SATURN Complaints

I HAVE A 2001 SATURN L300 I BOUGHT THE CAR 5 MONTHS AGO 2 WEEKS AFTER THE PURCHASE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC WHICH IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH SATURN AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOTHING (I THINK PARTIALLY IN PART BECAUSE I AM A FEMALE) BY THE WAY I WAS GIVEN A 2 WEEK WARRANTY LOL! ABOUT A MONTH OR TWO AGO I NOTICED THAT I WOULD GO TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD BE DEAD. LATER I REALIZED MY LIGHTS WERE STAYING ON AFTER I TURNED THEM OFF. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RETURNS SO I TAKE IT TO AUTOZONE TO BE DIAGNOSED ONLY TO FIND OUT I HAD 18 CODES! FOR A LITTLE OVER A MONTH NOW I HAVE HAD TO JUMP MY CAR WITH EACH START FEARING I WILL CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW LAST NIGHT I JUMP MY CAR AND KNOW THE BATTERY AND ABC BREAK LIGHT APPEARS CAUSING MY CAR TO LOSE POWER WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND FOR THE LIGHTS THAT DO NOT WANT TO CEASE TO FLASH ON AND OFF AT INCOMING MOTORISTS WITH MY BRIGHTS I REALLY DON'T WANT TO CAUSE SOMEONE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO SATURN FAULTY CARS AND ITS SYSTEM. NUMEROUS WEBSITES I'VE VISITED CONSULTING THIS ISSUE HAVE MANY OTHER PURCHASERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND MUTUAL COMPLAINT WITH THE TARDINESS OF SATURNS ACTION TO RESPOND PROMPTLY AND EFFECTIVELY. I AM TRULY OUTRAGEOUS AT THIS MATTER AND TO CONTINUE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON THIS POORLY STRUCTURED VEHICLE. *TR

REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHT HARNESSES ON MY 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK TWICE ALREADY. GOING IN FOR A THIRD TIME FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT HARNESS. LIGHTS ARE NEEDED FOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING. *TR

I OWN A 2005 SATURN ION. I HAVE 3 MORE PAYMENTS LEFT ON IT. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON 7/16/10 AND MY PWR STR LIGHT CAME ON THE DISPLAY. I IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER STEERING. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE WEB AND IT APPEARS THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL ON 3 OR 4 OTHER GM MODELS OF CARS THAT HAVE THE SAME "POWER STEERING MOTOR" HOWEVER, THE SATURN DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ONE OF THEM. *TR

MY 2004 SATURN ION 3 POWER STEERING KEEPS ON FAILING. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS SHUT OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON IT AGAIN AND IT WORKS AGAIN. IT APPEARS FROM THE INTERNET THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE CARS AND THAT THE COBALT WITH THE EXACT SAME STEERING COLUMN AND ELECTRIC MOTOR WAS RECALLED BUT THE ION WAS NOT. THIS IS SCARY WHEN DRIVING AND YOUR POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT. IT IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE ON ME AND IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ONE DAY. *TR

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING. OUT OF WARRANTY (47,000 MILES), SO HAVE JUST TRIED TO GET BY WITHOUT HAVING IT REPAIRED. *TR

STEERING ASSIST SHUT DOWN WHILE IN A TURN CAUSING CAR TO MOMENTARILY ENTER LANE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE A 2007 SATURN ION WHICH SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO BREAK IN HALF OVER EVEN THE SLIGHTEST SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. I HAVE A WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE WHICH EXPIRED IN JUNE 2010. ALTHOUGH THE CAR ONLY HAS 29000 MILES ON IT~ SATURN WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT~ IT WAS THE PURGE SENSOR. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME OVER $300 TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. I WENT ONLINE AND SAW MANY OTHER'S HAD REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO SAW THE PART FOR ONLY $26.00 ~HOWEVER AT THE SATURN DEALERSHIP THEY CHARGED ME $51.00 FOR THE PART. I ENDED UP FIXING THE REPAIR MYSELF TO AVOID BEING ROBBED BY THE SATURN DEALERSHIP!! I AM VERY DISPLEASED WITH MY CAR~ NOW THE STRUTS AND CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ARE MAKING SIGNIFICANT RUMBLE WHEN DRIVING OVER THE SLIGHTEST BUMPS IN THE ROAD. AT 29000 MILES THE CAR SHOULD NOT BE MAKING ANY NOISE!! I FEEL VERY UNSAFE AND SCARED IN MY SATURN!! I'VE SEEN MANY REPORTS OF OTHER OWNER'S WITH THE SAME VEHICLE THAT ARE SIMILAR. EVEN THE GM COBALT WHICH HAS THE EXACT SAME PLATFORM AND STEERING HAS THE SAME ISSUES AND FOR THAT CAR POWER STEERING ISSUES HAVE BEEN RECALLED BUT NOT FOR THE ION WHICH ~I REPEAT HAS THE SAME COMPONENTS. I BOUGHT MY CAR WHEN FUEL COSTS SOARED AND THOUGHT IT WOULD AT LEAST LAST ME 5 YEARS WITH OUT ISSUES. I THINK GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES ESPECIALLY SINCE SO MANY CONSUMERS ARE EXPERIENCING ISSUES AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THERE ARE ALSO ISSUES WITH THE REAR DEFROST, POWER WINDOWS, STEERING, AND TRANSMISSION. I'M FROM MN. AND IT'S TERRIBLE WHEN YOU HAVE A NEWER CAR THAT WON'T EVEN TAKE YOU 30,000 MILES WITHOUT BREAKING DOWN!! I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED AND SATURN NEEDS TO RECALL EVERYTHING ON THESE UNSAFE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT ~LIKE TOYOTA. I'M SURE YOU'VE HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. THE CAR IS DEFECTIVE!! PLEASE HELP!! SATURN WON'T REPAIR UNLESS IT'S COMPLETELY BROKEN EVEN IF THE CAR IS SMOKIN THEY BLOW YOU OFF!!! ~HORRIBLE!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AND THE WARNING LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR POTENTIALLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT ADVISED HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,445 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,465.

I OWN A 2007 SATURN AURA XR WITH THE 3.6L V6 ENGINE. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION, IT MAKES A MOANING/GROANING NOISE WHICH EMANATES THOUGH OUT THE PASSENGER CABIN, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE SOUND GETS REALLY LOUD. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE STEERING PUMP OR OTHER MECHANICAL PART. I HAVE BEEN READING SATURN BOARDS AND WITH THIS VEHICLE, THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE THAT I HAVE MENTIONED. I HAVE NOT TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OUT OF SERVICE WARRANTY. *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN MY 2006 SATURN ION TODAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE ON THIS AS OF NOW, BUT AFTER RESEARCHING THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE BESIDES MYSELF. I HOPE THIS GETS TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT IF THAT HAS NOT ALREADY HAPPENED. THE POWER STEERING RESETS WHEN THE CAR GETS TURNED OFF. *TR