SATURN Complaints

CRUISE CONTROL BECAME DISENGAGED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WOULD NOT RE-ENGAGE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP. ALSO, THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE REVERSED FUNCTIONALITY; BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE BUT WILL REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN NO PRESSURE IS APPLIED. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE SUNROOF AND CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. THE PARKING BRAKE SIGNAL WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE WITH A CHIMING NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL WAS CURRENTLY OUT FOR THE FAILURE BUT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DRIVING CAR WHEN NOTICED IT WAS NO LONGER ACCELERATING. PUSHED ON GAS PEDAL, NOTHING, THE CAR HAD STALLED OUT ON A VERY BUSY ROAD. HAD TO TRY TO COAST OFF THE ROAD. STEERING & BRAKES WERE VERY DIFFICULT TO USE. CAR WOULD NOT RE-START. HAD IT TOWED, TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER.

CONTINUAL COMPUTER/ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BEGINNING - 1/12/10 + 1/14/10 + 12/29/10 + 6/21/11 + CURRENT PROBLEM 6/25/11 DEALERSHIP CHARGED $120 FOR DIAGNOSIS EACH INCIDENCE SINCE 12/19/10. CURRENT MILEAGE 22,170.

IN JUNE OF 2010, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT ON MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. AFTER TAKING TO THE DEALER, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED ! THE HARNESS WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME. WHILE ON VACATION THIS JULY, 2011, AND 800 MILES FROM HOME, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT IS WORKING WHEN IT WANTS TO. AFTER READING SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS, I AM QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND FEARFUL OF A FIRE. MY VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 45,000 MILES ON IT AT THIS TIME. OF COURSE, THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I FEEL THAT THIS MATTER SHOULD BE CHECKED INTO AND REPAIRS SHOULD BE DONE AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. A RECALL IS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY ! *TR

POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING AT RANDOM TIMES, SOMETIMES WHEN MAKING TURNS AND IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, PARTICULARLY AT SPEEDS BELOW 30 MPH. I CONTACTED THE GM DEALER THAT REPRESENTS SATURN BUT WAS TOLD SINCE THE CAR HAS 115,014 MILES ON IT THE VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR A FREE REPLACEMENT FROM GM. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, AND WIRING WAS FOUND TO BE MELTED, GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL AFTER MULTIPLE FAILURES,, AND NOW WONDERING IF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE AS IT COULD CATCH FIRE( WIRES GETTING HOT ENOUGH TO MELT INTO). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN PROPERLY OR REMAIN SECURE WHEN POSITIONED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. WHILE DRIVING ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE KEY HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT INTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LOCK CYLINDER HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED IN MAY OF 2007. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 UPDATED 09/21/11*LJ

2007 SATURN AURA , 79,000MILES. I AM AN OWNER OF A GM VEHICLE AS WELL AS AN EMPLOYEE OF GM. SUNDAY ,JULY 10, 2011. DROVE CAR FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR RETURNED HOME AND STOPPED IN DRIVE WAY. PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK , TURNED OFF IGNITION , REMOVED KEY AND RELEASED BRAKE. CAR BEGINS TO ROLL DOWN HILL. DEPRESS BRAKE TO STOP CAR. CHECKED THAT PRNDL WAS IN PARK, REINSERTED KEY TO OPERATE GEAR SELECTOR. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK.THEN SET EMERGENCY BRAKE AND LOOKED UNDER HOOD. CABLE CONNECTED TO SELECTOR ON TOP OF TRANSMISSION IS BROKEN AND WILL NOT OPERATE GEAR SELECTOR. THE CAR IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE AND DOES NOT START. EVEN AFTER MANUALLY MOVING SELECTOR FORWARD PARK WILL NOT BE SELECTED. *TR

THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR UNTIL IT DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. WE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. I SAW THE RECALL FOR THE TIMING CHAIN ONLINE AND CALLED SATURN. THEY SAID THE RECALL DID NOT AFFECT MY CAR AND THE TIMING CHAIN BREAKING WAS A COINCIDENCE. *TR