SATURN Complaints

MY SATURN (MANUAL 5 SP) HAS OVER 202,000 MILES AND THE PARKING BRAKE CABLES ARE FROZEN/BROKEN. I CANNOT CURRENTLY FIND ANY REPLACEMENT/AFTER MARKET. *TR

PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AS EXITED VEHICLE IT ROLLED AWAY AND STUCK ME. FOUND SHIFT CABLE RUBBING HEATER HOSE CAUSING PRESSURE CABLE AND IT BROKE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THIS MORNING WITH NO PROBLEMS THEN SUDDENLY I WAS DRIVING UP A SLIGHT HILL AND I COULD TELL MY GEARS WERE CHANGING AT A ABNORMAL RATE THEN WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT THE STOP LIGHT IT SEEM FINE THEN WHEN I STARTED GOING AGAIN IT TOOK ABOUT 5 SECS FOR THE CAR TO MOVE THEN IT HAD A BUMP FEELING WHEN CHANGING FROM 1ST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR THEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN A PARKING LOT I TURNED OFF MY CAR THEN TURNED ON MY CAR AND THEN MY GEAR SHIFT WAS ABLE TO MOVE BUT MY CAR WAS STILL IN PARK WHEN I HAD IT IN REVERSE AND NEUTRAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN L200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED AFTER SHE CLOSED THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO SENT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED WITHOUT BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIGHTLY HESITATE BEFORE ACCELERATING. SHORTLY AFTER, THE CONTACT NOTICED A WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYING REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR SERVICED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING REGAINED FUNCTIONALITY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

. I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON I-15 BETWEEN CEDAR CITY AND ST. GEORGE UTAH.AROUND 4:00 PM WHEN I DROVE INTO A VERY HEAVY RAIN STORM, I TURNED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD. AT WHICH POINT THE WIPERS WENT UP AND THEN QUITE. THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND STOPPED. THE PASSENGER SIDE WORKED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN QUITE I HAD TO PULL OVER STOP AND WATER FOR THE RAIN STORM TO PASS OVER. UPON LATER INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE PLASTIC HOUSING THAT HOLDS THE WIPER MOUNTS TO THE MAIN ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM BOTH SIDES CAUSING THE WIPERS TO QUIT WORKING. SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY I WENT DOWN TO STEPHEN WADE CHEVROLET AND PURCHASED A NEW WIPER MOTOR MODULE ASSEMBLY. WHICH COST ME $196,00. WHILE I WAS REPLACING THIS WIPER MODULE ASSEMBLY I NOTICED THAT THE NEW WIPER MOTOR MODULE ASSEMBLY HAS NO PLASTIC PARTS.THE UNIT WAS SOLID METAL. WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE IN THE FIRST PLACE TO AVOID THIS VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I DID WRITE SATURN A LETTER AND SENT PICTURES AS WELL SHOWING THEM THE PROBLEM THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AS HOT AND COLD WEATHER CAUSES THE PLASTIC TO GET BRITTLE AND THEN BRAKE. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PUBLICS SAFETY AND ADVISED SATURN THAT I FELT THEY SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER ISSUING A RECALL AND REPLACE ANY OF THESE VEHICLES WHICH MAY HAVE THESE PLASTIC PART INSTALLED ON THEM. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR MANY YEARS. AS EXPERIENCED DRIVER I KNEW WHAT TO DO. BUT FOR A YOUNGER OR ELDER DRIVER I REALLY THINK THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE TURNED OUT VERY BAD. LET'S GET SOMETHING DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR EVEN WORSE KILLED. I JUST DON'T FEEL THAT SATURN WILL DO ANYTHING MORE ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE. SO I HOPE YOU WILL. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS LETTER AND FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, COOPORATION AND CONCERNS. *TR

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY,POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT ON ANDWAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. HAD TO PUT IN NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF AND TURN ON MY CAR ON THE FREEWAY, JUST SO THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD UNLOCK. THIS WILL BE MY THIRD TIME FIXING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IT WOULD STAY OFF TILL THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE FREQUENCY PROGRESSED AND I CONTACTED A GM DEALER WHO FIXED THE CAR UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. DOING SOME ONLINE RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND WAS ENCOURAGE TO REPORT IT TO THIS SITE SINCE A RECALL INVESTIGATION WAS UNDERWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THERE WAS RAIN, WATER WOULD LEAK THROUGH THE CLOSED SUN ROOF AND ONTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SUN ROOF MODULE AND A SECOND UNKNOWN PART WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.