SATURN Complaints

STARTED DRIVING MY 2007 SATURN ION FROM TAMPA TO ORLANDO. WHEN I NOTICE A VIBRATION THROUGH OUT THE VEHICLE. IT GRADUALLY GREW WORSE SO I PULLED OVER. AT WHICH TIME SOMETHING FLEW OUT FROM UNDER MY CAR. COMING TO A STOP, I CHECKED THE CAR OUT AND SAW NOTHING WRONG. I STARTED DRIVING, IN HOPES TO MAKE IT TO THE NEXT EXIT, BUT IT DIDN'T. THE VIBRATION GOT RIDICULOUS AND I PULLED OVER TO FIND MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE FLAT. UPON REMOVING THE TIRE, DISCOVERED A LARGE PIECE OF THREADING WAS MISSING ALONG WITH OTHER DAMAGE TO THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. WHICH IS WHY I DID NOT SEE IT THE FIRST TIME I PULLED OVER. TIRE IS THE GOOD YEAR ASSURANCE. *TR

WHEN PLACING VEHICLE IN PARK, THE DOORS REMAIN LOCKED AND KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION. TOOK VEHICLE TO CHEVY DEALER FOR REPAIR AND THEY SAID MY FACTORY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. I CURRENTLY HAVE 22,500 ON VEHICLE AND I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 1-1-2008 AS A NEW VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I AM BEING TOLD BY SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THE WARRANTY WENT INTO EFFECT IN 2006 ON THE DAY THAT MY VEHICLE "WAS DELIVERED" TO DEALERSHIP AND OVER A YEAR BEFORE I EVER OWNED IT! WHAT A SCAM! *TR

YES A FEW MONTHS AFO I FINANCED A 2006 SATURN ION LEVEL 3 SINCE THE FIRST WEEK HAVING IT HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS INCLUDING A MAJOR GAS LEAK AND SEVERE GAS FUMES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAB WHEN RUNNING AND NOT. THE DEALER HAD GIVIN ME NOTHING BUT LIES AND THE FUN AROUND AND ATTITUDE. HAD BEEN DOCUMENTED BY AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC THE CAR IN UNSAFE TO BE ON THE ROADS AND SHOULD NEVER HAVE PASSED INSPECTION WHICH THE DEALER DID. I REALLY NEED HELP. I KNOW IT'S A GOOD CHANCE IT'S A FLOOD CAR THEY SOLD ME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2003 SATURN ION, THIS IS THE SECOND IGNITION SWITCH TO BE REPLACED IN THIS CAR. ON THIS OCCASION THE KEY WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE SWITCH. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH SATURNS..WHY NO RECALL? *TR

HEADLAMP HARNESS MELTED ON BOTH SIDES AND CAUSES HEADLAMPS TO GO OUT COULD ALSO BE A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

1.NO EVENT. MY WIFE AND I WERE RUNNING ERRANDS ONE DAY AND WE HEARD A LOUD CRACK. WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. 2. THE DRIVER SEAT WAS LOOSE ON THE LEFT SIDE AND I COULD MOVE THE REAR LEFT OF THE SEAT BACK QUITE EASILY. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THE BACK LEFT MOUNTING OF THE SEAT BOTTOM TO BE BROKEN . I COULD LIFT THE SEAT UP QUITE EASILY. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT WAS STILL SECURE. 3. THE ENTIRE SEAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. COST OF THE REPLACEMENT WAS ABOUT $850. *TR

THE LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL FAILED ON MY 2007 SATURN SKY. THE FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT CAUSED THE CAR TO SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY FISHTAIL WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CAR SUBSEQUENTLY SMASHED INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN, THEN BOUNCED INTO THE ADJACENT LANE WHERE IT COLLIDED WITH A LARGE SUV. THE SUV ROLLED OVER MY HOOD AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS TOP. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN THE SUV BEING TOTALED AND SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THE FAILURE IN THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS FIRST DETECTED BY THE BODY REPAIR TECHNICIAN AND LATER VERIFIED BY A QUALIFIED GM DEALER. IT IS NOW BEING REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. CONDITION: WEATHER WAS SUNNY AND CLEAR. NO OIL OR WATER ON THE ROADWAY. SAFETY RECALL NHTSA 07V589000, POWER TRAIN AXLE ASSEMBLY AXLE SHAFT SEAL, WAS PERFORMED APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS EARLIER.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN VUE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND EXITING THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CHECK ENGINE, BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER BEING TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HYBRID BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,000.

2007 SATURN AURA. BRAKE LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT. CONSEQUENTLY, WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, MY BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT GO ON. THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING. IF I SET THE CRUISE AFTER I TAPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO TURN OFF THE BRAKE LIGHTS, THE CRUISE WOULD ENGAGE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THEN TURN OFF AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT ON AGAIN. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I FELT VERY UNSAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THIS ONLY OCCURRED AT NIGHT, SO WONDER IF IT'S TIED IN SOME WAY TO THE HEADLIGHTS. CRUISE AND BRAKES WORK FINE DURING THE DAY. TOOK TO MY MECHANIC TODAY AND HE REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH. HAVEN'T DRIVEN AT NIGHT TO SEE IF PROBLEM IS RESOLVED. *TR

HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING DUE TO WIRING HARNESS BEING MELTED!!! TOO MUCH HEAT OR THE WIRING HARNESS DOESN'T USE THE RIGHT WIRE. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS 4 TIMES NOW. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE SOMEONE TO HAVE A CRASH. IF IT HAPPENS AT NIGHT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT. *TR