2009 SATURN AURA Complaints

DRIVING HOME AND POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED MAKING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. RESTARTED THE CAR A FEW MINUTES LATER AND IT WORKED FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE NOW. GM HAS RECALLED THIS MODE/YEAR CAR FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM BUT MY CARS VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON THEIR LIST. WHY CAN'T THEY REPAIR ALL OF THE CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM, RATHER THAN JUST A SELECT FEW. *TR

TRANSMISSION PLATES AND GEARS BLEW OUT. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AND COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT HAD I BEEN ON A MORE CROWDED ROAD AND/OR GOING A FASTER SPEED. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FROM GM (#307164) REGARDING HARSH SHIFTING OR NO REVERSE WHICH MAY BE A BROKEN CLUTCH WAVE PLATE DATED 3/1/2011 ACTION #10038284. WHAT THAT BULLETIN FAILS TO INDICATE IS THAT THE DAMAGED/BROKEN WAVE PLATE CAN CAUSE THE GEAR TO "EXPLODE" TAKING OUT THE OTHER GEAR. SINCE A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS 67K MILES (7K OUT OF WARRANTY). CLUTCH WAVE PLATE BROKEN. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. IF GM KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM (WHICH THE BULLETIN INDICATES) THEN THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AND ALL REPAIRS FOR SAME. THIS IS A MAJOR COMPLAINT BY MANY ON VARIOUS FORUMS. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND A WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH MESSAGE. I CONTACTED GM SINCE THIS MODEL IS KNOWN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY SAID MY VIN IS NOT ONE THAT SHOULD HAVE THE ISSUE AND THERE ARE NO REPAIRS AVAILABLE FOR IT. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE EVERYTHING ON MY OWN AND I AM SCARED OF THE CAR NOW. PLEASE HELP! *TR

THE SECURITY SYSTEM RANDOMLY DECIDES THE CAR IS BEING STOLEN AND LOCKS DOWN THE ENGINE ENTIRELY UNTIL YOU UNPLUG THE BATTERY. HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY OTHER WEEK AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW WHY IT WOULD DO THAT SO THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE AUTO START NO LONGER WORKS NOW AS A RESULT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AGGRESSIVELY AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONTROL SENSOR FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE DEALER INSTALLED A SENSOR KIT AND REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,940. UPDATED 5/26/15*CN UPDATED 06/04/15*JB

TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND WE RECEIVED A 'SERVICE POWER STEERING' MESSAGE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS A RECALL ON SEVERAL 2009 SATURN AURAS OUTSIDE OF MY VIN NUMBER?!? WHY WASN'T MY VIN INCLUDED!?!?! *TR

AS I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT TO GO LEFT, MY POWER STEERING WENT OFF. "ESC" CAME UP IN THE MESSAGE WINDOW, THEN "POWER STEERING" SHOWED UP. I COULD HARDLY TURN THE WHEEL. I PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY, THEN DROVE HOME (WHICH WAS ONLY A BLOCK AWAY). THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHOLE TIME. I PARKED IN MY GARAGE, THEN WANTED TO CHECK THE CAR A FEW MINUTES LATER. I PULLED OUT AGAIN THEN WAS ABLE TO STEER WITH NO PROBLEM. THE NOTIFICATIONS WERE GONE. I RENTED A CAR FOR SAFETY. WHEN I CALLED A DEALER TO ASK ABOUT THE RECALL I SAW ONLINE FOR GM AND SATURN, THE RECEPTIONIST TOLD ME IT DIDN'T AFFECT MY VEHICLE, PER THE VIN. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT, COINCIDENTALLY, THE RECALLED ISSUE IS HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE BUT I CAN'T HAVE IT REPAIRED PER THE GM RECALL. *TR

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND A WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH MESSAGE. I CONTACTED GM SINCE THIS MODEL IS KNOWN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY SAID MY VIN IS NOT ONE THAT SHOULD HAVE THE ISSUE AND THERE ARE NO REPAIRS AVAILABLE FOR IT. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE EVERYTHING ON MY OWN AND I AM SCARED OF THE CAR NOW. PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM COMPLETING THE LEFT TURN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SLIPPERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.