SATURN Complaints

I CHANGED OUT THE FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT. AFTER I CHANGED IT OUT, ROUGHLY TWO DAYS LATER THE SAME LIGHT WAS OUT AGAIN. I CHECKED THE LIGHT, LIGHT WAS FINE BUT WIRE HARNESS WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. AFTER PLAYING WITH THE PLACEMENT OF THE HARNESS, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE LIGHT TO WORK AGAIN. BUT LIGHT HAS NOT STAYED ON LONGER THAN TWO DAYS WITHOUT ME HAVING TO WORK ON IT IN SOME WAY. *TR

THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN MY VEHICLE FAILED SHORTLY AFTER ITS 'BUMPER-TO-BUMPER' WARRANTY EXPIRED. ANY PASSENGER IN THE CAR FACES ADDED RISK IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE OWNER'S COST TO FIX THIS ITEM IS PROHIBITIVE ($500 - $800), AND THAT THE EARLY FAILURE OF THIS PART IS SOMEWHAT COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO POWER OFF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED HE WAS ABLE TO SWITCH GEARS WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

I NOTICE THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK WHEN I STARTED MY CAR THE AIR BAG LIGHT AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON IN MY VEHICLE. I CALLED MY MECHANIC IMMEDIATELY AND HE TOLD ME THAT SEEMED BE BE A WIRING OR MECHANICAL ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT SATURN DID HAVE A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE FOR THIS ISSUE AND I NEEDED TO GET A HOLD OF SOMEONE IMMEDIATELY. THAT IS WHY I AM FILING HIS COMPLAINT ASKING FOR IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE WITH THE CRITICAL ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. PLEASE IF SOMEONE CAN CONTACT IMMEDIATELY. *TR

MANUAL SHIFT MODE ON GEAR SELECTOR DOES NOT WORK, UNABLE TO DOWNSHIFT. P, D AND R SEEM TO WORK NORMAL. UNABLE TO USE TRANSMISSION TO CONTROL SPEED ON HILLS. *TR

I NOTICED A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AND TOOK MY 2002 SATURN VEHICLE TO MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LIKELY THE ISSUE. WITHOUT DROPPING THE TANK HE WAS NOT 100% SURE. REPAIR WAS MADE TO A NIPPLE NEAR THE FUEL TANK TO SEE IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. THE SMELL WENT AWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AND AT THAT TIME RETURNED. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND HE DROPPED THE FUEL TANK TO CONFIRM THE FUEL PUMP WAS DAMAGED. REPAIR WAS MADE AT A SIGNIFICANT COST TO OWNER. (FYI - IN 2010, 2 DAYS AFTER REPAIRING THE FUEL PUMP, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WAS REPAIRED, AND APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AFTER THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) FAILED AND WAS REPAIRED. NOW, IN 2013 MY TIMING BELT HAS BROKEN AND I WAS INFORMED MY ENGINE IS GARBAGE. I AM CURRENTLY FIGHTING WITH GM AS THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR TIMING BELTS ON SATURN L200'S, BUT THEY 'CLAIM' MY VIN IS NOT A PART OF THAT RECALL.) *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY WHILE IN PARK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE AFTER PLACING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO TSB 09-07-30-012B FOR A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK . THIS ISSUE WITH THE CLUTCH WAVE PLATE CAUSED MY ENTIRE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AS WELL AS MAJOR DAMAGE TO TRANSFER CASE THAT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE ENDSTATE WAS A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AS WELL AS THE TRANSFER CASE WITH A COST OF OVER $6K. THE MILEAGE ON THIS VEHICLE WAS 74,563 AND ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE CONDUCTED IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING AT 65MPH ALMOST CAUSING AN MAJOR ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE POWER TRAIN FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND MAKING A TURN, THE POWER STEERING WARNING ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT DROVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS PENDING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 92,387. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

IN MAY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHUTTERING AND LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE WAVE PLATE HAD BROKEN. IN DECEMBER 2012, THE TRANSMISSION DISPLAYED AN OVERHEATING WARNING, BUT DEALERSHIP SAID NO PROBLEMS NOTED (APPROX 110000 MILES) THEN IN JAN 2013 (113000) MILES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WAS NOW A BROKEN PRESSURE SWITCH AND NOT COVERED UNDER THE PREVIOUS REPAIR WARRANTY. *TR