SATURN Complaints

I WAS DRIVING A PERSON RAN A STOP SIGN AND I HIT THE VEHICLE HEAD ON THE AIRBAG BLEW UP IN MY FACE SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB I HAD BURNS ON MY FACE HEAD HANDS AND FORE ARMS MY RIBS WERE BRUISED AND SOME CONTUSIONS IN BACK AND KNEES. *TR

ON MY 2005 SATURN VUE, THE KEY CAN BE PULLED OUT OF THE SWITCH IN THE RUN POSITION, AND ALSO THE SWITCH IS GETTING VERY HARD TO TURN TO START OR TO SHUT OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,633.

I PURCHASED A 2003 SATURN L200 IN JANUARY 2014. ABOUT 4 MONTHS LATER I NOTICED THAT THE LIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF IN THE CAR. THE LIGHTS WOULD DIM AND COME BACK ON. THE WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING OR SOMETIMES THEY WOULD JUST SLOW DOWN. ONE EVENING I WENT TO THE STORE AND WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR THE HEADLIGHTS WERE STILL ON I CONTINUED ON HOME AND AS I STARTED THE VEHICLE THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING. WHEN I ARRIVED BACK INTO THE PARKING LOT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF. I CALLED THE SATURN DEALERSHIP AND ALSO THE SATURN HEADQUARTERS WHO BOTH STATED THERE ARE NO OPENED RECALLS ON THE CAR. SO I ASKED THEM IF I COULD GET A COPY OF THE SERVICE REPAIRS FOR THE RECALLS DONE ON THE CAR. THEY SAID THERE ARE NO SUCH RECORDS BUT I HAVE A PRINTOUT OF RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. NHTSA REFERENCE #05V245000 FOR THE BREAK LIGHTS #03V231000 FOR THE IGNITION MODULE AND #02V283000 FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE PROBLEMS I HAVE EXPERIENCED ARE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE RECALLS. THEY INFORMED ME THAT I SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT WITH YOUR ORGANIZATION AND MAYBE YOU WOULD INITIATE A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE LADY AT THE DEALERSHIP WANTED ME TO BRING IT TO HER SO THEY COULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT. BUT ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLES I READ ON THE IGNITION MODULE IF YOU CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT IN THAT CONDITION IT MAY CAUSE A FIRE, SO I DID NOT WANT TO DO THAT.

THE COOLANT CROSSOVER PIPE STARTED LEAKING SERIOUS ANTIFREEZE. I HAD IT REPAIRED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013 JUST TO HAVE IT START LEAKING AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER. I NEED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AGAIN BUT MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS POSSIBLE A FLAW IN THE METAL DESIGN FROM THE MANUFACTURE NOT ALLOWING THE PIPE TO SEAL PROPERLY. I HAVE CONTACTED SATURN TWICE, ONCE LAST YEAR AND THEN AGAIN A FEW WEEKS AGO AND THEY WON'T ADMIT FAULT. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AND IT WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE GM 3.5 MOTORS ON BUICKS, CHEVYS, PONTIACS AND OTHERS TO NUMEROUS TO LIST. THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND ONLY PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN. MY MOST RECENT ESTIMATED IS 1110.00 AND LAST YEAR I PAID 430. THIS NEEDS TO BE STOPPED FROM GM GETTING AWAY WITH THIS. *TR

THE COOLANT CROSSOVER PIPE STARTED LEAKING SERIOUS ANTIFREEZE. I HAD IT REPAIRED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013 JUST TO HAVE IT START LEAKING AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER. I NEED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AGAIN BUT MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS POSSIBLE A FLAW IN THE METAL DESIGN FROM THE MANUFACTURE NOT ALLOWING THE PIPE TO SEAL PROPERLY. I HAVE CONTACTED SATURN TWICE, ONCE LAST YEAR AND THEN AGAIN A FEW WEEKS AGO AND THEY WON'T ADMIT FAULT. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AND IT WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE GM 3.5 MOTORS ON BUICKS, CHEVYS, PONTIACS AND OTHERS TO NUMEROUS TO LIST. THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND ONLY PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN. MY MOST RECENT ESTIMATED IS 1110.00 AND LAST YEAR I PAID 430. THIS NEEDS TO BE STOPPED FROM GM GETTING AWAY WITH THIS. *TR

MY AIR BAG LIGHT DINGS AND STAYS LITE REGULARLY WHEN DRIVING. I HAD AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHTS STAY ON EVEN WHEN SEAT BELTS ARE BUCKLED.... PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FOR ME. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE FOR A WHILE NOW. *TR

MY 2009 SATURN AURA KEEPS SAYING MY SEATBELT ISN'T BUCKLED WHEN IT IS.... I PUSH IT DOWN BUT IT KEEPS DINGING AND FLASHING. IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME BUT A LOT OF THE TIME. I WOULD LOVE TO GET THIS FIXED SINCE IT ISN'T MY FAULT IT'S HAPPENING. *TR

AFTER OWNING THE SATURN FOR SEVEN YEARS THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS REPLACED WHEN THERE WAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. UPON THE FIRST REPLACEMENT, THE ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED AND THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED WHEN WE REPORTED THE PROBLEM. AFTER A LONG DISPUTE WITH THE DEALERSHIP, WE DECIDED TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE EVEN WITH THE MALFUNCTIONING PART. ROUGHLY FIVE YEARS LATER THE ISSUE WAS ADDRESSED AGAIN BECAUSE THE SHAFT THAT WAS REPLACED MALFUNCTIONED TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. NOW, THE DEALERSHIP IS STATING THAT MORE THAN THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IN FACT, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, RESULTING IN MORE MONEY WE HAVE TO SPEND TO HAVE THE VEHICLE FIXED AND RUNNING PROPERLY. THIS FINAL DISPUTE WITH THE DEALERSHIP LEAD TO BEING WITHOUT A VEHICLE TO DRIVE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT GIVE US UPDATES ON THE STATUS OF THE VEHICLE AND WE HAD TO CALL TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. ALSO, WE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS TO REPORT THE ISSUE TO KNOW AVAIL. FINALLY, WE WERE TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO BE FINISHED ON A CERTAIN DATE AND WHEN WE WERE EXPECTING TO PICK UP THAT SATURN, IT WAS NOT READY LEAVING US WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR EVEN LONGER. *TR