2007 Saturn Aura complaints

PULLED VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT AND WHEN PLACED IN PARK MY LOCKS DID NOT POP UP, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS ODD SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF. COULD NOT RESTART THE CAR. HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT IT AND HE COULD START IT IN NEUTRAL, BUT ONCE HE DROVE AROUND AND PARKED AGAIN, CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK OR REVERSE....ONLY DRIVE. HAD TO PLACE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SO THE CAR WOULD NOT ROLL. WHEN I SHIFTED THE GEAR IT WOULD NOT CATCH. I COULD PULL IT ALL THE WAY DOWN FROM PARK TO DRIVE. *TR

STARTING IN MID-OCTOBER, MY 2007 SATURN AURA BEGAN SHOWING SIGNS THAT THE SHIFT LEVER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. MY CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN PARK WHEN THE LEVER INDICATED IT WAS IN PARK. THE CAR WOULD ACTUALLY DRIFT FORWARD AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I CALLED THE NEAREST SATURN DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE CAR TO A CHEVY DEALER IN CASE IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CHEVY DEALER HAD MY CAR FOR OVER A WEEK TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART AND WAIT FOR IT - IN THE MEANTIME, I WAS PAYING FOR A RENTAL CAR. AFTER THE SHIFTER WAS REPLACED, THE CAR SHOWED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THE VERY NEXT DAY AFTER I PICKED IT UP. THIS TIME, THE CAR NOT ONLY DID NOT ENGAGE IN PARK PROPERLY, BUT IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN WHEN IT WAS IN PARK. THE CAR DID START IN NEUTRAL. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY TIGHTENED A CABLE AT NO CHARGE. THE DAY I PICKED IT UP, I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO WORK AND IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN PARK, AND IT WOULD NOT START IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED FROM WORK. FINALLY, THE CHEVY DEALER REPLACED THE SHIFTER CABLE THAT WAS NOTED TO BE A PROBLEM ON THIS WEBSITE. THIS HAPPENED THE DAY AFTER I FORWARDED THE LINK ABOUT THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER. THE CABLE WAS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE; HOWEVER, I THINK I PAID FOR A NEW SHIFTER UNNECESSARILY CONSIDERING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SHIFTER DID NOT IMPROVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TWO NIGHTS AGO WHEN I PARKED THE CAR I NOTICED THAT THE DOORS DIDN'T UNLOCK WHEN I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK. I SHUT THE CAR OFF, MANUALLY UNLOCKED THE DOOR, PULLED THE HOOD RELEASE AND STEPPED OUT. THE CAR ROLLED A LITTLE. I JUMPED BACK IN AND APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE. I TRIED TO START THE CAR TO MOVE IT FORWARD BUT IT WOULD NOT START, LIKE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. AFTER CHECKING THE BATTERY CONNECTIONS ETC. I REALIZED THAT THE REMOTE KEY FOB OPERATED THE LOCKS JUST FINE SO POSSIBLY NO BATTERY ISSUE. I MOVED THE SHIFTER TO N TURNED THE KEY AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. MOVED THE SHIFTER TO PARK, AGAIN NOTHING. I MOVED IT TO PARK ONE MORE TIME AND THE DOORS UNLOCKED JUST LIKE NORMAL. SINCE THAT NIGHT EVERYTIME I PARK THE CAR I HAVE TO PLAY WITH THE SELECTOR/SHIFTER A LITTLE TO GET THE TRANS. INTO PARK.I AM NOW GOING TO ALWAYS APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE UNTIL RESOLVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE RECURRED DURING ENGINE START-UP OR WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE AIR BAG MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,992. UPDATED 12/06/11*LJ UPDATED 02/06/12

MY BRAKES LIGHTS CONTINUE TO COME OFF AND ON FOR NO REASON. WHEN MY BRAKES ARE ON AND IM NOT BRAKING, IF I STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE MY LIGHTS GO OFF,OFTEN CAUSING ME TO NEARLY GET REAR ENDED. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS TURNING OFF MY CRUISE CONTROL AT RANDOM. MY LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULDN'T TURN OFF AND I ALMOST GOT SENT THROUGH A TOLL GATE AT 75 MPH WHEN I WAS TRYING TO PULL OVER TO PAY MY TOLL. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN ANYONE ELSE IN LINE WAITING TO PAY THEIR TOLLS I WOULD HAVE SURELY BEEN IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS ON THREE DIFFERENT INCIDENTS AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING FLAW AND ALL OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBLE RISK. BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT, OR WORSE YET KILLED! *TR

THE SHIFT CABLE FAILED WHEN I PARKED THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT. WHEN I GOT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. I OPENED THE HOOD AND CHECKED THE ENGINE. I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND TURNED THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION. I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN. THE CAR STARTED AND I SHIFTED IT BACK INTO PARK. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO SHUT THE HOOD AND THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK IN THE CAR AND APPLY THE BRAKE. I THEN SHIFTED THE CAR BACK TO NEUTRAL AND APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE. THE CAR WAS NO LONGER READING ACCURATELY ON THE SHIFTER. WHEN SHIFTED TO PARK, THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000.

THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION AND THE BCM HAS BEEN REPLACED. THIS WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. WITHIN A MONTH THE ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS BEGAN TO HAPPEN AGAIN.THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND COSTLY ISSUE. I'VE ALMOST BEEN REARENDED MULTIPLE TIMES. FOR SAFETY REASONS I'VE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND GMC SERVICE MECHANICS WITHOUT RESOLUTION. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

"SERVICE AIR BAG" INDICATOR COMES ON AND PASSENGER AIR BAG "ON" SYMBOL GOES OFF OCCASIONALLY AT RANDOM TIMES. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY INFORM ME THAT THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $750. AM UNCERTAIN IF AIR BAG WILL WORK WHEN NEEDED. VERY PREMATURE FAILURE FOR A SAFETY RELATED ITEM. VEHICLE IS 4 1/2 YEARS OLD WITH 47000 MILES AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY SELLING DEALER. *TR

ONE OF THE STRUCTURAL WELDS IN THE DRIVER SEAT FRAME HAS BROKEN LOOSE WHILE DRIVING. I CALLED SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE. THEY SET UP AN APPT WITH MY LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE DEALERSHIP AGREED WITH ME THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE COMPONENT AND IN THEIR EXACT WORDS (NOTHING YOU (THE OWNER) COULD HAVE DONE, WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE WELD TO BREAK) MY GM DISTRICT SPECIALIST WORKED WITH HER MANAGER, THE MANAGER'S FINAL DECISION WAS THAT ONLY HALF THE COSTS ($400 OF THE $800 TOTAL) WOULD BE COVERED SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE MANAGER ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE MANAGER WILL NOT TAKE CALLS FROM CUSTOMERS. I OFFERED TO PROVIDE PICTURES OF THE BREAK AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY CANNOT RECEIVE EMAIL FROM CUSTOMERS. THE PICTURES I HAVE TAKEN CLEARLY DETAIL THE COMPONENT WAS WELDED INCORRECTLY AND THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THIS. THIS IS A STRUCTURAL WELD IN THE FRAME OF THE SEAT THAT SHOULD NOT BREAK REGARDLESS OF THE VEHICLES AGE. *TR

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. I'VE READ ONLINE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR A TON OF OTHER 2007 SATURN AURA OWNERS. I HAVE HEARD THAT THE REPAIR IS WELL OVER $1,000.00 BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO TAKE YOUR PASSENGER SEAT APART TO GET TO THE PROBLEM, & THE LABOR COSTS ALONE ARE PHENOMENAL! IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL??? AIR BAGS ARE VERY IMPORTANT, & IF MINE DON'T WORK, I THINK I SHOULD GET THE COST TO FIX IT (FROM GM) TO PAY FOR THE PROBLEM!!! *TR

2007 SATURN AURA XE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS INTERMITTENTLY ON AND OFF WITH PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER STATES IT WILL COST $960. TO REPLACE THE PPS MODULE, THE SEAT COIL AND THE HEATER IN THE SEAT. THIS HAS OCCURRED SPORADICALLY SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CARE WITH 35000 MILES ON IT. AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS, IT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

2007 SATURN AURA - PULLED INTO PARKING SPACE FOLLOWING MULTIPLE SHORT TRIPS DURING THE SAME DAY, BRAKED TO A STOP, & TURNED OFF IGNITION. AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DID NOT ENGAGE TO OPEN POSITION, CAR BEGAN ROLLING FORWARD IN SPITE OF SHIFTER BEING IN THE PARK POSITION. THE ONLY NOTICEABLE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR PRIOR TO THIS EVENT STARTED ABOUT 1 MONTH PRIOR WHEN IT APPEARED THAT THE BRAKES WERE RESPONDING A LITTLE SLOWER THAN USUAL WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING.. THE CAR THEN WOULD NOT START, THE CAR ROLLED WHILE THE SHIFTER WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. WHILE THIS AUTO WAS UP ON A JACK STAND IT WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED MOMENTARILY, THE FRONT TIRES WERE SPINNING RAPIDLY IN SPITE OF THE CAR BEING IN THE PARK POSITION. EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO PREVENT CAR FROM ROLLING FORWARD. CAR WAS TOWED TO SERVICE GARAGE, THE SHIFT CABLE AND BRACKET WERE FOUND TO BE BROKEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES ON IT WITH NO KNOWN HISTORY OF DAMAGE . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD APPROXIMATELY ONE CAR LENGTH. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD DIFFICULTIES REMOVING THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM PARK. AFTER THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS STARTING TO JERK WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT A CABLE FOR THE TRANSMISSION COULD POSSIBLY BE LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THE SHIFTER CABLE ON THE TRANSMISSION WAS BROKEN. THE FAILURE PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING IMMEDIATELY. WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED IT WOULD ONLY SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY AND AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THEY STATED THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED BUT IT WOULD COST OVER $500 SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR RELATED WARRANTIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER ANY RECALLS OR WARRANTIES BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 09/15/11*LJ UPDATED 09/16/11

2007 SATURN AURA , 79,000MILES. I AM AN OWNER OF A GM VEHICLE AS WELL AS AN EMPLOYEE OF GM. SUNDAY ,JULY 10, 2011. DROVE CAR FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR RETURNED HOME AND STOPPED IN DRIVE WAY. PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK , TURNED OFF IGNITION , REMOVED KEY AND RELEASED BRAKE. CAR BEGINS TO ROLL DOWN HILL. DEPRESS BRAKE TO STOP CAR. CHECKED THAT PRNDL WAS IN PARK, REINSERTED KEY TO OPERATE GEAR SELECTOR. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK.THEN SET EMERGENCY BRAKE AND LOOKED UNDER HOOD. CABLE CONNECTED TO SELECTOR ON TOP OF TRANSMISSION IS BROKEN AND WILL NOT OPERATE GEAR SELECTOR. THE CAR IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE AND DOES NOT START. EVEN AFTER MANUALLY MOVING SELECTOR FORWARD PARK WILL NOT BE SELECTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. AS THE BRAKES WERE RELEASED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

ON APPROXIMATELY 06/01/2011 I NOTICED A SMALL LEAK UNDER THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. ABOUT 6 DAYS LATER THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD WHINING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING AND WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. I CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL AND FOUND THE RESERVOIR ALMOST EMPTY. I FILLED THE RESERVOIR WITH POWER STEERING FLUID AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY TED & EARLS SERVICE CENTER INC. IN PLYMOUTH MICHIGAN. TED & EARLS SERVICE CENTER DIAGNOSED THE LEAK AS A FAILED RACK AND PINION AND PERFORMED ALL REPAIRS. I FEEL THAT THE RACK AND PINION SHOULD HAVE LASTED MANY THOUSANDS MORE MILES AND ITS PREMATURE FAILURE PRESENTED A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.

CAR SMOKING FROM DASH CAUGHT FIRE DESTROYED CAR. *TR

OUR CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR. THE CAR WOULD MOVE WHILE THE TRANSMISSION LEVER WAS PLACED IN PARK. THE CAR REMAINED IN DRIVE. THE SAME THING HAPPENED 2 DAYS LATER BUT THE CAR REMAINED IN REVERSE EVEN THOUGH THE SHIFT LEVER INDICATED IT WAS IN PARK. I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALER THE SHIFT CABLE BROKE AND I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR A $460 REPAIR BILL. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS SATURN WITH 32K ON IT, TWO DAYS AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE IT STARTED OVERHEATING AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. IT TOOK THEM A WEEK TO FIX THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY HAD TO COMPLETELY REWIRE A FEW THINGS. ONE MONTH AFTER THAT HAPPENED, I NOTICED WHEN I TURNED I FELT A POPPING IN THE FLOOR BOARD ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I AGAIN CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY HAD ME BRING THE VEHICLE IN AND STATED SOMETHING WAS LOOSE IN THE AXEL SHAFT AND THEY 'FIXED' THE POPPING BY TIGHTENING IT UP. THREE MONTHS FOLLOWING THE ABOVE EVENTS, I NOTICED THE POPPING STARTED AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT BALL JOINT, RACK, AND PINION. I DROVE AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND IMMEDIATELY HAD TO TURN AROUND AND RETURN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. AT THAT POINT THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR FIVE MONTHS STRAIGHT. THEY SAY THEY REPLACED EVERYTHING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN DOWN. EVERY TIME I CALLED FOR AN UPDATE THEY ALWAYS HAD A DIFFERENT ANSWER. I HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS ON THIS CAR 3 TIMES NOW AND IT ONLY HAS 60K. THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY REPLACED THE AIRBAG COIL BUT YET IT CONTINUES TO COME ON. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING CONSTANTLY IN 5TH AND 6TH GEAR. THIS CAR HAS BEEN THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM PRODUCT AGAIN. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH THIS CAR SINCE THE DAY I BROUGHT IT HO

SHIFTER CABLE BROKE. SHIFTER LEVER WAS PLACED IN PARK, BUT THE TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK WHICH ALLOWED THE CAR TO ROLL. THANKFULLY, CAR WAS PARKED ON LEVEL AREA SO CAR DID NOT ROLL AWAY AND NO ONE WAS HURT. *TR

ABOUT 6 DAYS AGO I PULLED INTO A PARK AND TURNED MY CAR OFF BUT IT WOULDN'T START BACK UP. I HAD ONSTAR PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND MY TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE WAS FINE. FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, BUT I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR IN PARK AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY. SO FROM THEN ON I WAS UNABLE TO PLACE MY CAR IN PARK AND I HAD TO START IT IN NEUTRAL. THEN LAST NIGHT AT 2AM MY SHIFTER CABLE BROKE COMPLETELY, I AM UNABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO ANY GEAR OR START THE CAR. I TRIED TO HAVE ONSTAR TOW ME HOME BUT THEY CAN ONLY TOW TO A DEALERSHIP SO I HAD TO CALL AAA. I SEE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX IT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AND FORCE THE DEALER TO DO A RECALL ON THE 2007 SATURN AURA. *TR

2007 SATURN AURA XE HAS AIR BAG LIGHT ON AT TIMES. SERVICE AIR BAG READOUT APPEARS PERIODICALLY, ALONG WITH RED AIR BAG ICON. PRESSED ON STAR BUTTON, HAD ADVISOR MONITOR MESSAGE, ADVISED TO GET TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE CHECKED. THIS WAS DONE, DEALER MECHANIC RE-CALIBRATED PPS SYSTEM ON TWO MORE OCCASIONS, LAST TIME WAS MARCH 31, 2011. PROBLEM STILL ONGOING. PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR READS "ON" AND "OFF" WHILE AVERAGE WEIGHT ADULT OCCUPIES SEAT. CANNOT HAVE FULL USE OF CAR FOR THIS UNSAFE REASON. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. PURCHASED NEW JANUARY 2007.

2007 SATURN AURA, TRANSMISSION CABLE FAILED THIS MORNING.WON'T START--NOT PROPERLY ENGAGED IN PARK.THE CABLE APPEARS TO BE NOT IN THE CORRECT POSITION AND DOES NOT COORDINATE WITH POSITION ON DRIVE SHIFT. *TR

2007 SATURN AURA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HYBRID UNIT FAILURE *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE BATTERY OVERHEATED AND ALL OF THE CONNECTIONS TO THE VEHICLE HAD FAILED. AT THE END OF 2009, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2007 SATURN AURA IN MAY 2010 WITH 36,000 MILES. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD OCCASIONALLY SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, IT DID IT AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME I NOTICED (IT WAS AT NIGHT) THEN WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF, THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAD COME ON BY THEMSELVES. AFTER STARTING TO PAY ATTENTION TO THIS MORE, I REALIZED THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE COMING ON MY THEMSELVES. THEY ONLY SHUT OFF WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THUS DRIVERS BEHIND ME THINK I AM RIDING MY BRAKES AND THEN WHEN I IN FACT USE THE BRAKE, THE BRAKE LIGHT SHUTS OFF. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. DEALERSHIPS AND SATURN/GM CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE BEEN NO HELP. I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND 24,300 RESULTS OF SATURN AURA BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE NO WAY TO FIX IT, I HAVE REPLACED FUSES, SENSORS, PRESSURE SWITCHES, NOTHING HAS WORKED. I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD THAT I WON'T EVEN LET RIDE IN MY CAR FOR FEAR I WILL BE REAR ENDED WITH HIM SHOULD MY BRAKE LIGHTS DECIDE NOT TO WORK. THERE HAS BEEN TIMES THAT THEY WON'T EVEN WORK AT ALL. THIS IS AN EVERYDAY PROBLEM. EVERYDAY MY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ONLY GO OFF WHEN I ACTUALLY USE THE BRAKE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT IN AN ACCIDENT, AND IF IT IS SOMEONE IN MY VEHICLE, GM IS THE FIRST PLACE I'M GOING TO FOR ANSWERS. I HAVE OWNED GM VEHICLES FOR 15 YEARS AND AFTER THE HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE I RECEIVED (AFTER I FILED A BBB COMPLAINT) I WILL NEVER BUY GM AGAIN. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH MY 2007 SATURN AURA WHERE I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND THE WHOLE CONTROL PANEL GOES BLACK AND THE DOOR LOCKS WON'T OPEN. THEN I CAN'T RESTART THE CAR. I FOUND MYSELF STRANDED FOR 3 HOURS ON A DARK DESERTED STREET A COUPLE WEEKS AGO IN SOME PRETTY COLD WINTER WEATHER.I AM A SINGLE 67 YR. OLD WOMAN AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I CALLED AAA AND THEY NEVER SHOWED UP SO MY SON CAME OUT AND WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO START THE CAR BY PRESSING DOWN HARD ON THE BRAKE, TURNING THE IGNITION KEY AND MOVING THE SHIFT GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. THE CAR STARTED. THE CAR WOULD WORK FINE FOR AWHILE AND THEN HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.YESTERDAY I HAD THIS HAPPEN AGAIN BUT THIS TIME I COULDN'T PRESS THE BRAKE DOWN AND IT WOULDN'T START IN NEUTRAL. EVEN WITH THE CAR IN PARK, IT WOULD ROLL. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE "SERVICE TRACTION" WARNING WENT ON AND IT ALSO KEPT DISPLAYING THE "ICE POSSIBLE" WARNING EVEN THO THE PAVEMENT WAS DRY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR GARAGE AND THEY FOUND THE SHIFTER CABLE SNAPPED. I AM PRESENTLY HAVING THIS REPLACED. THIS PART WAS RECALLED IN AURAS FOR 2008 & 2009 BUT NOT 2007 EVEN THO IT IS THE EXACT SAME PART. BEING STRANDED AND HAVING THE CAR ROLLING IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN WINTER. I ONLY HAVE 34,000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND HAVE NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH SINCE THE THIRD MONTH I OWNED IT. MOSTLY IT WAS BRAKE PROBLEMS IN THE FIRST 2 YEARS - WARPED ROTORS AND EXCESSIVELY WORN PADS. I STILL ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM GE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD WITH THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR PLACED INTO PARK. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE BUT NO MATTER WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS IN, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO HIS FRONT PORCH. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO RECALL 09V073000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT). NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 91,950. UPDATED 05/12/11 *BF UPDATED 06/06/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, THE LIGHT WOULD SHUT OFF. ALSO WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD DISENGAGE, AND IF THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OFF,THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD ENGAGE . NEITHER THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,950 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,763.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE BROKE AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE KEPT MOVING FORWARD EVEN THOUGH HE HAD PLACED THE SHIFTER INTO 'R' AND THE SHIFT INDICATOR SHOWED 'R'. HE WAS SURPRISED THAT THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD INSTEAD OF BACKWARD. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ONE OR OBJECTS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 09V073000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,071 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,726. UPDATED 3/28/11 *CN UPDATED 03/31/11

I BOUGHT THIS 2007 SATURN AURA ON 05/23/2010. THE SAME DAY I STARTED NOTICING MY CRUISE CONTROL WASN'T WORKING PROPERLY. SOMETIME IT WOULD WORK, OTHER TIMES IT WOULDN'T. THEN I REALIZED WHEN I DROVE THE CAR HOME THAT NIGHT THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON AND THIS WAS CAUSING THE CRUISE TO NOT WORK. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AT RANDOM TIMES WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. YOU HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SHUT THEM OFF. OPPOSITE OF WHAT SHOULD BE HAPPENING. SO WHEN MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON(CAME ON BY THEMSELVES) AND I ACTUALLY NEED TO STOP, THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN I USE THE BRAKE. A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IN MY OPINION. WE REPLACED TWO PRESSURE SWITCHES IN THE BRAKE PEDAL THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. STILL NOT FIXED. WE ALSO REPLACED A FEW OTHER PARTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT STILL WASN'T CORRECTED. SO, I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THEY HAD NO IDEA HOW TO FIX IT AND WOULD NEED TO GO THRU MY WIRING ONE BY ONE AND INSPECT EVERYTHING AND WARNED ME IT WAS LIMITLESS HOW MUCH A REPAIR LIKE THAT COULD COST. SO, I CALLED SATURN CUSTOMER SERVICE. I TALKED TO A WOMAN NAMED JUDY WHO WAS NO HELP. SHE GAVE ME A LIST OF REPAIRS TO BE DONE AND SAID I HAD TO GO THRU THAT LIST FIRST AND PAY FOR ALL THE REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET AND IF IT DIDN'T WORK THEN SHE WAS AT A LOSS TOO. I TOLD HER I HAVE DONE ALOT OF RESEARCH ABOUT THIS ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS VERY ISSUE ON NUMEROUS WEB SITE'S. SHE SAID THE COMPANY IS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM. (

INSTRUMENT PANEL MESSAGE "SERVICE AIRBAGS SOON" APPEARS RANDOMLY ACCOMPANIED BY A RED PANEL ICON. MESSAGE AND ICON EVENTUALLY DISAPPEAR. OWNERS MANUAL DOES NOT GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THIS MEANS OR ITS EFFECT ON THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. *LN

I DROVE INTO MY GARAGE TO PARK THE CAR. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THE SHIFTER SHIFTED VERY HARD. I DECIDED TO BACK THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE AND WHEN I WENT TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK THE GEAR DID NOT ENGAGE. IN FACT, NO GEAR WOULD ENGAGE AND THE ONLY WAY I COULD STOP MY CAR WAS TO PUT ON THE PARKING BREAK. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS BROKEN. I STARTED RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON THE 2008 AND 2009 SATURN AURA MODELS, BUT NOT ON THE 2007 MODELS WHICH IS OF COURSE THE ONE I HAVE. UPON GOOGLING THIS PROBLEM IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL SATURN AURA 2007 MODEL OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM.

ON DASH WARNING LIGHTS FOR FAILED AIRBAG. DRIVERS REMAINS ON UNLESS PASSENGER THEN THAT WARNING LIGHT SUPERSEDES DRIVERS LIGHT WHICH TEMPORARILY GOES OUT . WAS A PROBLEM AT TIME CAR PURCHASED USED. DEALER (BUICK) SAID IT WAS NORMAL.. I NOW REALIZE IT IS A FAULT COMMON ON THESE CARS. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING DAY OR NIGHT AND WHEN PEDAL IS DEPRESSED LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON. MUST DRIVE WITH FOOT DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR LIGHTS TO REMAIN OFF. THIS IS SERIOUS AS THE DRIVER BEHIND THINKS THAT I AM RIDING THE BRAKES AND THEN WHEN I DO NEED TO BRAKE THERE ARE NO BRAKE LIGHTS. *TR

IN MARCH 2009 THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SHIFT CABLE FOR THE 2008 AND 2009 SATURN AURA BUT NOT ON THE 2007. I OWN A 2007 AURA AND THE SHIFT CABLE RECENTLY SNAPPED IN HALF WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR WAS LITERALLY STUCK IN DRIVE ON AN INCLINE. AFTER MY MECHANIC PURCHASED A NEW CABLE HE NOTICED THAT THE DESIGN WAS TOTALLY DIFFERENT WHICH LEAD ME TO RESEARCH THE RECALL ON THAT PART. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A PART CAN BE RECALLED BUT ONLY FOR CERTAIN YEARS AND NOT ALL 3 YEARS THE CAR WAS MADE. THIS PART IS EXACTLY THE SAME IN THE 2007 AND I WANT TO BE REIMBURSED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID NO WAY CAUSE THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE MESSAGE CENTER DASHBOARD. THERE IS ALSO RED LIGHT THAT DEPICTS AN AIRBAG THAT NEEDS SERVICED ON THE DASHBOARD. *TR

ON 14TH DEC 2010, WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 SATURN AURA IN TOWN I HEARD A LOUD CRACK AND THE REAR LEFT SIDE OF MY DRIVERS SEAT DROPPED. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AS MY FOOT LEFT THE GAS PEDAL, AWKWARD POSITION AND DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF I WAS OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL. I DROVE TO THE NEAREST CHEVY DEALER AS SATURN IS NOW CLOSED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FRAME OF THE SEAT BROKE. I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE A NEW FRAME AT A COST OF $1200. I REFUSE TO PAY THIS FOR A LEASED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 43500 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NOW PARKED THE CAR AND WILL NOT DRIVE IT AS IT IS NOT SAFE. IF I HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, THE SEAT FAILURE COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH AS IT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF A VEHICLE'S SAFETY SYSTEMS. I AM WAITING ON GM AREA REP TO GET BACK TO ME AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY WILL COVER THE COST. THIS IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM, THAT I DO NOT MIND PAYING FOR. MY WIFE AT 105 LBS DRIVES THE CAR 90% OF THE TIME. THIS VEHICLE WAS LEASED IN CANADA, I AM CANADIAN, HOWEVER CAR WAS BUILT IN U.S.A. AND I SEE OTHERS ON THE NHTSA SITE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT SAME ISSUE. TRANSPORT CANADA HAS ALSO BEEN ADVISED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO STATED THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE PPS SENSOR AS THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000. UPDATED 01/31/11 *BF UPDATED 03/11/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE RADIO TURNED OFF, THE RED BATTERY LIGHT FLASHED AND THE ENGINE MADE A CRANKING NOISE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,291. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,192. UPDATED 01/18/11 *BF THE CONSUMER SATED WHILE WAITING FOR THE REPLACEMENT HYBRID BATTERY, THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY ATTEMPT TO GO INTO HYBRID MODE. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO GO INTO HYBRID MODE BUT COULDN'T. THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED AND THE RADIO WENT OUT ND THE ENGINE MADE A STRANGE NOISE AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS JUST BEING STARTED. UPDATED 04/15/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS VERY HARD TO HANDLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT THE STEERING HAD TO HANDLE WITH FORCE TO MAINTAIN THE TURN WITHOUT CAUSING A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE PASSENGER DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE, BUT HE SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,446.

1.NO EVENT. MY WIFE AND I WERE RUNNING ERRANDS ONE DAY AND WE HEARD A LOUD CRACK. WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. 2. THE DRIVER SEAT WAS LOOSE ON THE LEFT SIDE AND I COULD MOVE THE REAR LEFT OF THE SEAT BACK QUITE EASILY. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THE BACK LEFT MOUNTING OF THE SEAT BOTTOM TO BE BROKEN . I COULD LIFT THE SEAT UP QUITE EASILY. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT WAS STILL SECURE. 3. THE ENTIRE SEAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. COST OF THE REPLACEMENT WAS ABOUT $850. *TR

2007 SATURN AURA. BRAKE LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT. CONSEQUENTLY, WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, MY BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT GO ON. THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING. IF I SET THE CRUISE AFTER I TAPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO TURN OFF THE BRAKE LIGHTS, THE CRUISE WOULD ENGAGE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THEN TURN OFF AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT ON AGAIN. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I FELT VERY UNSAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THIS ONLY OCCURRED AT NIGHT, SO WONDER IF IT'S TIED IN SOME WAY TO THE HEADLIGHTS. CRUISE AND BRAKES WORK FINE DURING THE DAY. TOOK TO MY MECHANIC TODAY AND HE REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH. HAVEN'T DRIVEN AT NIGHT TO SEE IF PROBLEM IS RESOLVED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE ENGAGED THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. HE STATED THAT IF HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF FOR 2 TO 3 SECONDS AND WOULD COME BACK ON INDEPENDENTLY. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT VISIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVEN TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS TWICE. THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE ALSO REPLACED. IN DECEMBER OF 2009 A GMC FIELD ENGINEER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000

THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BROKEN. IT MAY BE SIMILAR TO A PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR, BUT IT'S EVIDENT THE SEAT FRAME HAS DETACHED IN THE RIGHT REAR PART OF THE UNIT. WHEN POWERING THE SEAT BOTTOM UP, ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE SEAT WOULD MOVE. I RECENTLY TRIED TO RAISE THE SEAT BECAUSE THE BACK FELT TOO LOW AND THERE WAS A "BANG" AND I COULD FEEL THE POWER MECHANISM PUSHING THROUGH THE UPHOLSTERY...OBVIOUSLY NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE FRAME. *TR

I OWN A 2007 SATURN AURA WITH 90,000 MILES ON IT, THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT AND CHIME HAS COME ON REPEATEDLY IN THE PAST YEAR. SERVICE DEPT STATED NO PROBLEM.. NOW I AM READING ABOUT OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THAT PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE FIXED. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE AND HOPE IT IS COVERED AS THE REPAIR IS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 1000, MORE OR LESS. *TR

2007 SATURN AURA'S BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT GO ON. WHEN YOU SLAM ON THE BRAKES IN THE VEHICLE OR PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO QUICKLY SHIFTING FROM PARK, IT MUST MESS UP A SWITCH OR A SENSOR. AFTER SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES THE NEXT TIME YOU PRESS THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT LIGHT. OCCASIONALLY THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY COME ON, HOWEVER, WHEN ONE APPLIES PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES THE LIGHTS WILL THEN GO OFF AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS MATTER AND COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS NOTIFYING OTHER DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLES DECELERATION. I AM NOT SURE IF ANYTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM I'M STILL HAVING IT. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR EVERY TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RAPIDLY PRESSED. I HAVE DONE WEB BASED RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS THAT OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

WE NOTICED A "SERVICE AIR BAGS" MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED "OFF" EVEN WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF A FORMER SATURN DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A "SHORT IN THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE." TECHNICIAN STATED THE AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE WOULD LIKELY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. REPAIR INVOLVING REPLACEMENT OF THE "SWITCH" WAS MADE AT A COST OF $717. *TR

SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE APPEARS. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE TIMES IN LAST TWO WEEKS. FIRST TIME, PASSENGER WAS IN SEAT AND ABOUT 2 MINUTES AFTER AIR BAG WAS "ON", THE CHIME AND MESSAGE THAT IT WAS NEEDING SERVICE. SECOND TIME, IMMEDIATELY AFTER PASSENGER EXITED CAR, THE CHIME AND MESSAGE, MESSAGE REMAINED ON FOR THE REMAINING 20 MINUTES OF DRIVE. THIRD TIME, AFTER CAR WAS IN MOTION, MO PASSENGER. TOOK THAT CAR TO A GM DEALER FOR REPAIR, WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS NOT A COVERED REPAIR. I DID NOT GET IT REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD NOT COME OUT OF MY POCKET TO REPAIR IT. *TR