SATURN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V118000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,500.

PASSENGER AIR BAG ON/OFF INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY TURNS TO "OFF" EVEN WITH A PASSENGER WEIGHING IN EXCESS OF 150 POUNDS IN THE SEAT. STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE CAR SOMETIMES CORRECTS THE ISSUE TEMPORARILY. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMONLY REPORTED PROBLEM AND THAT, IN FACT, THE SYSTEM WILL MALFUNCTION IN AN ACCIDENT. DUE TO THE DANGEROUS NATURE OF THIS FAILURE, THERE SHOULD BE A REQUIRED RECALL FROM GM. *TR

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE CAR IT WOULD ONLY MOVE IN REVERSE. IT WAS PUSHED TO A LOCAL GM DEALER AND THE SERVICE CENTER CONCLUDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE RECALL OF 2008 SATURN VUES FOR THE POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ISSUED ON 5/6/2008 WAS NOT MENTIONED BY THE DEALER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 7/2008 AND WAS NOT SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED BY THE OWNER. THE "MY GM" WEBSITE FOR GM VEHICLE OWNERS DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE VEHICLE VIN WHEN IT IS ENTERED, AND THUS PROVIDES NO INFORMATION ON RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE VIN IS RECOGNIZED AS VALID ON THIS SITE, INDICATING THAT THE VIN IS CONTAINED IN STATE RECORDS. *TR

AFTER ABOUT A YEAR OF HAVING MY SATURN ION I WAS DRIVING ON 94 GOING THE NORMAL SPEED LIMIT WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR. MY WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING ME TO HOT MY BREAKS UNABLE TO STEER ANOTHER VEHICLE ANS MINE COLLIDED AT 45-50 MPH. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. UNTIL NOW I DID NOT THINK ANYTHING OF IT UNTIL YOU GUYS SENT ME A LETTER ABOUT THE RECALLS ON BOTH THE IGNITION SWITCH (IF MY KEYS FELL OUT MY WHEEL WOULD LOCK) AND OR IF MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT I WOULD LOSE CONTROL AS WELL. I NEVER HAD ANY PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS NOT EVEN A FENDER BENDER. ALSO WHEN I CALLED ABOUT THIS RECALL I WAS TOLD TO BRING MY CAR IN AND GET IT SWITCHED FOR A RENTAL FOR 6-8 WEEKS UNTIL MY CAR WAS FINISHED. WHEN ARRIVING THERE WAS NOT A RENTAL AVAILABLE SO I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE ONE WITHIN THE NEXT 3 DAYS TOPS. I WAITED 5 DAYS AND CALLED DEALERSHIP AGAIN. I WAS THEN TOLD I WOULD BE GETTING A RENTAL FROM ENTERPRISE AND BECAUSE OF MY LONG LATE HOURS AT WORK THE VEHICLE WOULD BE DROPPED OFF THAT EVENING TO COME GET AFTER WORK. WHEN ARRIVING THERE THE BALL WAS DROPPED ONCE AGAIN AND I DID NOT HAVE A RENTAL. THE GUY HELPING ME SCRAMBLED AND FOUND A RENTAL SOMEHOW AND SENT ME HOME IN IT AGAIN STATING IT WOULD BE 6-8 WEEKS. 4 DAYS LATER THEY CALLED ME STATING I NEED TO BRING THE RENTAL BACK BECAUSE IT WAS SOLD. AFTER DRIVING ALL THE WAY THERE ONCE AGAIN AND GETTING MY 2ND RENTAL I WAS CALLED THE VERY NEXT DAY SAYING MY VEHICLE WAS DONE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND ALL THE MISCOMMUNICATION AND WHY I HAD TO WASTE MY TIME AND GAS MONEY FOR GMC MAJOR SCREW UPS. THIS RECALL HAS UPSET MY ENOUGH WHERE IM NOT SURE IF I WILL BUY A GM VEHICLE EVER AGAIN. *TR

CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND THE DOORS LOCKED BY THEMSELVES. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE HEARD THE DOOR LOCKS CYCLE WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED. WE ALSO HAD THE DOOR LOCKS CYCLE RANDOMLY AS WE ARE DRIVING. *TR

IGNITION RECALL,ON WAITING LIST FROM MARCH 2014.PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.GM INFORMED ME OF DEALER IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA TO DO REPLACEMENT. I'AM STAYING WITH DAUGHTER WAITING REPAIR. HOW LONG DOES GM MAKE US WAIT.. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS SHIFTING EXTREMELY HARD. DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A WAVE PLATE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION AND WOULD REQUIRE AN OVERHAUL OF THE TRANSMISSION. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE THAT MY VEHICLE HAS. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN LEAKING AN ABUNDANCE OF POWER STEERING FLUID. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL OF THE POWER STEERING NUT. THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS THAT HAVE OCCURRED WITH THE "EFFECTED" VEHICLES ARE HAPPENING WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR

THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED ON 4/4/2009 WITH 13,936 MILES ON IT. AS OF THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT, THERE ARE 71,694 MILES ON THE CAR OR 57,758 MILES DRIVEN (AVERAGE 11,550 PER YEAR). THIS CAR WAS WELL KEPT AND HAD THE APPROPRIATE MAINTENANCE DONE. THE FIRST THING THAT FAILED ON THE CAR WAS THE KEYLESS START. IT FAILED LESS THAN SEVEN MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. LAST WINTER, WE NOTICED THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY FAILED AND NO LONGER WORKED. ON 6/24/2008; THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WE GET THE TRANSMISSION FLUIDS CHECKED EVERY OIL CHANGE AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE WORKING FINE. TWO WEEKS AGO, THE CAR STARTED MAKING RUBBING NOISES UNTIL NOW THE TRANSMISSION ACTUALLY FAILED. CAR TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 100K MILES. WITH THE HISTORY OF SATURN VUES HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES, THIS ONE HAS NOW FAILED US. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2006 SATURN ION 3 IN 2008 FROM A DEALERSHIP. I HAVE HAD ALL THE RECALL ISSUES HAPPEN TO MY VEHICLE. 1) I HAVE REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER TWICE DUE TO THE CAR BEING UNABLE TO SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED IN 2008 AND AGAIN IN 2012. BOTH TIMES IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND REPAIRS WERE DONE BY GM DEALERSHIP. EVEN THOUGH THESE HAVE BEEN REPLACED I WAS TOLD THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THOSE PARTS ARE FAULTY AS WELL. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS YET AND WILL LET ME KNOW WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE. 2) IN NOVEMBER 2013 MY VEHICLE SMELLED OF GAS AND WAS MAKING ME AND MY CHILDREN SICK. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AT THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS THE FUEL MODULE. THIS WAS COVERED BY A NTSB WARRANTY EXTENSION. 3) MY VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF OR LOSE POWER STEERING. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP IN 2013 THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT TOUCH IT IF THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. 4) THIS ISSUE IS NOT MENTIONED IN ANY OF THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ HERE, BUT I HAVE SEEN OTHERS COMPLAIN ON THE INTERNET. BEGINNING IN JANUARY OF 2014 THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF EXHAUST FUMES IN MY VEHICLE. MY PERSONAL MECHANIC SAID THERE IS A LEAK THAT IS GOING INTO THE CABIN. MY VEHICLE IS SLOW TO ACCELERATE AND FEELS SHAKY. THERE IS ALSO A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN AT ALL TIMES. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE RIGHT AFTER I PURCHASED IT. I DO NOT HAVE A SECOND VEHICLE NOR THE MEANS TO BUY ONE. I RELY ON IT TO GET ME TO WORK AND TO TRANSPORT MY FAMILY. IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THESE ISSUES OVER AND OVER AGAIN. *TR