SATURN Complaints

CAR IS NOT SHIFTING APPROPRIATELY WHEN GOING INTO REVERSE. ALSO NOTICE ISSUES WHEN DRIVING WHERE CAR APPEARS TO STRUGGLE SHIFTING TO THIRD GEAR. HAS STALLED OUT. *TR

MY PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY INDICATED IT WAS A BAD BAG THAT LOOKED LIKE IT HAD BEEN USED. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY KIND OF WRECK. I BOUGHT IT FROM A DEALERSHIP WITH 28,000 MILES AND A CARFAX INDICATED ONE OWNER AND NO WRECKS. I NOTICED ON GM RECALL LIST SEVERAL PASSENGER AIR BAGS ARE BEING RECALLED. MY DEALERSHIP WANTS $700.00 TO REPLACE AND I FEEL IT SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM FOR PUTTING A FAULTY AIR BAG IN THE CAR. *TR

OUR DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON 10/9/2014. A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HER. OUR DAUGHTER WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND HIT THE VEHICLE WITH THE FRONT END OF THE SATURN TO THE DRIVERS DOOR OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT WE BELIEVE THEY SHOULD HAVE. OUR DAUGHTER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL JUST COME ON AT ANY GIVEN TIME. IT WORRIES ME THAT THEY MIGHT NOT DEPLOY WHEN I NEED IT OR THEY DEPLOY AS I'M DRIVING-A SERIOUS HAZARD. 09/09/2014 ONSTAR VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS ADVISED ME ABOUT A DIAGNOSTIC ALERT REQUIRING IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AND TO CALL MY DEALERSHIP. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND THEY WOULD DO A DIAGNOSTICS TEST TO CHECK OUT PROBLEM BUT WOULD COST ME OVER $100.00. I THEN CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD PRETTY MUCH THE SAME BUT WAS GIVEN SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER AND I WOULD GET A CALL WITH IN 48 HOURS. I DID GET THE RETURN CALL AND SAME RESPONSE. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD HAVE TESTED FOR FREE TO BE SURE THIS WILL NOT BECOME A RECALLED ITEM AFTER DRIVERS BECOME CRITICALLY HURT OR KILLER DUE TO BAD PARTS!!! LAW REQUIRES SEAT BELTS AND AIRBAGS FOR OUR SAFETY AND MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE INVESTIGATING ALL SAFETY EQUIPMENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT SPEED LIMIT FROM I 75 TO ROCHESTER ROAD AT 7:50 AM. ALL OF SUDDEN, I FELT STEERING GOT VERY HARD TO TURN AND STUCK AT POINTING TO RIGHT, I TRIED MY BEST TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT NO SUCCESS, CAR SPAN OFF THE ROAD INTO THE DITCH, BACK OF THE CAR ENDED UP ON AN ELECTRIC POLE. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. NO OTHER CARS HURT. SOMEONE CALLED 911. I FELT OK AT THE MOMENT. 2 HOURS LATER FELT DIZZY. BASED ON HOW ODD THE STEERING FELT, I THINK I HAD EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN POWER STEERING LOSS. LUCKILY THE CAR DID NOT HIT THE POLE FIRST, OTHERWISE I COULD HAVE DIED. *TR

IN 2011 MY AIRBAG SERVICE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD IT REPAIRED AT NO COST SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. TODAY, OCTOBER 12, 2014, THE AIRBAG SERVICE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 45,000 MILES AND IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AND DEFINITELY SOME KIND OF DEFECT. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS COST. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND OTHER SATURN SKY OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM WONDERING WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. IN ADDITION, I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THE IGNITION PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN WAITING MONTHS FOR PARTS TO COME IN. THANK YOU. *TR

VEHICLE POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT OPERATE UNLESS THE CAR IS BEING SHIFTED IN OR OUT OF PARK NOR DOES THE KEY FOB WORK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GM DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND A VERIFIABLE ISSUE WITH THE DOOR LOCKS. I HAVE BEEN LOCKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIME BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN MOMENTS THAT THE DOORS LOCK ON THEIR OWN. THE DASH LIGHTS ALSO DIM ON THEIR OWN AND THE CHIME NO LONGER SOUNDS WHEN THE DOORS ARE OPENED. *TR

FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ACTIVATED FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT WHILE DRIVING. FOUND THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE SEAT HAS A SEPARATION CRACK. NOTHING HEAVY HAS EVER BEEN PLACED ON THE SEAT AND MY ONLY PASSENGER WEIGHS ONLY 97 LBS. I HAVE READ THAT GM HAS RECALLED MANY OF THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSORS JUST NOT FOR THE SKY DUE TO THE SENSORS BREAKING. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESSED AS THIS HAPPENED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING AND IF AN ACCIDENT HAD HAPPENED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY CAR TODAY, OCTOBER 10, 2024. I CALLED IMMEDIATELY AND THE FIRST APPOINTMENT TO GET IT REPAIRED IS DECEMBER 30TH. I DON'T THINK THAT IS A REASONABLE LENGTH OF TIME. MY QUESTION IS, IS IT SAFE AND REASONABLE TO HAVE TO WAIT THIS LONG? *TR