SATURN Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 112,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2004 SATURN ION2. AT FIRST, I ONLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR RANDOMLY NOT STARTING. IF I WOULD WAIT FOR ANY UNGIVEN LENGTH OF TIME, IT WOULD MAGICALLY START. NOW, MY KEY HAS BEEN STUCK IN THE IGNITION FOR TWO WEEKS. (STILL STUCK) I WENT TO A SATURN DEALER TODAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE THE SOLENOID, THE HOUSING UNIT, OR EVEN BOTH. I WAS TOLD THAT THE KEY MAY HAVE WORN DOWN, OR A PART IN THE HOUSING MAY HAVE SCRATCHED THE INNER SURFACE OF THE HOUSING CAUSING THE KEY TO BE STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I LIVE IN FLORIDA, SO THE "COLD" WEATHER ISN'T A FACTOR HERE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE TWO YOUNG KIDS WHO RIDE WITH ME EVERYDAY, AND I FEAR THAT WE WILL GET STRANDED IN GOD ONLY KNOWS WHERE. IF MY CAR IS STOLEN BECAUSE THE KEY IS ALWAYS IN THE IGNITION, IF IT GETS STOLEN, WILL MY INSURANCE EVEN PAY FOR MY LOSS??? I THOUGHT SATURN WAS SUPPOSED TO BE VERY GOOD WITH PROBLEMS INVOLVING THEIR AUTOMOBILES. I GUESS THAT IDEA ONLY APPLIED TO THEIR COMMERCIALS. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 SATURN ION. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS. GM CLAIMS THAT THE CAR CAN STILL BE DRIVEN WITH EXTRA EFFORT. THAT'S BULL!!!! I AM A 200 POUND 6FT TALL MAN. AND I CANNOT STEER THE CAR INTO INTO A DRIVE WAY TO EXIT THE ROADWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED WITH 96000 MILES ON IT. HOW DOES THE SORRY EXCUSE FOR A RECALL FROM GM HELP ME?!!!!! 10 YEAR OR 100K MILE. MY CAR NOW HAS 150K MILES ON IT. PLEASE MAKE GM DO A FULL RECALL ON THESE VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2006 SATURN ION POWER STEERING FAILURE. INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING. 1. WAS WORKING NORMALLY, THEN JUST STOPS WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. PWR STR INDICATOR COMES ON TO INDICATE THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED. 2. INTERMITTENTLY WORKS THEN STOPS WORKING. FAILURE OCCURS ONCE PER DAY TO ONCE PER WEEK. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER HOW LONG THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN. LOSS OF POWER STEERING HAS HAPPENED AFTER 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING OR AS LONG AS 1 HOUR OF DRIVING. 3. TURNING THE IGNITION OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS TO 30 SECONDS SEEMS TO TEMPORARILY CURE THE PROBLEM. TURN THE CAR OFF. WAIT. TURN IT BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING WORKS NORMALLY FOR THE NEXT 10 TO 200 MILES, THEN THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURS. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BECAME INOPERATIVE, WIRE HARNESS REPLACED DUE TO REPAIR DESCRIPTION OF "MELTING". NO INCIDENT FOR APPROX 9 MONTHS. DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT BECOMES INOPERATIVE INTERMITTENTLY DURING DRIVING. HAND ADJUSTMENT OF WIRE HARNESS TEMPORARILY ALLOWS HEADLIGHT TO FUNCTION. PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BEGINS TO FAIL IN SAME INTERMITTENT WAY AS DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. LOSS OF HEADLIGHT WHILE DRIVING, DRIVING BECOMES HAZARDOUS. *TR

TIMING CHAIN FAILURE RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. FORTUNATELY THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT THE END OF A FREEWAY ENTRANCE RAMP WHERE A WIDE SHOULDER WAS AVAILABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SATURN ION 2 SEDAN WITH APPROXIMATELY 75, 000 MILES CURRENTLY ON IT AND THE INCIDENT I HAVE ON MY CAR IS WITH THE POWER STEERING LOCKING UP ON ME. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN I DRIVE DISTANCES OVER 15 MILES AND THERE IS AN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE OVER 60 DEGREES. IT STARTED AROUND LATE SEPTEMBER WHEN TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE 70-80 RANGE. FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS IT CEASED WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED BELOW 60 DEGREES. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ANY RELATION BETWEEN THE TEMPERATURE AND THE PROBLEM, BUT IT WAS JUST MY OBSERVATION. IT OCCURRED ON ME AGAIN ON DECEMBER 31. THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE DISAPPEARS AND THE STEERING WHEEL STOPS LOCKING WHEN I STOP AND RESTART MY VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED UP ON ME ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS NUMEROUS TIMES AS A CONSEQUENCE, MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I HAVE HAD TO AVOID ACCIDENTS WITH DRIVING SKILLS AND PRAYER. FROM MY OWN PERSONAL RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT OTHER SATURN OWNERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH IS WHY I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE FAILURE HOPING THAT A RECALL WILL BE INITIATED. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP FOR A FEW SECONDS. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN WET, RAINY WEATHER. IT APPEARS THAT WATER IS SPLASHING ON THE BELTS WHICH CAUSES A TEMPORARY LOSS OF STEERING. WHILE RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I'VE COME ACROSS SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. GM HAS NOT OFFERED A SOLUTION, SINCE MY DEALERSHIP CANNOT 'REPLICATE THE PROBLEM' WHILE THE CAR IS IN SERVICE. IF NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS DESIGN FLAW, THE RESULT WOULD BE A SERIOUS CRASH AND DEATH.

I OWN A 2005 SATURN VUE ALL WHEEL DRIVE THAT WHEN THE ROADS ARE ICY OR SNOW PACKED IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL. WHEN YOU TRY TO TURN A CORNER YOU DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS GOING TO TURN OR NOT. THE REAR WHEELS KICK IN WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS SLIP AND I HAVE HAD IT SLIDE SIDEWAYS CLOSE TO HITTING A CURB. ALL FOUR TIRES ARE TURNING AND THERE IS NO CONTROL. THE BRAKING IS ALSO AS BAD SOME OF THE SAME PROBLEMS. I KNOW THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NO LONGER BEING BUILT BUT I STILL FELL THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO, I HAVE HEARD THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME ACCIDENTS ON SLICK ROADS AND I THINK THAT THIS MAY BY A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN JUST MINE. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM, NOT SOMETHING THAT HAS JUST STARTED HAPPENING. MOST OF THE TIME THE VUE HAS BEEN DRIVEN ON DRY ROADS OR SNOW NOT THAT MUCH ON ICE. *TR