2007 SATURN AURA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN MAY OF 2007. THE FOLLOWING YEAR SHE HEARD A NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES REGARDING THE NOISE AND THE DEALER LUBRICATED THE STEERING COLUMN SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE POWER STEERING COLUMN.

WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN OR ON THE HIGHWAY THE ROAD WAS NOT LEVEL AND WAS SLOPING DOWN TO THE RIGHT AND WITH THE "HYDRAULIC STEERING" YOU DO NOT HAVE A HARD GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND YOU ARE NOT EXPECTING IT, THE CAR WILL GO TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT DEPENDING ON THE SLOP OF THE ROAD. IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE HIGHWAY MAKES A LONG GRADED CURVE, DEPENDING WHETHER IT IS A RIGHT OF LEFT CURVE, THE CAR WANTS TO CATAPULT YOU TO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAT YOU ARE TURNING. I AM NOW ON MY 3RD. RACK AND PINION STEERING THAT WAS CHANGED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND HYDRAULIC FLUID HAS BEEN ADDED ANOTHER 2 OR 3 TIMES. THE OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND I HAVE BEEN PULLED TO THE RIGHT OFF THE ROAD AND BENT SEVERAL RIMS, WHICH I HAD TO REPLACE. AND SATURN SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I WENT TO LEMON LAW AT THE BBB, BUT WHEN I WALKED IN THE DOOR I KNEW I WAS WASTING MY TIME, WHEN THE ARBITRATOR WAS DRIVING A CORVETTE AND THE PEOPLE WORKING FOR BBB WERE DRIVING SATURN VUE'S. EVEN THE WINDOW STICKER DOES NOT MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT POWER STEERING OR THE SALES BROCHURE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE APRIL 30, 2008. *TR

SINCE BUYING MY SATURN AURA IN MARCH 2007 MY LIFE HAS BEEN A COMPLETE HEADACHE. I FIRST HAD TO TAKE MY CAR INTO THE SHOP WITH ONLY 2300 MILES ON IT FOR RACK AND PINION TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NO LESS THAN EVERY 6 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS TWO TIMES, MOTOR MOUNT, PASSENGER AIR BAG, SUNROOF DRAIN, WATER PUMP, COOLANT CROSSOVER PIPE, WATER RESERVOIR, STEERING SHAFT AND MORE. NOW MY RACK AND PINION IS BAD AGAIN AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. ALSO THERE IS A MAJOR RATTLE IN FRONT OF CAR AND SQUEAL COMING FROM FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THEY TELL ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND CANNOT DUPLICATE. JUST RECENTLY I HAVE STARTED TO NOTICE THAT MY CAR STEERING IS FUNNY AND ALSO THAT IT CUTS OUT OR ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN. I AM PLANNING ON GETTING IT BACK IN AGAIN TO THE SHOP SOON. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN AND WANT SOMETHING DONE TO STOP ALL THE PROBLEMS. *TR

THE LEFT REAR MOUNTING BRACKET ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT WELD BROKE. THIS IS PART OF THE SEAT AND IS WELDED TO A BAR INSIDE THE REAR PART OF THE SEAT. THIS AND THE OTHER THREE SEAT BRACKETS THEN RIDE INSIDE THE MOVEMENT GUDES. WITH THIS BRACKET BROKEN OFF THE SEAT, THE SEAT IS HELD IN PLACE BY ONLY THE THREE REMAINING BRACKETS. THE LEFT REAR OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT FLOATS. *TR

SATURN AURA HAS ALREADY BEEN IN THE SHOP ALMOST 30 DAYS IN THE PAST YEAR. IT HAS 32,000 MILES ON IT AND NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME I NEED NEW BACK BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS TURNED. IT MAKES A HORRIBLE HIGHPITCHED SCREECHING NOISE WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES, WHEN YOU TURN, AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU ARE JUST GOING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

2007 SATURN AURA HYBRID REAR LIGHTS COLLECTING CONDENSATION NOT PROPERLY SEALED BOTH SIDES HENCE REAR NIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL NOT CLEARLY SEEN BY OTHER DRIVERS FROM BEHIND. POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS ESPECIALLY DURING WINTER SEASON. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE REAR LIGHTS WERE REPLACED BUT STILL ISSUE IS THERE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 SATURN AURA XR, GREAT CAR, BUT WHEN YOU HIT BUMPS, OR CROSS LANES WHERE THERE IS UNEVEN PAVEMENT THE STEERING OVER REACTS REGARDLESS OF HOW HARD YOU HOLD THE WHEEL. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO MOVE IN THE DIRECTION THAT THE UNEVEN PAVEMENT THROWS IT TOWARD, SO YOU HAVE TO OVER COMPENSATE QUICKLY BEFORE YOU HIT ANOTHER CAR NEXT TO YOU OR A GUARD RAIL. IT OFTEN FEELS LIKE THE POWER STEERING IS NOT RESPONSIVE ENOUGH BY THE SECOND AS IT'S NEEDED. NOW I HAVE DRIVEN A CHEVY MALIBU 08, WHICH IS THE SAME PLATFORM/CAR TO TEST THE STEERING, AND THE STEERING FELT SOLID AND HELD TOO IN THE SAME ROUTE. SO I THINK YOU NEED TO LOOK INTO GM'S POWER STEERING THAT THEY HAVE PUT INTO THE SATURN AURA, AS IT IS WAY TOO OVER REACTIVE, AND CREATES VIOLENT UNDERSTEER. *TR

