SATURN Complaints

I HAVE REPLACED THE LOW BEAM LIGHT IN MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK TWICE IN THE PAST MONTH AND IT'S OUT AGAIN. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS MATTER ONLINE, I NOW SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND I FEEL THAT GM NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THESE COMPLAINTS IMMEDIATELY AND ISSUE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS MATTER BEFORE THIS CAUSES SOMEONE TO GET HURT OR KILLED. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

2005 SATURN ION TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS STOPPED BLINKING, BUT LAMPS NOT BURNED OUT. GM DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND EXTENSIVE AND COSTLY REPAIR! CAN'T FIND PARTS. CANNOT PROPERLY OPERATE VEHICLE WITH EXPIRED INSPECTION STICKER REQUIRED IN LA. *TR

2007 OUTLOOK XR AWD - FRONT RIGHT LOW BEAM WIRING HARNESS AND BULB CONNECTOR MELTED AFTER 37,000 MILES. *TR

WHEN PARALLEL PARKING OR PARKING IN A CONVENTIONAL SPACE, STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT. AT FIRST IT WAS EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS, NOW IT IS BECOMING MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN A MONTH. IT LAST HAPPENED ABOUT A WEEK AGO. WHILE THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, IT IS A PROBLEM NONE THE LESS. TYPICALLY OCCURS AFTER CRANKING THE STEERING WHEEL TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT OR OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. ITS AS IF THERE IS NO POWER STEERING WHEN MANEUVERING THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM RESULTING FROM RESISTANCE FROM A CURB, NOR IS IT FROM LACK OF THE VEHICLE MOVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE IN REVERSE AND BACKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE IN DRIVE AND MOVING FORWARD. TYPICALLY COINCIDES WITH A FULL CRANK OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT. THIS IS AN ISSUE WHICH I AM UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ON A DELIBERATE ATTEMPT OF DUPLICATION. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IT TO BE AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE. I WAS TEACHING A FRIEND HOW TO DRIVE IN MY CAR, AND HE WAS SAYING THAT THE WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AT FIRST I THOUGHT HE WAS JUST GOING THROUGH THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF A PERSON LEARNING TO DRIVE. SEEING HIM LABOR MORE OVER THE WHEEL IN ORDER TO GET IT TO TURN. I HAD HIM STOP THE CAR AND I SWITCHED WITH HIM. I STARTED THE CAR AND ATTEMPTED TO PARALLEL PARK. I ENCOUNTERED THE SAME ISSUE AS HIM WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA XE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE IGNITION OFF, IT STARTED TO ROLL BACK IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE SHIFT CABLE WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH A BRACKET FOR THE SHIFT CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS MILEAGE 67,000.

2003 SATURN ION TENDS TO NOT WANT TO START EVERY WINTER! IT HAS TO DO WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH FREEZING UP. IT WILL HAPPEN RANDOMLY IN THE WINTER 2-3 TIMES A WEEK. IT IS PRETTY BAD WHEN YOUR CAR LETS YOU SITTING FOR 22 MIN. WITH A BABY WHEN ITS 22 DEGREES OUTSIDE!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH A FUEL ODOR. THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

FOR ABOUT A MONTH THE SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING CAME THROUGH THE VENTS OF THE CAR. UNABLE TO LOCATE THE SOURCE. THEN THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER. WHEN WE WENT TO REPLACE IT THE SOCKET TO THE WIRES WERE BURNED AND MELTED. UNABLE TO FIX IT AND NOW WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT AND GET REPLACED. HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN OUT FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS NOW. WE ARE LUCKY NOTHING MORE HAS HAPPENED TO THE HEADLIGHT OR THAT A FIRE DIDN'T' HAPPEN. *TR

MY TIMING CHAIN SEPARATED AND CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE. I HAVE A SATURN 2000 LS 2.2L ENGINE. I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM, NEVER KNEW THE CHAIN WAS A PROBLEM. I WENT TO START MY CAR, IT WOULD NOT START. IT WAS TOWED TO GOODYEAR, THEY SAID I HAVE NO COMPRESSION, THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. MY ONLY SOLUTION IS TO PUT A NEW ENGINE INTO MY CAR. I HAVE ALWAYS CHANGED THE OIL AT 3,000 MILES AND MECHANICALLY TOOK CARE OF MY CAR. I AM LOOKING TO REPLACE THE MOTOR WITH MONEY I DO NOT HAVE. A TIMING CHAIN SHOULD NOT FAIL IN THESE CONDITIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN LW300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THERE WAS A GASOLINE ODOR. THE ODOR WAS PRESENT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF OR WHEN IT REMAINED ON CONTINUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.