SATURN Complaints

FRONT END OF 2007 SATURN VUE AWD HIT REAR END OF 2005 DODGE 1500 ON HIS TOW HITCH. IMPACT SPEED ESTIMATED AT 20MPH. WHOLE FRONT END WAS CRUSHED INWARD IN A V-SHAPE BECAUSE OF THE TOW HITCH. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT ACTIVATE, ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL ON THEIR FOREHEAD. TAKEN TO ER BY AMBULANCE FOR CHECK UP. CAR TOWED AWAY. WHY DIDN'T THE AIRBAG GO OFF? POLICE OFFICER SAID THAT SOME AIRBAGS DO GO OFF, AND SOME DON'T GO OFF. SEEMS LIKE THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED UNLESS THERE WAS A DEFECT OR SOME OTHER EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES (WHICH I DON'T SEE). DAMAGE AMOUNT ESTIMATED BY INSURER AT $6666.44. *TR

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. DRIVING BETWEEN 55 AND 60MPH. FINALLY ABLE TO PULL OVER. TURNED OFF ENGINE AND UPON RESTART, POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED. THIS FAILURE HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR ON A DAILY BASIS. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. MOMENTS LATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. HOWEVER AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE WAS RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED.THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE MY POWER STEERING MESSAGE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY STEERING BECAME HARD TO STEER. AFTER I SHUT IT OFF AND LET IT REST FOR AWHILE IT WORKS AGAIN FOR AWHILE THEN GETS TIGHT. *TR

LEFT REAR ABS WIRE HARNESS SHORT DUE TO CORROSION ,ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS TO OPERATE AND DASH WARNING LIGHTS COME ON SAYING TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING /FAILED. DEALER SERVICE TECH. SAID HE HAS SEEN A LOT OF THIS PROBLEM ON THIS TYPE/MODEL AUTO.. HE REMOVED ABOUT 6 INCH TO 1 FT OF WIRE WERE IT WAS SHOWING GREEN FROM CORROSION.. HE ALSO SAID HE SOLDER NEW WIRE SLICE IN AND PUT SHRINK TAPE OVER THE REPAIRED WIRE HARNESS. HAVE REPAIR ORDER IF YOU LIKE TO SEE IT. *TR

HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/SATURN_IGNITION_LOCK.HTML DEAR GM, I HAVE A 2007 SATURN ION LEVEL 2, THAT THE KEY WILL NOT TURN OFF, I'VE REMOVED THE NEGATIVE WIRE FROM THE BATTERY TO GET THE CAR TO SHUT OFF. WHERE DO I GO TO GET THIS FIXED? I LIVE IN STARKSBORO, VT, AND THE "FORMER" SATURN OF SOUTH BURLINGTON DEALER (WHERE I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW) NO LONGER EXISTS. THE CURRENT DEALER THAT IS NOW AT THE SAME ADDRESS HAS MY WARRANTY, DO I TAKE IT TO THEM? IF I DO WILL IT BE FIXED UNDER THE WARRANTY? THE LINK BELOW SHOWS THAT A LOT OF OTHER SATURN OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AS ME. HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/SATURN_IGNITION_LOCK.HTML I CAN SEND YOU MORE INFORMATION IF YOU ACTUALLY NEED IT. [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ON DASH COMES ON AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING . AS I PULL OVER AND TURN OFF ENGINE, THEN CRANK IT RETURNS TO NORMAL FUNCTION. IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENT WITH OUT A NOTICE AND IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF GOING THROUGH A CURVE WITH ONLY ONE OR TWO HANDS ON STEERING WHEEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE POSITION SENSOR WOULD CONTINUE TO FAIL, CAUSING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHT TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURE NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 05/16/12*LJ UPDATED 05/25/12

AFTER PURCHASING MY SATURN VUE, JANUARY 11, 2011, IT REQUIRED SERVICE AND A SUBSEQUENT TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT ON OR ABOUT APRIL 1, 2011. THE REPAIR WAS COVERED BY MY EXTNEDED WARRANTY, HOWEVER, THE MOST RECENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE, APRIL 2, 2012, WAS NOT COVERED BY A WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP IS SEEKING TO HAVE ME PAY 50% OF THE COST TO REPLACE, FOR A SECOND TIME, A FAULTY TRANSMISSION, WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT ITS PERFORMANCE WILL EXCEED THAT OF MY PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. BETWEEN THE COST OF BOTH TRANSMISSIONS, THE REPAIR TO MY VEHICLE EXCEEDS THE VALUE OF IT AS A WHOLE. I AM TERRIFIED THAT I WILL ENCOUNTER THIS PROBLEM AGAIN, AND CANNOT AFFORD THE COST TO REPAIR A PROBLEM THAT WAS FORESEEABLE THEN, AS WELL AS NOW. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO TURN, BUT I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS IS AN IRRESPONSIBLE WAY TO CONDUCT BUSINESS, AND THE IMPROPER FUNCTIONING OF THIS COMPONENT COULD BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIGHWAY SAFETY AND A FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE EVENT THE TRANSMISSION FAILS AT HIGH SPEEDS. PLEASE HELP MAKE THIS RIGHT FOR ME, AND ALL OTHER CONSUMERS NOT YET AWARE OF THE BATTLE THAT THEY WILL, MOST LIKELY, FACE IF THEY ARE IN POSSESSION OF A SATURN VUE. *TR

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATIONS THE POWER STEERING ON THE VEHICLE WENT OUT. WE WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING DESPITE IT BEING VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE CARS STEERING WHEEL. HOWEVER AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT THE POWER STEERING UNIT WORKED AGAIN. FIGURED THIS OUT AFTER READING OTHER PEOPLES COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE ONLINE. *TR