SATURN Complaints

THIS VEHICLE WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE JUST CUTS OFF, DOESN'T MATTER THE SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING. IT WILL START BACK UP AUTOMATICALLY BUT YOU LOOSE SPEED .. IT EVEN CUTS OFF WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM STOPLIGHTS AND INTO TRAFFIC, THEN YOU HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE ENGINE. NO MECHANIC CAN FIGURE IT OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CABLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

KEY IS ABLE TO BE REMOVED WHILE THE IGNITION SWITCH IS IN ON POSITION, WHETHER VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, MOVING, RUNNING OR OFF. STARTED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE (USED) IN 2010, AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES. VERY DISCONCERTING TO SAY THE LEAST. *TR

VEHICLE IS 2008 SATURN AURA XR WITH AUTO 6-SPEED TRANS. WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARSHLY FROM 1 TO 2 THEN TO 3RD GEAR. IT REMAINED IN 3 GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TRANS REMAINS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR WHEN MOVING FORWARD. STILL CAN USE REVERSE GEAR. CALLED ONSTAR AND THEY SAID THE VEHICLE SHOWS FAULT CODE P0700. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP VERIFIED FAILURE, SAID MOST LIKELY WAVE PLATE FAILED, AND THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE MODE FOR THIS TRANS. COMPONENT FOR LATER MODEL YEARS HAS BEEN MADE MORE ROBUST. FAILURES ARE COMMON FOR 2007-09 MODEL YEARS. REFERENCE GM TSB 09-07-30 012B. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE LOW ENGINE POWER LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND WOULD GO NO FASTER THAN 20 MPH. I TURNED AROUND TO HEAD HOME AND PULLED OVER AND SHUT IT OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS. WHEN RESTARTED RAN FINE FOR A COUPLE DAYS.I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. I ASKED IF THIS IS NORMAL AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND THAT IT HAPPENS ON CARS LESS THEN ONE YEAR OLD, BUT GM WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. THE ADVISOR SUGGESTED THAT IF I DID THE REPAIR MYSELF NOT TO BUT AN GM UNIT AS THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. I PURCHASED A NEW UNIT FROM AFTER MARKET CO. NO PROBLEMS SINCE. THEN 8/8/14 WITH 91,000 THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD FUEL PUMP WAS BAD. I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPUTABLE MECHANIC THEY REPLACED THE PUMP ON THE INFORMATION FROM THE DEALERSHIP, BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, WAS TOLD COULD BE FUEL PRESSURE MODULE. WILL FIND OUT TODAY IF THAT FIXES IT. MY BIG PROBLEM WITH ALL THIS IS THAT THE CAR IS FIVE YEARS OLD WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THESE REPAIRS ARE NOT CHEAP. IF GM KNOWS ABOUT THOUSANDS OF DEFECTIVE PARTS WHY ARE THEY NOT DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT OR BEING MADE TO DO SO. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN PRE-DAWN HOURS (HEADLIGHTS & DEFROSTERS ON), STARTED SMELLING SOMETHING MELTING OR BURNING. THEN INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WENT OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS THEN CAME BACK ON & STARTED FLASHING ON & OFF REALLY FAST. AT THAT SAME TIME, DOOR LOCKS STARTED LOCKING & UNLOCKING REPEATEDLY ON THEIR OWN. BURNING & MELTING SMELL WAS GETTING STRONGER. AS I WAS PULLING OVER, I ENTERED A MORE WELL-LIT AREA AND SAW SMOKE ACCUMULATING INSIDE CAR NEAR ROOF & TOP OF WINDSHIELD. SHUT CAR OFF IMMEDIATELY. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 ION WHILE DRIVING MY CAR I LOST POWER STEERING. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART AND ONLY A FEW MILES FROM HOME. I ALWAYS HAVE MY DAUGHTER WITH ME AND SUPPOSE I AM NOT AS FORTUNATE NEXT TIME. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO COMPENSATE FOR THIS AND LESSEN THE DEATHS GM HAS CAUSED BY ALLOWING PROBLEMS THEY KNEW OF TO REMAIN UNFIXED. MY ION HAS A RECALL FOR POWER STEERING LOSS WHICH SAYS IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME OR SPEED. THIS IS VERY SCATTER. SO HERE I AM WITH A CAR I AM AFRAID TO PUT MYSELF.IN LET ALONE MY CHILD. I HAD AN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL WHICH WAS FIXED. I AM REQUESTING A LOANER CAR UNTIL THE PART IS READY TO FIX MINE. *TR

FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS NOW MY RADIO WILL CHANGE CHANNELS ON ITS ON. THE DIAL WILL DISPLAY CRAZY CHARACTERS AND I WILL HAVE TO PUT IT BACK ON THE ORIGINAL CHANNEL JUST TO HAVE IT GO BACK TO THE CHANNEL OF ITS ON CHOICE. FOR YEARS NOW I HAVE HAD WIND NOISE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE PASSENGER BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND I HAD TO STOP MY CAR SIT IN THE SEAT TO RESET IT. I INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MY VEHICLE BUT AFTER LOOKING HERE I SEE ITS NOT JUST ME. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM TOTALLY REPLACED AND MY IGNITION WORKED ON AT THE DEALERSHIP ALREADY ONE TIME AND IT IS NOW ACTING UP AGAIN. MY HUSBAND CHOOSE THIS CAR FOR SAFETY REASONS AND GAS MILEAGE AND I HAVE LOVED IT FOR MILEAGE AND BEING ABLE TO PACK A LOT OF LUGGAGE. HE HATES TO TRAVEL IN IT DUE TO THE WIND NOISE. WE HAD THE DEALERSHIP CHECK IT OUT AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. I AM HOPING THAT A RECALL WILL HELP US GET SOMETHING DONE WITH THE WIND NOISE AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. PLEASE HELP BEFORE IT CAUSES A FIRE OR SOMETHING. I DO HAVE A CHILD. *TR

YOU CAN TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE VEHICLE IS IN THE RUN POSITION. IT'S VERY EASY TO REMOVE THE KEY WHILE IN THIS POSITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. WHEN THE CONTACT REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED SMOKE IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH, FUSE BOX, AND WIRING HARNESS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.