SATURN Complaints

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY THE CHIME SOUNDED AND THE "PWR STR" MESSAGE DISPLAYS IN THE MESSAGE CENTER. THE POWER STEERING NO LONGER WORKS. AFTER MUSCLING THE VEHICLE HOME I PARKED IT AND STARTED IT THE NEXT MORNING AND THE VEHICLE WAS BACK TO NORMAL. HAD AN IDENTICAL EXPERIENCE ON THE FREEWAY A WEEK LATER. THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T BELIEVE ME BECAUSE IT'S BACK TO NORMAL WHEN I TAKE IT TO THEM. *TR

APPROXIMATLEY 3 WEEKS AGO THE POWER STEERING IN OUR 07 SATURN ION JUST WENT OUT WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH WE FOUND THE COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THE SYSTEM. SINCE THAT INITIAL OCCURENCE THE CAR IS NOW CONSTANTLY LOSING THE POWER STEERING. IT OBVIOUSLY APPEARS ELECTRICAL AS THE POWER STEERING IS THIS MODEL IS ELECTRIC. I HAVE CHECKED ALL FUSES AND CONNECTIONS AND ALL ARE INTACT. IT GOES OUT CONSTANTLY NOW WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR WAS PRIMARILY FOR OUR COLLEGE AGE DAUGHTER WHO NOW IS UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING IT AND I AM UNCOMFORTABLE ALLOWING HER TO DRIVE AS WELL.. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED AND THE OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE SISTER MODELS I BELIEVE THIS WARRANTS A RECALL. I ALSO OWN AN 05 SATURN ION AND HAVE NOT HAD ISSUES BUT AM CONCERNED ABOUT IT. THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION AND THE BCM HAS BEEN REPLACED. THIS WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. WITHIN A MONTH THE ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS BEGAN TO HAPPEN AGAIN.THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND COSTLY ISSUE. I'VE ALMOST BEEN REARENDED MULTIPLE TIMES. FOR SAFETY REASONS I'VE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND GMC SERVICE MECHANICS WITHOUT RESOLUTION. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND AT A STAND STILL, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT CALLED A MECHANIC WHO REFERRED HER TO NHTSA BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT SURE OF WHAT THE FAILURE WAS. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,484.

AT SLOWER SPEEDS WHEN COLD THE 2004 AWD V6 SATURN VUE VEHICLE CHANGED RPMS (200-300RPM) WITH A STEADY PEDAL AND LOAD. THE SYMPTOMS APPEARED TO GET BETTER AFTER DRIVING FOR 15-20MIN. MY REPAIR SHOP FIRST THOUGHT AN ETERNAL VALVE AND THEN TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING. *TR

"SERVICE AIR BAG" INDICATOR COMES ON AND PASSENGER AIR BAG "ON" SYMBOL GOES OFF OCCASIONALLY AT RANDOM TIMES. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY INFORM ME THAT THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $750. AM UNCERTAIN IF AIR BAG WILL WORK WHEN NEEDED. VERY PREMATURE FAILURE FOR A SAFETY RELATED ITEM. VEHICLE IS 4 1/2 YEARS OLD WITH 47000 MILES AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY SELLING DEALER. *TR

AFTER BEING ON THE ROAD IN MODERATE CITY TRAFFIC ON A CLEAR DAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES, I HEARD AN AUDIBLE ALERT THEN THE VISUAL ALERT "PWR STR" APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY, AND I NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. I CONTINUED MY 35+ MILE DRIVE HOME, MAKING ONE STOP ON THE WAY. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR AFTER THAT STOP, THE POWER STEERING WAS ONCE AGAIN WORKING. THE PROBLEM DID NOT RECUR FOR SEVERAL DAYS, THEN HAPPENED AGAIN. FOR THE PAST 25 DAYS OR SO, THE PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS RUNNING, SOMETIMES HAPPENING AFTER HAVING TRAVELED ONLY 100 FEET AND SOMETIMES NOT HAPPENING UNTIL WELL AFTER THAT. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN. IN THE EVENT THE STEERING FAILED WHILE A CORNER WAS BEING NEGOTIATED, THE OUTCOME COULD BE TRAGIC. *TR

THE LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT HAD TO BE REPLACED ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTER WE BOUGHT VEHICLE. IT IS NOW A YEAR AND A HALF LATER AND THE LIGHT IS OUT AGAIN. THE LIGHT THEY TOOK OUT WASN'T EVEN BAD, SO IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS AND VERY EXPENSIVE. *TR

GM RECALL #06074 TOWED TO DEALER PINE BELT CHEVY LAKEWOOD N.J. DEALER REFUSES TO MAKE THE REPAIRS SAYS THEIRS A VIN# BRAKE WHERE THIS # DOES NOT COVER RECALL REPAIR FROM GM I JUST THINK THEY DO NOT WANT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE FAILURES WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO ACCELERATE ACCOMPANIED WITH A LOUD, HUMMING NOISE. THE HORN SENSOR WAS MELTED, CAUSING THE HORN TO MALFUNCTION AND SOUND CONTINUOUSLY. THE FUEL TANK WAS ALSO FRACTURED, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK AND FUMES TO FILL THE VEHICLE CABIN. THE MUFFLER WAS ABNORMALLY LOUD AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SEIZE WITHOUT WARNING AND MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN. IN ADDITION, THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED. THE HAZARD LIGHT ACTIVATION BUTTON ALSO FRACTURED THEREFORE; THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UTILIZE THE HAZARD LIGHTS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO ALL OF THE FAILURES EXPERIENCED IN THE VEHICLE BUT NEITHER PROVIDED ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.