SATURN Complaints

CAR WAS ON AND THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AND VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHUT OFF. *TR

2006 SATURN ION POWER STEERING FAILURE. WHEN DRIVING AN ALARM WILL SOUND AND A MESSAGE WILL SHOW UP ON DASH THAT SAYS "PWR STR" IMMEDIATELY THE POWER STEERING WILL FAIL. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED 2 ACCIDENTS WITH THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS INTERMITTENT WITH NO WARNING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT VIGOROUSLY AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED BY A WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE SPEED DROPPED TO 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS OCCURRING CONSISTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,800. UPDATED 04/25/11 *BF

WHILE DRIVING 60MPH IN MY 2002 SATURN L200 LOST ALL POWER ON THE I-5 FREEWAY. I WAS SOMEHOW ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. I THEN HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP. THEY SAID THAT THE ENGINE HAD A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE, AND THEY MAY ALSO NEED TO REPLACE THE CYLINDER HEAD AND PISTONS. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. LUCKY IT HAPPENED TO ME AND NOT MY YOUNGER SISTER WHO IS INEXPERIENCED WITH SITUATIONS AS ABOVE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2001 SATURN L200 WITH THE SAME 2.2L ENGINE FOR TIMING CHAIN PROBLEMS. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DIDN'T INCLUDE THE 2002-2003 YEARS AS THEY ALL USE THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS FROM THE FACTORY. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL. WE DO NOT NEED ANYMORE CLOSE CALLS AS THIS ONE. I HAVE SERVICED THE ENGINE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES SINCE NEW. I EVEN HAVE RECEIPTS FOR PROOF. *TR

MY 2006 SATURN ION WILL NOT START EVERY TIME I TRY TO TURN IT ON. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED AND IS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE BECAUSE EVERYTHING IN MY CAR STILL HAS POWER BUT THE IGNITION WILL NOT TURN OVER. I TOOK TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP AFTER THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY IGNITION SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. THIS IS A VERY INCONVENIENT PROBLEM TO HAVE WITH YOUR CAR. HAVING TO WORRY IF IT WILL START IN THE MORNING OR NOT AND THEN HOW TO GO ABOUT YOUR DAY IF IT DOES NOT START TRYING TO FIND A RIDE TO WORK OR EVEN POSSIBLY MISSING WORK BECAUSE YOUR CAR WONT START BECAUSE OF A COMMON IGNITION PROBLEM ON THE MANUFACTURERS SIDE. I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE PLACED ON THE RECALL LIST..SO THAT WE AS CONSUMERS CAN HAVE THIS VERY COMMON ISSUE FIXED WITH OUT COST TO US..SINCE WE ALREADY INVESTED MONEY INTO A VEHICLE WE EXPECT TO WORK. *TR

MY 2004 SATURN VUE IS ON IT'S SECOND TRANSMISSION. AFTER 50,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND I HAD TO GET A NEW ONE. THE MECHANICS DID NOT SEE ANY REASON WHY THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GO OUT. ANOTHER 50,000 MILES MY CAR STARTED MAKING A NOISE ALMOST LIKE SOMETHING WAS DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. THE MECHANIC DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG AND DID NOT SEE A REASON TO INSPECT. ABOUT 20,000 MILES LATER THE NOISE GOT LOUDER AND MY CAR WOULD MOVE BUT WAS NOT PICKING UP SPEED AS I PRESS THE GAS. I HAD TO PARK MY CAR IN A WALMART PARKING LOT AND WAIT FOR A WRECKER TO COME PICK IT UP. THE MECHANIC AT THE YARD WHERE THE WRECKER CAME FROM TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND THEY COULD NOT SEE A REASON WHY. MY CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE AND I DO NOT HAVE 6000 DOLLARS TO GET IT REPAIRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION II. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE PASSLOCK WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER WAITING TWENTY MINUTES. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY DETECTED THAT THE FUSE BOX WAS LOOSE. THE TECHNICIAN TIGHTENED THE BOLTS THAT SECURED THE FUSE BOX. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THE SIMILAR FAILURE. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH BE REPLACED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE WHEEL WOULD BECOME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: RQ10004 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK (RECENTLY PURCHASED USED) HAS INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT ISSUES. THE HEADLIGHTS GO IN AND OUT WITH NO WARNING. THE SERVICE CENTER QUOTED ME OVER $600 TO FIX THE ISSUE. THEY SAY IT'S A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS COMMON WITH THE SATURN OUTLOOK MODEL. NOT A BULB BURNOUT, BUT A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM THAT SATURN KNEW ABOUT. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE FAIRLY WIDESPREAD. I CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL LIKE GM HAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF A LOT OF PEOPLE. *TR