SATURN Complaints

I HAVE HAD MY OUTLOOK FOR ROUGHLY A YEAR AND A HALF AGO NOW, AND MY POWER STEERING SEEMS TO GO OUT WHEN GOING A LOW SPEED AND TURNING. IT HAS CAUSED ME 2 ACCIDENTS SO FAR WITHIN MONTHS OF EACH OTHER, INCREASING MY INSURANCE TO $460/MO. ONE WAS BACKING UP, IT STOPPED TURNING AND IT BACKED INTO A VEHICLE, AND THE OTHER WAS PARKING, IT STOPPED AND I SCRAPED AGAINST ANOTHER. I SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY KILL SOMEONE. I'M IN FLORIDA AND WE ARE ALLOWED TO TURN LEFT/RIGHT ON GREEN. GOD FORBID SOMEONE IS SPEEDING WHILE I'M DOING A U-TURN, BECAUSE THEY WOULD DEFINITELY SMACK INTO ME SINCE IT'S SO HARD TO TURN. I AM QUITE SURE I HAVE THE MUSCLES I DO FROM TRYING TO TURN MY VEHICLE. IT HAPPENS THE MOST PARKING, U TURNS (OR SLOW TURNS IN GENERAL), BACKING UP, AND 3 POINT TURNS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED AAA ROAD SERVICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A METAL PART WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SUBMIT A LETTER, DETAILING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

CLICKING SOUND AS STEARING WHEEL IS TURNED EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. SOUNDS LIKE A UNIVERSAL. USUALY TWO CLICKS PER FIRST REVOLUTION. WILL CLICK BOTH WHILE STOPED AND MOVING

AS I WAS THEDRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE CAME UP AND I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ON/OFF LIGHT WOULD ALTERNATE FROM ON/OFF. THE PASSENGER WAS JUST SITTING THERE IN THE SEAT PROPERLY. AFTER I STOPPED ANOTHER PASSENGER GOT IN AND STILL STAYED ILLUMINATED.

THE4 STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T LOCK AND OCCASIONALLY THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHEN YOU TURN IT OFF

WAS REAR ENDED AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED THEN HARD IMPACT ON FRONT END WHILE I WAS STOPPED--NO DEPLOYMENT OF MY AIR BAGS--5 CAR ACCIDENT OTHER CAR AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, WAS ON A HIGHWAY. IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED PRIOR TO ACCIDENT PER RECALL. ACCIDENT AND POLICE REPORTS WERE FILED,

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONER BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

I HAVE A 2009 SATURN AURA XR, I WAS DRIVING TO GET ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 40-45MPH THEN THE LIGHT CAN ON SAYING "ESC TRACTION" "ENGINE POWER REDUCE" THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND THE BRAKES FELT REALLY TIGHT. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT IT WOULDN'T GO NO FASTER THAN 30MPH. I EXITED THE FREEWAY PARKED THE CAR TURNED IF OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON THE SAME PROBLEM "ESC TRACTION" "ENGINE POWER REDUCE" AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, THE CAR WAS ON PARKED POSITION AND THE CAR STARTED TO JOLT FORWARD. I HAD TO WAIT FOR ABOUT 1-2 HOURS BEFORE THE CAR WAS BACK TO ITSELF BUT THIS TIME IT FELT DIFFERENT DRIVING IT. THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS ACCELERATING TOO QUICKLY AND I WASN'T GOING NO MORE THAN 15MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS CAR BECAUSE ITS UNSAFE TO DRIVE NOT KNOWING WHEN THE 'ESC TRACTION" "ENGINE POWER REDUCE" LIGHTS WILL COME ON AGAIN.

TAKATA RECALL POWER LOCKS CONTINUOUSLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING, WHETHER THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. HAD INSTANCE WHERE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK ON DRIVERS SIDE FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD.