SATURN Complaints

MY 2007 AURA XR 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION JUST STARTED NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. IT IS HUNTING FOR 3RD AND 5TH GEAR. THE RPM IS FLUCTUATING DURING SHIFTS AND NOT SHIFTING UP, THEN DEPENDING ON THE POINT IT DECIDES TO SHIFT IT SLAMS INTO GEAR. THE MORE ACCELERATION THE CAR IS UNDER THE WORSE IT GETS AS THE RPM CLIMBS QUITE HIGH. *TR

I HAD BEEN RUNNING ERRANDS AND HAD NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR ALL DAY UNTIL ABOUT 8PM. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT AND TRIED TO PLACE THE CAR IN PARK AND IT WOULD NOT GO, JUST KEPT ROLLING BACK. I HAD MORE ERRANDS TO RUN BUT FIGURED IT WOULD BE BEST TO GO HOME BECAUSE I WAS WORRIED AT THAT POINT SOMETHING WAS SERIOUSLY WRONG. ONCE I GOT HOME AND PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE CAR STILL WOULDN'T GO INTO PARK, THEN I TRIED TO PLACE THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. AT THAT POINT THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT SEEM TO GO INTO ANY GEAR AND I HAD TO JUST SHUT THE CAR OFF AND PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON SO THE CAR WOULDN'T ROLL. NOW THE CAR WILL NOT START AT ALL, I ASSUME SINCE IT'S NOT IN PARK! I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE AND CAN'T TELL IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE SHIFTER CABLE/BRACKET BUT THERE DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE. MY CAR IS NOT STUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY AND I WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC TO BE FIXED. I HAD TO FIND AN ALTERNATE RIDE TO DROP MY SON OFF AT DAYCARE AND DROP ME OFF TO WORK TODAY WHICH IS NOT VERY CONVENIENT!. *TR

DOES NOT SHIFT INTO INTENDED GEAR. DOES NOT SHIFT INTO MANUAL SHIFT MODE. TOOK TO THE DEALER NOW I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SOMETIMES DOES NOT SHIFT PASSED 2ND GEAR. *TR

04 JULY, 2012: WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE IN MY DRIVEWAY, I SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD UNDER POWER AS I WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE.I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND NOTICED THAT THE SHIFTER WAS BINDING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ONCE IT WAS SHUT OFF. AFTER A BRIEF UNDER THE HOOD INSPECTION, I NOTICED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS FRAYED AND THE OUTER JACKET WAS COMPROMISED. IT APPEARS THAT THE INNER CORE OF THE CABLE IS BROKEN AND ALL BUT ONE OR TWO OF THE STAINLESS BRAIDED WIRES SURROUNDING THE INNER CORE ARE COMPLETELY BROKEN. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY INOPERATIVE AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *JS

WE RARELY HAVE PUT THE REAR SEAT IN THE FOLDED DOWN POSITION BUT DID SO THIS PAST WEEKEND TO BRING HOME SOME BABY GEAR FROM A FRIEND'S HOUSE. WHEN I TRIED TO LIFT THE SEAT BACK TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION IT WOULDN'T RAISE. IT APPEARS THAT THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT LOCKED AND WILL NOT RELEASE. WE HAVE THREE (3) CHILDREN AND MUST HAVE ALL THREE (3)SEAT BELTS USABLE. WENT ONLINE TO SEARCH FOR HELP AND WE FOUND MANY INCIDENTS OF THIS HAPPENING ON MULTIPLE YEAR SATURNS WHICH WOULD INDICATE A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW; YET WE WILL BE LIABLE FOR THE EXPENSE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAS PASSED UNLESS WE CAN FIND A WAY TO RELEASE THE LOCKING MECHANISM. *JS

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY. THE DASH CHIMED 3 TIMES, A DISPLAY CAME UP THAT SAID POWER STEERING. AT THAT POINT THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE JUST AS I WAS ENTERING A CURVE. I HIT THE GRASS IN THE MEDIUM THEN CORRECTED. I DROVE ABOUT 4 MILES DOWN THE ROAD TO A QUICK OIL CHANGE PLACE. GOT THE FLUIDS CHANGED AND TOPPED OFF. THEY RESET THE LIGHT IN THE DASH BACK TO NORMAL. THAT IS WHEN I WAS INFORMED THE POWER STEERING WAS ENCLOSED AND COULDN'T ADD POWER STEERING FLUID. I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP THE STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. SO I DROVE BACK TOWARD HOME AGAIN. GOT ABOUT 4 MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

I WAS TRYING TO TURN THE AC ON BECAUSE IT IS 102 DEGREES OUTSIDE. WHEN I WAS TURNING THE KNOB ON THE CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE TO COLD IT NEVER CHANGED IT STAYED BLOWING HOT. ALSO WHEN I TRIED TO GET THE FAN TO BLOW TOWARDS ME IT WAS STUCK IN THE MODE WHERE IT BLOWS ON THE FLOOR. WHILE IT IS STUCK IN THE MID AND WONT CHANGED ITS STEADY BLOWING OUT HOT AIR EVEN WHEN THE MODULE FOR THE FAN IS TURNED OFF. THIS IS CRAZY THAT MOST OF THE SATURN VUE I READ HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND SOMETHING IS ALWAYS MISSING. THERE NEEDS TO BE A SERIOUS RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE THESE WERE THE LAST ONES MADE. *TR

I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, RAN INSIDE FOR NO MORE THAN 5 MINS AND WHEN I CAME BACK OUT THE ENGINE WAS UNABLE TO TURN OVER AND MADE HORRIBLE NOISES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO COME PICK IT UP TO BRING IT BACK TO THEIR SHOP TO CHECK IT OUT. WHEN I ARRIVE AT THE SHOP TODAY THEY TELL ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAS BROKEN AND BENT THE VALVES. THE WHOLE ENGINE NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY TELL ME IT IS $3600 MINIMUM TO REPLACE AND THIS IS WITH A USED ENGINE FOR $2400+ JUST FOR HIS USED ENGINE. ALL IN ALL, I'M VERY GLAD THE VEHICLE WASN'T MOVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED BUT STILL VERY FRUSTRATED SINCE THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AN UNCOMMON THING WITH THE SATURN L-SERIES. *TR

AFTER I PARK MY 2007 SATURN ION THE IGNITION REMAINS LOCKED, IT DOESN'T LET ME TAKE OUT MY KEY AFTER THE VEHICLE IS OFF. I HAVE TO RESTART MY CAR THEN TURN IT OFF AGAIN AND WAIT ABOUT 2-5 MINUTES FOR MY KEY TO RELEASE. *TR

WITHIN 2 MINUTES OF DRIVING MY 2007 SATURN ION THE POWER STEERING FAILS. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE. IF I RESTART MY VEHICLE THE SAME THING HAPPENS, THE POWER STEERING FAILS WITHIN 2 MINUTES. I THEN HAVE TO MANUALLY STEER MY VEHICLE FOR THE DURATION OF MY TRIP. *TR