2008 SATURN AURA Complaints

CRUISE CONTROL BECAME DISENGAGED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WOULD NOT RE-ENGAGE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP. ALSO, THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE REVERSED FUNCTIONALITY; BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE BUT WILL REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN NO PRESSURE IS APPLIED. *TT

DOOR LOCKS WILL UNLOCK AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON THEIR OWN DOOR LOCK SWITCHES ARE UNRESPONSIVE ONLY MANUAL LOCKING OR KEYLESS ENTRY FOB WILL LOCK OR UNLOCK WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. AS A SAFETY MEASURE I THOUGHT THE KEYLESS ENTRY WAS DISABLED DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. *TT

TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE 2008 SATURN AURA XE: THE TRANS. SHIFT CABLE IN MY 2008 SATURN AURA WITH 47,305 MILES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR WOULD NOT START, I TRIED TO HAVE A PASSERBY JUMP THE VEHICLE BECAUSE INITIALLY I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS THE BATTERY. WHEN HE LIFTED THE HOOD AND BEGAN TO PLACE THE CABLES ON THE BATTERY THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD ALMOST KNOCKING HIM DOWN. LUCKILY I WAS IN THE CAR AND FELT THE VEHICLE MOVE AND PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PUSHING ON THE SHIFTER TO THE POSITION FOR PARK BELIEVING THAT MAYBE IN ERROR I HADN'T HAD THE VEHICLE IN PARK BUT IT WAS IN PARK ALREADY - I THEN APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER CAME TO TOW THE VEHICLE I EXPLAINED I COULDN'T GET THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND THAT IT HAD MOVED ALMOST RUNNING OVER SOMEONE. HE SAT IN THE VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND STARTED THE CAR STATING THAT IT WAS IN NEUTRAL SAFETY MODE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE WAS STRETCHED OR BROKEN. THE CABLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY ME AND WASN'T COVERED UNDER A RECALL OR WARRANTY. *TT

I HAVE A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CAR WAS PARKED WITH NOBODY INSIDE IT AND THE, KEYS REMOVED, IN A PARKING LOT WITH A VERY SLIGHT INCLINE. WHILE MY WIFE WAS INSIDE A STORE THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD 100 FEET ONLY TO BE STOPPED BY A PARKING BLOCK. THE PRNDL STILL SHOWED THE VEHICLE AS BEING IN PARK. *TT

I HAVE A 2008 SATURN AURA. CAR FAILS TO ENGAGE IN PARK 75% OF THE TIME, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS HOT. DOES NOT ALLOW CAR TO AUTO-UNLOCK, NOT BE ABLE TO BE RESTARTED UNLESS SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, CAUSES CAR TO ROLL UNLESS EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ENGAGED........DEALER CLAIMS SHIFTER CABLE IS CRACKED AND IS CHARGING $360 TO REPLACE.......I NOTICED A RECALL FOR ALMOST THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON THE 2009 AURA....SHOULD THIS MODEL YEAR BE INCLUDED ALSO? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD AFTER SHIFTING INTO PARK GEAR. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED SHE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO COVER HALF OF THE EXPENSES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 56,000.

REAR DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK STOPPED WORKING INITIALLY, THEN DRIVERS DOOR STOPPED WORKING RANDOMLY, NOW ALL ARE WORKING RANDOMLY. ALSO, GEAR SHIFTER WHEN IN PARK, IS NOT ALWAYS ENGAGED AN HAS ROLLED. THIS ALSO SEEMS TO CAUSE THE CAR NOT TO START AT TIMES AS IT DOESN'T THINK IT IS IN PARK, GIGGLE THE GEAR SHIFT AND IT WILL START. THESE ARE SAFETY ITEMS AND I DON'T BELIEVE THEY ARE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ITEMS THAT SHOULD BE GOING AT 50,000 ISH MILES.

I DROPPED MY SON OFF AT SCHOOL TODAY. WHEN I ARRIVED, I DID NOT PUT THE CAR IN PARK. HE EXITED THE CAR, CLOSED THE DOOR, AND I DROVE AWAY. ABOUT 100 YARDS LATER, I MADE A LEFT TURN, AND THE PASSENGER DOOR FLEW OPEN. HAD SOME ONE BEEN IN THAT SEAT, THEY COULD HAVE FALLEN OUT EASILY. I TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR, BUT IT WOULD NOT LATCH. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRIED AGAIN. IT STILL DID NOT LATCH. I LOCKED AND UNLOCKED THE DOOR USING THE POWER LOCK SWITCH, AND THAT ONLY WORKED AFTER TWO OR THREE TIMES. LATER ON MY WAY HOME, I STOPPED AT THE STORE. TURNED THE CAR OFF, GOT OUT AND SHUT THE DOOR. AGAIN, IT DID NOT LATCH, AND WENT THROUGH THE SAME PROCEDURE. THEN A REPEAT SITUATION WHEN RETURNING HOME. I CALLED SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO SET UP AN APPT WITH MY GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE BETWEEN $50 AND $100 TO JUST HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. REALLY? TO ME, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND IN MY OPINION SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FREE OF CHARGE.

CLUNKING NOISE AND FEEL FROM THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN AREA WHEN TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS OR A STOP. I DO NOT HAVE THE CAR WITH ME BUT THERE ARE 3 MODELS, MY MODEL IS THE SIX CYLINDER 3.5 ENGINE. *TR

SQUEALING NOISE IN SATURN AURA 2008 STEERING COLUMN WHEN ENGINE WARMS UP..SOME LOSS OF STEERING POWER ASSIST WHEN THIS HAPPENS. CHEVY DEALER SAID PREMATURE FAILURE OF POWER STEERING UNIT..MUST BE REPLACED FOR $900. HAD PROBLEMS SINCE CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM DEALER USED WITH 44,000 IN FEB 2010. *TR