SATURN Complaints

MY VEHICLE WAS MOVING ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN I WAS HIT FROM PASSENGER SIDE, DRIVERS SIDE HIT CONCRETE DIVIDER, AIRBAG KNOCKED ME OUT, AFTER FRONT OF CAR HIT EMBANKMENT, THEN I WOKE UP FROM THE SMOKE, SMELL OF FIRE COMING FROM AIRBAG.

I HAVE TO HAVE THE ELECTRICAL COMPUTER REPLACED - THE CAR DROPS TO 1ST GEAR AND DOESN'T MOVE UP, THE DOOR LOCKS LOCK THEN UNLOCK AND CONTINUE TO DO THAT, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, THE POWER STEERING ALARM COMES ON (BUT I DON'T LOSE POWER STEERING) AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING! THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING WITH NO NOTICE EXCEPT THE DOOR LOCKS START FIRST THEM THE OTHER ISSUES HAPPEN SIMULTANEOUSLY.

MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AFTER HAVING BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THE RECENT AIR BAG RECALL. I THINK IT STARTED AFTER THEY DID THE LAST RECALL ON THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTORS. NOW, I AM TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL, BUT THAT THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. CODE B0081. THE COST TO REPAIR/REPLACE IS $780. I HAVE SEEN MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT AND AN IMPORTANT SAFETY CONCERN. I WAS ADVISED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY.

WHEN YOU TRY TO START THE CAR WHEN IT'S COLD, ALL OF THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON, RADIO COMES ON, AND THEN THE LIGHTS AND RADIO GO OFF AND THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS AND ABOUT 5 MINUTES PASS, IT WORKS PROPERLY. SOME TIMES, UNEXPECTEDLY, ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR START FLASHING, I REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, BODY CONTROL MODULE, THE ALTERNATOR, AND HAVE A BRAND NEW BATTERY (2 IN 6MO). NOTHING CHANGES.

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN OCTOBER SAYING REPLACE ENGINE & REPLACE TIMING CHAIN, THE MECHANIC REPLACED ACTUATORS HOPING THIS WILL ELIMINATE THE ERROR INDICATOR LIGHTS, IT DID NOT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN JANUARY 6TH, 2016 WITH THE SAME CODES: REPLACE ENGINE, REPLACE TIMING CHAIN. THIS CAR HAS 76,000 MILES ON IT AND SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED GM CASE #8-1761877745 THEY DENIED MY CLAIM AND REFUSED TO HELP. THE CAR IS SITTING, NOT BEING DRIVEN. I'M VERY UPSET. I NEED HELP.

PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM HAS FAILED PREMATURELY. ISSUE HAS CAUSED AIR BAG LIGHT TO ACTIVATE AND HAS ALSO CAUSED AIRBAGS TO BE DISABLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE "POWER STEERING WARNING" MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EPS SENSOR INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

ACCELERATOR CAR SPEEDS UP ON ITS ON WHEN I AM DRIVING ON IT'S OWN. RPS GETTING TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL CANT HARDLY STOP CAR

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I WAS FORCED TO MANHANDLE MY VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A PARKING LOT. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE STEERING CAME BACK AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE HOME. ALONG THE WAY THIS HAPPENED TWICE MORE. NOW THE PROBLEM LIGHTS FOR STABILITRAK SERVICE AND TRACTION OFF ARE BOTH ON.