SATURN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. DURING RAINY WEATHER, WATER LEAKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE AROUND THE FLOOR BOARD AND DOME LIGHT. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRAIN TUBE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

THE SUN ROOF IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING WATER TO ENTER INTO THE FRAME OF THE CAR AND CAUSING ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION TO THE ELECTRICAL / PCM AS WELL HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS NOTIFICATIONS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ALSO CAUSING INSTRUMENT PANEL TO NOT LIGHT UP WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH NO FUNCTIONS, TURNING OFF HEADLIGHTS AS WELL THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE VIA SATURN FORUMS AND YOUTUBE VIDEOS AS WELL AS TSB NUMBER OF 07-08-57-002F. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING AND THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING YOU CAN HEAR WATER MOVING AROUND THROUGHOUT THE BODY OF THE CAR AND THERE IS ALSO WATER IN THE DOORS HAVE SHORTED OUT THE SPEAKERS THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. MY CAR ALSO REMAINS ON WHEN THE KEY IS IN THE OFF POSITION. *TR

TAKATA RECALL (NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 16V063) - MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT OLDER CARS IN HUMID ENVIRONMENTS WILL BE GIVEN PRIORITY ON REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS, ESPECIALLY THOSE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. WHILE I HAVE A 2008 VEHICLE POSSESSING A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND LIVING IN THE HUMID ENVIRONMENT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA, I'M STILL WAITING A YEAR LATER FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAG. I JUST CALLED THE GM RECALL LINE (1-800-972-8876) AND WAS TOLD NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL. HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT IF I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG, THE DEALER HAS PARTS TO FIX THE AIR BAG, BUT AT MY COST. THEREFORE, THERE ARE AIR BAGS AVAILABLE, BUT BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED FOR USE ON THE RECALL, I MUST DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE UNTIL PARTS FOR THE RECALL ARE MADE AVAILABLE. IT'S UNCONSCIONABLE TO THINK THAT PARTS ARE ACTUALLY AVAILABLE, BUT NOT BEING USED WHILE LIVES ARE AT STAKE JUST FOR SAKE OF HAVING PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX ISSUES NOT RELATED TO RECALL. WHEN ASKED FOR A TIME FRAME OF WHEN THE "RECALL AIR BAGS" WOULD BE AVAILABLE, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD NO ESTIMATE, BUT THAT IT TAKES TIME FOR THESE THINGS TO GET DONE. I POINTED OUT THAT I HAD WAITED ONE YEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN SKY. WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED, THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS NOT ILLUMINATED AND THE OCR SENSOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,000. ...UPDATED 03/13/17 *BF *CN

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY RT. 80, WHEN A CAR SWERVED INTO RIGHT LANE IN FRONT OF ME FROM ENTRANCE RAMP. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 45 MILES AN HOUR. AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A FRONT END COLLISION, CAUSING LIFE ALTERING INJURY. LEFT TEMPORAL BRAIN DAMAGE, POST CONCUSSION SYNDROME AND EPILEPSY, ALSO OTHER INJURIES TO NECK, SHOULDER AND TO LOWER BACK. *TR

UPON INITIAL STARTUP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS DO NOT WORK IN THE DASH AND LIGHT AND POWER STEERING. AFTER IT WARMS UP, IT WILL BEGIN TO WORK. SPARKS AND BURNING SMELLS HAVE COME FROM THE DASH AREA. THIS PROBLEM IS PARTICULARLY BAD IN COLD WEATHER. IF YOU ATTEMPT TO DRIVE IT BEFORE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WARM UP AND START TO WORK THE SPARKS ARE REALLY BAD AND YOU HAVE NO POWER STEERING. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON AS I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL POSTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND OTHER COMPLAINT BOARDS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR AT LEAST A YEAR AND A HALF BUT IT'S PARTICULARLY NOTICEABLE IN THE WINTER..183K MILES.

PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE IS LOOSE OR NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY WHICH MEANS THE AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY DURING OR NOT WHEN THERE'S AN ACCIDENT! WARNING LIGHT COMES ON TO CHECK PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULE. HAD ESTIMATES TO COST ME OVER $1000 THE CAR IS IN GREAT CONDITION AND WASN'T EVER WRECKED! IT JUST STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT A CAUSE. IT'S 10 YEARS OLD, GARAGE KEPT AND ONLY HAS 43,200 MILES ON IT. I HAD 3 RECALLS ALREADY ON THE REAR MAIN SEAL AND TWICE ON THE IGNITION SWITCH WHERE IT WOULD JUST SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING ALMOST CAUSING A NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT GETTING OFF RAMP ONTO I-80 TRACTOR TRAILER JUST MISSED ME!

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WHILE TRAVELING. CAUSING THE INABILITY TO STEER PROPERLY, ALWAYS RECEIVE BEEPING ALERT WITH SERVICE ESC IN INSTRUMENT PANEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SWITCH AND CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,648. UPDATED 03/03/17*LJ *TR

THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE EXTERIOR TURN SIGNAL LIGHT STOP FUNCTIONING ABOUT 2 MONTHS OR SO AFTER THE BULB WAS REPLACED, NOW IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. THE PANEL INSIDE THE CAR HAD SHOWN ME THAT SAME TURN SIGNAL LIGHT HAD BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR SOME TIME BLINKING EXTREMELY FAST BACK TO NORMAL UNTIL IT FINALLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I CAN'T GET MY SAFETY CHECK DONE BECAUSE THE TURN SIGNAL LAMP IS INOPERATIVE. I WONDER IF A DRL JUMPER KIT NEEDS TO BE ADDED, CAN YOU PLEASE DIRECT ME? THE CAR WAS IN MOTION MAKING A LEFT TURN ON THE HIGHWAY.