SATURN Complaints

MY 2008 SATURN SKY ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT BECAUSE I GARAGE IT IN BAD WEATHER IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I AM PAYING 1100.00 THIS WEEK TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT I AM PAYING FOR SOMETHING THIS IMPORTANT WHEN THE CAR STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON IT BECAUSE IT IS SO WELL TAKEN CAR OF. THE ONLY REASON I AM PAYING THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY AND THIS SHOULD BE A GM PROBLEM NOT MINE. SHAME ON GM, SINCE OTHER CARS WITH THIS ISSUE HAVE BEEN RECALLED.

PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT ENABLE WITH ADULTS (>120 LBS) IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. PRIOR RECALL FOR CONNECTOR UNDER SEAT WAS COMPLETED WHEN ISSUED. DEALER DIAGNOSIS OF CODE FOR "PASSENGER PRESENCE" MODULE FAIL, WITH RECOMMENDATION OF REPLACEMENT OF PASSENGER PRESENCE SEAT ASS'Y AT COST OF $960 - NOT YET COMPLETED. ELEVATED TO GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. APPEARS TO BE A CHRONIC, ~500 PPM ISSUE ON THE 2007-2008 MODEL YEARS OF THE GM LAMBDA PLATFORM (SATURN OUTLOOK, GMC ACADIA, AND BUICK ENCLAVE). RESEARCH OF NHTSA COMPLAINTS AGAINST POSTED SALES QUANTITIES SHOWS THAT THIS ISSUE CONTINUES INTO 2015 FOR THE 2007-08 MODELS, WITH VIRTUALLY NO ISSUES FOR 2009 AND NEWER MODEL YEAR VEHICLES....UPDATED 09/28/15 *BF UPDATED 11/08/2017*CN

SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING APPEARED ON DASH WITH NO PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE WARNING APPEARS EVERY TIME I START THE CAR. WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE VEHICLE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR ALWAYS READS "OFF".

7/6/15-PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE, PUT CAR IN PARK, GOT BACK IN, PUT CAR IN REVERSE, PULLING OUT BACKWARDS. WHEN I PUT CAR BACK INTO DRIVE IT WOULDN'T GO INTO FORWARD. CAR WAS RUNNING BUT I HAD NO GEARS AND MY SHIFTER WAS LOOSE...NOTHING. I LOOKED ON LINE FOR ANY OTHER RECALLS ON MY 2008 SATURN AURA FOR THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND BULLETIN # 14152, WHICH STATES MY VEHICLE HAS A CONDITION WHICH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE COULD FRACTURE AT ANY TIME. WHEN THIS FRACTURE OCCURS, THE DRIVE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SELECT A DIFFERENT GEAR AND THE VEHICLE MAY MOVE IN AN UNINTENDED DIRECTION. THE CAR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFTED INTO PARK OR ANY OTHER GEAR. I BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT HAS OCCURRED. WHEN I CALLED THE PHONE # FOR SATURN I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR DOES NOT COME UNDER THIS RECALL, YET BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2012 I DID RECEIVE A RECALL FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE THAT HAS END FITTING TABS THAT MAY FRACTURE OR BREAK. THIS PROBLEM WAS FIXED BY A GM DEALER IN AUGUST OF 2013. CHECKING ONLINE I FOUND THAT RECALL # 14152 EXPANDS AN EARLIER RECALL #12106 (WHICH WAS CORRECTED 8/2013), YET SATURN SAYS THIS JUNE 2014 RECALL # 14152 DOES NOT APPLY TO MY CAR. I BELIEVE THAT IT DOES. CAN ANYONE HELP ME WITH THIS SO I CAN DRIVE MY CAR AGAIN?

THE FUEL FEED PIPE AND EVAP EMIS PIPE ROTTED AWAY. FUEL STARTED BEING PUMPED OUT OF THE TANK AND BEING SPRAYED ALL OVER THE CAR INCLUDING THE EXHAUST. GM PART NUMBER 15283792 AND 25775259. THE PIPES ONLY ROTTED IN THE REAR ALONG THE FRAME WHERE THEY ARE COVERED BY HEAT SHIELD IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE EXHAUST. THE REMAINING PARTS OF THESE FUEL PIPES ARE PERFECT. EVEN THE BRAKE LINES THAT RUN ALONG WITH THE FUEL LINES ARE PERFECT RIGHT THERE. EVERY BRAKE LINE LOOKS PERFECT MAYBE DO TO A FACT THAT THEY ARE COATED WITH A BLACK MATERIAL FROM THE FACTORY. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THESE PIPES BECAUSE IT ISN'T PART OF THE FUEL MODULE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE FRONTAL PASSENGER AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, AND DISPLAYS A PWR STG ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CAR'S POWER STEERING WILL REMAIN INOPERABLE UNTIL THE CAR IS RESTARTED. THE POWER STEERING CAN BECOME INOPERABLE SEVERAL TIMES IN A SINGLE DAY.

BOTH HEADLIGHTS NO LONGER WORK . . . UNLESS THE WIRES OR JIGGLED. BOTH HEADLAMP WIRE HARNESSES FAIL TO TURN ON BULB.

THIS VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, CAN NOT START, WHOLE STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE, KEY COMES OUT DURING DRIVING. ...UPDATED 09/22/15 *BF

PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AROUND 2008 (MAYBE SOONER). THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING, AND TURN OFF/ON AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING AT ALMOST ANY SPEED. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM, AND EACH TIME THAT ARE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A CONSTANT ISSUE, YET THE DEALER CAN NEVER FIND AN ERROR CODE ON THE COMPUTER OR REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, EVEN WHEN THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR MULTIPLE DAYS.