2007 SATURN AURA Complaints

ONE OF THE STRUCTURAL WELDS IN THE DRIVER SEAT FRAME HAS BROKEN LOOSE WHILE DRIVING. I CALLED SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE. THEY SET UP AN APPT WITH MY LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE DEALERSHIP AGREED WITH ME THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE COMPONENT AND IN THEIR EXACT WORDS (NOTHING YOU (THE OWNER) COULD HAVE DONE, WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE WELD TO BREAK) MY GM DISTRICT SPECIALIST WORKED WITH HER MANAGER, THE MANAGER'S FINAL DECISION WAS THAT ONLY HALF THE COSTS ($400 OF THE $800 TOTAL) WOULD BE COVERED SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE MANAGER ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE MANAGER WILL NOT TAKE CALLS FROM CUSTOMERS. I OFFERED TO PROVIDE PICTURES OF THE BREAK AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY CANNOT RECEIVE EMAIL FROM CUSTOMERS. THE PICTURES I HAVE TAKEN CLEARLY DETAIL THE COMPONENT WAS WELDED INCORRECTLY AND THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THIS. THIS IS A STRUCTURAL WELD IN THE FRAME OF THE SEAT THAT SHOULD NOT BREAK REGARDLESS OF THE VEHICLES AGE. *TR

2007 SATURN AURA XE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS INTERMITTENTLY ON AND OFF WITH PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER STATES IT WILL COST $960. TO REPLACE THE PPS MODULE, THE SEAT COIL AND THE HEATER IN THE SEAT. THIS HAS OCCURRED SPORADICALLY SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CARE WITH 35000 MILES ON IT. AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS, IT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

2007 SATURN AURA - PULLED INTO PARKING SPACE FOLLOWING MULTIPLE SHORT TRIPS DURING THE SAME DAY, BRAKED TO A STOP, & TURNED OFF IGNITION. AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DID NOT ENGAGE TO OPEN POSITION, CAR BEGAN ROLLING FORWARD IN SPITE OF SHIFTER BEING IN THE PARK POSITION. THE ONLY NOTICEABLE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR PRIOR TO THIS EVENT STARTED ABOUT 1 MONTH PRIOR WHEN IT APPEARED THAT THE BRAKES WERE RESPONDING A LITTLE SLOWER THAN USUAL WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING.. THE CAR THEN WOULD NOT START, THE CAR ROLLED WHILE THE SHIFTER WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. WHILE THIS AUTO WAS UP ON A JACK STAND IT WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED MOMENTARILY, THE FRONT TIRES WERE SPINNING RAPIDLY IN SPITE OF THE CAR BEING IN THE PARK POSITION. EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO PREVENT CAR FROM ROLLING FORWARD. CAR WAS TOWED TO SERVICE GARAGE, THE SHIFT CABLE AND BRACKET WERE FOUND TO BE BROKEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES ON IT WITH NO KNOWN HISTORY OF DAMAGE . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD APPROXIMATELY ONE CAR LENGTH. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD DIFFICULTIES REMOVING THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM PARK. AFTER THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS STARTING TO JERK WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT A CABLE FOR THE TRANSMISSION COULD POSSIBLY BE LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THE SHIFTER CABLE ON THE TRANSMISSION WAS BROKEN. THE FAILURE PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING IMMEDIATELY. WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED IT WOULD ONLY SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY AND AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THEY STATED THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED BUT IT WOULD COST OVER $500 SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR RELATED WARRANTIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER ANY RECALLS OR WARRANTIES BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 09/15/11*LJ UPDATED 09/16/11

2007 SATURN AURA , 79,000MILES. I AM AN OWNER OF A GM VEHICLE AS WELL AS AN EMPLOYEE OF GM. SUNDAY ,JULY 10, 2011. DROVE CAR FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR RETURNED HOME AND STOPPED IN DRIVE WAY. PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK , TURNED OFF IGNITION , REMOVED KEY AND RELEASED BRAKE. CAR BEGINS TO ROLL DOWN HILL. DEPRESS BRAKE TO STOP CAR. CHECKED THAT PRNDL WAS IN PARK, REINSERTED KEY TO OPERATE GEAR SELECTOR. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK.THEN SET EMERGENCY BRAKE AND LOOKED UNDER HOOD. CABLE CONNECTED TO SELECTOR ON TOP OF TRANSMISSION IS BROKEN AND WILL NOT OPERATE GEAR SELECTOR. THE CAR IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE AND DOES NOT START. EVEN AFTER MANUALLY MOVING SELECTOR FORWARD PARK WILL NOT BE SELECTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. AS THE BRAKES WERE RELEASED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

ON APPROXIMATELY 06/01/2011 I NOTICED A SMALL LEAK UNDER THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. ABOUT 6 DAYS LATER THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD WHINING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING AND WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. I CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL AND FOUND THE RESERVOIR ALMOST EMPTY. I FILLED THE RESERVOIR WITH POWER STEERING FLUID AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY TED & EARLS SERVICE CENTER INC. IN PLYMOUTH MICHIGAN. TED & EARLS SERVICE CENTER DIAGNOSED THE LEAK AS A FAILED RACK AND PINION AND PERFORMED ALL REPAIRS. I FEEL THAT THE RACK AND PINION SHOULD HAVE LASTED MANY THOUSANDS MORE MILES AND ITS PREMATURE FAILURE PRESENTED A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.

OUR CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR. THE CAR WOULD MOVE WHILE THE TRANSMISSION LEVER WAS PLACED IN PARK. THE CAR REMAINED IN DRIVE. THE SAME THING HAPPENED 2 DAYS LATER BUT THE CAR REMAINED IN REVERSE EVEN THOUGH THE SHIFT LEVER INDICATED IT WAS IN PARK. I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALER THE SHIFT CABLE BROKE AND I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR A $460 REPAIR BILL. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS SATURN WITH 32K ON IT, TWO DAYS AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE IT STARTED OVERHEATING AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. IT TOOK THEM A WEEK TO FIX THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY HAD TO COMPLETELY REWIRE A FEW THINGS. ONE MONTH AFTER THAT HAPPENED, I NOTICED WHEN I TURNED I FELT A POPPING IN THE FLOOR BOARD ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I AGAIN CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY HAD ME BRING THE VEHICLE IN AND STATED SOMETHING WAS LOOSE IN THE AXEL SHAFT AND THEY 'FIXED' THE POPPING BY TIGHTENING IT UP. THREE MONTHS FOLLOWING THE ABOVE EVENTS, I NOTICED THE POPPING STARTED AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT BALL JOINT, RACK, AND PINION. I DROVE AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND IMMEDIATELY HAD TO TURN AROUND AND RETURN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. AT THAT POINT THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR FIVE MONTHS STRAIGHT. THEY SAY THEY REPLACED EVERYTHING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN DOWN. EVERY TIME I CALLED FOR AN UPDATE THEY ALWAYS HAD A DIFFERENT ANSWER. I HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS ON THIS CAR 3 TIMES NOW AND IT ONLY HAS 60K. THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY REPLACED THE AIRBAG COIL BUT YET IT CONTINUES TO COME ON. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING CONSTANTLY IN 5TH AND 6TH GEAR. THIS CAR HAS BEEN THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM PRODUCT AGAIN. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH THIS CAR SINCE THE DAY I BROUGHT IT HOME. MY HUSBAND WAS CALLED TO DEPLOY TO IRAQ AND WE HAD A 2 WEEK OLD BABY SO WE HAD TO GET A BIGGER CAR BEFORE HE LEFT. WE ONLY HAD 3 DAYS WHEN HE WAS CALLED UP TO LEAVE (HE WAS INACTIVE RESERVE AND WAS CALLED UP). I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO RESEARCH THIS CAR BEFORE WE BOUGHT IT. IF I COULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN I WOULD NEVER EVEN CONSIDER THIS CAR. READING INTO IT NOW, IT SEEMS A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. *TR