2008 SATURN SKY Complaints

NO BRAKES ON COLD START. FIRST THING IN THE MORNING OR WHEN CAR SIT FOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS. TERRIFIED TO TRY CRUISE CONTROL AS I HEARD IT WILL CAUSE BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS "NORMAL" AND NEEDED TO LET VACUUM BUILD. *TR

I OWN A 2008 SATURN SKY REDLINE. MY VEHICLE SUFFERS THE PROBLEM LISTED IN SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS LOGGED WITH THE NHTSA AND MENTIONED ON MULTIPLE SATURN SKY FORUMS - BRAKE SYSTEM NOT WORKING ADEQUATELY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE ONCE IS HAS SAT OVERNIGHT. TYPICALLY TAKES 30-45 SECONDS TO BUILD SUFFICIENT VACUUM FOR BRAKE SYSTEM TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. NO ACCIDENTS AS I WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE WHEN PURCHASING THE CAR. HOWEVER, IN MY OPINION, IT DOES POSE A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED. *TR

SINCE PURCHASING THE 2008 SATURN SKY IN SEPTEMBER 2007 THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CAR MUST WARM UP BEFORE THE BRAKES WORK PROPERLY. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND I WAS ADVISED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. RECENTLY THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 65 MPH. THE CRUISE DID NOT SHUT OFF, THE BRAKES DID NOT EVEN SLOW THE VEHICLE. EVERY TIME THE CAR HAS GONE BACK TO THE DEALER THEY TELL ME THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. LAST WEEK THEY ADVISED THAT THEY HAD TO RE-CALIBRATE THE BRAKES- THIS DID NOT WORK, I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR, I HAVE NOT USED THE CRUISE CONTROL SINCE. *TR

MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT A 2008 SATURN SKY REDLINE 2.0 TURBO CHARGED 3 WEEKS AGO AND ON APR 17,2008 SHE WAS BACKING OUT OF HER PARKING SPOT AT WORK AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND THE CAR KEPT MOVING NARROWLY MISSING A PARKED CAR BEHIND HER. SHE HAD TO REALLY STOMP ON THE BRAKES AND IT SLOWED SLIGHTLY AND FINALLY STOPPED INCHS SHORT OF THE PARKED CAR. I HAVE READ THAT GM SEEMS NOT TO HAVE THE FIX FOR THIS. THEY SAY WARM THE CAR BEFORE MOVING. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THIS ISSUE AT TIME OF PURCHASE. MY QUESTION IS DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS GETS TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

2008 SKY REDLINE TURBO..NO BRAKES OR VERY HARD BRAKES WHEN FIRST STARTING CAR. CAR HAS ONLY 55 MILES ON IT. *TR

1. LOSS OF POWER BRAKES WHEN THE MOTOR IS WARMING UP 2. LIMITED BRAKES HAVING TROUBLE STOPPING ALL MOST WET THROUGH MY GARAGE WALL 3. THE SATURN DEALER TRIED TO REPROGRAM THE BRAKES TWO DIFFERENT TIMES BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

BRAKES DO NOT WORK WHEN CAR IS FIRST STARTED. RECENTLY THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN I WAS LEAVING THE FREEWAY AND HIT THE OFF RAMP (ON 03/21/08) NEAR MY HOME, I ENDED UP GRABBING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO ASSIST IN STOPPING ME. THAT TIME, HOWEVER, A SVC BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PROMPTLY RESET THE COMPUTER AND TOLD ME IT WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. I CALLED SATURN AND COMPLAINED. THEY CALLED THE DEALER WHO WORKED ON THE BRAKES. AS OF THIS MORNING, IT IS STILL DOING IT. I HAVE TO SAY, I HAVE GREAT TREPIDATION DRIVING THE CAR AT THIS POINT AND WILL NO LONGER PERMIT MY WIFE TO DRIVE OR RIDE IN IT. SATURN NEEDS TO STEP UP THE PROVERBIAL BAT, COME UP WITH A FIX, RECALL ALL AFFECTED UNITS AND FIX THEM ALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR

VACUUM BRAKE DESIGN PROBLEM ON THE 2008 SATURN SKY REDLINE. BRAKES ARE VERY HARD AND TAKE ALOT OF EFFORT TO STOP CAR AT FIRST START UP. AFTER CAR WARMS UP (30-60 SECONDS) VACUUM BUILDS UP AND BRAKES ARE GOOD. *TR

THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY UNTIL THE CAR IS WARMED UP. COULD NOT STOP WHEN BACKING UP. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT 20 MPH ABOUT 25 MINUTES INTO MORNING COMMUTE WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME IMPACTED ANOTHER VEHICLE. AT THIS TIME I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO THE FLOOR ALONG WITH MY CLUTCH. I FELT MY ABS WORKING, BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP IN THE APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET OF SPACE AND I IMPACTED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. INSPECTION AND DAMAGE REPORT TO FOLLOW. I FELT THE CAR SHOULD HAVE STOPPED WITH ROOM TO SPARE GIVEN THE DISTANCE AND PRESSURE APPLIED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. *TR