SATURN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL, MOVE ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER AND RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THAT WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION AFTER RESTARTING BUT ONLY FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT'S MECHANIC CLEANED THE THROTTLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I WAS ADJUSTING MY ELECTRONIC DRIVERS SEAT WHEN I NOTICED THAT RIGHT SIDE WASN'T RESPONDING TO ANY VERTICAL ADJUSTMENTS I TRIED TO MAKE. IT STILL WORKED FORWARDS AND BACK SO I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT AND STARTED ON MY 2 HOURS DRIVE TO WORK. I DISCOVERED THAT WHENEVER I BANKED LEFT ON THE FREEWAY THAT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT WOULD RAISE UP AND THEN SLAM BACK DOWN BECAUSE IT WAS NOW LOOSE. THE MOUNTING BAR FOR THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS BROKEN. IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE THIS WAY - ALWAYS BOUNCING AROUND MADE IT HARD TO STEER STRAIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS QUOTED $600 + LABOR TO REPLACE THE SEAT. I DID NOT HAVE THE WORK DONE. I TOOK A METAL HOSE CLAMP AND SECURED THE TWO BROKEN ENDS OF THE MOUNTING BAR TOGETHER THEN WRAPPED IT WITH DUCK TAPE TO KEEP THE CLAMP IN PLACE. THE SEAT STILL COULD NOT BE RAISED OR LOWERED BUT THE FIX WORKED FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. I HAVE SEEN DOZENS OF POSTS FROM PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT THAT THIS SHOULD HAPPEN. *TR

I HAD NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION BEFORE THIS. THEN ONE DAY I WAS JUST DRIVING A COUPLE OF MILE TO THE BANK. ON THE WAY THERE, MY 2007 SATURN AURA SEEMED TO KICK AND I EXPERIENCED SOME HARD SHIFTING. ON THE WAY BACK, I STARTED TO LOSE POWER AT TIMES AND THE CAR WAS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS. I BARELY MADE IT HOME AND GOT IT INTO PARK. THE NEXT DAY I HAD THE CAR TOWED 5 MILES TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO RECOMMENDED TRANSMISSION TEAR-DOWN INSPECTION, PLUS DIAGNOSTICS & COMPUTER SCAN REVEALED CODES P0717 - INPUT SPEED SENSOR, P0756 - SHIFT SOLENOID B PERFORMANCE STUCK OFF, P0989-TPF SWITCH 5 CIRCUIT LOW VOLUME, P0016, P0017, P0018, P0019 VARIABLE TIMING ACTUATOR, P0300 - ENGINE MISFIRE, P0455 EVAP LEAK, P0690 ENGINE CONTROL, P0700 -TRANSMISSION CONTROLS. I PAID $650 TO HAVE 4 NEW SPEED SENSOR/SOLENOID, VARIABLE TIMING ACTUATORS INSTALLED, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T GET OUT OF 3RD GEAR SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED 25MI TO THE CLOSEST GMC SATURN/CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR THE TRANSMISSION WORK SINCE I WAS GIVEN $4K - $6K ESTIMATES FOR THE BALANCE OF THE WORK LOCALLY. AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY LOOKED AT IT AND AFTER A WEEK, THEY REPLACED CP $1,328.11??,INTERNAL PRESSURE SENSOR SOLENOID FAILED, REPLACED TRANS CONTROL MODULE AND AFTER PAYING OVER $1,050.00 OF THE $2,167.34 BILL, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TIMING BELT WAS STRETCHED, AND I NEEDED TO DRIVE IT TENDERLY BUT THAT IT WASN'T WORTH PAYING TO HAVE THE CHAIN REPLACED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ON. I DROVE IT HOME AND THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR STILL WOULDN'T GET OUT OF 3RD GEAR. I HAD TO DRIVE THE 25 MILES BACK TO THE DEALER AT 40MPH ON BACK ROADS WHICH TOOK 2 HOURS. I CALLED GM TO REDUCE THE REPAIR COSTS AND FINALLY GOT MY CAR BACK OCT. 7, 2013 IN A DRIVABLE STATE - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND SHIFTING WAS ROUGH. MY PROBLEM IS NOW I CAN'T REGISTER MY CAR OR PASS SMOG WITHOUT SPENDING ANOTHER $2K-$5K. *TR

