Saturn Aura Complaints

1,444 consumer complaints on file.

#10595798June 3, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO REMAIN ENGAGED IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE FAILURE FROM OCCURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595691June 2, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN I DIDN'T HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WAS WHILE DRIVING ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY. I WAS PASSING THROUGH THE TOLL BOOTH AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WHEN I NOTICED THROUGH MY REARVIEW MIRROR THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. I STEPPED ON THE BREAK AND THE WENT OFF. I MUST SAY BECAUSE FEARED IT WOULD BE A COSTLY FIX I IGNORED IT FOR A LONG TIME UNTIL I SAW ANOTHER SATURN AURA WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I DROVE BEHIND THE ELDERLY WOMAN UNTIL WE BOTH AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I PULLED ALONG SIDE HER TO INFORM HER OF WHAT I SAW. I ALSO TOLD HER MY CAR WAS DOING THE SAME THING. SHE THANKED ME FOR TELLING HER A DROVE OFF. I TOOK MY CAR TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME HE DID BELIEVE IT WAS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BUT COULD BE ABSOLUTELY SURE UNTIL HE WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR FOR THE DAY. AGAIN NOT REALLY IN A POSITION TO FIX WHAT MAY BE COSTLY, I CONTINUED TO DRIVE. FINALLY I WAS STOPPED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST AND HE EXPLAINED THAT WHILE DRIVING BEHIND ME HE NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON BUT AS WE APPROACHED THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WHICH WAS RED I SLOWED DOWN( STEPPING ON THE BRAKE) AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF UNTIL I WAS AT A FULL STOP AND MY FOOT WAS PRESSED FIRMLY ON THE BREAK THEN THE BREAK LIGHT COME BACK ON. AS SOON AS I SAW THE RECALL I CALLED MY LOCAL GM DEALER RIGHT AWAY AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH MY BRAKES AND THE FACT THAT WHEN I TRY TO MOVE MY GEAR OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE I SOMETIMES HAVE TO FORCE IT BECAUSE IT SEEMS STUCK.THEY SAID THEY WOULD CHECK TO SEE IF MY CAR WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WELL WHAT DO YOU KNOW ITS NOT. THIS I FIND VERY HARD TO BELIEVE, THAT MY CAR WOULD BE DOING ALMOST EXACTLY WHAT WAS DESCRIBED IN TWO RECALLS BUT MY CAR(BASED ON MY VIN#) IS NOT INCLUDED. I BELIEVE GM IS TYING TO MINIMIZE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR OF THE CARS THEY WILLING SOLD KNOWING THEY HAD ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595384June 1, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE THEN I REALIZED MY CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED THE RPM PASSED THREE. I NOTICED BOTH MY FRONT TIRES WERE SMOKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HE TOLD ME HE REPLACED THE BRAKES AND THE CALIPER. A MONTH LATER, IT DID THE SAME THING. HE THEN TOLD ME IT NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND I HAVE TO PAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595388June 1, 2014
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP DURING TURNS. VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL FELT DURING TURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595314May 31, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING HER VEHICLE WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO OVER 100 MPH, SHE CRASHED HER VEHICLE AND DIED FROM THE IMPACT. WITNESSES STATE SHE HAD HER FLASHERS ON AND SHE WAS OBSERVED TRYING TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10595129May 30, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TURN SIGNALS DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF AFTER MAKING A TURN. TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN OFF AND THE TURN SIGNAL STALK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THAT WOULD COST $600.00. IS A RECALL EXPECTED FOR THIS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595145May 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
BACK IN JAN 2014 CAR WAS PUT IN PARK AT SHOPPING MALL PARKING LOT ENGINE SHUT OFF EXITED VEHICLE SECURITY SYSTEM ENGAGED WITH REMOTE I WAS HAVING DINNER WHEN POLICE CAME IN TO ASKED WHO OWNED THE SATURN AURA AND THAT MY CAR WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD THIS WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE ISSUES . AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS CONSTANTLY LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE CAR HAS BEEN OFF FOR HOURS . AUTOMATIC START MALFUNCTIONED NOW CAR WILL NOT START AT ALL EVEN WITH USING THE KEY . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595051May 30, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I PUT MY 2007 AURA IN REVERSE NO PROBLEM, BUT WHEN PUTTING IT IN DRIVE IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE, ENGINE JUST REVVED AS IF IN PARK. ALSO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. SO I CAN REVERSE THE CAR BUT NOT MOVE FORWARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595119May 30, 2014
AIR BAGS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FRONT SEAT PASSENGER OBSERVED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH WAS INDICATING OFF. IT REMAINS OFF WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING. BOTH TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF WHEN THE TURN IS COMPLETED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND HE SAID, WITHOUT INVESTIGATING, THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN OFF AND THE TURN SIGNAL STALK REPLACED WHICH HE ESTIMATED WOULD COST $600.00. I AM RETIRED FROM G.M. AND CAN'T AFFORD THAT. IS THERE A RECALL IN THE FUTURE FOR THESE DEFECTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595123May 30, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING RESUMED TO NORMAL FIVE MINUTES LATER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594909May 29, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER AIRBAG HAS BEEN OFF FOR ABOUT 30 DAYS NOW AND I AM AFRAID IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT IT WILL BE FATAL. THIS IS DANGEROUS - CAN SOMEONE FROM GM ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594606May 28, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594645May 28, 2014
STEERING, STEERING:COLUMN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594262May 27, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I FOUND AN ARTICLE ON-LINE REGARDING THE NTSB INVESTIGATING BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEMS WITH CHEVY MALIBU AND SATURN AURA'S. MY 2007 SATURN AURA HAS THE SAME ISSUE. ON OCCASIONS THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL BE "REVERSED" THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL BE ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED, THEN THEY WILL GOT OFF ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS ON 5/26/14. I AM AWARE OF IT HAPPENING ANOTHER 6-7 TIMES IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594373May 27, 2014
SEATS
OPENING THE DOOR AND SITTING IN THE DRIVERS SEAT, THE SEAT SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT. AS I GOT OUT OF THE SEAT, IT ROCKED TO THE LEFT. THE WELDS ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE FRAME ON THE BASE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS BROKEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594439May 27, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 6 AM IT THERE WAS SOME SNOW ON THE GROUND. AS I WAS DRIVING MY TRACTION CONTROL KEEP GOING ON AND OFF. AT THAT TIME I DIDN'T KNOW WHY IT KEEP GOING ON AND OFF. THE ONLY PROBLEM I THOUGHT I HAD WAS FOR MY BRAKE LIGHT TO RANDOMLY COME ON. WHICH I DIDN'T KNOW IT CAUSE ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS TO COMPLETELY GO OUT. I WASN'T GOING BUT 35MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I WAS SPINNING AND IN THE DITCH. I GREW UP DRIVING IN THE SNOW KNOWING TO DRIVE A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CAR IN THE SNOW IT'S BETTER THAN A REAR. NOT UNTIL THIS WINTER HAVE I HAD A PROBLEM. IN THIS INCIDENT I SPUN COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL NOTHING THAT I COULD DO TO TRY AND PREVENT IT. YES I KNOW THE SNOW IS NOT SAFE CONDITIONS TO DRIVE IN. I HAVE CLEAN RECORD NOT ONCE HAVE I BEEN INTO A WRECK NOR HAD PROBLEMS DRIVING IN THE SNOW. I HAD TO HAVE TOW TRUCK GET MY CAR OUT OF THE DITCH AFTER LEAVING IT THERE CAUSE I WAS TOO COLD TO BE IN IT. NOW MY DRIVERS SIDE BACK IS DENTED AND A HUGE CATCH DOWN THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594015May 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
RIGHT REAR LOCK STOPPED WORKING, REPLACED IT, THEN LEFT REAR STOPPED WORKING, NOW DRIVERS DOOR LOCKING PART TIME, SO THAT WILL SOON STOP. ON 5/25/14 WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING. AFTER KEY WAS TURNED OFF AND REMOVED IT RESET. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593873May 24, 2014
POWER TRAIN
2 YEARS AGO I COMPLAINED TO GM CONCERNING THE CAR MOVING WHEN IT WAS IN PARK TO NO AVAIL. ON WED MY GRANDSON WAS APPROACHING THE STOP SIGN IN THE AUTO WOULD NOT SHIFT. AS HE I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE IT WOULD NOT BACK UP. I HAD HIM DRIVE TO THE END OF THE CU-DE-SAC WHERE WE COULD TURN AROUND AND BROUGHT THE CAR HOME WHERE IT HAS SAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593666May 23, 2014
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN DRIVE IT RESPONDED AS IF IT WERE IN REVERSE GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. RK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593687May 23, 2014
STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE POWER STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE POWER STEERING ASSIST AS THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. THERE WAS A RECALL NOTIFICATION UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,716.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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