SATURN Complaints

MY POWER STEERING BEGAN GOING OUT. AT FIRST, I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF, TURN IT BACK ON AND THE STEERING WOULD RETURN FOR A DAY BEFORE GOING OUT AGAIN. AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF THIS, THE POWER STEERING WOULD LAST FOR HALF THAT TIME. AFTER TWO WEEKS, POWER STEERING WAS ON FOR A MINUTE AFTER I TURNED THE CAR OVER, THEN OUT THE REST OF THE DAY. IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT EVER SINCE. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP SOCKET/WIRING HARNESS MELTED. BOTH (DRIVER SIDE / PASSENGER SIDE) LOW BEAM HEADLAMP SOCKET/WIRING HARNESS HAVE MELTED IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. LIGHT BULB WAS OEM BULB AND WAS NOT BURNT OUT. NSTB NEEDS TO ISSUE RECALL AND GET GM TO REPLACE WITH MORE SUITABLE SOCKET/WIRING HARNESS. *TR

DRIVERSIDE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP SOCKET/WIRING HARNESS MELTED. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED (PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP SOCKET/WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED AT SATURN DEALERSHIP IN 2009. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE RECURRED DURING ENGINE START-UP OR WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE AIR BAG MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,992. UPDATED 12/06/11*LJ UPDATED 02/06/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN SL1. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING EXCESSIVELY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 132,000. ....UPDATED 12/03/12 *BF UPDATED 01/11/12

THE HEADLAMP ON MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK HAS GONE OUT MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED MORE THAN 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THE NEW HARNESS LASTED A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE LAST TWO TIMES, IT ONLY LASTED ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE BURNING UP AGAIN. THE HARNESS THAT HOLDS THE LAMP GETS TOO HOT AND MELTS WHICH IS AN ELECTRICAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE INTERMITTEN. THE LIGHT POPS IN AND OUT. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU WILL HAVE THE PROPER LIGHTING ON YOUR VEHICLE. I HAVE CHANGED THE BULB SO MANY TIMES NOW AND IT APPEARS TO BE VERY SENSITIVE. *TR

THE GM DEALER ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS BECAUSE THEY HAD SENT AN EARLIER LETTER SAYING THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING ELEMENT. THE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE SUBSEQUENTLY ADVISED THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY MY STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (E.G. CRACKED, LEAKING, CORRODED, WHATEVER) BUT THEY DO KNOW IT IS NOT THE POWER STEERING ELEMENT. THE REPRESENTATIVE DID SAY THAT GM WOULD PAY FOR THE PARTS BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. I ASKED HIM TO SEND ME THIS IN WRITING SO I'D HAVE IT TO TAKE TO THE DEALER BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THIS DESPITE FOLLOW-UP MESSAGES LEFT FOR THE REP. IT DOES SEEM THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING COLUMNS OF THIS PARTICULAR SATURN MODEL BUT I GUESS I'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE POWER STEERING FAILS TO GET GM TO DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

AT START OF IGNITION, THE LETTERS: PWR STR, IMMEDIATELY FLASHES IN OIL LIFE DISPLAY. THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES STIFF, THUS RESULTING IN REALLY SLOW TURNS. IT IS NOT SAFE WHEN TURNING ONTO STREETS WHERE VEHICLES ARE TRAVELING IN THE 45MPH RANGE DUE TO INCREASED NEIGHBORHOOD SPEEDS SET BY CITY. *TR