SATURN Complaints

2006 SATURN VUE REAR DOOR LATCHES BOTH DO NOT WORK - DOORS FLY OPEN - HAD TROUBLE AFTER 2 YEARS ON PASSENGER SIDE, GOT IT WORKING, THEN A YEAR LATER BOTH FAILED COMPLETELY (OUT OF WARRANTY OF COURSE). I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL ON 2008 VUES, WHAT ABOUT 2006? *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND HARD TO STEER. TURN OFF ENGINE AND RESTART AND IT WORKS FOR A SHORT TIME AGAIN. STEERING IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND WOULD BE DISASTROUS ON A TURN. CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN SO FAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE KEY WOULD REMAIN STUCK AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO POWER THE VEHICLE OFF. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN RELAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT SHUT. WHEN ACTIVATED, THE DOOR WOULD START TO CLOSE BUT WOULD NOT LATCH AND THEN WOULD REOPEN. THE CONTACT STATED IT TAKES A COUPLE OF HOURS AND ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE DOOR WOULD CLOSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIANS PERFORMED ADJUSTMENTS TO THE DOOR BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

AFTER I PARKED MY SATURN SKY IN MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW'S DRIVEWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, MY SON-IN-LAW AND I HEARD A LOUD "POP" FROM MY SATURN SKY. ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER, MY SATURN SKY DRIFTED BACKWARDS OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY (SLIGHT DOWNHILL DIRECTION) AND INTO THE STREET. MY SON-IN-LAW RAN AFTER THE CAR AND CAUGHT UP TO IT JUST AS STOPPED DRIFTING BACKWARDS UPHILL IN THE STREET AND BEGAN DRIFTING FORWARD IN A DOWNHILL DIRECTION. HE WAS ABLE TO REACH INTO THE CAR (THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WAS DOWN) AND SET THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. WHILE DOING SO, THE CAR RAN OVER HIS FOOT INJURING HIS TOE. THANK GOD THERE WERE NO CHILDREN PLAYING IN THE DRIVEWAY! THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS INITIALLY SET SINCE THE DRIVEWAY DOES HAVE A SLIGHT SLOPE TOWARDS THE STREET, BUT AFTER COOLING DOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASED. *TR

2006 SATURN ION 2 SEDAN: "PWR STR" LIGHT CAME ON AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. I STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT, AND I DROVE 1/2 OF A MILE AND "PWR STR" LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY BECAUSE IF THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK CAUSED BY A FAULTY FUEL PUMP. THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK AND DRIPPING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

HAND BRAKE RELEASE BUTTON AND SPRING POPPED OUT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNATTENDED AND PARKED ON A HILL (AS IT TYPICALLY IS), THIS CAR COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS BODILY HARM OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. IT OCCURRED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS OF DRIVING. AT THAT SPEED IT WAS NOT ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT TO STEER BUT WHEN EXITING THE HIGHWAY IT BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF FOR APPROX. 5 MINUTES WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON THE WARNING LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE POWER STEERING THEN WORKED. TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO MY MECHANIC AND FOUND THAT IT WAS THE POWER STEERING MODULE. THE SAME AS WAS RECALLED BY GM ALTHOUGH OUR 2006 SATURN ION WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. WE HAVE APPROX. 113,000 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG SEAT SENSOR MALFUNCTION. SEEMS THAT THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON THE SATURN BLOG WITH SAME ISSUE AND SAME SYMPTOMS. *TR