SATURN Complaints

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK WIRING HARNESS ON HEADLIGHT OVERHEATED AND HEADLIGHT NO LONGER WORKS. ALREADY HAD AT SERVICE CENTER TWICE. PAID FOR REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHT WHICH WENT OUT A DAY OR TWO LATER; THEN PAID FOR A DIAGNOSIS. ALREADY PULLED OVER TWICE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR HAVING HEADLIGHT OUT. *TR

AFTER RAINY DAYS THE ENTIRE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR IS SOAKED WITH WATER, OVERHEAD ON ROOF IS ALSO WET ALONG SIDE THE DRIVER DOOR AND SUNROOF CAUSING THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT TO BECOME WET. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT A MOLD FORMING IN MY VEHICLE, WHICH IS USED TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN DAILY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT MERGED ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND ACCELERATED UP TO 70 MPH TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE THEN LOCKED INTO THAT SPEED AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON. THE CONTACT TRIED TO SHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT THEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, USED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 SATURN ION II. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT WOULD SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD RESENT MOMENTARILY BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

MY 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK BURNS OUT HEADLIGHTS (WHICH ARE VERY EXPENSIVE) WITH ALARMING FREQUENCY. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT IT IS BURNING OUT WIRING HARNESSES WHICH COST SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS EACH TIME A REPLACEMENT IS NECESSARY. THROUGH RESEARCH, I KNOW THAT OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME FAILURE OF AN (OBVIOUSLY) CRITICAL COMPONENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE LOCK OUT WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS 35 DEGREES AND BELOW. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE STARTER. THE STARTER FOR THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

ACCORDING TO WHAT I CAN RECALL, INITIALLY, I WAS CONTACTED BY SATURN/GM THAT I MIGHT HAVE DEFECT IN MY IGNITION BUT THAT THEY MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT MAKE A RECALL ON IT LATER BUT I SHOULD HAVE IT REPAIRED IF I HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT. I DID HAVE PROBLEMS SO I PAID TO HAVE IT REPLACED. SUBSEQUENTLY, I STILL HAD PROBLEMS STARTING MY CAR DUE TO LOCKING FEATURES. THIS MEANT THAT WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE KEY IT WOULD NOT TURNOVER. FORTUNATELY, I LEARNED TO CONTINUE TRYING TO DO THIS, AND EVENTUALLY IT WOULD START. THIS IS A DANGEROUS FEATURE ESPECIALLY TO ME BECAUSE I AM A WOMAN WHO TRAVELS IN BLIGHTED NEIGHBORHOODS AND WORKS AND LIVES IN THEM AS WELL. THE CRIME RATE IN MY CITY OF NEW ORLEANS LEADS THE NATIONS IN MURDERS. NO ONE ELSE IN MY HOUSEHOLD IS WILLING TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THEY CAN'T RESTART IT. LATELY, THE CAR HAS A NEW AND EVEN MORE DANGEROUS PROBLEM. IF I PARK IT IN A CERTAIN WAY, MAYBE ON A SLIGHT GRADE, IT WILL TURNOVER BUT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS NO CONNECTION AND IT WON'T START UNTIL I PHYSICALLY PUSH THE VEHICLE. AT 60 YEARS OF AGE, THIS IS NOT AS EASY AS I WOULD PREFER BUT IT IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO START. SINCE THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHEN I WAS ALONE AT NIGHT MAKING A NIGHT DEPOSIT AT A BANK, I AM TERRORIZED BY WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ME SHOULD I PARK SOMEWHERE I AM TOO CLOSE TO OTHER CARS THAT I CAN'T PUSH IT AT ALL, OR WHAT IF IT WILL NEVER START? TOO BAD, BECAUSE THE SATURN HAS BEEN SUCH A GREAT CAR AND IT'S MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS. I WOULD NOT LIKE TO LOSE MY ENTIRE VEHICLE, BUT I WOULD LIKE THESE FEATURES REPAIRED SO THAT THEY WORK PROPERLY IN THE FUTURE. THE APPROXIMATE DATE BELOW ALLUDES TO WHEN I MAY HAVE FIRST NOTICED THE FIRST PROBLEM. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THAT I HAD NO IDEA HOW TO MAKE A COMPLAINT, AND HAD I NOT READ AN ARTICLE IN THE NYTIMES ABOUT SATURN, I WOULD NOT HAVE FIGURED OUT WHO TO CONTACT AT ALL. THANK YOU. *TR

POWER SEERING INDICATOR CAME ON IN THE DISPLAY (NOT THE LOW FLUID WARNING LIGHT) AND POWER STEERING WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY RETURNS FOR A VARIABLE LENGTH OF TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES NOW WITH THE TIME BETWEEN INCIDENTS RANGING FROM 5 MINUTES TO SEVERAL HOURS. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH SPEEDS RANGING FROM 25 TO 75 MPH.

ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST STEERING FAILURE. EVERY STARTUP WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF STARTING AUTOMOBILE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST FAILS AND CAR BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED BECAUSE OF EXPENSE OF DEALERSHIP REPLACEMENT OF OVER 900 DOLLARS. *TR

FRAME ON PASSENGER SIDE FAILED ON SECOND SATURN. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO STOP AND MOTOR TO FAIL BELOW BOTTOM OF THE CAR. ALSO BROKE CV JOINT TO TRANSMISSION. VERY COMMON. *TR