Saturn Aura Complaints

1,444 consumer complaints on file.

#11109828July 6, 2018
POWER TRAIN
THE PLASTIC CASING ON THE SHIFTER CABLE HAS BROKEN AND THE SPRAG ON THE AT TRANSMISSION IS BAD.... OR SO I HAVE BEEN TOLD. IT IS IN THE DRIVEWAY NOW WITH THE ABC, BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL AND ESC LIGHTS LIT AS WELL AS ERROR CODES P0449 & P2101. I HAVE TEMP REPAIRED THE SHIFTER CABLE AND IT WILL SHIFT THROUGH THE GEARS BUT WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-635 WHEN IT STOPPED GOING INTO GEAR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11104530June 28, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS GOING AT SLOW SPEEDS, I STEP ON THE BRAKS AND THE CAR JUMPS AND GO AT A HIGH SPEED WHEN I AM IN TRAFFIC. IN HAPPENS WHEN THE TRAFFIC IS SLOW AND THEN BEGINS TO MOVE. THE LAST OCCASION RESULTED IN MY CAR BEING TOTALED. IT ALWAYS THE FRONT END.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11104453June 27, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
THE STEERING HAS GOTTEN VERY HARD TO STEER AT SLOW SPEEDS. IT TAKES EFFORT TO TURN IT AND ONCE TURNING, IT WILL NOT RETURN STRAIGHT BUT YOU HAVE TO FORCEFULLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO GO STRAIGHT INSTEAD OF IT WANTING TO GO STRAIGHT . IT IS NOT THE POWER STEERING WHICH IS WORKING FINE.A MACHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE FOR MANY GM CARS AND TO CHECK. SURE ENOUGH THERE ARE MANY MODELS OF MY CAR THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE AND HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I HAVE LUCKILY AVOIDED ANY ACCIDENTS SO FAR BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103932June 26, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
UPON TAKEN OFF MY TRACTION STABILIZER CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON MY CAR WILL THEN STUTTER UPON ACCELERATING MY CAR WILL SMOOTH OUT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103056June 21, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION (6T40) SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING. STOPPED SHIFTING ABOVE 2ND GEAR (25 MPH). ONCE I PULLED OUT OF THE HIGHWAY AND PARKED, I COULD NOT REVERSE. LEFT ME STRANDED. GM HAS A RECALL FOR SIMILAR 6T70 TRANSMISSION, BUT REFUSES TO COVER MINE EVEN THOUGH 6T40 HAS SAME PROBLEMS AS 6T70.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11102847June 20, 2018
POWER TRAIN
EXPERIENCED COMPLETE LOSS OF REVERSE GEAR AND FORWARD GEARS ARE SLIPPING, AND OR NOT ENGAGING SO THAT ENGINE RPMS ARE WELL ABOVE NORMAL BEFORE LUNGING INTO HIGHER GEAR AND/OR NOT SHIFTING AT ALL. DIFFICULT TO REACH SPEEDS ABOVE 35 MPH. PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED TWO DAYS PRIOR AND AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT, SEEMED TO RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION. AFTER PARKING IN ANGLE PARKING SPOT WITH NOSE FORWARD, THE CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE OUT OF PARKING SPOT. I HAD ASSISTANCE TOWING AURA OUT OF PARKING SPOT, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FORWARD AT LOW SPEED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP. DIAGNOSIS WAS FAILURE OF UPPER AND REVERSE GEARS REQUIRED TRANSMISSION REBUILD WITH SUSPECTED FAILURE OF WAVE PLATE. OBTAINED INFORMATION ON GM SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT #14404 - TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAVE PLATE (MAR 3, 2015) WHICH EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 10 YRS/120,000 MI. MY 09 SATURN AURA IS WITHIN 10 YR PERIOD HAVING PURCHASED IN JANUARY 2010, AND HAS APPROX 95K MILES. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY SATURN AURA IS NOT COVERED BASED ON THE FACT THAT ACCORDING TO MY VIN, I HAVE A MH8 6-SPD TRANSMISSION, AND THE WARRANTY APPLIES ONLY TO "OTHER" 6-SPD TRANSMISSIONS . . . EVEN THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE IDENTIFIED IN THE SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT, OR SPECIFICALLY THAT THE 6 SPEED FWD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY EXPERIENCE A CRACKED OR FRACTURED WAVE PLATE, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF 3RD, 5TH, AND REVERSE GEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11102602June 19, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
TAKATA RECALL - I'M HAVING VARIOUS ISSUES. MAJORITY OF THE ISSUES ARE IN MOTION WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OR STREET WAY. THE ISSUE IS RECALL ID (212567) THE STEERING IS FAULTY THE WHEEL GOES LEFT AND RIGHT. RECALL ID(204873) PROBLEMS WITH DISENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL AND BREAK SYSTEM AS WELL AS TRACTION CONTROL I GET THIS ISSUE DURING ANY TIME RECALL ID(201888) (201887)POWER TRAIN ISSUES, CAR SWERVING TO OTHER LANE ON HIGH WAY AND STREET ROADS, EMISSIONS ISSUE , AS WELL AS ROLLING ISSUE THE WIRING IS NOT CORRECTLY WORKING, AS WELL THE FUEL PUMP DOESN'T GET FUEL I MUST TURN THE KEY PUSH THE GAS UNTIL THE CAR STARTS WHEN REFILLING THE TANK THE SEATS DON'T MOVE FRONT OR BACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11102118June 15, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 (NA) SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11099924June 5, 2018
AIR BAGS
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11099452June 3, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11098834May 30, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE BRAKES AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER (SUTLIFF GMC IN STATE COLLEGE, PA) WERE NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) IN 2014, BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11098205May 27, 2018
STEERING
THE SEC, AND POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON WITH DINGING NOISES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11097332May 22, 2018
STEERING
WHEN I AM TRAVELLING AT SLOW SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING OFTEN DOESN'T WORK. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET INTO A FEW ACCIDENTS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT SEEMS THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR MY VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT WHEN I PUT IN MY VIN IT SAYS THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11097129May 21, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR LAST YEAR THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY INSTALLED BRAND NEW BRAKES BUT THEY WHERE STILL SQUEAKING SO I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE NEW BRAKES BUT A MONTH LATER MY BRAKES AND ROTORS AND CALIPERS WERE COMPLETELY GONE IT COSTED ME $1200 TO REPLACE THEM BUT THEN 2 MONTHS LATER AGAIN IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING MY BRAKES WORE DOWN COMPLETELY SO I ASKED MY UNCLE TO LOOK AT THEM AND CHANGE THEM FOR ME SO HE DID AND NOW MY BRAKES ARE DOING THE SAME THING THEY GRIND VERY LOUD AND SQUEAK AND I DIDN'T BUY NO CHEAP BRAKES EITHER THEY WHERE TOP PERFORMANCE BRAKES ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAD WHAT'S MY CONTROL MODULE IN MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY MY SPEEDOMETER WASN'T WORKING AND MY CAR MOVED SLOWLY AND MADE A LOUD NOISE SO I REPLACED IT AND IT'S WORKING FOR NOW THEN MY DOORS WON'T UNLOCK I'LL HIT THE UNLOCK BUTTON IN THE CAR AND THE KEY CHAIN BUT MY BACK DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOES NOT UNLOCK AND MY DRIVER DOOR DOES THE SAME OCCASIONALLY I HAVE TO PULL THE LOCK TO UNLOCK IT AND I'VE HAD MY TIRES BALANCE ROTATED AND ALL THAT MORE THAN ONCE BUT FOR SOME REASON MY FRONT TIRES WEAR DOWN FAST I'VE WENT THROUGH 2 SETS OF FRONT TIRES BUT MY BACK TIRES ARE STILL GOOD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11090399April 27, 2018
SEATS
ON OCTOBER 17, 2017 I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE AT THE BODY SHOP AFTER HAVING THE DRIVER'S SEAT REPLACED BECAUSE THE WELDS BROKE. TODAY, APRIL 27, 2018 I RETURNED TO THE BODY SHOP FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE WELDS ARE BROKEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT. I HAVE ATTACHED A PHOTO OF THE RIGHT FRONT WELD. I SEARCHED YOUR DATABASE FOR THIS ISSUE AND DID NOT FIND IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11089897April 24, 2018
STEERING
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ON VEHICLE KEEPS CUTTING OUT WHILE DRIVING. CAR IS VERY HARD TO STEER WHEN THIS HAPPENS, MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS. 105,000 MILES ON CAR. RECALL IS THERE FOR THIS PROBLEM ON MODEL YEAR OF CAR, BUT GM SAYS IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VIN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11088548April 17, 2018
WHEELS
WHEN GOING AROUND CURVES THE ESC ACTIVE MESSAGE COMES ON, AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT TRIES TO STRAIGHTEN MY WHEEL AS I'M STILL GOING AROUND THE CURVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11088451April 16, 2018
STEERING
180,000 MI POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BRIEFLY DURING STRAIGHT HIGHWAY DRIVING. CONSULTED GM DEALER, SAID FIX WOULD TAKE A WHILE DUE TO PARTS SHORTAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11084732April 12, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYED 'POWER STEERING ". THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE BEGAN IN DECEMBER OF 2017, BUT WOULD ALWAYS CORRECT ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11084284April 10, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TABS FOR THE TRANSMISSION WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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