SATURN Complaints

WHILE ACCELERATING VEHICLE ABRUPTLY REDUCED SPEED AND DID NOT MOVE THIS CAUSED VEHICLES FOLLOWING MY CAR TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN TO NEARLY MISS REAR ENDING MY VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED AND THE KEY COULD NOT BE RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND ADJUSTED THE GEAR SHIFTER HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 59,000. UPDATED 7/15/13 *CN

THE IGNITION WOULDNT TURN OFF, THE KEY CAME OUT, LEAVING THE CAR RUNNING. I TRIED WIGGLING THE KEY, CHECKING THE SHIFTER, EVERYTHING, THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. IVE SEEN AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, AND FEEL SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE, GM IS LOOSING A LOT OF BUSINESS DUE TO NOT SOLVING THIS ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN MY PWR STR LIGHT FLASHED AND I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. I PULLED OVER ASAP AND TURNED OFF MY CAR. I TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON, I WAS THEN ABLE TO CONTROL MY STEERING WHEEL. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO MY DESTINATION. ONE HOUR LATER I TURNED MY CAR BACK ON AND THE MESSAGE WAS ONCE DISPLAYED. AFTER I RESTARTED THE CAR THE LIGHT WAS OFF. I HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE IN MARCH AND THE GM DEALERSHIP REPAIRED IT UNDER WARRANTY. NOW 2 MONTHS LATER IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN, AND THE DEALERSHIP IS STATING THAT IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY. HOWEVER, THAT IS RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE IN WHICH IS CAUSING THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY GIVEN THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR AN ISSUE THAT IS RELATED TO THIS SAME SITUATION. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE SUDDENLY IN MY 08 SATURN AURA XE 6 SPEED AUTO/PADDLE SEDAN SYMPTOMS INCLUDE WITH OUT WARNING: SLIPPING IN FORWARD GEARS, NOT WORKING IN REVERSE AT ALL AND FINALLY NOT ENGAGING AT ALL WITH ENGINE REVVING IN TRAFFIC CAUSING A MAJOR TRAFFIC SAFETY PROBLEM AND NARROWLY AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT ALL IN ONE DAY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REACH TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP. MY CAR HAS 99850 MILES ON IT AND THE 5 YEARS ELAPSED IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. ALTHOUGH THE CAR HAS BEEN VIGOROUSLY MAINTAINED WITH OIL CHANGES EVERY 3K, TRANSMISSION, BRAKE, AND ANTIFREEZE FLUIDS CHANGED ON SCHEDULE THIS FAILURE OCCURRED LIKE MANY OTHER HORRIFIED OWNERS ABOUT AS CLOSE AFTER EXPIRATION DATE AND MILEAGE AS ONE COULD POSSIBLE IMAGINE. I ASSUMED THAT MY AURA WOULD BE PERFORMING WELL UNTIL AT LEAST THE CAR WAS PAID FOR. NOW WITH BLUE BOOK FOR VALUE AND SUBTRACTING WHAT I STILL OWE AND ESTIMATED $4000 REPAIR THE OPTIONS ARE DISMAL. RESEARCHING ON LINE REVEALED A HOST OF PEOPLE PLAGUED BY THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 6 SPEED AUTO/PADDLE TRANSMISSION IN 07-2010 SATURNS. CAN THE NHTSA BE OF ANY RELIEF VIA INTERCEDING WITH GENERAL MOTORS TO DO A RECALL OR PROVIDE DISPENSATION DUE TO THE EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD FOR SATURN DRIVERS BUT THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS WELL? *TR

RECEIVED A "SERVICE AIR BAG" CODE ON MY DIC OUTPUT. CONTACTED MY LOCAL SERVICE CENTER AND VERIFIED THAT THERE WERE NO SAFETY RECALLS FOR THE FAILED PASSENGER PRESENT SYSTEM MODULE ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. PERFORMED LOTS OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY PREVALENT AND COMMON PROBLEM WITH VIRTUALLY ALL MODELS AND YEARS OF THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE AND SATURN SKY. I AM HIGHLY CONCERNED TO ALSO DISCOVER THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE PART NOT DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF A PASSENGER. *TR

LOSS OF STEERING WHILE TURNING. RESULTED IN A CRASH AND OVER $2000.00 IN DAMAGE. CAR IS NOT DRIVEABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED AND THEY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY AND INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED AND THE KEY COULD NOT BE TURNED OR RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE BATTERY AND FUEL SENSOR WAS DISCONNECTED IN ORDER TO POWER THE VEHICLE OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.