2009 SATURN AURA Complaints

ONE EVENING I GOT IN MY CAR AND IT REFUSED TO START. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF TROUBLESHOOTING I TRIED STARTING IN NEUTRAL WHICH WORKED. SINCE THAT NIGHT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT GO INTO PARK. THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR DOES NOT MATCH THE CURRENT GEAR. THE ONLY WAY TO PARK THE CAR IS TO SET THE GEAR SHIFT TO PARK AND SET THE PARKING BRAKE. YOU CAN THEN TAKE THE KEY OUT. TO START IT AGAIN YOU HAVE TURN THE KEY ON AND MOVE THE SELECTOR NEUTRAL. THIS IS A HAZARD BECAUSE YOU NEED TO REMEMBER TO SET THE PARKING BRAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF OR IT WILL ROLL AWAY. EVEN IF YOU SET THE CAR IN PARK WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING THE CAR WILL REVERSE OR ROLL AWAY IF YOU DON'T APPLY THE BRAKE OR SET THE PARKING BRAKE.

THE RIGHT LOW BEAM LIGHT WENT OUT, TRIED TO REPLACE IT AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE BY THE OWNER. IT REQUIRES REMOVING THE FRONT BUMPER AND SPECIAL TOOLS OVER $300 AT THE DEALER TO REPLACE A HEADLAMP. MEANWHILE ONE LIGHT. HAVING HEADLIGHTS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE UNDER NORMAL USE AND CAN NO LONGER BE ADJUSTED

CRACKED WAVE PLATE REQUIRING A REBUILD OF THE TRANSMISSION. LOST ALL GEARS EXCEPT FOR 1ST WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET.GM REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR COMPLETELY EVEN THOUGH THEY DO FOR SOME 2009 SATURN AURAS THAT HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL CEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, DURING RUSH HOUR, ON MARCH 22, 2016 AND NOTICED THAT I WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING PAST 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WAS NOT SHIFTING GEARS. I THOUGHT ABOUT GOING DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE BUT COULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 25 MPH AT THAT POINT. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME SAFELY AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER THE VERY NEXT DAY. THE DEALER CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE MOST EXPENSIVE BEING A TRANSMISSION TEAR DOWN WITH REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER SERVICE BULLETIN #14404. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE NUMBER OF RECALLS I HAVE HAD ON MY VEHICLE. IT HAS JUST BEEN PAID OFF AND NOW I FEEL IT IS TURNING INTO A MONEY PIT AND A DEATH TRAP. I HAVE RECEIVED SERVICE BULLETIN #15356 BUT NOT #14404 WHICH SEEMS TO APPLY TO MY ISSUE. PRIOR TO THIS DATE, I HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY KNOWN TRANSMISSION ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF WAS CONSTANTLY INOPERABLE, WHICH ALLOWED RAIN TO SEEP INSIDE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY THREE INCHES OR MORE OF WATER COLLECTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE AFTER EACH RAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

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

I HAVE A 2009 SATURN AURA XR, I WAS DRIVING TO GET ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 40-45MPH THEN THE LIGHT CAN ON SAYING "ESC TRACTION" "ENGINE POWER REDUCE" THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND THE BRAKES FELT REALLY TIGHT. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT IT WOULDN'T GO NO FASTER THAN 30MPH. I EXITED THE FREEWAY PARKED THE CAR TURNED IF OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON THE SAME PROBLEM "ESC TRACTION" "ENGINE POWER REDUCE" AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, THE CAR WAS ON PARKED POSITION AND THE CAR STARTED TO JOLT FORWARD. I HAD TO WAIT FOR ABOUT 1-2 HOURS BEFORE THE CAR WAS BACK TO ITSELF BUT THIS TIME IT FELT DIFFERENT DRIVING IT. THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS ACCELERATING TOO QUICKLY AND I WASN'T GOING NO MORE THAN 15MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS CAR BECAUSE ITS UNSAFE TO DRIVE NOT KNOWING WHEN THE 'ESC TRACTION" "ENGINE POWER REDUCE" LIGHTS WILL COME ON AGAIN.

MY HOPE IS THAT GM WILL OFFER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO SUBSIDIZE ME FOR SOME, IF NOT ALL, OF THE COST TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE - ESTIMATED BY FELDMAN CHEVROLET @ $1,350.00. PRIOR TO SETTING UP THE SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH FELDMAN CHEVROLET, I WAS INFORMED BY A GM REPRESENTATIVE (NAMED CASEY) THAT IF MY VEHICLE ISSUES, AFTER BEING FORMERLY DIAGNOSED BY GM DEALER, WERE CONSISTENT WITH THE PROBLEMS COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, MY VEHICLE MIGHT VERY WELL BE COVERED. I'M STILL AWAITING A CALL BACK FROM CASEY AFTER HAVING CALLED LAST WEEK. MY POWER STEERING PROBLEMS BEGAN IN APRIL 2015 WHEN I HAD APPROXIMATELY 135,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME THE POWER STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE BUT I COULD ALWAYS FIX THE PROBLEM BY SIMPLY SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING. THIS PROBLEM WOULD RE-OCCUR ABOUT ONCE EVERY OTHER MONTH OVER THE NEXT NINE MONTHS AND I WAS ALWAYS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BY TURNING THE POWER OFF AND RESTARTING. IT WAS AN INCONVENIENCE BUT NOT SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO CAUSE ME TO BE ALARMED OR TO CONSIDER A SERVICE CALL. IN EARLY FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR MY POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED AND I CAN NO LONGER FIX THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION TO THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT THE ESC WARNING LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. THE ADVISOR AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE CONDITION WOULDN'T WORSEN SO I HAVE CONTINUED USING THE CAR. REGRETTABLY, I RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION FROM GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE NOR WAS I OFFERED THE EXTENDED WARRY COVERAGE AT ANY TIME IN WRITING OR OTHERWISE. HAD I BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, IN AUGUST 2015 WHEN IT WAS OFFERED, I WOULD HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE AND WOULD HAVE HAD THE NECESSARY REPAIRS DONE.

2009 SATURN AURA. COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY. WARNING MESSAGE ON DASHBOARD INDICATED LOSS OF POWER STEERING.