SATURN Complaints

PASSLOCK MALFUNCTION DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH CAUSES NO CRANK AND ACTIVATION OF 10 MINUTE RELEARN SEQUENCE. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW 40 DEGREES. HAS ALWAYS HAPPENED EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR JANUARY 3RD, 2009. FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE HAS INCREASED, AND I'M SCARED THAT IT WILL CAUSE A CRASH IF I HAPPEN TO STALL IN TRAFFIC. THE REMEDY TO THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN DISCUSSED IN NUMEROUS TECHNICAL FORUMS ON THE INTERNET - ALL OF WHICH POINT TO REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CAUSE IS THOUGHT TO BE EXCESSIVE GREASE APPLIED TO THE INTERNALS OF THE SWITCH. I THINK GM SHOULD RECALL THE AFFECTED UNITS EXHIBITING THIS PROBLEM AND PROVIDE NO COST REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM. THOUSANDS OF OWNERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS AGGRAVATING AND SOMETIMES DANGEROUS TECHNICAL FAULT. GM IS IGNORING THE ISSUE AND OFFERING SATURN OWNERS ABSOLUTELY NO ASSISTANCE TO CORRECT THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. IF GM DOES NOT ACT, THE LAW OF AVERAGES SAYS THAT EVENTUALLY SOMEONE MAY BE INJURED OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS MALFUNCTION. PLEASE HELP US. THIS ISN'T FAIR AT ALL. *TR

I BOUGHT A SATURN VUE 2003 WITH A VTI TRANSMISSION ON APRIL 1ST 2009, WITH A 41000 MILES. ON NOVEMBER 09, 2010 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO DIFFERENT PLACES AND NO ONE IS WILLING TO DO THE WORK. THE CAR HAS ONLY ABOUT 69000 MILES AND IT SHOULD BE STILL UNDER THE NEW GM WARRANTY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR A NEW CAR. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO FIFTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWLY DRIVEN BACK TO HER RESIDENCE. LATER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND THE THIRD GEAR STOPPED WORKING. SHE STATED THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO INDEPENDENTLY SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES WHERE THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLUTCH PLATE AND OTHER DAMAGED PARTS. THE TRANSMISSION SEALS AND SENSOR WERE ALSO REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK. THE DEALER ALSO CLEANED METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE TRANSMISSION TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE MANUFACTURER EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,475 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,972.

WAS DRIVING 2006 SATURN ION ABOUT 40MPH AND THE POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN WITH A MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD. THE WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND I HAD A HARD TIME GETTING OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE OF IT. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING WORKED FINE BUT 2 MORE TIMES SINCE THE POWER STEERING HAS SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. TAKING TO A SHOP SOMETIME THIS WEEK TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. *TR

I OWN A 2004 SATURN VUE WITH 137,000 MILES ON IT, THE TRANSMISSION HAS WENT OUT ON IT. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $3,800 AND $4,200 AND THEY STILL COULD NOT GUARANTEE TO FIX IT. I NOTICE THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE SATURN VUE AND DECIDED TO VOICE MINE ALSO. MAINLY, BECAUSE I NOTICE THAT THE 2004 SATURN VUE IS STILL BEING SOLD BY DEALERS WHEN THEY KNOW OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM ONE OF THE ONES THAT IS HAVING TO LET MY VEHICLE BE REPOSESSED DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS TO GET THE VEHICLE FIXED. I BROUGHT MY CAR NEW AND NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ON A RECALL. SATURN (OR DEALERS SELLING THIS VEHICLE) KNOWING OF THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE MADE TO RECOMPENSE PEOPLE FOR THEIR EXPENSES. I AM HAVING TO DEPEND ON FRIENDS/FAMILY TO GET AROUND. WITH ALL THESE COMPLAINTS SOMETHING SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS BY NOW! *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD AT NIGHT. PUT IN NEW BULB STILL NOT WORKING. WIRING DEFECTIVE AND MELTED. COULD CAUSE A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS A CHIME INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATION. THE CONTACT EXERTED EXCESSIVE FORCE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE SAME FAILURE REOCURRED THREE TIMES BEFORE REACHING THE DESTINATION. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN VUE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,580. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2001 L200 SATURN. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TIMING CHAIN *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN AS STATED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL OVER A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR WITHOUT WARNING UNTIL COMPLETELY BECOMING INOPERABLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST HAD FAILED AND THAT THE POWER ASSIST MODULE AND STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.