Saturn Sky Complaints (2008)

186 consumer complaints on file.

#10497789February 11, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN SKY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464542July 7, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE FAILURE. HARD BRAKE PEDAL RESULTING IN THE BRAKES NOT HOLDING THE CAR AT A STOP. ON JULY 4, 2012 WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION THE BRAKES FAILED TO HOLD THE CAR INPLACE RESULTING IN THE CAR CREEPING INTO THE CENTER OF THE INTERSECTION INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. A JEEP WITH 6 PEOPLE AND AN INFANT HIT THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE CAR AND FLIPPED OVER. THE INFANT AND 2 OF THE PEOPLE IN THE JEEP ARE IN THE HOSPITAL. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON HWY. 84 IN DALEVILLE, ALABAMA. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10463619June 29, 2012
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
I WAS TRYING TO TURN THE AC ON BECAUSE IT IS 102 DEGREES OUTSIDE. WHEN I WAS TURNING THE KNOB ON THE CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE TO COLD IT NEVER CHANGED IT STAYED BLOWING HOT. ALSO WHEN I TRIED TO GET THE FAN TO BLOW TOWARDS ME IT WAS STUCK IN THE MODE WHERE IT BLOWS ON THE FLOOR. WHILE IT IS STUCK IN THE MID AND WONT CHANGED ITS STEADY BLOWING OUT HOT AIR EVEN WHEN THE MODULE FOR THE FAN IS TURNED OFF. THIS IS CRAZY THAT MOST OF THE SATURN VUE I READ HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND SOMETHING IS ALWAYS MISSING. THERE NEEDS TO BE A SERIOUS RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE THESE WERE THE LAST ONES MADE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419963August 18, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN SKY REDLINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG OFF INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN AN OCCUPANT WAS POSITIONED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHERE THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM SENSOR AND THE SENSING DIAGNOSTIC MODULE WERE REPLACED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,027. UPDATED 9/19/11 *CN UPDATED 01.23.12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267704May 4, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN SKY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM DOES NOT WORK. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM THAT HE MUST WAIT SIXTY SECONDS FOR THE BRAKES TO WORK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT WANT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. HE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHY HE MUST WAIT SIXTY SECONDS TO DRIVE A NEW MODEL VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264404April 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN SKY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY, WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH RESULTED IN REDUCED VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH CAUTION AND ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF COOLANT INSIDE THE VEHICLE FOLLOWING THE REPAIR AND THE TRACTION CONTROL FAILED TO OPERATE. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ON SIX SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260492March 2, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN SKY REDLINE. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE. HE ATTEMPTED TO UTILIZE THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES WHILE BACKING OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY. HE HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL OVER EIGHT TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM TO ENGAGE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH, THE BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD NOT OPERATE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY UNTIL IT STOPPED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT A PUMP WAS NEEDED, WHICH WOULD ASSIST THE BRAKING SYSTEM WITH BUILDING UP PRESSURE IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKES TO ENGAGE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 14,000. UPDATED 3/19/09 *CN UPDATED 03/25/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245234October 13, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 SATURN SKY REDLINE 700 MILES ON THE OD BRAKE PROBLEM. COLD START PRODUCES PEDAL VIBRATION AND LITTLE OR NO BRAKE POWER. FORTUNATELY I HAVEN'T RAN INTO ANYTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244643October 7, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN SKY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE HAS BEEN LEAKING GASOLINE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY FOUND A HOLE IN THE HOSE AND MADE THE REPAIR. SHE WENT TO PUMP GAS INTO THE VEHICLE AND FUEL STILL LEAKS OUT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237436August 8, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN SKY REDLINE. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED FOR MORE THAN 5 OR 6 HOURS, THERE IS POOR POWER BRAKE ASSIST FUNCTIONALITY. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE PEDAL IS EXTREMELY HARD AND CAUSES THE CONTACT TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF THE VEHICLE RUNNING, THE BRAKES RETURN TO NORMAL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE ACCORDING TO A GM SERVICE BULLETIN; HOWEVER, THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND TIME, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER HAS NOT RESPONDED OR CALLED BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 900. UPDATED 09/10/08 *BF UPDATED 09/10/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235344July 22, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY CAR IS AT SATURN OF HICKORY FOR THE THIRD TIME BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES THEY SAID THEY CANNOT FIX THEM IT IS A DEFECT I HAVE ASKED FOR MY MONEY BACK WITH NO ANSWER AS OF YET MY BRAKES WERE LIKE THIS FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY. THE FIRST DAY I WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR I CALLED THE SALES PERSON THAT SOLD US THE CAR AND TOLD HER HEY SOMETHING IS WRONG I HAVE NO BRAKES !!!! THEY HAVE SAID THAT YOU HAVE TO LET THE CAR WARM UP FIRST BUT THAT IS NOT IN THE MANUAL NOR DID THE SALE PERSON TELL US THIS. I HAVE ALMOST HIT SOMETHING NUMEROUS TIMES IN THIS CAR ALREADY AND IT ONLY HAS ABOUT 2000 MILES ON IT. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SIT AND WAIT FOR A CAR TO WARM UP BEFORE I CAN DRIVE IT IN THE SUMMER TIME !!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234045July 12, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
I PURCHASED A 2008 SATURN TURBO SKY IN SEPTEMBER 2007. IN JANUARY 2008, I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES. AFTER THE CAR HAS SAT FOR A PERIOD OF 5 HOURS OR MORE AND IS MOVED, THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR THE FIRST 3-4 TIMES BRAKES ARE APPLIED. YOU ARE NOT CERTAIN THE CAR WILL COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SATURN KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR....THAT TURBO SKY AUTOS ALL OPERATE IN THIS MANNER. THEY TELL ME THAT ALL TURBO AUTOS OPERATE IN THIS MANNER. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS FOR AN INSTANT. I WITNESSED A TECH MOVE THE CAR, STOPPED THE CAR, CAME OUT AND INFORMED HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HE WOULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR THE WAY THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED. THEY KEPT THE CAR ANOTHER DAY AND THE NEXT DAY I REALIZED NOTHING HAD CHANGED. LATER, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE NTSB WAS LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM. LAST MONTH, I RECEIVED A LETTER SAYING THAT SATURN WAS AWARE OF A BRAKING PROBLEM WITH THE TURBO SKY AND I WAS ASKED TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR A CALIBRATION ADJUSTMENT. I DID THIS, RECEIVED THE CAR BACK AND IT'S BASICALLY THE SAME. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE REALLY IS AN INVESTIGATION GOING ON OR IS THIS JUST MY CAR. I'VE DISCUSSED THIS PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE I KNOW VERY FAMILIAR WITH TURBO ENGINES AND THEY SAY THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT ALL. I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232999July 2, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE PROPERALY WHEN ENGINE IS COOL (VACUUM ASSIST). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231371June 17, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SATURN SKY REDLINE WHEN START CAR YOU HAVE NO BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229397May 31, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT ON COLD START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229066May 28, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKES REQUIRED EXTREMELY HIGH FORCE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP FOR THE 30-60 SECONDS AFTER START UP, IF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING FOR APPROX. 6 HOURS OR MORE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IN 2008 AS A COST SAVINGS GM CHOSE TO REMOVE THE VACUUM PUMP. SINCE THIS VEHICLE IS A TURBO IT DOES NOT DEVELOP HIGH ENOUGH VACUUM AND IT BLEED OFF QUICKLY AFTER THE VEHICLE SITS A WHILE. THE VACUUM PUMP IS BEING PUT BACK INTO THE 2009 TO ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST A YEAR. MAKE GM FIX THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2008 TURBOS, PLEASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228132May 18, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I PURCHASED A SATURN SKY REDLINE LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AGO. EACH MORNING WHEN I START THE CAR AFTER IT HAS SAT OVERNIGHT, AND ATTEMPT TO USE THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR ACCOMPANIED BY A VIBRATING FEELING. THIS MORNING I NEARLY HIT A CAR TRAVELING PAST MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I HAD TO USE MUCH MORE EFFORT THAN USUAL TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP. THERE SEEMED TO BE ABSOLUTELY NO POWER BRAKES. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I HAVE NOW READ ABOUT OTHER OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. MY DEALERSHIP DID NOT MAKE ME AWARE OF THIS ISSUE OR THAT I NEED TO FOLLOW ANY SPECIAL PROCEDURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226467May 2, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2008 SATURN SKY REDLINE. MY VEHICLE SUFFERS THE PROBLEM LISTED IN SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS LOGGED WITH THE NHTSA AND MENTIONED ON MULTIPLE SATURN SKY FORUMS - BRAKE SYSTEM NOT WORKING ADEQUATELY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE ONCE IS HAS SAT OVERNIGHT. TYPICALLY TAKES 30-45 SECONDS TO BUILD SUFFICIENT VACUUM FOR BRAKE SYSTEM TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. NO ACCIDENTS AS I WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE WHEN PURCHASING THE CAR. HOWEVER, IN MY OPINION, IT DOES POSE A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226527May 2, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
NO BRAKES ON COLD START. FIRST THING IN THE MORNING OR WHEN CAR SIT FOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS. TERRIFIED TO TRY CRUISE CONTROL AS I HEARD IT WILL CAUSE BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS "NORMAL" AND NEEDED TO LET VACUUM BUILD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225232April 21, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
SINCE PURCHASING THE 2008 SATURN SKY IN SEPTEMBER 2007 THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CAR MUST WARM UP BEFORE THE BRAKES WORK PROPERLY. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND I WAS ADVISED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. RECENTLY THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 65 MPH. THE CRUISE DID NOT SHUT OFF, THE BRAKES DID NOT EVEN SLOW THE VEHICLE. EVERY TIME THE CAR HAS GONE BACK TO THE DEALER THEY TELL ME THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. LAST WEEK THEY ADVISED THAT THEY HAD TO RE-CALIBRATE THE BRAKES- THIS DID NOT WORK, I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR, I HAVE NOT USED THE CRUISE CONTROL SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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