SATURN Complaints

MY 2007 OUTLOOK WHEN I WAS 70 MILES FROM HOME STARTED ACTING FUNNY. I WENT TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE WHERE PEOPLE ARE RUNNING 75 MPH AND I GOT TO 40 MPH OFF THE OFF RAMP AND IT WOULDN'T SHIFT IT WAS RUNNING ABOUT 4000 RPM, I SLOWED DOWN MOVED TO THE SHOULDER. HAD MY HUSBAND COME PICK US UP, IT WAS 20DEGREES OUT. HE DROVE IT FOR A FEW DAYS, TOOK IT BY TRAILER TO AN AUTO SHOP AND THE WAVE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS BROKE. AS I HAVE HEARD MANY OF THE SAME ISSUES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION.$ 2700 LATER MY CAR I HAVE OWNED FOR 11 MONTHS NOW HAS A NEW TRANSMISSION. YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN AT 74,000 MILES. THIS WAS SCARY AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, WE EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY A CAR GOING 75 MILES AN HOUR. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON THEN SUDDENLY THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED. WHEN I LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR I NOTICED THAT MY 3RD BRAKE LIGHT WAS COMING ON BY ITSELF AND STAYING ON AND I WAS NOT PRESSING BRAKE. BRAKES COME ON AND STAY ON WHEN NOT PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL AND TURN OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. MAKES OTHER CARS BEHIND ME THINK I'M BRAKING WHEN I'M NOT AND WHEN I DO BRAKE IT LOOKS AS IF I'M NOT BRAKING. RISK GETTING REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THIS. SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. CONSUMER REQUEST INFORMATION ON VEHICLE HEADLIGHT ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH HEADLIGHTS, FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. *JB

THE FIRST TIME MY CAR WAS PARKED, AND MY KEYS WERE IN MY PURSE, I WAS GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF MY TRUNK. MY CAR MOVED FORWARD AND HIT THE CONCRETE PILLAR IN THE PARKING GARAGE, MY BUMPER WAS DAMAGED ON THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE. THIS SCARED ME. THE SECOND TIME MY 77 YEAR OLD MOTHER WAS SITTING IN THE CAR,THE CAR WAS IN PARK THE KEYS WERE REMOVED AND IN MY PURSE, MY CAR MOVED BACKWARD. MY MOTHER WAS FREAKED OUT,AND SHE WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE CAR WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR. THE 3RD TIME WAS JUST LAST WEEK, AGAIN MY CAR WAS PARKED, MY KEYS WERE IN MY POCKET AND MY CAR MOVED FORWARD AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. *TR

HALFWAY DURING THE HALF MILE COMMUTE TO MY HOME FROM WORK ON DECEMBER 21, 2012, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THIS HAPPENS VERY FREQUENTLY. I HEAR THE CHIME AND THEN THE PWR STRNG LIGHT COMES ON AND I HAVE TO STEER MANUALLY. I OFTEN HAVE TO STOP MY CAR AND TURN IT OFF JUST TO RESET THE STEERING. SOMETIMES IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN THE CAR SAFELY WHILE DRIVING VERY SLOWLY AND/OR PARKING. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM AS I SEE FROM THIS SITE THAT IT'S A COMMON AND KNOWN PROBLEM. IF AN ELDERLY, PHYSICALLY WEAK OR INEXPERIENCED DRIVER SHOULD HAVE THIS HAPPEN, IT COULD RESULT IN MANY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. I'VE OWNED MY VEHICLE FOR 6+ YEARS SINCE BRAND NEW. *TR

SOMETIME IN NOVEMBER I STARTED EXPERIENCING AN EXTENDED CRANK WHERE IT TOOK MY CAR A FEW SECONDS LONGER TO START UP. BY DECEMBER THIS WAS STILL HAPPENING BUT NOW I WAS STARTING TO SMELL GASOLINE IN AND AROUND MY VEHICLE. A FRIEND OF MINE WAS A MECHANIC FOR SATURN FOR 17 YEARS AND NOW WORKS FOR ANOTHER DEALER. HE CHECKED THE CAR AND DETERMINED THIS WAS A PROBLEM IN THE FUEL LINE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THIS ISSUE MATCHES A RECALL ISSUE FOR THE 2007 SATURN ION. I CONTACTED GM AT 800-521-7300 TO ASK IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR THE AURA FOR THIS ISSUE THAT IS IDENTICAL TO THE ION RECALL AND WAS TOLD THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE SEEMS LIKE IT SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND POSES THE SAME RISK FOR FIRE. MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50, 000 MILES ON IT. I DON'T WANT TO RISK A VEHICLE FIRE WHILE FIGHTING TO GET A RECALL ISSUED SO I WILL END UP PAYING OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THIS DEFECT. *TR

WHEN THE CAR SITS FOR A DAY OR MORE IT WON'T CRANK AND NEEDS TO BE JUMPED OFF. THE BATTERY AND ALTENATOR ARE GOOD AND SO ARE THE FUSES. I HAVE CHANGED IGNITION RELAY AND NO DIFFERENCE. HAD CAR RUNNING AND WOULD NOT THIS MORNING AFTER SITTING FOR 18 HRS. BATT IS TOTALLY DEAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), BUT THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN STREET ENGINE STOPPED. REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND IT SHOULD HAVE NOT HAPPENED ON CAR. I CHECKED ON RECALLS AND THERE WERE RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM FOR 2001 ENGINES! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED! GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS FAILURE! ALMOST $3000 LATER MY CAR WILL BE FIXED! PLEASE HELP? *TR

MY DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED ABOUT 2 MTHS AGO. THE LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. I TOOK IT INTO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID THE HARNESS WAS MELTED!! I LOOKED THIS UP ONLINE FOR A RECALL AND FOUND NOTHING. HOWEVER, I DID FIND THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. ANY TIME SOMETHING ON A VEHICLE IS MELTING... I WOULD THINK THIS SHOULD BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. CONSIDERING IT HAS HAPPENED OVER AND OVER TO MANY PEOPLE, I WOULD THINK THAT IT WOULD ALSO BE A RECALL. IT COST ME WELL OVER $100. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS. THANKS. *TR