SATURN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,595.

MY 2008 SATURN VUE STEERING FAILED AND ALMOST GOT INTO ACCIDENT WITH ONLY 40,000+ MILES BACK IN OCT 2013, GOT IT FIXED THAT COST ME CLOSE TO $1000 AND NOW JUNE 2014 TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES AND WAS QUOTED $4,500 WORTH OF REPAIR WHICH IS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION, CHECKED ONLINE REGARDING PROBLEM AND LOOKS LIKE ITS A COMMON ISSUES ON THIS MODEL AND OTHER MODELS AS WELL OF GM WHICH HAVE THE SAME TRANSMISSION, JUST WONDERING HOW COME NO ONE ISSUES A RECALL ON THIS. THANKS... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER COULD SPECIFY WHEN THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED TO TURN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE IGNITION KEY NEEDED TO BE MANIPULATED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE KEY DETACHED FROM THE IGNITION AND LANDED ON THE CONTACT'S LAP WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE KEY WAS REINSERTED AND MANIPULATED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSISTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURED WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY CAR KEPT CUTTING OFF AND WOULDN'T START. SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SENSOR IN IT.. NOW IT SOMETIMES DON'T WANT TO CRANK, THEY CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND THY CANT FIGURE IT OUT. *TR

FIRST OFF I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FROM THE BEGINNING. BASICALLY MY CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PULLS BACK AND THEN ALL THE LIGHTS START TO GO OFF. ELEC STABILITY CONTROL, AIR BAGS, THE STEERING SORT OF LOCKS UP AND I HAVE STALLED ON OCCASION. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES RE: THIS ISSUE AND IT NEVER SEEMS TO GET FIXED. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME ISSUE GM IS HAVING WITH THEIR CURRENT RECALL BUT MY CAR IS NOT ON THE LIST. I HAVE ONLY ONE KEY ON MY KEY CHAIN AND THAT DOES NOT SEEM TO MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. IT IS A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING NOT KNOWING IF MY CAR WILL WORK TOMORROW. DELILLO CHEVROLET IN HUNTING BEACH, CA HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN TRYING TO DETECT THE PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE BEEN VERY GRACIOUS BUT I NEED THE ISSUE RESOLVED ONCE AND FOR ALL. MY INTENTION IS TO HAND DOWN THIS CAR TO MY 16 YEAR OLD BUT NOT IF THE CURRENT ISSUE PERSISTS. *TR

THIS IS A RECURRING INCIDENT THAT BEGAN IN APRIL 2013. IT IS ALWAYS THE SAME: RUNS ROUGH LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL, ENGINE LIGHT, SERVICE ESC AND TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGES ILLUMINATE. LATEST INCIDENT WAS JUNE 19, 2014. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO GM DEALER AT LEAST 5 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND EXPECTING TO GO BACK TO DEALER THIS WEEK. I DO NOT KNOW WHY AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM ABOUT THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. IS THIS DOUBLE-TALK FROM GM, BECAUSE I FEAR THAT THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS ARE IN JEOPARDY. I WOULD APPRECIATE AN ANSWER TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. *TR

WAS DRIVING MY CAR UP A HILL IT WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS THERE WAS ALSO A BURNING SMELLTHE CAR JUST STOP MOVING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WE WERE GOING ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR IT WOULD GO AND JERK TO THE NEXT GEAR AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN STOP THERE WERE CARS WHO SWERVED TO MOVE OUT OF THE HIGHWAY AS WELL AS OTHER PEDESTRIANS. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME WELD IS BROKEN ON THE FRONT RIGHT .THE SEAT IS LOOSE AND SLUMPS ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE GMC DEALERSHIP FOR A LEAKING WATER PUMP. AFTER THE INSPECTION, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING FLUID AND THAT IT WOULD COST $1,465 TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING GEAR. THE SERVICE PERSON WE SPOKE TO SAID THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF THE SATURN OUTLOOKS AND MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT FIXING IT. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT IF THEY ARE FREQUENTLY SEEING THIS ISSUE APPEAR, WHEN DOES THIS BECOME A RECALL SINCE THIS IS A GM CAR AND WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A HIGH NUMBER OF RECALLS ALREADY ON OUR VEHICLE. I AM ASKING THAT THE NHTSA INVESTIGATE THE POWER STEERING RACK INTERNAL SEAL LEAK ON THE SATURN OUTLOOK VEHICLES TO ENSURE THIS ISN'T A MORE PREVALENT PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. THANK YOU. *TR