2008 SATURN AURA Complaints

TAKATA RECALL POWER LOCKS CONTINUOUSLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING, WHETHER THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. HAD INSTANCE WHERE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK ON DRIVERS SIDE FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

KNOCKING NOISE WHEN GOING SLOW AND TURNING STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAPPENED FIRST IN 7/20/2012 AT 33,129 MILES. DEALER LUBED STEERING SHAFT. HAD PROBLEM AGAIN ON 2/9/2016 AT 56,772 MILES. DEALER REPLACED STEERING SHAFT THIS TIME, COST WAS ABOUT $423.00 I SEE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A RECALL BUT SAFECAR.GOV WEBSITE DID NOT SHOW RECALL FOR MY VIN NUMBER

STARTED CAR AND BEGAN ADJUSTING SEAT. CAR WAS STILL IN PARK. HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND THEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT TILTED UP AND I WAS LEFT IN AN AWKWARD POSITION. TRIED TO MOVE SEAT AGAIN, SEAT JERKED AND WOULDN'T NOT ADJUST TO PROPER POSITION. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THE WELD ON THE FRAME BROKE. DRIVER'S SEAT NOW SLIDES AROUND WHEN YOU'RE SITTING IN IT, INCLUDING DURING DRIVING. FOUND OUT I WAS ONLY ONE OF DOZENS WITH SIMILAR ISSUE.

SATURN AURA 2008 TAIL LAMP MALFUNCTION. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO TUSTIN GM FOR BRAKE REPAIR AND BRAKE LIGHT REPAIR. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, I WASN'T TOLD ANYTHING ABOUT A RECALL. 2 WEEKS AGO, I NOTICED MY TRACTION CONTROL, ESC AND PANIC BRAKE ASSISTANCE WERE NOT WORKING ALONG WITH CRUISE CONTROL AND A FEW OTHER FEATURES. IT OCCURRED RANDOMLY AFTER AT LEAST AN HOUR OF DRIVING. I NOTICED AFTER A FEW TIMES THIS OCCURRED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE WHILE I WAS IN PARK WITH THE HEADLIGHTS OFF. I TESTED IT, AND THEY INDEED TURNED OFF WHEN I ENGAGED MY BRAKES, ONLY TO ILLUMINATE AGAIN WHEN I DISENGAGED MY BRAKES. I WAS VERY NERVOUS DRIVING IT HOME AND HAD A FEW CLOSE CALLS ON THE CITY STREET STOPPING AT STOP LIGHTS. I BROUGHT THIS BACK TO TUSTIN GM'S ATTENTION AND THEY TOLD ME IT'S BEEN CORRECTED AND IT'S NOW MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR THE CHARGES OF FIXING IT. I REFUSED AND BROUGHT IT TO ORANGE COAST BUICK GMC AND CADILLAC. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE AND REFUSED TO BELIEVE THAT IT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL, WOULDN'T EVEN CHECK. I MADE A CASE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY SAID MY ONLY OPTION IS TO DRIVE THE UNSAFE VEHICLE UNTIL THE PROBLEM OCCURS AND THEN BRING IT INTO A DEALER SO THEY CAN FIND OUT THE ISSUE. THEY CLAIM MY PROBLEM DOES NOT CORRELATE WITH THE RECALL IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM, AND HAVE DONE EVERYTHING SHORT OF CALLING ME A LIAR. I NOW HAVE A RENTAL VEHICLE BECAUSE I AM DEPENDED ON BY MY ELDERS TO BRING THEM TO AND FROM APPOINTMENTS. I NEED MY VEHICLE FIXED, PROPERLY, AND HOPEFULLY SOME TYPE OF COST ASSISTANCE WITH THE RENTAL VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO CAN'T SEEM TO TELL ME THE EXACT DATE THE RECALL WAS REMEDIED. FIRST THEY SAID JANUARY, THEN THEY SAID AUGUST. [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TAKATA RECALL ?? I WAS DRIVING HOME, HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN BACK OF CAR, DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS. GOT HOME, WENT TO BACK IN GARAGE & REVERSE WOULD NOT WORK. PUT IN DRIVE, VERY SLUGGISH MOVEMENT. WAS ABLE TO PARK, BUT NEXT MORNING, HUSBAND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT ANY GEARS TO WORK. CAR WAS TOWED, TOLD TRANSMISSION.

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN OCTOBER SAYING REPLACE ENGINE & REPLACE TIMING CHAIN, THE MECHANIC REPLACED ACTUATORS HOPING THIS WILL ELIMINATE THE ERROR INDICATOR LIGHTS, IT DID NOT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN JANUARY 6TH, 2016 WITH THE SAME CODES: REPLACE ENGINE, REPLACE TIMING CHAIN. THIS CAR HAS 76,000 MILES ON IT AND SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED GM CASE #8-1761877745 THEY DENIED MY CLAIM AND REFUSED TO HELP. THE CAR IS SITTING, NOT BEING DRIVEN. I'M VERY UPSET. I NEED HELP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE "POWER STEERING WARNING" MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EPS SENSOR INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

POWER LOCKS OUT OF CONTROL, CONTINUOUSLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING, WHETHER THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. POWER LOCKS ARE VERY DISTURBING/DISTRACTING, CLICKING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING.