SATURN Complaints

AS I JUST READ, MY RUNNING LIGHTS, ONE OF THE SAFETY FEATURES LEADING ME TO BUY THE SATURN (NEW IN 2003), ALSO HAVE FAILED. I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE GREEN LIGHT INDICATOR WOULD FLICKER WHEN I STARTED THE VUE, AND THEN THE LIGHT WOULD DISAPPEAR. REALIZING THAT I WOULD LIKELY GET CHARGED HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR REPAIR, I'M LIVING WITH THE FAILURE. IT WOULD BE NICE IF THERE WAS A RECALL. *KB

I HAVE A SATURN ION 05 AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING ONCE ALREADY AND NOW HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN. ALSO THE TURN SIGNAL ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE ONLY WORKS WHEN MY HAZARDS OR HEAD LAMPS ARE ON HAVE TESTED ALL FUSES AND REPLACED BULB TWICE THIS IS A COMMOM COMPLAINT WHY ISNT IT BEING FIXED? *KB

FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED AT 83500 AND ALREADY MAKING NOISE AGAIN AT 85,400 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L-SERIES. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH WHEN THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC WERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR THE TIMING CHAIN. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICEL WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,400. UPDATED 10/27/11*LJ UPDATED 12/06/2011 *LN

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK HEADLIGHTS CONNECTOR AND HARNESS MELTED ON BOTH HEADLIGHT TO THE POINT THAT HEADLIGHTS NOT TURNING ON. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 55 MILES PER HOUR, AN ALERT DISPLAYED ON THE DASH: "PWR STR." THE WHEEL JERKED AND I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE NEAREST EXIT. IT WAS VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL AROUND THE CURVE. SINCE THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME, I DROVE SLOWLY AND CAUTIOUSLY TO THE CLOSEST AUTO REPAIR SHOP. AFTER HOOKING MY CAR UP TO THEIR COMPUTERS, THEY SAW THAT IT WAS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS SO GRATEFUL THAT THEY NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART, UNTIL I NOTICED THAT IT SAID "CANADA ONLY." WITH A LITTLE RESEARCH, THIS IS CLEARLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ION AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IN THE US. *TR

VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. WHEN LEAVING A DRIVEWAY I ACCELERATED UP TO SPEED, THEN EASED MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO START COASTING UP TO THE INTERSECTION AHEAD. VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING, BUT AFTER A SECOND OR TWO, IT STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AGAIN. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND COULD SLOW THE VEHICLE A BIT. THE ACCELERATION LASTED ABOUT 5 SECONDS. *TR

PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRY GM REPAIRED BEARINGS ON STEERING RODS AT NO COST. AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRY RATTLING STARTED ON RIGHT FRONT SWAY BAR. INDEPENDENT INSPECTION SHOWED ROD END COULD BE RATTLED BY HAND WHEN ON HOIST. FAILURE APPEARED IMMINENT. SWAY BAR CONNECTING BEARINGS WERE REPLACED AT OWNER'S COST. COULD HAVE CAUSED CONTROL PROBLEMS IF THESE PIECES OF JUNK WERE LEFT UNCORRECTED. *TR

TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT ON FREEWAY WITH MY KIDS IN IT. IT HAD ONLY LESS THAN 80000 MILES ON IT. SATURN COVERED ONLY HALF OF COST FOR NEW TRANSMISSION, SHOULD BEEN RECALL. THEY SHOULD HAVE COVERED FOR FULL COST OF THIS FAILED TRANSMISSION. SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IN FIRST PLACE. VERY DANGEROUS CAR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

MY CAR SHOWED NO WARNING OF ANY PROBLEM. STARTED TO WORK LOST POWER. COASTED TO A SAFE PLACE AT A BUSINESS. WAS TOLD TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. IT WILL COST $2600.00 TO REPAIR. ALSO THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH HEADLINERS SAGGING. *TR