SATURN Complaints

I RECENTLY BOUGHT MY DAD'S 2008 SATURN AURA. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD GO ON WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE PEDAL AND THAT AT TIMES MY BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO ON WHEN I WAS PRESSING ON THE PEDAL. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE CARS HAD BEEN RECALLED (14V252000) IN 2014 FOR THIS ISSUE. MY DAD HAD BROUGHT THE CAR IN IN OCT 2014 FOR THIS RECALL AND IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED. THE DEALER HAS SAID THEY CANNOT HELP ME AS THE RECALL IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I AM NOW GOING TO HAVE TO PAY HUNDREDS TO FIX SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED YEARS AGO. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE!

MY SON AND HIS FRIEND WERE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION THAT COMPLETELY TOTALED OUR 2007 SATURN VUE. NEITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN THIS ACCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE ENDED UP UPSIDE DOWN IN A RAVINE AFTER HITTING A SIGN AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAD BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR QUITE SOME TIME BUT I HAD NO IDEA THAT MEANT NEITHER OF THEM WAS OPERATIONAL. THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT WHAT A HORRIBLE TURN OUT THIS COULD HAVE HAD. DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD!

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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

DRIVER SEAT WELDED BRACKET IS BROKEN. SEAT IS NOT STABLE AND IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, I AM CERTAIN THAT THERE WILL BE INJURY. I WEIGH ONLY 160LBS AND WHILE DRIVING HEARD THE SNAP OF THE BRACKET.

MY CAR IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE PLASTIC SUPPLY THAT CONNECTS THE TANK AND THE LINE. THIS ISSUE WAS RECALLED IN CERTAIN IONS OF THE SAME YEAR, BUT NOT FOR MY VIN DESPITE THE ISSUE BEING EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE RECALLED PART. I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER MY CAR AND OBSERVED A SUBSTANTIAL LEAK FROM THE SUPPLY WHILE MY CAR WAS IDLING AND AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF. UNSURE IF IT IS ALSO LEAKING WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF AND COLD.

WHILE DRIVING (VEHICLE IN MOTION) THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY. AT TIMES WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH NOTHING HAPPENS; NO ELECTRICAL POWER BUT BATTERY IS FINE AND EVERYTHING ELSE CHECKS OUT OK EXCEPT THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT HAS ALL THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GM VEHICLES THAT EXPERIENCED FATALITIES WITH FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE LAST INSTANCE WAS ON MAY 10, 2016.

AT ANY TIME, MY SATURN VUE WILL START UP, BUT THEN SHUT DOWN GOING INTO ITS ANTI THEFT CYCLES. IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, WITH NO RHYME OR REASON. I WILL BEGIN WAITING OVER 10 MINUTES TO TRY AGAIN, SOMETIMES IT WILL START ON THE FIRST 10 MINUTE TRY, OTHER TIMES IT CAN TAKE UP TO 90 MINUTES TO START. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MANY DEALERS/GARAGES AND NO ONE CAN DIAGNOSE WHAT IS GOING ON.

TAKATA RECALL I STARTED THE 2008 SATURN SKY WITH SOMEONE SEATED IN PASSENGER SEAT ,AIR BAG LIGHT SAID AIRBAG WAS OFF FOR PASSENGER SIDE AND SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO GM DEALER AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS BAD MODULE AND WOULD COST $936.62 TO FIX. I DID HAVE IT FIXED AND PAID THE $936.62 FOR SAFETY SAKE. THIS ISSUE REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND ON RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.

WHEN I AM DRIVING, MY CAR WILL SUDDENLY SEEM TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR, THE RPM'S WILL CONTINUE TO RISE WHILE THE CAR STARTS TO SLOW DOWN AND CAN NO LONGER ACCELERATE. I THEN HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART TO "RESET" THE CAR AND IT SEEMS TO DRIVE NORMAL AGAIN. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS AT HIGHER SPEEDS, LIKE WHILE I'M DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, BUT CAN AND HAS HAPPENED AT LOWER SPEEDS AS WELL. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND AM EXPECTING ANOTHER CHILD IN JULY AND NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL GIVEN THE LARGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THESE CARS. THIS HAPPENED EARLIER TODAY, BUT HAS HAPPENED ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR OVER A YEAR.

WHEN IT RAINS, THE HEADLINER GETS SOAKED. THE WATER RUNS DOWN ARM GOING DOWN IN THE FRONT THAT CONNECTS THE ROOF AND DASHBOARD AND FLOODS THE DRIVER SIDE DEAD PEDAL AND FLOOR BOARD. WATER ALSO LEAKS FROM REAR SUNROOF GLASS AND DRIPS FROM THE REAR DOME LIGHT AND LEAKS TO THE 3RD ROW SEATS/REAR COMPARTMENT.