SATURN Complaints

REAR DOOR LOCK UNLOCK MECHANISM MALFUNCTION. LOCKS BUT WON'T UNLOCK AND WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY SOMEONE CAN GET STUCK INSIDE THE CAR BECAUSE THE DOOR WONT OPEN. AND NO, THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK IS NOT ENGAGED. *TR

REAR DOOR LOCK UNLOCK MECHANISM MALFUNCTION. LOCKS BUT WON'T UNLOCK AND WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY SOMEONE CAN GET STUCK INSIDE THE CAR BECAUSE THE DOOR WONT OPEN. AND NO, THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK IS NOT ENGAGED. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2008 SATURN AURA IN MAY 2012. I STARTED NOTICING THAT MY BRAKE LIGHT IN REAR WINDOW WOULD COME ON BY ITSELF WITHOUT BRAKING AND WOULD STAY ON FOR PERIODS OF TIME. A T FIRST IT DIDN'T BOTHER ME, BUT LATELY IT HAS BECOME FREQUENT. THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON EVEN WHEN CRANKING THE CAR UP. IT ALSO COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, DOESN'T MATTER THE SPEED LIMIT IT STILL COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. IT IS VERY MISLEADING BECAUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF FLOWING TRAFFIC THE LIGHT WILL COME ON GIVING THE DRIVER BEHIND ME THE IMPRESSION THAT I AM BREAKING. ALSO WHEN THE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND OTHERS SAFETY AT THIS POINT BECAUSE IT HAPPENS SO FREQUENTLY AND I HAVE HAD A DRIVER TO BECOME VERY IRATE WITH ME BECAUSE OF MY BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON GIVING THE IMPRESSION THAT I AM BRAKING. I AM HOPING THAT THIS ISSUE BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU *TR

YESTERDAY (APRIL 7, 2013) AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30PM, I WAS DRIVING ON THE BAY BRIDGE (I-80 E) AND MY STEERING WHEEL APPEARED TO BE STUCK AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER IN ANY DIRECTION. I SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 40MPH AND GOT OFF AT THE FIRST EXIT AFTER PASSING THE BRIDGE (ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES AFTER THIS STARTED) AND WENT TO A SAFE AREA WHERE I PROCEEDED TO TURN OFF MY ENGINE. WHEN I TURNED MY ENGINE BACK ON, THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2008, BUT THE FIRST TIME SINCE THIS PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED AT MY SERVICE SHOP. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THIS HAPPENED OCCURRED IN THE LAST THREE YEARS AND THE SERVICE SHOP WAS ONLY ABLE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS TAKING PLACE AT THAT EXACT MOMENT. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION FOR THESE VISITS TO THE SERVICE SHOP. THIS TIME ON THE BRIDGE WAS ALSO THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME FOR THIS TO OCCUR. NOW THAT MY WARRANTY IS UP, THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENS, I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM (WHICH SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN FIXED THE FIRST TIME). I DEMAND ANSWERS FROM SATURN AND REFUSE TO CONTINUE TO PUT MYSELF AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200(N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE ENGINE COVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVE CHAIN WAS FRACTURED DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION AND OIL DISTRIBUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000. *TR

07 SATURN OUTLOOK TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE WENT OUT. HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS IN OUTLOOK, TRAVERSE, ACADIA. RECALL SHOULD DEFINITELY BE ISSUED, GM IS REALLY SCREWING A LOT OF PEOPLE. *TR

ON 7-11-12 AFTER BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE & PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS. BOTH GIVING ME THE SAME ANSWER. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED & IT WOULD COST 3,000. LATER ON I FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION FOR MY CAR. I CONTACTED THE SATURN CLAIMS DEPT., HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A GM DEALER & ONCE AGAIN WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. SATURN THEN OFFERED ME A 2,500 CREDIT TOWARDS A NEW GM CAR. TO MY KNOWLEDGE I SHOULD HAVE BEEN OFFERED A 5,000 CREDIT OR HALF THE COST OF A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. PLEASE HELP THEY SHOULD HAVE TO RIGHT THERE WRONG. *TR

APPROX. MARCH 2013 STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM, NEVER BEFORE! DRIVING HOME AS IT GOT DARK AND HEAD LIGHTS RUNNING ON DUSK TO DAWN "SENSOR" HEAD LIGHTS ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED GOING FROM DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS TO LOW BEAM AND BACK TO HIGH BEAM THE WHOLE RIDE HOME WHICH TOOK APPROX. 1 HOUR. HAS HAPPENED AGAIN OFF AND ON AND HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND THAT THE E-MAILS THEY GET SAYS IT IS " NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS???" I DON'T THINK SO WHEN YOUR LIGHTS KEEP GOING UP AND DOWN ( HIGH- LOW) AND EXPECTING SOMEONE THINKING YOU ARE LETTING THEM OUT AND PULL OUT IN FROM OF YOU. GARAGE CLAIMS THERE IS NO SOLUTION, SO THIS IS WHY WE ARE WRITING, WHAT DO WE DO?? REALIZE IT IS A 2002 BUT NEVER HAD THE PROBLEM AND NOW IT'S NOT ABLE TO BE SOLVED?? VERY SCARY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT?? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO A DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY ADVISED HER THAT THERE WAS A COMPUTER FAILURE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 76,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO I NOTICED INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS. THEY WOULD BE ON WHEN I WAS NOT PUSHING THE BRAKE, AND THEN THEY WOULD TURN OFF WHEN I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE. I GOT THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED AT A CERTIFIED GM SERVICE CENTER. TO MY KNOWLEDGE (WITHOUT THE REPAIR REPORT AVAILABLE) THEY APPLIED GREASE TO A PART OF THE VEHICLE AS DESCRIBED IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN. THAT WORKED FOR ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AND NOW I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS, SO CLEARLY THE SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY GM IS NOT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. DUE TO MY INABILITY TO PAY TO GET THIS FIXED AND THE MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN IT POSSESSES IF DRIVEN I HAVE LEFT IT PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS, WHICH IN TURN HAS LEFT ME WITH BATTERY ISSUES. I AM SCHEDULING SERVICE TO BE DONE ON THE CAR TODAY, BECAUSE I CAN NO LONGER GO WITHOUT A VEHICLE, BUT GM NEEDS TO RECALL THE VEHICLES WHICH ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS WRECKS. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND AFTER SAID CLOSE CALLS STOPPED DRIVING MY VEHICLE. *TR