SATURN Complaints

POWER STEERING GOES OUT APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MINUTES INTO DRIVING WITH WARNING BELL AND ERROR PWR STG ON THE DASH INDICATOR. WHEN I RESTART THE CAR, POWER STEERING RETURNS FOR ANOTHER 10 TO 15 MINUTES AND FAILS AGAIN. THIS WILL CONTINUE AS LONG AS I DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

ERRATIC OCCURRENCE OF AIR CONDITIONING BLOWING HOT OR WARM SOMETIMES AT OUTSIDE TEMP RANGE 82-87 F. COMPRESSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AS WELL AS RECHARGED WITH FREON. WORKING WELL TODAY AND HAD IT CHECKED BY AN AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS SEVERAL TIMES IN ADDITION TO ORIGINAL REPAIRS PERFORMED BY SATURN DEALERSHIP BEFORE SATURN WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. THIS IS A SATURN VUE REDLINE 2004 WITH THIS ISSUE. NO ONE HAS FIXED THIS GM OR INDEPENDENT DEALERS. SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO MOTOR RPM WITH GREATER LIKELIHOOD OF MALFUNCTIONING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS 60-65 MPH AND MORE LIKELY TO OPERATE CORRECTLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS IDLING. ALSO, SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WILL NOT START IMMEDIATELY AND ACTS IF IT GAS FLOODED OR GAS STARVED. ENGINE TURNS OVER BUT DOES NOT START. COMPUTER HAS BEEN CHECKED RECENTLY AND THERE ARE NO ABNORMAL COMPUTER CODES. ON ONE OCCASION, ENGINE RAN AS THOUGH IT WAS TWO CYCLING AND DID NOT RUN NORMAL UNTIL THE IGNITION WAS SHUT OFF AND TURNED ON AGAIN. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, ALL OF SUDDEN, COULD NOT STEER CAR AT ALL. HAD TO PULL OVER IN TRAFFIC. WHEN I TURNED CAR OFF AND WAITED A MINUTE AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON IT SEEMED TO WORK FINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR EMITTING IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THERE WAS A LEAK FROM THE FUEL PUMP MONITOR THROUGH THE FUEL LINE AND LEADING TO THE FUEL TANK. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TIMING BELT BROKE AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 45MPH, THIS IN TURN CAUSED MAJOR VALVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. POOR ENGINEER DESIGN/FLAWED. STILL PAYING PAYMENTS AND NOW OWE LARGE REPAIR BILL. IT WAS 1,500 MI OUT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED AT THE DEALER. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE BARELY 2 YEARS AND IT HAS BEEN IN FOR MANY MISC. REPAIRS INCLUDING BOTH BRAKE CYLINDERS. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN DID NOT APPLY TO RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V283000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000. UPDATED 10/19/11*LJ UPDATED 01/30/12*BF COMPLAINT STATUS UPDATE 02/08/12

WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS ENGAGED, IT ACTIVATES THE HEADLAMP (BRIGHTS) AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE LIGHTS OFF IS TO FLIP THE BRIGHT SWITCH UP ( TOWARDS DRIVER). THE HEADLAMPS DO NOT NEED TO BE TURNED ON. THE BRIGHT BEAM INDICATOR ON DASH ILLUMINATES WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. A WEEK AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT BEING COVERED BY A WARRANTY THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CONTACT NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH ON VARIOUS MODELS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAME MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2011, I WAS DRIVING ON A FAMILIAR ROAD IN TOWN WHEN ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED AND BEGAN BLINKING. THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAGE, TEMPERATURE GAGE, AND RPM INDICATOR ALL WENT DOWN TO ZERO AND THE MESSAGE CENTER BEGAN SAYING "TRAC OFF" AND "PWR STR." AS THIS HAPPENED, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED MY CAR OFF. MY CAR WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. AFTER ABOUT ONE MINUTE, I WAS ABLE TO START MY CAR AGAIN AND RESUME DRIVING AS NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON FOUR OTHER OCCASIONS SINCE THE FIRST TIME, THREE DAYS AGO. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE AND I ALMOST WENT INTO THE DITCH. IN ADDITION, IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT AT 40,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE (MESSAGE CENTER OCCASIONALLY FLASHING "TRAC OFF" AND "PWR STR", AND THE ABS AND EMERGENCY BREAK LIGHTS GOING ON). THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS SHORTING OUT AND HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN IN THE VEHICLE. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM... *TT

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A PASSENGER ON THE SEAT AND THE SENSOR CONTINUES TO DISPLAY OFF, EVEN WHEN THE SEAT BELT SENSOR STATES THAT THERE IS A PASSENGER AND THAT THE SEAT BELT MUST BE LATCHED. AFTER LATCHING THE SEATBELTS, THE AIRBAG SENSOR STILL SHOWS OFF. THE DEALER WAS CHARGING $126 DOLLARS TO CHECK THE PROBLEM TODAY 9/27/11. *TT