SATURN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL FILTER AND FUEL LINES PREMATURELY RUSTED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TWO FUEL LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE FUEL FILTER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V003000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

I JUST BOUGHT THIS SATURN AND THE NEXT WEEK THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE HAVE COMPLAINED AND IT IS EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND SAYING IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. I AGREE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO REASON FOR IT TO NEED SERVICED YET. *TR

DRIVING HOME AND POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED MAKING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. RESTARTED THE CAR A FEW MINUTES LATER AND IT WORKED FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE NOW. GM HAS RECALLED THIS MODE/YEAR CAR FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM BUT MY CARS VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON THEIR LIST. WHY CAN'T THEY REPAIR ALL OF THE CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM, RATHER THAN JUST A SELECT FEW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, THE KEY REMAINED IN THE ON POSITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 7/9/15*CN

MIRROR PORTION OF SIDE VIEW MIRRORS FELL OFF CAR. ADHESIVE HOLDING ON MIRROR SURFACE DETERIORATED COMPLETELY. *TR

TRANSMISSION PLATES AND GEARS BLEW OUT. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AND COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT HAD I BEEN ON A MORE CROWDED ROAD AND/OR GOING A FASTER SPEED. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FROM GM (#307164) REGARDING HARSH SHIFTING OR NO REVERSE WHICH MAY BE A BROKEN CLUTCH WAVE PLATE DATED 3/1/2011 ACTION #10038284. WHAT THAT BULLETIN FAILS TO INDICATE IS THAT THE DAMAGED/BROKEN WAVE PLATE CAN CAUSE THE GEAR TO "EXPLODE" TAKING OUT THE OTHER GEAR. SINCE A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS 67K MILES (7K OUT OF WARRANTY). CLUTCH WAVE PLATE BROKEN. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. IF GM KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM (WHICH THE BULLETIN INDICATES) THEN THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AND ALL REPAIRS FOR SAME. THIS IS A MAJOR COMPLAINT BY MANY ON VARIOUS FORUMS. *TR

THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK MY CAR TO MILES CHEVROLET TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. THEY TOLD ME MY AIRBAG MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IT'S A 2008. THE AIRBAG SHOULD NOT BE DEFECTIVE FOR BOTH OF THOSE REASONS. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THIS, AND I FEEL THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE. ASSUMINGLY, THIS MAY BE THE REASON THE SATURN AURA HAD BEEN RECALLED AND NOT DISTRIBUTED ANYMORE, DUE TO THE MANY RECALLS THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, IF I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT MY AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. I AM ASKING THIS BE PUT ON THE RECALL LIST, AS I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE PARTICULARLY WITH THE SATURN AURAS, WHICH WERE ONLY PRODUCED FOR 3 YEARS, THEN TAKEN OFF THE MARKET. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WITH THE KEY BEING DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. ELECTRICAL LIGHTS AND OPERATIONS BECAME SPORADIC. DIAGNOSIS WAS A DEFECTIVE BODY CONTROL MODULE. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIFFERENT REPAIR. UPON DRIVING THE CAR OFF THE LOT ON FRIDAY, I NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP. ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE HAD FAILED, CAUSING THE AIR BAGS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THIS CAR HAS EXPERIENCED MAJOR ELECTRICAL FAILURES INCLUDING IGNITION FAILURE/REPLACEMENT, HVAC MODULE FAILURE/REPLACEMENT, BODY CONTROL MODULE FAILURE/REPLACEMENT, BRAKE SENSOR FAILURE/REPLACEMENT AND NOW THE AIRBAG MODULE FAILURE/REPLACEMENT. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF OF THE ROADS DUE TO SEVERE SAFETY HAZARDS AND SYSTEMS FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 6/18/15*CN