SATURN Complaints

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  • 2008 SATURN ASTRA
    - MANCHESTER TWP., NJ

    FUEL LINE 2" SILVER DISK SPAYING GAS ON ENGINE . TEN INCHES AWAY FROM FUEL INJECTOR CONNECTION .EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2007 SATURN VUE
    - RUSKIN, FL

    TAMARA ( UNKNOWN TO CONSUMER ), I WROTE MANY TIMES ON THIS ISSUE AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE FROM ANYONE. PASSENGER AIRBAG AND SEATBELT ALERT LIGHTS MALFUNCTION. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE VERY EARLY IN DISTRIBUTION OF THIS VEHICLE AS IT WAS ALREADY REPLACED ONCE WITHIN 2 YEARS OF LEAVING SATURN DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST 2006. I CAN ONLY SAY GOD HELP GM IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO A PASSENGER OF MINE DUE TO THIS ISSUE WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS MADE BY MYSELF AND OTHERS AND IT KEEPS ON GOING IGNORED.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2008 SATURN ASTRA
    - ROSEVILLE, MN

    TL* TAKATA RECALL. 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 NOT 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.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK
    - ST AUGUSTINE, FL

    THE SENSOR IN MY PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT SENCE THAT A PASSENGER IS SITTING THERE, THEREFORE WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. THE CAR HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW BUT I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I ASSUMED THAT IT WAS BECAUSE MY CHILDREN WERE TOO LIGHT TO REGISTER. SO I MADE THEM SIT IN THE BACK. NOW THAT THEY ARE TEENAGERS THEY SIT IN THE FRONT, THE AIRBAG ON OFF LIGHTS FLIPS BACK AND FORTH TO ON OFF WHILE DRIVING NOW THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. CONTACTED GM THEY SAID MY CAR IS TOO OLD AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS 900.00 TO FIX WHICH I DON'T HAVE. TO ME THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS FOR A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK
    - GRAHAM, NC

    I WAS DRIVING MY NEW 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK, AND GOING TO PICK-UP MY CHILDREN, ON A HIGHWAY, IT WOULDN'T GO INTO 2ND GEAR. ALSO, IT WAS MAKING A CLUNKING/GRINDING NOISE. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME BECAUSE I COULDN'T DRIVE THE SPEED LIMIT AS REQUIRED BY LAW. I FEEL AS IF IT PUT MY LIFE AS WELL AS MY CHILDREN'S LIFE IN DANGER. THIS ISN'T ALL, MY RPM METER WAS GOING ALL OVER THE PLACE. THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND OF COURSE I HAD TO TAKE IT TO SEE WHAT CODES IT PULLS UP. MY CERTIFIED MECHANIC REVIEWED AND TESTED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WHICH IS BAD. YES, THIS COULD'VE BEEN WORSE BUT GM HAS PUT MORE THAN MYSELF IN DANGER BUT ALSO ANYONE WHO'S DRIVING THESE VEHICLES AND THEY EITHER WON'T GO OR JUST SHUT OFF.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2008 SATURN ASTRA
    - PENFIELD, NY

    TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN ASTRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR MONTHS AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WOULD SUPPLY THE PARTS TO THE DEALER. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS PREMATURE DETERIORATION ON THE INTERNAL WIRING ASSOCIATED WITH THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE WIRES FRACTURED AND PREVENTED THE REAR WINDOWS FROM STAYING UP OR DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THE REAR WINDOWS REMAINED UP. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE WITH THE WIRES AND INDICATED THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2006 SATURN ION
    - WESTFIELD, MA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. UPON ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK, THE FUEL LINES WERE CORRODED, AND THE FUEL PUMP OR FUEL TANK MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,900.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2007 SATURN VUE
    - ASHEVILLE, OH

    MY STEERING IS HARD TO TURN WHEN I START MY CAR, THEN AFTER MESSING WITH THE LOCK AND UNLOCK BUTTON THE STEERING WHEEL RELEASES. THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH START FLASHING IT GOES ON AND OFF. THE FUSES ARE FINE IT'S SOMETHING ELSE. THERE'S NO PLACE TO PUT POWER STEERING FLUID? HELP.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK
    - BEAUMONT, TX

    "TAKATA RECALL" HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STABILITRAK AFFECTING THE BRAKES,TRANSMISSION,AND ENGINE WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET CAR NOW WILL NOT START.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2005 SATURN AURA
    - ONTARIO, OH

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY DEFLATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR MONITOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE