Saturn Sky Complaints (2008)

186 consumer complaints on file.

#10632298September 10, 2014
AIR BAGS
WARNING LIGHT SHOWS AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE SERVICED WITH NO CRASH INCIDENT. DEALER WILL NOT FIX OR RECALL WITHOUT LARGE FEE. I NOTICED LOTS OF OTHER RECALLS FOR SAME PART ON OTHER GM CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628712August 27, 2014
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON CONTINUOUSLY. DEALER WANTED $900+ TO FIX. THEY CHARGES ME $100+ JUST TO DIAGNOSE IT & TELL ME THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE AIRBAG SENSOR. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A "SAFETY ISSUE" & SHOULD BE FIXED AT THE MFGS EXPENSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622654August 16, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SEAT SENSOR IS FAILING AND IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY GM AND SATURN, THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS ENDANGERING PEOPLE'S LIVES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618482August 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE PURPOSE OF THIS E-MAIL IS TO NOTIFY YOU OF PROBLEMS I'M EXPERIENCING TRYING TO GET THE RECALL ACCOMPLISHED ON MY SKY. I'VE CALLED SCHOLFIELD (THE DESIGNATED REPAIR DEALER FOR MY AREA) MULTIPLE TIMES AND AM GETTING A RUN AROUND. THEY TELL ME THEY CAN'T GET THE PARTS AND IT WILL BE 6-8 WEEKS BEFORE THEY EXPECT A DELIVERY. I'M WANTING TO PUT OUT A NOTICE THAT IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR WHILE WAITING FOR AN INEXPENSIVE DEFECTIVE PART, THERE MAY BE OTHER OUTCOMES, MOST ASSUREDLY UNDESIRABLE. WHATEVER CAN BE DONE, NEEDS TO BE DONE AS THIS VEHICLE IS A POTENTIAL THREAT ON THE ROADS AND THAT IS NOT DUE TO MY PERSISTENCE IN TRYING TO GET THE MANDATED RECALL DONE. ACCORDING TO THE LETTER, "YOU SHOULD CONTACT YOUR GM DEALER TO ARRANGE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE." I HAVE TRIED TO DO THIS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, ONLY TO BE PUT OFF BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. ANY ASSISTANCE YOU COULD OFFER WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED AS THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A PRIORITY FOR THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615629July 23, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN SKY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE DATE OF ARRIVAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605560June 24, 2014
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR IS BAD INDICATING IT WILL NOT WORK IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598829June 17, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT SAYS OFF WHEN SOMEONE IS SEATED OR UNSEATED. ALSO SHOWS RED ERROR AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH. PER THE GM DEALER, THEY SAY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598843June 17, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES/ VACUUM DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO GM FOR A FEW ADJUSTMENTS (WHICH DID NOT WORK) AND THEY SAY THAT THE CAR MUST BE WARMED UP FOR 1 MINUTE OR MORE BEFORE DRIVING. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE LIVING IN WARM WEATHER CLIMATE. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO WAIT TO DRIVE A NEW CAR IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKES TO WORK AND BE SAFE. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOW I CANNOT LET ANYONE DRIVE MY CAR, OR GO TO A VALET IN FEAR THAT THEY WILL HIT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597057June 9, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN SKY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEACTIVATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596589June 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN SKY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND FOR 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HOWEVER, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIR COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THERE WERE NO FAILURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592209May 18, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, UPON AVOIDING A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE SATURN SKY I WAS IN HAD COLLIDED WITH THE CONCRETE CENTER DIVIDER AND BECAME AIRBORN. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER FIRST COLLIDING WITH THE DIVIDER, NOR AFTER IT HAD LANDED BACK ONTO ITS WHEELS. HAZARD LIGHTS WERE OPERABLE, ONSTAR DID NOT ACTIVATE. INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10587353May 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A SATURN SKY IN THE RECALL AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING WE CAN GET A LOANER FOR FREE WHILE WE WAIT FOR PARTS TO COME IN. ORR CHEVROLET IN TEXARKANA SAID ALL THEY HAVE TO LOAN IS COBALTS, AND THIS CONCERNS ME FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. I ASKED IF HE KNEW THOSE ARE ALSO RECALLED AND HE LAUGHED AND SAID YES BUT THAT'S ALL THEY GOT. I SUGGESTED THEY TAKE A VEHICLE OFF THEIR USED SALES LOT THAT ISN'T MADE BY GM BUT THEY CAN'T DO THAT. OBVIOUSLY I DIDN'T TAKE THE EVEN LESS SAFE COBALT AND I'M STILL DRIVING MY SKY, BUT I'M CONCERNED THAT THEY'RE OFFERING THE MOST DEADLY CAR OF THEM ALL AND THAT OTHER DRIVERS MAY END UP TAKING THEM, POSSIBLY FOR MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584752April 24, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES FAIL WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583743April 20, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
AFTER FIRST STARTING, THE VEHICLE HAS NO BRAKES. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED THE FIRST TIME I BACKED IT OUT OF THE GARAGE. THE BRAKES WERE VERY SOFT AND I HAD TO KEEP PUMPING THEM. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT YOU HAVE TO LET IT WARM UP FIRST. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND TOLD THEM THAT THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. THEY MADE AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE BRAKES, HOWEVER, THEY ARE VERY HARD. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578171April 8, 2014
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. DASHBOARD INDICATOR SHOWS PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OFF EVEN THOUGH A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573328March 19, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I BOUGHT THIS CAR (2008 SATURN SKY REDLINE, AUTOMATIC, BUILD DATE 7/07) USED FROM A PERSONAL OWNER ON 3/15/2014 WITH 56,607 MILES ON IT. AFTER LEAVING IT IN MY GARAGE OVERNIGHT I STARTED THE CAR AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE OUT OF MY GARAGE. AT THE END OF MY SHORT DRIVEWAY I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP BEFORE I TURNED ONTO MY STREET. THE BRAKE PEDAL DID A SERIES OF PULSATIONS AND WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT STOPPING THE CAR. THE CAR CONTINUED INTO THE STREET BEFORE I COULD GET IT STOPPED. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD A BAD MASTER CYLINDER OR A BRAKE FLUID LEAK BUT AS I CONTINUED ON SLOWLY I EVENTUALLY GOT A FULL BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR STOPPED EVERY TIME AS NORMAL FROM THEN ON. AFTER GETTING HOME I RESEARCHED MY PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT MANY 2008 SKY REDLINES WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. EVIDENTLY GM MADE A CHANGE ON SOME OF THE 2008(ONLY) REDLINES BRAKING SYSTEM BY OMITTING A "VACUUM ASSIST PUMP" OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. GM CHANGED THE BRAKE SYSTEM BACK TO INCLUDE THIS PUMP IN THE 2009 MODEL'S. THE BRAKE PROBLEM ON THIS CAR, AND OTHER 2008'S, IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I WAS NOT WARNED OF THIS CONDITION FROM THE SELLER, WHICH IS NOT GM'S FAULT, BUT THESE AFFECTED CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND EQUIPPED WITH THE REGULAR BRAKING SYSTEM AS ON THE 2007 OR 2009 SKY REDLINES. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A STICKER ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE DASH FROM GM ON "SOME" OF THE NEW 2008 CARS TELLING OF THIS TYPE OF SYSTEM AND WHAT TO DO....BUT IT WAS JUST A STICKER THE NEW OWNER PULLED OFF AS IT WAS NOT MEANT TO BE PERMANENT. BY PLACING THESE STICKERS ON THE NEW CARS GM KNEW THERE WAS A NEGATIVE, POSSIBLY FATAL, ASPECT TO THIS BRAKING SYSTEM. THEY DID NOTHING TO CORRECT IT ON THE AFFECTED CARS BUT DID CHANGE IT THE NEXT MODEL YEAR BECAUSE OF OWNER COMPLAINTS I'M SURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572986March 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I HAVE SEEN THE RECALLS IN THE NEWS FOR THE SATURN SKY 2006-2007 MODELS, AND LOOKED UP WHAT HAPPENED, AND I THINK THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN THE 2008 MODEL. I WAS DRIVING ON A STATE ROAD, AND SUDDENLY THE CAR JUST STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT, AND NOBODY WAS AROUND TO HIT ME, BUT I NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHAT HAPPENED. I REMEMBER BEING VERY AFRAID OF ANOTHER CAR COMING ALONG AND HITTING ME. NOW I SEE THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE. THIS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN, AND I FORGOT ALL ABOUT IT UNTIL NOW. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A FREAK THING AT THE TIME, BUT I WONDER IF THE 2008 MODEL ALSO NEEDS TO BE IN THE RECALL. I'M NOT FEELING VERY SAFE RIGHT NOW, GIVEN THAT GM DID NOT RECALL ALL AFFECTED CARS IN THE PAST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572807March 17, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR APPEARS TO BE MALFUNCTIONING. IT CAUSES THE AIRBAG TO GO TO THE "OFF" POSITION. GM APPEARS TO BE RECALLING OTHER MAKES AND MODELS BUT NOT THE SATURN SKY FOR THE AIRBAG ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569012March 13, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, AND SOME OF THE TROUBLE LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIT UP. WHILE TRYING TO EXIT THE EXPRESSWAY, POWER CAME BACK AND THE DASH RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE SAME SCENARIO HAPPENED AGAIN NEARLY A YEAR LATER. GM TECHNICIANS COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562435January 31, 2014
AIR BAGS
AT 39600 MILES THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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