SATURN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V200000 (POWER TRAIN) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. *TR

SEVERAL TIMES PER WEEK (AND SOMETIMES 2-3 TIMES PER DAY) THERE IS A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE MY CAR WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT IS SO STRONG IT GIVES ME A HEADACHE, AND I HAVE SOMETIMES BECOME SICK TO MY STOMACH. MY PASSENGER IS ABLE TO SMELL IT AS WELL. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES. WHILE TURNING ONTO A MAIN STREET THE ENGINE JUST QUIT, LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WAS FORTUNATE I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AS I WOULD HAVE HAD NO MEANS TO REMOVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE HIGHWAY CAUSING EXTREME DANGER TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE CAR. AUTHORIZED SATURN DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN, CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE VALVES AND POSSIBLY THE PISTONS IN THE ENGINE. $3000 REPAIR BILL. THERE HAD BEEN A PRIOR RECALL #07V519000 ON THE SATURN L200 2001 VERSION FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND IT APPEARS IT WAS NOT RESOLVED IN THE 2002 MODEL. VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN 09/01. *TR

RECENTLY WE HAVE BEEN GETTING THE STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE EMITTING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I TRACED THE SOURCE TO THE TOP OF THE TANK, THE FUEL PUMP. I HAVE LEARNED THROUGH ON LINE RESEARCH THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM ON SEVERAL 2007 GM MODELS WITH THE SAME FUEL TANK CONFIGURATION. SOME OF THE OTHER MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT THE VUE HAS NOT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STEERING MOTOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,597. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CRUISE ENGAGED. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY CRUISE TURNED OFF. I LOOK IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND I SAW MY THIRD BRAKE LIGHTS ON. THAT'S WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT MY BACK BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY WHEN I DRIVE. WHEN I USE MY BRAKE PEDALS THAN MY BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. AND WHEN I ACCELERATE, MY BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON. I NEED SOME HELP. I HAVE A 6MONTHS OLD IN THE CAR AND I FEEL THIS COULD GET US INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS BURNT OUT THREE TIMES. I'VE HAD THE BULB REPLACED TWICE AND NOW AM TOLD THAT THE WIRE HARNESS IS BURNT AND MELTED, CAUSING THE SHORTS/BURNT BULBS. LABOR TO REPLACE THIS IS EXCESSIVE, DUE TO THE POOR ACCESS TO THE HEADLIGHT COMPARTMENT. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED. IT BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

TRANSMISSION 35R CLUTCH WAVE PLATE FAILURE REQUIRES COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD. VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AT APPROPRIATE SERVICE INTERVALS. TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP WHEN SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR AND HESITATED TO UP SHIFT FROM 5TH TO 6TH GEAR. TROUBLE CODES P0700 AND P0777 WERE LOGGED WHEN TRANSMISSION FIRST SLIPPED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WARNING CHIME WOULD SOUND AS THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WOULD MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. ONCE THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WORKED PROPERLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,852. PROBLEM FIXED. UPDATED 08/22/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS VERIFIED AND FIXED. UPDATED 09/24/13