SATURN Complaints

THE WIPER ARM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE STARTING FLOPPING--IT WAS NO LONGER SEATED FULLY. I THOUGHT IT WAS MISSING SOMETHING SIMPLE, LIKE A PIN. CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED IT WASN'T THAT SIMPLE. I WAS QUOTED P&L FROM THE DEALER @ $364. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. IN 50 YEARS OF DRIVING, I'VE NEVER SEEN A WIPER ARM POP OUT. ONE DAY IN A DELUGE, THE ARM HYPER-EXTENDED OFF THE WINDSHIELD AND I HAD TO LEAVE THE ROAD BLIND WONDERING IF I WAS GOING TO RUN INTO A DITCH. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THE REASON THIS HAPPENED IS DUE TO USE OF PLASTIC PARTS BY GM AND THAT PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEIR WIPER ASSEMBLY MORE THAN ONCE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND PLACES A GRAVE DANGER ON USERS OF THESE AUTOS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OFF AND IN THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,380.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN SKY. WHILE REVERSING DOWN A HILL, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND STARTED TO SHAKE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND STOPPED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000.

WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET OUR RECALLS REPAIRED. WE HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO GET THE BRAKE SENSOR REPAIRED. WE ARE STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ESC SENSORS, SPEED CONTROL AND POWER LOCKS FREAKING OUT WHENEVER THEY WANT. EVERY TIME WE CALL THE DEALERSHIP WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THIS ISSUE IS GETTING WORSE AND NEED TO BE CORRECTED ASAP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

ON TWO OCCASIONS MY CAR STOPPED DRIVING WHILE GOING AROUND 40 TO 55 MPH. I WAS DRIVING SOMETIME THE END OF JULY 2015 WHEN THE CAR STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE GOING ABOUT 45 MPH. THE DASH LIGHTS WERE ON BUT ALL PANELS WERE ON 0. IT MADE A COUPLE OF THRUSTS THEN STOPPED. AFTER A MINUTE I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND THE CAR RESUMED DRIVING. ON AUGUST 8TH WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IT GOING ABOUT 55 MPH THE CAR STOPPED AGAIN WITH NO WARNING BUT FINALLY A WARNING CAME ON INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE STABILITRAK AND THEN HE WAS ABLE TO PRESS THE GAS AND THE CAR STARTED MOVING AGAIN. WE WILL BE MAKING AN APPOINTMENT WITH DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT FROM MY RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS BEHIND US BOTH TIMES OR SOMEONE COULD OF BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DOES DIE.

2008 SATURN AURA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE RECALL REPAIR ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN NOVEMBER 2012. SHE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALER AND THE REPAIRS WERE MADE IN JANUARY 2013. HOWEVER, SOMETIME IN EARLY 2015, IT BECAME DIFFICULT FOR HER TO SHIFT GEARS, PARTICULARLY BETWEEN REVERSE AND DRIVE. FINALLY ON JULY 3, 2015, WHILE TRYING PARK, THE GEAR WOULD NOT MOVE FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. AFTER QUITE A STRUGGLE SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, REMOVE THE KEY AND SET THE PARKING BRAKE. HOWEVER, WHEN SHE TRIED TO RE-START THE VEHICLE MINUTES LATER, THE IGNITION WOULD NOT START. WITH THE VEHICLE STILL IN PARK, WITH THE PARKING BRAKE SET, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE BATTERY WAS BEING JUMPED. FORTUNATELY, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT MADE CONTACT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE. IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE SHE HAD TO FIND WHERE THE NEUTRAL WAS ON THE TRANSMISSION;PARK ON THE GEAR WAS REVERSE FOR THE TRANSMISSION; DRIVE FOR THE TRANSMISSION WAS BETWEEN NEUTRAL AND REVERSE; AND PARK FOR THE TRANSMISSION WAS ABSENT REQUIRING THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE TO HOLD THE VEHICLE IN PLACE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE AND THE BRACKET THAT WAS REPLACED BACK IN JANUARY 2013. THE ORIGINAL PART, THAT WAS NOT A PROBLEM AT THE TIME, WAS REPLACED WITH A PART THAT BECAME A PROBLEM LATER. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 12V460000. *JB

CAN NOT TURN ON OR OFF PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG USING THE BUTTON IN ABOVE THE RADIO AND THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD TURNS ON EVERY TIME I PUT SOMETHING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. EVEN IF IT'S A BOTTLE OF WATER MY VUE IS A V6 AUTOMATIC WITH THE HONDA ENGINE, BUT THE TRANSITION BETWEEN GEARS IS NOT SMOOTH AT ALL IT FEELS MORE LIKE IT'S JERKING INTO GEAR. WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN PARK. I'M KNOW ONE DAY I'M GOING TO WALK UP TO IT AND IT WON'T BE THERE BECAUSE IT WILL HAVE ROLLED AWAY. MY VUE ROLLS BACK N FORTH IN PARK ON FLAT SURFACES. SO ON A HILL IT'S SCARRY. IT ROLLS MORE THAN MY OLD CAR THAT DIDN'T EVEN HAVE ANTI LOCK BREAKS. AND A LOT OF THE TIME USING THE E-BREAK DOSNT HELP ALL THAT MUCH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A GRINDING TYPE NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL AND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING WAS FAULTY. THE BEARING WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INDICATING THAT THE SYSTEM WAS TURNED OFF ALTHOUGH A PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.