SATURN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION LEVEL 2. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN SHE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND SHE CONTACTED THE ON STAR SERVICE CENTER WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT WITHIN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND IF INVOLVED IN A CRASH, THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION 3 COUPE. THE CONTACT WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO IDLE HARD AND DISPLAYED SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT. HE THEN CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE IT WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,640.

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP ON MY 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK 7 TIMES, AND THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY ONCE, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A WIRING PROBLEM, CAUSING A "SHORT". THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE, AS THE HEADLAMPS SHOULD NOT FAIL AT THIS RATE. *TR

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK HEADLIGHTS. HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AROUND 20,000 MILES SENT TO DEALER FIXED. HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AGAIN AROUND 5,000 MILES LATER TOOK TO DEALER REPLACED HEADLIGHT. FINE FOR ANOTHER 20,000 MILES AND AGAIN SAME PROBLEM. THIS TIME OUT OF WARRANTY. I REPLACED BULB. 1 WEEK LATER I FIND CONNECTOR TO BULB IS BURNED. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THAT AT NIGHT WHEN IT BURNS AGAIN WORRIED WIFE AND CHILDREN ARE IN DANGER. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS A SHUDDER / VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END WHILE SPEEDING UP BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 20-45MPH. IT OCCURS MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED SO I CANNOT BE FOR SURE WHEN IT STARTED BUT IT HAS DONE IT EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE.

WH REFERRAL LETTER OF COMPLAINT REGARDING SATURN AND GENERAL MOTORS UNABLE TO GET PARTS TO REPAIR HIS 2006 SATURN ION. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS CONCERNING THE VEHICLE, BUT SATURN WAS NOT PRODUCING THE PART AND WAS UNABLE TO GIVE THE CONSUMER AN ANSWER AS TO WHEN IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *JB

I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY FROM MY WORKPLACE TO HOME WHEN MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT. THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE DISPLAYED IN THE MESSAGE DISPLAY AREA. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE POWER STEERING WAS THEN FINE. FOR ONE WEEK I HAD NO PROBLEMS. THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. WHEN I SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR IT WAS FINE AGAIN. NOW EVERY TIME I DRIVE FOR A FEW MINUTES THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER. *TR

WHEN I'D USE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, I LOSE ALL POWER TO THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT AND THE BLINKER WOULD NOT WORK,ALL WHILE THE FLUID IS RUNNING OUT THE BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER CONNECTION. I HAD THE VUE IN FOR THE SAME ISSUE 4 TIMES AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A WARRANTY ISSUE AT THE BEGINNING AND WHEN THEY FINALLY FIXED THE GROUNDING BOX AND REPLACED THE SO CALLED LIFETIME HEADLAMP, I WAS CHARGED 364.00. NOT WARRANTY COVERED. THIS STARTED AT AROUND 36,000. GM SCREWED US SATURN OWNERS BIG TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL AND ADVISED HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,987.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN SKY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DURING HOT WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO MALFUNCTION AND OTHER COMPONENTS SUCH AS THE CRUISE CONTROL, AIR CONDITIONER/HEATING SYSTEM, AND FOG LIGHTS. IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ADDRESS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,070. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