BACK BRAKES WERE FEELING DIFFERENT AND WHEN I HAD CAR INPECTED FOUND THAT IT NEEDED BACK BRAKES AND ROUTERS. MY CAR HAD ONLY 38000 MILES ON IT. I FOUND THIS TO BE VERY UNUSUAL ALSO. HAD THEM REPLACED AND ALL IS GOOD FOR NOW. *TR

SATURN 2007 AURA REAR BRAKES FAIL DUE TO MANUFACTURE PART DEFECT. OUR LEASED SATURNS REAR BRAKES BEGAN GRINDING 3 WEEKS AGO. WE HAD THE SATURN DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT. THEY SAID THE BRAKE PADS WERE SHOT AND HAVE DUG INTO THE ROTORS. THE FRONT BRAKES SHOW LITTLE WARE. SATURN SAID THAT IT IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR THE REAR BRAKES TO FAIL BEFORE THE FRONT, HOWEVER GM INVESTIGATED AND OFFERED NO EXPLANATION FOR THE FAILURE. GM CLOSED THE CASE (71-776581112) STATING THEY DETERMINED THEIR WAS NO DEFECT. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT THE REAR BRAKES WORE THIS FAST AND FAILED THIS QUICK. *TR

I PURCHASED MY CAR NEW OFF THE LOT WHILE OUT OF STATE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM UNSATISFIED WITH SATURN THAT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO LOOK INTO THESE ISSUES AND FIX, REPAIR OR REPLACE THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. UNLESS CONTINUOUSLY MY EXPENSE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE LIT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND WHEN YOU PLACE YOUR FOOT ON THE PEDAL AND APPLY PRESSURE, THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF, THUS REMOVING YOUR FOOT FROM PETAL, 8 SECONDS, THE LIGHTS FOR MY BRAKES ARE BACK ON. MIND YOU WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKE, THE LIGHTS GO OFF, SO EXPLAIN THIS TO THE OFFICERS THAT STOP ME, AND GIVE ME A TICKET FOR REPAIR BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN STOPPING!! NOT TO MENTION THE TIMES OF BEING ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE! GETTING IT FIXED AND IT CONTINUES TO REOCCUR IS GETTING OLD. DOES SOMEONE REALLY HAVE TO BE KILLED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN GENERAL WITH THE ROTORS AND PADS HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT REPAIR REPLACE FACTOR. I HAVE REPLACED BRAKE PADS, HAD ROTORS TURNED, HAD THEM REPLACED, ETC MINIMUM OF EVERY 10,000 MILES DUE TO THE ROTORS BEING WARPED, CAUSING SEVERE SHAKING IN THE FRONT END. SERVICE GARAGE AT SATURN DEALER JUST SAYS THIS IS A CONTINUED PROBLEM WITH THE AURA VEHICLES, BUT NOTHING IS GETTING RESOLVED. AGAIN, DOES SOMEONE REALLY HAVE TO BE KILLED TO GET THESE REAL ISSUES SETTLED? THESE ARE ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES, NOT WITH SOMETHING MINOR. AGAIN, ISSUES WITH THE AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT COMING ON, AND THE GARAGE NOT FINDING A REPEATING ERROR, OCCURS YET OCCASIONALLY. FIX BY TURNING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING. INFLATE TIRE SIGNAL REPEATEDLY OCCURS, YET TO FIND ACTUAL CAUSE FOR THIS ISSUE. THESE ARE THE REAL CONCERNS I HAVE WITH THIS VEHICLE, MINOR ISSUES ARE THE DOORS FILLING WITH WATER, PEALING OF INTERIOR ON BLACK AREAS OF DOOR MOLDING, HANDLES. FAILURE OF INCREASE OF IMMEDIATE SPEED WHEN WANTING EXTRA POWER TO PASS OR COMING IN ON RAMP TO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND DOES NOT KICK DOWN IMMEDIATELY. *TR