SATURN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COMPUTER GLITCH AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT REQUIRE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 02/15/12*LJ UPDATE 02/17/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAD BEEN ILLUMINATED FROM THE TIME SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE CONTACT HAD ONSTAR CAPTURE THE READING FOR THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE AIRBAG WAS WIRED INCORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE AIRBAG WIRING AND THE SEAT REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED DUE TO THE ONBOARD COMPUTER NOT CAPTURING OR NOT READING THE FAILURE WHEN NEEDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,100. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

INITIALLY STARTED WITH GAS FUMES ODOR...NOW ONCE CAR STARTED HUGE PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER REAR END OF CAR. CAR IS CURRENTLY PARKED AS CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR AT THIS TIME, HOWEVER THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AS IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE AT ANY TIME WITH AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKING WHEN DRIVING AND ONCE PARKED!!! IT APPEARS THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS/ISSUES REGARDING THIS YET NO RECALL IN THE STATE OF CALIF?? DO WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THEIR IS A DEATH BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN A STRONG ODOR OF GASONLINE FUEL WAS EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,700. UPDATED 02/22/12 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS REIMBURSED $300 FOR THE FUEL PUMP, BUT NOT FOR THE LABOR WHICH WAS $200. UPDATED 03/01/12

MY 2007 SATURN VUE ALL THE TIME SINCE I PURCHASED IT THE PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYMENT BAG LIGHT WILL NOT WORK, UNLESS I TURN ON THE PASSENGER HEAT , AND THE SEAT DOES NOT HEAT UP, AND I AM STILL NOT SURE IT WILL WORK BECAUSE IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, ALSO MY ELECTRIC WINDOWS WON'T WORK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THE IGNITION SHIFT THE KEY STICKS AND STEERING COLUMN LOCKS WHEN THIS HAPPENS, AND IT WON'T RELEASE THE KEY. DEALER WON'T DEAL WITH IT, WONDER IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL SAFE ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE PASSENGERS, IT CANNOT BE TRUSTED, NOT SURE OF ANY RECALLS, BUT IT DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AND FIXED BEFORE ANYONE COULD GET HURT. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND A CHIME WILL SOUND TO LET YOU KNOW YOU HAVE LOST POWER STEERING, THE ONLY TEMPORARY FIX IS TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURN IT BACK ON. IF YOU ARE ON A STRAIT ROAD AND HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION YOU CAN PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF THEN BACK ON. IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE IN A TURN WHILE THE STEERING GOES OUT, OR ABOUT TO TURN... BRAKE AND PRAY... THE DEALERSHIP DID REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AT 20000 MILES AND IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, AND I HAVE HAD TIME TO NOT WORRY ABOUT LOOSING STEERING ABILITY FOR 3 YEARS. NOW MY CAR HAS 90,000 MILES AND JUST OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD, I HAVE LOST POWER STEERING 6 TIMES IN 20 MILES. THIS IS A REAL CONCERN AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS THIS PROBLEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE POWER STEERING MOTORS ON SATURN IONS AND CHEVY COBALTS BEFORE THEY CAUSE ANY MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. *TR

WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE (AROUND OR BELOW FREEZING) OR JUST VERY WET OUTSIDE MY CAR WILL NOT START. IT HAS WHAT IS DESCRIBED AS A "NO CRANK/NO START WITH FULL POWER" ISSUE. MY CAR HAS COMPLETE POWER, BUT IT WILL NOT TURN OVER. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN SAYS THAT IT IS MY IGNITION SWITCH OR THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A "NORMAL" PROBLEM WITH ION'S IN ALL MODEL YEARS. *TT

AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH ILLUMINATED IF THE HEATED SEAT IS NOT TOGGLED REGULARLY FROM LOW TO HIGH. ON PERMANENTLY AND DOES NOT RECOGNIZE SEAT OCCUPANT IF HEATED SEAT IS LEFT IN THE OFF POSITION. HEATED SEAT DOES NOT WORK EVEN IF IN THE LOW OR HIGH POSITION. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN PREMATURELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED TO HAVE THE DEALER PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,430.

THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH ALL THESE VEHICLES WITH WATER LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLES SOMEWHERE AS OF TODAY 1/20/2012 THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MY VEHICLE AND CAN NOT FIND WHERE THE WATER IS COMING IN. THE WATER IS LEAKING OUT THRU THE AIRBAG AREAS, THE SEATBELT AREAS AND THE HEADLINERS ONTO THE DASH. I AM WORRIED ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. GM/SATURN HAS HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE (EDMUNDS.COM) SHOWS A MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS BUT THERE YET HAS BEEN ANY RECALL MADE TO ATTEMPT TO FIGURE OUT THIS PROBLEM AND NOT ONLY THAT THE DEALERSHIP SAID I COULD BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND NOT GM/SATURN EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THIS HAPPENING. THIS LEAK COULD IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY CAUSED SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN DETECTED YET AND I WILL BE STUCK BECAUSE GM WILL NOT RECALL THIS ITEM. THEY DID HAVE ARECALL FOR THIS IN 08 BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE HOLDING UP AND I WAS ACTUALLY TOLD BY A DEALERSHIP THAT "I WAS SCREWED". HELP US PLEASE. *TT