SATURN Complaints

ON JULY 21,2018, I STARTED MY SATURN ION 2006 IN THE MORNING , I SAW THERE IS A MESSAGE "PWR STR", AND THEN I FOUND THE CAR LOST THE POWER STEERING, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE CAR ON THE ROAD, WHEN I FINNALLY DRIVE IT INTO A CHEVROLET DEALER, THEY SAID THE CAR HAD ALREADY BEEN FIXED IN A 2004 RECALL AND THEY DECLINE TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING FOR FREE.

WE ALWAYS CHANGE OUR OIL ON TIME. TOOK IT TO THE OIL CHANGE PLACE HE SAID THERE WAS BARELY ANY OIL IN IT , WE STILL HAD 200 MILE BEFORE RECOMMEND OIL CHANGE. THEN THE WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON, WE TOOK IT AND MY MECHANIC SAID THAT'S THIS MOTOR IS BURNING OIL. AND CAN AFFECT ENGINE TIMING CHAIN.THE MECHANIC SAID TO START PUTTING SYNTHETIC OIL IN PER GM. WE WE'RE NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT OIL ISSUES OR CHANGING WHAT TYPE OF OIL TO USE. NOW WE ARE GOING TO NEED AN ENGINE TIMING CHAIN WHICH IS EXTREMELY COSTLY. WE HAVEN'T BEGUN THIS PROCESS YET. BUT FROM WHAT'S I UNDERSTAND GM USB HAVING TONS OF ISSUES WITH MOTOR. AND WE HAVEN'T NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT ANY PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE OR CARE.

AFTER SITTING FOR AWHILE, I TRIED TO USE THE KEY FOB TO UNLOCK THE CAR. IT DID NOTHING. I USED THE KEY THEN TO UNLOCK THE DOORS AND THE DOME LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. HOWEVER, THE CAR STARTED UP WITH THE SECOND TURN OF THE KEY. AFTER DRIVING HOME, THE KEY FOB WORKED AGAIN ALONG WITH THE DOME LIGHTS. WHILE DRIVING AT SEVERAL OTHER TIMES, THE RADIO WILL SHUT OFF AND THE CLOCK WILL RESET TO MIDNIGHT AND THE CALENDAR WILL RESET. THIS WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING AS WELL AS WHEN THE ENGINE IS FIRST STARTED. THIS WILL HAPPEN AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW.

2007 SATURN SKY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD CHIME FOR DIFFERENT ICON ALERTS. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD ALSO GO BLANK. *JS *TR

TAKATA RECALL, TO START I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE INCLUDING HAVING TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. ALSO MY VEHICLE DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY START AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, NOT WHEN I HAD BEEN EMPTY JUST FILLING IT UP IN GENERAL I HAVE TO TRY STARTING IT A FEW TIMES BEFORE IT TAKES. MY MOST RECENT AND WORRISOME COMPLAINT IS THAT THE FRONT BLOWER MOTOR HAS STOPPED A FEW TIMES AND TODAY WHEN PULLING IT OUT IT WAS FILLED WITH WATER. I HAVE CHILDREN AND CANNOT FEEL SAFE WITH THEM IN SUCH A POOR QUALITY VEHICLE. I KNOW THIS MODEL HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED AND I CAN SEE WHY. THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES THAT ARE KNOWN ABOUT THESE VEHICLES AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO PROTECT THE CUSTOMER, RECALL THESE VEHICLES, THEY ARE DANGEROUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE FUEL TANK OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANDREW CHEVROLET (1500 W SILVER SPRING DRIVE, MILWAUKEE, WI 53209, 1-414-228-6200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL GOING VERY HARD WHILE I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A TURN. A MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE CAR AND SAID THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE A POWER STEERING FLUID COMPARTMENT TO ADD POWER STEERING FLUID.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT ROLLED AWAY ON ITS OWN. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS AFTER IT WAS STARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CALL A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

GM RECALL 17036 - PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR DEFECT. MY SENSOR FAILED ON 6/8/2018. THE LOCAL DEALER CONFIRMED THE FAILURE AND ORDERED PARTS UNDER THE RECALL ON 6/15/2018. AS OF TODAY, 7/18/2018, THE PART IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ETA IS PROVIDED. GM REFUSES TO REIMBURSE ME IF I HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED OR PROVIDE THEM WITH A GENUINE GM PART FOR THEM TO PROVIDE THE REPAIR. THIS IS A RECALL THAT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY GM AND I AM LEFT WITH AN UNSAFE CAR AND NO ETA ON REPAIR.

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A CITY STREET WHEN I NOTICED MY KEY POPPED OUT OF THE IGNITION HALF WAY, I FELT MY VEHICLE LOSING POWER, I COULDN'T ACCELERATE, THERE WAS A BUS COMING UP BEHIND, I TRIED TO PUSH THE KEY BACK IN BUT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE IT, I COULDN'T ACCELERATE AND WAS LOSING POWER, MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO PULL OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER, I PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW IF I WAS GOING TO GET HIT FROM BEHIND, I CONTINUED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, I HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND PUT IN PARK, I WAS VERY CONFUSED AS TO HOW THIS HAPPENED, I HAD TO COMPOSE MYSELF, CALLED MY MOM AND TOLD HER WHAT HAPPENED, SHE IMMEDIATELY LOOKED ONLINE FOR ANY RECALL ISSUES AND CAME ACROSS THE GM IGNITION SWITCH RECALL FOR SATURN ION 2003-2007. MY MOM CALLED THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, P# 800-222-1020 AND INFORMED THEM ABOUT THE ISSUE RELATED RECALL. THEY SHOW THE RECALL WAS ADDRESSED ON THIS VEHICLE IN 2014 AND SAID NOTHING THEY CAN DO. SHE ALSO CALLED THE DEALER BOUCHER CHEVROLET OF WAUKESHA, P# 262-347-4107, WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT IT AND SEE IF SAME ISSUE OTHERWISE WE WILL GET CHARGED FOR FIXING IT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BERGSTROM CHEVROLET IN MADISON, WI WHERE THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $100.00 FOR FIXING IT EVEN IT RECALL RELATED ISSUE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF GETTING KILLED ON THE ROAD WHEN I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER MY VEHICLE AT HIGH SPEEDS. I HAVE TO COMMUTE TO WORK ON THE FREEWAY EVERY WEEK. IF THE RECALL HAS BEEN DONE THEN WHY IS THIS ISSUE CONTINUING TO HAPPEN. MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE MADE RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY TIMES IT CONTINUES. CONSUMERS SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY WITH THEIR LIFE LIKE OTHER HAVE DONE SO UNWILLINGLY.