SATURN Complaints

WHILE PARKED ON A RESIDENT DRIVEWAY, IT WAS RAINING FOR AWHILE THERE AND RAIN CAME THRU BOTH SIDE FRAMES FROM THE WINDSHIELD INNER PILLAR PANELS AND WAS DRIPPING ON THE FLOOR MATS AND WENT THRU THE CARPET AND SOAK THE FLOOR, IT DOES THIS EVERY TIME IT RAINS IT COMES THROUGH LIKE THAT, SMELL LIKE BURNT WIRES CAME OUT ON OUR WAY BACK HOME. *TR

I TURNED MY CAR INTO A PARKING LOT, AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY JUST QUIT WORKING. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR, IT ALSO HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, AND AGAIN WHEN I MADE A LEFT TURN INTO ANOTHER PARK LOT,ALL ON THE SAME DAY IN LESS THAN 1 1/2 HOURS TOTAL TIME. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM REPEATEDLY OVER THE LAST ABOUT SEVEN YEARS. I WAS TOLD WHEN I FIRST HAD TROUBLE WITH THE IGNITION HOUSING COMING LOOSE, NOT TO PUT ANY OTHER KEYS ON THE KEY RING, AND I ONLY HAVE THE CAR KEY ON THE CHAIN. I HAVE HAD THE IGNITION CHANGED TWICE, AND THIS MAY BE THE THIRD TIME, ON THE LAST TIME I WAS TOLD THERE WERE PIECES OF METAL IN THE IGNITION THAT PROBABLY CAUSED THE PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS WHAT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE BELTWAY INSTEAD OF THE STREET, OR WHILE I WAS DRIVING (WHICH IT DID,BUT THE STREET WAS EMPTY) INSTEAD OF STOPPED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE KNEES, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE CRASH WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHTS FOR BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE HAD ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO REMEDY WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 11/12/14*LJ UPDATED 01/27/15*JB

LOST OF POWER STEERING. MESSAGE APPEARING POWER STEERING VON DASH BOARD. WHILE DRIVING LOST OF POWER STEERING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN) OR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO THE CORRECT GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AFTER THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE FORWARD EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, MY TEMP GAUGE SHOT UP JUST BEYOND THE 3/4 MARK INTO THE RED ZONE. I PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR ABOUT 14 MINUTES TILL THE GAUGE CAME DOWN TO JUST UNDER 1/2. I BEGAN TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND THE GAUGE KEPT JUMPING UP AND DOWN TILL I GOT HOME. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID RESERVOIR WAS ABOUT EMPTY. I ADDED RADIATOR FLUID AND LEFT THE CAR PARKED TILL THE NEXT DAY. DROVE THE CAR AROUND FOR ALMOST 29 DAYS WHEN IT BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AGAIN. ONCE AGAIN WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, THE RESERVOIR WAS ABOUT EMPTY AGAIN. I LOOK UP THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT A LOT OF GM OWNERS WITH VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE 3.5L OR 3.9L ENGINES HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT GM WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE (GASKET LEAK AT THE SIDE OF THE BLOCK). ACCORDING TO WHAT I HAVE READ, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE ENGINES BUT GM HAS NOT DONE A THING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS. *TR

AS SO MANY OTHER SKY AND SOLSTICE OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR HAS FAILED RENDERING THE RIGHT SIDE AIR BAG INOPERABLE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH THIS IS APPARENTLY A DEFECT GOING BACK TO THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. VERY LITTLE USE OF MY SEAT HAS MADE MY CAR UNSAFE FOR PASSENGERS OBVIOUSLY FROM A DEFECT. GM HAS BEEN OF NO HELP TO RESOLVE THIS SAFETY ISSUE OTHER THAN A CHARGE OF A $1000.00 TO REPLACE IT. A RECALL IS REQUIRED HERE. THIS IS NO DIFFERENT FROM THE IGNITION KEY ISSUE. *TR

I TOOK THE CAR TO A GM DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE. SERVICE MANAGER SAID KEY WAS WORN DOWN AND COULD BE REMOVED WHILE NOT IN PARK. SAID A NEW KEY NEEDED TO BE CUT AND THEY CHARGED FOR IT. I TOLD THE MANAGER I NEVER HAD A KEY WEAR DOWN, AND THE KEY WAS ON A RING WITH OTHER KEYS, INCLUDING AN OLDER CAR, AND THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH KEYS WEARING DOWN. MANAGER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO ABOUT IT. SOUNDS RELATED TO THE IGNITION RECALL, SO I'M CONCERNED THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS NOT EVEN AWARE OF IT, AND STILL HAS NOT CONTACTED ME ABOUT THE RECALL. IF THAT IS NOT COVERING UP THE IGNITION ISSUE, IT IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF POOR REPORTING AND TRACKING OF THE ISSUE. *TR

THE 6T70 TRANSMISSION PRIOR TO 2009 HAS A FAULTY WEAK WAVE PLATE. CAUSED MY TRANSMISSION TO FAIL, BEGAN TO START SLIPPING AT 3RD GEAR. WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE FREEWAY, BUT THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING IN DRIVE WITHIN 6 MILES AFTER THE PROBLEM PRESENTED. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR, STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. IRONICALLY I WAS HEADED TO THE GM DEALERSHIP. GM HAS NONE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY MADE CHANGES TO THE TRANSMISSION IN 2009, BUT HAVE YET TO ADDRESS THE FAULTY UNITS STILL ON THE ROAD. *TR