2007 SATURN AURA Complaints

PULLED VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT AND WHEN PLACED IN PARK MY LOCKS DID NOT POP UP, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS ODD SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF. COULD NOT RESTART THE CAR. HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT IT AND HE COULD START IT IN NEUTRAL, BUT ONCE HE DROVE AROUND AND PARKED AGAIN, CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK OR REVERSE....ONLY DRIVE. HAD TO PLACE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SO THE CAR WOULD NOT ROLL. WHEN I SHIFTED THE GEAR IT WOULD NOT CATCH. I COULD PULL IT ALL THE WAY DOWN FROM PARK TO DRIVE. *TR

FOR DAYS LEADING UP TO EVENT, I WOULD SHIFT INTO PARK BUT CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO ACTUALLY SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK, E.G. IF I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, WHILE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN PARK POSITION, CAR WOULD IDLE FORWARD OR BACK. ON THE DAY OF PART FAILURE, I ARRIVED HOME FROM WORK, COULD NOT GET THE CAR INTO PARK, SO I SET THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TURNED CAR OFF. AFTER 10 MINUTES, I TRIED TO LEAVE FOR A DR'S APPT AND CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED AND REPLACE GEAR SHIFT CABLE. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS COMPLETELY FRAYED. *TR

TWO NIGHTS AGO WHEN I PARKED THE CAR I NOTICED THAT THE DOORS DIDN'T UNLOCK WHEN I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK. I SHUT THE CAR OFF, MANUALLY UNLOCKED THE DOOR, PULLED THE HOOD RELEASE AND STEPPED OUT. THE CAR ROLLED A LITTLE. I JUMPED BACK IN AND APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE. I TRIED TO START THE CAR TO MOVE IT FORWARD BUT IT WOULD NOT START, LIKE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. AFTER CHECKING THE BATTERY CONNECTIONS ETC. I REALIZED THAT THE REMOTE KEY FOB OPERATED THE LOCKS JUST FINE SO POSSIBLY NO BATTERY ISSUE. I MOVED THE SHIFTER TO N TURNED THE KEY AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. MOVED THE SHIFTER TO PARK, AGAIN NOTHING. I MOVED IT TO PARK ONE MORE TIME AND THE DOORS UNLOCKED JUST LIKE NORMAL. SINCE THAT NIGHT EVERYTIME I PARK THE CAR I HAVE TO PLAY WITH THE SELECTOR/SHIFTER A LITTLE TO GET THE TRANS. INTO PARK.I AM NOW GOING TO ALWAYS APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE UNTIL RESOLVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE RECURRED DURING ENGINE START-UP OR WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE AIR BAG MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,992. UPDATED 12/06/11*LJ UPDATED 02/06/12

MY BRAKES LIGHTS CONTINUE TO COME OFF AND ON FOR NO REASON. WHEN MY BRAKES ARE ON AND IM NOT BRAKING, IF I STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE MY LIGHTS GO OFF,OFTEN CAUSING ME TO NEARLY GET REAR ENDED. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS TURNING OFF MY CRUISE CONTROL AT RANDOM. MY LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULDN'T TURN OFF AND I ALMOST GOT SENT THROUGH A TOLL GATE AT 75 MPH WHEN I WAS TRYING TO PULL OVER TO PAY MY TOLL. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN ANYONE ELSE IN LINE WAITING TO PAY THEIR TOLLS I WOULD HAVE SURELY BEEN IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS ON THREE DIFFERENT INCIDENTS AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING FLAW AND ALL OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBLE RISK. BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT, OR WORSE YET KILLED! *TR

THE SHIFT CABLE FAILED WHEN I PARKED THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT. WHEN I GOT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. I OPENED THE HOOD AND CHECKED THE ENGINE. I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND TURNED THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION. I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN. THE CAR STARTED AND I SHIFTED IT BACK INTO PARK. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO SHUT THE HOOD AND THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK IN THE CAR AND APPLY THE BRAKE. I THEN SHIFTED THE CAR BACK TO NEUTRAL AND APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE. THE CAR WAS NO LONGER READING ACCURATELY ON THE SHIFTER. WHEN SHIFTED TO PARK, THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000.

THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION AND THE BCM HAS BEEN REPLACED. THIS WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. WITHIN A MONTH THE ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS BEGAN TO HAPPEN AGAIN.THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND COSTLY ISSUE. I'VE ALMOST BEEN REARENDED MULTIPLE TIMES. FOR SAFETY REASONS I'VE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND GMC SERVICE MECHANICS WITHOUT RESOLUTION. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

"SERVICE AIR BAG" INDICATOR COMES ON AND PASSENGER AIR BAG "ON" SYMBOL GOES OFF OCCASIONALLY AT RANDOM TIMES. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY INFORM ME THAT THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $750. AM UNCERTAIN IF AIR BAG WILL WORK WHEN NEEDED. VERY PREMATURE FAILURE FOR A SAFETY RELATED ITEM. VEHICLE IS 4 1/2 YEARS OLD WITH 47000 MILES AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY SELLING DEALER. *TR

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. I'VE READ ONLINE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR A TON OF OTHER 2007 SATURN AURA OWNERS. I HAVE HEARD THAT THE REPAIR IS WELL OVER $1,000.00 BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO TAKE YOUR PASSENGER SEAT APART TO GET TO THE PROBLEM, & THE LABOR COSTS ALONE ARE PHENOMENAL! IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL??? AIR BAGS ARE VERY IMPORTANT, & IF MINE DON'T WORK, I THINK I SHOULD GET THE COST TO FIX IT (FROM GM) TO PAY FOR THE PROBLEM!!! *TR