SATURN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A WARNING CHIME SOUNDED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY UPON BEING RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE FUSE WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO KEEP IN GEAR WHILE TRAVELING ON FREEWAY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. WOULD NOT RE-ENGAGE. LIMPED TO SIDE OF ROAD. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND MECHANIC NOTED INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY WAVE PLATE. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 100K MILES, HOWVER 6 YEARS OLD. *TR

WAS SITTING AT STOP LIGHT AND ACCELERATED NORMALLY GOING THROUGH FIRST GEAR WHEN THE TRANNY SLIPPED AND THE RPMS REVVED UP. I STEPPED BACK OFF THE GAS AND WAS ABLE TO GET BACK HOME DOING ONLY 20-25 MPH;WHEN I GOT INTO THE GARAGE, I FOUND I HAD NO REVERSE AND THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY GO UP IN RPMS WITH NO MOVEMENT. I ENTERED A TICKET W/ GM CS THE NEXT MORNING AND CALLED AROUND, LEARNING THE REPAIR JOB WOULD BE $4K-5K BECAUSE OF COURSE, I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO TIME. IT APPEARS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY, MANY SATURN OWNERS AND GM IS DOING NOTHING TO HELP THE AMERICAN CONSUMER WHEN IT'S CLEARLY OBVIOUS THERE IS A MASS FAILURE OF THE WAVE PLATE. I FINALLY GOT A CALLBACK FROM GM 3 DAYS AFTER I FILED THE COMPLAINT AND THEY 'OFFERED' TO PAY FOR ROUGHLY 25% OF THE COST OF THE REPAIR WITH ME FOOTING THE REST. TOO LATE. I TRADED IT IN YESTERDAY AND WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THE TRADE-IN VALUE BUT DIDN'T HAVE MUCH CHOICE. I PLAN ON JOINING ANY LAWSUIT THAT COMES ALONG AGAINST GM IF ONE HITS MY MAILBOX. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR (2001 SATURN L200) GOING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE OF MY CAR STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED CAUSING CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T 684 II TIRES, LINE SIZE: 235/60R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT IN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS, HE WAS MADE AWARE THAT THERE WERE HAIRLINE FRACTURED THROUGHOUT ALL FOUR TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE TIRES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. KMJ *TR

MUCH REGRET I EVER PURCHASED THIS SATURN VUE 2003, I LEFT MY HOME YESTERDAY WAS LEFT STRANDED IN THE ROAD AS THE TRANSMISSION STARTED FELT LIKE SKIPPING AND WHEN I HAD TO STOP FOR A VEHICLE COMING IN THE ROAD IT WOULDN'T DRIVE AT ALL! WOULDN'T GO IN GEAR FOR THE DRIVE OR REVERSE!! SO SOMEONE CALLED A SHERIFF. I THEN CALLED A FRIEND WHO HAD TO COME AND PUSH VEHICLE OUT OF ROAD TRAFFIC. THIS TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN 2010 IT'S AS IF IT WAS NEVER DONE! THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR WORK SO NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM OUT OF WORK YESTERDAY, AND TODAY!!! CALLING SATURN SERVICE AT 7:30 AM SURE THEY ARE GOING TO JUMP RIGHT ON IT (SARCASM). THE PAST MONTH THE ELECTRICAL WILL BLINK ON AND OFF. THEN AFTER A WHILE OF DRIVING IT GOES COMPLETELY OUT. UNTIL THE NEXT DRIVE THEN THE BLINKING STARTS. I HOPE NO ONE HAS A YOUNG NEW DRIVER ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THESE VEHICLES. THEY ARE BY NO MEANS SAFE!!! MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HANDLE WHAT I WENT THROUGH WITH THIS VEHICLE YESTERDAY. IT WOULD HAVE PUT A YOUNG FEMALE AT RISK!!! I DO NOT HAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO SINK INTO THIS VEHICLE I STILL OWE $7,000 ON AN UNDRIVEABLE VEHICLE. I AM A HOMEOWNER WITH A MORTGAGE AND A SINGLE PARENT THAT WORK HOURS HAVE BEEN CUT BACK DRASTICALLY AT WORK. I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE LAWSUIT UNTIL NOW I NOW UNDERSTAND WHY WHEN I WENT TO TRY AND TRADE THIS VEHICLE A FEW MONTHS BACK TO NO AVAIL MAKES SENSE NOW WHY NO CAR DEALER WANTED THIS VEHICLE!!! EVERYTHING MAKES SENSE WHY NO ONE WOULD TRADE! I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO TRADE VEHICLES UNTIL NOW. THIS IS MY LAST GM VEHICLE. TO SAY THE LEAST. I HAVE NO FAMILY HERE TO HELP WITH MY PROBLEM SO I AM CERTAINLY OPEN FOR SUGGESTIONS SHOULD SOMEONE HAVE ANY??? THANKS *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY 05 SATURN ION 2 QUAD COUPE HOME FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE.TRAFFIC STOPPED , CAME TO COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE BEHIND DID NOT BRAKE AND REAR ENDED MY VEHICLE AT ROUGHLY 50+ MPH CAUSING HIM TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN TURN CAUSING A 6 VEHICLE ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING HIS HEAD TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE IN HALF WITH HIM IN IT LANDING ON THE BACK SEAT. *TR

CAR OVER THE TIME I HAVE HAD IT FOR THE PAST 7 OR 8 MONTHS HAS HAD A ROUGH IDLE AND NOW THE CAR IS HARD TO START. I SUSPECT IT IS THE TIMING CHAIN GOING BAD BUT MY 2002 DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A SEVERE GAS LEAK IN MY CAR. THE GAS SMELL WAS FAINT AT FIRST. THEN I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING MY CAR IN MORNINGS OR EVENINGS. THEN THE GAS BECAME UNBEARABLE & YOU COULD SEE A CONSTANT DRIP OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR. I FELT SO SCARED TO DRIVE IT THAT I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST PLACE. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS THE FUEL PUMP. I CALLED SATURN & THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE ME $100 TO SEE IF IT'S THE ACTUAL "SPECIAL POLICY" THAT'S ON MY CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. *TR