SATURN Complaints

I WAS ON A STRAIGHT STREET PARKED AND MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON MY GIRLFRIEND CAME OUTSIDE I GO TO PULL AWAY I OUT THE CAR IN RESERVE AND WENT NO WHERE I TURNED HER OFF FOR A COUPLE MINS. AND TRIED AGAIN IT WORKED BUT I HAD THE PEDDLE TO FLOOR ONLY GOING LIKE 2MPH BACKING UP. FINALLY I GOT OUT OUT HER IN DRIVE AND AGAIN WE WAS NOT MOVING I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER IN A LOT I TURNED HER OFF SAT FOR 10-15 MINUTES TURNED BACK ON SHE WAS OKAY TILL I GOT HOME AND TRIED TO PARK I WAS 15 MINS AWAY FROM HOME. SO I GOT MY OBD READER THING TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND IT POPPED UP SOMETHING WITH MY TRANSMISSION.

POWER STEERING HIGH PRESSURE LINE FAILED WHEN THE HOSE BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE END CRIMP. THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM LOST ALL OF ITS FLUID RESULTING IN THE COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN TRAVELING IN REVERSE AT A SLOW SPEED AND MANEUVERING OUT OF A GARAGE.

IT LOSES ALOT OF GAS IT LEAKS ALL UNDER CAR AND ITS STRONG SMELLIMG FIRE HAZARD.IT DOES NOT LEAK IF CAR IS OFF ONLY WHEN ITS RUNNING.DRIVING DOWN 75 THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF CAR SOAKING WET

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE CONTACT CALLED GREINER BUICK GMC (14555 CIVIC DR, VICTORVILLE, CA 92394) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD NOT BE SERVICED BECAUSE OF THE HIGH MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO THE HIGH MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE, THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.*DT

THE CAR WAS EXITING THE OFFRAMP AT 70 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WILE TRYING TO EXECUTE A LEFT TURN WITH NO POWER STEERING. I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH SATURN CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AND THE RECALL WAS TURNED INTO A # 15356 SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT. I AM ON THE GM CORPORATE NEWSROOM SITE WHERE THEY STATE THAT IT IS A RECALL WITH MY YEAR VEHICLE. THEY ALSO MAKE A STATEMENT THAT BY THE V.P. JEFF BOYER IN A LOOKS LIKE A PRESS RELEASE TO NHTSA REGARDING THE RECALL. JEFF BOYER STATES" 'WITH THESE SAFETY RECALLS AND LIFETIME WARRANTIES, WE ARE GOING AFTER EVERY CAR THAT MIGHT HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT RIGHT,' SAID JEFF BOYER, VICE PRESIDENT, GM GLOBAL VEHICLE SAFETY. 'WE HAVE RECALLED SOME OF THESE VEHICLES BEFORE FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND OFFERED EXTENDED WARRANTIES ON OTHERS, BUT WE DID NOT DO ENOUGH.' IS HE LYING FOR MY SON DRIVING THE VEHICLE CLAIMED IT WAS A REAL ISSUE. THIS WAS WRITTEN ON 3-31-2014. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND GM SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IT REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE AND YEAR WHICH WAS NOT STATED IN THIS NEWS RELEASE. BE THE DRIVER WHEN THIS OCCURS IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL.

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AROUND 65-70 MPH. ENGINE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND HAD TO BE TOWED BACK HOME. MECHANIC INSPECTION REVEALED COMPLETE LOSS OF COMPRESSION IN TWO CYLINDERS AND PARTIAL COMPRESSION LOSS IN OTHER TWO. ENGINE WAS PERMANENTLY DAMAGED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT AT HIGH COST IN THE THOUSANDS. ENGINE HAD 102,057 MILES AT TIME OF FAILURE.

WHEN PUSHING ON BRAKE PEDDLE THE CAR SHACK'S TAKEN INTO BE REPAIRED TWICE HAD TO PUT NEW DISK AND ROTATE DISK CAUSE WARPED STARTING TO DO AGAIN THIS WILL BE 3RD TIME REPAIRED MECHANIC NOT SURE WHY

I HAD CLEARED MY WINDOWS OF SNOW AND TURNED ON MY REAR DEFROST WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP AND DISCOVERED MY REAR WINDOW HAD IMPLODED.. I WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY

THE GAUGES ILLUMINATION IS VERY POOR SINCE THE GAUGES ARE SO DEEP SET IN THE DASH. I CAN HARDLY READ THE SPEEDOMETER DURING THE DAY, ISN,T VERY BRIGHT EVEN AT NITE. THE MFG. SHOULD DO A RECALL TO UPGRADE THE DASH LIGHTS.

WHILE DRIVING AND NOT TOUCHING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED AS IF YOU ARE BRAKING. WHEN YOU DO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHT GOES OFF AND THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT YOU ARE SLOWING AND BRAKING. THE CRUISE CONTROL IN TURN DOES NOT WORK AS IT THINKS YOU ARE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS HAS BEEN A RECALL BEFORE FOR THIS CAR AND WAS REPAIRED BUT IS HAPPENING AGAIN.