SATURN Complaints

MY CAR STARTED HAVING A TERRIBLE GAS SMELL IN AND OUT OF THE CAR, WHEN I DRIVE TO WORK AND THEN LEAVE FOR THE DAY YOU CAN STILL SMELL IT. WHEN I GET UP IN THE AM TO GO TO WORK I CAN STILL SMELL IT. I TOOK IT TO BE CHECKED OUT TO A MECHANIC AND HE PUT IT THROUGH ALL CHECKS AND FOUND SOMETHING WRONG AND WENT ON LINE AND SAW THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM..I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. SO I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BRING MY RECALLS AND HE SAID HE DOESNT HAVE TO FIX IT BECAUSE MY VIN # IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION AND THEY ARE BEING RECALLED. I AM A LITTLE WORRIED DRIVING IT , BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE AT THE TIME, PLEASE ADVISE. TY [XXX] [XXX] ('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).')*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT COMES OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR IS IN PARK AND THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING & IT CAME OUT ONCE WHILE DRIVING. I CAN STILL REMOVE THE KEY IN MODES OTHER THAN DRIVE. MY KEY HAS ALSO GOTTEN STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH & I HAVE TO STRUGGLE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL, ETC TO FREE IT AND/OR TUG ON THE GEAR SHIFT IN ORDER TO GET THE KEY INTO THE PROPER POSITION TO REMOVE IT. ONE TIME I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER GET IT FREE. WELL, REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE, I HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING ABOUT THIS BEING RECALLED, ETC, AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS, BUT FEEL THIS COULD BE SERIOUS AND I WAS WONDERING WHAT DO I DO NEXT, TO FIND OUT ABOUT THIS?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE TURNED ON, BUT DID NOT START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE "JUMPED TIME AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE". THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

HAD 2010 SATURN VUE BACK TO DEALER 3TIMES UNDER WARRANTY . A/C FREEZES UP AND HALF TO SHUT OFF TO THAW . THEN WILL BLOW COLD FOR A FEW MINUTES UNTIL FREEZES UP AGAIN. ALWAYS PUDDLE UNDER CAR IN GARAGE FROM LINES THAWING. NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM. WANT TO TAKE ON TRIP IF SOMEONE CAN FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM

BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WITHOUT BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED, AND DO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED WHILE DRIVING. SERVICE TRACTION, SERVICE ERC, AND ESC OFF WARNINGS APPEAR ON DASHBOARD. NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 14V252000, GM RECALL # 13036 WAS NOT APPLIED TO MY VIN EVEN THOUGH MY MANUFACTURE DATE IS 12/08, WITHIN THE SPECIFICATIONS OF SAID RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE MY DASH WARNING SIGNALS POWER STEERING FAILURE AND THE POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY CEASED WORKING. I HAD TO MANUALLY STEER THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT THERE WERE NO CARS BEHIND ME THERE IS A SPECIAL EXTENSION OF WARRANTY BUT GM WILL NOT REPAIR OVER 150,000 IT SHOULD BE A MANDATORY SAFETY RECALL. VERY DANGEROUS GM WANTS $1000 TO FIX "STEERING TORQUE INPUT SENSOR CO545"

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN ASTRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

AIR BAG ACTIVATION IS MALFUCTIONING. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS DESIGNED TO ACTIVATE WHEN SOMEONE SITS IN THE SEAT. IT IS NOT DOING SO.

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WANT TO SEE IF IT IS COVERED BY A RECALL BEFORE I PAY OUT-OF-POCKET.