SATURN Complaints

THIS CAR WILL NOT START ON COLD DAYS. WHEN YOU TRY TO START IT STARTER ENGAGES AND QUITS. THEN YOU HAVE TO WAIT 10 TO 30 MINS FOR THE CAR TO START. I FOUND OUT THAT SATURN HAS FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES AND THEY HAVE NO RECALLS ON THIS WHY? THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. PLEASE MAKE THIS A PRIORITY TO HAVE THESE SWITCHES RECALLED. *TR

UPON LOWERING THE SEATBACK, THE MIDDLE SEATBELT BECAME "LOCKED" IN THE LOWERED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE LOWERED THE SEAT.. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN I LOST ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE. AFTER INVESTIGATING I FOUND IT HAD TO BE THE FUEL PUMP THAT QUIT. WHEN INVESTIGATING WHY THE FUEL PUMP QUIT AFTER A NEW ONE DID NOT FIX MY PROBLEM, I NOTICED THE WIRES GOT TOO HOT AND BURNED BLACK AND ACTUALLY BURNED THROUGH THE POSITIVE WIRE AT THE CONNECTOR GOING INTO THE FUEL TANK. HOT WIRES AND BURNING WIRES INSIDE A GAS TANK IS NOT A SAFE COMBINATION. TO TOP IT OFF, I HAD TO DRILL THROUGH THE CONNECTOR AND WIRE IN A PIGTAIL CONNECTOR PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER SINCE THEY WOULD NOT SELL ME THE WHOLE FUEL TANK COVER TO REPLACE IT PROPERLY. ONLY AFTER HAGGLING WITH DEALERS THAT WOULD NOT GIVE ME PART NUMBER OR SELL ME THE FUEL TANK COVER THAT THEY FINALLY GAVE ME THE PART NUMBER OF 25815572 BUT IT IS UNDER RESTRICTION TO SELL SO THAT IS WHY THEY SOLD ME THE "BACKYARD MECHANIC FIX". MY WORRY IS STILL THAT I HAVE MY FAMILY TRAVEL IN THE CAR AND I DO NOT WANT THIS THING CATCHING FIRE OR EXPLODING. IS THERE A DEFECT IN THE PART IS WHY IT ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE ON ME? AND IS THERE STILL A DEFECT AND THAT IS WHY THE PART IS ON RESTRICTION? WHAT IS THE CORRECT, SAFE FIX FOR MY FAMILY? I JUST WANT A SAFE WORKING VEHICLE AND A EXPLANATION IN WHY IT IS SO DIFFICULT TO GET THE PART I WANTED AT FIRST. IT IS RUNNING NOW BUT IT IS WITH THE DRILLING THROUGH THE CONNECTOR, SEALING IT, AND SOLDERING THE NEW WIRES IN. I WAS HOPING FOR THICKER WIRE TO MAYBE HANDLE THE CURRENT TO THE PUMP OR AN ASSURANCE THAT THE VEHICLE IS SAFE. SORRY, ONE LAST COMPLAINT. MY SATURN IS A CALIFORNIA EMISSION VEHICLE BUT IS CURRENTLY IN MI. WHY IS THIS NOT COVERED UNDER SOME OF THE RECALLS? IS THIS LIKE THE CA CANCER WARNINGS THAT ARE ONLY IN THAT STATE? MY CAR WILL ONLY EXPLODE IN THOSE STATES AND NOT MICHIGAN? *TR

I WAS TOLD THAT I AM LEAKING STEERING FLUID AND I NEED A NEW RACK AND PINION. THIS IS A MAJOR JOB AND I FEEL SHOULDN'T HAPPEN AT 22K MILES. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION OF THIS VEHICLE HAS CAUSED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ALREADY, BUT THEY ARE STILL BEING SOLD WITH THESE HORRIBLE TRANSMISSIONS. I BOUGHT MY 2003 VUE LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AGO AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING AROUND TO RUN ERRANDS MY TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO IN GEAR IN ORDER TO DRIVE. IT WOULD GO IN REVERSE, BUT NOT FORWARD. *TR

TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AT OR ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO MALFUNCTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

SUNROOF STARTED LEAKING AND LEAKED INTO THE FUSE BOXES AND CAUSE THE FUSE BOX AND WIRES TO CORRODE WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO NOT SHUT OFF COULD DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TAKE THE KEY OUT AND IT WOULD STILL RUN. *TR

GOING ONTO 105 FWY, NOTICED SMOKE FROM REAR VIEW MIRROR, PEDESTRIAN WAVING ME DOWN, 2 PEOPLE CAME UP W/EXT. FIRE IN ENGINE CAR WENT UP IMMEDIATELY, FOUND THERE WAS RECALL OF HOSE BECOMING LOSE THAT CAN CAUSE FIRE IN CAB, INS. DETERMINED THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED, WENT THROUGH GM, REP. SAYING THERE NOT SURE WHAT THERE GOING TO DO, I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD STAND BY THERE NAME AND REPLACE MY VEHICLE, I HAD JUST DROPPED MY DAUGHTER OFF BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED AND BARELY ESCAPED MYSELF. I WILL BE SEEKING LEGAL COUNCIL IF I'M NOT HAPPY WITH GM SOLUTION. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SETTLE WITH GM AS I TOLD REP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L200 (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE ASCENDING AN INCLINE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CAM SHAFT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 06/18/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A RECALL BUT, IS BEING DENIED A REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL. UPDATED 06/20/2013 *JS