SATURN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL AWAY IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

AFTER REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP LAST YEAR I AM NOW FACING A CRACKED GAS TANK. I ASKED THE MECHANIC IF IT COULD BE DUE TO ME HITTING ANYTHING, I HAD NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS, AND I WAS ADVISED THERE WASN'T ANYTHING TO INDICATE AND OUTSIDE DAMAGE. JUST THAT THE TANK ITSELF HAS WORN AWAY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON HIGHWAY WITH KIDS AND WENT TO ACCELERATE AND SUV WOULD NOT GO FASTER. LUCKILY, I WAS CLOSE TO EXIT AND ABLE TO GET OFF RIGHT AWAY. THE SUV WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 25MPH SO I WAS ABLE TO LIMP HOME THE FINAL 3 MILES. ONCE HOME THE SUV WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE OR ANY HIGH GEARS. ONLY WORKS IN FIRST GEAR AT 25MPH AND RPMS AT 4000. THE CHECK EMISSION SYMBOL IS LIT ON THE DASH. RESEARCHING THIS ON INTERNET SEEMS MAJOR PROBLEM WITH WAVE PLATE BROKE AND REQUIRES NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN A NOISED EMITTED FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH A HEAVY VIBRATION. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT FRONT BOLTS WERE LOOSE AND THE DRIVE SHAFT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THERE WERE TWO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBERS: 10024227 (POWER TRAIN ) AND 10042291 (POWER TRAIN ) BUT NO RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,170.

AT VARIOUS TIMES THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD THEN GO TURN OFF. WITHIN SECONDS OF TAKING YOUR FOOT OFF THE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON. ESSENTIALLY THE PEDAL WAS DOING THE OPPOSITE THAT IT SHOULD.(BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD BE ON WHILE DRIVING AND OFF WHILE BRAKING). THIS ISSUE ALSO CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO TURN OFF RANDOMLY AND TO NOT ENGAGE WHEN SELECTED. EVENTUALLY THE PROBLEM BECAME BAD ENOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR HAD INTERNAL FAULT CAUSING WRONG VOLTAGE BEING RETURNED TO THE BCM. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $227.33. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SATURN LS1. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TURNING SIGNALS AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN RELAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITHIN THREE MONTHS, THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE DARKENED BY THREE SHADES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG METALLIC SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE THAT HAD EVEN AFFECTED HER BREATHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FOREIGN HOSE ATTACHED TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER THAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE TOXIC LEAK. THE CONTACT BECAME VERY ILL AND STRONG TRACES OF CADMIUM, LEAD AND MERCURY WERE FOUND IN HER BLOOD SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

BRAKE LIGHTS WORK OPPOSITE OF EXPECTED. THAT IS: THEY ARE ON WHEN ACCELERATING AND GO OFF WHEN BRAKING!! THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE HAD IT TO GM DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND THEY SAY IT DROVE FINE, AND CHARGED ME A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. GRANTED TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ONLY GOES ON SPORADICALLY TO CAUSE THIS MESS WHICH ALSO CAUSES CRUISE CONTROL TO NOT WORK. JUST BECAUSE SATURN IS NO LONGER A CAR MAKER, THERE SEEMS TO BE A COVER-UP BY GM TO IGNORE THIS PROBLEM. YET THE EMPLOYEES GET $6,000. BONUS CHECKS. TO ONLY HAVE 212 OF THESE COMPLAINTS IS THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. THE WEB BLOGS ARE LOADED WITH THESE COMPLAINTS AND NO QUICK FIX OF CONDUCTOR JELL TO HELP CORROSION WILL FIX THE CHIP THAT HAS GONE DANGEROUSLY WRONG. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN IN DETROIT RUSH HOUR COMMUTES EACH DAY WHEN BRAKE LIGHTS ARE REVERSED! PLEASE HELP ME. I THINK IT IS UNETHICAL TO SELL THE "AS IS" TO SOMEONE UNINFORMED, SO YET I KEEP DRIVING IT EACH DAY. NOTE THAT VERY OFTEN I GET YELLED AT IN CAR WASHES TO GET OFF MY BRAKE DUE TO THIS REVERSAL ERROR IN BRAKE LIGHTING. THEY WILL VERIFY MY PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH GM WILL NOT. *TR

I OWN A 2006 VUE WITH HEATED SEATS. THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, AND AFTER A FEW DAYS OF DIAGNOSTICS, HE WAS PERPLEXED. HE TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED GM DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HIM THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY DID NOT TELL HIM THE REASON, NOR DID THEY ASSOCIATE THE PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT WARMER. THEY EVADED FURTHER PROBING, AND CLAIM NO RESPONSIBILITY, AS "THERE IS NO SYSTEM RECALL OR REPORT OF DEFECT". AFTER READING THROUGH THE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, I BELIEVE THERE MUST BE A DEFECT.....OR, I GUESS IT IS JUST A "COINCIDENCE" THAT SEVERAL OF THE OWNERS HAD THIS "FREAK" OCCURRENCE. PERHAPS THE COSTS OF POTENTIAL LAWSUITS OVER SAFETY VIOLATIONS IS LESS COSTLY THAN PERFORMING A RECALL?? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN SKY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.