SATURN Complaints

THE CAR DOES NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND DOES NOT SEEM TO GET OUT OF THIRD GEAR. THE CAR WILL ONLY GET OUT OF THIRD GEAR AFTER THE ENGINE REVS AND SEEM TO SHIFT HARD. STALLS ON HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS AND AT TIMES CANT GO FASTER THAN 20-25 MPH. I CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID THE OTHER DAY WHICH SEEMED TO HELP TEMPORARILY HOWEVER IT WENT BACK TO THE WAY ITS ACTING CURRENTLY. PLEASE HELP. *TR

LEFT PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK OR LOCK WITH REMOTE OR WITH SWITCH VIA CAR INTERIOR. ADVISED TO REPLACE DOOR ACTUATOR. ONCE THE LEFT SIDE WAS REPAIRED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY THE RIGHT PASSENGER REAR DOOR IS NOW NON OPERATIONAL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. DOOR LOCK FAILURES ARE NOT SAFE. IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT SOMEONE COULD BE EJECTED IF THE DOORS DO NOT LOCK PROPERTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG, SEAT SWITCH OR WHATEVER INTERMITTENT FOR ALONG WHILE. WORKED MOST OF TIME. NOW HAS 100000 ON IT. TOOK IN JAN. 24, 2015, FOR RECALL ON CONNECTOR DID NOT FIX, NOW DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. AT LEAST BEFORE I TOOK IT IN IT WORKED MOST OF THE TIME. NOW GET MESSAGE SERVICE AIR BAG, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT ON MOST OF THE TIME. TALKED TO SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE, JUST GOT RUN AROUND AND NO HELP. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 3:50 P.M. FRIDAY JANUARY 23 2015 I WAS SLOWING DOWN FROM 35 MPH TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. BEFORE I TURNED THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR DROPPED AND AT FIRST I THOUGHT I BLEW A TIRE. AFTER LIMPING THE CAR INTO THE PARKING LOT I GOT OUT AND THE TIRE WAS STILL FULLY INFLATED. I NOTICED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES. THE CAR WAS TOWED HOME AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER EVEN MENTIONED HE HAD NEVER SEEN THAT HAPPEN ON SUCH A NEW VEHICLE. *TR

2004 SATURN L 300, 6 CYLINDER . MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON AND THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF, LOOSING ALL POWER AND ALL SERVICE LIGHTS APPEARED. HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE. HOOKED UP A OBD SCANNER TO CAR. 8 CODES APPEARED. BCM/ECM MALFUNCTION.(4 CODES OF THIS), CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (2 CODES OF THIS), ENGINE RUNNING TOO RICH (2 CODES OF THIS). I HAVE READ MANY CASES ONLINE THROUGH FORUMS, AND THIS SEEMS TOO BE A BIG PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK INTERMITTENTLY AND THE FOUR DOORS FAILED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE WINDOW WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDOW WIPER HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

WHILE UNDER THE REAR OF THE CAR TO FIX THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE FUEL LINES IN THE LOCATION UNDER THE TRUNK AND BEHIND A FLEXIBLE SHIELD ARE EXTREMELY AND SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THEY ARE CORRODED TO THE POINT WHERE THEY COULD POTENTIALLY LEAK AT ANY MOMENT. THE FUEL LINES ARE PRESSURIZED DURING AND AFTER OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND ALSO RUN VERY CLOSE TO A HOT EXHAUST PIPE. NOT ONLY IS THIS A RELIABILITY ISSUE, BUT MORE SO, IT IS AN INCREDIBLE SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. AFTER DOING SOME INTERNET SEARCHING I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF OTHER ION OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME CONDITION - MANY WHO HAVE HAD LEAKS AND EITHER REQUIRED TOWING, OR EXPERIENCED A FUEL SPILL. DEALER WANTS $800 TO FIX. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR ITEM. *TR