SATURN Complaints

ON 3/16/2015 I WAS MERGING ON THE FREEWAY IN MY 2004 SATURN ION AND I HAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY DUE TO ANOTHER DRIVER CUTTING ME OFF, ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SATURN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND REACHED HIGH RPMS BETWEEN 4K AND 5K AND CAR LAUNCHED AT A HIGH SPEED. I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE YET MY SATURN STILL CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD I REACTED FAST AND STEERED TOWARD THE EMERGENCY LANE PULLED MY E BRAKE UP AND THREW MY CAR IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT MY CAR OFF YET WHEN IGNITION WAS ALL THE WAY TURNED OFF MY CAR WAS STILL ON FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT 4 SECONDS. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY OCCUR AGAIN. THIS CAN RESULT IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR EVEN A FATAL CONCLUSION. I FIND MYSELF VERY NERVOUS AND UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE (SATURN ION) BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT IS MY ONLY WAY TO GET TO WORK. *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR ON DASH INDICATES THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF AND THE DASH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PERIODICALY TE SYSTEM APPEARS TO WORK BUT SHORTLY THEREAFTER RETURNS TO THE WARNING STATUS WITH PERSON OCCUPYING THE PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

THE SATURN ION RECALLED IGNITION WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. ON 3/20/15, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE CAR TURNED ITSELF OFF, AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT. I STEERED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER, AND MANAGED TO BRING IT A STOP EVENTUALLY WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND CHANGING GEARS. I TOOK THE CAR STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP, PER INSTRUCTIONS FROM GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET SATISFACTORY INFORMATION FROM EITHER THE SERVICE CENTER AT THE DEALERSHIP OR GM CUSTOMER SERVICE SO FAR. THE NEW IGNITION FAILED, CAUSING THE CAR TO TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AND MY BRAKES TO FAIL. THIS CAUSED A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. THE RECALL FAILED TO CORRECT THE IGNITION PROBLEM FOR MY VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

WE PURCHASED THIS SATURN OUTLOOK IN MAY OF 2013, IT WAS USED BUT VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. SOON AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE HEADLIGHTS PERIODICALLY GO OUT. IT IS NOT THE BULB BECAUSE THE BULB COMES BACK ON, BUT IN THE ELECTRICAL WIRING, WE HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS AND COUNTLESS TIMES THE HEADLIGHTS WILL COMPLETELY GO OFF WHILE WE ARE DRIVING! THIS IS FRIGHTENING AND SO VERY DANGEROUS. I KNOW OF OTHER OUTLOOK OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM! PLEASE DO A RECALL AND HELP US, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT FROM THEIR HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT WHILE THEY ARE DRIVING! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING, SERVICE ESC AND ESC OFF WARNINGS WERE DISPLAYED ON THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

JAN 2014 HAD PROBLEMS WITH STABILITRAC / TRACTION CONTROL AND TRANSMISSION ENTERING EXPRESSWAY. THE STABILITRAC / TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE CAR BEGAN SHIFTING HARD AS WE BEGAN TO ENTER TRAFFIC, THE CAR THEN STARTED TO LOSE POWER WE GOT OFF THE EXPRESSWAY IN FEAR OF BEING HIT AND WENT TO THE DEALER WERE THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE CAR CONTINUED TO DO THIS ON AND OFF FOR SOME TIME FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. IN JUNE 2014 COMING HOME FROM A SOCCER GAME I MY WIFE OUR SON AND ANOTHER PLAYER HAD THIS HAPPEN AGAIN WHILE TRAVELING 70MPH ON THE US23 EXPRESSWAY, STABILITRAC / TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING HARD AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION LOST THE ABILITY TO ENGAGE, THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW ALMOST GETTING HIT. (THANK GOD WE MADE IT TO A SAFE PLACE) WE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF BROKEN WAVE PLATES WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. ON 3/7/15 TOOK CAR IN AGAIN FOR STABILTRAC / TRACTION CONTROL SAME THING AGAIN IS HAPPENING DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG TOLD US TO BRING BACK WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON. 3/14/15 LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN TOOK IN DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SERVICE ADVISER THERE WAS NO DANGER DRIVING THE CAR BUT THAT I MIGHT AFTER TIME BEGIN TO LOSS POWER AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TRAVEL OVER 20MPH. I EXPLAINED THE HISTORY TO HIM HIS ADVICE WAS TO AVOID THE EXPRESSWAYS. MY FEAR IS TO DIE IN THIS CAR WHEN MERGING INTO EXPRESSWAY TRAFFIC. AFTER REVIEWING MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND TRACTION CONTROL / STABILITRAC ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE FOLLOWING CARS SATURN OUTLOOK, GMC ACADIA, CHEVY TRAVERSE AND BUICK ENCLAVE I HOPE THAT GM CAN COME UP WITH A FIX BEFORE ANYONE HAS TO DIE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE HEATED SEAT FEATURE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR HAS FAILED. IF YOU DO RESEARCH YOU WILL SEE A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF SATURN SKY'S AND IT'S SISTER PLATFORM CAR THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE HAS HAD NUMEROUS FAILURES DUE TO A DEFECTIVE SENSOR MODULE. OTHER MANUFACTURES THAT USE THE SAME MODULE (LIKE BMW) HAVE ISSUED RECALLS ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE. IF YOU COMPEL GM TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE NUMBER OF REPAIRS THEY HAVE DONE ON THESE CARS YOU WILL SEE THAT THE FAILURE IS WIDE SPREAD AND HAPPENS EVEN ON LOW MILEAGE RARELY USED CARS. GM SHOULD HAS FAILED TO RESPOND TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO A RECALL ON THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SEAT SENSOR. *TR