SATURN Complaints

View complaints related to SATURN. The complaints found here are submitted by actual consumers with first hand experience. You can submit your own complaint to the NHTSA or call the Hotline, Monday-Friday 8am to 8pm at (888) 327-4236, TTY: (800) 424-9153.

  • 2007 SATURN ION
    - NEWMARKET, NH

    COMPLAINTS INVOLVING AUTOMATIC POWER GEAR SHIFT NOT WORKING PROPERLY. NOT ABLE TO ENGAGE THE GEAR SHIFT IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF IGNITION. HAVE TO KEEP ON STARTING AND SHIFTING IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DISENGAGED THE KEY OUT. CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE AFRAID WON'T BE ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF IGNITION. THIS ALL STARTED AFTER WE HAD A RECALL ON IGNITION WHICH WAS REPLACED. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BUT FOR SOME REASON THIS VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS IS AN ISSUE ON THE SAME MODEL, YEAR, CAR WITH DIFFERENT VIN#. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD INTO THIS SITUATION FOR WHICH I'M PRETTY SURE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VIN# ALSO. I HAD TO CALL A LOCK SMITH ONE TIME BECAUSE I WASN'T ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OFF IGNITION SINCE THEN HAVEN'T DRIVEN THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS AFTER I'VE BEEN DRIVING AND THEN I GO TO PARK IT AND NOT ABLE TO TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION BECAUSE THE GEAR SHIFT ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2006 SATURN VUE
    - COLERIDGE, NE

    TAKATA RECALL? MY 2006 SATURN VUE AIRBAG SYSTEMS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THEN WILL GO OFF. IT'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS WITH NO ACCIDENT IN CAR HISTORY. WONDERING IF IT(AIRBAGS) WILL GO OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING OR NOT GO OFF WHEN IT NEEDS TO.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2008 SATURN SKY
    - PORTLAND, MI

    PASSENGER PRESSENT SENSOR HAS FAILED IN PASSANGER SEAT. SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ON IN DIC. PASSANGER AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCEDENT ACCORDING TO OWNERS MANUAL.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2008 SATURN ASTRA
    - PHOENIX, AZ

    TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN- I HAVE HAD THE PEDAL PRESSURE SENSOR (IN MY 2008 SATURN ASTRA) REPLACED 5-6 TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. THE CAR LITERALLY WILL LOSE ALL ACCELERATION AND CAUSE THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN VERY QUICKLY AND IS A SERIOUS LIFE THREATENING SAFETY CONCERN. PREVIOUS TIMES IT HAS OCCURRED I HAD TO PUSH MY CAR OFF OF THE FREEWAY AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE RECENT EXPERIENCE WAS ON 6/24/16 AND I HAD MY 2 WEEK OLD SON IN THE CAR SEAT. WE ALMOST WERE IN A SERIOUS COLLISION WITH A SEMI-TRUCK BECAUSE YET AGAIN THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION AND DECREASED SPEED DRASTICALLY. MY NEWBORN SON'S LIFE WAS THREATENED (AS A SEMI-TRUCK VS. A SATURN ASTRA IS LIKE AN ANT VS. A HUMAN) AND NOW I AM VERY ANGRY. SATURN AND CHEVY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND FOLLOW THRU ON A RECALL BEFORE THIS ISSUE CAUSES DEATH OR INJURY; OR PERHAPS IT ALREADY HAS. THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN TEMPE REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE CONCERN AND CALL ME BACK. I TOOK THE SATURN TO THIS DEALERSHIP WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY TO FIX THE PEDAL PRESSURE SEVERAL TIMES. NOW THAT IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY I AM COMPLETELY IGNORED AND ALL I HAVE ASKED FOR IS A PHONE NUMBER FOR CORPORATE AND/OR FOR WHO EXACTLY ADDRESSES LIFE-THREATENING SAFETY CONCERNS (AS CHEVY BOUGHT OUT SATURN). ALL I HAVE ASKED FOR IS WHO TO CONTACT AND WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE TO TAKE AND THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT EVEN FOLLOW THRU ON THIS. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF YOU COULD NOT AFFORD A NEW CAR AND BOUGHT A COMPLETE PIECE OF TRASH (OVERPAID) THAT THREATENS YOUR LIFE EVERY 6 MONTHS? PLEASE..SOMEONE HELP. IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN OR EVEN IF YOU DON'T; WHOEVER READS THIS SHOULD BE EMPATHETIC TO MY HUGE CONCERN WITH THIS DEATH TRAP.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2008 SATURN AURA
    - SALEM, NH

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRACTION AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT 4 RPMS. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2004 SATURN VUE
    - SMITHFIELD, VA

    IGNITION SWITCH ASSY; DEALER CHARGED ME FOR FLASHING IGNITION SYSTEM, VEHICLE STILL WILLNOT START

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1994 SATURN SL
    - LOS ANGELES, CA

    THE FBI WAS MY FIRST CHOICE. THE CAR OVERHEATS FROM A COLD START AFTER I JUST FILLED UP THE COOLANT AND DROVE THE CAR FOR A FEW FEET IN 2 MINUTES FROM START. THE COOLANT WAS ALREADY OVERFLOWING. I NOTICED SOMETHING WAS EATING THE BATTERY LOAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED ANOTHER TIME MAKING THE CAR LOSE POWER WHEN I CHECKED THE READING ON THE CARS INSTALLED VOLTMETER. THIS AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT A MILE. THIS EXTREME HOT TEMPRETURE CAUSES THE COOLANT TO BOIL AND OVERFLOW EVEN IF I AID IT WITH A REWIRED RADIATOR FAN ON I HAVE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND THE WATERPUMP A COUPLE OF TIMES. PLEASE HELP CAPTAIN AMERICA. THE RECEIPT FROM THE ATTACHED FILE IS THE LATEST.THIS CAR IS POSSESSED.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2006 SATURN ION
    - HARLAN, KY

    I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND STARTED SMELLING GASOLINE FUMES WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AND AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED. LOOKED ONLINE AND SEEN THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP MODULE BUT ONLY IN CERTAIN STATES. THIS CAR CAME FROM FLORIDA BUT WAS PURCHASED IN KENTUCKY. IM REALLY GETTING SCARED TO DRIVE MY OWN CAR OUT OF FEAR IT MAY IGNITE AND CAUSE A FIRE OR MAYBE EVEN BLOW UP. PLEASE I NEED HELP WITH SOME KIND OF RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED! SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM CONSIDERING THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. THANK YOU

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2007 SATURN SKY
    - BUFFALO, MO

    AIRBAG WARNING INDICATOR STAYS LIT. ON THE DIC AND CLUSTER. NOTICED THIS ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. ASSUMING NO ONE HAS YET. AIRBAGS WILL NOT OPERATE WHEN WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2007 SATURN VUE
    - MORENO VALLEY, CA

    ENGINE MAKES A LOT OF NOISE WHEN STARTING UP AND WHILE DRIVING,ALSO THE GAS GAGE DON'T REGISTER

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE