SATURN Complaints

DRIVING HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN MY STEERING. IT WASN'T UNTIL I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND TRIED TO TURN, THAT IS WHEN I REALIZED I DIDN'T HAVE POWER STEERING, I WENT OVER THE LINE TRYING TO TURN THE VEHICLE. VERY DANGEROUS. I STRUGGLED TO GET MY CAR HOME SAFELY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WARNING BELL WENT OFF AND DISPLAY SHOWED PWR STRG. IT BECAME LIKE DRIVING A NON-POWER AGE VEHICLE. I HEAR THAT THIS IS THE SAME PART AS THE ONE BEING REPLACED IN RECALLED VEHICLES. *TR

TRYING TO START CAR IT WOULDN'T START WAIT A FEW MINUTES THEN IT WOULD THIS HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES. *TR

FROM THE OWNER'S MANUAL: "THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC SHIFT LOCK RELEASE SYSTEM. THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE IS DESIGNED TO: (1) PREVENT IGNITION KEY REMOVAL UNLESS THE SHIFT LEVER IS IN PARK (P) WITH THE SHIFT LEVER BUTTON FULLY RELEASED, AND (2) PREVENT MOVEMENT OF THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK (P), UNLESS THE IGNITION IS IN ON/RUN OR ACC/ACCESSORY AND THE REGULAR BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE IS ALWAYS FUNCTIONAL EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF AN UNCHARGED OR LOW VOLTAGE (LESS THAN 9 VOLT) BATTERY. IF YOUR VEHICLE HAS AN UNCHARGED BATTERY OR A BATTERY WITH LOW VOLTAGE, TRY CHARGING OR JUMP STARTING THE BATTERY. SEE JUMP STARTING ON PAGE 5-43 FOR MORE INFORMATION." THE CAR HAS A V6 ENGINE AND FROM PARK, WITH THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND THE IGNITION IN THE OFF POSITION, I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT BEFORE ANY PERSONAL INJURY OR DAMAGE OCCURRED. I WAS ALSO ABLE TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF WITH THE CAR IN DRIVE AND REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION. THE BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED AND DOES NOT HAVE LOW VOLTAGE. WHILE I'VE BEEN LUCK THERE HAS BEEN NO PERSONAL OR PROPERTY DAMAGE SUSTAINED, IT'S EASY TO SEE THAT IT CAN HAPPEN. ESPECIALLY IF AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAN BE LEFT IN GEAR, THE ENGINE TURNED OFF AND THE KEYS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THIS CAR OCTOBER 10, 2007 AND THE DOOR LABEL INDICATES IT WAS BUILT IN OCTOBER 2007, SO THE BUILD DATE FOR THIS CAR WAS BETWEEN 10/1 AND 10/10/2007. *TR

SMELL OF GASOLINE R/S REAR HAD FILLER NECK AND CAP REPLACED; STILL ABLE SMELL GAS; CRAWLED UNDER CAR AND NOTICED A SMALL AMOUNT OF GAS ON SIDE OF TANK PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,600.

TRANSMISSION JUMPING INTO NEUTRAL FROM FIRST GEAR AND VERY DIFFICULT TO GET BACK INTO GEAR. FINALLY GET INTO SECOND GEAR AND IT JUMPED BACK INTO NEUTRAL..CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL AS MINE IS 6 SPEED (4 SPEED TRANSMISSION ONLY WERE RE-CALLED) AND TOO BAD THAT THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRED IN APRIL 2012. NOT EVEN 100,000 MILES ON IT. DEALERSHIP SAID DEFINITELY INTERNAL PROBLEM POSSIBLY AN INTERNAL POWER SOLENOID ISSUE BUT WOULD TAKE MANY HOURS AND LOT MORE MONEY TO DIAGNOSE. ASKED ABOUT THE AFTER WARRANTY COVERAGE AND WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP NO GUARANTEE I WOULD QUALIFY AND AGAIN IT WOULD COST ME SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE TO TAKE APART AND DIAGNOSE. ENDED UP BUYING A GM RE-MANUFACTURED AT $4500. NORMAL CITIZENS DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY FOR REPAIRS WHEN IT IS KNOWN ISSUE BY GM THAT THE SATURN AURA'S HAVE SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH THAT TRANSMISSION. PLEASE ISSUE RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION. I'M GLAD NO ACCIDENT HAPPENED DUE TO THIS DEFECT. *TR

I FILED A COMPLAINT UNDER NUMBER 106110651 ON THE 15TH OF JULY, 2014. IN THIS COMPLAINT, I INADVERTENTLY SAID THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LIGHT WENT ON. WHAT I INTENDED TO SAY WAS THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS GONE ON. PLEASE REFER TO THE AFOREMENTIONED COMPLAINT FOR ONGOING INFORMATION. THANK YOU FOR GETTING BACK TO ME IN A TIMELY BASIS. *TR

MY SATURN HAD BEEN IDLING ROUGHLY FOR ABOUT A WEEK. I CHECKED THE OIL IT SEEMED LOW AND I PUT MORE OIL IN. IT SEEMED A LITTLE BETTER. THE CHECK OIL LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON IN THIS CAR. AFTER TAKING THE CAR DOWN AND BACK TO MY PARENTS IT WOULD NOT TURN ON. TWO CAR DEALERS HAVE TOLD ME IT IS THE TIMING CHAIN AND THAT IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE WITH PARTS AND LABOR 25,00.00 DOLLARS. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2011 IN OCTOBER. I NOW HAVE A CAR I HAVE TO KEEP MAKING PAYMENTS ON TO KEEP MY CREDIT RATING SAFE BUT I CAN'T DRIVE. SO FAR GMC AND THE DEALERS HAVE BEEN UNHELPFUL WITH GETTING MY CAR REPAIRED. I CAN'T AFFORD 2500. DOLLARS. I WENT TO THE BBB AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR AGED OUT OF THE COMPLAINT SYSTEM. I HAVEN'T HAD THIS CAR 5 YEARS AND IT HASN'T REACHED 100,00.00 MILES AND IT IS UNUSABLE WITH A REPAIR THAT IS MORE THAN IT IS CURRENTLY WORTH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIRBAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS A 103,000.