SATURN Complaints

I GET TO WORK TODAY AND I CAN'T CUT OFF MY 2007 SATURN ION. CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP AND ONLY REMEDY PROVIDED IS TO DANGEROUSLY DISCONNECT THE WIRE HARNESS UNDER THE WHEEL FROM THE BATTERY TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN PAY $300-500 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT REPAIRED WITH NO REASON WHY IT FAILED OR THAT IT WON'T GO OUT AGAIN. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND THE PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY SATURN. *TR

ELECTRICAL POWER ASSIST SYSTEMS FAILS WHILE DRIVING BOTH AT HIGHWAY AND RURAL ROAD SPEEDS. DRIVER HAS TO PULL OF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. SAME EPS ON THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000 CURRENTLY UNDER RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ON THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE BECAME INOPERABLE AND PREVENT THE DOORS FROM LATCHING AND CLOSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DOOR LATCH ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE HANDLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. GENERAL MOTORS WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD CALL RETURN HER CALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE FUEL TANK SEALED AROUND THE FUEL PUMP. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 09V419000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SATURN ION. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE SHE SAW A PWRSTR CODE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY WHEN SHE DROVE IT, HOWEVER, AFTER SHE TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT THE POWER STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO STEERING. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED AT THE HER EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 41,538.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RELATED RECALL FOR THE 2007 MODEL YEAR SATURN ION. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2007 SATURN ION TO VISIT FAMILY IN KY WHILE I AM IN THE MIDDLE EAST(MILITARY) WE LIVE IN VA SO THIS IS QUITE A DRIVE. MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SHORTLY AFTER THE CAR JERKED VERY HARD WHILE TRAVELING AT LIKE 60MPH, MY WIFE STATED THAT IT FELT LIKE SHE WAS REARENDED BUT WAS NOT, CAUSING HER TO SWERVE SOME I AM GLAD NOTHING HAPPENED CAUSE MY 2 LITTLE BOYS WERE IN THE CAR AS WELL. SO MY WIFE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WE BOUGHT IT FROM, WHICH IS NO LONGER A SATURN DEALER BUT STILL A GM COMPANY. THEY SAID WE NEED TO REPLACE OUR FUEL PUMP, AND FUEL INJECTORS. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON PARTS AND CAME ACROSS THE RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP AND CALLED THE 800 # LISTED AND THEY CALLED MY WIFE TO TALK TO HER AND THEY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP WE BOUGHT THE CAR FROM STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WHILE FAULTED IS NOT FAULTED DUE TO A DEFECT AND THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE COST AND THAT IF WE WANT IT FIXED IT WILL COST OVER 1000 DOLLARS. MY WIFE AND I FEEL THAT THIS IS TOO MUCH OF A COINCIDENCE TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE CASE. HAD SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENED AND MY WIFE WAS TO BE IN A WRECK AND MY FAMILY WAS TO BE HARMED AND THE DIAGNOSES WAS THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAULTED WHILE DRIVING I WOULD BE MAKING SURE THAT MY LIFE WAS DEVOTED TO CLOSING THIS VIAL COMPANY FOR THE GOOD OF HUMANITY. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS BURNING OUT. HAD BULB REPLACED TWICE BUT THEN REALIZED IT HAS BAD WIRING. THE WIRES LEADING INTO THE BULB ARE BAD AND MELTING THE PLASTIC AROUND THEM AND CAUSING BURN MARKS. *TR

MY 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK'S PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWS 'OFF' EVEN WHEN AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE SEAT WITH THE SEATBELT ON. I SAW THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2007 MODEL BUT NOT ONE ISSUED FOR THE 2008 MODEL. I WANTED TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM DUE TO THE SERIOUSNESS IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT AND THE BAG IS NOT FUNCTIONAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND PROGRESSED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. THE FAILURE COULD BE TEMPORARILY CORRECTED WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,500.