SATURN Complaints

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE A 2008 ASTRA THAT IS PART OF THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. DETAILS ARE AT THE END OF THIS MESSAGE. THERE CURRENTLY IS NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REMEDY, AND WHEN A REMEDY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THIS VEHICLE. IT IS UNSATISFACTORY TO NOT HAVE INFORMATION ON WHAT IS BEING DONE TO DEVELOP A REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WHEN ONE CAN EXPECT A REMEDY TO BE AVAILABLE. I AM NOT WILLING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS RESOLVED SO I NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THERE ARE STATISTICS ON THE SAFERCAR.GOV WEBSITE ABOUT RECALL COMPLETION RATES BY MANUFACTURER. ACCORDING TO THIS, GM HAS ONLY REPAIRED 0.2 % OF RECALLED VEHICLES, WHILE HONDA FOR EXAMPLE HAS COMPLETED OVER 48 % STATISTICS REGARDING RECALLS. HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV/RS/TAKATA/TAKATA-COMPLETION-RATES.HTML RECALL INFORMATION ON THE SATURN ASTRA THE FOLLOWING RECALLS HAVE BEEN FOUND FOR YOUR 2008 SATURN ASTRA H 'VIN: 'RESULTS LAST UPDATED: NOV 09, 2016 RECALLS AND/OR PROGRAMS FOR YOUR VEHICLE IN WHICH REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED ARE LISTED BELOW. SAFETY & NON-COMPLIANCE RECALLS WHAT'S THIS? 'GM RECALL #: '2028811 'NHTSA # '16V063 'DATE ISSUED: 'FEB 03, 2016 RECALL TITLE: DRIVER AIRBAG RECALL DESCRIPTION: IN SOME VEHICLES, THE DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR MAY EXPERIENCE AN ALTERATION OVER TIME, WHICH COULD LEAD TO OVERAGGRESSIVE COMBUSTION IN THE EVENT OF AN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THIS CONDITION COULD CREATE EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE WHEN THE AIR BAG IS DEPLOYED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE BODY OF THE INFLATOR RUPTURING UPON DEPLOYMENT. SAFETY RISK DESCRIPTION: RECALL STATUS: INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE

2003 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE PLASTIC LINKAGE ON THE TRANSMISSION CONNECTS THE WIPER MOTOR TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEFECTIVE PART WAS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC, WHICH WAS NOT DURABLE IN SUCH A CRITICAL PLACE AS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

NO SOUND FROM SPEAKERS INCLUDING RADIO, TURN SIGNALS AND WARNING ALARMS. DISCONNECTED WIRING BOOTS FROM ALL 4 DOORS; EACH HAD 1/4 CUP OF WATER IN THEM (FIGURED THIS OUT BY READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE, THE GMC ACADIA AND THE BUICK ENCLAVE ALL HAVING THIS ISSUE). TAKEN TO DEALER WHO STATED A CORRODED WIRE ZAPPED THE AMPLIFIER (WHICH AGAIN HAS BEEN COMPLAINED ABOUT ON NUMEROUS WEB FORUMS). $1020 TO FIX IT A THE DEALERSHIP. GM NEEDS TO MAKE THIS A RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD AND SLOWING DOWN MY VEHICLE AS THE LIGHT TURNED FROM YELLOW TO RED, MY STEERING WHEEL INSTANTLY FROZE. THE INDICATOR SCREEN IN MY CAR READ: POWER STEERING. IT BECAME INSTANTLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON. I TURNED OFF MY MOTOR AND STARTED MY ENGINE AGAIN AND MY STEERING WHEEL WAS BACK TO ITS NORMAL WAY OF USAGE.

WHILE DRIVING TO SCHOOL MY 2008 SATURN VUE THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT. I PARKED AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. AFTER 15MINUTES I RESTARTED IT AND STARTED DRIVING EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THIS IS THE 3TH TIME THAT IT HAPPENS. I SPEND SOME MONEY FIXING IT AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS THE PROBLEM OR WHAT PART I NEED TO REPLACE. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE GM IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ESC AND BRAKE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR FLASHED ON AND OFF. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE WEATHERED. THE CONTACT DID NOT REMEMBER THE SECOND PART THAT THE DEALER REPLACED. THE FAILURES RECURRED EVERY YEAR SINCE 2007, AT THE ONSET OF WINTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150.

AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND WAS IN SYSTEM BUT NOT REPLACED. IGNITION PROBLEMS WITH FUEL NOT ABLE TO REACH. IGNITION SWITCH WIRE BURNED AND WAS RECALLED PRIOR BUT NOT GIVEN TO MY MAKE MODEL. MUFFLER NOT ABLE TO CONTROL EXHAUST SYSTEM.

IN OCTOBER 2016 MY SON WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. AS HE TURNED A CORNER IN THE CITY HE HEARD A CRACK AND THE VEHICLE STEERED INTO A CURB. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS NOR OTHER VEHICLES NEAR BY. HE WAS ABLE TO GINGERLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME (1 MILE). DURING A TEST DRIVE, IT WAS APPARENT THE VEHICLE HAD A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE WITH THE SUSPENSION. INVESTIGATION INDICATED ALL BALL JOINTS, SWAY BARS AND EQUIVALENT WERE IN GOOD CONDITION. AFTER TAKING IT INTO A SUSPENSION SHOP THEY ADVISED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SUB FRAME RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING THE UNSTABLE STEERING. THEY NOTED THE PASSENGER SIDE IS ALMOST RUSTED THROUGH AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT ROAD WORTHY. LIKEWISE WITH THE AMOUNT OF RUST UNDER NEITHER REPLACING THE SUB FRAME WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. RESEARCHING THIS CONDITION ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE IN CERTAIN REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES. UP UNTIL THIS SUMMER I USED TO DRIVE THIS DOWN THE INTERSTATE DAILY. I'M THANKFUL I STOPPED AND LIKEWISE THAT MY SON WAS NOT ON AN OPEN ROAD. THE CONSUMERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS CONDITION AND ALL MECHANIC SHOPS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATING FOR THIS PREMATURE FRAME FAILURE. INJURY ACCIDENTS WILL BE A GUARANTEE AT HIGHER SPEEDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.