SATURN Complaints

12/29/2011 - DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT AROUND 55 MPH AND MY MESSAGE SCREEN SHOWED "PWR STR" AND I LOST MY POWER STEERING. IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. 01/01/2012 - DRIVING ON ROADWAY AT AROUND 45 MPH AND MY MESSAGE SCREEN SHOWED "PWR STR" AND I LOST MY POWER STEERING. IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. WITH BOTH TIMES WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RE-STARTED THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHIFTIER FAILED WHEN PUTTING IN PARK. SHIFTIER WAS IN PARK AND THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND BEFORE ANY SERIOUS DAMAGE OR INJURY OCCURRED, WE WERE ABLE TO STOP MOVEMENT BY APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY STARTING AND WOULD NEED NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS BEFORE SUCCESSFULLY STARTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE PARK AND NEUTRAL POSITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR APPROXIMATELY EIGHTEEN MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

I HAVE TWO 2007 SATURN VEHICLES, A VUE AND AN ION THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY. I TOOK THE VUE TO A DEALER AND THEY SAID THE SENSOR WAS BAD AND WANTED TO CHARGE ABOUT $500.00 TO FIX IT. THE ION HAS THE SAME PROBLEM BUT I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT IN TO BE CHECKED. IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 SATURNS AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE GEAR SELECTOR INTO DRIVE; HOWEVER THE SHIFTER FAILED TO RESPOND AND REMAINED IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE FRACTURED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA11015 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: GEAR POSITION INDICATION; PRNDL). THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA XR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE WAS NOT BEING APPLIED AND WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN TO A MECHANIC OR DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VIEW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE OIL HOUSING WAS CRACKED. THE ENGINE OIL HOUSING FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL AND CORROSION. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE ENGINE OIL HOUSING UNIT. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. KMJ

STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I WENT ONLINE TO FIND THAT THE TRANSMISSION I HAVE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR SATURN. I CALLED SATURN AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE FOR ME. I THEN CALLED GM AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD PAY HALF OF THE TRANS COST OR GIVE ME 5000 FOR NEW GM VEHICLE. THAT'S NOT AN OPTION CAUSE THIS CAR IS PAID OFF AND DON'T WANT CAR PAYMENTS AT THIS TIME. MY ISSUE IS IF SATURN OR GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHY AREN'T THEY DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO GET THIS SOLVED AND GET A NEW TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 78*** MILES ON IT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE WORRYING ABOUT THIS SO SOON. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 01/10/12*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND EXITED. UPON EXITING, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,689.