2008 SATURN AURA Complaints

ONCE AGAIN(4TH TIME OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD),I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR STEERING VIBRATION AND CLICKING NOISE WHEN I TURN. THE CONSTANT FAILURES IN THE STEERING EQUIPMENT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE IS MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING EQUIPMENT. *TT

AFTER HAVING THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED (23,330 MILED), I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR STEERING VIBRATION AND NOISE WHEN TURNING AGAIN AT 25158 MILES. THE DEALER ORDERS PARTS, AND THE PARTS ARE REPLACED ON 1/12/2010. *TT

THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM OF VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS HAS PROGRESSED TO A CLICKING SOUND WHEN MAKING ALL TURNS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN ON 9/8/2009, THE DEALER ORDERED REPLACEMENT INTERMEDIATE STEERING PARTS. ON 9/28/2009, THE PARTS WERE REPLACED. *TT

I REPORTED A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS, BUT THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *TT

INTERMITTENT STEERING AT ANY SPEED AND STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES WHEN PARKED IDLING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE GEAR SELECTOR INTO DRIVE; HOWEVER THE SHIFTER FAILED TO RESPOND AND REMAINED IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE FRACTURED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA11015 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: GEAR POSITION INDICATION; PRNDL). THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 01/10/12*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND EXITED. UPON EXITING, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,689.

DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKEN. SEAT WOULD NOT MOVE AND WAS SLIDING WHILE BEING DRIVEN. SEAT WAS REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. DRIVERS SEAT FRAME BROKE AGAIN NOVEMBER, 2011. PART OF THE SEAT WOULD NOT MOVE. INSPECTION SHOWED THE FRAME WHICH ANCHORS IT TO THE FLOOR WAS BROKEN AGAIN. THIS CAR IS A 1 OWNER, NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE STOPPED WITH THE GEAR IN DRIVE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE CONTACT SWITCHED THE GEAR TO PARK AND NOTICED THAT THE GEAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN PARK. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND MORE OFTEN WHEN THE WEATHER WAS WARM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11015 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.