SATURN Complaints

LOST POWER STEERING AT 40 MPH, CAR CHIMED & PWR STR APPEARED ON DASH DISPLAY. FILLED UP GAS TANK AND STEERING WORKED. GOT ON HIGHWAY AND LOST STEERING AT 65MPH. SHUT OFF CAR AT DESTINATION AND STEERING WAS OK ALL THE WAY HOME.THERE IS NO WAY MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER (POSSIBLY WITH MY 2 GRANDSONS) COULD STEER THE CAR AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT POWER STEERING. *TR

RECENTLY MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN BURNING OUT REGULARLY. I HAVE ONE GO OUT EACH MONTH WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS CREATES A PERSISTENT SAFETY PROBLEM AND IS EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. THE 2010 OUTLOOK REQUIRES THE REMOVAL OF THE FRONT WHEELS AND WHEEL WELLS TO REPLACE THE BULB. I UNDERSTAND FROM SOME RESEARCH THAT THERE IS A GENERAL PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT, AND I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. DEALER ADVISED FLUID PRESSURE SWITCH/TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONE YEAR PREVIOUS, TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING A DAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY 4 YEAR OLD SON HOME FROM DAYCARE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. ABOUT 28000 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED SLIPPING AGAIN. WE NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL400 4305 /B12 TIRES (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. AS THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER, THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BUT IT WAS STILL ABLE TO HOLD AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO POWER THE VEHICLE OFF. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD INTERMITTENTLY BE REMOVED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD REMAIN POWERED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

MY TRANSMISSION WENT ON MY WELL MAINTAINED 07 SATURN OUTLOOK ONE WEEK AFTER RECOMMENDED TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE. . INITIALLY GM TOLD ME THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. AT THIS TIME IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY . THEY DECIDED INSTEAD TO REPAIR IT. THIS DECEMBER THE TRANSMISSION WENT AGAIN, THIS TIME IT WAS THREE MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY SO GM WILL DO NOTHING . I FEEL IT IS RELATED TO THE INITIAL REPAIR . A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED RECOGNIZING A FAULTY TRANSMISSION PLATE WHICH WHEN IT BREAKS CAN DAMAGE OTHER PARTS . THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR. *TR

UNDER CRUISE CONTROL AT SPEED, HILL PROMPTED A DOWNSHIFT AND ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STALLED. WOULD NOT RESTART. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON A STEEP HILL GOIN UP. ALMOST WAS REAR-ENDED. HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED. 1/4/2013, NEW TRANSMISSION FAILED @ 135000 MILES. ONLY LASTED 44000 MILES AND 1YEAR AND HALF. FAILED GOING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE, HAD TO PULL OVER PASS SPEEDING TRAFFIC, ALMOST GOT NAILED BY SEMI-TRUCK. GM NOT DOING ANYTHING BUT SORRY YOU ARE OUT OF LUCK! NICE SERVICE. GLAD WE BAILED THEM OUT. *TR