SATURN Complaints

EVERY FEW WEEKS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING MY POWER STEERING FAILS AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR UNTIL STOPPED. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT NOTICE AND AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, SOMETIMES WHILE THE VEHICLE IS SITTING AND OTHER TIMES WHEN DRIVING. WHEN MY GIRLFRIEND OWNED THE VEHICLE GM DID REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN THREE TIMES. I'VE OWNED THE CAR FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS AND THIS PROBLEM IS STILL ONGOING AND IT'S VERY UNSAFE. NOW ALONG WITH THE IGNITION RECALL I FEEL THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT FIT FOR USE ON PUBLIC ROADS. IF THERE IS A SOLUTION TO GET THIS VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT IT. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS STOPPED A FEW TIMES AT A STOP LIGHT, ALSO WHEN SITTING IDLE IT WONT START SOMETIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR A BRIEF MOMENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT RANDOM. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE IGNITION PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AFTER THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE PLASTIC GUIDE FOR THE SEAT BELT ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO LIE ON THE NECK INSTEAD OF ACROSS THE CHEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

I INSERTED THE KEY TO START THE CAR AND THE CYLINDER WOULD NOT TURN; THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED; HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. HAPPENED AGAIN 4-3-08 AND HAD ANOTHER NEW KEY CYLINDER INSTALLED, ODOMETER THEN 35449. IT STILL FEELS "STICKY" WHEN I TURN THE KEY AND FEELS LIKE IT COULD EASILY HAPPEN AGAIN. I LOOKED ON-LINE AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. NOW I DRIVE THE CAR AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE. I DON'T WANT TO BE STUCK SOMEWHERE WITH A LOCKED STEERING WHEEL. I'M REPORTING THIS NOW BECAUSE OF THE RECENT IGNITION PROBLEMS WITH THE SATURNS. *TR

I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION. HAD TO WAIT IN LINE. WHEN I PUT MY SATURN VUE XE V4 INTO DRIVE IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I TRIED MANUAL (3RD) AND STILL WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. REVERSE WORKS, PARK WORKS. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 35000 MILES ON IT. I NOW HAVE TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION REBUILD? THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF A PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT ON SOME OCCASIONS THE BATTERY WOULD BECOME DRAINED BECAUSE THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY THE DEALER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE IGNITION MICRO SWITCH AND THE DEFECT WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,658.

THE SATURN VUE HAS A LOW MILEAGE AND THE CAR HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND THIS IS VERY ALARMING, THE CAR WILL OVERHEAT AND DOES NOT WANT TO DRIVE AT ALL. *TR

SMELLED GAS LEAKING FOR A FEW WEEKS EVERY TIME WE WOULD FILL UP. JUST ASSUMED IT WAS SPILLAGE. FINALLY NOTICED DRIPS OF GAS UNDER CAR THEN A WHOLE TANK OF GAS ENDED UP ON MY DRIVEWAY. CAR WOULD ALSO INTERMITTENTLY NOT START, PRESUMABLY DUE TO FUEL LEAKAGE. HAD REPAIR DONE BY PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED FUEL LINES HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. SATURN SAYS NOT RESPONSIBLE DUE TO THE ORIGINAL RECALL ONLY INVOLVING A RUSTED FUEL FILTER, HOWEVER THIS WAS AN IMMEDIATE FIRE/SAFETY THREAT. *TR