2009 SATURN AURA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS THE SPEED CONTROL WILL RELEASE AFTER BEING SET OR WON'T SET AT ALL, THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE STEERING GOT JERKY WHILE TURNING CORNERS.

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD "POWER STEERING/SERVICE ESC". POWER ASSIST STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHILE DRIVING, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. DROVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES WITH NO POWER STEERING ASSIST. TURNED THE CAR OFF. RESTARTED THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 3.5 HOURS LATER - MESSAGE WAS NO LONGER ON THE DASHBOARD AND POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS FUNCTIONING. THIS SITUATION IS SIMILAR TO VARIOUS COMPLAINTS RECORDED ON "CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/SATURN/AURA/STEERIG/STEERING.SHTML".

I HAD DRIVEN MY 2009 SATURN AURA IN THE MORNING WITH NO PROBLEM AND PARKED IT IN A PARKING LOT AT MY WORKPLACE. WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO GO HOME I STARTED MY CAR AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I CHECKED THE STEERING AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTED MY CAR. THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE HAD GONE AWAY AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED. I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD A TURNED MY CAR OFF TO DO AN ERRAND. WHEN I CAME BACK AND RESTARTED MY CAR THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME BACK AND I DIDN'T HAVE POWER STEERING AGAIN BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STIFF. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AGAIN AND RESTARTED IT A FEW MINUTES LATER. THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. I STARTED TO DRIVE HOME AND ABOUT 7 TO 10 MINUTES LATER THE POWER STEERING DIDN'T WORK AGAIN SO I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I TURNED MY CAR OFF THE TURNED IT BACK ON A FEW MINUTES LATER. THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. I DROVE A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND THEN THE POWER STEERING TURNED OFF AGAIN. SO I PULLED OVER AGAIN. THIS TIME WHEN I STARTED MY CAR THE POWER STEERING DIDN'T TURN ON AGAIN SO I DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME WITH NO POWER STEERING. I FOUND A RECALL NOTICE ON A WEBSITE. HERE IS THE LINK: HTTPS://WWW.CARS.COM/RESEARCH/SATURN-AURA-2009/RECALLS/ LOOKS LIKE THE RECALL NUMBER IS 14V153000. WHEN I CALLED GM AND SATURN ON THEIR TOLL FREE NUMBER THEY CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THAT WOULD BE BECAUSE THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL ARE IDENTICAL TO MY CAR'S SYMPTOMS. THANK YOU.

POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT. WORKS AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE. HAD SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT ON DEC 27TH TO FIX POWER STEERING ISSUE. WAS UNDER RECALL ISSUED WARRANTY. MISSED APPOINTMENT AFTER TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. WAS DIAGNOSED BU MECHANIC WHO FIXED TRANSMISSION. TOOK IT TO GM DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSED IT WITH SAME PROBLEM. REFUSED TO HONOR WARRANTY BECAUSE IT EXPIRED ON THE 31ST. AND WAS DIAGNOSED A WEEK LATER. EVEN THOUGH HAD SAID ISSUE BEFORE IT EXPIRED AND CONFIRMATION EMAILS TO PROVE IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MAINTENANCE MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED DAN HECHT CHEVROLET BUICK 2400 S BANKER ST, EFFINGHAM, IL 62401(866) 980-2619 HOWEVER, VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,300.

POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING, ONLY WAY TO GET IT BACK IS TO RESTART THE CAR. HAPPENED 4 TIMES WITHIN 30 MINUTES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.

WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL REMAIN LIT UP EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES ARE NOT BEING ENGAGED. MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) LIGHT HAS BEEN POPPING UP ALOT LATELY, ALMOST EVERY TIME THE CAR IS BEING USED, IT HAS POPPED UP ON MY DASH WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED AND WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR, AFTER JUST STARTING UP THE CAR, WHILE STILL BEING IN PARK THE ESC LIGHT WILL SHOW UP AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR, I HAVE TO SHUT OFF THE THE CAR AND RESTART IT.

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE CORRECTLY. THE LIGHTS MAY ILLUMINATE WHILE BRAKES ARE NOT PRESSED AND VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR BRAKES ARE PRESSED AND THE LIGHTS FAIL TO ILLUMINATE.

I HAVE A 2009 SATURN AURA, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED PREVIOUSLY FOR THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE, BUT I FIND NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT ON MY CAR. IT IS ONLY 10 YEARS OLD AND WAS WONDERING IF SOMEHOW IT WAS MISSED OR SOMETHING. IT IS SLIPPING IN THE TRANSMISSION AND I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT IS WORSE IN REVERSE. MY CAR IS NOW PARKED AS I DO NOT WANT TO GET OUT SOMEWHERE AND HAVE THE TRANSMISSION QUIT COMPLETELY. I HAVE NEVER HAD A TRANSMISSION GO OUT THIS QUICK IN A VEHICLE. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL AND I WAS WONDERING IF SOMEHOW MY CAR WAS MISSED OR IF SOMETHING HAPPENED. THANK YOU

TAKATA RECALL INFLATORS AIRBAG LIGHT SHOWS UP ON MY DASH SCREEN WHILE DRIVING NEVER GOES AWAY WHILE THE CAR IN MOTION EVEN WHEN ON IN PARK GEAR. AS SOON AS THE KEY IS INSERTED TO START THE VEHICLE THE READING SHOWS UP AS LONG AS THE CAR IS IN MOTION. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS POSES A RISK BUT I AM CONCERN AS TOO IF THE AIR BAG MIGHT POP OUT WHILE DRIVING. THANK YOU FOR VIEWING. I AM TAKING THIS AS A WARNING THAT IT COULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. ALSO WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR TANK HAS A BLOCKAGE. FLUID DOES NOT COME UP HIGH ENOUGH TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD. THIS MAY OR NOT BE UNDER A RECALL. CONCERN ABOUT DRIVING . DO NOT WANT THE AIR BAG TO POP OUT.