SATURN Complaints
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2008 SATURN AURA- SAN PEDRO, CA
I TAKE MY VEHICLE AT MARTIN CHEVROLET ON 02/22/2019 FOR THE INCOMPLETE RECALL TO BE FIX AFTER A DAY MY VEHICLE START HAVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AIR BAG TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON TAIL LIGHT NOT WORKING WIPER BLADE STOP WORKING THE CONSEQUENCE THAT ANY OF THE MENTION ISSUES WILL CAUSE FAILURE CONDITIONS INCREASES THE RISK OF FATAL ACCIDENT I WANT ALL THESE ISSUES TO BE RESOLVED.
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2004 SATURN ION- DALLAS, TX
THE STEERING WHEEL JUST STOPPED. IT STIFFENED UP AS IF THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING NEARLY CAUSING ME TO CRASH. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ASK THEM TO CONSIDER REPAIRING THE PROBLEM BASED UPON THE FACT THAT THERE ARE SO MANY (400,000 SATURN IONS ON THE ROAD) COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM. GMC TOLD ME THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS NO RECALL; THEY COULD NOT REPAIR MY CAR.
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2009 SATURN VUE HYBRID- ALBANY, GA
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRINCE CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC OF ALBANY (LOCATED AT 2701 LEDO RD, ALBANY, GA 31707, (229) 432-6271), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
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2008 SATURN VUE- EAST AMHERST, NY
WHEN MY VEHICLE IS STOPPED I CANNOT ROTATE THE IGNITION KEY TO THE OFF POSITION. THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE DEALER AS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION PARK SHIFTER. THE CAR DOESN'T KNOW WHAT POSITION THE SHIFT SELECTOR SWITCH IS "IN" AND DOESN'T SIGNAL THE IGNITION. THE WINDOWS WON'T COME DOWN WITH THE CAR STARTED, BECAUSE THE POSITION OF THE CAR IS NOT CORRECT OR NOT RECOGNIZED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT, WHEN YOU CAN'T LOWER YOUR WINDOWS OR MUST LEAVE THE CAR RUNNING, FOR FEAR OF AUTO THEFT. THE OTHER SAFETY IMPLICATIONS ARE NOT KNOWN AS FAR AS DRIVING AND CAN'T LOWER WINDOWS OR OTHER MISHAP BASED ON THE UNKNOWN TRANSMISSION SELECTOR SWITCH POSITION. THERE IS A BULLETIN OUT #14633C, BUT IT DIDN'T COVER MY VIN #, BUT I BELIEVE THE RECALL OR SPECIAL ADJUSTMENT SHOULD BE EXPANDED.
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2009 SATURN AURA- OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR A FEW TIMES THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE WHEEL IS BACK TO NORMAL. NOW WHEN DRIVING THE WHEEL SHAKES AND MAKES NOISE.
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2006 SATURN VUE- SHREVEPORT, LA
ON MY 2006 SATURN VUE I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRONT BREAKING SYSTEM. PLUS THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE BREAKING SYSTEM WITH LESS THAN 44,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM THAT THERE NO WARNING SYSTEM ON IT AT ALL. THE VEHICLE JUST STOP AND WOULD NOT GO AT ALL. IT JUST STOP DEAD. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THIS HAPPEN, BECAUSE I WAS JUST GOING AND IT JUST STOP COMPLETE AND WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. TO ME THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. I FOUND OUT THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT THESE ISSUE WITH THE BREAKING SYSTEM DO NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THEM EITHER. THAT IT INVOLVES VEHICLES FROM 2004 -2009. BECAUSE OF THEM USING CHEAPER PRODUCTS.
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2007 SATURN AURA- BEAUMONT, CA
I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2016 AND HAVE SPENT MORE THAN $2000 MAKING REPAIRS UNAWARE THAT THAT THESE REPAIRS COULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE RECALL. I HAVE PAID FOR REPAIRS: . IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, INCREASED RESISTANCE IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) CONNECTION MAY RESULT IN VOLTAGE FLUCTUATIONS IN THE BRAKE APPLY SENSOR (BAS) CIRCUIT. THESE FLUCTUATIONS CAN CAUSE ONE OR MORE OF THESE CONDITIONS: THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PUSHED; THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE PEDAL IS PUSHED; DIFFICULTY DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL; MOVING THE GEAR SHIFTER OUT OF THE 'PARK' POSITION WITHOUT PUSHING THE BRAKE; AND DISABLEMENT OF CRASH AVOIDANCE FEATURES SUCH AS TRACTION CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND PANIC BRAKING ASSIST FEATURES. ANY OF THE ABOVE FAILURE CONDITIONS INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE MAY FRACTURE. IF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FRACTURES WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, WHEN THE DRIVER GOES TO STOP AND PARK THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT THE LEVER TO THE "PARK" POSITION, OR REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY. IF THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN THE "PARK" POSITION THERE IS A RISK THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL AWAY AS THE DRIVER AND OTHER OCCUPANTS EXIT
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2009 SATURN AURA- ATLANTA, GA
TAKATA RECALL ITS A BAD THING THAT THE POWER STEERING IS ELECTRIC SO YOU CAN'T MONITOR IT YOURSELF AND WHEN IT'S MESS UP IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING IT'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO I WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY SWITCHING LANES AND THE STEERING WHEEL GOT HARD TO TURN OUT OF NO WHERE SO I PULLED OVER AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ON I BELIEVE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE POWER STEERING AND ELECTRICAL
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2008 SATURN VUE- NAPA, CA
SINCE WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION KEEPS MESSING UP. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AFTER IT IS PUT IN GEAR. ONCE PUT IN GEAR AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED THERE IS LAG BETWEEN THE SOUND OF THE ENGINE RPM INCREASING AND THE GEARS ENGAGING AND THE CAR TAKING OFF. THE VEHICLE ALSO ROLLS BACKWARDS A WORRYING AMOUNT WHEN IT IS PLACED IN PARK. ALSO WHEN YOU GO TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DOESN'T WAN TO GO OUT OF THE LOW GEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED NOT ONCE OR TWICE THIS IS CONSISTENT. WE HAVE KEPT IT MAINTAINED SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. THE MOST RECENT WAS JUST 2 DAYS AGO.
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2007 SATURN OUTLOOK- FONTANA, CA
ON JANUARY29 2019 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IT DID NOT OPEN AND THE IMPACT WAS ON THAT SIDE OPENED THAT ONE THAT OPENED WHAT'S ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THERE WAS A LOT OF SMOKE COMING OFF-THE- AIRBAG COMING UP AND I COULDN'T BREATHE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE STREET
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