2007 SATURN AURA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

VEHICLES AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS TURN ON INTERMITTENTLY. STATING ONE OR BOTH ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. THIS WARNING MESSAGE SHOWS FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING SIGNAL WHETHER THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT ALSO WHEN IT IS EMPTY. WARNING LIGHT FOR DRIVERS SEAT WILL TURN OFF AND RESET BACK TO "NORMAL" OR IT'S WORKING I ASSUME ONLY WHEN I STOP THE CAR PUT IN PARK AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND STARTUP AGAIN. THIS IS UNNERVING, NOT REALLY SURE WHETHER I TRULY HAVE FUNCTIONING AIRBAGS EVEN AFTER COMPLETING THIS RIDICULOUS PROCESS. OCT. 24,2014 I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE LATEST RECALL 13036 BODY CONTROL MODULE WHICH WAS COMPLETED. WHILE AT CHEVY DEALERSHIP I HAD THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECK THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER PRESSENCE SYSTEM B0081 SYM 71. B0081 SYM 3A TOTAL COST TO ME $820.00. !!! MY AURA IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH 31,597 MILES AS OF OCTOBER 24,2014. HOWEVER, I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE FOR TRANSPORTATION AT THIS TIME, SO I HOPE AND PRAY THE AIRBAGS WILL FUNCTION CORRECTLY SHOULD I NEED THEM. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE FOR GENERAL MOTORS. PLEASE ISSUE THIS RECALLTO COVER ALL COSTS BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

THE COOLANT CROSSOVER PIPE STARTED LEAKING SERIOUS ANTIFREEZE. I HAD IT REPAIRED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013 JUST TO HAVE IT START LEAKING AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER. I NEED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AGAIN BUT MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS POSSIBLE A FLAW IN THE METAL DESIGN FROM THE MANUFACTURE NOT ALLOWING THE PIPE TO SEAL PROPERLY. I HAVE CONTACTED SATURN TWICE, ONCE LAST YEAR AND THEN AGAIN A FEW WEEKS AGO AND THEY WON'T ADMIT FAULT. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AND IT WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE GM 3.5 MOTORS ON BUICKS, CHEVYS, PONTIACS AND OTHERS TO NUMEROUS TO LIST. THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND ONLY PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN. MY MOST RECENT ESTIMATED IS 1110.00 AND LAST YEAR I PAID 430. THIS NEEDS TO BE STOPPED FROM GM GETTING AWAY WITH THIS. *TR

THE COOLANT CROSSOVER PIPE STARTED LEAKING SERIOUS ANTIFREEZE. I HAD IT REPAIRED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013 JUST TO HAVE IT START LEAKING AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER. I NEED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AGAIN BUT MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS POSSIBLE A FLAW IN THE METAL DESIGN FROM THE MANUFACTURE NOT ALLOWING THE PIPE TO SEAL PROPERLY. I HAVE CONTACTED SATURN TWICE, ONCE LAST YEAR AND THEN AGAIN A FEW WEEKS AGO AND THEY WON'T ADMIT FAULT. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AND IT WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE GM 3.5 MOTORS ON BUICKS, CHEVYS, PONTIACS AND OTHERS TO NUMEROUS TO LIST. THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND ONLY PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN. MY MOST RECENT ESTIMATED IS 1110.00 AND LAST YEAR I PAID 430. THIS NEEDS TO BE STOPPED FROM GM GETTING AWAY WITH THIS. *TR

AFTER OWNING THE SATURN FOR SEVEN YEARS THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS REPLACED WHEN THERE WAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. UPON THE FIRST REPLACEMENT, THE ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED AND THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED WHEN WE REPORTED THE PROBLEM. AFTER A LONG DISPUTE WITH THE DEALERSHIP, WE DECIDED TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE EVEN WITH THE MALFUNCTIONING PART. ROUGHLY FIVE YEARS LATER THE ISSUE WAS ADDRESSED AGAIN BECAUSE THE SHAFT THAT WAS REPLACED MALFUNCTIONED TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. NOW, THE DEALERSHIP IS STATING THAT MORE THAN THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IN FACT, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, RESULTING IN MORE MONEY WE HAVE TO SPEND TO HAVE THE VEHICLE FIXED AND RUNNING PROPERLY. THIS FINAL DISPUTE WITH THE DEALERSHIP LEAD TO BEING WITHOUT A VEHICLE TO DRIVE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT GIVE US UPDATES ON THE STATUS OF THE VEHICLE AND WE HAD TO CALL TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. ALSO, WE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS TO REPORT THE ISSUE TO KNOW AVAIL. FINALLY, WE WERE TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO BE FINISHED ON A CERTAIN DATE AND WHEN WE WERE EXPECTING TO PICK UP THAT SATURN, IT WAS NOT READY LEAVING US WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR EVEN LONGER. *TR

MY PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY INDICATED IT WAS A BAD BAG THAT LOOKED LIKE IT HAD BEEN USED. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY KIND OF WRECK. I BOUGHT IT FROM A DEALERSHIP WITH 28,000 MILES AND A CARFAX INDICATED ONE OWNER AND NO WRECKS. I NOTICED ON GM RECALL LIST SEVERAL PASSENGER AIR BAGS ARE BEING RECALLED. MY DEALERSHIP WANTS $700.00 TO REPLACE AND I FEEL IT SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM FOR PUTTING A FAULTY AIR BAG IN THE CAR. *TR

VEHICLE POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT OPERATE UNLESS THE CAR IS BEING SHIFTED IN OR OUT OF PARK NOR DOES THE KEY FOB WORK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GM DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND A VERIFIABLE ISSUE WITH THE DOOR LOCKS. I HAVE BEEN LOCKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIME BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN MOMENTS THAT THE DOORS LOCK ON THEIR OWN. THE DASH LIGHTS ALSO DIM ON THEIR OWN AND THE CHIME NO LONGER SOUNDS WHEN THE DOORS ARE OPENED. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD REMAIN STARTED WHEN THE KEY WAS OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. NE

ON 09/12/14, I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE EXITING A HIGHWAY WHEN MY TRANSMISSION STALLED OUT AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THIS PUT ME AND OTHER VEHICLES IN DANGER AS THERE WAS NO NOTIFICATION OR INDICATOR THAT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WERE OCCURRING. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR