SATURN Complaints

LEFT HEADLAMP WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. CAN NEVER DEPEND ON IT WORKING OR NOT. BOTH HEADLAMPS WHEN THEY ARE BOTH WORKING ARE VERY DIM ON LOW BEAM BUT SEEM TO GET BRIGHTER AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF BEING ON. *TR

(1.) I PURCHASED 2009 SATURN AURA XR ON 5/22/10 WITH 17,458 MILES AT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. (2.) ON 1/20/11 TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR AN ISSUE OF INTERMITTENT WIPER FAILURE DURING OPERATION; THE MILEAGE ON VEHICLE WAS DOCUMENTED AT 46,563 MILES. (3.) DEALERSHIP PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND A BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) INTERNAL FAILURE. DEALERSHIP QUOTED REPAIR COSTS OF $514.10 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE 100K MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP DID STATE THAT THE 36K MILE OR 36 MONTH BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY WOULD HAVE COVERED THE REPAIR BUT THAT THE VEHICLE'S 36K MILE OR 36 MONTH WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. I ELECTED NOT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE REPAIR AT ITS CURRENT MILEAGE. I DID PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE OF $117.82 ON 1/20/11. (4.) I THEN CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE REGARDING THIS ISSUE. IT IS TO MY BELIEF THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER?S DEFECT BUT THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT WANT TO COVER THE COST OF THE DEFECT; IN ADDITION TO, THE SAFETY HAZARDS IT IMPOSES WHILE DRIVING. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFERED ME A 10% DISCOUNT TOWARD THE TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIR OF $514.10 BUT NO OTHER INCENTIVES WERE OFFERED BY GM CUSTOMER SERVICE. (5.) I WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION INTO MATTER. INTERMITTENT WIPER FAILURE IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD CAUSE SEVERE INJURY OR EVEN DEATH WHILE DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. I'M CONFIDENT THAT THIS PARTICULAR BCM IS USED ON OTHER GM MODELS AND THAT IS A GREAT HAZARD TO THE CONSUMERS. I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD EITHER DO A RECALL OR REPAIR ON ALL VEHICLES THAT USE THE SAME BCM AS THE ONE IN MY 2009 SATURN AURA OR AT THE LEAST ANY OTHER VEHICLE WITH BCM FAILURE CAUSING INTERMITTENT WIPER FAILURE DURING USE SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT THE COST OF THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

HEADLIGHT OF 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK KEEPS GOING OUT. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP AND THEY SIDE IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS. IT IS GOING TO COST A FORTUNE TO GET THIS FIXED. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH SATURN OUTLOOK OWNERS. THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

HI I HAVE A 2008 SATURN VUE I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW IN 2008. IN 2010 WITH ABOUT 32,000 MILES THE TRANNY WAS BLOWN, THEY FIXED IT FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THAT WINTER IT HERE I WENT TO PUT MY CAR IN MANUAL TRANSMISSION TO GO DOWN A SNOW COVERED HILL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT, IT STAYED IN 4TH. (I HAVE NOT TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT SINCE THE NEW TRANNY WAS PUT IN, THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME) BROUGHT IT TO THE SHOP THINKING IT WAS THE TRANNY AND THEY SAY IT IS THE FLOOR SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WIRING AND IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS ISSUE? THE CAR IS NOT EVEN 3 YRS OLD! *TR

2006 SATURN ION - POWER STEERING FAILURE. OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO REPEATABLE PATTERN OF MILEAGE, TIME, SPEED, ETC. CHIME SOUNDS AND PWR STR APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY. AT THAT POINT, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST NO LONGER WORKS AND STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS AND CORNERING. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT IS NOT WORKING BECAUSE THE WIRING HARNESS IS MELTED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

CURRENTLY MY 2008 SATURN VUE IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING REPEATEDLY GOING OUT IN THE VEHICLE. I WILL LOSE POWER STEERING FOR UP TO 10-30 SECONDS, PRIMARILY AT LOW SPEEDS. IT IS OCCURRING ABOUT 5-8 TIMES PER WEEK. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR 5 TIMES. THE STEERING GEAR HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING HAS BEEN REPLACED AND INCLUDING THE RACK AND PINION AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE STILL CONTINUES TO LOSE POWER STEERING. *TR

THIS COMPLAIN HAS TO DO WITH A SATURN 2004 ION, MY STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL, IT WAS HARD TO MAKE LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS, AS DRIVING WITH A STEERING WHEEL THAT IS HARD TO MOVE IS REALLY DANGEROUS. THANK GOD I WAS NOT DRIVING TO A FAR PLACE, BUT I HAVE BEEN ONLINE CHECKING THE RECALLS ON THE SATURN ION 2004, AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT A COMPANY WILL NOT RECALL THESE CARS, I KNOW THAT IS A LOSS ON MONEY BUT HONESTLY IS GOING TO BE YOUR FAULT IF SOMEONE GETS HURTS WHILE DRIVING WITH DEFECTS ON THE SATURNS, THEY WILL BE SUED . SO DON'T THINK ABOUT THE MONEY , THINK ABOUT THE LIVES OF PEOPLE THAT ARE LETTING YOU KNOW THAT THIS CAR IS DEFECTIVE, SO IF SOMETHING DOES HAPPENED TO ME, I WILL SUED THIS COMPANY . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERATIVE AND THE WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE MOTOR KIT AND THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE THROTTLE SUDDENLY JAMMED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN REVVING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO THE SIDE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE WENT UNDER HIS HOOD AND PLACED THE THROTTLE BACK IN ITS PROPER PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO HIS HOME. IT HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 129,000.