SATURN Complaints

3-5-R WAVEPLATE IN TRANSMISSION IS KNOWN DEFECTIVE. TRANSMISSION FIRST WENT OUT AT ~4 YEARS OLD AND 50,000 MILES LEAVING US STRANDED. ABOUT 1 YEAR LATER TCM (VALVE BODY) IN TRANSMISSION FAILED (LIKELY DEBRIS FROM WAVEPLATE FAILURE). FORCING YOU TO PULL OVER AND TURN CAR AND OFF HOPE IT WOULD BEGIN SHIFTING AGAIN. FORTUNATELY, MADE IT TO DEALER UNDER ITS OWN POWER FOR THAT ONE. GM DID NOT COVER THIS, $1000 OUT OF MY POCKET. 8 YEARS OLD AND 99,000 MILES WAVEPLATE OUT AGAIN STRANDING US ON HIGHWAY... AGAIN. 2 WEEKS LATER THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN, THIS TIME SHAFT THAT HOLDS GEARS WAS SCARRED UP (LIKELY DEBRIS FROM WAVEPLATE FAILURES) STRANDED AGAIN AND $3200 TO FIX WITH SOME HELP FROM GM. 2008 TO 2013 ACADIA, OUTLOOKS, TRAVERSE, ENCLAVE ALL HAVING THIS ISSUE STRANDING PEOPLE ON ROADS.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN ASTRA. 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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PART NOT AVAILABLE.

PREVIOUSLY FIXED RECALL HAS FAILED. IGNITION DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. CAR REMAINS RUNNING AFTER KEY IS REMOVED. KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION.

THIS IS MY THIRD PONTIAC SOLSTICE OR SATURN SKY THAT HAS HAD THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT ACTIVATE IN THE 50K MILES RANGE. VERY SELDOM DOES ANYONE SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, SO WEAR DOES NOT SEEM THE BE THE PROBLEM.

I OWN A SATURN WHICH I GOT USED.THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER.FOUND OUT THE RECALLS HAVE ALL BEEN DONE THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE POWER STEERING BUT THE CODE THE SCANNER GAVE IS A C0550 WHICH IS A FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING COLUMN INTERNAL CONTROLLER ISSUE.OTHER GM CARSS WITH THE SAME RECALLS THAT MY CAR HAS HAD DONE INCLUDE THE COLUMN BUT NOT MINE.IT SEEMS THAT THEY SEEM TO SHARE STE SAME COMPONETS AND FAILURES.THIS PART ALONE IS OVER $500 WITHOUT LABOR.THE TECH TOLD ME THAT ITS NOT A HARD JOB AND HES DONE ALOT OF THEM.SEARCHING THE INTERNET ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE COLUMN.THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM BUT CUSTOMERS LIKE ME AREE HAVING TO PAY FOR THE CORRECTION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN ASTRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. 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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN ASTRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS). 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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE WITH THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,700.

1ST ISSUE. BOTH HEATED SEATS WENT OUT. THEN PASSENGER AIRBAG SOMETIMES GOES OFF EVEN WITH PASSENGER SITTING IN CHAIR. I CAN RESET AIRBAG WITH PASSENGER HEATED SEAT BUTTON. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR PASSENGER. KEY SWITCH LOCKS AND I HAVE TO JIGGLE STEERING WHEEL TO RELEASE.