SATURN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL. ALTHOUGH I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES (YET), I'M BAFFLED AS TO WHY IT'S BEEN A YEAR AND THERE STILL IS NO FIX. IF I WERE TO BE INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT, YOU BETTER BELIEVE THERE WILL BE A LAWSUIT FOLLOWING. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE RECALL? I HAVE HAD NO FOLLOW UP. I OWN A 2008 SATURN ASTRA 2 DOOR. THANKS.

I HAVE HAD THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON FOR 2 YEARS NOW. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THE FACT GM IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX IT IS GETTING RIDICULOUS AS MY SAFETY IS AT STAKE. ACTION HAS TO BE TAKEN ASAP!!! I AM AFRAID OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR IS USED AS A PLEASURE VEHICLE MAKING LESS THEN 1000 MILES A YEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (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. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL AND CLIMATE CONTROL PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. MOST OF THE A/C COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. NOW I DON'T HAVE ANY A/C AT ALL. I'VE ALSO HAD HEATING PROBLEMS THAT REQUIRED TWO DIFFERENT REPAIRS WHICH WERE VERY EXPENSIVE. MY CAR IS GARAGE KEPT, WELL MAINTAINED AND IT ONLY HAS 30,000.

BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL NOT BEING PUSHED. BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF WHEN PEDAL IS PUSHED. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL FAILS WHEN BRAKE APPLIED. DIFFICULTY SHIFTING OUT OF PARK UNLESS BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED.

MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT SUDDENLY ON THE TEX-EXPRESS TOLL ROAD IN DALLAS, GOING 75 MPH (THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT) ON A NARROW 2 LANE OVERPASS IN THE DARK HOURS OF THE MORNING. THERE WERE PREVIOUSLY NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS THEN SUDDENLY I WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MILES AN HOUR. I MANAGED TO GET OFF THE OVERPASS WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT TO HIGHER GEARS AND UPON PARKING IT I DISCOVERED IT WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE EITHER. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THE WAVE PLATE BROKE AND TORE OUT THE REST OF THE TRANSMISSION. OTHER GM CARS FROM MY YEAR HAD THEIR WAVE PLATES PART OF A VOLUNTARY RECALL, HOWEVER MY VIN IS NOT LISTED AS AN AFFECTED UNIT. I'M CONCERNED THE PROBLEM MAY BE MORE WIDE SPREAD THAN ORIGINALLY REPORTED.

ON THE GROUND I WOULD SEE SMALL AMOUNTS OF OIL. I TOOK IT TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND THE MECHANIC SAW AND SHOWED ME WHERE THE OIL WAS COMING FROM. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE A VALVE LEAK FROM THE ENGINE AND SHOWED ME. I ONLY HAVE 73,879 MILES ON THE CAR AND FEEL THIS SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM. I ONLY USE THE CAR TO GO ABOUT 8 HRS OF DRIVING A WEEK. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THE ENGINE? I HAVE A NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT MAKES ME FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND I HEAR IT EVERY TIME I BACK THE CAR UP. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT. WOULD SOME ONE PLEASE GET BACK TO ME CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. I AM ASKING BECAUSE I KNOW THAT I AM STILL UNDER THE MANUFACTURE WARRANTY. THANK YOU [XXX] *DL INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE SPEED INDEPENDENTLY REDUCED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT FAILED TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CVT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. OCASSIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT THE PEDAL BEING ENGAGED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,243.