SATURN Complaints

MY WIFE LEFT WORK AND STOPPED BY THE STORE ON THE WAY HOME, BUT COULD NOT SHUT THE CAR OFF. SHE DROVE HOME WHERE THE CAR CONTINUE TO RUN UNTIL I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLE TO FINALLY DISABLE THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, NEW KEY CODED AT A COST OF $396.17. SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD NO COMPLAINTS OF SUCH A NATURE, I HAVE DONE ONLINE SEARCHES AND HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE ISSUE CONTINUES TO THIS DAY ALONG WITH THE SEALS AROUND THE DOORS AND WINDOWS LEAKING. THIS AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY WAS BAILED OUT BY THE GOVERNMENT WITH OUR TAX MONEY, ONLY TO LIE TO THE AMERICAN CAR BUYERS WHO PURCHASED THEIR FLAWED PRODUCTS. IF THE NHTSA DOES NOT DESIGNATE THIS AS A RECALL STATUS, THEN IT IS TIME FOR US SATURN OWNERS WHO WERE SOLD THESE FLAWED VEHICLES TO UNITE AND FILE A MAJOR CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR MORE MONEY THAN GENERAL MOTORS RECEIVED IN THE BAILOUT OF THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY. *TR

THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WOULD COME ON FREQUENTLY AND I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN MULTIPLE TIMES TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WOULD SAY THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE AND THEY JUST PUT AIR INTO TIRE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. THIS MONTH I HAD TO BUY TWO NEW TIRES DUE TO BULGES AND TIRES GOING FLAT. AAA STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS LEAKING FROM THE VALVE STEM, WHICH AN ONLINE SEARCH HAS INDICATED THIS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT IN THE ASTRA AND THERE HAS BEEN A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE ISSUE. *TR

VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OVER, TOWED TO MECHANIC, TIMING CHAIN DETERMINED TO BE AT FAULT CHECKED POLICY 11340A WHICH REFERENCES OTHER 3.6L VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE - THE SATURN AURA XR IS NOT LISTED HERE, BUT IS DISPLAYING THE SAME ISSUES. VEHICLES COVERED UNDER THAT POLICY INDICATE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY DEMONSTRATING KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE, BUT ACCEPTANCE OF THE FULL SCOPE. *TR

MY 2008 OUTLOOK STARTED TO JERK DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THEN HAD VERY HIGH RPMS BUT NO ACCELERATION IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION I COULD NOT MOVE AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND IT HAD A BROKEN WAVE PLATE AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT WHICH TOOK 2 WEEKS. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO STILL BE COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY BY ONLY 2 WEEKS. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THEY HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF THESE AS IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL YET IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO EVERYONE. *TR

POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND STEERING ASSIST FAILED COMPLETELY. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS OR WARNING. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO SERVICE CENTER. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AND BILL PAID PERSONALLY. *TR

AS I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR. MADE IT HOME AT A SPEED OF 25-30 MPH. MY CHECK ENGINE CAME ON. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE TORN DOWN AND REPAIRED FOR POSSIBLE BROKEN 3-5-R WAVE PLATE. CAR IS 5 YEARS 10 MONTHS IN SERVICE WITH ROUGHLY 65,000 MILES ON IT. THE COST OF THE REPAIR OR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WILL BE $3000-$4000. TIMING CHAINS WERE JUST REPLACED IN MARCH OF 2013. I FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN DATED 1/12/2010 THAT STATED NEW PLATE SHOULD BE INSTALLED WHEN TRANSMISSION IS DISASSEMBLED FOR ANY REASON. GM KNOWS IT'S A PROBLEM AND ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

MY SATURN ION HAS HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION AND OR THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS SINCE 29,000 MILES .IT CURRENTLY HAS 143,000 MILES AND HAS ISSUES ONCE AGAIN. EACH TIME EITHER THE KEY WOULD CLICK BACK ONLY ONE NOTCH AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED, THE CAR COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF AT ALL DUE TO THE KEY BEING "FROZEN" IN THE CYLINDER OR THE KEY WOULD NOT SPRING BACK FROM THE STARTING POSITION TO THE RUN POSITION THUS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AFTER CAR STARTED. THE LAST DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WERE GOING TO REPORT THE INCIDENT TO GM AS THEY HAVE DONE FOR OTHER CAR OWNERS BEFORE, BUT WITH NO RESULT. EACH TIME IT HAS COST ME ANYWHERE FROM $350. TO $700.00 NOT INCLUDING TOWING AND RENTING OF AN ALTERNATE VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT TECHNICALLY NOT A SAFETY ISSUE BUT I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED AT AND RECALLED SO IT DOES NOT BECOME ONE WHEN A LITTLE KID CLIMBS INTO A CAR THAT CAN NOT BE TURNED OFF OR THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION AND GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR WORSE. *TR

I TRIED BRAKING HARD AND MY PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE CAR STOPPED AND THEN I HIT A CAR ON THE SIDE. I COULD HAVE AVOIDED IT IF MY BRAKES WEREN'T BAD. I HAD NEW BRAKE PADS ON ALL 4 WHEELS AND IT WAS STILL LOW. *TR

SATURN ION 2 MODEL YEAR 2003 WAS SERVICED FOR 2004 TURN SIGNAL RECALL BACK IN 2005; IN THE PAST 16 MONTHS I HAVE HAD THE DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL BULB CHANGED 4 TIMES BECAUSE IT STOPS WORKING, AND HAVE CHANGED IT 2 MORE TIMES BEFORE THE MOST RECENT SERIES OF INCIDENTS. AS OF TODAY I CHANGED IT A 5TH TIME AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. THIS IS A HAZARDOUS CONDITION PARTICULARLY SINCE IT FAILS REPEATEDLY. NOW I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE MIGHT HAVE A PROBLEM MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS AN ISSUE FOR HUNDREDS OF SATURN OWNERS; THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE FIXED THE RE-OCCURENCE OF THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER STEERING. IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF IT WILL RETURN. IT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND INTERMITTENT. *TR