Saturn Aura Complaints

1,444 consumer complaints on file.

#11342902August 3, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT GEAR HAD BEEN SELECTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER THOMAS CHEVROLET (4003 US-220 BUS, BEDFORD, PA 15522) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341301July 24, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHEN IT'S HOT OUT AND I TURN A/C ON THE VEHICLE'S REDUCED ENGINE POWER POPS UP AND MY VEHICLE WILL ONLY GO 10 TO 20 MPH,IF I'M ON THE FREEWAY IT DROPS DOWN TO THAT MPH AND IS SO NOT SAFE I'VE TRIED FIXING CODE AFTER CODE AND STILL HAVE THE ISSUE,EVERYONE ONLINE CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT EITHER AFTER TAKING IT TO MULTIPLE GM DEALERSHIPS OR HAVING THERE OWN MECHANIC TRY TO FIX IT.WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK FOR 10 MIN.IT WILL KICK ON AND DO IT ALSO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11340950July 22, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
EVERY SO OFTEN AS THE CAR IS IN MOTION IF ON THE MAIN ROADS OR THE FREEWAY I GET A WARNING REGARDING THE 'TRACTION CONTROL' AND ESC WARNING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND THE BREAK LIGHTS ARE LIGHT UP WHEN I'M NOT EVEN PUSHING ON THE BREAK PEDALS. AND SOME TIMES WHEN THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, I'LL LOSE SOME SPEED AND AGAIN WOULD HAVE TO ACCELERATE WHENEVER I'M DRIVING JUST TO STAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT. IT GETS VERY ANNOYING WHEN IT JUST KEEPS HAPPENING. PLEASE HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11340644July 21, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT'S SON OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION REMAINED IN DRIVE WITH THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CABLE HOUSING WAS FRACTURED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11340012July 17, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR READS SERVICE ECM, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE TRACTION. THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE PREVIOUS ISSUES OCCURRED. CAR SEEMS TO WANT TO STALL.UPON REDUCING SPEED TO SLOW DOWN. THEN WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE, I CANT ACCELERATE WHEN ENGINE IS STILL ON. CAR WILL IDLE UP AND DOWN AND REDUCE POWER. IF CAR IS IN PARK FOR A FEW MINUTES, ERROR MESSAGES STATED ABOVE WILL ALSO APPEAR. CAR REDUCED ENGINE POWER ON HIGHWAY WHILE AT 60MPH, HARD TO STEER. CAR WILL HESITATE WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE TURNS AT REDUCED SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11339385July 14, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE STEERING CEASED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. AFTER WAITING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. SMICKLAS CHEVROLET (8900 NORTHWEST EXPY, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73162, (405) 943-5721) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 152,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11329598June 18, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM I'M ASSUMING THE ORIGINAL OWNER I WAS INFORMED THERE WERE A FEW QUIRKS LIKE THE KEY WON'T COME OUT OF THE IGNITION SOMETIMES AND THE AIR CONDITIONER SOMETIMES WORKS RANDOMLY.. I INVESTIGATED THE QUIRKS AND HAVE FOUND THAT WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK I'M NOT ALWAYS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY IT DIED SOMEBODY'S EVENTUALLY LUNGES FORWARD AS IF IT JUST WENT INTO GEAR AND THEN THE KEY IS RELEASED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK AND I AM UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE AC IS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OR IF IT'S DUE TO A ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE HOWEVER IT ALSO SEEMS TO WHEN IT GOES OUT THE FRONT DRIVERS HEADLIGHT STOPS WORKING I SEE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR HOW DO I PUT THE VIN NUMBER IN IT STATES THAT THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11328055June 9, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE'S ABS, TRACTION AND ECM CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL POWER AND STEERING WHILE GOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON AND CAR CAN NO LONGER MOVE UNDER ITS OWN POWER ( IT HAS FRIED A ECM IN UNDER TWO WEEKS). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324202May 11, 2020
AIR BAGS
"SERVICE AIRBAGS" MESSAGE ON DIC USED TO COME & GO. IT IS NOW PERMANENTLY ON. DTC B0081-71 IS ACTIVE. PASSENGER AIRBAG LAMP STAYS OFF WHETHER SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OR NOT. BEEN TOLD THE PPS PAD IN THE SEAT FOAM NEEDS REPLACING FOR OVER $1000. SEAT HASN'T BEEN SAT IN MORE THAN 20 TIMES SINCE CAR WAS NEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11323167May 4, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
REPLACED ALL BREAKS, POWER STEERING IS OUT, CHUGS WHEN DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND BLINKER, POWER SEATS AND WINDOWS BLOW FUSE ALL THE TIME. THE BLINKER IS A HAZARD. ONE OWNER PREVIOUS US AND ONLY ONE RECALL WAS DONE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322501April 28, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION, OR FALSE CODE. POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING IN TRANSIT. CAR HAS TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED TO REGAIN USE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322426April 27, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
I BOUGHT MY 2008 SATURN AURA XR USED OFF A CAR LOT LAST YEAR AROUND MARCH I STARTED HAVING STARTING ISSUES IN MAY SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE CAR . I HAVE REPLACED THE STARTER BATTERY & OTHER COSTLY THINGS BUT STILL HAVE THE NO START NO CRANK ISSUE WITH MY CAR IT'S STILL DRIVEABLE BUT WHEN THE CAR HEATS UP MY CAR WONT START UNTIL AFTER THE CAR COOLS FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR MY CAR IS NOT SHOWING SIGNS OF OVERHEATING THIS PROBLEM IS VERY STRESSFUL & DANGEROUS I'M TIRED OF BEING STUCK WHEN I GO PLACES ALSO SOMETIMES MY CAR DOESN'T GO PAST 20 MPH & I HAVE TO PULL OVER SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND WAIT 15 MINUTES & MY DRIVER SEAT STOPPED WORKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322419April 27, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES WILL AUTOMATICALLY START ON THERE OWN. THIS WILL LAST ABOUT 15 SECONDS. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST YEAR. WHEN BROUGHT INTO A MECHANIC THEY CANT HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11317507March 11, 2020
STEERING
SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. ON NHTSA.GOV IT SAYS IT WAS RECALLED FOR THIS REASON, BUT WHEN I CALLED SATURN AND GAVE THEM MY VIN # THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11315354March 1, 2020
STEERING
POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE STEERING GETS STIFF WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WAS OK AGAIN. BUT NOW I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11312071February 28, 2020
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE STEERING BECAME FIRM AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND PERSISTED AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. SIMS BUICK GMC LOCATED AT (3100 ELM ROAD NE, WARREN ON) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11311959February 27, 2020
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310030February 19, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
ANTI THEFT LIGHT IS ON, DISABLING MY CAR. WHEN THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT COMES ON ALL OTHER DASH LIGHTS FLICKER AND MY NEEDLES GO UP AND DOWN. MY MESSAGE BOARD STATES ALL PWOER STEERING, SERVICE ESC, AND LOW TIRE AIR MESSAGES. I HAVE REPLACED MY INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, STEERING COLUMN, AND MY BCM & NOTHING IS WORKING. IVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE CHEV DEALERSHIP FOR ALL SERVICES AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO WORK ON IT ANYMORE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT DETERMINE THE ISSUE. SINGLE MOM STUCK WITHOUT A CAR NOW, BC GM WILL NOT RECALL THIS CAR FOR THIS ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309616February 17, 2020
SEATS
TODAY MY DRIVER SEAT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNT A WHOLE ALL THE WAY THROUGH MY SEAT
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11309503February 16, 2020
STEERING, VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE WIPERS HAVE STOPPED WORKING STARTED BY BREAKING PLASTIC CLIP OVER AND OVER TO NOTHING..POWER STEARING UNIT WORKED ON A YEAR AGO MAKING NOISE LOOSING FLUID STRUTS LOCK UNLOCK TRUNK BUTTONS IN CAR OR HAND HELD NOT WORKING PROPER WERE THERE AND PROGRESSIVELY WORSE SINCE PURCHASE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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