SATURN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE KEY RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH OVER A GRASS PATCH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE INCIDENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT INADVERTENTLY MADE CONTACT WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER AND THE SHIFTER SWITCHED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO WORK WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

2001 SATURN SC WITH FAULTY IGNITION. KEY BINDS WHEN STARTING THE CAR IT ALSO FALLS OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN DRIVING. KEY HAS BEEN GRINDING DOWN BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY CYLINDER. THIS IS A HAZARD AND DANGER TO ANYONE WHO DRIVES THIS VEHICLE. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN FORMALLY RECALLED. I WANTED A CASE OPENED AND TOLD THEM IF ANYTHING HAPPENS BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECTIVE DESIGN I WILL SEEK RESTITUTION. THE SR. ADVISOR WAS NOT HELPFUL AND TRIED TO DISMISS ME AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. GM IS NOT STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE TO STAND BY THEIR VEHICLES OR THEIR CUSTOMERS. POOR DESIGN, POOR QUALITY, POOR SUPPORT = BODILY HARM, MORE LAWSUITS AND NO MORE CUSTOMERS! *TR

WHILE DRIVING AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP CAR WILL JUST CUT OFF, ALOT OF JERKING, POWER STEERING COMES ON AND STEERING HARD,ELECTRICAL DISPLAY WILL AUTOMATIC START SHOWING UP.HAVE TAKEN CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL REPAIRS AND STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH STEERING. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED BUT GOT ON THE ROAD AND CAR STOPPED,THE DEALERSHIP HAD CAR TOWED TO FACILITY AND SAID IF WAS FIXED,IT WAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHEN I TOOK BACK AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL ON GOING TO THIS DAY. *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND IS REALLY SCARY! THE GAS PEDAL STICKING IT GETS REALLY STIFF AND DOESNT WANT TO STOP . THE ONE TIME I WAS GOING 25 MPH AND IT WOULDN'T STOP SO I HAD TO SLAM IT IN PARK AND THE RPMS GOT UP TO 4 . IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN IT GETS COLD OUT . IT IS NOT LETTING UP AND I AM SCARED FOR MY SAFETY. *TR

THE GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK WHILE DRIVING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. CAR WILL NOT EXCEED 5 MPH EVEN IF THE PEDAL IS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. CAR MUST BE TURNED ON AND OFF 3 TIMES FOR THE PEDAL TO GO BACK TO NORMAL. ANOTHER INCIDENT IS THE CAR WILL STALL WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. TURNS BACK ON WITH NO PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD ALL RECALLS PERFORMED. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO FRACTURED WAVE PLATE 3/5. THE 6T70/75 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY EXPERIENCE NO REVERSE AND SLIP/FLARE/HARSH SHIFTS IN 3RD AND/OR 5TH GEAR. CODES P0776 CLUTCH PRESSURE CONTROL (PC) SOLENOID 2 STUCK OFF AND P0842 TRANSMISSION FLUID PRESSURE (TFP) SWITCH 1 CIRCUIT LOW VOLTAGE MAY BE SET. THE 35R CLUTCH WAVE PLATE MAY BE BROKEN, ALLOWING THE PISTON TO OVERSTROKE, CAUSING THE PISTON TO LEAK AND RESULTING IN LOSS OF APPLY ON VEHICLES WITH GREATER THAN 25,000 MILES. DURING THE REPAIR PROCESS IT IS IMPORTANT TO INSTALL THE WAVE PLATE IN THE PROPER ORIENTATION TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE TO RE-OCCUR. INSTALL THE ROUNDED EDGE OF THE NEW WAVE PLATE INTERNAL SPLINES FACING THE 35R PISTON. NOTE: THE SAME TSB APPLIES TO 2007-2009 GMC ACADIA, 2007-2009 PONTIAC G5, 2008-2009 PONTIAC TORRENT, 2008-2009 BUICK ENCLAVE, 2008-2009 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND MALIBU, AND 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE, EQUIPPED WITH THE 6T70/75 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (RPO MH2, MH4, MH6 AND MY9). *TR

HEADLIGHT FAILURES. AS I SEE OVER AND OVER ON THIS SITE. PASSENGER HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING SO I REPLACED THE BULB AND IT WORKED FOR 2 WEEKS THEN WENT OUT AGAIN. AS I WAS REPLACING IT AGAIN, I NOTICED THAT THE SOCKET THAT THE BULB PLUGGED INTO WAS SCORCHED/MELTED AND BRITTLE. I READ UP ON THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND CHOSE TO SPLICE IN A NEW SOCKET RATHER THAN SPEND HOURS AT THE DEALERSHIP ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE HARNESS AT SOME OUTRAGEOUS PRICE. IT SEEMS TO BE DOING FINE. NOW THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS STOPPED WORKING SO I AM FACING THE SAME SITUATION OVER AGAIN. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT CLEARLY SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY A RECALL. GM SAVING FEW PENNIES ON A SOCKET THAT WON'T HANDLE THE HEAT OF THE HIGH INTENSITY HEADLAMP AND IT ENDS UP COSTING THE CONSUMER HUNDREDS. *TR

ON AUGUST 19,2014 THERE WAS AN INCIDENT THAT INVOLVED ME WITH MY 2006 SATURN ION. I WAS PROCEEDING OUT OF TO DRIVE OFF WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER AND SEEN AS THOUGH THE CAR WAS SHUTTING OFF IN WHICH A CHILD WAS RUNNING ACROSS THE STREET AT THAT TIME I DID THE BEST I COULD AND MY CAR BUMP MY NEIGHBOR VEHICLE. I RECEIVED A STRAINED MUSCLE IN MY HAND THAT MY DOCTOR DIAGNOSED AS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME (NERVE DAMAGES). MY CAR HAVE DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES. I SHOULDN'T HAVE T I DIE NOR MY SON OR HAVE A LIFE PERMANENT INJURY THAT WOULD HINDER ME FROM ENJOYING MY LIFE. GM TOLD CONGRESS THAT THEY WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING BY ITS VICTIMS REGARDLESS THE NATURE OF INJURY.I HAVE TO SUFFER WITH THIS AGONIZING PAIN AND SWELLING WITH THE AID OF MEDICATION. NASA I EXPECT YOU TO DO THE RIGHT THING HOLD THEM LIABLE FOR PUTTING THESE FAULTY KNOWING THESE CAR WAS NOT SAFE FOR CONSUMER PURCHASE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, A LOUD ABNORMAL SQUEAKY NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO TURN THE WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.