OUTSIDE. IF IT'S COLD ALL MY DOORS WORK. IT'S CRAZY! I HAVE TO WALK AROUND MY CAR LOCKING ALL MY DOORS. ALTHOUGH LOCKED OR NOT THE ALARM WILL GO OFF. I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE MY WATER PUMP 2 TIMES IN THIS CAR. I TOOK IT IN FOR BRAKES & THEY'RE SAYING IT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED AGAIN! THERE'S NO WAY I SHOULD BE DOING THIS. THE WATER PUMP WAS CHANGED TWICE BY AN ACTUAL DEALERSHIP. THIS CAR HAS SERIOUS ISSUES ESPECIALLY IN THE HEAT!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT, AND THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE DTC INDICATED A FAILURE WITH THE TRANSMISSION MODULE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE MODULE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURES RELATED TO THE RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES TO DETERMINE IF THEY COULD PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

THE FIRST SIGN OF PROBLEMS WAS WHILE DRIVING THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS STARTED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THEMSELVES. THIS WOULD HAPPEN OFF AND ON WITH IT LOCKING AND UNLOCKING VERY QUICKLY AND REPEATEDLY, CEASING AND THEN STARTING IT AGAIN FORAPPROXIMATELY 2 OR 3 DAYS. THEN IT WOULD STOP ALL TOGETHER FOR 3 OR 4 DAYS MAYBE A WEEK AND THEN REPEAT THE SAME PATTERN. I ALSO NOTICED A COUPLE OF TIMES WHILE MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD BE ON. I'M NOT SURE IF THEY WENT OFF WHEN I PARKED MY CAR AND GOT OUT FOR THE DAY OR IF THEY JUST SUDDENLY CAME ON WHILE MY CAR WAS PARKED. I ONLY NOTICED THIS AROUND 3 OR 4 TIMES. THE MAIN EVENT WHICH BRINGS ME HERE IS I WAS DRIVING DOING AROUND 30 MILES PER HOUR ON A SIDE ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY I COULD NOT CONTROL MY STEERING EASILY. AROUND THE SAME TIME OR SECONDS AFTER MY DASH LIGHTS STARTED GOING CRAZY AND ALL OF THEM FLICKERING OFF AND ON. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO BRAKE MY VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP BECAUSE IT SCARED ME. I WAS SECONDS FROM MY DESTINATION AND MY HUSBAND WAS WITH ME AND WE DECIDED VERY SLOWLY MAKE IT TO THE BANK PARKING LOT. AS I TURNED MY CAR STARTED ACTING AS IF IT WAS JUST FAILING TO RUN. MY HUSBAND SAYS THIS WAS THE TRANSMISSION. AS I TURNED AND STARTED TO BRAKE TO A STOP MY BRAKES DID NOT WORK AS THEY NORMALLY DID. ONCE STOPPED MY CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT TURN OVER. WE THOUGHT THE BATTERY DIED. WE THEN GOT A JUMP AND THE CAR DIED AGAIN THIS TIME NOT STARTING BACK AT ALL.