SATURN Complaints

BOUGHT 2007 SATURN VUE 2.2L 4-CYL WITH 62,500 MILES. NOTICED RAW GAS SMELL MOST STRONG NEAR THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT LENS. TWICE MECHANICS HAVE CHECKED FOR FUEL LEAKS WITH NO RESULTS AND NO REAL DIAGNOSIS. THERE ARE NO MALFUNCTION CODES OR WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. WORRIED ABOUT A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN NO ONE IS STEPPING ON THE BRAKES AND THE HIGH-MOUNT STOPLAMP WILL WORK SOMETIMES AND NOT OTHER TIMES. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEM THAT PROMPTED GM TO RECALL THE PONTIAC G6 (THE "SISTER" CAR TO THE AURA) IN 2009. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING ON OUR CAR, BUT WE FIRST NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHEN NO ONE WAS STEPPING ON THE PEDAL THIS MORNING. MY WIFE NORMALLY DRIVES THE CAR AND STATED THAT SHE HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WHERE THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT SET (SHE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS ALREADY). IT WOULD MAKE SENSE THAT IF THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON, THE CONTROL MODULE WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CRUISE TO BE SET. *TR

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, WHEN A CHIME WENT OFF. STEERING IMMEDIATELY BECAME DIFFICULT AND I NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. I EXITED THE FREEWAY CAREFULLY AND PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE CAR, THEN RESTARTED IT AND THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON. SINCE THIS INITIAL INCIDENT THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT. I AM UNABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE CAR AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WILL COST OVER $1,000.00 TO REPLACE A POWER STEERING MOTOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN. ALSO I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS TO BE A FREQUENT ISSUE FOR THIS MODEL VEHICLE. WITH THE DANGER INVOLVED SHOULDN'T A RECALL BE IN ORDER? *TR

HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY 2007 SATURN AURA WITH ONLY 22,232 MILES. WHY WASN'T THERE A RECALL FOR THIS SINCE THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. IT WILL COST $1200 TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN, MONEY I JUST DON'T HAVE. *TR

LEAKING FRONT SUNROOF OF SATURN OUTLOOK XE 2007. THIS HAS AFFECTED THE WIRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE AND CAUSING OTHER ISSUES AS WELL AS THE WATER CONTINUES TO COME INTO THE VEHICLE. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM HAVE NOT SOLVED IT. *TR

EVER SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT MY CAR A 2008 SATURN AURA USED . MY BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AND STAY FOR NO REASON AND WHEN THEY ARE ON I CAN NOT USE MY CRUISE CONTROL. AND WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF. SO IF I'M DRIVING 60 AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON AND NEED TO SLOW DOWN AND BRAKE THEY GO OFF I COULD GET REAR ENDED WHICH ALMOST HAPPENED TONIGHT. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND ALL THEY DID WAS GREASE SOMETHING IT DID NOT WORK!!!! I WILL BE GETTING A TICKET FROM OUR LOCAL SHERIFF BECAUSE I LIVE IN A SMALL OWN AND HE HAS SAID SOMETHING TO ME. IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. PLEASE HELP I DO NOT FEEL SAFE TRANSPORTING MY FAMILY . I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT OVER THE PHONE MONTHS AGO AND NEVER HEARD ANYTHING. *TR

CAR IS BUCKING BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. SENT IT TO DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. COULD BE WAVE PLATE PROBLEM THAT IS COMMON ON THIS MODEL CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

THE ESC TRACTION LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF RANDOMLY, THEN THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF RANDOMLY AND FUEL TANK AND THE ENGINE GAUGES GOING UP THEN BACK DOWN TO ZERO. AND NOW THE SECURITY SYSTEM HAS "LOCKED UP" AND WILL NOT DISENGAGE. I FOUND A WEBSITE [XXX] LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE, MANY START WITH CHANGING OUT TO A NEW BATTERY, THEN THE STATER AND THEN THE ALTERNATOR ONLY TO HAVE THIS ISSUE CONTINUE AND COSTING THEM A SMALL FORTUNE. IT SEEMS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER CONTROL PANEL HAVING A MALFUNCTION OR SHORT. BUT SINCE SATURN NO LONGER EXISTS, GM IS NOT DOING A RECALL EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE VERY MUCH AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAD MY CAR TOWED INTO THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSIS / REPAIR THIS MORNING. THEY JUST CALLED ME BACK SAYING THAT THE "UNDER BUS ELECTRIC CENTER" HAS SHORTED OUT / MALFUNCTIONED? BECAUSE IT'S NOT GETTING ANY POWER TO IT WHEN THEY TESTED IT. AFTER READING ALL THE POSTS ON THE ABOVE WEBSITE, IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE. THE POINT IN FILING A COMPLAINT IS THAT #1) GM IS WELL AWARE OF THE COMPUTER PANEL SHORTING OUT / BEING DEFECTIVE AS THERE ARE MORE THAN A 100 REPORTS. AND #2) AS SOMEONE ELSE HAD POSTED, DOES IT TAKE THIS ISSUE HAPPENING WHILE A PERSON IS DRIVING THE CAR, BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND DYING BEFORE ANY TYPE OF INVESTIGATION OR RECALL IS ENFORCED? AND IF AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS, WOULD THE COMPUTER CONTROL PANEL EVEN BE TESTED? OR WOULD THE ACCIDENT BE ATTRIBUTED TO SOME OTHER CAUSE LIKE DRIVER ERROR OR WEATHER CONDITIONS OR WORN OUT TIRES? HOW DOES ANYONE KNOW THAT THIS ISSUE HASN'T CAUSED ACCIDENTS? *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD THE SHIFT LEVER WENT INTO POSITION HOWEVER WHEN MY WIFE STEPPED ON THE GAS TO GO FORWARD THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN REVERSE. APPARENTLY THE SHIFT CABLE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. SHE WAS LEFT WITH A VEHICLE THAT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THUS HAD TO BE TOWED. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THE USE OF A PLASTIC CLIP IN SUCH A KEY POSITION IS SAFE AND THUS SHOULD BE REVIEWED. *TR