SATURN Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. SHE WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY AND TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE STEERING RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE DEALER ADVISED HAVING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 65,232.

2007 SATURN VUE FWD V6 PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT OPEN WHEN DOOR IS UNLOCKED AND OUTSIDE OR INSIDE DOOR HANDLE IS LIFTED. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO LOCK AND UNLOCK WILL EVENTUALLY SPRING THE DOOR LATCH LOOSE. ASIDE FROM THE INCONVENIENCE, THE PROBLEM CAN CAUSE ENTRAPMENT OF THE PASSENGER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN ION. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER STEERING . THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING A RECURRING FAILURE WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE KEY WOULD INTERMITTENTLY BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF WITHOUT REPEATED ATTEMPTS AT REMOVING THE KEY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT DURING THE WINTER THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY WOULD NOT START WITHOUT REPEATED ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND A POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE AN UNKNOWN SERVICE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAD NOT OCCURRED SINCE THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000.

I DRIVE A 2007 SATURN AURA AND RECENTLY THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TALKED WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT SATURN AND THEY STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $1200+ TO REMOVE THE PASSENGER SEAT AND FIX THE SENSOR. ALSO THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR SENSOR THAT TELLS YOU THAT THE DOOR IS CLOSED MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DOOR, IT TELLS YOU THAT THE DOOR IS AJAR WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY CLOSED. TO FIX THAT WOULD COST ABOUT $420. *TR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IN 2004 SATURN ION 2 STOPS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED TO MY DAUGHTER SEVERAL TIMES FOR NO APPARENT/SPECIFIC REASON. *TR

THE OIL AND ANTIFREEZE HAVE A COMMON WALL IN THE RADIATOR. THE ANTIFREEZE IS CORROSIVE AND ATE THRU ALLOWING THE OIL AND ANTIFREEZE TO MIX IN THE ENGINE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT WITH MOST PARTS REPLACED. THE TEMP GAUGE HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AS THE ENGINE RUNS COOL AND WILL FAIL INSPECTION AND DESTROY THE O2 SENSORS. THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS GONE OUT 2 TIMES AS WELL AS THE AC COMPRESSOR. THE REAR LIGHTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE ARE ALWAYS GETTING HOT AND BURNING OUT. THE TAILLIGHT FITTINGS FOR THE STOP LIGHT HAVE GOTTEN SO HOT THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES. DASH LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY FLICKERING WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKE OR (WHEN IT IS RUNNING) TURN ON THE AC UNIT OR THE HEATING SYSTEM. THE SAFETY LATCH ON THE FRONT DOORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES AS THEY WERE CRACKING. I PAID FOR ALL OF THE REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BASED ON THE ANTIFREEZE THAT GM USED AS IT WAS CORROSIVE AND AFFECTED MANY MODELS OF GM CARS. I FILLED IN ALL OF THE FORMS FOR THE CLASS ACTION SUIT AND AT THE END I WAS TOLD THAT THE SATURNS WERE NOT COVERED - THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD ALLOWED THIS CLASS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE GM CLAIM. THIS WAS NOT FAIR AS IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM CAUSED BY THE CORROSIVE ANTIFREEZE USED BY GM AND THE POOR DESIGN OF USING A COMMON THIN WALL TO SEPARATE THE OIL AND THE ANTIFREEZE. *TR

POWER STEERING ASSIST FOR 2007 SATURN IONS NEEDED REPLACED. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS NOT ON RECALL LIST BUT THIS IS THE SAME UNIT THEY USE IN A NUMBER OF GM CARS THAT AS THE SAME PART ON A RECALL LIST ON MARCH 10,2010. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THEY ALL HAVE GM PARTS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING AND THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF. FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE WAS GOING STRAIGHT AND NOT ON A TURN SINCE WE WERE DRIVING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF THE POWER STEERING APPARENTLY RESET ITSELF AND THE VEHICLE WORKED FINE FOR THE NEXT 20 MILES WHERE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT'S BECOMES MANUAL STEERING. IT IS THE ONLY VEHICLE WE HAVE AND IT IS USED TO DRIVE 17 MILES ONE WAY TO WORK SIX TIMES A WEEK. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST TWICE A DAY. THE DEALER WANTS A FORTUNE TO FIX SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE ON A RECALL. *TR

2005 SATURN POWER STEERING GOING OUT SHUT CAR OF START IT RESETS STEERS WITH ASSIST FOR A WHILE IT`S THE SAME PART NUMBER THAT IS ON COBALTS THAT ARE RECALLED ALONG WITH 3 OTHER CARS THIS IS DANGEROUS MY WIFE IS DISABLED AND THEY WANT 900.00 TO FIX IT AND WONT SELL ME THE PART BECAUSE ITS A RECALL PART BEING SAVED FOR RECALLS THIS IS BS THE CAR WAS BACK TO SELLING DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES WITH CANT DUPLICATE SAID AT FIRST WAS EVERY SO OFTEN NO ITS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. *TR