SATURN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT A LOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,500. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. UPDATED 08/03/16*LJ

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. DID SOME RESEARCH, APPEARS THIS IS A "COMMON PROBLEM" WITH ALL THE SKY/SOLSTICE CARS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE SEAT SENSOR. MY CAR IS A LOW MILEAGE, GARAGE KEPT CAR WITH ONLY 42K MILES ON IT. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. ALSO, IF OTHER MAKES AND MODELS HAVE HAD THIS AIRBAG SENSOR RECALLED, WHY HAS GM NOT RECALLED THE SKY/SOLSTICE; ARE THE PASSENGERS SAFETY NOT AS IMPORTANT IN OUR CARS?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,772.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN LEAKING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF FUEL UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE LEAK STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL LINE WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND THE TRACTION LIGHT COME ON. WHEN TRYING TO TAKE OFF THE ENGINE HAS NO POWER. ALSO WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT REGULAR SPEED IT WILL REDUCE WITHOUT WARNING. IT MAKES ME FEEL VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT ISSUES FROM DAY ONE AND NOW THAT THEY STOPPED MAKING THEM GM DOESN'T WANT TO HELP. THEY JUST WANT TO SELL YOU A NEW CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN ASTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MARCH OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

AFTER DRIVING MY CAR THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO THE "OFF" POSITION ONCE THE CAR IS STOPPED AND THE SHIFTER IN PARK. THE KEY WAS STUCK THE AFTER DRIVING ? HAD POWER BUT I COULDNT REMOVE MY KEY , ITS STUCK , COULDN'T MOVE MY STEERING WHEEL ITS LOCKED. I TRIED MOVING BACK INTO THE PARK POSITION SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE IGNITION KEY WOULD RELEASE ALLOWING THE KEY OUT SO CAN LEAVE. KEY IN "OFF" POSITION. I COULDNT REMOVE THE KEY, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THIS HAPPENED TWICE NOW ? BOTH TIMES AFTER DRIVING IN ON SLIGHTLY BUMPY ROAD FWY. ?

2008 SATURN VUE, LIFTGATE GAS STRUTS THAT HOLD THE LIFTGATE UP WHEN OPEN. THESE STRUTS FAILED AND THE OPEN LIFTGATE SUDDENLY FALLED AND UNEXPECTEDLY IT STRIKES ME ON HEAD. CAR WAS PARKED IN LEVEL DRIVEWAY AND I JUST OPEN IT UP - 7 SECONDS LATER IT CRUSHED MY HEAD. VERY UNSTABLE AND DANGEROUS TO CLOSE WITHOUT GAS STRUTS IT'S TOO HEAVY AND SLAMS CLOSED.

THE SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE HAS BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR AND IT APPEARS NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER/PASSENGER AIRBAG. I AM ALSO VERY CONCERNED ABOUT NO DEPLOYMENT AT ALL SHOULD THERE BE AN ACCIDENT. FURTHERMORE, I HAVE READ THAT THE SEATBELT TENSIONERS MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN THIS MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED. THIS MESSAGE STAYS ON CONSTANTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON WHILE STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING. ME, MY WIFE AND 2 SMALL CHILDREN ARE AFFECTED BY THIS SAFETY CONCERN. PLEASE HAVE A RECALL ISSUED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN ASTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN FEBRUARY OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.