SATURN Complaints

I HAVE A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK AND LOW BEAM WIRING HARNESS NEEDS REPLACED ON IT. HAS 37000 MILES ON IT. JUST PAST WARRANTY. SATURN IS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS AND ITS HARD TO FIND PARTS, ESPECIALLY WITH CHEVROLET AND GMC TO GO SEE A SATURN DEALER, EVEN THOUGH THE ACADIA, TRAVERSE, OUTLOOK, AND ENCLAVE ARE THE EXACT SAME CARS. I THINK FACTORY WARRANTY SHOULD FIX THIS. *TR

2009 SATURN OUTLOOK, DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT HAS QUIT WORKING (LESS THAN 27K MILES). I ASSUME THE HEADLIGHT LAMP OR BULB IS BURNT OUT, OWNERS MANUAL DIRECTS THE OWNER TO HAVE DEALERSHIP PERFORM THE REPAIRS. *TR

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES. I SPENT 30 MINUTES INSIDE AND THEN UPON RETURNING TO MY CAR DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS NO LONGER WORKING. THE CAR WAS TURNED ON/OFF SEVERAL TIMES AND THE FAILURE LIGHT REMAINED AS WELL AS THE FAILURE. CAR WAS BARELY DRIVABLE TO GET HOME. GM WAS CALLED AND THEY STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON SUCH A PART. CAR HAS LESS THAN 60K AND IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD. AN ONLINE SEARCH INDICATED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER 2008 VUE XE OWNERS; THE CHEVY COBALT, WHICH HAS A SIMILAR SYSTEM AND ENGINE, SEEMS TO HAVE RECALLED THE PART. PARTS WERE REPLACED AND OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR

2007 SATURN OUTLOOK LOW-BEAM HEADLAMP WIRING HARNESS FAILURE. WIRING HARNESS APPEARS TO HAVE MELTED CAUSING WIRE DISCONNECT AND SUBSEQUENT SHORT ON THE DRIVER SIDE LOW-BEAM HEADLAMP. THE HID BULBS ARE HIGH VOLTAGE AND VERY CHEAP WIRING APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN USED. *TR

AUTO ACCIDENT ON 8/11/10 . ACCIDENT TOTALED FRONT END OF CAR. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ON STAR DID NOT WORK COULD NOT CALL FOR HELP, ELECTRIC SYSTEM FAILED AND COULD NOT OPEN DOORS, WINDOWS. EMT HAD TO BREAK REAR WINDOW GLASS TO GET TO ME TO HELP. SEAT BELT HAD MADE SEVERE PAIN IN CHEST. WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR HELP WITH THE PAIN.AM STILL SUFFERING SEVERE PAIN. AUTO IS A 2006 SATURN ION. INSURANCE CO IS EVALUATING THE DAMAGE TO AUTO. AS A SENIOR ELDERLY WOMAN AND CANNOT DEPEND ON AUTO TO GET HELP WHEN NEEDED, THAT IS VERY SCARY. THAT IS WHAT I PAY MONTHLY FEES TO ON STAR FOR. I WANT TO FEEL SAFE IN MY AUTO. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING TO WORK IN OUR 2003 SATURN VUE 5 SPEED, GOING 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RPM'S STARTED TO GO UP AND DOWN WHEN WE LET OFF THE GAS AND WOULD STALL WHEN WE WOULD SHIFT. WE FIGURED IT OUT PRETTY FAST AND LOOKED FOR AN ON RAMP WHILE WE TRIED TO "PIGEON" FOOT THE GAS AND BRAKE TO PREVENT A STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY, THEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE DASHBOARD LOST POWER, WE KNEW THAT SOMETHING WAS VERY VERY WRONG AND THAT IF WE DIDN'T' GET OFF THE FREEWAY, WE COULD BE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE IF THE ENGINE LOST POWER. WE SPOTTED AN OFF RAMP AHEAD AND WITH NO POWER STEERING AND NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS WE CROSSED 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC, JUST AS WE HIT THE OFF RAMP THE CAR STARTED TO SPUTTER (RPM'S GOING UP AND DOWN) EVEN WITH OUR FOOT ON THE GAS, WE LOST ALL POWER AND THE ENGINE QUIT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND ALMOST GOT HIT BY A TRUCK COMING DOWN THE HILL. LUCKILY HE SWERVED AND MISSED ANOTHER CAR COMING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. WE PUSHED THE CAR TO AN INCLINE AND ROLLED THE CAR INTO A PARK AND RIDE WHERE MY HUSBAND TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. HE FIGURED IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR SO WE HAD A FRIEND PICK ONE UP FOR US AND MEET AS THE PARK AND RIDE. HE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND AS USUAL FOR JUMP STARTING A CAR, WE TURNED OFF ALL ELECTRICAL DRAWS (RADIO, A/C, FAN ECT.) THE CAR STARTED UP, THE RPM'S FLUCTUATED BRIEFLY, THEN IT WAS OK. 2 WEEKS LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY GOING 50 MPH, LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TRY TO FIX IT AGAIN. SAME THING, TURNED OFF ALL ELECTRICAL, JUMPED THE CAR AND STARTED RIGHT UP. 3 WEEKS LATER THE RPM'S STARTED FLUCTUATING AND WE FIGURED OUT WE NEEDED TO PIGEON THE GAS AND BRAKE SO IT WOULDN'T STALL AND LIMPED IT HOME. SATURN SAYS IT'S THE BCM COMPUTER AND IT'S A "COMMON" PROBLEM. WE NOW HAVE TO PAY $700 HUNDRED DOLLARS AND FIND A WAY TO GET THE SATURN TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT WRECKING. *TR

WE HAVE A 2007 SATURN,ALMOST EVERYTIME WE DRIVE IT ,THE KEY LOCKS AND WILL NOT COME OUT. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING. WE LIVE IN A VERY HOT CLIMATE AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES UP TO 20 MINS. TO GET THE KEY OUT. WE TOOK TO THE SATURN STORE,AND THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT COVER IT. I HAVE READ A TON OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME PROBLEM IN SATURNS, SOMEHOW THEY SEEM TO BE BEING IGNORED. *TR

FAILURE SIMIAR TO SAFETY RECALL 06074. THE CAR STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE MECHANIC SAID IT IS A POSSIBLE TIMING CHAIN THAT BROKE JUST AFTER 100,000. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND SHE HAD TO HOLD ON TO THE SHIFTER AND THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANUAL. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THREE LOCAL MECHANICS AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND HAS REFERRED HER TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THIS FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST BUT SHE NO LONGER HAS POWER STEERING. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ALSO LOCKED IN GEAR AND SHE COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE HAPPENED AT 9,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THIRTY SEVEN TIMES FOR THIS FAILURE AND THEY HAVE REPLACED THE WIRES BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DEALER HAS NEVER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE CONTACT WOULD NOT PAY $500.00 FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

AIR BAG SENSOR FOR PASSENGER AIRBAG IS FAULTY AFTER ~5K MILES OF SOMEONE SITTING IN THE SEAT. NUMEROUS OTHER SATURN SKY OWNERS, ESPECIALLY 2007 OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR