SATURN Complaints

I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO AN AUTOMATIC CAR WASH. ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH, WATER STARTED POURING INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE A PILLAR BECAUSE OF A LEAKING SUNROOF/MOONROOF. I UNDERSTAND FROM RESEARCH THAT THIS IS A REPEATED ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES, YET GM WILL NOT FIX THEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I PAID $20K FOR THIS VEHICLE TWO MONTHS AGO AND I HAVE MADE ONE PAYMENT OF 72, AND NOW I FIND OUT THAT THE VEHICLE CAN NEVER GET WET OR THERE WILL BE PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE A VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED SHOULDER AND CHEST INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE POLICE OFFICER STATED THAT THE IMPACT SHOULD HAVE WARRANTED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,786 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

PARKED CAR AND WAS LEAVING VEHICLE WITH KEYS IN HAND. VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARD. GOT BACK INTO CAR, REINSERTED KEYS AND MADE SURE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN PARK POSITION, WHICH IT WAS. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE. NO PROBLEM GETTING INTO OTHER GEARS OR FEELING LIKE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. I DID LOOK UP ON THIS SITE AND SAW THERE IS A RECALL NOTICE FOR SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH OTHER AURAS, BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. *TR

IN AUGUST OF 2008 AT APPX 37000 MILES, THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED IN THE 'RUN' POSITION. SINCE THE CAR WAS A MANUAL, I STALLED IT OUT AND CALLED A LOCKSMITH, WHO COULD NOT REMOVE OR TURN THE KEY EITHER. HE DISCONNECTED THE CAR FROM THE BATTERY SO THAT IT WOULD NOT DRAIN DUE TO THE ACCESSORIES STILL BEING ACTIVE. HE TOLD ME HOW TO RECONNECT THE BATTERY SO THAT I COULD DRIVE IN FOR REPAIRS. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY MORE PROBLEMS UNTIL YESTERDAY (JUNE 2013) AT APPX 100000 MILES. THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN BEYOND THE ACCESSORIES POSITION. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, KEY POSITIONS, CLUTCH POSITIONS, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT TO A REPAIR CENTER. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE AND YET THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAULTY IGNITION PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THE ISSUE FROM BOTH SIDES (COULDN'T TURN OFF AND COULDN'T TURN ON). *TR

NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ILLUMINATED ALL THE TIME REGARDLESS OF BRAKE PEDAL POSITION. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK, IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, WHEN I ACCELERATED AFTER BEING AT A STOP LIGHT. JUST AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I COULD TELL THE ENGINE WAS RACING BUT I WAS GOING NO WHERE. I MANAGED TO DRIFT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. THE CAR WON'T GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. DEALER NOW PUTTING IN A NEW TRANSMISSION AT $3000. VERY SCARY SITUATION AND NOW THAT I HAVE GONE ONLINE AND SEEN HOW MANY OTHER SATURN AURO'S HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY GM HASN'T HAD A RECALL/REIMBURSEMENT. THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD TO TAKE A LOAN OUT AT THE BANK TO PAY FOR THIS. THANK GOD MY 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER HASN'T STARTED DRIVING IT YET. *TR

ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. I HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN MY WHEEL BACK STRAIGHT AFTER MAKING A TURN. I HAD MY USUAL OIL CHANGE COMPANY CHECK TO SEE IF IT WAS ANY POWER STEERING FLUID AND THERE WAS. *TR

LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILURE. CAUSED BELT TO BREAK IN TIRE. TOWED TO REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO ADD ADDITIONAL EFFORT IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

I WAS DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO COME TO TURN A CORNER WHEN THE VEHICLES STEERING SUDDENLY DIED. A "CHIME" SOUNDED, I HAD NO ABILITY TO STEER AND MY BRAKES FAILED! IN A PANIC AS I HEADED STRAIGHT FOR A MOM WITH TWO CHILDREN I PULLED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND JUMPED THE CURB. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GOOD YEAR BY MY HOME. I RESEARCHED THE SATURN ION 2007 THAT NIGHT AND FOUND OUT GM IS AWARE OF THE POWER STEERING ISSUE AND REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL BUT THEY WILL "FIX YOUR CAR FOR FREE AT A DEALERSHIP". AFTER A DAY AND A HALF OF GM REFUSING TO TOW MY CAR TO ONE OF THEIR DEALERSHIPS, I HAD THE LOCAL SHOP FIX IT. I WAS THEN TOLD BY GM THAT THEY "MIGHT" REIMBURSE ME. I ALMOST DIED, ALMOST KILLED SOMEONE, MISSED WORK THE NEXT DAY, SHELLED OUT $1000 AND THEY "MIGHT" HELP ME IF THEY DEEM ME FIT. I AM OUTRAGED. PLEASE HELP THE OWNERS OF THESE DEATH MACHINES SEEK JUSTICE AND FORCE GM TO RECALL THE VEHICLES - SAVE LIVES PLEASE. *TR