SATURN Complaints

WATER LEAK IN SUNROOF, HAVE HAD IT SERVICED TWICE ALREADY AND DEALERSHIP CANNOT SEEM TO FIND PROBLEM, WATER COMING THROUGH AIRBAGS, SIDE PANELS IN FRONT SEATS, PUDDLE OF WATER IN PASSENGER AND DRIVER FLOOR, MOLD ALREADY BUILT UNDER CARPET DUE TO WATER. *TR

WE BOUGHT OUR 2005 SATURN ION USED SEPT. 4, 2012,(87,812) BEFORE EVEN COULD TAKE OFF LOT THEY HAD TO INSTALL AN IGNITION CYLINDER AND CUT NEW KEY, AND THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK COULD PRESS ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, AND WOULD ONLY GET UP TO ABOUT 20MPH. THIS WAS ALSO FIXED. (OR SO WE THOUGHT). SINCE OUR PURCHASE, WE STILL HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE KEY GETTING STUCK, IT NOT TURNING OFF WITH CAR STILL RUNNING, OR THE CAR WON'T START, IT HAPPENS SO MUCH THAT OUR DAUGHTER WHO DRIVES IT JUST FIGURES THAT'S THEY WAY IT'S SUPPOSE TO BE, BECAUSE WHEN TAKE BACK TO DEALER EITHER IT WON'T DO IT FOR THEM OR DOESN'T DO IT FOR A MONTH OR SO. NOW THE WARRANTY HAS RAN OUT SO IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN THEY TOLD US WE HAD TO TAKE CARE OF, WELL IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY, SHE PARKED WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, CALLED DEALERSHIP, THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE GM HASN'T GIVEN THEM RECALL YET! WAS IN ACCIDENT ON JAN. 2, 2014 FRONT END AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! NOT SURE WHY NOT!!! THIS JULY WAS COMING HOME AND DRIVING DOWN ROAD CAR JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH AND HAD TO MANUALLY TRY TO GET CAR OFF ROAD WITHOUT HURTING CAR OR ANYONE ELSE'S CAR, AFTER SOMETIME GOT CAR TO START AGAIN AND GOT IT HOME, CALLED DEALERSHIP THEIR RESPONSE IF HAPPENS AGAIN BRING IT IN. AND STILL TO THIS DATE SOMETIMES HER THROTTLE WILL STICK, AS A PARENT I'M HOLDING MY BREATH EVERY TIME SHE LEAVES OUR DRIVE IN THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP SOON. *TR

MY CAR WILL WONT START IT DID IT ONCE BEFORE AND IT STARTED 3 HOURS LATER. TODAY MY CAR STARTED 20MINUTES LATER. ITS NOT MY BATTERY BECAUSE EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS JUST WONT EVEN ATTEMPT TO TURN OVER. *TR

MY WIFE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HER SATURN JUST BEFORE THE DATE OF 12/24/07, THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON OR SHE WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME STARTING IT. WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH, AT THE TIME, SATURN OF EATONTOWN, NJ, AND THEY TOLD US THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. IT COST $324.30 TO REPLACE THE PART. THERE WAS A RECENT DELAYED RECALL ABOUT THE IGNITION SWITCH FROM GM, 13 PEOPLE WERE KILLED DUE TO THIS DEFECT, I FEEL GM SHOULD REFUND THIS MONEY TO ME SINCE THEY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH IT BACK THEN. I HAVE THE RECEIPT FOR THIS REPAIR IF YOU NEED COPY. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 SATURN VUE HYBRID AND I ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM BOULEVARD CADILLAC IN LONG BEACH, CA. IN NOVEMBER OR DEC. OF 2013 THE BATTERY IN MY VUE DIED AND I PURCHASED A NEW ONE FROM BUMIN CHEVROLET IN CULVER CITY, CA. AT THAT TIME THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY CAR AND SINCE I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, I SHOULD TAKE THE CAR BACK TO BOULEVARD CADILLAC. I TOOK THE CAR THERE IN DEC. OF 2013 AND THEY TOLD ME THE AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT SENSORS HAD GONE OUT, THEY WERE NOT COVERED BY MY PORTFOLIO ELITE EXTENDED WARRANTY INS. POLICY NO. ? BOULEVARD CADILLAC DID NOT RETURN BUT POLICY BUT I CAN PROVE THAT I PURCHASED A POLICY. BOULEVARD CADILLAC TOLD ME THE AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT SENSORS WERE NOT COVERED AND IT WILL COST $1600.00 TO REPAIR. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY DUE TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS AND A CHILD INC COLLEGE. NOW THE SUNROOF IS FLOODING AND I DO NOT HAVE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY POLICY TO SEE IF THE SUNROOF IS COVERED. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT=VEHICLE!!! *TR