MY CAR IS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AGAIN WONT KICK INTO DRIVE UNTIL CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING ATLEAST 30 MIN THEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 40 IS WHAT I GOT TO THE CAR JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING AND WAS COMING TO A STOP WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A BIG ACCIDENT IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DURING HIGH TRAFFIC TIMES AND WHEN DRIVING IN TOWN I COME TO A FULL STOP AND THE CAR WONT KICK INTO DRIVE AGAIN UNTIL I PUT IT IN LOW AND MOVE UP MANUALLY. THEN IT IS HAVING A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE AXEL OR SOMETHING I WAS DRIVING AT 35 HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE CAR REARED OFF TO THE RIGHT AND I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN IT WAS LIKE IT LOCKED BACK IN WHEN I STARTED MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL SIDE TO SIDE AND THE T/C LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON NOW AND I WAS TOLD THERE IS A SWITCH TO TURN IT ON OR OFF AND THAT COULD HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE STEERING PROBLEM BUT I HAVE FOUND NO SUCH SWITCH. PLEASE HELP ME AND TELL ME WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT THESE ISSUES AS GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING THEY SHOULD RECALL THIS YRS MODEL COMPLETELY AND PAY THE OWNERS FOR A NEW VEHICLE SINCE THIS IS THERE FAULT. *TR

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND VEHICLE WILL NOT SHUT OFF. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH TWICE FIRST IN 2005 WITH APPROX 12,000 MILES AND AGAIN IN 2010 WITH APPROX 52,000 MILES. NOW VEHICLE HAS 73,000 MILES AND IS HAVING SAME ISSUE,WHICH DRAINS DOWN BATTERY. NO OTHER KEYS ARE ON KEY RING. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY AND INCLUDED IN GM RECALL AS MY VIN IS NOT SHOWING AS AFFECTED, AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE TO ME AGAIN AS IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

WE HAVE HAD THE CAR NOT START A COUPLE OF TIMES. WHEN THE KEY IS PUT INTO THE IGNITION ON OUR VUE THE CAR DOESN'T WANT TO TURN OVER. AFTER TAKING IT TO A DEALER THE CAR WAS FOUND TO BE SENDING IMPROPER SIGNALS TO THE ENGINE THAT SHUT OFF THE FUEL PUMP AND WOULDN'T ALLOW THE CAR TO START. IT SEEMED THAT SWITCHING THE KEY OUT TO THE SECOND KEY THAT CAME WITH THE CAR IT WAS FIXED BUT ON 02/25 THE SAME ISSUES STARTED AGAIN AND THE CAR WILL START AND RUN FINE ONCE IT DECIDES TO TURN ON. AFTER SEEING THE RECALL INFORMATION FROM GM I BELIEVE THE ISSUE WE HAVE IS THE PRECURSOR TO THEY IGNITION ISSUE WITH THE OTHER 2003-2007 MODELS OF SATURNS. *TR

KEY WOULD NOT START CAR. CHECKED BATTERY, TOOK BATTERY TO AUTOZONE. CHECKED OUT GOOD. BOUGHT NEW BATTERY ANYWAY. REMOTE KEY NOT WORKING EXCEPT FOR OPENING TRUNK. CHANGED REMOTE BATTERY, STILL NOT WORKING. ORDERED NEW REMOTE PROGRAMMED BY FOY MOTORS. REMOTE NOW WORKING AS PROGRAMMED CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE DAYS OF KEY NOT STARTING CAR. CLICK ON UNLOCK, THEN LOCK, UNLOCK ETC. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES, CAR WILL START AND WILL CONTINUE TO START FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, THEN THE PROBLEM BEGINS AGAIN. AS I SEE IN THE SATURN RECALL ON THE INTERNET, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION IN THE SATURN ION, THIS HAS TO BE THE CAUSE. *TR

I HEARD ON TV THAT GM HAD RECALLED THE ION BECAUSE OF DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH FIRES FROM LEAKING FUEL MODULES AND FAILING IGNITION SWITCHES. SO, I CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL ONLY FIX THE THE IGNITION IF IT FAILS AND THE FUEL MODULE WHEN YOU CAN SHOW IT IS LEAKING. IT SEEMS LIKE IF THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR PARTS THEY SHOULD TRY TO FIX THEM PRIOR TO STALLING ON THE FREEWAY OR HAVING THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES FROM LEAKING FUEL. AM I OFF BASE HERE? *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRONICS IN THE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN OFF AND ON CAUSING THE WARNING SENSOR LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DEFECT OCCURRED MORE OFTEN WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. RK

ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING AND HAVE BEEN NOTICING THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STARTING TO GET HARDER AND HARDER WHEN TURNING. I FEAR THIS BECAUSE IN NOT THAT STRONG AND FEAR I MIGHT CRASHED AND HURT MY THREE KIDS. THE STEERING COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON AND THAT MAKE ME WONDER ABOUT THAT TOO, WHEN I TURN I HAVE TO BE IN STRONG MODE OR I MIGHT BE IN AN ACCIDENT. CAN GM PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR