SATURN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE FOLLOWED BY THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZING. THE CONTACT WOULD SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE TO ALLOW THE POWER STEERING ASSIST TO RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,961 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

THE WIRE HARNESS GOING TO THE LOW BEAM LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES BURNING CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO GO OUT PREMATURELY. *KB

THIS HAPPENED ON MY DAUGHTERS 2006 SATURN ION WITH LESS THAN 25,000 MILES. SHE HAD BEEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN IN A DOUBLE TURN LANE OFF AN ANGULARED INTERSECTION (ABOUT 60 DEGREES). SHE WAS IN THE OUTSIDE LANE WITH A SEMI-TRUCK MAKING THE TURN ALONG SIDE, LEFT OF HER. SHE WAS GOING APPROX. 25 MPH. WHEN SHE LOST THE POWER STEERING AND ALMOST VEERED UNDER THE TRAILER. THANK GOD SHE DIDN'T GO UNDER UNDER IT OR SHE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE EPS HAS FAILED 4 TIMES SINCE. I SEE THAT GM HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR OTHER MODELS AND POSTED RECALLS FOR THEM, BUT NOT FOR SATURN. 846 SATURN COMPLAINTS TO ODI AND 3,489 REPORTS TO GM AND NO RECALLS!!! HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO REPORT A CRASH OR SADLY ENOUGH, HAVE TO DIE, BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. I'VE BEEN OUT OF WORK FOR SOMETIME AND CAN NOT AFFORD THE REPORTED $1,000 REPAIR AT A DEALER THAT ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM. NHTSA AND OR GM, STAND UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT AND DO SOMETHING. SINCE WHEN IS THE LOSS OF STEERING NOT A MAJOR ISSUE!!! *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 11/07/11 *BF UPDATED 06/13/2012 *JS

THE FRONT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES MAKE NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR UNEVEN SURFACES. THUMPING, RATTLING FROM FRONT OF CAR WITH SUSPENSION. THE CONTROL ARMS AND SHIFTS ARE WORN AND NEED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED WITH NEW BUSHINGS AND NEW BALL JOINTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STEER BACK INTO A STRAIGHT POSITION. THE CONTACT HAD DIFFICULTY MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,600. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, BOUGHT A NEW BULB AND WENT TO CHANGE IT AND REALIZED THE WIRING HARNESS IS MELTED. CALLED THE "AUTHORIZED" SATURN DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS FAIRLY COMMON (WHAT!!!!) AND THAT IT WOULD COST APPROX. $700.00 TO REPAIR. AFTER SOME ON-LINE RESEARCH, FOUND ALOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. FACTORY WARRANTY THAT WOULD COVER THIS RAN OUT 4 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS AND DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO SPEND ON A SIMPLE HEADLIGHT. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FIRE HAZARD OF MELTING WIRES AND PEOPLE DRIVING WITH ONLY 1 OR NO HEADLIGHTS. WHO KNOWS HOW LONG I HAVE TILL THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES THE SAME THING. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT HARNESS HAS COMPLETELY MELTED RESULTING IN BULB OUTAGES. FIRST THE PASSENGER SIDE AND NOW TWO WEEKS LATER THE HEADLIGHT HARNESS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS MELTED. I AM BEING TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT EVENTUALLY THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO SAFETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING FROM A DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME STIFF. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WAS RESET TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,817.

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING. CREATED DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE OF DIFFICULTY IN MANEUVERING. *TR