SERVICE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, APPEARS THAT AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR WAS JUST STARTED IN PARKING LOT OF STORE AND WAS STILL IN PARK. THIS REPRESENTS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT APPEARS THAT AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF WE WERE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. NUMEROUS OTHER SATURNS ARE BEING RECALLED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

I OWN A 2004 SATURN L300 AND MY DAD OWNS A 2002 SATURN LW300 (WAGON). WE BOTH HAD TROUBLES WITH A LEAKING FUEL PUMP WHICH IS A TERRIBLE FIRE HAZARD. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY RECALLS ON THE SATURN IONS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THE L300 HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. 2004 SATURN - I HAD MY FUEL PUMP REPLACED ON 5/23/2012 WITH 62,129 MILES. I WOULD PARKED THE CAR AND SMELL FUEL SO I DECIDED TO BRING MY CAR TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC. THE FUEL WAS COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP TOWARDS THE TOP OF THE PUMP. IT COST ME $881.01. AT THAT TIME I THOUGHT I SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH A FUEL PUMP FOR ANOTHER 75 TO 100K MILES. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 55 TO 60 MPH AND MY CAR STALLED OUT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A COMPUTER GLITCH OR JUST A BAD SENSOR. NEXT DAY SAME PROBLEM. MY CAR STALLED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. SO I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC. AT THE END RESULT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP AGAIN. MY CAR WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL PRESSURE WHEN THE CAR REACHED 50+ MPH. THE MECHANIC WAS VERY NICE AND DIDN'T CHARGE ME FOR THE PART, BUT IT COST ME ANOTHER $283.78 JUST FOR LABOR. BETWEEN THE FIRST PUMP / SECOND PUMP IT HAPPENED WITHIN 22 MONTHS AND 24,143 MILES. I HAVE SPEND $1165 BETWEEN THE FIRST / SECOND FUEL PUMPS NOT COUNTING MY FATHER. I DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND PARTS WEARS OUT AS CAR AGES. REPLACING TWO FUEL PUMPS WITHIN 86K MILES IS UNACCEPTABLE. I SHOULD BE REIMBURSE FOR GM NEGLIGENCE AND I HOPING YOU LOOK INTO THIS SO OTHER DRIVERS AND CARS DO NOT CATCH FIRE AND CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS ON THE HIGHWAY. IT IS VERY SCARY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND YOUR CAR STALLS OUT. IT IS NOT FAIR AND CAR MANUFACTURES DO NOT WANT TO HELP CONSUMERS LIKE ME UNTIL PEOPLE GETS KILLED AND LOVE ONES LOOSE FAMILIES. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED ME TO CLARIFY ANYTHING UP, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME. *TR

WAS TAKING MY GRANDCHILDREN TO A SKI RESORT FOR THE EVENING . CAME TO A STOP SIGN, NEED TO BACK UP A LITTLE BIT, NO REVERSE. THEN IT WOULD NO SHIFT GOING FORWARD , ONE GEAR FORWARD ONLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAM ON HAD IT CHECKED. ERROR CODE OF PO776. WHEN INSPECTED HAVE BEEN TOLD IT NEED TO BE REBUILT. AT A COST OF $3000. WHEN SEARCHING ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM , IT IS VERY COMMON AND NOBODY CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL OVER THE 3-5-R WAVE PLATE. *TR

12/14/2006 - 03/2014 - IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS OFF/ON - CAR WON'T START. FIRST TIME WON'T START, WAIT 15 MINUTES MOST OF THE TIME WILL THEN START IF NOT THEN WAIT 30 MINUTES THEN WILL START. THERE ARE OTHER TIMES THAT IT WILL START THEN "DIE" THEN START AFTER PARKING AT A STORE (GROCERY, LIBRARY, ETC... NOT AT AN OVER NIGHT WAIT). WHEN CHANGE OIL AT A DEALERSHIP I HAVE TOLD THEM THAT PROBLEM BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING. IT HAPPENS OFF AND ON. MOST OF THE TIME THAT HAPPENS WHEN WEATHER IS COLD BUT HAS HAPPENED IN WARM WEATHER TOO JUST NOT AS MUCH. AGAIN, DEALERSHIPS NEVER FINDS THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT ONLY HAPPENS OFF AND ON FOR THE LIST EIGHT (8) YEARS! SO AT 60 YEARS OLD I COULD BE STUCK IN VERY COLD OR VERY HOT WEATHER FOR 15 - 45 MINUTES AND IT MAY NOT BE SAFE! NOW HAVE 39,189 MILES ON MY CAR WITH THE SAME 3,918 MILE PROBLEM! *TR

I WAS DRIVING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THE POWER STEERING TURNED OFF COMPLETELY WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS COULD BE SO DIFFERENT TO PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE A CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING.... *TR