SATURN Complaints

DRIVING ON HWY 377 AND THE CAR STARTED TO GO IN AND OUT OF GEAR. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND WE ENDED UP PULLING OVER IN TRAFFIC AS TO NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP IN GRANDBURY TX WHERE THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. THE ISSUE IS THE WAVE PLATE AND IT IS QUITE OFTEN DOCUMENTED WHEN YOU SEARCH SATURN ISSUES ON THE INTERNET. THE CAR HAS 78,000 MILES ON IT AND IS OUTSIDE OF THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY FROM GM. THE DEALER SAID THIS REPAIR IS INCREDIBLY COMMON ON THIS MAKE OF GM CARE, IE. OUTLOOK, ACADIA, TRAVERSE, ENCORE. LOOKING UP ON THE VARIOUS FORUMS ON-LINE THIS SAME INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TO 1000'S OF PEOPLE. I FEEL THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS UNSAFE MECHANICAL ISSUE AND SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR IT SINCE IT IS EFFECTING 1000'S OF PEOPLE AND COULD CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENTS LET ALONE EXPENSE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED THESE MODELS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS DECREASED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE KNOCK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TR

WHILE DRIVING CAR ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR IS VERY VERY HARD TO TURN. WHEN YOU RESTART THE CAR PROBLEM GOES AWAY HOWEVER RETURNS AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS STRETCHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,612 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,911. *TR

LEAKS IN SUNROOF, WATER COMING OUT OF AIRBAG AREA. MASTER CYLINDER FOR BRAKES WENT OUT. *TR

ON FRIDAY, MAY 17TH THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND DROVE NORMALLY ON MONDAY, MAY 20TH THE CAR WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND WILL NOT GO FORWARD. IT WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AS IT WAS COMPLETELY UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT OPERATING AND TRYING TO ENGAGE THREE GEARS AT ONCE. I CALLED A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY INDICATED THIS IS A COMMON WITH THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE. ESTIMATE IS $2,800 TO $3,000 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 92,000 MILES. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF IT HAD THIS SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND AT THE SAME TIME A VISIBLE LOSS IN ACCELERATION WAS NOTICED AT ALL TIMES WHEN TAKEN OFF. ALSO A WHINING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IDLING AND WHEN MOVING. TAKEN IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, A SLIPPING TRANSMISSION WAS DIAGNOSED AND IT WAS REPLACED FOR ANOTHER (DIFFERENT NUMBER) ORIGINAL GM TRANSMISSION PART NUMBER, COOLER FLUSHED, TCM CALIBRATED. A CHARGE FOR $ 5324 WAS PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT, NO EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS AVAILABLE ANY LONGER, ALTHOUGH FORCED TO BUY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *TR

VEHICLE IS 6 YEARS OLD HAD MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO TIMING CHAIN FAILURE 7000 COST TO REPIR PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED. WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE KEY CODE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000. KMJ

THE SECURITY SYSTEM IN MY 2001 SATURN L100 IS DEFECTIVE, AS MANY OTHER VEHICLES OF THIS MODEL AND YEAR ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER CONSULTING WITH "CUSTOMER SERVICE REP" (HA!HA!) TOLD TO TAKE THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP & TECHNICIANS WILL RESET THE SECURITY SYSTEM. THIS IS A CRAFTSMANSHIP ISSUE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE ITEM. GENERAL MOTORS HAS LOST A LONGTIME "BE AMERICAN~ BUY AMERICAN" CAR BUYER. THIS IS THEFT PLAIN AND SIMPLE! *TR