SATURN Complaints

MY BRAKES LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED, WHILE I'M DRIVING AND NOT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE "SERVICE ESC / SERVICE TRACTION" IS MORE-OFTEN-THAN-NOT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN "SERVICE ESC / SERVICE TRACTION" IS LIT, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK. *TR

WIFE AND CHILDREN RIDING DOWN ROAD WHEN CAR TURNS ITSELF OFF AND LOOSES ALL POWER. SHE WAS LUCKILY ENOUGH TO MERGE ACROSS 2 LANES AT A COAST WITH NO BRAKES OR POWER STEERING TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP. THEN IT TOOK UP TO 30 MIN OF SITTING ON THE SIDE OF VERY BUSY I-16 TILL THE SECURITY LIGHT STOPPED FLASHING AND SHE COULD CONTINUE HER WAY HOME WITH MY 2 AND 8 YEAR OLD KIDS IN THE CAR. NOW ALL THE CAR WILL DO IS FLASH THAT PASSLOCK LIGHT AFTER I HAVE REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH,STARTER,BATTERY,ALTERNATOR AND MANY FUSES ALSO FOLLOWING THE RELEARN PROCEDURE EACH TIME. *TR

WAS REFUELING VEH. AND WHEN ALMOST FULL ,FUEL STARTED TO RUN ON GROUND. STOPPED REFUELING , AND LOOKED UNDER CAR . FUEL WAS DRIPPING FROM FRONT , CENTER OF TANK. *TR

OWN TWO OF THE SAME KIND OF A CAR. BOTH CARS MAKE CHIRPING SOUNDS WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL SINCE THE FIRST 10,000 MILES. THE FIRST SATURN VUE OF THE SAME YEAR HAS LESS MILEAGE (40000) AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN WHILE DRIVING. SAME IS HAPPENING TO THE ONE LISTED ABOVE AT 70,000. THESE CARS CLEARLY HAVE A STEERING ISSUE SINCE THE BEGINNING AND GM SHOULD LOOK INTO THE MATTER. THE STEERING IS BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT IN BOTH CARS WHICH MAKES ME THINK THIS IS A MANUFACTURING FAULT. THEY ARE ALSO STARTING TO MAKE A LOT OF NOISE WHEN MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL, ASIDE FROM THE CHIRPING SOUND. *TR

WHEN SLOWING TO PARK MY CAR THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I COULD NOT OPERATE THE STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. DRIVING IT WOULD BE UNSAFE. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON. I DID THIS TWICE BEFORE THE STEERING WOULD WORK AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW, THE DATE LISTED ABOVE AND AGAIN SATURDAY 10-26-2013. I LOOKED UP ON THE INTERNET FOR ANY REPORTED PROBLEMS ON SATURN ION STEERING. I FOUND THAT THERE IS A REPORTED PROBLEM AND NHTSA HAS MOVED THEIR INVESTIGATION TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS AS OF OCTOBER 2011. PLEASE ADVISE IF THERE IS GOING TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PART, OR IF A RECALL HAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED. IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. I APPRECIATE ANY HELP AND INFORMATION YOU CAN PROVIDE ME ON THIS. *TR

VEHICLE WAS COVERED BY SATURN RECALL 07V519000, ENTIRE VALVE ASSEMBLY AND TIMING CHAIN REPLACED BY GM SHOP AT APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES AFTER TIMING CHAIN FAILURE WITH BENT VALVES, FAILURE ALSO WAS AT EXPRESSWAY SPEED OF 55 MPH. SAME TYPE OF FAILURE AGAIN OCCURRED ON HIGHWAY AT SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO STATED PROBLEM WAS VALVE FAILURE. TOTAL VEHICLE MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 95,000 MILES. *TR

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR, THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT TURN. AFTER A NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS, THE KEY BEING SHAKEN THE CAR WOULD START. I TOOK THIS CAR TO MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE ALSO STATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF ISSUES WITH THIS IGNITION AND SUGGESTED I CONTACT GM AND SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL. AT TIMES IT WOULD TAKE 10 MINUTES BEFORE I COULD START THE CAR. *TR

DROVE LESS THEN A MILE, STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN SAW SMOKE POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD MY HUSBAND OPENED THE CAR DOOR TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON WHEN FLAMES SHOT IN BESIDE HIS LEG WE JUMP OUT OF THE CAR AND HE GOT OUR SON OUT OF HIS CAR SEAT. THE CAR IS COMPLETELY TOTALED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT IT STARTED ORDER THE HOOD AND THEY BELIEVE THAT IT WAS ELECTRICAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START UNTIL AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY RECUR DURING COLDER WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND THE ANTI-THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM WAS RE-WIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO INTO PARK ALTHOUGH THE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN PARK. THE PIECE UNDER THE HOOD COULD BE MOVED TO KNOCK IT OUT OF GEAR EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF WHICH IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE SHIFT CABLE THAT NEEDED REPLACING. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL IN A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK ( RECALL # 09041) BUT THE 2007 OUTLOOK WAS NOT INCLUDED WHICH IS THE VEHICLE I HAVE. I CALLED GM AND TOLD ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN ON GOING SAFETY PROBLEM! *TR