SATURN Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SATURN LW300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THERE WAS A GASOLINE ODOR. IT OCCURRED 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 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN LW300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH A GASOLINE ODOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS OFF OR ON FOR LONG TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPAIRED DUE TO A LEAK. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE HAVE LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AND I HAD A BIG BLOWOUT ON THE FREEWAY!. THEY ALSO HAVE CAUSED FALSE LOW TIRE PRESSURE ALERTS TO REGISTER ON MY SUV. THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS FLAT TIRES, NO WARNING, NOTHING. THE TIRE INSTANTLY WENT FLAT AND I HAD TO RUSH TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY TO AVOID COLLISION. THE REPAIRMAN WHOM WAS CHANGING MY TIRE COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE NOR REASON FOR THE PROBLEM. THE TREAD WAS BARELY WORN, YET THERE WAS A LONG SLIT ON THE OUTER WALL OF THE TIRE! THERE IS NO WAY POSSIBLE FOR A SLIT TO JUST APPEAR WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY WITH NO APPARENT REASON. THERE WAS NO DEBRIS ON THE ROADWAY AT ALL!!! I AM COMPLETELY LOST AT THE CAUSE OF THE FLAT AND NO ONE WOULD COVER THE REPAIR. DID I MENTION THE PRICE OF ONE TIRE AVERAGES OVER $200 AND THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE OTHER FEES AND TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH PURCHASING A NEW TIRE. *TR

THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEPT FIZZING OUT. THE UNDERLYING CAUSE WAS A FRAYED AND MELTED WIRING HARNESS THAT WAS NOT ANY GOOD. THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT BUT SATURN IS AWARE. HOPEFULLY IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT IF IT DOES I'M AFRAID THERE LIES A POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE. *TR

DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT WIRING AND CONNECTORS IN MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. CHANGED THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP 3 TIMES, LAST TWO BULBS ONLY LAST A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE WIRING BURNS THROUGH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED ON AND THEN THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTACT AND COULD HAVE CAUSE A CRASHED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

I AM THE PROUD OWNER OF A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK AND LOVE THE VEHICLE SO FOR. HOWEVER AFTER HAVING IT FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS, THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. AN EASY FIX. I REPLACED BOTH BULB AND TWO DAYS LATER, THE DRIVERSIDE STARTED TURNING OFF AND ON BY ITSELF. I'VE NOW REPLACED BOTH BULB TWICE IN 3 MONTHS TIME. I WISH I WOULD'VE RESEARCHED THIS VEHICLE BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. I NOW READ HOW GM IS DOING NOTHING AND THIS IS WRONG. SOMEONE COULD BE SERIOUS INJURED OR DIE FROM A RESULT SUDDEN LIGHT OUTAGE. PLEASE GM HELP US OUT LIKE WE'VE HELPED YOU. *TR

SATURN ION2 2007-THE FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLY WENT OUT ON MY CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 DEALERSHIPS TO FINALLY GET IT FIXED. HOWEVER GM STATING NOT COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT WAS IN SEPTEMBER HARD TO START DIAG WAS DONE THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG. THEN IN DECEMBER TOOK TO OTHER DEALERSHIPS BY THIS TIME THERE WAS THE SMELL OF GAS GETTING STRONGER. BOTH DEALERSHIPS INDICATED THAT GM DOES NOT COVER MY SPECIFIC VIN# OR CONSIDER IT A DEFECT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE IT WRITTEN IN MY WARRANTY THAT ALL PARTS ARE TO COMPLY WITH EPA WHICH IT DID NOT. I AM CONCERNED OTHERS MAY ALSO HAVE MY DEFECT PROBLEM AND IT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS FIRE OR DEATH. ALL OWNERS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED VIA RECALL LETTER FROM GM. *TR

ON 14TH DEC 2010, WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 SATURN AURA IN TOWN I HEARD A LOUD CRACK AND THE REAR LEFT SIDE OF MY DRIVERS SEAT DROPPED. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AS MY FOOT LEFT THE GAS PEDAL, AWKWARD POSITION AND DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF I WAS OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL. I DROVE TO THE NEAREST CHEVY DEALER AS SATURN IS NOW CLOSED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FRAME OF THE SEAT BROKE. I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE A NEW FRAME AT A COST OF $1200. I REFUSE TO PAY THIS FOR A LEASED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 43500 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NOW PARKED THE CAR AND WILL NOT DRIVE IT AS IT IS NOT SAFE. IF I HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, THE SEAT FAILURE COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH AS IT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF A VEHICLE'S SAFETY SYSTEMS. I AM WAITING ON GM AREA REP TO GET BACK TO ME AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY WILL COVER THE COST. THIS IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM, THAT I DO NOT MIND PAYING FOR. MY WIFE AT 105 LBS DRIVES THE CAR 90% OF THE TIME. THIS VEHICLE WAS LEASED IN CANADA, I AM CANADIAN, HOWEVER CAR WAS BUILT IN U.S.A. AND I SEE OTHERS ON THE NHTSA SITE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT SAME ISSUE. TRANSPORT CANADA HAS ALSO BEEN ADVISED. *TR

ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR WILL OPEN BY ITSELF ON MY 2005 SATURN RELAY. HAVE TO DISABLE DOOR TO BE SURE IT DOES NOT OPEN WHILE DRIVING, BUT WILL ENABLE ITSELF AND START OPENING BY ITSELF AGAIN. AS SATURN IS OUT OF BUSINESS, DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO TURN. *TR