SATURN Complaints

THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED ON DASH AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF EVEN IF SOMEBODY IS SEATING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT . I HAVE TRIED CALLING DEALERS, SATURN-GM BUT HAVE GOTTEN NO HELP WITH THE RESOLUTION OF THIS DEFECT. THEY SAY THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE SENSOR BUT ACCORDING TO A LOT OF FORUMS THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE AND THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY DEFECT NOT JUST A RECALL. THIS TECHNICALLY COULD HURT OR KILL SOMEONE IN AN ACCIDENT AND THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE I WILL TAKE THIS AS HIGH AS I CAN TAKE IT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR AT LEAST 18 MONTHS.

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR THE LAST YEAR AND ON A RECENT TRIP FAILED TO FUNCTION DURING ACTUAL DRIVING, DISABLING THE AIR BAG, TURNED ON THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" DISPLAY AND LIGHT AND WOULD NOT CLEAR. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN BECAME PERMANENT. THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED AND IT WAS A INTERMITTENT FAILURE THAT BECAME PERMANENT. SINCE THE FAIRLURE OCCURRED WHILE AWAY FROM HOME AND ON THE WEEKEND, TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SHOP WHO READ THE CODE (B0081) TRIED TO FURTHER DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND THEN INDICATED THE MOST PROBABLE CAUSE WAS THE PPU UNIT (WHATEVER THAT IS) THERE WERE NONE AVAILABLE LOCALLY SO DROVE THE CAR HOME (COLUMBUS OH TO DALLAS, TX) AND PARKED IT BEING CAREFUL WITH MY DRIVING AS MY WIFE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. DOING INTERNET SEARCHES INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CAR AND GM HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT BECAUSE THE CAR IS NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM EXISTED DURING THE ACTUAL PRODUCTION CYCLE. WHY DOES G?M NOT RECALL THE CAR WITH AN OBVIOUS SAFETY DEFECT THAT CAN AFFECT LIVES??

LOWERING THE 2ND ROW SEAT BACKS BROKE THE CENTER SEAT BELT BUCKLE (RECEIVER) SO THAT THE SEAT BELT CANNOT BE USED. WHEN I CONTACTED MY LOCAL GM DEALER REGARDING REPAIR AND TO ASK IF THERE IS A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE SEAT BELTS, I WAS TOLD "NO. THE REPAIR IS $240." PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON SEAT BELTS OR IS IT JUST GOOD CUSTOMER RELATIONS BY THE MANUFACTURERS SUCH AS HONDA THAT DO GUARANTEE THEM. THE BARE STEEL MOUNT HAS SHARP EDGES SO I PUT A CLOTH AND TAPE OVER IT TO PROTECT MY PASSENGERS FROM INJURY. MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN MY GARAGE WHEN THIS OCCURRED.

I HAVE A 2008 SATURN SKY WITH 42000 MILES AFTER STARTING THE CAR THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS TURNED OFF LIGHT WAS ON, AFTER HAVING IT LOOKED AT WAS TOLD IT HAD A BODY CODE B0081 DEFECTIVE PASSENGER SEAT PRESSURE SENSOR. THIS REPAIR WOULD COST 1000.00 TO REPAIR AND IT HAS NO RECALL ON IT AND IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IN TIME. GENERAL MOTORS HAS A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT WORK IN A CRASH IT WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM, WELL THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS DISABLED AND GENERAL MOTORS WILL NOT OWN UP TO THE SENSOR DEFECT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT OR IS DEAD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,400. UPDATED 10/19/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING LOCKED UP. SHE HAD TO REDUCE HER SPEED INTO ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND THE STEERING RESET IT SELF. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR INCIDENT. UPDATED 11/03/16.*JB

BACK IN JAN. 2016 I STARTED SMELLING GAS WHEN MY CAR WAS WARMING UP, I'M IN MN SO IT'S COLD THEN. AFTER FA COUPLE DAYS OF THIS I LOOKED UNDER MY CAR, OMG, I HAD KINDA A SLOW DRIP, WHICH TURNED INTO A FAST DRIP WITHIN A FEW DAYS. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME SATURNS THAT WERE SOLD IN DIFFERENT STATES, I CALLED GM, THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO GO TO A GM DEALER TO SEE IF IT WAS THE PART THAT WAS UNDER RECALL, IF IT WAS, THEY WOULD PAY TO REPLACE THE PART UNDER RECALL AND MY GAS LINES, YEAH RIGHT!! THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $50 AND TOLD ME IT WASN'T THE RECALL PART. SO I HAD TO PAY TO GET NEW GAS LINES. AFTER IT WAS FIXED I COULD STILL SMELL GAS..I SHOULD'VE TAKEN IT BACK RIGHT AWAY BUT I DIDN'T. NOW, HERE I SIT AGAIN, NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS AGAIN! THIS WHOLE DEAL IS A BUNCH OF [XXX], DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIE IN AN EXPLOSION BEFORE THE WHOLE FUEL SYSTEM, TANK,LINES ECT.. GET A RECALL ON IT? I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT OR ANOTHER $50 FOR THEM TO TELL ME IT'S NOT THE RECALL PART! *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS CAR DUE TO THE IGNITION DUE TO AIR BAGS NOT GOING OFF AND GO MY FATHER-IN-LAW HAS THE SAME CAR AND GOT IT FIXED. I JUST PURCHASED IT IN APRIL OF 2016 AND DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL AFTER I PURCHASED IT.

INNER, OTTER RODS AND HUB BEARINGS WERE REPLACED IN JULY BY GM OF ENGLEWOOD, NJ. AFTER TWO DAYS I HEARD A METAL RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. I TOOK IT BACK TO GM THEY CHECKED IT AND MY CAR WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A STEERING COLUMN AND QUOTED A $3100.00 FOR REPAIR COST WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. FOR A SECOND OPINION; I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE STATED THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. AS WELL AS A PRINT OUT FOR 2002-2004 SATURN VUE MODELS RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE. I CALLED SATURN HEADQUARTERS, THEY CHECKED MY VIN FOR RECALLS AND CLAIM WAS DENIED BECAUSE MY VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY UNDER THIS RECALL BY THE VIN NUMBER. CAN YOU HELP?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL CAUGHT FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

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 STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/08/16*LJ UPDATED 11/17/16.*JB