SATURN Complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY CARS IDLE DROPPED AND STALKED MY CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. I GOT IT RESTSRTED AND MADE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY DRIVING OUT OF TOWN WITH INFANT IN THE BACK IT STALLED AGAIN. THIS TIME LEAVING US STRANDED IN A INTERSECTION. KIND PEOPLE PUSHED US OFF THE BUSY ROADWAY I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED MY HUSBAND DISCOVERED IT WAS MY IAC VALVE. TO REPLACE THIS ITS OVER 150 DOLLARS IT CONTINUES TO LEAVE ME STRANDED WHEN I TURN AND WHEN IM IN A INTERSECTION! MY INTERIOR ON MY DRIVERS SEAT HAS SUNK TO BELOW THE METAL SEAT FRAME I HAVE TO SIT ON PILLOWS TO SEE PROPERLY!

2002 SATURN VUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION CYLINDER AND KEYS REPLACEMENT RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL IN OCTOBER 2014 REGARDING AN ISSUE WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE AND THEREFORE, THE CONSUMER SENT IN THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK FOR REIMBURSEMENT. EVEN THOUGH THE GM HAD THE PROOF THE WORK WAS DONE, THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, TO MAKE SURE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS INSTALLED PROPERLY. ONCE IT WAS VERIFIED, THE CONSUMER NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THE GM REPRESENTATIVE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DELAYED TO ILLUMINATE APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES AFTER THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000. MA 08/13/15 THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH DID NOT COME ON ALL THE TIME. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING AND THE SPEED HAS REACHED 30 MPH. THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE AT DIFFERENT TIMES. UPDATED 12/1/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DECREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED AS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V003000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 201,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GM DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ANOTHER DEALER DISCONNECTED THE FUSES DURING A PREVIOUS RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A CHIMING NOISE. THE KEY BECAME JAMMED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT COMPLETELY TURN OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

THE IGNITION WAS NOT TURNING OVER PROPERLY. THE BATTERY LIGHT WAS ON. THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM CAME ON. THE (ABS) LIGHT CAME ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE MY CAR FROM FRESNO TO YOSEMITE AND RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE PARK GARAGE IT BROKE DOWN AND I MANAGED TO ROLL IT OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A STALL. I REQUESTED PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. THE PROFESSIONAL SAID IT APPEARED TO HIM TO BE A FAULTY ALTENATOR, A FAILED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND A BATTERY PROBLEM, AS WELL AS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THEY DID NOT HAVE THE TOOLS TO EXAMINE THE PRODUCTS, SO INSTRUCTED ME TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER IN THE NEAREST LOCALE. THIS IS A SPECIFIC CAR DEALER IN FRESNO, CA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,046.

I BOUGHT MY 2005 SATURN VUE IN DECEMBER 2013 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT I NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THEY HAVE ALWAYS WORKED POORLY. I REPLACED THE PADS, THEN BOTH FRONT CALIPERS 3 TIMES. THEN FINALLY THE HOSES WHICH HELPED SOMEWHAT. I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THE CARRIER BEARING WHICH HELPED THE SHAKING AND CLUNKING I HAVE READ ABOUT IN OTHER POSTS. JUST LAST MONTH THOUGH RIGHT AFTER I HAD SPENT THE MONEY ON THE CARRIER BEARING I ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE MY DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I TRIED TO SHIFT IT HESITATED THEN ONCE IT DID START MOVING THERE IS A LOUD GRINDING SOUND AND JERKING. MY TRANSMISSION NOW NEEDS REPLACED. I HAVE RESEARCHED RECALLS AND HAVE FOUND NONE THAT WILL HELP ME WITH THIS. I REGRET EVER BUYING THIS VUE AND NOW I STILL OWE 2000 TO THE BANK FOR A VEHICLE I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX.

IN SEPTEMBER 2014, THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2007 SATURN ION WENT OUT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED UNDER A RECALL. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER BUT CAME ON AGAIN AFTER A DAY. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN IN JUNE 2015 AND HAPPENED TWICE IN FOUR DAYS. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT DID THE ORIGINAL POWER STEERING MOTOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN HAD FAILED AND THAT THE COLUMN WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE MASSIVE 2014 RECALL. THE REPAIR IS GOING TO COST $950. I AM SKEPTICAL, PARTICULARLY AFTER READING SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, THAT THIS IS NOT A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM AND IT COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING.