SATURN Complaints
View complaints related to SATURN. The complaints found here are submitted by actual consumers with first hand experience. You can submit your own complaint to the NHTSA or call the Hotline, Monday-Friday 8am to 8pm at (888) 327-4236, TTY: (800) 424-9153.
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2007 SATURN AURA- SNELLVILLE, GA
I TRIED PULLING MY CAR OUT OF MY GARAGE AND MY CAR GOT STUCK IN DRIVE AND WILL NOT SHIFT TO ANY OTHER GEAR. AND SINCE IT'S STUCK IN DRIVE IT WILL NOT START BACK UP.
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2007 SATURN ION- MADISON HEIGHTS, MI
POWER STEERING FAILED THIS MORNING. NO WARNING AND NO PREVIOUS ISSUES. IT WORKED ONE MOMENT THEN DIDN'T THE NEXT. PWR STR CAME ON THE DASH ALERTS. I SAW A 2014 RECALL YET MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED.
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2007 SATURN AURA- BOLLING GREEN, KY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. ADDITIONALLY, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A POPPING NOISE WHILE BEING TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS PART OF THE ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE -
2008 SATURN AURA- MANOR, TX
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE REVERSING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE ENGAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE -
2009 SATURN OUTLOOK- WEST LIBERTY, KY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROGRESSIVE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER WITHOUT WARNING. LARRY FANNIN CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (329 E MAIN ST, MOREHEAD, KY 40351, (800) 467-0411) INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE MANUFACTURER INTERNAL CONTAMINATION CAMPAIGN (14515B) REGARDING THE ELECTRONIC CHASSIS AND REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. **TR THE CONSUMER STATED HE ALSO HAS 2 PUNCTURES INSIDE BRACKET OF THE A/C LINE. *TR
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2009 SATURN AURA- GREEN BAY, WI
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK WITHOUT BEING ENGAGED BY THE CONTACT. THE LOCK BUTTONS ALSO FAILED TO WORK ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
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2007 SATURN OUTLOOK- HOUSTON, TX
THE S.I.R FAULT ON THE PASSENGER SEAT PRESENCE MODULE HAS ELIMINATED WITH OUT ANY USE INCIDENT.
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2002 SATURN SL- SOUTH PARIS, ME
THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, WAS INVOLVED IN A 3 CAR COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A 1985 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD TRAVELING AT AT LEAST A MODERATE RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A 2002 AUDI (I BELIEVE IT WAS) SUV. DURING THE COLLISION THE DRIVERS SEAT BACK FAILED AND COLLAPSED INTO THE BACK SEAT. I BELIEVE IT WAS THE SEAT ADJUSTER THAT FAILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION DUE TO THE COLLISION AND THE SEAT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ON A STATE ROAD, AND WAS STATIONARY.
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2008 SATURN SKY- SALINA, KS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN SKY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000(AIR BAGS) BY CONKLIN CHEVROLET SALINA (2700 S 9TH ST, SALINA, KS 67401). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT GMC WOULD COVER THE REMEDY; HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. **TR CONSUMER STATED WITH REGARD TO THE COMPLAINT REF. #11123833 AND PAPERWORK/ QUESTIONNAIRE, I HAVE CALLED THE VSH HOTLINE TODAY (REF.1272456) TO REPORT THAT THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED ON MY VEHICLE 9/18/2018 AND THE CHARGES MADE THE DEALERSHIP REFUNDED. UPDATED 10/26/18*JB
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2008 SATURN AURA- EXETER, NH
MY VEHICLE HAS HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES FOR A FEW MONTHS. THE POWER LOCKS WILL NOT WORK BUT, RANDOMLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THEY WILL START GOING UP AND DOWN AND THEN IN PARK WHEN I'M NOT IN THE VEHICLE THE DOORS WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOCK BUT, ANY OTHER TIME THEY DO NOT WORK. ALSO 2 DAYS AGO ON MY WAY TO WORK THE POWER STEERING INSTANTLY WENT WHEN I PULLED INTO WORK. I PARKED THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON IT WAS WORKING AGAIN. I'M VERY SCARED OF THIS HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING.
Source: NHTSA WEB SITE