2008 SATURN AURA Complaints

VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN IT WAS TIME TO MOVE FORWARD THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO INCREASE ACCELERATION. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILE TO BE PARKED AT HOME. WHEN AT HOME, CHECKED TO SEE IF VEHICLE WOULD BACK UP AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO REVERSE FUNCTION. *TR

AFTER ONLY 4,000 MILES, THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED! THEN I STARTED NOTICING THE DASH ABOVE THE GLOVE BOX WAS BEGINNING TO CRACK AS WELL AS THE LEFT CHANGE HOLDER (BELOW THE DIMMER SWITCH). NOW THE ENTIRE DASH JUST ABOVE THE GLOVEBOX IS COMPLETELY CRACKED AND THE GLOVE BOX HANGS DOWN. THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE DIMMER SWITCH...THE DASH AREA IS COMPLETELY CRACKED THROUGH. I AM NOT ROUGH ON MY CAR...THIS IS NOT JUST WEAR AND TEAR. OTHER ISSUES INCLUDE THE DRIVE SHAFT MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING (ESPECIALLY TO THE LEFT). THE AUTO LOCKS NO LONGER WORK (BUTTON ON DOOR WON'T LOCK THE DOORS...ONLY UNLOCKS THEM), AND A REAL SAFETY ISSUE IS THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SOMETIMES WON'T UNLOCK...EVEN WHEN THE HANDLE IS PULLED. IT HAS TO BE MANUALLY LIFTED UP. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN PEDDLE IS NOT PRESSED, ALSO THE CUTS THE CRUISE OFF WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR NOW AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH IT SINCE I LEFT THE DEALER SHIP. THE CAR HAS BEGUN TO GIVE ME A TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, ENGINE POWER REDUCED LIGHT, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TRYING TO GET TO WORK WHEN I CAME UP TO A HILL. I STARTED GOING UP THE HILL AS USUAL AND THE CAR ALL OF SUDDEN LOST ALL POWER. IT WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 45 MILES PER HOUR AND WAS STRUGGLING TO DO EVEN THAT. IT TOOK ME ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO GET THE HILL WHERE I SHUT MY CAR OFF AND WAITED ABOUT 10 MINUTES. AFTER THE 10 MINUTES I TURNED MY CAR BACK ON AND IT FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. IF THERE IS A PROBLEM GOING ON IN THE CAR WHY WOULD BE CLEARED AFTER 10 MINUTES OF BEING OFF? THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE DOESN'T SEE THAT THE AURA IN FRONT OF THEM IN BEING FORCED BY THE COMPUTER TO SLOW DOWN. THE BREAK LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN THIS OCCURS. I HAD TO SHUT MY CAR OFF 3 TIMES JUST TO MAKE IT 5 MILES WHERE I COULD GET IT LOOKED AT. THE POWER STEERING IN MY CAR IS ALSO WHACKED OUT. I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT WILL START TURNING THE WHEEL BACK AND FORTH. I HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN IN OLDER CARS, IT IS USUALLY CAUSED BY A BAD U JOINT. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE IT IS NOT. AFTER THIS OCCURRED I SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PLACED MY CAR IN PARK. THE STEERING WAS STILL SHAKING BACK AND FORTH RAPIDLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MANY DEALERS AND ASKED IF THEY COULD DETERMINE A CAUSE. ALL OF THEM HAVE SAID THE SAME THING, "I HAVE NEVER SEEN THAT HAPPEN BEFORE". I WISH I WOULD HAVE LOOKED INTO ALL OF THE REVIEWS ABOUT THIS CAR BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPEN TO AURA OWNERS AND I THINK IT TIME GM PAYS FOR IT! *TR

SIMILAR TO THE REASON FOR THE RECALL ON THE PONTIAC G6, MY SATURN'S BRAKE LIGHTS WORK IN REVERSE AT TIMES. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES OR REFUSES TO ENGAGE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT. IF IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I GET REAR-ENDED. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE "FIX" ON THE PONTIAC G6 WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX AND THESE DRIVERS FACE SIMILAR CONSEQUENCES ONCE AGAIN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, I DISCOVERED A SLIGHT NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN EACH TIME I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION TO THE NOISE, I FELT A "POPPING" THAT APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE BASE OF THE STEERING COLUMN. REGARDLESS OF WHICH WAY I TURNED THE WHEEL, THE SOUNDS WERE THE SAME, AND CONTINUED TO GET LOUDER THE MORE I DROVE. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER, TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. AFTER THE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FAULTY, AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. REPAIR COST OF $950. WITH ONLY 57,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, IT WAS WAY TOO SOON TO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF ISSUE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL STEERING PROBLEM COMPLAINTS DOCUMENTED REGARDING THE 2008 SATURN AURA. *TR

REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHEN VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED LIGHTLY, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OFF, AND THEN IF MORE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES THEY WOULD COME ON AGAIN. PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE INTERMITTENT BUT WAS OBSERVED REGULARLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED TSB FIX, WHICH WAS TO LUBRICATE BCM CONNECTOR WITH DIELECTRIC LUBE AND RELEARN BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR IN BCM. VEHICLE TESTED OK AFTER REPAIR. ***NOTE*** THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A LOW SPEED REAR END COLLISION IN SEPTEMBER 2012 WHERE THE OTHER DRIVER HIT THE REAR OF THIS CAR AS SEVERAL CARS WERE BRAKING FOR A STOP LIGHT. IT IS VERY POSSIBLE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SOME TIME AND THAT THIS PROBLEM CONTRIBUTED TO THE EARLIER ACCIDENT. *TR

I WAS FOLLOWED BY A PASSERBY TO MY WORK PARKING LOT NOTIFYING ME THAT THE FOR THE 8 MILES THEY WERE BEHIND ME ON THE HIGHWAY MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. THE NEXT MORNING I NOTICED IT AGAIN, COULD SEE THROUGH MY REAR VIEW MIRROR THAT MY BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND THE BREAK LIGHT REMAINED ON. I APPLIED MY BRAKE FOOT PEDAL AND THE LIGHT TURNED OFF UNTIL I HAD THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, AFTER I PULLED MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT BACK ON. I VERIFIED THAT MY PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGED. THIS ISSUE IS NOT CONTINUOUS TO THE POINT THAT IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR BUT INTERMITTENT. THE TIMES I NOTICE IT ARE IN THE MORNING, MOST LIKELY BECAUSE I CAN SEE THE LIGHT ILLUMINATE AT THAT TIME OF THE DAY. THE TEMPERATURE THOSE MORNINGS WERE AROUND 60 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN THIS ISSUE IS OCCURRING MY CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK, WHICH MAKES SENSE CONSIDERING MY CAR THINKS I AM APPLYING THE BRAKE. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED WITH MY DEALERSHIP TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE ISSUE AND HAVE ALSO CALLED GM. FROM THE INVESTIGATION I HAVE DONE ONLINE I SEE THAT YOU WERE INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE AND I HOPE THAT YOU ARE CONTINUING. I CURRENTLY DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AND WILL BE BORROWING A FRIENDS VEHICLE FOR MY DAILY COMMUTE UNTIL MY SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT. *TR

MY CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED AT THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, FOR THE FOLLOWING ISSUES. SERVICE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON I.E. ENGINE, TRACTION, AIR BAGS, TIRE PRESSURE, ETC. THE REMOTE ON THE CAR STOPPED WORKING, AND THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD OPEN AND SHUT ON THEIR OWN AT VARIOUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING. I CONTINUOUSLY HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK THE CAR. ON A TOTAL OF 3 OCCASIONS MY CAR WOULD NOT START. I CUT THE CAR OFF AND WENT TO START IT AGAIN AND IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE AND AS I ACCELERATED THE CAR MOVED IN REVERSE. OIL LEAKING. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. PLEASE NOTE IT IS CURRENTLY SITTING FROM THE LAST TIME IT WOULD NOT START. I HAVE RECEIPTS TOTALING OVER 3,000.00 FOR THIS CAR IN A SHORT PERIOD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, ONLY TO HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK A MONTH LATER AND WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW BATTERY. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHEN IT STOPPED I HAD JUST GOTTEN THE CAR OUT OF THE SHOP AND 2 DAYS LATER IT STOPPED RUNNING. I PAID FOR A TOW AND WENT TO PICK IT UP FROM THE DEALER WHO COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THEN THE NEXT WEEK IT STOPPED RUNNING AGAIN, WHERE IT IS SITTING NOW. *TR UPDATED 03/07/14*LJ UPDATED 03/18/2014* JS

EVER SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT MY CAR A 2008 SATURN AURA USED . MY BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AND STAY FOR NO REASON AND WHEN THEY ARE ON I CAN NOT USE MY CRUISE CONTROL. AND WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF. SO IF I'M DRIVING 60 AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON AND NEED TO SLOW DOWN AND BRAKE THEY GO OFF I COULD GET REAR ENDED WHICH ALMOST HAPPENED TONIGHT. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND ALL THEY DID WAS GREASE SOMETHING IT DID NOT WORK!!!! I WILL BE GETTING A TICKET FROM OUR LOCAL SHERIFF BECAUSE I LIVE IN A SMALL OWN AND HE HAS SAID SOMETHING TO ME. IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. PLEASE HELP I DO NOT FEEL SAFE TRANSPORTING MY FAMILY . I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT OVER THE PHONE MONTHS AGO AND NEVER HEARD ANYTHING. *TR