SATURN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE WARNING CHIME BEGAN TO SOUND. AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE MONTH LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO EXIT THE ROADWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT HOWEVER, EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,755. AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,756.

CPSC# I1290352A. SATURN ION 2007. CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS HAVING LOCK CYLINDER MALFUNCTION. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION. SHE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, SHE WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE CLUTCH WHICH STOPPED THE ENGINE FROM RUNNING. SHE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO KEEP IF FROM DYING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, GASOLINE FUEL LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR CHROME DOOR HANDLES EXHIBITED A SHARP POINTED EDGE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A SEVERE LACERATION TO THE LEFT FINGER FROM THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,531.

AIR BAG SENSOR LOCATED IN PASSENGER SEAT, GM PART #19124219 WAS DEFECTIVE AND DISABLED AIR BAGS. THIS PART IS ROUTINELY DEFECTIVE IN THE KAPPA-MODEL ROADSTERS, SATURN SKY AND PONTIAC SOLSTICE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED, THIS HAPPENED TWICE OVER A PERIOD OF A MONTH, WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE DASH LIGHTS WENT DIM , ON SEPT 14,2012 , ON I-75 AT 60 MPH THE CRUISE DISENGAGED AND THE ENGINE QUIT, I WAS PUT IN A VERY SCARY SITUATION, ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED CAR IS AT A CHEVY GARAGE NOW AND BECAUSE IT WILL NOT DUPLICATE WHAT HAPPENED TO ME THERE IS NO FIX. IT SCARES ME TO THINK OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN. I HAVE OWNED TWO OTHER SATURNS WITH NO ISSUES THIS ONE HAS HAD A FEW WHICH WILL SHOW ON THE GMS LIST OF FIXES IT HAS HAD. I WISH NOW I HAD NOT BOUGHT THIS CAR. *TR *JS

I PARKED MY CAR IN MY GARAGE AND CLOSED THE GARAGE DOOR, WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS. MY LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED IT AS CRACKS AND PINHOLES IN THE FUEL LINES RUNNING FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO FUEL FILTER CONSISTENT WITH RECALL 09V419000, GM WILL NOT HONOR THIS RECALL EVEN KNOW MY VIN IS WITHIN THE RECALL BREAKING POINTS, BECAUSE I DO NOT RESIDE IN ONE OF THE SELECTED STATES AND THEY CLAIM MY ISSUE IS DUE TO WEAR. *TR

DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF HIGHWAY 703, THE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON AND I LOST THE POWER STEERING. I PULLED OVER WITH NO POWER STEERING, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE THEN RESTARTED THE ERROR CLEARED AND I HAD POWER STEERING AGAIN. I CAN'T TRUST THAT THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN AT A MUCH MORE DANGEROUS PLACE AND AT A SLOWER SPEED WHICH WOULD MAKE THE VEHICLE MUCH HARDER TO CONTROL. *TR