SATURN Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND HEARD A CHIME SOUND. THIS WAS AROUND 80,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON. EVERYTHING SEEMED TO WORK FINE AFTER THAT. NOW I HAVE ABOUT 123,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR MY SATURN ION BUT NO RECALL. SO NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. CHEVY COBALTS HAVE THE SAME PART , BUT THEY HAVE AN ACTIVE RECALL ON THAT VEHICLE. *TR

THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, REPLACED THE BULB AND REALIZED THE CONNECTOR WAS MELTED. TWO WEEKS LATER THE LEFT FRONT BULB WENT OUT, BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CONNECTER WAS MELTED. SO BOTH SIDES HAD ELECTRICAL MELTING. COST TO REPAIR IS $352. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT SMELLED A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE GARAGE AND THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE VIN INFORMATION WASN'T AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, SHE OBSERVED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK ONTO THE GROUND. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,750.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THAT THE VEHICLE COULD POTENTIALLY LOSE POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES AND THAT THE DEALER WOULD REPAIR THE ISSUE ONLY AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE HE DID NOT KNOW IF AND WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 33,000. UPDATED 12/23/10*LJ UPDATED 01/03/11.*JB

TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 40 CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE. ENGINE HAD TO BE REBUILT. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

THIS HAS NOT BEEN A TRUE SAFETY ITEM YET, BUT IT HAS THE POTENTIAL OF BEING ONE, AND IF YOU LOOK ON-LINE UNDER "KEY STUCK IN IGNITION" YOU WILL BE AMAZED HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR COMPANIES APPARENTLY KNOW ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE HAVE INSTALLED A SMALL COVER UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN TO REMOVE AND PUSH A BUTTON TO RELEASE THE KEY SO IT CAN BE TURNED AND REMOVED. MANY PEOPLE LIKE US HAVE PAID OVER $500 AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. LOOKS LIKE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS. SOME FOLK COULDN'T EVEN SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THAT' RIDICULOUS. I'M SURE I SPEAK FOR HUNDREDS AND MAYBE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT WISH SOMEONE WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK AT WHAT IS ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING THIS. NOT EVERYONE HAS A COMPUTER AND ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER CIRCUIT BOARD BURNED OUT AND THE FUEL LINE CRACKED SPILLING GASOLINE ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER FOR A DIFFERENT RECALL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE ABS LIGHT, BATTERY, POWER STEERING, OIL LIGHT, AND THE ODOMETER LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IMMEDIATELY AND WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION OF THE FAILURES. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE CLUSTER BOARD BURNED OUT AND THE FUEL LINE WAS CRACKED. THE FUEL LINE WILL BE REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THE REPAIRS TO THE CLUSTER BOARD AT NO COST WERE BEING REVIEWED BY THE MANUFACTURER. SHE WAS AWAITING A CALL FROM THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I HAVE A 2001 SATURN L2000,WITH 95,000 MILES. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN 2007 WITH 86,000 MILE. ON AUGUST 30, I TRIED TO START MY CAR, AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I HAD IT CHECKED AND MY TIMING CHAIN WAS BROKEN. MY REPAIRS ARE SUPPOSE TO BE AROUND $1000 OR MORE. I HAVEN'T DECIDED WHETHER IT'S WORTH REPAIRING. *TR

TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON I-94, MILE MARKER 41. LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE CRASH. *TR