2008 SATURN AURA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE IN AN INTERSECTION AND ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE FRACTURED PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR AND AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I RECENTLY BOUGHT MY DAD'S 2008 SATURN AURA. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD GO ON WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE PEDAL AND THAT AT TIMES MY BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO ON WHEN I WAS PRESSING ON THE PEDAL. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE CARS HAD BEEN RECALLED (14V252000) IN 2014 FOR THIS ISSUE. MY DAD HAD BROUGHT THE CAR IN IN OCT 2014 FOR THIS RECALL AND IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED. THE DEALER HAS SAID THEY CANNOT HELP ME AS THE RECALL IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I AM NOW GOING TO HAVE TO PAY HUNDREDS TO FIX SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED YEARS AGO. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS OBSERVED. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURES EXPLAINED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13E043000 (FUEL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID. UPDATED 06/29/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL RETURN LINE AT THE FUEL PUMP BROKE, DUE TO BAD PLASTIC. FUEL BEGAN LEAKING ON THE TANK AND THE EXHAUST. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 08/02/16.*JB

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT ALL SPEEDS, THE CAR JUMPS IN AND OUT OF GEARS WHILE IN DRIVE. I HAVE A 30 MILE DRIVE TO WORK, AND ON AVERAGE THIS HAPPENS 8 TIMES. I HAVE HAD MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN 2008. EACH TIME THEY TAKE IT FOR A TEST DRIVE, AND THEN TELL ME THAT THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE SITUATION. YET I TAKE THE CAR HOME, AND NOT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD, IT WILL HAPPEN TO ME. I NOW HAVE JUST 60,000 MILES ON THE CAR, AND I'M HOPING THAT I WON'T HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER NUMEROUS TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIPS. WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY.

AL OF THE SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WENT ON APRIL 8 WHEN I STARTED TO WORK. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM ON THE WAY TO WORK, WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME, THE LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN AND I COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. I PULLED OVER FOR A MINUTE UNTIL I GOT HOME. I SPOKE WITH MY HUBBY WHO SAID I SHOULD CALL THE DEALER. WE PROCEEDED TO CHECK THE INTERNET FOR ANY OTHER PROBLEMS THAT HAD BEEN REPORTED TO FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE THE STEERING WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND I COULD NOT. I TREASURE MY LIFE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED 2 YEARS AGO AND HAD PROBLEMS IN TURNING-A CLICKING WHEN I TURNED RIGHT OR LEFT-THIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BY THE GARAGE. CAN THIS BE FIXED--THAT IS THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM AND PAID FOR BY THE DEALER? OH I WAS ON AN INTERCITY STREET GOING STRAIGHT. CAN THE DEALER BUY THE CAR BACK FROM ME OR PAY FOR THE REPAIRS? AS I MENTIONED, I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. SHOULD I TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER OR GARAGE OR WAIT TO TALK WITH YOU?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD, FIFTH, AND SIXTH GEARS NOR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

WHILE PASSING ANOTHER CAR TO MERGE ONTO AN OFF RAMP, I ACCELERATED AND THEN LET UP ON THE GAS PEDAL AS I EXITED. IMMEDIATELY THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A LOUD TICKING NOISE WHICH CONTINUED AS I DROVE HOME ON SURFACES STREETS. UPON STARTING THE CAR THE NEXT DAY I HEARD A LIGHT KNOCKING NOISE. I DROVE TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THE KNOCK GOT LOUDER. THEY ADVISED TEARING THE ENGINE DOWN FOR $1,000 TO DETERMINE THE ISSUE. THEY SAID THERE WAS METAL IN THE OIL. I BELIEVE MY ISSUES ARE THE SAME AS MANY 3.6LTR VVT ENGINE OWNERS, THE TIMING CHAINS AND SUPPORTS FOR THEM. THE NOISE IS PERSISTENT AND VARIES IN TONE. I HAD BARELY 50,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE KEPT THE OIL CHANGES REGULAR, I EVEN HAD MOBILE 1 SYNTHETIC PUT IN ITS LAST OIL CHANGE. I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED AS THIS WAS MY FIRST AMERICAN MADE NEW CAR PURCHASE AND THERE WERE ONLY EIGHT MONTHS AFTER IT WAS PAID OFF WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURED. I AM A USAF VET AND RETIRED FROM A CITY JOB OF 30 YEARS. AFTER SPENDING $32,000 ON THIS CAR, I EXPECTED SO MUCH MORE.

FRONT DRIVERS DOOR AND FRONT PASSENGERS DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK IN ANY WAY, THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE HANDLE OR OUTSIDE HANDLES. THE MANUAL LOCK CAN BE TOGGLED, THE KEY FOB MOVES THE LOCKS IT UP DOWN AND THE ELECTRONIC UNLOCK BUTTON INSIDE WORKS BUT THE DOORS WON'T OPEN. YOU HAVE TO CLIMB INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR AND OUT THE REAR DOORS. I SEE THIS IS A VERY POPULAR ISSUE ON CAR FORUMS AND WONDER IF IT SHOULD BE A RECALL AND GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

CLICKING SOUND AS STEARING WHEEL IS TURNED EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. SOUNDS LIKE A UNIVERSAL. USUALY TWO CLICKS PER FIRST REVOLUTION. WILL CLICK BOTH WHILE STOPED AND MOVING

THE4 STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T LOCK AND OCCASIONALLY THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHEN YOU TURN IT OFF