SATURN Complaints

THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT SOMETIMES WHEN YOU START THE CAR IT WILL NOT HAVE POWER STEERING AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOUR DRIVING IT WILL GO OUT AND IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE

1.ENGINE WOULD STALL WHEN TURN ON HAVE TO TURN THE KEY TWICE AT ANY LOCATION. 2. POWER STEERING WHEN OUT DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY 3. DOOR HANDLE ON MY DRIVER SIDE CAME OFF

WHEN STOPPED AT EITHER A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, ONCE I TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE AND PLACE IT ON THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR HESITATES LIKE IT'S GASPING FOR GAS HOWEVER, THE GASPING ONLY HAPPENS FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN THE CAR DRIVES NORMALLY! WHAT IS STUMPING ME, WHY DOES THE NEW PROBLEM ONLY HAPPEN INTERMITTINGLY! I JUST HAD A REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED BACK IN MARCH OF 2018 BECAUSE THE CAR ORIGINALLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING INTO GEAR! I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO AAMCO, THE PLACE THAT INSTALLED THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED THEM THAT MY CAR WAS ACTING UP AGAIN WITH A NEW PROBLEM. BECAUSE THE NEW PROBLEM HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES SHOWING FOR THE MECHANIC TO GIVE A DIAGNOSIS OF THE NEW PROBLEM. I AM SO FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THE CAR WAS MY FIRST CAR AND BEING RETIRED AND ON A FIXED BUDGET ANOTHER CAR ISN'T SOMETHING I CAN INVEST IN!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE "SERVICE AIR BAGS" MESSAGE ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,900.

I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I ALSO PULLED FORWARD AND THE WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON. I WAITED ABOUT 20 MIN'S AND STARTED MY CAR BACK UP AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT DIDN'T COME BACK ON. WHILE THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON IT WAS VERY HARD FOR ME TO TURN THE WHEEL. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT. I WILL BE TAKING MY CAR TO A DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING. MY CAR WAS PART OF THE POWER STEERING RECALL IN 2014. THAT RECALL NUMBER WAS N140115.

BROKEN GEAR SHIFTS. PUT CAR IN REVERSE TO PARK AND CAR SHUT OFF GEAR SHIFT WENT LOOSELY BACK AND FORTH. CAR ROLLED BACK ON IT'S OWN POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. GEAR SHIFT BROKEN. CAR ENGINE WOULD NOT START. I PUT KEY IN IGNITION AND IT LIT UP DASHBOARD AND WINDOWS LET UP AND DOWN BUT VEHICLE DIDN'T MOVE. *TR

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE FREEWAY IN THE CARPOOL LANE, GOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR, ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD THE ENGINES RPMS SOUNDING LOUDER THAN SUPPOSED TO BE. I LOOKED DOWN AT MY DASHBOARD AND THEY WERE AT 7000 RPM. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FELT LIKE IT WAS NO LONGER ACCELERATING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. PREVIOUS TO THIS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD NEVER COME ON. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND DEPRESSED IT AGAIN AND ONLY THE RPMS WENT UP AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. AT THIS POINT, I REALIZED I HAD NO ACCELERATION PEDAL CONTROL, WHILE IN THE CARPOOL LANE, SO AS SO AS SAFELY POSSIBLE, I MERGED OVER TO THE FREEWAY SHOULDER. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE SHOULDER, THEN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND REALIZED THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY GO AS FAST AS 20MPHS BEFORE TAKING THE RPMS OVER 5000. I COMPLETELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE AGAIN ON THE SHOULDER BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE IT AGAIN. AND WAS MET WITH THE SAME RESPONSE. I REALIZED, AT THIS POINT, THE TRANSMISSION IS THE PROBLEM. I SHIFTED THROUGH EACH GEAR TO SEE IF I HAD THEM, PARK REVERSE NEUTRAL DRIVE, AND I HAD THEM. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE ON THE SHOULDER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT PAST 2ND GEAR AND I COULD NOT COMFORTABLY DRIVE FASTER THAN 41MPH. I HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED 75 MILES BACK TO MY HOME.

AIRBAG NEED SERVICING LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON, CAN'T READ MILEAGE. THE SEAT BELT, OR SEAT LIGHT STAYS ON. THESE THINGS ARE ON AT ALL TIMES, STARTING, STOPPING,AND DRIVING. I'M NOT SURE WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH THE AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT, WILL THE AIRBAG BLOW AT ANYTIME OR WHAT.

MY CARS HUBCAPS HAVE FELL OFF SEVERAL TIMES AND J CAN'T FIND A SIZE THAT FITS 2 OF THEM SO I DON'T HAVE ANY. MY IGNITION SWITCH GETS STUCK WHILE PARKED AND I'VE BEEN LOCKED OUT IF MY CAR SEVERAL TIMES. THERE ARE TIMES WHERE IT WON'T TURN AT ALL AND I HAVE TO LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND TRY TO JIGGY THE KEY FOREVER. THE KEY DOESN'T TURN ALL THE WAY TO THE OFF SWITCH AND THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHILE DRIVING. NOW MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WON'T UP. I USE THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND THE THING POPS UP BUT THE DOOR WON'T OPEN AND SINCE I ONLY HAVE ONE DOOR WITH A KEY HOLE ALL THE OTHER DOORS STAY LOCKED AS WELL. SO I'VE SPENT HUNDREDS ON LOCKSMITHS OR I HAVE TO KEEP PULLING THE HANDLE OR BANGING ON THE DOOR OR MY HUSBAND PUSHES THE DOOR AN SHAKES THE ENTIRE CAR. THIS IS EMBARRASSING AND FRUSTRATING AS WELL AS DANGEROUS SINCE J CAN'T LOCK MY DOORS. SOMETIMES WHEN I LEAVE THE DOORS UNLOCKED THEY LOCK ON THEIR OWN AFTER I WALK AWAY. I HAVE TO CRAWL THROUGH THE PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR TO GET IN WHEN THE DRIVERS DOOR WON'T OPEN. THIS CAR HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. IN OCTOBER OF 2016, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SUDDENLY DEPRESSED. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE AND, IN TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. IN DECEMBER OF 2017, WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, A PICK-UP TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT KNEE, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO BODY MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN LOCAL GMC DEALER IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOCKING SYSTEM AND IGNITION KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.