SATURN Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND IT BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,907.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN FAILURE AND HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,689.

2003 SATURN VUE, AUTO TRANSMISSION.... TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 99,400 MILES. SATURN DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF THE 100K WARRANTY. I HAD TO PAY 25% OF THE NEW TRANSMISSION, WHICH WAS $1,000. THE BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION CAME WITH A 12,000 WARRANTY. FOUR DAYS AGO, THE BRAND NEW FACTORY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND WHINE. CAR TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP IN RALEIGH, NC. VUE NOW HAS 113,204 MILES. INFORMED THAT TRANSMISSION IS OUT OF THE PARAMETERS OF THE WARRANTY AND THE REPAIR COST WILL BE $5900!!! I CALLED CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS AND THEY COULDN'T CARE LESS ABOUT MY SITUATION. NOW I AM OUT OF A VEHICLE. SATURN KNEW OF THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION IN THESE VEHICLES BUT PUT A BANDAID ON THE SITUATION. PEOPLE WORK HARD FOR THE MONEY TO PURCHASE THESE VEHICLES JUST TO BE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER SATURN! *TR

THE HEADLAMP OVERHEATS THE PLASTIC WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CAUSING IT TO MELT AND CREATE AN INTERMITTENT OPEN FAULT. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL FAIL TO ILLUMINATE AND/OR WILL FLASH ON AND OFF AS THE VEHICLE HITS BUMPS, ETC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING ALARM ACTIVATED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. THE STEERING WHEEL IMMEDIATELY BECAME INOPERABLE. WHEN SHE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE SEEMED TO BE MORE PRONOUNCED IN THE EVENING THAN ANY OTHER TIME. SATURN WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 71,000.

ON JULY 21, 2010, WE WERE OPERATING A 2006 SATURN ION DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE SIMPLY DIED AS WE WERE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND ANGLED DOWN TOWARD RAILROAD TRACKS. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE TURN LANE AND RESTART THE CAR AND AVOIDED ANY INCIDENT. WE WENT TO DINNER AND, AFTER DINNER, STOPPED TO FILL THE GAS TANK. UPON RETURNING HOME, WE PULLED INTO THE GARAGE AND SCARILY, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN SO THAT WE COULD KILL THE ENGINE! AFTER VARIOUS MANEUVERS AND READING ONLINE ABOUT OVER 400 OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS OCCURRING, I FINALLY REMOVED FUSE #16 AND REMOVED THE NEGATIVE CABLE OFF THE BATTTERY.AFTER READING FURTHER, I NOTED THAT THE ENGINE DYING AT RANDOM COULD EASILY BE RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. I CONTACTED A LOCKSMITH THIS MORNING WHO WORKED AND WORKED ON TRYING TO REMOVE THE LOCK CYLINDER AND HE COULD NOT. NOW I AM WAITING ON A TOW TRUCK TO COME GET THE CAR AND REPLACE THE LOCK CYLINDER AND POSSIBLY THE IGNITION SWITCH. HAD THIS BEEN MY MOTHER OR ANYONE ELSE'S MOTHER FOR THAT FACT, THEY WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE SAT IN THE GARAGE OR DRIVEWAY UNTIL THE CAR RAN OUT OF GAS. THIS IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS THAT THERE ARE OVER 400 COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET AND GM IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT RECALLING CARS FOR THIS ISSUE. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE TURN LANE AND GET STOPPED AND RESTARTED WITHOUT CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY TO MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE AND VERY LUCKY TO HAVE THE INTERNET TO BE ABLE TO STOP THE CAR'S ENGINE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AS IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

ON JUNE 22ND WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT THE PWR STEERING WARNING CAME ON MY DASH CLUSTER AFTER THIS CAME ON I LOST POWER STEERING AND IT TOOK GREAT EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I CK FOR A BROKEN BELT OR FLUID LEAK BUT FOUND NEITHER. AFTER RETURNING TO MY CAR AND RESTARTING MY CAR THE WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE POWER STEERING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THE PROBLEM DIDN'T OCCUR FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK SO I THOUGHT IT WAS A ONE TIME THING. THEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED, SHE WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. SHE CALLED ME AND I HAD HER SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT. AGAIN THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY AND SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. SINCE THIS TIME THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED OVER AND OVER. AT HIGH SPEEDS LOW SPEEDS, AND WHILE TURNING. I CALLED SATURN COMPLAINT LINE 1-800-972-8876 AND TALKED TO TARCARIA AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM AND WAS GIVEN THE ADDRESS AND NUMBER TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO COULD ASSIST ME WITH THE PROBLEM. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND PARTS DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $400.00 PARTS AND LABOR. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE WERE RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER GM PRODUCTS (CHEVY COBALT) THAT USED THE SAME TYPE OF STEERING AS MY SATURN ION BUT MY 2006 SATURN ION WAS NOT ON THIS LIST, BUT IT COULD BE ADDED LATER. IF THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WITH SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT HAVE UPPER BODY STRENGTH IT COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE HEADLIGHT ON DRIVER WENT OUT. UPON EXAMINING I FOUND THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED. LUCKILY IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. BUT IF I HAVE TO PAY IT OUT OF MY POCKET ITS AROUND $600. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHICH IS A 10 MILE COMMUTE. DURING THE COMMUTE, THERE IS A 900 FOOT MOUNTAIN WITH A SLIGHT GRADE AND I WAS DESCENDING THE HILL WHEN ON THE INFORMATION DISPLAY, IT STATED THAT THERE WAS A POWER STEERING PROBLEM AND WHEN I WENT INTO A TURN, THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON, AND EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE. *TR

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK HEADLIGHT FAILURE. LIGHTS WENT OUT DURING NIGHT DRIVING. DOES NOT WORK. COSTLY REPAIR OF $500+ . *TR