SATURN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE LOCAL MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING, THE LAST BEING ON APRIL 1, 2014, WHEN I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL, BEING THE L300, SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST, AS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY OTHER DRIVERS AND STILL NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO ALLEVIATE ANY OF THE ISSUES RAISED. I CANNOT COMPREHEND WHY OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE, BEING A SATURN, ARE BEING RECALLED, YET INDIVIDUALS OWNING THE L300 EXPERIENCING THESES SAME ISSUES ARE BEING IGNORED. IT IS CLEARLY APPARENT THAT NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN AND ARE BEING BY INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCE THESE PROBLEMS WHICH ARE BLATANTLY BEING IGNORED. I STRONGLY URGE THAT THIS MODEL, THE L300 BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST. IT SHOULD NOT BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER FOR SOMETHING THAT IS SO EGREGIOUSLY DEFECTIVE THAT WAS CLEARLY KNOWN ABOUT FOR OVER 10 YEARS.

PURCHASED CAR USED IN 2012. PROBLEMS STARTED ABOUT A MONTH LATER. FIRST WINDOWS STOPPED ROLLING DOWN AND SIDE MIRRORS UNABLE TO BE MOVED. WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THAT FIXED IN APRIL OF 2013, EXCEPT THE MIRRORS, THEY FAILED TO FIX THOSE. BRAKE PEDAL WAS MAKING A SQUEAKING SOUND WHEN PRESSED. WAS ALSO FIXED IN APRIL 2013. A SQUEAKING OR GRINDING SOUND STARTED WHEN TURNING ALONG WITH A LOUD METALLIC SQUEAKING SOUND WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS, PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY, STUFF LIKE THAT. IN APRIL 2013, THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. ALL THIS WAS UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. ABOUT 4 OR 5 MONTHS AFTER THAT REPAIR, THE SAME THINGS WERE HAPPENING. A GRINDING SOUND WHEN I TURN, BRAKE SQUEAKING AGAIN, THE SAME SOUND GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS AND LOSING POWER STEERING FLUID. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP, UNABLE TO HAVE IT SEEN FOR A MONTH. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET IT IN, IT WAS WELL OVER THE PARTS WARRANTY AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS OUT. NOW THE SAME THINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED, PLUS THE ENGINE MOUNT IS BROKEN AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. WHEN I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT AND LETTING THEM KNOW THAT I TRIED TO GET MY VEHICLE IN WHILE THE WARRANTY WAS STILL VALID, THEY OFFERED TO PAY $750, LEAVING ME TO COVER THE OTHER $956. I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THEM TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHY MY CAR DOESN'T START RIGHT AWAY ONLY AFTER I PUT GAS IN THE TANK, REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH GAS IS ALREADY IN THE TANK. I AM GUESSING THAT IS SOME SORT OF FUEL PUMP PROBLEM, BUT I'M NOT A MECHANIC. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE MY LEFT REAR BLINKED LIGHT TWICE IN UNDER 6 MONTHS. I TAKE CARE OF MY VEHICLE, I DON'T DRIVE IT OFF-ROAD OR OVER POT HOLES AND I DON'T HIT CURBS. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS ANY REASON FOR THESE ITEMS TO BE FAILING LIKE THEY ARE, EXCEPT THAT THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE THAT GM DOESN'T WANT TO ADDRESS. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 SATURN ION, MY MESSAGE CENTER CHIMED AND READ "PWR STR". I ATTEMPTED TO STEER AND NOTICED MY POWER STEERING WAS INOPERABLE. *TR

THE IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT TURN WITH THE FACTORY KEY TO START THE IGNITION. THE KEY HAS TO BE JIGGLED, AND/OR REMOVED AND REINSERTED SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS TO START THE VEHICLE. *TR

MAKING AN TURN AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. WILL NOT RETURN, HAS TO BE FORCED. ALMOST SLAMMED INTO AN CAR. TRIED CALLING SATURN CAN'T GET THROUGH. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 SATURN ION DOWN A HILL AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THE CAR. HE COULD NOT STOP AND HAD EXTREME DIFFICULT STEERING THE VEHICLE. WE CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. I FRACTURED MY C-2 AND MY SHOULDER AND ALSO DISLOCATED MY SHOULDER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLES HEADLIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY TURNED ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE ENGINE AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER , THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.