SATURN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON ICE, THE VEHICLE SLID AND CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN, SPUN ACROSS THREE LANES, AND CRASHED INTO A HILL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONTAL IMPACT WAS NOT THE INITIAL IMPACT; THEREFORE, THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN ASTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CPM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUMES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO AN INTERNAL FAILURE WITH THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 04V003000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD MANUAL STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000.

2009 SATURN VUE. DRIVER STATES THE ENGINE STALLED REPEATEDLY, KEYS BECAME STUCK IN IGNITION AND THE AIRBAG AND STABILITY LIGHTS CAME ON. *TA

GOT TO THE BANK PARKED A CAR AND IT DID NOT WANT TO GO TO PARK,SOMEHOW GOT IT TO DRIVE AND GOT BACK TO THE WORK PLACE,DID NOT WANT TO GO INTO THE REVERSE OR ANY OTHER GEAR,PUSHED CAR INTO THE PARKING LOT. DID GET RECALL NOTICE EARLIER IN THE YEAR BUT DID NOT HAVE TIME TO TAKE IT IN FOR THE FIX. *TR

THIS CAR HAS GIVEN ME NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS THE LAST YEAR OR SO WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH.. I CAN'T TURN MY CAR ON FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. THE KEY WILL GO IN TO THE IGNITION BUT IT WONT TURN THE CAR AND THERE HAS BEEN TIMES THAT IT'S GOTTEN STUCK WHERE YOU CAN'T TAKE IT OUT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A FEW PLACES NOW BUT THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT. SO THAT IS WHAT I DID AND AGAIN STILL GETTING STUCK. I HAVE TO GET A KEY CUT EACH YEAR BECAUSE THEY KEY LOOKS LIKE ITS ABOUT 70 YEARS OLD AFTER ONLY 6 MONTHS. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN TIMES I HAVE BEEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE KEY IS HARDLY IN THE IGNITION. WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS. *DT

THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT . THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY BACK, YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR A WHILE THEN IT WILL FINALLY COME OUT. THIS IS AFTER THE RECALL THAT FIXES THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

THE DATE AND MILEAGE I ENTERED ARE APPROXIMATE. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN THE KEY IS IN THE RUN POSITION. AT TIMES, I HAVE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND REMOVED THE KEY; AND THEN HAD DIFFICULTY INSERTING THE KEY THE NEXT TIME I WENT TO USE THE VEHICLE. THE KEY SLOT POSITION IS NOT IN THE OFF POSITION, BUT IN THE RUN OR ACCESSORY POSITION. THIS SEEMS LIKE IT COULD LEAD TO A PROBLEM IF THE KEY SHOULD COME OUT OF THE SWITCH WHEN I AM DRIVING. I ASSUME I WOULD BE SURPRISED, AND INSTINCTIVELY REACH TO PICK UP THE KEY. THIS COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT WHILE I WAS DISTRACTED LOOKING FOR THE KEY. I BELIEVE THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, AND GM SHOULD REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN SW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE KEY RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CYLINDER LOCK AND THE KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RELATED MANUFACTURERS RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,734.