2007 SATURN AURA Complaints

MY 2007 SATURN AURA FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY TODAY THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION MISSED GEARS THEN WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR RESULTING IN NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY, PARK AND CALL A WRECKER TO TAKE TO THE DEALER. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MARCH 2007 AND AS NOTED ONLY HAVE 70,900 MILES ON THE CAR. THIS CAR HAS HAD ALL MAINTENANCE WORK DONE AND HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF BY ME AND MY WIFE. AFTER PARKING THE CAR I COULD DO NOTHING WITH IT OTHER THAN START IT AND MOVE IT IN FIRST GEAR ONLY TO GET IT IN POSITION FOR THE WRECKER TO PICK UP. THE CAR HAD TO BE PUSHED BACKWARD AS THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTER WOULD GO INTO REVERSE BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND IT WOULD NOT GO BACKWARDS. THIS INCIDENT WAS VERY SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF DIFFERENT GEARS BUT THIS STOPPED WHEN IT DROPPED TO 1ST GEAR RESULTING IN THE CAR QUICKLY LUNGING SLOWER WITH VERY HIGH RPM NUMBERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE POSITION SENSOR WOULD CONTINUE TO FAIL, CAUSING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHT TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURE NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 05/16/12*LJ UPDATED 05/25/12

MY CAR IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT THE OTHER REPORTS HAVE MENTIONED. I HAVE NOTICED IT OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. YESTERDAY I ATTEMPTED TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND IT KEPT ROLLING BACKWARDS LIKE IT WAS IN REVERSE. THE LOCKS ON THE CAR WILL UNLOCK WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THAT CLEARLY DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR WAS IN PARK. IT TOOK ME SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET IT TO ACTUALLY SHIFT INTO PARK. ANOTHER TIME I ATTEMPTED TO PUT MY CAR INTO PARK, IT DIDN'T SHIFT, AND I HAD TO PUT ON MY EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO GET OUT. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY CAR ABOUT 45 MINUTES LATER, MY CAR WOULDN'T START. I THEN HAD TO PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL AND START IT THAT WAY. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS IMMEDIATELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THE GEAR SHIFTER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS ACTUALLY IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

ONLY 2 MONTHS OLD, PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT, WOULD READ OFF WHEN A NORMAL SIZE ADULT WAS IN THE SEAT. ALSO "ON STAR" REPORTED AIR BAG INOPERATIVE. ALWAYS HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH REAR PADS WEARING OUT WAY BEFORE THE FRONT. STEERING WHEEL LOCK DOES NOT LOCK, AND I NOTED THIS AFTER 2 YEARS, AS MY WIFE IS THE MAJOR DRIVER OF THE CAR. I WAS SO SICK OF THE DEALER, I REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, ROTORS, WITH BREMBO, AND USED QUALITY PADS. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN AFTER GM! THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS! *TR

THE CAR FIRST HAD PROBLEMS STARTING IN PARK ON OR AROUND MARCH 9TH AND THEN AS THE DAYS WENT ON THE PROBLEM WOULD GET WORSE, THEN ON THE 16TH OF MARCH 2012 I PARK IN A LOT TO GO INTO THE STORE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK. THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED THE CAR DRIVING FORWARD WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE AND I ALMOST HIT THE CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATES AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WENT FROM 65 TO 40 ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. THE DASH DISPLAYED SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. THE CARS SPEED DROPPED SO FAST I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A SEMI. LUCKILY I GLANCED UP IN TIME NOT TO GET REAR ENDED. THE CAR IS NOW RUNNING FINE. AFTER LOOKING THROUGH SOME SITES IT APPEARS A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE AND NOT EVEN WITH HIGH MILES SOME HAD IT WITH 3600 MILES ON THERE CAR. ALSO THE ONES THAT DID SEEK SERVICE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE ISSUE AND KEPT REOCCURING. *TR

PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AS EXITED VEHICLE IT ROLLED AWAY AND STUCK ME. FOUND SHIFT CABLE RUBBING HEATER HOSE CAUSING PRESSURE CABLE AND IT BROKE. *TR

AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN REVERSE AND THEN PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE TO LEAVE, THE CAR "ACTED" AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND WOULDN'T MOVE. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND IT DID IT AGAIN. THEN ON THE THIRD TRY ALL APPEARED FINE. HOWEVER MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR TODAY AND AS SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD AT APPROX 45-50 MPH THE CAR APPEARED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN AND SHE HAD NO GAS PEDAL CONTROL. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. SHE TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT MOVED FORWARD IN DRIVE FOR A MOMENT AND THEN IT APPEARED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL AGAIN AND SHE COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL. THEN SHE TRIED TO USE REVERSE AND REVERSE DID NOT WORK AT ALL. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WON'T DRIVE PROPERLY. THIS IS VERY FRIGHTENING BECAUSE SHE WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD AND THE CAR LITERALLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. *TR

WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE IN A PARKING LOT ON A HILL, THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD DOWN THE HILL AND INTO THE CURB INSTEAD. THE SHIFTER CABLE HAD BROKEN SO THE CAR WAS ACTUALLY STILL IN DRIVE. KNOWN DEFECT ON THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. *TR