SATURN Complaints

I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER LIKE NORMAL. THEN I BEGAN TO SMELL GAS AND LOSE MILEAGE. I LOOKED UP SIMILAR RECALLS ON THIS SITE BUT I DID NOT GET SUCH A MAILING. *TR

WE SMELLED A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR- VERY PROFOUND, OBVIOUS, CONFIRMED BY TECHNICIAN AT LOCKHART CADILLAC, GREENWOOD, IN. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL OUT, RECALL NUMBER 09V41900. THIS RECALL IS FOR A FAULTY FUEL PUMP PLASTIC ASSEMBLY THAT CRACKS IN EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURES AND INCLUDES SEVERAL WESTERN AND SOUTHERN OR OTHERWISE TRADITIONAL "HOT WEATHER" STATES. GM KNOWS IT IS A PROBLEM BUT BECAUSE I LIVE IN INDIANA THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR BILL. THE MIDWEST HAS EXPERIENCED ON OF THE HOTTEST SUMMERS ON RECORD WHICH IS WHAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THE MIDWESTERN STATES SHOULD BE ADDED SINCE THIS IS A POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEM IF NOT REPAIRED QUICKLY. AS YOU FULL WELL KNOW A SIMPLE IGNITION SOURCE, A SPARK OR CIGARETTE BUTT, COULD SET THIS OFF. IT WOULD BE IN EVERYONE'S BEST INTEREST TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM FOR OWNERS IN THE MIDWEST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND ON AS THE STEERING RESET INDEPENDENTLY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

LEFT MY DRIVEWAY AND STARTED DOWN STREET. GOT A BLOCK OR SO AWAY AND CAR JUST STOPPED. WAS ON MAIN HIGHWAY. WAS VERY LUCKY TOOK TO GARAGE IT IS THE TIMING CHAIN. IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS I NEVER RECEIVED IT TOOK TO GM DEALER WAS TOLD THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL FOR THIS *TR *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPIED OR WHEN THE SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED. IN JULY 2012, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN IN NUMBER 07V062000 (AIRBAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 10/17/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT DISPLAY CONTINUOSLY. IT ONLY FLASHED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. SINCE THAT TIME THE AIR BAG LIGHTS, FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT, GOES ON REPEATEDLY. UPDATED 10/19/2012 *JS

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WE HAVE LOST THE POWER STEERING WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE. IT IS MOST PREVALENT WITH DEEPER TURNS, SO IT HAPPENS MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS U-TURNS AND IN PARKING LOTS. THE LOST OF THE POWER STEERING GIVES THE DRIVER THE SENSATION OF A COMPLETE LOST OF STEERING. A LOCAL MECHANIC CONTACTED A DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN WHO TOLD HIM THAT THEY HAD NOT HAD ANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ON SATURN OUTLOOKS, BUT HAVE HAD SEVERAL BUICK ENCLAVES WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM. THEY RECOMMENDED CHANGED THE TYPE OF POWER STEERING FLUID, AND IF THAT DID NOT WORK THEN WE MAY NEED TO CHANGE THE TYPE OF POWER STEERING PUMP ON THE VEHICLE. SO FAR WE HAVE CHANGED THE FLUID, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN A SUCCESSFUL SOLUTION AS THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,910 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 111,000. UPDATED 11/14/12*LJ UPDATED 11/16/2012 *JS

IGNITION WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WOULD NOT RELEASE TO TURN OFF I SEE THERE IS OTHER VEH. HAVING SAME ISSUES WE NEED THIS FIXED SO WE DON'T RUN INTO MORE PROBLEMS THAT COULD GO WRONG (LIKE NEW MOTORS) CAN'T SHUT OFF MOTORS AND THEN STARTERS GET WORN QUICKLY JUST A THOUGHT. *TR

2003 SATURN VUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TRANSMISSION ISSUES *TGW IN MARCH OF 2004, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM SATURN STATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH VTI TRANSMISSIONS AND IT WOULD REQUIRE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME BY SATURN. HOWEVER, SINCE THEN THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. GM INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY WOULD CHARGE HIM HALF FOR REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO, THE LINK BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED. *JB

WHEN OPERATING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN AND STEERING BRAKING AND ALL CONTROL IS LOST' THIS CONSTANTLY HAPPENS. *TR