2009 SATURN AURA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

CAR HAS HAD INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION ISSUES FOR YEARS, MAINLY STUTTERS AND SLIPPING. AT THE DEALERSHIP, WE'D JUST GET A SHOULDER SHRUG AND WERE TOLD IT WAS NOT REPEATABLE, DESPITE OUR SEVERAL VISITS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. WELL IT ACTED UP MORE THAN NORMAL AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AROUND TOWN (BUCKED AND RACED WITH NO POWER), BARELY MAKING IT HOME. SHE REFUSED TO DRIVE IT THE NEXT DAY, SO I DID. IT DROVE TO WORK FINE. WHILE RUNNING ERRANDS ON THE WAY HOME (2 MILES, NO HIGHWAY, 35 MPH), IT REALLY HESITATED FROM THE GREEN LIGHT AND THE ENGINE WOULD RACE AS POWER TO THE WHEELS WAS LOST (COASTING SLOWLY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION). THEN SUDDENLY IT WOULD ENGAGE AND ACT NORMAL UNTIL IT SHIFTED TO THE NEXT GEAR....AND REPEAT. SO, I FOUND A WIDE SPOT IN THE ROAD WITH NO TRAFFIC AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN AROUND, BUT THE TURNING RADIUS WAS NOT TIGHT ENOUGH FOR THE AVAILABLE SPACE AND I STOPPED AT THE EDGE OF THE ROAD AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE. IT WAS AS IF I PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE RACED AND BEFORE I REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND CATCH IT, THE FRONT END OF THE CAR HAD FALLEN OFF THE EDGE OF THE ROAD INTO THE DITCH WITH THE CAR'S REAR END 90 DEGREES TO ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC. THE FRONT END WAS EMBEDDED INTO THE FAR BANK OF THE DITCH, BUT IT WAS RETRIEVABLE BY THE TOWTRUCK. THE GARAGE SAID IT WAS THE 35R CLUTCH PLATES AND NEEDED AN ENTIRELY NEW/REBUILT TRANSMISSION TO THE TUNE OF $4900 INSTALLED!!!!

LOOSES POWER STEERING ON AND OFF. NEVER KNOW WHEN THERE COULD BE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. HAD IT DIAGNOSED AND THE MECHANIC SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECTIVE PART. VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR. VERY DANGEROUS. GOING TO ATTEMPT TO GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED AT THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN HOWELL. HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF OTHER AURAS ON THE RECALL LIST, BUT NOT THIS PARTICULAR VIN. VEHICLE CAME FROM CANADA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMMUNICATIONS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT INTERMITTENT TIMES WHILE DRIVING. NOT DEPENDENT ON WEATHER CONDITIONS - I.E. HAS OCCURRED DURING COLD AND WARM WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND STILL HAVE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM NOW IN WARM WEATHER. STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT, AS POWER STEERING CUTS OUT, AND REQUIRES GREATER EFFORT TO CONTROL VEHICLE UNDER MANUAL STEERING CONDITION, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT IS DISPLAYED ON DASH ONCE POWER STEERING IS LOST. CHECKED WITH DEALER AND GM SITE, NO RECALL LISTED AT THIS TIME, BUT SHOULD BE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE GEAR BECAME STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,500.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE FAILURE EXACTLY AS PER GM RECALL FOR THE 2007/2008 SATURN AURA WITH THE 4 SPEED TRANSMISSION. MY GM DEALER SAYS MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED DUE TO IT BEING A 2009 WITH THE 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION ALTHOUGH THE FAULT IS EXACTLY THE SAME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND FAILED TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,782. UPDATED 7/21/15*CN THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS DOCUMENTED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 11/9/2015*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE BUT INCREASED IN RPMS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE, THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE OUTPUT SHAFT IN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,997.