2007 SATURN AURA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER ONLY OPERATED WHILE IN REVERSE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THEY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN WORKING SPORADICALLY. SOMETIMES THEY STAY ON, SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT COME ON, AND SOMETIMES THEY WORK OPPOSITE (WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKES THEY GO OFF AND WHEN YOUR ARE NOT ON THE BRAKES THEY COME ON). THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. IT HAS GONE TO A DEALER ONCE ALREADY AND I HAVE ALREADY MADE A SECOND APPOINTMENT WITH THEM FOR THE SAME ISSUE. FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR AT LEAST 3 GM MODELS. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. I DRIVE ON THE PA TURNPIKE EVERY MORNING AT SPEEDS OF 55-65 MPH AND IF MY BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK WHEN I GO TO SLOW DOWN, I AM AT RISK OF SOMEONE HITTING ME AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE SATURN AURA, PONTIAC G6, AND CHEVY MALIBU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL AWAY IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

AT VARIOUS TIMES THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD THEN GO TURN OFF. WITHIN SECONDS OF TAKING YOUR FOOT OFF THE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON. ESSENTIALLY THE PEDAL WAS DOING THE OPPOSITE THAT IT SHOULD.(BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD BE ON WHILE DRIVING AND OFF WHILE BRAKING). THIS ISSUE ALSO CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO TURN OFF RANDOMLY AND TO NOT ENGAGE WHEN SELECTED. EVENTUALLY THE PROBLEM BECAME BAD ENOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR HAD INTERNAL FAULT CAUSING WRONG VOLTAGE BEING RETURNED TO THE BCM. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $227.33. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

WHILE DRIVING ALONG W/CRUISE CONTROL ON IT SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF, AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT APPLYING MY BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON UNTIL I APPLY MY BRAKES THEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE LIGHTS GO OFF I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE & THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON & STAY ON UNTIL I APPLY THE BRAKES AGAIN & THE CRUISE WILL NOT WORK WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT ARE ON & WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR I HAVE TO PUSH REAL HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALMOST EVERYDAY FOR MONTHS NOW. I'VE HAD MECHANICS CHECK IT OUT THEY REPLACED STOP LIGHT SWITCH & CLEANED CONTACTS & RESET COMPUTER BUT NOTHING WORKS, GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD HAVE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS IN A BAD ACCIDENT. *TR

TWO TIMES ? I ORIGINALLY HAD THE DRIVERS SEAT FRAME REPLACED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY IN APRIL 2009. RECENTLY IN DECEMBER 2012 IT BROKE AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY THE SEAT FRAME IS A POORLY ENGINEERED PRODUCT. THE ISSUE CAUSES THE SEAT TO LEAN INTO THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE AND ROCK WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT AND SOMETIMES IT SIMPLY CLUNKS DOWNWARDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE FACT THAT THE CLUNKING DOWN IS SUDDEN, IT IS QUITE STARTLING AND VERY DISTRACTING FROM WHAT'S IS GOING ON ROAD. I ATTEMPTED TO SECURE SOME ASSISTANCE OR FINANCIAL OFFSET FOR THE SECOND SEAT FRAME THROUGH GM?S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER TO NO AVAIL. THE CAR SAT AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR FIVE DAYS WHILE GM'S CAC SUPPOSEDLY DELIBERATED ON MY REQUEST AND ONLY TO RETURN IT TO ME IN WORST CONDITION DUE TO THEIR INSPECTION. I'M NOT A SUPER HEAVY GUY, I AVERAGE 230 LBS. GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PART WITH THE COMPLAINTS LISTED HERE AND THE NUMEROUS WEB PAGES ALSO DESCRIBING THE PARTS FAILURE. I HAVE OWNED SEVEN GM CARS BUT I'LL BE SURE NOT TO GIVE GM NOT ONE PENNY MORE THEN THE EVENTUAL REPAIR OF THIS ISSUE. IT LEAVES ME WONDERING WHY DID WE AMERICAN'S ALLOWED THE BAIL OUT OF THIS COMPANY? *TR

I WAS JUST INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY 2007 SATURN AURA NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS ONLY ABOUT 72,000 MILES ON IT. THIS SEEMS HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS. *TR

THE FIRST TIME MY CAR WAS PARKED, AND MY KEYS WERE IN MY PURSE, I WAS GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF MY TRUNK. MY CAR MOVED FORWARD AND HIT THE CONCRETE PILLAR IN THE PARKING GARAGE, MY BUMPER WAS DAMAGED ON THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE. THIS SCARED ME. THE SECOND TIME MY 77 YEAR OLD MOTHER WAS SITTING IN THE CAR,THE CAR WAS IN PARK THE KEYS WERE REMOVED AND IN MY PURSE, MY CAR MOVED BACKWARD. MY MOTHER WAS FREAKED OUT,AND SHE WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE CAR WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR. THE 3RD TIME WAS JUST LAST WEEK, AGAIN MY CAR WAS PARKED, MY KEYS WERE IN MY POCKET AND MY CAR MOVED FORWARD AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. *TR