SATURN Complaints

WHEN YOU TRY TO START THE CAR, THE IGNITION WON'T TURN UNLESS YOU TRY TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN RELAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, A LOUD RATTLING NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE DEALER. ALL FOUR WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR YEARS AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TSB #060941008 AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT ON WITH DTC B0081 OR B0092 SET IN PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM (PPS) SDM. *KB WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL? WHEN THIS ISSUE HAPPENS THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS DISABLED. IT'S BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM SINCE 2007 AND IT IS ALMOST $900 TO GET FIXED. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THE THRUWAY. I STOPPED AT THE NEXT REST AREA AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED TWICE MORE ON MY TRIP DOWN AND THREE TIMES ON MY WAY BACK HOME, FOR A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES. STEERING WAS VERY HARD AT LOW SPEEDS AND I ALMOST HIT THE WALL TO A PARKING GARAGE WHEN I STOPPED AT A REST AREA. *TR

I HAVE A SATURN VUE 2003 SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN PASSENGER THEY THOUGHT I HAD MY CAR IN PARK AND THEY TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR AND WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN PARK THE PASSENGER DOOR WONT OPEN FROM INSIDE SO I WENT OUT AND TRIED TO OPEN THE PASSENGER FROM THE OUTSIDE. I WAS ABLE TO OPEN WITH THE REMOTE NOW I CAN'T GET IT TO OPEN WITH THE REMOTE IT HAS TO DO WITH SECURITY SYSTEM. *TR

VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SHIFTING CORRECTLY FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO. TOOK IT TO A GM DEALERSHIP LAST WEEK AND WAS TOLD THE WAVE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS CRACKED. BEGAN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND A FORUM WHERE HUNDREDS OF OTHER GM OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. AFTER READING, IT APPEARS THAT WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE TWO YEARS AGO, IT WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE PROBLEM. I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THAT AS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND WHEN I MENTIONED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (WHICH IS NO LONGER A GM DEALERSHIP SINCE THEY NO LONGER HAVE SATURN), IT WAS DISMISSED BECAUSE IT ONLY HAPPENED ONE TIME. I CONTINUED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE SHIFTING BUT DIDN'T TAKE TO AUTHORIZED GM DEALERSHIP SO THEY DON'T HAVE RECORD OF IT. RECENTLY, RPM'S WERE RANDOMLY JUMPING ABOVE 4 ON THE HIGHWAY EVERY 10 MINUTES AND I FELT LUCKY TO MAKE IT HOME FROM A RECENT TRIP IN THE MOUNTAINS. OF COURSE, GM IS NOT WILLING TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO REPAIR CAR BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW SO MANY PEOPLE CAN BE EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS AND IT NOT BE A RECALL ISSUE? REALLY UPSET THAT MY TWO CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR AND SCARED TO DEATH WE WERE GOING TO WRECK OR GET STRANDED! *TR

I WILL BE DRIVING MY 2007 SATURN AURA AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL BE ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING, AND THE BRAKES ARE NOT BEING USED. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN I ACTUALLY USE THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. ALSO THIS CAUSES MY CRUISE CONTROL NOT TO WORK. IT WILL EITHER NOT WORK OR IT WILL WORK THEN SHUT OFF SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING. I ALSO NOTICED WHEN I USE THE BRAKES AND THEN ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND IT WOULD TURN ON THEN WHEN I LET OFF THE BRAKES AND IT WOULD SHUT OFF. *TR

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. SHOCKS, STRUTS, REAR SUSPENSION, BRAKES, ELECTRICAL, OIL HAS BEEN EITHER LEAKING OR BURNING TO THE EXISTENT I PUT SOME IN EVERYOTHER DAY BECAUSE IT IS LOW, THE SWAY BAR AND THE STEERING COLUMN, THE TRANSMISSION AND DRIVE TRAIN, AND THE TIMING CHAIN. THERE ARE MANY OTHER UNSAFE ISSUES I HAVE HAD AND I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION FROM DAY ONE BECAUSE I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER, BUT HE REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME. IT FINALLY BROKE DOWN ON ME AND NOW I AM WITHOUT A VEHICLE . *TR

IT JERKS REALLY HARD AROUND 50-60MPH ABOUT 10 TIMES A WEEK. ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY, WITHIN THE FIRST QUARTER MILE FROM MY BEGINNING DESTINATION, AND BEFORE REACHING A SPEED OF 30MPH, MY 07 OUTLOOK JERKS REALLY HARD, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, AND IT WILL NOT SHIFT DOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE CONTACT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT HAD TO SLIGHTLY TOUCH THE PEDAL TO TURN OFF THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES BUT REFUSED TO INSPECT THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,800.