2007 SATURN AURA Complaints

THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS AND MANY OTHER CARS TSB NUMBER: PIP-4327A THAT STATES GM IS AWARE THAT THERE IS A FAULTY WAVE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THE PLATE WILL BREAK AT SOME POINT. WHEN IT DOES BREAK IT COULD COST THE OWNER ANYWHERE FROM $2500 TO OVER $5,000 TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED/REBUILT. WHEN THE PLATE DOES BREAK, THE CAR IS DANGEROUS...THE CAR SLIPS INTO DIFFERENT GEARS AND SPEEDS WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE FOR GM TO TURN THIS INTO A RECALL AND RECALL/REPLACE THESE PLATES BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

MY CAR ENGINE WOULD NOT STOP RUNNING OR TURN-OFF AT ALL WITH A KEY, WITHOUT A KEY DRIVER NOT ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AT ALL. *TR

DRIVING NORTH BOUND ON 405 FREEWAY IN LANE 1 (FAST LANE), ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH FLOW OF TRAFFIC AT NIGHT ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK. THE CAR JERKED SUDDENLY, QUICKLY STARTED TO LOSE SPEED; UNABLE TO REGAIN SPEED WITH PEDAL - CAUSED ADDITIONAL, INTENSE JERKING. CONCURRENTLY, OTHER MOTORISTS BEGAN HONKING AND SWERVING AROUND AS THE CAR CONTINUED TO DECREASE SPEED. SIGNALED FOR LANE CHANGE & BEGAN TO MERGE RIGHT (ACROSS 5 LANES), TURNED ON HAZARD FLASHERS AFTER MERGE INTO FAR RIGHT LANE. CAR COULD GO NO FASTER THAN 35-39 MPH RANGE. EXITED FREEWAY. REVERSE GEAR NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. VISIT TO GM DEALER NEXT DAY, ADVISED OF WIDESPREAD, KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT TO CLUTCH WAVE PLATE ON 2007-2009 GM CARS WITH 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WAVE PLATE HEATS UP, DISINTEGRATES, AND REMNANTS SHRED INTO THE TRANSMISSION GEARS THAT - WHEN OCCURRING WHILE CAR IS MOVING, AS IT WAS IN OUR CASE - WILL CAUSE POTENTIAL LOSS-OF-CONTROL INCIDENTS SIMILAR TO OURS. HAVE SINCE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE WAVE PLATE DESIGN DEFECT EXISTS IN ALL 3.6L V6 - 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION EQUIPPED MODELS OF CHEVROLET MALIBU 2008-2009, CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2007-2009, GMC ACADIA 2007-2009, SATURN AURA 2007-2009, SATURN VUE 2007-2009, AND SATURN OUTLOOK 2007-2009. THE WAVE PLATE COMPONENT WAS REDESIGNED BY GM IN 2009, BUT GM DID NOT AS HAS NOT RECALLED ANY OF THESE MODELS FOR THIS CONDITION. EVEN MORE CONCERNING, IN SPITE OF NUMEROUS INCIDENTS REPORTED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND ALL OVER THE INTERNET (JUST GOOGLE "GM WAVE PLATE" - IT'S NOW SO PROLIFIC, THAT IT AUTOMATICALLY POPS UP AS A SEARCH SUGGESTION), NHTSA HAS YET TO EVEN OPEN AN INVESTIGATION. THIS DANGEROUS, POTENTIALLY DEADLY DEFECT EXISTS AND WILL LIKELY FAIL - IT'S NOT A MATTER OF "IF," IT'S A MATTER OF "WHEN" - ON ALL OF THE AFOREMENTIONED MODELS PRODUCED. PLEASE, NHTSA, OPEN THIS AS AN INVESTIGATION. *TR

THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE DUE TO ROD SHIFTING AND LOCKED UP FRONT RIGHT BRAKE. BURNT UP THE CALIPER, BRAKE PADS AND OVER HEATED BRAKE ROTOR. MAY HAVE ALSO CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO OVERHEAT. DEALER CHARGED FOR BRAKE PADS, CALIPER, MACHINING OF ROTORS, INSTALLATION, ETC. THEY MISDIAGNOSED THE ABS HYDRAULIC PUMP (WHICH I ALSO HAD TO PURCHASE) BEFORE ULTIMATELY REPLACING FAULTY MASTER CYLINDER. *TR

CAN'T TURN IGNITION OFF, ENGINE STILL RUNS AFTER KEY IS PULLED OUT. WHEN WE DID GET IT TO STOP, TURNED KEY ALL THE WAY PAST THE STOP POSITION, COUNTER CLOCKWISE WILL IT WAS NOT RUNNING AND IT TRIED TO START. EVEN TRIED TO START AFTER TURNING IT TO THE RIGHT THEN BACK TO OFF POSITION, TRIED STARTING IN THE OFF POSITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

7-16-10 AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AS SOON AS I STARTED THE CAR. REPAIR THAT WAS DONE STATES "AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT ON W/DTCS B0081/B0092 IN SDOPCODE:C9780. "RETRIEVED FAULT CODE SET 056. TECH INSPECTED FOR DAMPNESS/WET DAMAGE, CLEANED MODULE & DRIED EASSEMBLED AND REZEROED MODULE ASSEMBLY. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS THE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AGAIN SPORADICALLY. 2-3-11 TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER FOR AIRBAG LIGHT SPORADICALLY TURNING ON. REPAIR STATES "32031 TESTED FOR CODES NO CODES FOUND, TESTED CIRCUIT, NO PROBLEM". LIGHT STILL CAME ON. 11-18-11 TOOK CARE FOR DEALER FOR AIRBAG LIGHT. I WAS ADVISED I NEEDED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS AS MY CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER LOCKS WOULD REPEATEDLY LOCK AND UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MODE DUAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 12/9/14*CN UPDATED 5/11/2015 *JS

PASSENGER AIR BAG TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE DASH LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING THE AIR BAG IS OFF. HAPPENED MOST TIMES WE DROVE THE CAR AND AT ANY SPEED. OCCASIONALLY THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ALSO COME ON INDICATING BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS WEREN'T WORKING. I TOOK THE CAR TO OUR DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NEED TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR FOR APPROXIMATELY $1200. ALSO WAS TOLD THERE IS NO SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS WHICH I FIND IS INCREDIBLE. WE HAD THE WORK DONE AND HOPE GM WILL PERFORM A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR