SATURN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED RANDOMLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED OR BEING DRIVEN. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE BEGAN IN JUNE OF 2015. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

AUGUST 2015 I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AROUND 6:25PM ON I-75 THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING AND RPM WERE HIGH AND TRUCH FELT LIKE I WAS PUSHING GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL AT SAME TIME. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I THOUGHT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. CALLED ONSTAR FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND WAS TOLD THE CODE IS P0340, CONTINUE TO DRIVE AND IF MORE ISSUES TAKE IN TO DEALER. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SPEED WENT FROM 65 TO 30 AND EVEN THOUGH I WAS FLOORING GAS PEDAL IT WOULD GO NO MORE THAN 20-30 MPH. I FRANTICALLY, SOMEHOW WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER 5-6 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER. NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAD TO BE TOWED. IT WAS ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT I WAS NOT HIT NOR CAUSED SOMEONE ELSE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT ON I-75 IN BUSY ATLANTA. I WAS 50 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND HAD TO GET A RIDE HOME. AFTER DAYS OF RESEARCH AND THE REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSING THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE CODES, I HAD TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HUB 2.

WAS DRIVING WHEN I NOTICED A GAS SMELL REALLY STRONG IT GOT WORSE WHEN THEN I NOTICED THAT I WAS GOING THREW GAS LIKE CRAZY AND DIDN'T KNOW WHY . ONE DAY THE SMELL WAS SO STRONG WHEN I GOT OUT THE CAR I LOOKED UNDER THAT CAR AND SAW THAT ONE OF LINES WAS LEAKING GAS I AM WORRIED BECAUSE I DO HAVE KIDS IN MY CAR AND THAT ITS A BAD DANGER CHANCE OF FIRES TO START

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

THE BACK RIGHT WELD ON MY DRIVERS SEAT BROKE. I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND HEARD A LOUD POP AND IT SOUNDED LIKE MY SEAT SKIPPED GROVES IN MOVEMENT, BUT MY SEAT IS POWER. THE BACK RIGHT WELD SNAPPED AND I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. I WEIGH 206 LBS SO IT'S NOT AN ISSUE OF BEING TOO "HEAVY" AND RECENT POSTS SAY IT CAN COST UP TO 1000$ TO FIX. I FIND THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL.

I BOUGHT THIS SUV IN FEB OF 2015. IT HAD 92.000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. I PAID $8K. IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. FIRST, THE STEERING WAS BAD. APPARENTLY IT'S A COMMON ISSUE FOR GM VEHICLES TO HAVE A RACK AND PINION ISSUE. IT NEEDED TO BE REGREASED, WHICH WAS AN EASY FIX, AND THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T CHARGE ME. THE NEXT MONTH I MOVED FROM MN TO GA AND WHEN I GOT DOWN HERE (IT'S HOT) REALIZED THE AC DIDN'T WORK. I TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE AC COMPRESSOR WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE TUNE OF $1200. I DECIDED TO BE SWEATY ALL SUMMER. BUT I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE SEIZED UP AC COMPRESSOR WAS THREATENING MY ENTIRE SERPENTINE BELT. SO I GOT THAT FIXED AT THE END OF THE SUMMER. JUST A WEEK AFTER THAT FIX, MY BRAKES WENT OUT. THE CAR JERKED AND SQUEAKED AND IT WAS GENERALLY SO BAD THAT I WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE CAR TO MOVE. THE GRINDING SOUND WAS SO LOUD IT WAS EMBARRASSING. I TOOK IT IN AND THE ROTORS AND CALIPERS AND ONE BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. $850. THE REMAINING PROBLEMS ARE: AIRBAG AND CRUISE CONTROL. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN BLINKING ON AND OFF FOR MONTHS, BUT RECENTLY IT DOESN'T EVER TURN OFF. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT RIGHT NOW, BUT I WAS HOPING THERE WAS A RECALL. THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING THE DAY AFTER I GOT IT BACK FROM HAVING THE BREAKS FIXED. I'M AFRAID THIS CAR WAS A TOTAL LEMON.

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR SUDDENLY REDUCED SPEED, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON STATING TO SERVICE TRACTION. HAD THE CAR REPAIRED. IT HAPPENED TWICE SINCE, EACH TIME A DAY AFTER PICKING UP THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THE LAST TIME, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28TH, I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CAR SUDDENLY REDUCED SPEED, LIGHTS ON. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. CONTACTED GM, NO HELP AT ALL!

TURNED THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION, DASH LIGHTS COME ON BUT NOTHING HAPPENS, THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER. TRIED TO REMOVE THE KEY BUT IT IS STUCK IN ACC POSITION. ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE TO MY KNOWLEDGE. AFTER READING OTHER REVIEWS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS I AM NOW CONCERNED WITH IT TURNING ITSELF OFF ON IT'S OWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 1/13/16 LN *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED FROM A PREVIOUS RECALL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,528.