SATURN Complaints

MY CAR LOSES POWER AND THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR STOPS. THE RADIO AND LIGHTS STAY ON. I MUST RESTART THE CAR. IT DOES THIS RANDOMLY. READING IS P0300 SO ANYONE THAT IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM IT MAY BE A BAD IGNITION MODULE. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON JULY 14, 2014 AND MADE THIS PROBLEM WORSE. *TR

WE CAN EASILY PULL THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. WE HAVE A 2005 SATURN VUE WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS BUT I JUST LISTED THE LATEST DATE AND TIME. WE CAN PULL OUT THE KEY AT ANY TIME. *TR

IT IS DIFFICULT/CLOSE TO IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, OR TO EVEN TURN IT ALL OF THE WAY TO THE "OFF" POSITION. THE KEY IS EASILY REMOVED IF THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING. *TR

WE CAN REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR MOVING. I DID SEE ON 8/8/2014 THAT OUR YEAR WAS INVOLVED IN A NEW RECALL BY GM DESCRIBING THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SHOWED NO RECALL AND CALLED GM/SATURN TO QUESTION IT AS WELL. EVEN AFTER TELLING THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM GM THAT OUR VEHICLE HAD THE SAME TROUBLE THAT WAS LISTED IN THE RECALL AND FIT THE MODEL YEAR LISTED THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD ONLY UPDATE OUR INFORMATION AND WOULD CONTACT US IF IT DOES BECOME PART OF THE RECALL. THE KEY DOES COME OUT JUST AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. *TR

IGNITION KEY SLIPS OUT OF IGNITION IN ALL POSITIONS. DATE AND MILEAGE OF START ARE APPROXIMATE. ADDITIONALLY, IGNITION HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITH KEY, MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO START. *TR

JUST HAD POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED LAST WEEK AND NOW RACK AND PINION IS RUINED. AGAIN ALMOST HIT A CAR NO WARNING AND SINCE I JUST HAD THE PUMP REPLACED THIS WAS TOTALLY UNEXPECTED. HOW ARE YOU ALLOWING CARS THAT INTERMITTENTLY LOSE POWER STEERING TO BE ON THE HIGHWAY. SOMEONE WILL EVENTUALLY BE KILLED. THE GARAGE SAID HE HAS HAD MANY OF THESE SAME PROBLEMS WITH OUTLOOK AND ACADIA. *TR

THE STEERING COLUMN SQUEAKS WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SLOWLY AND BACKING UP AND TURNING INTO POSITION SLOWLY. *TR

UPDATE TO COMPLAINT FILED 08/04/2014; NHTSA ID 10618873. DUE TO THE FACT I RECEIVED A NOTICE INDICATING MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN GM RECALL 13036 AND MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING ALL OF THE PROBLEMS AS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL, I TOOK VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO INFORMED ME MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, ACCORDING TO THE LETTER TO YOU FROM MS. NANCY LEWIS OF GENERAL MOTORS DATED MAY 28, 2014, 2008 SATURN VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM 04/24/2007 THROUGH 06/27/2008 ARE AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. MY SATURN WAS MANUFACTURED IN "08/07." DUE TO THE FACT THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING EVERY PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL AND IT FALLS WITHIN THE MANUFACTURE DATE, PLEASE OUTLINE, WITH SPECIFIC INFORMATION, WHY IT NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14E021000 (IGNITION SWITCH). AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THESE FAILURES UNTIL THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE "AIR BAG" WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN BLOWS WITHOUT BEING DEPRESSED AND THE DOORS DID NOT LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE REMEDY FOR THE RECALL DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. ...UPDATED 09/19/16 *BF UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO BLOW COOL AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED A CONDENSER AND A CLUTCH WAS NEEDED IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PROPERLY REPAIRED THE BELT WOULD SEIZE CAUSING AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.