SATURN Complaints

I CANNOT CONSISTENTLY GET THE CAR INTO PARK. THE PRNDL INDICATES I'M IN PARK, BUT THE CAR KEEPS ROLLING. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE AS CAMPAIGN ID #: EA11015. *TR

POWER STEERING ASSIST CEASES TO FUNCTION. A CHIME OCCURS, AND A MESSAGE "PWR STR" APPEARS ON THE ODOMETER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I COMPLETELY LOST MY POWER ASSIST STEERING. IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE KEY OFF AND WHEN I TURNED THE KEY BACK ON THE STEERING ASSIST WORKED AGAIN. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS NO HELP IN GETTING THIS FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST WAS FAILING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR WAS ACTING FUNNY AND NOT DRIVING NORMALLY. THEN THE PWR STR LIGHT CAME ON. I PRESSED MY ONSTAR BUTTON AND ASKED THEM TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. IT CAME BACK WITH NOTHING. I PROCEEDED TO THE STORE I WAS GOING TO. WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE CAR AND TURNED IT ON THE STEERING WHEEL / COLUMN WAS LOOSE AND DROVE NORMALLY FOR ABOUT A MINUTE. AFTER THAT THERE WAS A BEEP AND THE PWR STR LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. *TR

STARTED VEHICLE AND NOTICED PASSANGER SIDE LOW BEAM WAS OUT CHECKED BULB AND THE LIGHT SOCKET WAS VERY HOT AND MELTED AROUND THE PLUG. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L SERIES. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE WITH AN EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND N AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO BOTH ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,394. UPDATED 6/6/12 *CN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED ON 05/22/12. UPDATED 06/11/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT BEGAN TO ROLL AND CRASHED INTO A CURB WHILE THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS UNOCCUPIED DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND STOP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE FRONT BUMPER SUSTAINED MINOR SCRATCHES. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA11015 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH; POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: FLOOR SHIFT) WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ISSUE BEGAN AS A JERKY MOVEMENT IN REVERSE. A FEW DAYS LATER, HIGH ENGINE RPMS WERE NOTICED DURING ACCELERATION WHICH EVENTUALLY LED TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING LIT AND THE TRANSMISSION BEING DISENGAGED. NO GEARS WERE OPERATING AND CAR WAS ABLE TO BE PULLED OFF THE MAIN ROADS WITH NO INCIDENTS. MANY ONLINE FORUMS DESCRIBE A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE GMC ACADIA, CHEVROLET TRAVERSE, AND BUICK ENCLAVE AS WELL AND ACROSS SEVERAL MODEL YEARS FOR EACH VEHICLE. HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/TRANSMISSION-FAULT-ANDOR-CHECK-ENGINE-LIGHT-WITH-CODE-P0716-P0776-P0717-P0777-P2714-P2715-AN-459 HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/TRANSMISSION-FAULT-ANDOR-CHECK-ENGINE-LIGHT-WITH-CODE-P0716-P0776-P0717-P0777-P2714-P2715-AN-567 HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/CHEVROLET-TRAVERSE-2009/PROBLEMS HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/GMC-ACADIA-2007/PROBLEMS. *TR