SATURN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION 3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WOULD RESET THE VEHICLE BY TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,258 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,358.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. MY SATURN REPAIR CENTER SAYS THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THE WIRING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE PROBLEM IS INTERRELATED TO THE PASSENGER HEATING SYSTEM AND THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSING SYSTEM. I AM HAVING THE PROBLEM FIXED. I AM FINDING OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM IS BEING REPORTED BY OTHERS. SATURN SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM SO THAT IT CANNOT RECUR IN THE FUTURE AT THEIR EXPENSE. IT IS OBVIOUSLY AN ENGINEERING FLAW THAT IS PUTTING MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS AT RISK. I HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY HAVE TAKEN NO ACTION. *TR

I WOULD BE ON MY WAY TO WORK OR TO THE STORE AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY CAR LOST ALL POWER, AND WOULD SHUT ITS SELF DOWN. THEREFORE CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO COAST OFF TO THE SIDE SOMEWHERE WITH MY POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. ONCE MY CAR WOULD START RUNNING AGAIN ANY WHERE FROM 10- 20 MINS MY POWER STEERING WOULDN'T FUNCTION FOR THE FIRST 2 MINS CAUSING ME TO SIT AND WAIT TILL IT KICKS IN. NOT ONLY DOES THIS HAPPEN, BUT WHEN I GET LOW ON GAS AND GO TO FILL UP, AFTER PUTTING GAS IN MY CAR IT WONT START!!!! I HAVE TO SIT THERE ABOUT 10 MINS CRANKING TRYING TO GET IT TO START UP ONCE I DO I CANT RELEASE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS FOR ABOUT 3 MIN OR MY CAR DIES. *TR

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM. I READ THAT OTHER GM PRODUCTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WERE BEING RECALLED, BUT NOT THE SATURN. I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE I HAD A SALVAGE TITLE MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT, EVENTHOUGH IT IS LISTED AS ELIGIBLE BY YEAR, MILEAGE, AND VIN NUMBER. I FEEL THAT THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE CORRECTED AND WOULD BE UNDER A RECALL. *TR

DRIVING THROUGH WAL MART PARKING LOT I SUDDENLY LOST STEERING CONTROL. PWR STR WAS FLASHING A WARNING. VERY SCARY MANAGED TO DRIVE IT THE ONE MILE HOME LIKE THAT, PARKED IT AND IMMEDIATELY TOLD MY HUSBAND HE WENT OUT CHECKED OUT THE CAR AND IT WAS FINE. HAVE SINCE DONE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND SEVERAL SUCH INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED TO PEOPLE. THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE CHEVY COBALT WHICH WAS RECALLED, WHY IS THIS VEHICLE NOT BEEN RECALLED WITH SUCH A DANGEROUS PROBLEM? *KB

THE FUEL PUMP ON MY 2006 ION WITH ONLY 43,500 MILES NEEDS A NEW FUEL PUMP DO TO FAILURE THAT IS COVERED UNDER GM RECALL 09226 IN CERTAIN STATES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A GM SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT I SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL IT IS FIXED SINCE THIS ISSUE IS A FIRE HAZARD. I HAVE REQUESTED THE REPAIR, QUOTED AT OVER $1000, TO BE COVERED IN FULL DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS FAILURE IS THE EXACT ISSUE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE DEALER AND GM DO NOT SEEM CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIALLY LOSING ALL OF MY BUSINESS FOR REPAIRS AND FUTURE VEHICLE PURCHASES. *KB

TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE FAILED. CAR AT FIRST WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE, AND LATER WOULDN'T GO INTO PARK AND COULD NOT BE STARTED. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH OTHER 2007 SATURN AURAS, AND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PROBLEMS WITH FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE. DESPITE AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA11015, AND ARTICLES IN THE NEWS STATING GM IS OFFERING FREE REPAIRS FOR CUSTOMERS WHO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM, GM SAID THEY HAD NO INFORMATION REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK OUT OF THE VEHICLE ONTO THE GROUND WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) RECALL, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

THE POWER STEERING ON THIS CAR REPEATEDLY FAILS. AS SOON AS YOU START THE CAR THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE CAR. *KB

I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT MAKING A LEFT TURN, I THOUGHT MY CAR CUT OFF BECAUSE IT WAS VERY HARD FOR ME TO TURN. INFORMATION WAS FLASHING PWR STR I DROVE HOME VERY CAREFULLY. CUT THE CAR OFF AND MY BOYFRIEND WAS GONNA TAKE IT TO O'REILYS AUTO STORE. HE CALLED ME TO LET ME KNOW THAT IT WAS DRIVING FINE. TODAY 11-29-2011 2 DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN, I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN I COULD BARELY STEER THE CAR. I BROUGHT MY CAR HOME LET IT SET FOR A LITTLE BIT, GOT IN THE CAR AND IT DROVE WITH NO PROBLEM. *KB