2007 SATURN AURA Complaints

DRIVING VEHICLE AND TURNING CAUSES A CLUNK IN THE STEERING SYSTEM. HAD DEALER LOOK AT IT, AND STATED IT IS THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. HAPPENS AT MOST SPEEDS WHEN TURNING. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

1DRIVING VEHICLE WITH DRIVER AND PASSENGER IN THE CAR. STOP TO LET PASSENGER OUT AT THEIR DESTINATION. PASSENGER GETS OUT OF THE CAR. A FEW SECONDS AFTER PASSENGER EXITS, THE CHIMES GO OFF AND "SERVICE AIRBAG SOON" INDICATORS LIGHT UP AND REMAIN ON TIL VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. VEHICLE WAS NOT PUT INTO PARK WHEN DROPPING THE PASSENGER OFF, AND DOORS WERE UNLOCKED FROM SWITCH. THIS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 51,000.

I OWN A 2007 SATURN AURA XR WITH THE 3.6L V6 ENGINE. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION, IT MAKES A MOANING/GROANING NOISE WHICH EMANATES THOUGH OUT THE PASSENGER CABIN, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE SOUND GETS REALLY LOUD. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE STEERING PUMP OR OTHER MECHANICAL PART. I HAVE BEEN READING SATURN BOARDS AND WITH THIS VEHICLE, THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE THAT I HAVE MENTIONED. I HAVE NOT TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OUT OF SERVICE WARRANTY. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2007 SATURN AURA XR THAT WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST 2007. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY I HAD TO BRING THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER IN SEPT 2007 TO INVESTIGATE "SERVICE AIR BAG" AND "ESC" WARNING LIGHTS. ADDITIONALLY, I BEGAN NOTICING THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. THEY WOULD BE ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THEN WOULD GO OFF WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THIS MADE FOR VERY UNSETTLING DRIVING. I HAD TO BRING THE CAR BACK TO SATURN TWICE IN 2007 TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM BUT I HAS STARTED AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALER THAT NOW PROVIDES SERVICE FOR SATURN CUSTOMERS ON JUNE 22, 2010 TO ADDRESS THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS AND SUPPOSEDLY "FIXED" IT. WELL THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. YOU CAN REMOTE START THE CAR AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. YOU CAN TURN THE CAR ON NORMALLY,, DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE BUT FAIL TO GO OFF. THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT DOESN'T APPEAR TO WANT TO WORK CORRECTLY EITHER. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING. DOES ANYONE KNOW THE CORRECT SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM? PS-MY MILEAGE IS 18,000 MILES. *TR

TRIED TO SET MY CRUISE CONTROL UNDER NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS AND IT WOULDN'T SET. I INADVERTENTLY APPLIED THE BRAKE A FEW MINUTES LATER WHILE STILL TRYING TO SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AND I NOTICED MY "CRUISE ENGAGED" LIGHT APPEARED. AS I CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKE, THE CAR TRIED TO MAINTAIN THE CRUISE SPEED. I COULD ONLY DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL MODE BY SWITCHING CRUISE CONTROL TO THE OFF POSITION. THE SITUATION IS REPEATABLE. UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE CRUISE WILL NOT ENGAGE. WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED, THE CRUISE WILL ENGAGE AND WILL CONTINUE TO TRY TO HOLD SPEED AS THE BRAKE IS APPLIED WITH EVEN GREATER FORCE - GIVING THE APPEARANCE THAT THE CAR IS ACCELERATING (OR TRYING TO ACCELERATE BACK TO THE SET SPEED). *TR

I DRIVE A 2007 SATURN AURA AND RECENTLY THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TALKED WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT SATURN AND THEY STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $1200+ TO REMOVE THE PASSENGER SEAT AND FIX THE SENSOR. ALSO THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR SENSOR THAT TELLS YOU THAT THE DOOR IS CLOSED MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DOOR, IT TELLS YOU THAT THE DOOR IS AJAR WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY CLOSED. TO FIX THAT WOULD COST ABOUT $420. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 SATURN AURA XE. THE PROBLEM IS THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ACTUALLY GO OFF! THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AND SOMETIMES IT CAN GO A FEW DAYS WITHOUT HAPPENING. THE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS OCCASIONALLY ALSO. WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, SATURN REPLACED THE BRAKE SENSOR AND THAT TOOK CARE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT THE PROBLEM IS NOW HAPPENING AGAIN AND UNFORTUNATELY, THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. DRIVING WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED IS A TRAFFIC HAZARD AND CERTAINLY TRYING TO STOP WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE WITHOUT LIGHTS IS AN EVEN BIGGER HAZARD!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING THE AIR BAG WAS OFF. HE STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED OR UNOCCUPIED. THE WEIGHT OF THE PASSENGER WOULD VARY FROM 120 TO 200 POUNDS AND THE FAILURE WOULD PERSIST. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 05/19/2010. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH; PROCEEDING TO A STOP. THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE ROTORS WERE TURNED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,000.