2008 SATURN AURA Complaints

THE CRUISE CONTROL IN MY 2008 SATURN AURA IS NOT FUNCTIONING. SERVICE ESC AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS FLASH ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY. BRAKES LIGHTS ARE ON CONSTANTLY, EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED. I TOOK MY CAR TO A SATURN-APPROVED CHEVY DEALER FOR SERVICE AND REFERENCED THE NHTSA RECALL #14V252000 FROM 2014. THE MECHANICS CHECKED THE SCAN DATA AND FOUND THE BRAKE PEDAL LEARNED POSITION DATA WAS ERRACTIC IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND WON'T HOLD THE SETTINGS. THEY CHECKED THE CIRCUITS AND CONNECTIONS (AND SUPPOSEDLY REPERFORMED THE 2014 RECALL REPAIR) BUT CONCLUDED THAT THE FAULT IS IN THE BCM. THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING THE BCM, AT A COST OF $600. I EXPLAINED TO THE MECHANIC THAT I BELIEVE THE FAILING BCM IS DUE TO THE VOLTAGE FLUCTUATIONS THAT PROMPTED THE RECALL, LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, AND CALLED GM. A SENIOR ADVISOR AT GM EXPLAINED THAT THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE APPARENT SAFETY DEFECT BECAUSE THE RECALL DID NOT REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF THE BCM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V224000 AND 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CABLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STATIONARY, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO BE ABLE TO SWITCH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CABLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED A NEARBY MECHANIC OF THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WERE LOOSE SCREWS IN THE GEAR SHIFT. ONCE THE MECHANIC TIGHTENED THE SCREWS, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT REPAIRS COULD NOT BE MADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE GEARS WERE GETTING JAMMED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRACTION AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT 4 RPMS. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

RECALL OCT 2014 FOR BODY CONTROL MODULE BCM WAS FIXED BY DEALER (REEDMAN TOLL, LANGHORN, PA). ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO MY CAR STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON FOR NO REASON (EVEN IF THE CAR IS PARKED WITH NO ONE IN IT); TOUCH BREAK PEDAL LIGHTLY AND BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT; TOUCH HARDER AND THEY COME BACK ON. RIDING DOWN ROAD MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON DASH "SERVICE TRACTION" THEN "ESC OFF". THIS IS EXACTLY HOW IT WORKED BEFORE THE RECALL. IT DOES THIS MOST DAYS BUT NOT ALL. SOMETIMES THE BRAKES LIGHTS WORK CORRECTLY. SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING WITH THE PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO CORRECT ITSELF AFTER A WHILE AND THEN COMES BACK (ON THE SAME TRIP). CALLED SAME DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY CAN ONLY FIX A RECALL ONCE AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED AGAIN. I RIDE THE PA TURNPIKE EVERYDAY AND HAVE NOTICE SEVERAL GM CARS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SEEMS TO ME THEY PUT A BAND AID ON IT AND NEVER FIXED IT PROPERLY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME SINCE THEY NEVER KNOW WHEN MY BRAKES ARE ON OR OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND IT LOCKED AND UNLOCKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

WHILE DRIVING, THE DOOR LOCKS ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE REPEATEDLY. THE KEY FOB DOESN'T WORK AT ALL, THE DOORS HAVE TO BE MANUALLY LOCKED / UNLOCKED .HOWEVER THEY WILL UNLOCK / LOCK ON THEIR OWN WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY.