2009 SATURN AURA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT EVERY TIME THE GARAGE DOOR WAS OPENED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOR WAS PRESENT FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS, BUT HAS INTENSIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TAKATA RECALL: GRANDDAUGHTER HAD A COLLISION 26 AUG 17, WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SHE WAS TRAVELING WEST AT 30MPH ON ARBROOK BLVD TO THE BOWEN RD INTERSECTION WHEN A CAR IN FRONT OF HER CHANGED LANES. SHE BRAKED TO AVOID THE CAR BUT COLLIDED INTO THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. BRAKE APPLY SENSOR (BAS) "AND DISABLEMENT OF CRASH AVOIDANCE FEATURES SUCH AS.... AND PANIC BRAKING ASSIST FEATURES." USAA AUTO CLAIM # 014301086-7103-8, POLICE REPORT: 2017 - 08380314, NHTSA # 14V252000.

WHEN GOING DOWN ROAD BREAK LIGHTS ARE ON. WHEN PRESS BREAK PEDAL BREAK LIGHTS GO OFF. THIS IS SIMILAR TO RECALL CAMPAIGN 14V252000 BUT MY VIN IS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL. WITH THIS I AM GETTING WARNING OF SERVICE ESC THEN SERVICE TRACTION AND MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL STAY ON THE DASH. DURING THESE TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT ERRATICALLY, UP SHIFTING AND DOWN SHIFTING AT INCORRECT TIMES. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT SOMETIME TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE BREAK LIGHT HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED. THE ERRATIC SHIFTING HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN VEHICLE IS GOING GREATER THAN 35 MPH.

THIS MORNING LEAVING WORK AFTER COMING TO A STOP, WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN TO RE-ENTER TRAFFIC HALFWAY THROUGH THE TURN THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT NEARLY CAUSING ME TO HIT AN VEHICLE TURNING LEFT ONTO THE SAME STREET I WAS EXITING. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH FOR NOT NEARLY FIVE SECONDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED NORMALLY AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (AXEL ROD BUICK/GMC IN PARMA, OHIO) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTAL CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT. THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT DETECTED A FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT CHECKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT SEE A FUEL LEAK. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND, A MECHANIC, CHECKED THE CODE THAT READ LARGE EVAP LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTO ZONE (LOCATED ON MAIN ST IN COLONY, TX). THE SALESPERSON PRINTED A LIST OF EIGHTEEN DIFFERENT EVAP LEAKS THAT COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HUFFINES CHEVROLET (LOCATED IN LEWISVILLE, TX) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM VALVE GASKET FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FUEL FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK AND THEY WOULD HAD TO DROP THE FUEL TANK TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM WHAT THE CONTACT WOULD TURN. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED NO RECALLS WERE ON THE VEHICLE AND CONTACT ED DAVID STANLEY CHEVROLET DEALER AT (405) 632-3600 TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,500.

TAKATA RECALL THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STRUCTURE OF THE CAR THERE IS RATTLE/VIBRATION WHEN GOING OVER 50 MPH. CAR HAS BEEN MAINTENANCE TWICE IN THE PAST 2 YEARS FOR ELECTRICAL AND BREAK PAD REPLACEMENT AND I'M STILL HAVING A VIBRATION AND RATTLE SOUND WHILE DRIVING.

35R WAVED PLATE BROKE AND DAMAGED TRANSMISSION INTERNAL COMPONENTS. ALSO DAMAGED TEAMS CASE. INDEPENANT SHOP SUGGESTED I TAKE THI CAR TO GM DEALER AS THIS IS HAPPENING ON OTHER VEHICLES WITH 6 SPEED ELECTRONIC CONTROLLED TRANSMISSIONS. GM DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS A SERVICE ACTION AGAINST THIS TRANSMISSION WITH A 6 CYLINDER ENGINE, BUT MY CAR HAS A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE AND GM COULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE.. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SUGGESTED I CONTACT NHTSA WITH MY CONCERN OF DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION IN VEHICLE. MY CAR HAS 41883 MILES AT TIME OF TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. WHEN WAVED PLATE SHATTERED, I WAS DRIVING ON I-94 WEST BOUND AT 55 MPH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE INTO LUMP MODE AS I BRAKED FOR TRAFFIC. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT HIT BY THE PICK UP TRUCK BEHIND ME AS HE CHANGED LANES TO PASS.. CAR WAS REPAIRED AT GORDON CHEVROLET IN GARDEN CITY, MI 48135. CUSTOMER NUMBER 2440373, INVOICE NUMBER 21573.