SATURN Complaints

DRIVING VEHICLE AND TURNING CAUSES A CLUNK IN THE STEERING SYSTEM. HAD DEALER LOOK AT IT, AND STATED IT IS THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. HAPPENS AT MOST SPEEDS WHEN TURNING. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

1DRIVING VEHICLE WITH DRIVER AND PASSENGER IN THE CAR. STOP TO LET PASSENGER OUT AT THEIR DESTINATION. PASSENGER GETS OUT OF THE CAR. A FEW SECONDS AFTER PASSENGER EXITS, THE CHIMES GO OFF AND "SERVICE AIRBAG SOON" INDICATORS LIGHT UP AND REMAIN ON TIL VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. VEHICLE WAS NOT PUT INTO PARK WHEN DROPPING THE PASSENGER OFF, AND DOORS WERE UNLOCKED FROM SWITCH. THIS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS. *TR

PASSENGER HEADLAMP WENT OUT. ON MY 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GM DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND FOUND THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE WIRING HARNESS THAT CONTROLS THE HEADLAMPS. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 SATURN ION. THE KEY "JAMMED" IN THE "ON" POSITION LEAVING THE CAR RUNNING. TO SHUT IT OFF YOU HAVE TO RAISE THE HOOD, PULL A FUSE, THEN GO TO THE TRUNK AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE FOR ME BECAUSE THE CAR IS DRIVEN BY A COLLEGE, FEMALE. GAS STATIONS, CONVENIENCE STORES AND SMALL CHILDREN LEFT IN CAR, ETC... ARE A PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE CAR IS RUNNING. I HAVE REPLACED THE SHIFTER, AND NOW THE IGNITION ($463) PLUS TAX FOR A LOCK CYLINDER ! *TR

I OWN A 2005 SATURN ION. THE KEY CONTINUES TO GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. 3 DIFFERENT TIMES NOW. I HAVE A BOAT LOAD OF PAPER WORK FROM DIFFERENT SHOPS, FROM THEM FIXING (?) MY CAR, STARTING WITH SATURN, THAN I HAD TO GO TO THE GMC DEALERSHIP, DUE TO SATURN BEING CLOSED. ALSO, THE CAR HAS STALLED 3 TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. IT'S AN AUTOMATIC. I WENT ON LINE TO ASK A SATURN MECHANIC WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THIS FIXED, AND BASICALLY NOTHING. HE SAID THERE WOULD NOT BE A RECALL DUE TO SATURN BEING CLOSED NOW, AND IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO IF I'M UNABLE TO GET IT TO A GMC DEALERSHIP, UNLESS THERE IS ONE OPEN 24/7 IN THE DENVER AREA. I'M AT MY WHITS END. I'M REPORTING THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, THE 1ST WAS IN 2007. *TR

I OWN A 2003 SATURN VUE 4 CYLINDER FWD. I BOUGHT IT IN OCTOBER 2009 ONLY TO FIND AFTER 2 MONTHS THAT THE SUV WAS A TOTAL RIP OFF. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND I HAD TO SPEND 5000 DOLLARS AND WAIT FOR MONTHS BECAUSE THE KIND OF TRANSMISSION WAS NOT EASILY AVAILABLE. I REALLY WONDER HOW A CAR WITH SUCH SERIOUS DEFECTS STILL AVAILABLE IN THE MARKET? CAN'T NHTSA DO ANYTHING IN THIS REGARD? GM USED A FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND THEY WINDED UP THE COMPANY PUTTING ALL CUSTOMERS AT DISTRESS. NO SERVICE,NO PARTS AND HOW COME THE CARS ARE NOT AT RECALL? I SEARCHED NHTSA WEBSITE AND DIDN'T FIND A RECALL ON THIS MODEL FOR FAULTY TRANSMISSION. IN THE LAST 10 YEARS NO OTHER MODEL WOULD HAVE RECEIVED THIS ENORMOUS COMPLAINTS. ROLL OVER RISK ON THIS MODEL IS TOO HIGH AS THE SUV REALLY SWAYS AT EVEN SMALL TURNS AT LOW SPEED. AREN'T THESE REASONS ENOUGH FOR A RECALL? YOU HAVE TO STOP THIS MODEL FROM BEING SOLD ANYMORE AS UNAWARE CUSTOMERS LIKE ME GET TOTALLY DECEIVED AND ARE LEFT HELPLESS ONLY TO SPEND THOUSANDS OUT OF POCKET IN THIS TOUGH ECONOMY. IF THE CARS ARE TO REMAIN, GM SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SERVICE AND SUPPORT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 SATURN SL1. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE SHIFT CABLE FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. ON A LATER DATE, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BEFORE EXITING THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE RETURNED, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD INDEPENDENTLY DISENGAGED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUTTON WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ORDER THE NECESSARY PART FROM THE DEALER TO MAKE REPAIRS HIMSELF. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT HAD HE BEEN PARKED ON A HILL, THE VEHICLE COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE ROLLED AWAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

THE IGNITION ON THE 2005 SATURN ION WILL LOCK WITH THE VEHICLE IN THE "ON" POSITION. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING. I HAVE HAD THE IGNITION COMPONENTS REPLACED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF, AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE CAR WONT START AND I CHANGED THE BATTERY AND HAD THE ALTERNATOR TESTED AND STARTER BOTH PASSED I ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR THE IGNITION SWITCH CLICKS THEN STALLS, SECURITY SYSTEM KICKS IN READS "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" AFTER ABOUT 20MINUTES THE CAR STARTS, HEAR RATTLING NOISE IN FRONT SUSPENSION THIS IS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME FOR THE PAST YEAR SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO THE IGNITION PASS LOCK SECURITY FEATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.