SATURN Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, THE LIGHT WOULD SHUT OFF. ALSO WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD DISENGAGE, AND IF THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OFF,THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD ENGAGE . NEITHER THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,950 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,763.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD WITH THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR PLACED INTO PARK. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE BUT NO MATTER WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS IN, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO HIS FRONT PORCH. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO RECALL 09V073000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT). NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 91,950. UPDATED 05/12/11 *BF UPDATED 06/06/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME STUCK WHEN DEPRESSED AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO FORCIBLY DISLODGE THE PEDAL WITH HIS FOOT. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TEN TIMES AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE EACH TIME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR AFTER DRIVING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,869 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

MY 2007 SATURN ION LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY FOR NO SPECIFIC REASON. THE WARNING SCREEN WOULD FLASH AND BEEP AND THEN IT WOULD STOP WORKING. IT CONTINUED TO DO IT THROUGHOUT THE DAY AT RANDOM TIMES. EVERY TIME I WOULD TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART IT THE POWER STEERING WOULD WORK AGAIN AND THEN RANDOMLY STOP WORKING USUALLY AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

THE POWER STEERING QUITS AND REVERTS TO MANUAL STEERING WITHOUT WARNING ON AVERAGE 6 TO 8 TIMES A DAY. THE LIGHT ON THE DASH WARNING SYSTEM COMES ON AND I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT TO RESET THE SYSTEM. THE CAR ONLY HAS 64,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE HAD IT SINCE IT WAS NEW. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS I SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, THEN BACK ON AND OUT AGAIN IN SAME 45 MINUTE TRIP. NEW DAY WORKED FINE FOR TWO WEEKS. NOW OUT AGAIN. WIRE HARNESS FAILURE. REQUIRES A $250-400 REPAIR FOR ONE SIDE. THE OTHER SIDE CAN FAIL AT ANYTIME DUE TO THE DESIGN AND NO DIELECTRIC GREASE. CONCERNED ABOUT ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE AS WIRES BURN WITHOUT PROPER FUSE PROTECTION. *TR

TRAVELING APPROX. 65 MPH INSTRUMENT PANEL *DINGED* THE PWR STR* CAME UPON THE PANEL. AT THAT TIME I LOST POWER STEERING WHILE TRAVELING FULL SPEED AND HAD A HARD TIME PULLING OFF THE EXIT. ONCE OFF THE EXIT CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AND BEGAN TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITHIN 2 HOURS.

I HAVE A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK THAT A VERY MUCH LIKE. ONE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE ENCOUNTERED HOWEVER IS THE LOW BEAM DRIVERSIDE HEADLIGHT. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO AND I ENDED UP CHANGING THE BULB ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AGO. THE NEW ONE BECAME INTERMITTENT LIKE THE PREVIOUS, THIS TIME HOWEVER I FOUND THE CONNECTOR FOR THE BULB TO BE ALL MELTED AWAY ALONG WITH THE "NEW BULB I INSTALLED. I SEE FROM THIS AN OTHER FORUMS THAT I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS ISSUE. DO YOU KNOW IF WITH THE RISK OF FIRE IF GM IS TAKING ANY ACTION TO RECALL WHAT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON AND DANGEROUS ISSUE? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE BROKE AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE KEPT MOVING FORWARD EVEN THOUGH HE HAD PLACED THE SHIFTER INTO 'R' AND THE SHIFT INDICATOR SHOWED 'R'. HE WAS SURPRISED THAT THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD INSTEAD OF BACKWARD. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ONE OR OBJECTS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 09V073000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,071 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,726. UPDATED 3/28/11 *CN UPDATED 03/31/11