SATURN Complaints

POWER STEERING AND IGNITION PROBLEM. WENT IN TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING CHECKED THEN THE IGNITION FAILED ON ME AND THE COMPUTER IN THE ENGINE WENT NUTS. *TR

MY 2007 SATURN ION 2 PASSENGER SEAT BELT KEEPS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN MY PASSENGERS BUCKLE UP, THE SEAT BELT WILL NO RELEASE WHEN THEY ARE TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WHEN I STOP.I AM AFRAID THAT IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT THAT THE PERSON WILL BE TRAPPED. ALSO WHEN SOMEONE IS BUCKLED, THE SEAT BELT BUZZES AND DOES NOT STOP. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK SINCE NEW. I LOVE MY CAR OVERALL, BUT HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME UNWANTED REPAIRS. BESIDES THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG NOT WORKING PROPERLY, AND THE SUNROOF LEAKS, I HAVE HAD TO COMPLETELY REPLACE 3 HEADLIGHT HARNESSES ALREADY. MY RIGHT LIGHT WENT OUT APPROXIMATELY 2YRS AGO. FOUND OUT THE WIRING WAS COMPLETELY MELTED. SATURN ADVISED THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY AT NO COST. JUST RECENTLY, THE SAME HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHO INITIALLY TOLD ME IT WAS JUST A HEADLIGHT AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. TURNS OUT IT WAS THE HARNESS AGAIN. WHILE THE HARNESS WAS ON ORDER, MY OTHER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT CAUSING ME TO DRIVE WITH HIGHBEAMS FOR LIGHTING FOR SEVERAL DAYS. YES, IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM FOR BOTH LIGHTS. THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WENT AHEAD AND REPAIRED THEM BOTH AT NO CHARGE TO ME AS A COURTESY THEY SAID. MY VEHICLE HAD 72,000 MILES. WHILE I APPRECIATE THAT THEY COVERED THE COSTS, I ALSO FEEL THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING IN THE FIRST PLACE. AFTER READING SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS, I FEEL GRATEFUL I DID NOT PAY BUT AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A FIRE HAZARD. MY HEADLIGHTS WERE SO HOT I COULD NOT EVEN TOUCH THEM AND THAT WAS AFTER THEY BURNT OUT! GM NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR IMMEDIATE AND PERMANENT REPAIRS. THEY KEEP REPLACING THE HARNESS WITH THE SAME HARNESS SO IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A MAJOR SAFELY HAZARD. *TR

I OWN A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. NOT ALWAYS ENGAGING WHEN A PASSENGER OVER 100 LBS IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. SOMETIMES THE AIRBAG LIGHT SWITCHES BACK AND FORTH FROM ON TO OFF AND THEN USUALLY STAYS OFF. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING, OR HAVING THE PASSENGER JUMP UP AND DOWN ON THE SEAT, IT MAY ENGAGE THE AIRBAG, BUT NOT ALWAYS. THIS ALSO CONCERNS ME THE SEATBELT TENSION IS TRIGGERED BASED ON THE AIRBAG BAG LIGHT BEING ON OR OFF. WHEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS OFF, AND THE PASSENGER UNBUCKLES THE SEATBELT, THE SEATBELT WARNING LIGHT IS NOT ENGAGED! WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. THE SATURN DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM AND SAID TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. EACH TIME THEY TELL US IT IS WORKING, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE TAKEN MULTIPLE PHOTOS TO SHOW IT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT APPEARS THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FRONT AIRBAGS, HOWEVER NOTHING WAS RECEIVED FOR MY VEHICLE (VIN). THIS IS A MAJOR SAFELY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN MY 2006 SATURN ION. HER A "BEEP" NOTIFICATION FROM THE DASH AND SIMULTANEOUSLY, I LOST ALL POWER STEERING. WARNING ON DASH STATED "PWR STRNG". *TR

MY 2006 SATURN VUE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AND WILL NOT TURN TO THE LEFT HOWEVER IT WILL TURN VERY SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT IF PULLED HARD. FOR 4 HOURS 3 DIFFERENT PEOPLE TRIED TO JIGGLE THE KEY THAT I HAD BEEN USING AND MY SPARE WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL. AFTER BLISTERS AND SWEATING IN THE 98+ DEGREE WEATHER WE HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. THE DRIVER AGAIN TRIED SEVERAL THINGS AND LOOKED AT ME AND SAID THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. A TOTAL INCONVENIENCE BEING AT WORK AND HAVING AN INFANT. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO A GMC DEALERSHIP. I AM SEEING THIS SAME PROBLEM REPORTED CONSTANTLY. *TR

2006 SATURN ION. CONSUMER STATES DIFFICULTY STARTING VEHICLE AND ODOR OF GASOLINE *TGW THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE TRACED THE PROBLEM TO THE AREA OF THE FUEL PUMP. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, THE MECHANIC FOUND THE A RECALL RELATED TO THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL #09V419000. *JB

I WAS SMELLING GASOLINE IN MY GARAGE AND TOOK MY CAR TO MY LOCAL GM DEALER. THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS A CRACKED FUEL PUMP IN MY 2006 SATURN ION REDLINE. THIS WAS A RECALL (NHTSA RECALL ID NUMBER: 09V419000), BUT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER, SO IT COST ME $576 OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS REPAIR. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, BUT THE CONTACT COULD NOT LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WAS DETACHED FROM THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 85,000. UPDATED 09/30/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AS HIS WIFE WAS COMING TO A STOP, SHE HEARD A NOISE. SHE SOON DISCOVERED THE DRIVER SIDE REAR LATERAL STRUT HAD COME OFF THE FRAME, DUE TO THE BOLT HEAD SHEARING OFF, WHICH ALLOWED THE STRUT TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE FRAME CAUSING THE LEFT REAR TIRE/WHEEL TO SIT INWARD AT AN ANGLE. THE SAME OCCURRENCE HAPPENED ON JULY 27, 2005, WHICH WAS PERFORMED UNDER A RECALL. UPDATED 10/05/11

MY POWER STEERING JUST FAILS ON ME WHILE DRIVING. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I CANT BELIEVE NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS. I CALLED SATURN AND THERE IS A SPECIAL WARR. IF YOU HAVE LESS THEN 100,000 MILES. I HAVE 112,000 SO I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I DON'T SEE WHY WHEN ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR