SATURN Complaints

EARLY MORNING, PARKED IN GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT. FINISHED SHOPPING, LOADED GROCERIES IN TRUNK, TRIED TO START CAR...KEY DID NOT EVEN TURN IN LOCK AT FIRST. THEN ALL GEAR LIGHTS CAME ON, BUT NO ENGINE START. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES. THEN I CALLED AAA. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT BATTERY, BUT GOT IT STARTED BY TURNING KEY TO FIRST POSITION, STEPPED ON BRAKE, PUT GEAR IN NEUTRAL, THEN TURNED KEY FURTHER TO START. I THEN DROVE CAR TO GARAGE WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY A TRANSMISSION SWITCH PROBLEM. I AM WAITING TO HEAR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS ON WHAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AND THE COST.

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT GEAR ON THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY DISPLAY, SHOWS PARK OR ALL LIGHTING INDCATORS ILLUMINATE SIMULTEANEOUSLY, IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHICH GEAR IT IS ACTUALLY IN, MOST TIMES REVERSE EVEN THOUGH THE INDICATOR LIGHTS ARE NOT ACCURATE. DEALER RECOMMENDS CHANGING BOTH THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY AND CABLE AT A COST OF OVER $1300, CAR HAS LESS THAN 46000 MILES. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, HAPPENS RANDOMLY WITHOUT WARNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE PANEL DISPLAYED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE CAR AND IT WAS SOMETIMES HARD TO START. I NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF GASOLINE LEAKING FROM APPROXIMATELY UNDER THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR. I TOOK THE CAR TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SOFTBALL WITHIN TWO MINUTES OF PARKING THE CAR IN THEIR PARKING LOT. THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL LINES HAVE RUSTED AND WILL COST IN EXCESS OF $700.00 TO REPAIR I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE THE CLOSE PRESENCE OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND IS A DESIGN/PARTS FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING AT NUMEROUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON ALL FOUR OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT LEVER FAILED TO SWITCH INTO THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,470.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING FUEL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED. IN ADDITION, THE TURNING SIGNALS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE TIRE SERVICE MONITOR SYSTEM INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT READING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CORRECTLY AND THAT A SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD WATER MOVING AROUND IN THE VEHICLE. WHILE TURNING, WATER POURED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER WAS INSIDE OF THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUN ROOF NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT OPERATE AND THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK WITH AND WITHOUT THE KEYS BEING IN THE IGNITION. IN ADDITION, THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE, ENTRAPPING THE OCCUPANTS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.