SATURN Complaints

2008 SATURN AURA 4 CYL HAS POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AND THEN THE STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH. TURNED OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED AND STEERING WAS BACK. HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. SATURN SAID NEEDS NEW MOTOR FOR ABOUT $300. RIDICULOUS!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. SHE STATED THAT IN JUNE 2009, WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND BEGAN LOSING POWER AT A LOW SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO RESET ITSELF. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RE-OCCURED FOUR TIMES WITHIN A YEAR AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

SMELL OF GAS COMING FROM THE CAR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION SUPPLY/RETURN LINE FROM TOP OF FUEL PUMP HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK. REPLACED FUEL PUMP TO RESOLVE ISSUE. THERE IS A RECALL ALREADY FOR THIS HOWEVER IT'S ONLY EFFECTING 2 STATES. NHTSA ID: 09V419000. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER, THE CONTACT COMPLAINED OF A NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING AND THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16000. UPDATED 08/11/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/18/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A WEIGHT SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TO DETERMINE IF AN ADULT OR CHILD WAS IN THE SEAT. WHEN AN ADULT WAS IN THE SEAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS SUPPOSED TO COME ON; HOWEVER, IT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SIX TIMES WHERE THE PASSENGER SEAT AND WEIGHT SENSOR MODULE WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 55,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/21/10*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE MODULE WAS REPLACED IN 2008, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE RESURFACED. UPDATED 12/28/10

I OWN A 2006 SATURN ION. VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN THE CAR AFTER SITTING. TOOK TO DEALER HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP MODULE DO TO CRACK AND GAS LEAK. $700+ COST. *TR

2006 SATURN ION, VIN [XXX] , ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) FAILED WHILE DRIVING. STEERING REQUIRES EXCESSIVE FORCE. SAFETY ISSUE. EPS FAILURE IS INTERMITTENT. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS INDICATED THAT RECENTLY 1.3 MILLION 2005 COBALTS WERE RECALLED FOR THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED US THAT THEY ANTICIPATE A SIMILAR RECALL ON 2006 MODELS THAT HAVE SIMILAR EPS CONFIGURATIONS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WILL BE DRIVING, BOTH ON SIDE STREETS AND THE HIGHWAY AND MY POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT WITH NO WARNING. *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON 2007 SATURN ION. 1ST TIME: GOING 30-35 MILES AN HOUR MERGING INTO ANOTHER LANE, ABOUT TO TURN LEFT WHEN STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANAGE AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE POWER STEERING CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. 2ND TIME: GOING AROUND 30 MILES AN HOUR, TAKING A SHARP LEFT CURVE WHEN STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE THE TURN, INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. BOTH INSTANCES CAUSED AN VERY DANGEROUS, UNPREDICTABLE SITUATION. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED A FAILED POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR. NOT COVERED BY RECALL OR WARRANTY. *TR

2004 SATURN VUE. TRANSMISSION GONE, OVER 5 GRAND TO FIX DUE TO THERE BEING PROBLEMS WITH THE VUES, JUNK YARDS DO NOT CARRY THEM. IT WAS APPARENTLY A KNOWN DEFECT YET THEY SOLD IT TO ME. I STILL OWE 110000 ON THE CAR AND I CANT DRIVE NOR DO I HAVE THE CASH TO FIX. WITH THE DEALERSHIPS GONE I CAN'T EVEN TAKE THE PIECE OF JUNK BACK TO THEM. I FOUND OUT THAT MOST SHOPS DO NOT WORK ON THESE (3 OF THE 4 I CALLED) DUE TO THE FACT THAT EVEN WITH A REBUILT ONE, YOU ARE STILL PUTTING IN A TRANSMISSION THAT IS FAULTY AND THEY CAN'T GUARANTEE THEM. SINCE I NOW NEED ANOTHER VEHICLE, THIS HEAP WILL CERTAINLY BE REPOSSESSED. *TR