SATURN Complaints

2007 SATURN ION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR IGNITION DEFECT REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER FROM DAY ONE, SHE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE SERVICE INVOICE STATED THE SHIFTER WAS REPLACED. GM DENIED THE CONSUMERS REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT. ACCORDING TO THE LETTER FROM GM, THE REPAIR THAT WAS PERFORMED WAS NOT THE REPAIR COVERED BY THE RECALL. *JB

IN 2012 ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT IN MY CAR,(SATURN VUE 2008 MODEL) WHEN THIS HAPPEN YOU LOSE ALL CONTROL OF CAR (POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ETC.) THIS OCCURRED AGAIN AUGUST 21 2014. SECOND OCCURRENCE IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. JUST WONDERING IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 SATURN SW. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

WHILE DRIVING TO ORLANDO WITH MY KIDS AT 9:03 PM LAST NIGHT, I NEARLY GOT REAR ENDED ON I4 EAST. I WAS A LIL PUZZLED TO WHY SOMEONE WOULD FLYING TOWARD MY CAR AS IF I WAS A TARGET, UNTIL THE DRIVER OF THAT VEHICLE PULLED UP ASIDE OF ME, SCREAMING OUT "TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS." I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED AT MY HEADLIGHTS AND YELLED MY LIGHTS ARE ON. STILL A LITTLE CONFUSED, I PULLED THE CAR OVER, ONLY TO NOTICE THAT MY TAILLIGHTS WEREN'T ON. THIS MORNING THE LIGHTS WERE ON, NOW TONIGHT THEY DON'T WORK I REPLACED THE BULBS AND, THEY DON'T WORK EITHER. MY CAR HAS HAD QUITE A FEW ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, AND A TRACTION RECALL THAT HAD BEEN REPAIRED IN 2010. I FOUND OUT TODAY THAT MY CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME TONIGHT WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON. WHAT CAN I DO? AND HOW AM I GOING TO GET AROUND AT NIGHT? *TR

TRANSMISSION COMPLETE FAILURE @ 57520 MILES. TECHNICIAN AT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP STATED SEVERAL GM VEHICLES USE THIS TRANSMISSION AND HAS SEEN MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FAILURES, CAUSED BY THE SAME PART. THE 3-5 REVERSE CLUTCH PLATE IS THE COMMON COMPONENT CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE NHTSA SHOULD REQUIRE GM TO RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND REQUIRE THEM TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, FREE OF CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. PULLED OUT FROM A GAS STATION, TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR. A LOUD BANG!, VUE (NOW AKA: CHEVROLET CAPTIVA) STUCK INTO SAME GEAR, LUCKY FOR US, PEOPLE SLOWED DOWN, VUE WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MPH. *TR

CAR LOSES POWER, BEGINS TO SMELL OF GAS AND CAN BE HARD TO RESTART. SMELLS OF GAS AFTER STARTING OR DRIVING FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME NOW. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY SATURN ION 2006 CAR AT 25 MILE/HOUR SPEED WHEN SUDDENLY I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL , IT JAMMED TOTALLY. I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT IT WILL GET SO DIFFICULT TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP MY CAR ON THE SIDE AND THAN I TURNED IT OFF AND STARTED AGAIN , ON RE START THE STEERING FUNCTION RETURNED TO NORMAL.THIS WAS VERY SCARY FOR ME AS IF THE SAME INCIDENT HAD HAPPENED TO ME ON A HIGHWAY IT CAN BE FATAL. I HAD HEARD ABOUT THE FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING AND RECALL . I THOUGHT IF IT FAILS I WILL BE STILL ABLE TO MOVE MY STEERING LIKE A OLD CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING, BUT THE CASE IS DIFFERENT HERE, THE STEERING IS UNABLE TO MOVE EVEN WITH GREATER FORCE.I AM GOING BY TRAIN TO MY JOB TOMORROW , NOT WANT TO TAKE THE SAME RISK. NOW I HAVE PLAN TO GET IT FIXED AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.I WILL CONTACT A DEALER AND WANT TO GET IT REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL BY GM. I HAVE A RECALL LETTER FROM GM FOR THIS STEERING PROBLEM. *TR

MY HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR TO FLORIDA . DURING THE TRIP HE NOTICED THE LIGHTS OUT ON THE DASHBOARD. HE STOPPED FOR GAS AND WENT TO TURN IT OFF . WHEN HE GABBED THE KEY HE NOTICED THE LIGHTS ON THE RADIO CAME BACK ON. A FEW HOURS LATER HE NOTICED THE LIGHTS OUT AGAIN. PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND CAREFULLY LOOKED AT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND FOUND THE SWITCH TO BE IN BETWEEN POSITIONS. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN DURING HIS TWO WEEK STAY. BUT IT HAPPENED ON THE WAY HOME. *TR

THE DAY I BROUGHT THE CAR HOME FROM THE DEALER I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK. PIZZA DELIVERY, DROVE THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE AND SUDDENLY THE CAR ACTED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR SLIGHTLY AND THE ENGINE REVVED BUT WOULD ONLY ROLL SLIGHTLY. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK TURNED THE CAR OFF RESTARTED THE CAR. IT THEN DROVE FINE FOR 15 MIN. SAME ISSUE AGAIN. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH MY NEW PURCHASE FROM THE DEALER. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THEIR ARE RECALLS ON THE CAR AND THE DEALER FAILED TO MENTION THAT. FIRST DAY WITH MY CAR AND I AM WORRIED. *TR

MY NAME IS [XXX] AND, MY 2003 SATURN ION JUST SHUTDOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I COULDN'T RESTART MY CAR SO ANOTHER MOTORIST HELPED ME PUSH MY CAR ON THE SHOULDER SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CALLED A LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP, I GAVE THEM MY NAME, MY CONTACT INFORMATION AND, MY VEHICLE INFORMATION. AND, CHEVY STILL TIL THIS DAY HAVEN'T RETURNED ANY OF MY PHONE CALLS, MY MESSAGES, AND THEY'RE REFUSING TO FIX THE RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR