SATURN Complaints

FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS- I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL LIGHT UP WITHOUT ME PRESSING ON THE BRAKE. AT TIMES- THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN I AM PRESSING THE BRAKE. MY DAD HAS CORRECTED THIS IN THE PAST WITH USING DIASTOLIC LUBRICATION ON A CONNECTOR UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH BOARD- WHICH HE FOUND TO DO ONLINE. THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP WASN'T ABLE TO HELP ME NOR WAS WILLING TO RESEARCH THIS FOR ME. GENERALLY MY DAD HAS BEEN ABLE TO KEEP IT CORRECTED FOR 6 MONTHS AT A TIME; NOW IT WONT MAKE IT PAST 2 WEEKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE FORWARD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

I BRAKE HARD TO AVOID AN ANIMAL IN THE ROAD. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK, THE CAR WOULD ROLL. UPON INSPECTION, THE FRAME HAD BUCKLED, CAUSING THE CV JOINT TO FALL OUT. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING OR GO OFF THE ROAD. ALL I DID WAS HIT THE BRAKES AND THE FRAMED COLLAPSED IN THE AREA OF RIGHT FRONT A-ARM. *TR

THE AIRBAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSIDERING THEY DID A RECALL ALREADY WITH THIS EXACT ISSUE, BUT THE FIX WAS REPROGRAMMING THE SDM COMPUTER MODULE. THIS SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED THE SENSOR AS WELL BECAUSE THE ISSUE IS MORE THAN A REPROGRAM. IT WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX, AND AIR BAGS SENSORS SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 78K. PLEASE REFERENCE: NHTSA 07V062000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED THE LIGHT WOULD SHUT OFF FOR FIVE SECONDS AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT PRESSURE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

I AM NOT SURE WHEN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG CAME ON AND STAYED ON BUT I NOTICED IT TODAY. DOES NOT MAKE ME FEEL SAFE TO THINK THERE MIGHT BE AN ISSUE WITH THE DRIVERS AIRBAG BUT RIGHT NOW I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED. SO THE PROBLEM IS THEIR AIRBAG LIGHT FOR THE DRIVER STAYS ON ALL OF THE TIME. *TR

OUR SATURN OUTLOOK HAS HAD PROBLEMS THAT HAVE ACCUMULATED MORE RECENTLY THAT INCLUDE THE STEERING BOX FAILING (AUDIBLE POPPING WHEN NEAR NEUTRAL STEERING POSITION), THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND BRAKE SIMULTANEOUS LIGHTS WITH FEEDBACK IN THE BRAKE PEDALS (EVEN WHEN ABS IS NOT ACTIVE), AND A VERY ANNOYING WEATHER/WATER LEAK FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE THAT IS SOAKING THE PASSENGER CARPET AFTER EVERY SINGLE RAIN. NONE OF THESE ITEMS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND I'M RETURNING THE CAR FOR THE SECOND TIME TOMORROW TO THE DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE THE LEAK (AGAIN) AND THE STABILITY CONTROL. I ALREADY REPLACED THE STEERING BOX, OUT OF POCKET, FOR OVER $1000. WE JUST PAID THE CAR OFF AND BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2008. IT BARELY HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT, AND THIS IS NOT A QUALITY PRODUCT. THE RIDE, HANDLING, INTERIOR FEATURES/SPACE ARE OUTSTANDING, BUT THERE ARE TOO MANY FAULTS FOR SUCH A NEW(ER) CAR. I ALSO REPLACED THE WATER PUMP A FEW MONTHS AGO, BUT THAT WAS AT THE TAIL END OF MY WARRANTY (NOW EXPIRED). AFTER ONLY 5 YEARS AND 50,000 MILES, I'M LOOKING AT EXPENSIVE MONTHLY PAYMENTS FOR A NEW VEHICLE TO REPLACE WHAT SHOULD HAVE LASTED AT LEAST ANOTHER 5 YEARS COMFORTABLY WITHOUT MAJOR DEFECTS. IT'S NO WONDER SATURN WENT OUT OF BUSINESS AND THAT GM HAS NEARLY FAILED SO MANY TIMES... *TR

2007 SATURN OUTLOOK WITH APPROXIMATELY 35670 MILES ON IT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO JERK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER INTO A STORE PARKING SPACE AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE TO MOVE THE CAR. HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT SO THAT I COULD FORWARD. GMC DEALER DISCOVERED IT WAS A BROKEN 3.5R WAVE PLATE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I'VE DISCOVERED THIS EXACT PROBLEM IS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN GM IS LETTING ON (LINKS BELOW). GM IS STILL NOT WILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXTENT OF THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS AFFECTING THE SATURN OUTLOOK, THE GMC ACADIA AND POSSIBLY OTHER GM VEHICLES. NOTE: GM DID COVER THE MAJORITY OF THE COST FOR THIS AFTER 3 WEEKS OF "NEGOTIATION" HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE LOOKED AT FOR RECALL POTENTIAL. HTTP://WWW.SATURNOUTLOOKFORUM.NET/INDEX.PHP?TOPIC=2396.0;ALL HTTP://WWW.TIGERDROPPINGS.COM/RANT/P/35400391/2008-GMC-ACADIA-WAVE-PLATE-BROKEN.ASPX HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F171273?@GUEST@ HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F171273/364 HTTP://WWW.EDMUNDS.COM/SATURN/OUTLOOK/2008/CONSUMER-DISCUSSIONS.HTML. *TR

MY SATURN SKY'S PASSENGER AIR BAG "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A MONTH NOW, AND I ASSUME THERE IS NO PROTECTION FROM IT. I RESEARCHED ON LINE ABOUT IT AND IT SEEMS EVERY CAR HAS THIS ISSUE EVENTUALLY. I KNOW SATURN NO LONGER EXISTS, BUT GM SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THEM AND GET THEM FIXED. THIS IS SERIOUS ISSUE AND A $750-$1000 REPAIR THAT MOST CAN'T AFFORD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN LW200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS FRACTURED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.