2008 SATURN AURA Complaints

I TAKE MY VEHICLE AT MARTIN CHEVROLET ON 02/22/2019 FOR THE INCOMPLETE RECALL TO BE FIX AFTER A DAY MY VEHICLE START HAVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AIR BAG TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON TAIL LIGHT NOT WORKING WIPER BLADE STOP WORKING THE CONSEQUENCE THAT ANY OF THE MENTION ISSUES WILL CAUSE FAILURE CONDITIONS INCREASES THE RISK OF FATAL ACCIDENT I WANT ALL THESE ISSUES TO BE RESOLVED.

DOORS TO THE VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT UNLOCK, EITHER WITH KEY FOB, OR FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN THE POWER LOCK BUTTON IS DEPRESSED. AT THIS TIME THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK OR OPEN, EVEN WHEN THE LOCK IS MANUALLY PLACED INTO THE UNLOCK POSITION. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE FACT THAT IN AN EMERGENCY THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR IS UNABLE TO BE OPENED, POSSIBLY CAUSING AN OCCUPANT TO BE TRAPPED. THE REAR DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WITH THE POWER LOCK SWITCH OR KEY FOB. THOSE DOORS ARE ABLE TO BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY. THIS POSES A SECURITY ISSUE AS THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE PROPERLY SECURED. I WOULD LIKE GENERAL MOTORS TO PAY FOR THE NEEDED REPAIRS TO THE DOORS/DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM.

ALL GM VEHICLES WITH V-6 MOTOR FROM 2007 TO 2009. THE VEHICLE WILL LOOSE THE ABILITY TO KEEP GOING FORWARD OR TO BACKUP. CAN HAPPEN AT 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY OR WHILE PARKED AND SHIFT TO BACKUP OR GO FORWARD. ONLY 1ST AND 2ND GEAR WILL WORK. THE CAUSE IS A TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAVE PLATE USED BY GM THAT EXPLODES AFTER VEHICLES HIT 100,000 MILES OR MORE. TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY WITH 6 LANES AND LOST ALL POWER TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD. MAJOR RISK OF BEING REAR-ENDED OR KILLED TRYING TO GET CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY. GM FAILED TO DO A RECALL, INSTEAD GM CHOSE ONLY TO DO A SERVICE BULLETIN SENT TO DEALERS, NOT OWNERS OF THE EFFECTED VEHICLES. WHEN THIS FAULTY WAVE PLATE HITS 100,000 MILES OR MORE IT WILL EXPLODE AND THROW METAL INTO THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION. GM CHOSE TO ONLY DO THE SERVICE BULLETIN. SAID BULLETIN EXPIRED ON AUGUST 21, 2018 AT THE SAME TIME THE 2007-2009 MODELS WERE REACHING OR PASSING 100,000 MILES. ATTACHED IS THE REPAIR BILL FOR $3,370.50 TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION DUE TO A FAULTY CLUTCH WAVE PLATE. SERVICE BULLETIN IS NUMBER14404A. I WANT GM TO PAY ME MY REPAIR COSTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE LIGHTS RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING AND VARIOUS INDICATORS FLASHED ON AND OFF ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 142,000.

I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR AN "ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST" RECALL. DROVE IT THERE, BUT HAD TO TOW IT OFF BECAUSE THE SHIFT CABLE BROKE. IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR, JUST STUCK IN DRIVE. ALSO WONT START NOW I ASSUME BECAUSE IT WONT GO IN PARK. THE LOCK BUTTONS/ WINDOWS DONT WORK EITHER

WHEN I SHUT THE FRONT DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR THEY WON'T STAY SHUT. THIS ONLY HAPPENS IF YOU OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. IT STARTED WITH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FIRST NOW ITS BOTH FRONT DOORS. TO GET IT TO SHUT YOU HAVE TO OIL THE OUTSIDE HANDLE LIKE YOUR GOING TO OPEN THE DOOR. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE!!!! SOMETIMES ALSO THE DOORS WON'T UNLOCK WITH THE CAR IN PARK OR IF I TURN THE CAR OFF.

ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 30 2018, I WAS DRIVING IN THE CHURCH PARKING LOT AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN MY SATURN AURA LOST ALL POWER STEERING ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAD A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING THE CAR TO STRAIGHTEN OUT TO PARK. I TURNED IF OFF AND WHEN I STARTED MY CAR AND IT WAS FINE THE REST OF THE DAY. ON MONDAY OCTOBER 1, 2018 I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY TO GO TO WORK AND AGAIN I LOST AL STEERING POWER. I PULLED BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY, TURNED IT OFF, STARTED IT AND IT WAS FINE; HOWEVER, I WORK 50 MILES FROM HOME AND DID NOT WANT THE CHANCE IT WOULD DO THAT DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. GM WHICH MADE THE SATURN AS OF SEPT 13, 2018 HAS A RECALL ON A NUMBER OF THEIR VEHICLES WITH THIS VERY PROBLEM. IS IT POSSIBLE TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AS THIS CAR IS MADE BY GMC AND IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM? THIS COULD BE VERY SERIOUS IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC.

3RD BRAKE LIGHT IN FEAR WINDOW OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND IS KNOWN ISSUE ON AURAS. ALSO HEADLIGHT ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND THAT IS ALSO INTERMITTENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE REVERSING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE ENGAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

MY VEHICLE HAS HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES FOR A FEW MONTHS. THE POWER LOCKS WILL NOT WORK BUT, RANDOMLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THEY WILL START GOING UP AND DOWN AND THEN IN PARK WHEN I'M NOT IN THE VEHICLE THE DOORS WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOCK BUT, ANY OTHER TIME THEY DO NOT WORK. ALSO 2 DAYS AGO ON MY WAY TO WORK THE POWER STEERING INSTANTLY WENT WHEN I PULLED INTO WORK. I PARKED THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON IT WAS WORKING AGAIN. I'M VERY SCARED OF THIS HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING.