SATURN Complaints

A FEW WEEKS AGO I NOTICED A SMELL OF FUEL COMING FROM MY CAR WHEN I STOP, OR SLOW DOWN. THE LAST COUPLE DAYS THE SMELL HAS BIN GETTING STRONGER.. I SEE ALL THESE COMPLAINTS, BUT NOTHING BEING DONE OR IT ONLY FOR A FEW STATES. AS A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO I DON'T FEEL SAFE HAVING MY KIDS IN THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF WAS CONSTANTLY INOPERABLE, WHICH ALLOWED RAIN TO SEEP INSIDE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY THREE INCHES OR MORE OF WATER COLLECTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE AFTER EACH RAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I FORMALLY REQUEST THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATE THE PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM FOR AIR BAGS IN THE 2007 TO 2010 MODEL YEAR SATURN SKY, AS WELL AS ITS PLATFORM TWIN, THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE. AS YOU WILL NOTICE IN THE WHITE PAPER ATTACHED TO THIS COMPLAINT, THERE IS CLEAR EVIDENCE THAT THERE IS A SYSTEMIC DEFECT IN THE PSS, THAT CAUSES THEM TO FAIL. GENERAL MOTORS HAS ADMITTED THAT SIMILAR PROBLEMS EXIST IN OTHER GM CARS OF THIS ERA, BUT HAS REFUSED TO PUBLICLY INVESTIGATE THIS SERIES OF CARS. IN A ROADSTER, THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THESE CARS LACK A BACK SEAT. WHEN THE PSS FAILS, THE ONLY PLACE A PASSENGER CAN GO IS INTO A SEAT - A SEAT WHICH NOW HAS THE AIRBAG DISABLED, AFTER THE PSS FAILS. AS THE WHITE PAPER NOTES, THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE JUST AS PRONE TO FAIL AS THE ONES BEING INSTALLED TODAY. I IMPLORE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE AND ACT ON THIS MATTER, AS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 OF THESE CARS WERE PRODUCED - AND ALL OF THEM ARE LIKELY TO EVENTUALLY SUFFER FROM THIS DEFECT, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL DATA COLLECTED BY THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.

FRONT DRIVERS DOOR AND FRONT PASSENGERS DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK IN ANY WAY, THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE HANDLE OR OUTSIDE HANDLES. THE MANUAL LOCK CAN BE TOGGLED, THE KEY FOB MOVES THE LOCKS IT UP DOWN AND THE ELECTRONIC UNLOCK BUTTON INSIDE WORKS BUT THE DOORS WON'T OPEN. YOU HAVE TO CLIMB INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR AND OUT THE REAR DOORS. I SEE THIS IS A VERY POPULAR ISSUE ON CAR FORUMS AND WONDER IF IT SHOULD BE A RECALL AND GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. 35R WAVE PLATE KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE (CAUSING COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE) IN OUTLOOK, ACADIA, ENCLAVE, VUE, ETC. THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS HAVING THIS ISSUE.

IT BEEN HAPPEN EVERY WEEK .I BE DRIVING ALL THE SUDDEN THE TC LIGHT COME ON ALSO THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE SPEED REDUCE I PULL OVER AND CUT THE CAR OFF FOR AWHILE THEN THE TC LIGHT GO OFF AND THE SPEED COME BACK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FRONT LOW BEAM DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP DIMMED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE SWITCH TO MANUAL IN ORDER TO GET THE HEADLIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AGAIN. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

THE SEAT BELT GET LOOKED IN BUCKLE AND DON'T RELEASE WHEN U TRY TO UNLOCK IT TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND THEY ALWAYS LOCK UP WHEN PUTTING YOUR SEAT BELT ON THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND THE VEHICLE IS IN STATIONARY .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES LOCKED RANDOMLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 06/29/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER WAS ENGAGED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE LEFT OR RIGHT TURN SIGNALS WERE ENGAGED. THERE WERE NO FLAMES PRESENT. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V231000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.