SATURN Complaints

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR START ACTING LIKE IT DID NOT WANT TO SHIFT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, IT ALSO HAD A ROARING SOUND. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT, STARTED DRIVING AGAIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME AND PARK IT. I JUST DROVE THE CAR AGAIN THIS MORNING AND THINGS SEEMS TO BE OK, BUT WHEN I WAS LEAVING FROM WORK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED ACTING LIKE IT DID NOT WANT TO GO. PLEASE ADVISE............. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO TAKE IT BACK FOR SERVICE, JUST SPENT $2900 ON WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE SAME THING. AGAIN GM DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS A RIP-OFF TO ITS CUSTOMERS. WAS THIS VEHICLE 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK , PUT TOGETHER AS A PIECE OF JUNK. I DO LOVE THE CAR, BECAUSE OF IT IS SPACIOUS, BUT HAVE HAD TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS, CLOSED TO $5,000 AND IT ONLY HAS 5,740 MILES ON IT. *TR

HAVE HAD SEVERAL LEAKS, TOOK IT TO GM DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND IT COST ME $1,600, STILL LEAKING, TOOK IT BACK TO GM DEALERSHIP PAID $1,300, STILL LEAKING. VEHICLE ON HAS 57, 000 MILES I WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION. THAT IS WHY I TOOK IT IN THE FIRST PLACE GM SERVICE IS AN EMBARRASSMENT, AND RIP-OFF TO ITS CUSTOMERS. WILL NOT RECOMMEND EITHER ONE OF THESE DEALERSHIP IN MASSACHUSETTS, UNLESS THEY CAN PROVE QUALITY SERVICE. CURRENTLY, STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT CAN NOT AFFORD TO SPEND ANOTHER PENNY, WILL HAVE TO RESULT TO WALKING, SOMETHING I CANNOT PHYSICAL ABLE TO DO ON LONG STRETCH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS INSUFFICIENTLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE REMEDY FAILED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,547.

I WENT TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR AND THE EXTERIOR HANDLE JUST BROKE. THE BREAKAGE POINT OCCURRED "INSIDE" THE DOOR, AT THE REAR PORTION OF THE HANDLE. FROM THE OUTSIDE THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. I MUST ENTER THE VEHICLE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TO USE THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE, TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS STILL ATTACHED ON THE FRONT END BUT IS COMPLETELY UNUSABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN RELAY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE ABS HUB SENSOR WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES PULSATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AND THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM WAS UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000.

WHILE DRIVING, THE DOOR LOCKS ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE REPEATEDLY. FUSE CONTINUALLY BLEW. HAD TO PAY FOR A BODY CONTROL MODULE REPAIR, ONLY TO HAVE ANOTHER BCM REPAIR PURSUANT TO A RECALL REGARDING THE BRAKE LIGHTS. DEALER SAID THE REPAIRS WERE DISTINCT AND WOULD NOT REFUND FOR THE DOOR LOCK REPAIR. CURRENTLY, THE DOOR LOCKS STILL DO NOT WORK AS EXPECTED, AS THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR DOES NOT RESPOND TO ANY ELECTRICAL SIGNAL TO OPEN OR CLOSE. *TR

THE BODY CONTROL MODULE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED BUT NOW THE REAR LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOW WORK AS INTENDED, THERE ARE NO OTHER LIGHTS WORKING ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TOOK CAR TO HAVE STRUTS REPLACED AND WAS TOLD THE SUB FRAME HAD RUSTED AWAY TO MAKE THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE,ALWAYS CHECKED THE BODY AND FRAME YEARLY FOR RUST ON CHASSIS AND UNI BODY SO THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY POTENTIAL PROBLEM S. I LIVE IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE USA.. THE PROBLEM WITH THE SUB FRAME IS IT RUSTS FROM THE INSIDE OUT SO IT MAKES INSPECTION EXTREMELY HARD TO SEE. *TR

TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING... RECALL ON2007TO JUNE OF2008 MODELS CAMPAIGN # 14V153000 THIS CAR WAS BUILT AFTER THIS DATE.. BUT HAS SAME ISSUE. *TR

I WAS PARKED AT A SHOPPING CENTER, MY CAR WAS PARKED AND TRIED TO START THE CAR. IT WOULD NOT START AND A YOUNG MAN GAVE ME A BOOST ONLY TO STILL HAVE CAR NOT START. I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND NOTICED THAT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN PARK THE DISPLAY IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL SHOWED THE CAR TO BE IN REVERSE. THE NEXT INCIDENT HAPPENED AT MY PARENTS HOUSE WHERE THE CAR WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF BUT STARTED ROLLING BACK. KIDS WERE GETTING OUT THE CAR SO I IMMEDIATELY PULLED EMERGENCY BRAKE. ANOTHER INCIDENT HAPPENED AT WORK CAR IN PARKED POSITION AND CAR WAS STILL MOVING. IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. I NOTICED ONLINE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN THE SATURN AURA WITH ITS SHIFT CABLE. I CONTACTED THE GM MANUFACTURER, THEY ONLY WANT TO PAY HALF OF THE COST TO FIX PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY RISK TO MY FAMILY AND OTHERS. I SENT EMAILS TO AT LEAST FOUR EXECUTIVES AT GM CORPORATE OFFICE. IT WAS DIAGNOSED BY A GM DEALERSHIP AS THE SHIFT CABLE, THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SATURN AURA. *TR