SATURN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE TRACK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN WHEN SHE HIT THE GAS PEDAL THERE WAS NO RESPONSE, JUST A JERK AND NO ENGINE RESPONSE. SHE HAD TO COAST OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND LET THE CAR COME TO A RESTING STOP. WHEN SHE DID THAT SHE TRIED TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN AND THE CAR HAD LITTLE TO NO RESPONSE AND THE GEAR GRIND-ED. SHE PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE AT ALL. TRIED PUTTING THE CARE IN DRIVE AGAIN AND THE CAR WOULDN'T RESPOND OR MOVE FORWARD, SHE ENDED UP STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO CALL FOR A TOE. AFTER DOING A QUICK RESEARCH ONLINE IT SEEMS THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON WITH THE OUTLOOK, TRAVERSE, ACADIA AND OTHER MODELS JUST LIKE IT. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL END UP BECOMING A RECALL PROBLEM AS LOOSING YOUR ABILITY TO DRIVE AND STEER WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD IS VERY DANGEROUS, I'M JUST GLAD MY WIFE WASN'T ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED. HOPEFULLY IT WON'T TAKE A MAJOR CRASH OF FATALITY BEFORE THIS BECOMES RECOGNIZED AS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

MY REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WON'T CLOSE WHEN IT'S COLD AND AS OF JUNE 2013, WON'T OPEN. THE LATCH MECHANISM HAS SEIZED. I CAN HEAR THE DOOR UNLOCK AND LOCK BUT NOTHING HAPPENS. I'VE HAD A TODDLER IN THE CAR WHEN IT WON'T CLOSE AND A TODDLER AND AN INFANT WHEN IT WON'T OPEN. MY RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWS THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM. THERE REALLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. GM SHOULD HAVE TO PAY THE $250 TO FIX THE DOOR. THEY ARE PUTTING MY CHILDREN IN DANGER. *TR

THE CAR HAS SEEMED TO MISS SHIFTS WITH THE ENGINES REVVING, A DELAY, AND THEN A HARD UPSHIFT FOR SEVERAL YEARS ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE DEALER IT WAS PURCHASED FROM COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. ON JUNE 25 AND 26, IT ACTED UP MORE THEN USUAL AND THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY FAILED TO PROVIDE ANY FORWARD MOMENTUM AFTER ABOUT 20 FEET AND 5 MPH EVEN THOUGH THE TACHOMETER SHOWED 5000RPM WHILE PULLING OUT INTO 55 MPH TRAFFIC ON A 2 LANE COUNTRY ROAD ABOUT NOON ON THE 26TH. THIS WAS VERY UPSETTING AND IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO GO BY USING THE MANUAL SHIFT FEATURE FOR A BIT AND THEN IT SETTLED DOWN AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC THAT VERY DAY AND WAS ADVISED I WOULD NEED TO GO TO THE GM DEALER AS IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER PROGRAMMING IN THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY ISSUES LIKE THIS. I FOUND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE AS SIMILAR ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED IN COWORKERS GM CARS AND ARE ALSO REPORTED ON THE INTERNET IN SATURN AND GM FORUMS. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS, INITIALLY SAYING THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, AND THEN SAID THERE MIGHT BE AN UPDATE AFTER ALL TO THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE AND INSTALLED IT. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THIS AND AGAIN FIND MYSELF SOMEWHAT INCREDULOUS THAT GM WOULD BE UNAWARE OF A PROBLEM THAT MY SMALL TOWN MECHANIC WAS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE KEY BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES IN AN ATTEMPT TO FREE THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 68 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE IT WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY AND WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY HEARD A CHIMING SOUND AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,464. *TR

PUT CAR IN PARK AND TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE AND CAR BEGAN TO ROLL. DOORS DID NOT UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY WHEN PUT INTO PARK AS THEY USUALLY DO. NOW CAR WILL START, BUT NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. IT WILL ALSO GET "STUCK" IN PARK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING THROUGH INDIANA ON AN INTERSTATE WHEN A NOTIFICATION SOUNDED THAT THE POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT. THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMED TO LOCK UP AND MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND MANEUVER. WE CHANGED THE FUSE IN THE CAR'S ELECTRICAL BOX, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN, THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED AND THE POWER STEERING DISABLES WHILE DRIVING. *TR