SATURN Complaints

POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND LOST STEERING FOUND OUT THEY HAD RECALL NEVER WAS INFORMED OF THE MATTER OR RECALL. HAD A PROBLEM WITH GAS LINE ABOUT A YEAR AGO TOOK TO DEALERSHIP CAUSE THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT WAS TOLD MINE WASN'T COVERED EVEN THOUGH IT SHOULD OF BEEN COST ME 900 DOLLARS. ONLY RECALL I RECEIVED WAS FOR IGNITION.

THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE INTO CROSSING TRAFFIC WITH MY FEET FIRMLY ON THE BREAKS. IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES.

TAKATA RECALL 2004 SATURN ION. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE (FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL WAS NOT STUCK ON ANYTHING), THE ENGINE REVVED WITHOUT WARNING (4000-4500 RPM, AND RPMS WOULD STAY ELEVATED AND WOULDN'T COME BACK DOWN TO A NORMAL IDLE) AND THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING INDEPENDENTLY. MY BRAKES KEPT CAR FROM MOVING, BUT IF YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE CAR WILL VIOLENTLY LAUNCH FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE STOPPED AND WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING, RPMS WENT TO 4000-4500, AND CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN, EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS OFF THE GAS PEDAL. AGAIN, RPM'S STAYED ELEVATED AND WOULD NOT COME BACK DOWN. THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ON 12/28/2017. THE TECHNICIAN CLEANED THROTTLE BORE AND REPLACED THE MAP SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. SINCE MY VISIT TO MECHANIC, I'VE HAD THREE MORE INCIDENTS. TWO TIMES WHILE DRIVING, RPM'S WENT UP TO 4000-5000 RPM AND WOULDN'T LOWER. HAD TO PULL OVER SHUT CAR OFF, WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES AND TURN CAR BACK ON. ALSO, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP BECAUSE THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING AND WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD, SO ONCE I WAS SLOWED DOWN, I PUT CAR IN IDLE, PRESSED BRAKE UNTIL STOPPED, THEN SHUT CAR OFF. I TRIED TO TURN CAR BACK ON 10 SECONDS LATER, AND RPMS WERE STILL 4-4500. SHUT CAR OFF AGAIN, WAITING 2-3 MINUTES, TURNED CAR BACK ON AND IT APPEARED 'NORMAL.' THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS AUTO ISSUE I'VE EVER EXPERIENCE AND EVER HEARD OF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN ASTRA EQUIPPED WITH PRIMEWELL VALERA SPORT AS (NA) TIRES, SIZE: 225/45/ZR17 (NA). WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHILE PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CONTACT NOTICED A TIRE ROLLING BY. THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS MISSING; HOWEVER, A SMALL PIECE OF SIDEWALL WAS STILL ON THE RIM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS PLACED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE WERE NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,065 AND THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL JUST LOCKED UP IT WAS VERY VERY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (SOUTH POINTE CHEVROLET, 9146 S. MEMORIAL DRIVE, TULSA OK, 74133) STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN SKY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOM HENRY CHEVROLET (58860 WILLIAM FLYNN HWY, BAKERSTOWN, PA 15007), BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,151. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN SKY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. PAUL SUR BUICK GMC IN VALPARAISO, INDIANA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL VIA EMAIL, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN SKY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (ARCADIA CHEVROLET GEO BUICK, 210 S BREVARD AVE, ARCADIA, FL 34266) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *TR

WHEN IT SNOWS MY DRIVEWAY IS ON A HILL AND MY CAR IS IN PARK IT ROLLS BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL AND ILL LOOK OUTSIDE TO FIND IT MOVED FROM WERE I LEFT IT. NOW FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS IF I PARK AT THE STORE, SCHOOL,JOB AND GET READY TO GO TRY TO SHIFT THE CAR ON DRIVE WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE TO SHIFT IT I HEAR AND FEEL CLICK SOUND AND CANT MOVE THE GEAR.