SATURN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 136,000.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE A POWER STEERING FAILURE NOTICE APPEARED ON THE DASH AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FUNCTION RETURNED. THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED 8 ADDITIONAL TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH SINCE 1/14/12. FORTUNATELY WE HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO FAILURE. I AM A LARGE ATHLETIC BUILT 230 MAN, AND I HAVE DIFFICULTY STEERING UPON FAILURE. I FEAR AN ACCIDENT WOULD OCCUR IF THE STEERING FAILED AND MY 120 LB WIFE HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN CHANGE IN DIRECTION. *TR

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY REGARDLESS OF SPEED, CONDITION, OR TIME OF DAY. SEATS HAVE NOT BEEN WET FROM SPILLAGE OR ABUSE. THIS FAILURE CAUSES ME CONCERN BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS NEXT. AND, IS THE AIRBAG GOING TO ACTIVATE. *TR

THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND I FOUND THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS BUT WAS TOLD I'M NOT COVERED NOW I HAVE A 6000.00 PAPER WEIGHT!!!! *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. I PULL THE CAR OVER AND SHUT IT OFF AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND RESTART IT AND THE STEERING WORKS AGAIN FOR A LITTLE WHILE. USUALLY ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES. I WENT FROM MY HOME IN LAKE ORION, MI TO MILFORD MI THE OTHER DAY WHICH IS UNDER 30 MILES AND IT WENT OUT ON ME 6 TIMES. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS. I SEE THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THESE SAME ISSUES. I AM ALSO AFRAID THAT IF THE ROADS ARE SLICK HERE AND IT GOES OUT LIKE THAT WHILE I'M DRIVING I COULD GET INTO A CRASH. *TR

MY 2007 SATURN ION DEVELOPED A HORRIBLE GAS ODOR AND IS NOW LEAKING/DRIPPING GAS. I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN WITH THIS CAR CONSIDERING I SEE PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND THIS IS OUR ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. I HAVE CONTACTED GMC AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND FOR THE PAST 3DAYS AND HAD TO SPEAK WITH A SUPERVISOR TODAY. THEY SAID THIS ISSUE WAS NOT A RECALL, THEN I PROVIDED THEM WITH RECALL BULLETIN OF 09226A AND THEY SAY "OH YEA, THAT'S A RECALL, BUT ITS NOT WITH US ITS WITH NHTSA, WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING". I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 2YRS AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD A RECALL RELATED ISSUE FOR SAFETY. THEY HAD TO FIX MY STEERING WHEEL UNDER RECALL BECAUSE MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL. WHAT KIND OF CARS DOES GM MAKE THAT HAS SERIOUS SAFETY RECALL ISSUES WITHIN 2YRS OF HAVING THE CAR? THEY CLEARLY HAVE A GAS LEAKING SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE CARS AND WILL NOT HONOR WHAT IS CLEARLY CONSIDERED A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SATURN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE NOISE WAS HEARD WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE TIMING BELT LOCATED IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY SON WAS DRIVING AND HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO CHANGE LANES AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. HE PULLED ON IT A BIT HARDER AND IT RELEASED WHICH MADE SPIN OUT AND HIS FRONT WHEEL HIT THE CURB WHICH PUSHED HIS WHEEL UP AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE CAR. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE MECHANICS WHERE IT STILL SITS WHILE PARTS ARE BEING ORDERED. CAR BRANDS MAY DISAPPEAR FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT THE CARS THEMSELVES STICK AROUND FOR YEARS OR EVEN DECADES. AND WHEN DISCONTINUED MODELS HAVE PROBLEMS THAT MAY AFFECT SAFETY THEY GET THE SAME ATTENTION FROM FEDERAL REGULATORS AS CURRENT MODELS. SUCH IS THE CASE FOR THE SATURN ION, A COMPACT-CAR MODEL FROM A DISCONTINUED GENERAL MOTORS DIVISION WHOSE PRODUCTION ENDED A FEW YEARS AGO. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT HAS INTENSIFIED ITS INVESTIGATION INTO COMPLAINTS ABOUT ALLEGED PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER-STEERING SYSTEMS ON IONS FROM THE 2004 TO 2007 MODEL YEARS. THE AGENCY HAD PREVIOUSLY OPENED A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF THE COMPLAINTS. NHTSA SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN ABOUT 4,150 COMPLAINTS FROM DRIVERS ALLEGING A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE AGENCY SAYS IN 16 CASES THE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST RESULTED IN A CRASH, AND IN TWO CASES THE CRASHES RESULTED IN DRIVER INJURIES. NHTSA SAID IT BEGAN UPGRADED THE PRELIMINARY INQUIRY TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS FURTHER ASSESS THE FREQUENCY, SCOPE AND SAFETY CONSEQUENCES OF A SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES?? INVESTIGATIONS LIKE THESE SOMETIMES GROW INTO SAFETY RECALLS IN WHICH THE CARS MANUFACTURER HAS TO CORRECT. *TR

AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN REVERSE AND THEN PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE TO LEAVE, THE CAR "ACTED" AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND WOULDN'T MOVE. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND IT DID IT AGAIN. THEN ON THE THIRD TRY ALL APPEARED FINE. HOWEVER MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR TODAY AND AS SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD AT APPROX 45-50 MPH THE CAR APPEARED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN AND SHE HAD NO GAS PEDAL CONTROL. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. SHE TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT MOVED FORWARD IN DRIVE FOR A MOMENT AND THEN IT APPEARED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL AGAIN AND SHE COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL. THEN SHE TRIED TO USE REVERSE AND REVERSE DID NOT WORK AT ALL. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WON'T DRIVE PROPERLY. THIS IS VERY FRIGHTENING BECAUSE SHE WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD AND THE CAR LITERALLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.