2007 SATURN AURA Complaints

THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT GO INTO TO PARK, NEUTRAL , OR REVERSE, THE GEAR SHIFT TO THE TRANSMISSION BROKE. THE STEERING COLUMN FLUID IS LEAKING, THE FRONT HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT. THE HEAD GASKET IS WEARING OUT, THE CAR IS RUSTING ALREADY ON THE BODY. THE AIR CONDITIONING FAN IS NOT BLOWING OUT COOL AIR OR HEAT. "THE TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT SLIPPING SOMETIMES. I FEEL SO BETRAYED TO HAVE BEEN SOLD A CAR THAT NEEDS SO MUCH WORK WHEN ALL I WANTED WAS A DEPENDABLE CAR TO GET ME TO MY PART TIME JOB. PLEASE ADVISE? THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AND THE SERVICE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED PERIODICALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER TRAIN, CRANK SHAFT, AND DRIVE AXLE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

SEAT WELD BROKE AWAY ON THE REAR SECTION OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. NO LONGER ANCHORED TO THE FRAME ALLOWING IT TO MOVE SEVERAL INCHES IN EITHER DIRECTION. POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD IF IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TRANSMISSION BLEW WHILE DRIVING THROUGH TOWN. UNDER 100K MILES AND CAR HAD ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. CAR WILL NOT SHIFT AND WILL NOT REVERSE. *TR

I HAD MY 2007 AURA FOR 1 WEEK WHEN DRIVING A FREEWAY, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT PAST 4TH GEAR. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND THE TECHNICIAN FOUND STRANGE PARTICLES IN THE GEARS. HE DESCRIBED IT AS SMALL WHITE PLASTIC PIECES. NO EXPLANATION WHERE THEY CAME FROM OR WHAT THEY WERE. HE HAD NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. THE AURA, WHILE NOT LEAVING ME STRANDED HAS ALWAYS HAS A "POLTERGEIST", LIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, ENGINE LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF AND NO REPAIRS NEEDED, ETC. I HAS ALWAYS IDLED STRANGELY, AS IF IT MIGHT SHUT OFF AT A STOP AND FELT AS IF MY RPM'S INCREASED BUT NO SPEED DURING ACCELERATION. NOW, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WHICH FEELS LIKE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE (VERY HARD JERKING DURING SHIFTING AND DOWN SHIFTING),THE CAR WON'T START AFTER FUELING. IT HAS NOT BEEN A VEHICLE OF TRUST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND THE GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY FROM THE GEAR BOX. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I'VE HAD MY 2007 AURA SINCE MARCH 2013, NEVER HAD ISSUES UNTIL A YEAR LATER IN APRIL 2014. I NOTICED WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY CAR THAT MY BACK BREAK LIGHTS WERE STILL ON, WHEN I GOT IN TO START IT UP, I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE OUT OF PARK AND IT JUMPED-NO LURCHED FORWARD SO HARD IT FELT AS IF I HAD BEEN HIT FROM THE BACK. I HAD TO SLAM MY FOOT ON THE BREAK TO KEEP FROM RUNNING INTO THE CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF ME! THAN COMES JULY 2014 I RECEIVE A NOTICE THAT MY AURA IS PART OF A RECALL #13036 WHICH RELATES TO THE (BCM)-BODY CONTROL MODULE, THE (BAS)-BREAK APPLY SENSOR AND THE (ECS)-ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. ALL IN WHICH AFFECTS THE ISSUES I'M HAVING AT THIS VERY MOMENT. NOW AS OF A WEEK AGO (AUG 2014) MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND MY AUTO START IS NO LONGER WORKING! I'VE CALLED SATURN ABOUT ME NOT FEELING SAFE IN MY VEHICLE AND WHAT IS THE STATUS ON THE PARTS COMING IN AND ALL I'M TOLD IS THAT THERE IS NO SET TIME WHEN THAT WILL BE. ON TOP OF THAT I'M TOLD I MAY HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND OR REPAIRS TO MY CAR TO FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON! I AM A VERY DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER. I JUST WANT MY CAR FIXED ASAP!!!! THESE ARE SERIOUS AND CAN BE DANGEROUS ISSUES!! THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I MUST TAKE MYSELF AND MY CHILD BACK AND FORTH EACH AND EVERYDAY. *TR

2007 SATURN AURA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BACK IN JULY 2010. THE TECHNICIAN RETRIEVED A FAULT CODE OF 056. THE TECH INSPECTED THE UNIT FOR DAMPNESS, CLEANED AND DRIED THE MODULE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, BUT NO FAULT CODE APPEARED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, FOR A THIRD TIME. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY A $125 FOR A DIAGNOSIS. *JB

I HAVE NOT 1 BUT 2 RECALLS ON MY 2007 AURA SATURN. THE ONE IN CONCERN IS THE BRAKE APPLY SENSOR WHICH CAUSES THE SERVICE BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION. WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKE THE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE AND WHEN I DO NOT APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON. I HAVE BEEN ALMOST REAR ENDED TWICE IN THE PAST WEEK DUE TO MY BREAK LIGHTS NOT ILLUMINATING. I HAVE ALSO BEEN YELLED AT BY THE DRIVERS WHO HAVE ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE THEY THINK MY BREAK LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING - WHICH THEY ARE RIGHT. I HAVE CALLED GM TO NO AVAIL. THEY TELL ME THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE PART TO BE MADE AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I RECEIVED MY RECALL NOTICE IN JULY 2014 AND IT IS NOW AUGUST 13, 2014 AND STILL THEY CAN NOT TELL ME WHEN THE PART WILL EVEN BE AVAILABLE. SO EVERY DAY I PUT MYSELF IN DANGER AND RISK MY LIFE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT GM DOES NOT SEEM TO BE CONCERNED. I WONDER IF IT WERE THEIR CHILD BEHIND THE WHEEL IF THEY WOULD FEEL THE SAME WAY??????? I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT AND WILL PUT MY STORY ON FACEBOOK FOR ALL TO SEE SO THEY ARE AWARE. *TR

CAR BEGAN TO KNOCK LOUDLY ON DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND PULL TO LEFT WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED , FRONT STRUTS BROKEN & REPLACED A APPROX COST $700 5 DAYS FOLLOWING THAT , CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR OR ROLL FASTER THAN 15 MPH AT 5 TO 6000 RPM. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TWICE AND NOW WAITING TRANSMISSION REBUILD DUE TO WELL DOCUMENTED FAILURE OF GM WAVE PLATE IN THE 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION, COST APPROX = $3500. *TR