SATURN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE GEAR BECAME STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,500.

ACCELERATED TO GET ON INTERSTATE 41 TO 65 MPH. HEARD A UNUSUAL NOISE. LOST ALL POWER STEERING (PS) , HAD TO USE MANUAL/HARD TO STEER CONTROL. NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, NO IDEA OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING. DROVE CAR HOME AT A REDUCED SPEED. CAR MAKER NOTIFIED ME IN SEPTEMBER 2014 THEY HAD A "CAMPAIGN" TO REPLACE PUMPS IF FAILED BEFORE 150,000 MI. I HAD HEARD A PS WHINE NOISE AND HAD TAKEN THE OUTLOOK TO THE DEALER IN FEBRUARY2015, BEFORE THE 150,000 MI AND THEY SAID IF IT FAILED THEY WOULD HONOR THE CAMPAIGN. THEY WOULD NOT LOOK AT THE PS FLUID OR LISTEN TO THE NOISE.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE FAILURE EXACTLY AS PER GM RECALL FOR THE 2007/2008 SATURN AURA WITH THE 4 SPEED TRANSMISSION. MY GM DEALER SAYS MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED DUE TO IT BEING A 2009 WITH THE 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION ALTHOUGH THE FAULT IS EXACTLY THE SAME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND FAILED TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,782. UPDATED 7/21/15*CN THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS DOCUMENTED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 11/9/2015*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 SATURN SC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THERE WERE NUMEROUS KEYS ON THE KEY RING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. *TT *TR

REPLACED WATER PUMP, TIMING CHAIN AND PULLEYS AT APPROXIMATELY 90K MILES. APP. 10K MILES LATER, TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH SUSPENSION, FUEL SENSORS, OIL FILTER CASING.

PER PAST RECALL, MY IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. PREVIOUSLY, IGNITION KEYS WERE BEING CHEWED UP, AND THAT IS AGAIN THE CASE. KEY LOCKS IN PLACE & WILL NOT TURN (OVER) FOR SEVERAL TRIES.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD. IT HAS CONTINUED TO DO SO FOR THIS PAST YEAR. NOW THE RECALL IS TELLING US THAT THIS COULD BE A BIG PROBLEM

INITIAL INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE I HAD A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT RIGHT SEAT DRIVING AT 35 MPH. THREE BEEPS FROM AND A 'SERVICE AIR BAG' WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON MY DASH. AFTER STOPPING AND SHUTTING OFF MY CAR, THE WARNING DID NOT APPEAR WHEN I STARTED IT AGAIN. EXACTLY TWO WEEKS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN RIDING WITH A PASSENGER, BUT THIS TIME THE WARNING DID NOT GO AWAY AFTER RESTARTING MY VEHICLE. NOW, THE WARNING COMES UP EVERY TIME I START MY VEHICLE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH SATURN SKY AND PONTIAC SOLSTICE MODELS. AS IT RELATES TO PASSENGER SAFETY, SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BE RECALLED.

I OWN A 2007 SATURN VUE WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN MAY 2007. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES FOR WEEKS BEFORE IT WILL TURN OFF. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CAN NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS SO THEY SAY. RIGHT AFTER I BRING THE VEHICLE HOME THE PROBLEM BEGINS AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE WARRANTY HAS SINCE EXPIRED AND I DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE THE ONE TO PAY FOR A REPAIR WHEN IT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN READING THE SAME PROBLEM FROM QUITE A FEW OWNERS. WHY DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR DIE FOR THAT MATTER BEFORE THE MANUFACTURE WILL DO SOMETHING TO PREVENT POSSIBLE INJURY? THE PART PROBABLY DOESN'T COST THAT MUCH FOR THE MANUFACTURE TO FIX BUT THEY WOULD RATHER RISK GETTING SUED FOR MILLIONS THAN FIX A $$ PROBLEM. OH THE SHAME!