SATURN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL IMMEDIATELY BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED DURING THE CONTACT'S TRAVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE HAD REGAINED POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES AND RESUMED THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIRS FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,000.

MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT ARE INTERMITTENT. SOMETIMES ON AND OFF. OTHER SATURN OUTLOOK USERS HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THERE IS CURRENTLY AN ACTIVE RECALL OUT FOR THE 2005 ' 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT TO REPLACE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE CHEVY COBALT AND THE SATURN ION ARE EXTREMELY SIMILAR VEHICLES AND HAVE THE SAME MOTOR. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MINE REPLACED AT MY OWN COST. I APPROACHED SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY STATED THAT SINCE SATURN IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS, GENERAL MOTORS WILL NOT BE DOING A RECALL. THIS PROBLEM IS PROLIFIC THAT MY MECHANIC HAD TO HAVE A MOTOR SENT BY FEDERAL EXPRESS FROM DALLAS BECAUSE THERE WERE NO MOTORS IN HOUSTON DUE TO THE RECALL OF THE CHEVY COBALT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE POWER STEERING WARNING ALARM WOULD CHIME FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. SHE STATED SHE WOULD SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HAVING THE DEALER DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT DEPENDING ON THE RESULTS OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, THEY WOULD POSSIBLY ASSIST WITH REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 41,000.

WHILE DRIVING, ANYWHERE FROM TWO MINUTES TO TWENTY MINUTES LATER, THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND DOES NOT CORRECT UNTIL THE ENGINE IS RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY,UP TO 5 TIMES A DAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING CHIME SOUNDED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST CAPABILITIES. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000.

FRIDAY 09,2010 GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TIRE THREADS SEPARATED ON 2007 SATURN ION WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A WHIPPING SOUND FOR WHICH I PULLED OVER THINKING I HAD A FLAT. I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG AND THE FOLLOWING MONDAY JULY 12,2010 TOOK CAR TO GET OIL CHANGED AND LET MECHANIC KNOW OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED. CAR WAS SERVICED AND MECHANIC ADV COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG..DROVE CAR STILL WORRIED CAR KEPT MAKING STRANGE SOUND AND NOTICE TIRE NEEDED AIR BUT WAS NOT FLAT WHEN I WAS CHECKING TIRE I HAPPEN TO NOTICE THROUGH THE INSIDE MY TIRE I SAW I HAD A WIDE PORTION OF MISSING. PLACED SPARE AND DROVE TO FIRESTONE TO GET TIRES REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK XR FWD AND I HAVE HAD THE HEADLIGHTS REPLACED 4 TIMES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND 3 TIMES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE LAST TWO PASSENGER SIDE LIGHTS WORKED LONG ENOUGH TO GET IT OUT OF THE SHOP AND TO MY HOUSE FIVE MILES AWAY AND THEN THEY WERE OUT AGAIN. THE HIGH BEAMS DO STILL WORK, JUST NOT THE LOW BEAMS. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS ISSUE HERE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. PLEASE HELP. *TR

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS FAILURE. AT 35,000 MILES THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS HAS MELTED FROM OVERHEATING WITH THE OEM STOCK BULB ATTACHED. UPON INSPECTION THE WIRE AND HOUSING ARE DEFORMED AND FAILING. I REPLACED THE BULB TO RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A SIMPLE BULB BURN OUT. NOW THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS ASSEMBLY WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED JUST AS THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY IS SET TO EXPIRE. ALSO A QUICK SEARCH ON GOOGLE FOR GM SATURN HEADLIGHT HARNESS POINTS TO SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THE EXACT ISSUE. SO THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE, JUST CHEAP WIRING. *TR