SATURN Complaints

MY SATURN ION RED LINE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN THE POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING. IF I CUT THE CAR OFF FOR 1 MINUTE AND START IT AGAIN, THE LIGHT GOES OFF. AT TIMES YOU CAN DRIVE IT ABOUT 40 MILES BEFORE IT GOES OUT AND SOMETIMES ONLY 4 MILES. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK WILL NOT WORK DUE TO FAULTY WIRING HARNESS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS, WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

VEHICLE: 2008 SATURN AURA XE WITH 45,000 MILES. PROBLEM: TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THE BRAIDED BRAKE LINE SEGMENT UNDERNEATH THE MASTER CYLINDER RUPTURED ALLOWING THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK ALL OVER THE ENGINE BAY. THE STEEL BRAID WAS COMPROMISE BY WHAT LOOKED LIKE A CHEMICAL CORROSIVE. THE ACTUAL HOLE WAS LESS THAN ONE EIGHTH INCH IN DIAMETER. THE BLUE PLASTIC BRAKE HOSE RUPTURED/BUBBLED LIKE AN ANEURYSM. TOTAL BREAK FAILURE RESULTED WITHIN A FEW BRAKE PUMPS. REPAIR: THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE GM DEALERSHIP. THE BRAKE LINES (2) WERE REPAIRED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. BOTH LINES HAD SEVERAL SIGNS OF CORROSIVE ACTIVITY ON THE STEEL BRAID. CONCLUSION: I WAS VERY LUCKY TO NOT HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO JERK WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS WITHIN 1.5 YEARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TRUNK LATCH WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WHEN ACCESSING IT WITH THE AUTOMATIC KEY FOB. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. 09/21/11 *BF UPDATED 10/05/11. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING UNIT MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION 2. I WAS SMELLING GAS. I TOOK IT TO GET REPAIRED AT AROUND 119K MILES AND WAS TOLD IT WAS JUST MY EXHAUST. I GOT A HOLE REPAIRED IN MY EXHAUST AND SMELLED GAS JUST EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE. NOW GAS IS LEAKING FROM MY FUEL PUMP BECAUSE THERE IS A LARGE HOLE. THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT IT HAD BEEN CRACKED PRIOR TO THE SIZE OF THE CRACK NOW. I CALLED SATURN AFTER FINDING OUT ABOUT A RECALL AND NOW THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TURNS, THE POWER STEERING WOULD LOCK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND WAS CAUSING THE CONTACT TO BECOME ILL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP) AND THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REGISTERED IN ONE OF THE STATES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL THEREFORE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.