SATURN Complaints

THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. IT WAS REPAIRED BY A GM DEALER AND HAS HAPPENED AGAIN TWICE SINCE THAT TIME. *JS

I WAS AT THE STOP SIGN PULLED OUT STARTED TO ACCELERATE AT ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR JUST DIED COULD NOT RESTART IT.HAD IT CHECKED BY MECHANIC THEY SAID THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKE. *JS

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CAME ON WHEN DRIVING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. IT STAYED ON AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 15 MILES THEN WENT OFF, AND THEN CAME BACK ON AGAIN AND STAYED ON FOR SEVERAL MORE MILES.THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT. NOW, EACH TIME THAT I DRIVE THE CAR, THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON LONGER. IT SEEMS TO GO OFF WHEN I HIT A BUMP AND/OR TURN THE WHEEL, BUT THEN COMES BACK ON AGAIN. I CHECKED INTO HAVING IT FIXED, AND IT COULD COST AS MUCH AS $1200 TO FIX IT. I WAS TOLD THE ORIGINAL SYSTEM THAT WAS INSTALLED IS FAULTY AND THAT MANY SATURN VUE'S 2006 HAVE THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I CONTACTED SATURN AND THEY SAID THAT SINCE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL, THEY WON'T COVER THE COST TO INSTALL A NEW ONE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE, WHEN THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING! SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE AIRBAG SYSTEMS IN THE SATURN VUE, WHY HASN'T SATURN ISSUED A RECALL? AREN'T OUR AIRBAGS SUPPOSED TO LAST FOR THE LIFE THE CAR OR UNTIL THERE IS A CRASH MAKING IT DEPLOY? RIGHT NOW IF I AM IN A CRASH, MY AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY AND THE REASON IT WON'T DEPLOY IS THAT THE ORIGINAL SYSTEM IS FAULTY. *JS

THE VEHICLES HAS HAD A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM, DESPITE MULTIPLE REPLACEMENTS OF THE MODULE ALLEGEDLY RESPONSIBLE. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR WILL TOGGLE TO AN OFF STATUS DESPITE THE PRESENCE OF AN ADULT PASSENGER, THIS BEHAVIOR WILL OCCUR WITHOUT NOTICE AND WITH NO CHANGE IN THE PASSENGER'S POSITION. ADDITIONALLY IF THERE IS NO PASSENGER THE PRIMARY DRIVER DASHBOARD AND INFORMATION CENTER WILL INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH THE MAIN AIRBAG SYSTEM ILLUMINATING THE AIRBAG ICON, ALONG WITH A MESSAGE TO "SERVICE AIR BAG". THIS WILL OCCUR ON VEHICLE START OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE RED AIRBAG LIGHT WILL AT RANDOM TIMES TURN OFF, ONLY TO COME ON A FEW MOMENTS LATER. IT MAY STAY OFF FOR DAYS OR WEEKS AT A TIME BUT WILL ULTIMATELY RETURN. *TR

THE PLASTIC SUPPLY ON THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY CRACKED. FUEL LEAKED FROM THE PORT. FUEL MAY BE OBSERVED DRIPPING ONTO THE GROUND AND VEHICLE STARTED AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS OF CRANKING. *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND POWER STEERING MOTOR WENT OUT. POWER STEERING KEEPS SHUTTING OFF. *TR

WENT TO PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK AND I COULD FEEL THE SHIFTER KNOB GET SLOPPY AND UPON TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, REALIZED IT WAS STARTING TO ROLL BACKWARDS. CAN ONLY START CAR IF IN NEUTRAL AND ALL OTHER GEARS APPEAR FINE, EXCEPT REVERSE FEELS LIKE THE SHIFT IS SLIGHTLY OFF.

GASOLINE ODOR COMING INTO CAR AND STRONG ODOR WHEN STOPPED. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP AFTER DIAGNOSING CRACK AND LEAKAGE FROM FUEL PUMP, THE COST TO ME WAS $ 663.55. GM DETERMINE THAT NO REIMBURSEMENT WAS WARRANTED SINCE NEW JERSEY IS NOT COVERED BY 09275A NHTSB. CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN WHY THIS SATURN ION, WHICH HAS THE SAME FUEL PUMP MODULES AS OTHER SATURN IONS, IS NOT COVERED BY ANY SAFETY PROGRAM? *JB UPDATED IVOQ 07/19/12. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SATURN LS1. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR-ENDED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BREAK LIGHTS FAILED TO ALERT THE OTHER DRIVER THAT SHE WAS BRAKING. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AND THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP OR DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, HOWEVER PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS FUMES AND NOTICED THAT THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AFTER REFUELING TO HALF A TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE FAILURE WAS THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE SINCE THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.