SATURN Complaints

THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT!!! IT WILL COST OVER $700.00 TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED AND WE DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN SKY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN YOU START THE CAR. DEALER SAYS $1000.00 TO FIX.

CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN MOTION. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS OR SPUTTERING. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY CHANGED THE WATER PUMP AFTER DIAGNOSING THAT AS AN ISSUE, GOT ABOUT A WEEK AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN TRAFFIC. VERY SCARY. STARTED AND GOT UP THE ROAD ABOUT A MILE THEN SIED AGAIN. MECHANICS ARE BAFFLED.

MY HOOD FLEW OPEN AND SMASHED MY WINDSHIELD BECAUSE THE PART OF THE HOOD THAT GOES INTO THE LATCH BROKE OFF THE HOOD. AS A DIRECT RESULT OF MY HOOD FLYING OPEN WHILE DRIVING, AND FILING A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE MY CAR WAS DETERMINED A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. I HAVE SUFFERED EMOTIONAL DISTRESS DUE TO THE TRAUMA OF MY HOOD SUDDENLY FLYING OPEN AND SMASHING MY WINDSHIELD. WHEN MY VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP I WAS INCHES AWAY FROM A TELEPHONE AND WAS BARELY MISSED BY A SEMI-TRUCK THAT WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND ME DUE TO HAVING TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES BECAUSE THE HOOD WAS ON MY WINDSHIELD. I AM ALSO SUFFERING FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT BECAUSE I AM STILL PAYING ON THIS CAR, THE INSURANCE HAS TOTALED MY CAR, AND I HAVE NO MEANS TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE IS NO REASON WHY THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. THE CAR IS IN REASONABLE CONDITION WITH NO RUST EXCEPT AT THAT PART OF THE HOOD.

TL* 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.

IGNITION SWITCH ONGOING SAGA. HAD THE SWITCH REPLACED 3 TIMES - ALL AT MY COST ALL WITHIN ONE YEAR. HAD THE KEY HOUSING REPLACED A YEAR 1/2 AGO - KEY NOW HANGING UP AGAIN IN THE IGNITION. LAST NIGHT COULDN'T REMOVE THE KEY AT ALL AND WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO MOVE MY CAR. FORTUNATELY HAPPENED IN MY GARAGE AND NOT A PARKING LOT AT NIGHT WHERE I WOULDN'T BE SAFE. IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER ALL OF THE OTHER KNOWN IGNITION SWITCH RECALLS

IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO TURN THE WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT, THEN 1 TURN TO THE LEFT. I HAVE ALREADY HAD RECALL 14063 AND 14113 PERFORMED ON MY CAR. I TOLD THE MECHANIC ABOUT IT, AND IT WORKED CORRECTLY FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS THEN WENT BACK TO NOT LETTING ME GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION UNLESS THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED A CERTAIN WAY. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM TRY TO LEAVE AFTER I PARK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN SKY. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OFF WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE BOTTOM CUSHION PER THE DEALER'S RECOMMENDATION, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT NOTICED EXTENSIVE SMOKE ENTERING INTO THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER INTO A PARKING SPACE AND A FIRE ERUPTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, BUT THE FLAMES WERE TOO INTENSE. A FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A YARD TO BE INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.