2007 SATURN AURA Complaints

I PUT MY CAR INTO PARK AND SHUT IT OFF, I WENT TO GET IN THIS MORNING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START AS IF IT WAS IN DRIVE STILL, I SHIFTED IT BACK AND FOURTH AND THEN FINALLY GOT IT TO START, I PUT IT IN REVERSE TO BACK UP BUT IT ACCELERATED FORWARD. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO BUT IT DID NOT OUTLINE THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM, AFTER TALKING TO GM THEY WILL BE TOWING MY VEHICLE 60 MILES AWAY TO THE NEAREST DEALER THAT CAN WORK ON THIS PROBLEM. BUT THE ISSUE IS THAT IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THE ENTIRE ISSUE I WOULD HAVE WANTED IT FIXED SOONER AS THIS IS A SCARY THING TO GO THROUGH ESPECIALLY SINCE IT STOPPED ABOUT 4 FEET FROM GOING OVER THE BANK. BUT THE LETTER FROM GM SAID NOT TO DO ANYTHING UNLESS YOU START HAVING PROBLEMS, WELL THE BIG PROBLEM WASN'T THE ISSUE THE BIG PROBLEM WAS WHAT COULD HAPPEN AFTER THE ISSUE, I WISH THEY WOULD HAVE INFORMED US OF SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THEY MADE IT LIKE IT WAS HARD TO SELECT GEARS, NOT LIKE YOU WOULD DRIVE WHEN TRYING TO REVERSE OR BEING IN PARK. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COMPUTER GLITCH AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT REQUIRE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 02/15/12*LJ UPDATE 02/17/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAD BEEN ILLUMINATED FROM THE TIME SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE CONTACT HAD ONSTAR CAPTURE THE READING FOR THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE AIRBAG WAS WIRED INCORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE AIRBAG WIRING AND THE SEAT REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED DUE TO THE ONBOARD COMPUTER NOT CAPTURING OR NOT READING THE FAILURE WHEN NEEDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,100. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTIER FAILED WHEN PUTTING IN PARK. SHIFTIER WAS IN PARK AND THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND BEFORE ANY SERIOUS DAMAGE OR INJURY OCCURRED, WE WERE ABLE TO STOP MOVEMENT BY APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA XR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE WAS NOT BEING APPLIED AND WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN TO A MECHANIC OR DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

2007 SATURN AURA XE. CONSUMER STATES SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG HIT AND STUNG HER ON THE ARM VERY HARD, AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO STEER THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, HER SEAT BELT LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE INSTANTLY DIED AND EVERYTHING POWERED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER FINALLY RECEIVED A CALL FROM AN INSPECTOR, WHO STATED THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS SOMEWHAT A NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCE AND WAS UNRELATED TO AN ELECTRIC SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING. IT WAS DETERMINED THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN OUTSIDE SOURCE AND GM WAS NOT AT FAULT. *JB

ON 12/06/11, I WAS BACKING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN MY SHIFT CABLE BROKE. IT MOVED MY TRANSMISSION FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE SENDING MY CAR FORWARD ACROSS THE STREET. I AM THANKFUL IT HAPPENED THERE AND NOT IN A BUSY PARKING LOT SOMEWHERE. I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR STATION SINCE SATURN DOES NOT EXIST ANYMORE. I PICKED AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR STATION. IT TOOK TWO DAYS TO GET THE PARTS DUE TO A NEWLY DESIGNED BRACKET WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE ORIGINALLY INSTALLED. THIS MAKES ME BELIEVE THAT SATURN / GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. SHIFT CABLE & A SHIFT BRACKET WERE REPLACED. PARTS, LABOR AND TAXES CAME TO $322.68. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE FAILED. CAR AT FIRST WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE, AND LATER WOULDN'T GO INTO PARK AND COULD NOT BE STARTED. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH OTHER 2007 SATURN AURAS, AND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PROBLEMS WITH FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE. DESPITE AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA11015, AND ARTICLES IN THE NEWS STATING GM IS OFFERING FREE REPAIRS FOR CUSTOMERS WHO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM, GM SAID THEY HAD NO INFORMATION REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF TO RESET THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

STARTING IN MID-OCTOBER, MY 2007 SATURN AURA BEGAN SHOWING SIGNS THAT THE SHIFT LEVER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. MY CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN PARK WHEN THE LEVER INDICATED IT WAS IN PARK. THE CAR WOULD ACTUALLY DRIFT FORWARD AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I CALLED THE NEAREST SATURN DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE CAR TO A CHEVY DEALER IN CASE IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CHEVY DEALER HAD MY CAR FOR OVER A WEEK TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART AND WAIT FOR IT - IN THE MEANTIME, I WAS PAYING FOR A RENTAL CAR. AFTER THE SHIFTER WAS REPLACED, THE CAR SHOWED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THE VERY NEXT DAY AFTER I PICKED IT UP. THIS TIME, THE CAR NOT ONLY DID NOT ENGAGE IN PARK PROPERLY, BUT IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN WHEN IT WAS IN PARK. THE CAR DID START IN NEUTRAL. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY TIGHTENED A CABLE AT NO CHARGE. THE DAY I PICKED IT UP, I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO WORK AND IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN PARK, AND IT WOULD NOT START IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED FROM WORK. FINALLY, THE CHEVY DEALER REPLACED THE SHIFTER CABLE THAT WAS NOTED TO BE A PROBLEM ON THIS WEBSITE. THIS HAPPENED THE DAY AFTER I FORWARDED THE LINK ABOUT THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER. THE CABLE WAS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE; HOWEVER, I THINK I PAID FOR A NEW SHIFTER UNNECESSARILY CONSIDERING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SHIFTER DID NOT IMPROVE THE PROBLEM. *TR