2008 SATURN SKY Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN SKY. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL HARDER THAN NORMAL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. AS OF MARCH 21, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 420. UPDATED 04/14/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT HAPPENED YET AGAIN ON APRIL 3, 2008, THE DEALER STATED THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY EXPECT A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. UPDATED 04/11/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN SKY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REQUIRES EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT IN ORDER TO STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURS AFTER A COLD START AND TYPICALLY AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS. AFTER THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP, THE FAILURE CEASES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 1,191.

I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN MY NEW 2008 SATURN SKY. I'VE HAD TO TAKE IT TO LAS VEGAS 3 TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. AT START UP THERE ARE NO BRAKES FOR THE FIRST 45 TO 60 SECONDS. THE BRAKES GO FROM ROCK HARD, TO CRUNCHY, AND THEN FINALLY WORKING. THE DEALER IS TELLING US NOW, THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. WE WERE NOT WARNED OF THE BRAKES BEFORE WE BOUGHT THE CAR! THE 3RD TIME WE TOOK IT IN FOR THE START UP BRAKE PROBLEM AND FOR THE BRAKES NOT WORKING WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL! THIS HAPPENED TO ME GOING 55 MILES PER HOUR DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND WAS GIVEN A PRINT OUT SAYING THAT THE VEHICLES BRAKES ARE NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE! THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK AGAIN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MILES PER HOUR! THIS CAN NOT BE NORMAL. ANYONE ELSE HAVING CRUISE CONTROL BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2008 SATURN SKY?? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY DECIDE IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR THE BRAKES NOT TO WORK??? ON THIS FORM I PUT THE INCIDENT DATE AS SEPTEMBER, WHICH IS RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE CRUISE CONTROL ISSUE STARTED IN FEB 08. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN SKY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY A 3-4 SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400. UPDATE 04-02-08 *BF

POWER BRAKES DO NOT WORK ON STARTUP WHEN CAR IS PUT IN REVERSE. HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES. RETURNED CAR TO DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED AND THEY SAID THEY REPROGRAMMED THE CAR COMPUTER FOR THIS PROBLEM. DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. RETURNED TO DEALER AND SAID PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. SALESMAN AT DEALERSHIP SAID THE WORK AROUND IS TO PUMP THE BRAKES AFTER STARTUP AND BEFORE PUTTING IN GEAR. IF I DO THIS (PUMP BRAKES A NUMBER OF TIMES AFTER STARTUP) THEN THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RETURNED. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 SATURN SKY REDLINE WITH 700 MILES. THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK UNTIL THE VEHICLE WARMS UP. I LIVE IN A WARM CLIMATE SO OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE IS NOT A FACTOR. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR WORSE! *TR

UPON STARTING VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY, BRAKES ARE INACTIVE AND VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ROLL DOWN DRIVEWAY. TOOK IT INTO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP, EXPLAINED SITUATION, AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS "NORMAL", AND THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT HAD TO "BURN OFF" IN TIME. *TR

BRAKES FAIL TO WORK ON START-UP. FOR THE FIRST 60 SECONDS IT TAKES EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS AND ONE SMALL ACCIDENT WHERE I COULD NOT STOP FOR A BICYCLE IN MY DRIVE WAY. JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUS INJURED. SATURN CLAIMS IT IS NORMAL FOR THE CAR BRAKES NOT TO WORK PROPERLY FOR THE FIRST MINUTE. *TR

MY 2008 SATURN SKY HAS A BRAKE PROBLEM WHEN THE ENGINE IS FIRST CRANKED AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW HOURS, THERE ARE NO BRAKES UNTIL THE CAR WARMS UP. *TR

AFTER A COLD START UP AND BACKING UP THE CAR, THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP THE CAR. THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS HARD WHEN THIS OCCURS. *TR