SATURN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP LIGHT AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

-25 F, 2 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME, 7 PM AT NIGHT, TWO KIDS IN THE CAR, AND TREACHEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS ~ TRANSMISSION FAILS !!!! WAS IN THE SHOP LESS THEN TWO WEEKS PRIOR FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT & SERVICE STABILITRAK/TRACTION CONTROL WARNINGS. GM DEALER CLEARED LIGHTS & SAID THEY WERE HISTORIC & NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD & IT ISN'T HUNDRED OF CARS AFFECTED, ITS THOUSANDS AND PROBABLY TENS OF THOUSANDS (AS THESE TRANSMISSIONS PLAGUE THE OUTLOOKS, ACADIAS, TRAVERSES, & ENCLAVES). SO FAR GM IS DOING NOTHING ~ APPARENTLY IT TAKES PEOPLE DYING TO ISSUE MAJOR RECALLS, AND EVEN THEN IT TAKES MANY YEARS AND INVESTIGATIONS BY VARIOUS AGENCIES. UNACCEPTABLE AND CRIMINAL !!!! I HAVE OPENED UP A CASE WITH GM CORPORATE TO SEE IF ANYTHING WILL BE DONE TO OFFSET OR EVEN COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE JUNK TRANSMISSION ($3800) ~ BUT, AFTER READING COUNTLESS BLOGS, WEBPAGES, ECT OF OTHER PEOPLES EXPERIENCES WITH GM, I AM NOT HOLDING MY BREATH. I WILL CERTAINLY JUMP ON THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAGON, IF IT EXISTS, OR WHEN IT DOES COME TO FRUITION !!! THIS IS CERTAINLY THE LAST GM PRODUCT I WILL EVER BUY! FURTHERMORE, I WILL TAKE TO SOCIAL MEDIA AND ANY OTHER PLACE I CAN TO TELL MY STORY AND MAKE SURE OTHERS KNOW ABOUT THESE CARS AND THE "SERVICE" THAT GM PROVIDES. *TR

I GOT IN THE VEHICLE AND TURN THE IGNITION , THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP BLINKING OFF AND ON. THE VEHICLE STARTED WITH THE WARNING LIGHTS CONTINUING TO BLINK OFF AND ON. I TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF AND TRIED TO START VEHICLE AGAIN, BUT IT WOULD NOT START AND THE DASHBOARD DID NOT LIGHT UP, BUT RATHER ONLY THE MILEAGE INDICATOR DIMLY LIT UP. I WAITED 5 MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE STARTED UP WITH DASHBOARD WORKING PROPERLY. WITH MONTHS LATER ON I NOTICED THE AC WOULD GO HAYWIRE BLOWING HOT AIR VIA VENT AND I COULD NOT TURN IT OFF OR GET ANY COLD AIR TO BLOW.THIS WOULD ALL HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY. THEN THE BACKUP LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, BUT WITHIN A MINUTE IT WOULD STAY OFF. THEN AS TIME PASSED I NOTICED THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR STAYED ON PERMEMENTLY AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN I TURNED LEFT USING THE THE TURN SIGNAL AND THEN OFF WHEN I TURN RIGHT USING TURN SIGNAL. I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND MULTIPLE DTC OF LOSS COMMUNICATION WITH VARIOUS MODULES AND LOOSE NEGATIVE TERMINAL AND HAD TO RECALIBRATE ALL AC ACTUATORS. I HAD CHECKED THE BATTERY TERMINALS PRIOR TO TAKING CAR INTO DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE TIGHT. I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND ON WAY HOME THE HEATER CAME ON FULL BLAST VIA VENT AND WHEN I TURNED CONTROLS OFF NOTHING WORKED. THEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON LIKE BEFORE INTERMITTENTLY. THE NEXT DAY THE AC WORKED FINE, BUT THERE IS OCCATIONALLY A LOUD POPPING SOUND FROM UNDERNEITH DASH. I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAITING TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK. *JS

I WAS DRIVING UP A SMALL INCLINE, PREPARING TO STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE, I COULD NOT STOP, BRAKES WERE FINE BUT ENGINE WAS RACING. I HAD TO PUT CAR IN PARK, CHECKED FOR BLOCKAGE WITH FLOOR MAT, THERE WAS NOT ANY. PUT 4 -WAY BLINKERS ON, SHUT CAR OFF. RESTARTED CAR AND IT WAS FINE. HAPPENED AGAIN ON FEB. 22ND THIS TIME TRIED 4 TIMES SHUTTING DOWN AND STILL RACED. HAD TO PARK CAR, UPON RETURNING 2 HOURS LATER CAR WAS FINE. I HAVE ALSO HAD TROUBLE STARTING CAR, STARTED IN JUNE 2014, IF IGNITION DID NOT ENGAGE WHEN KEY WAS TURNED CAR HAD TO SIT FOR 1/2 HOUR BEFORE STARTING. *JS

THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT SEIZED RESULTING IN LOSS OF ELECTRONIC ASSISTED STEERING AND FAILURE OF STEERING WHEEL TO RETURN TO CENTER. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT HAS WAS RECALLED IN THE CHEVROLET COBALT AND PONTIAC G5 OF THE SAME MODEL YEARS WHICH USE IDENTICAL PARTS, BUT THE SATURN ION WAS INEXPLICABLY EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL.

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION KEY ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE IGNITION SWITCH AND SHIFTER WERE REPLACED. *JB

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL STEERING REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IN JUNE 2010, HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. IN OCTOBER 20104, THE CHECK ENGINE AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE LIGHTS WERE ON DUE TO A STEERING RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE WORK HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN DONE. THE CONSUMER IS NOW SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION CAUSING THE BATTERY TO RUN OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT GEAR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY VEHICLE IS UNDER SAFETY RECALL FOR IGNITION AND REAR LATERAL LINKS. I ORDERED PARTS AT CROPPER'S CHEVROLET IN NOGALES, AZ ON 12/29/2014. THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT IN DESPITE MY FOLLOW UP CALLS. I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE IGNITION AND THE KEY GETS STUCK. THEY SAID GM IS NOT SENDING THEM THE PARTS IN A TIMELY MANNER. WHILE I WAS TYPING THIS, THE PARTS DEPARTMENT OF CROPPER'S CALLED BACK AND SAID THEY DO HAVE THE PARTS AND MY APPOINTMENT IS SCHEDULED FOR 8 AM ON 2/26/2015. AMAZING WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU FINALLY START TO COMPLAIN. *JS