SATURN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN LS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS NOT SECURED TIGHTLY. IN ADDITION, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED OFF AND ON SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

POWER STEERING FAILURE - CLICKING FROM AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN FOLLOWED BY IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST AND 3 BEEPS FROM THE INFO CENTER. MESSAGE "PWR STR" DISPLAYED IN INFO WINDOW. *TR

THE SECURITY LIGHT BLINKS CONSTANTLY ALL NIGHT LONG RUNNING DOWN MY BATTERY IN TURN THE CAR WONT START , I HAVE HAD THE BCM REPLACED WHICH THE DEALER SAID WAS BAD , HAVE HAD BATTERY REPLACED AND STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ONE TECH. SAYS THE LIGHT IS SUPPOSE TO BLINK ALL NIGHT ANOTHER ELECTRICAL TECH SAYS IT NOT THE MANUAL SAY IT WILL BLINK TWICE TO LET YOU KNOW IT IS ARMED. IT HAS COST ME A THOUSAND DOLLARS ALREADY AND THE CAR IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS RETURNING HOME WHEN SHE NOTICED THE STEERING BECAME VERY HARD TO USE. SHE MADE IT HOME SAFELY. I TOOK THE CAR OUT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON AND WHEN I BACKED UP THE DRIVEWAY I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL WITHOUT GREAT EFFORT. AND IT GOT WORSE, IT JUST LOCKED UP. I WAS ADVISED THAT IT NEEDED POWER STEERING FLUID OR A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP. I DROVE IT TO NEAREST MECHANIC, STEERING LOCKED UP ON TURNS, HAD TO PULL OVER SEVERAL TIMES, AND TURN THE CAR OFF. THE MECHANIC IS WITHIN 3 MILES, NEAREST GM DEALER IS 40 MINUTES AWAY. HE REPLACED PUMP AND FLUID, CLEANED IT AS RECOMMENDED. HE TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND THE STEERING FAILED AGAIN, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. HE WAS VERY UPSET. I AM CONTACTING GM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY OTHER 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK OWNERS ON THIS SITE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND I CAN'T BELIEVE IT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE IT IS? I HAVE AN UNSAFE AND UN DRIVABLE VEHICLE. *TR

3/4 WINDOWS MOTOR STOPPED FUNCTIONING AT VARIOUS POINTS OF TIME. THE FRONT DRIVER AND TWO REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS ALL DO NOT ROLL DOWN. UPON INSPECTION, THE MOTOR CLICKS AND RECEIVES POWER BUT THE WINDOWS FAIL TO MOVE. *TR

DRIVER WAS TURNING RIGHT AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN IMMEDIATELY AND RAMMED INTO THE MEDIAN. DRIVER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CONCUSSION AT MEDICAL FACILITY. IN 2008, POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON VEHICLE - A WARNING WOULD SOUND AND THE PWR STR MESSAGE WOULD FLASH. DEALER REPLACED STEERING COLUMN. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND IS CURRENTLY IN USE. POWER STEERING AGAIN WENT OUT, SAME SYMPTOMS, ON JULY 20, 2012. CURRENTLY THE POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO START. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 1/15/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE THE GEARS WERE SHIFTING IMPROPERLY. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT WOULD ONLY GO IN REVERSE. UPDATED 1/24/2013 *JS

ENGINE STALLS AFTER 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. WON'T START AGAIN FOR 2 OR 3 HOURS ONLY TO RUN FOR 10 MINUTES AND STALL AGAIN. SOMETIMES ENGINE WILL STALL WHILE IDLING. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE LIGHT WITH THE WRENCH IN IT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTS TO SHIFT ROUGHLY. IF I TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND START IT AGAIN, THIS LIGHT GOES OFF AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTS NORMALLY. *TR

I WAS GOING DOWN ROAD, STEERING BECAUSE HARD, TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK, PWR STR LIGHT CAME UP ON MILEAGE SCREEN AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS READING THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD PROBLEM WITH STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR