Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2007 record →
WHEN I HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT FLASHES FROM OFF TO ON. I TALKED TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT MAY BE A SEAT SENSOR AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.
ON DECEMBER 30, 2016, I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE A HALF MILE @ 25 MPH TO A STOP SIGN, I PULLED ONTO RITCHIE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND, THE ENGINE WENT TO 4,000 RPM, AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 35 MPH. I PULLED OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER, AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER WAITED 15 MINUTES. I STARTED THE ENGINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I THAN WAITED TILL I HAD NO TRAFFIC, AND RETURNED HOME (1 MILES AWAY). THE VEHICLE WAS SIFTING FINE, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON' ON DECEMBER 31, 2016, I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE GM DEALERSHIP AND THE VEHICLE STILL HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, BUT NOW WHEN SHIFTING, IT WOULD SHUDDER, WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT, AND WAS ALSO SHUDDERING IN REVERSE WHEN I WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP... I'M TOLD ON JAN. 3, 2017, THAT IT NEEDS A CONTROL VALUE, NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL # 14404, AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $2,150. THE CONTROL VALUE IS CONTAMINATED BY DEBRIS FROM THE FAILED 3RD, 5TH, AND REV. CLUTCH PLATE / GEARS. WHY IS THIS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? I'VE CONTACTED GM (CASE # 8-2633465781) AND THEY CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY.. PLEASE HELP.
PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, 20,000 MILES. FAILED AGAIN AT APPROX 45-50 THOUSAND MILES. AIR BAGS ARE TURNED OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENS. NEW FIX INCLUDED NEW WIRING AND SENSORS- PLUS A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS. GM OBVIOUSLY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM- THEY CHANGED HE WIRING ETC. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILING. THE SECOND FIX SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL- WITH THE PRICE PICKED UP BY GM. THIS FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND GENERALLY HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. THIS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS AGO, I STARTED EXPERIENCING ISSUES WHERE THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK GEAR TO DRIVE GEAR. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES DURING THIS WINDOW. SOMETIMES WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURS THE ESC LIGHT IS ON WHILE OTHER TIMES THE LIGHT IS OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO "TRICK" THE CAR FROM SHIFTING TO PARK TO DRIVE IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF, PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL OR EMERGENCY BRAKE TO ENSURE CAR IS STILL IN PARK AND GENTLY PUSH AND HOLD THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON THEN CRANK THE CAR BACK ON.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ESC AND BRAKE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR FLASHED ON AND OFF. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE WEATHERED. THE CONTACT DID NOT REMEMBER THE SECOND PART THAT THE DEALER REPLACED. THE FAILURES RECURRED EVERY YEAR SINCE 2007, AT THE ONSET OF WINTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150.
GAS LEAKING FOR ONE OF THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS. SEEMS AS IF THE CONNECTOR HAD SEALANT PLACE AS A FIX INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE PART. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED FEBUARY 2016 WITH 49K MILES.
THE CROSS MEMBER ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BROKEN CAUSING THE SEAT TO LEAN TOWARDS THE CENTER CONSOLE. SEAT IS VERY UNSTABLE AND DANGEROUS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND COMPLETELY SEIZED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.
PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WILL SHIFT FROM ON TO OFF RANDOMLY WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND THE CAR IS EITHER STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. SOMETIMES THE SERVICE AIR BAG NOTICE COMES ON WHEN A PASSENGER EXITS THE CAR, THEN GOES AWAY AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THE RED WARNING LIGHT ON THE THE DASH DOES NOT STAY ON CONSTANTLY, BUT WILL ILLUMINATE WITH THE SERVICE AIR BAG NOTICE AND THEN GO OUT AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THIS CONDITION HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS. THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW IF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS FUNCTIONING OR NOT.
PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT.OCCURS BOTH WHE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. DATE OF WHEN THIS HAPPENED IS AN ESTIMATE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). AFTER THE REPAIR, THE ANTI-THEFT AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,498.
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH CODES P0016 AND P0017, THE CAUSE OF WHICH IS A STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN. THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM IN THE GMC ACADIA, WITH THE SAME ENGINE, RESULTED IN A WARRANTY EXTENSION TO 10 YEARS AND 120,000 MILES. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 86,000 MILES AND WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE DESIGN/ AND OR TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM. COST TO REPAIR IS ANYWHERE FROM $1600 TO $3000 AND MAY REAPPEAR IN AS LITTLE AS 20,000 ADDITIONAL MILES.
SUMMARY: GENERAL MOTORS HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN 2004-2012 MALIBU, 2004-2007 MALIBU MAXX, 2005-2010 PONTIAC G6, 2007-2010 SATURN AURA VEHICLES. ON THESE VEHICLES, OVER TIME AN INCREASED RESISTANCE CAN DEVELOP IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) CONNECTION SYSTEM AND RESULT IN VOLTAGE FLUCTUATIONS OR INTERMITTENCY IN THE BRAKE APPLY SENSOR (BAS) CIRCUIT THAT CAN CAUSE SERVICE BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION. AS A RESULT, THE SERVICE BRAKE LAMPS MAY ILLUMINATE WHEN THE SERVICE BRAKES ARE NOT BEING APPLIED, OR MAY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE SERVICE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED. ADDITIONALLY, CRUISE CONTROL MAY NOT ENGAGE. IF CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED, ADDITIONAL SERVICE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL MAY BE REQUIRED TO DISENGAGE IT. SERVICE BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION MAY NOT BE REQUIRED TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK, OR ADDITIONAL SERVICE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL MAY BE REQUIRED TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK. TRACTION CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND PANIC BRAKING ASSIST FEATURES, IF EQUIPPED, MAY BE DISABLED. SERVICE ESC AND/OR TRACTION CONTROL TELL-TALES MAY ILLUMINATE WITH THIS CONDITION. SAFETY RISK: THESE CONDITIONS MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. REMEDY: DEALERS ARE TO ATTACH THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE BCM WITH A SPACER, APPLY DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT TO BOTH THE BCM AND HARNESS CONNECTOR AND ON THE BAS AND HARNESS CONNECTOR, AND RELEARN THE BRAKE PEDAL HOME POSITION FREE OF CHARGE.
TAKATA RECALL: DURING WORK HOURS, WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED OUT IN THE HOT GEORGIA SUMMER SUN ALL DAY I GET A SERVICE AIR BAG ALERT WHEN I START IT. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO PARK IT UNDER THE TREES WHEN POSSIBLE DURING THE HOTTEST DAYS AND THIS KEEPS THE ALERT FROM HAPPENING FOR THE MOST PART. SOMETIMES THOUGH, THIS SERVICE AIR BAG ALERT COMES ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT FOR AWHILE AS WELL. HOWEVER, I AM NOT ON THE AIRBAG RECALL LIST. WHILE AT THE MECHANICS, THE ALERT WOULD NOT COME UP AND I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT DOES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES. HOWEVER, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL FOR THE SAME FAILURE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,054. UPDATED 08/30/16*LJ THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. UPDATED 10/26/16.*JB
I CARRIED MY CAR TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AFTER GETTING A "SERVICE AIRBAG" MESSAGE I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS DANGEROUS AND THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER MODULE AND SENSOR. THE COST QUOTE WAS OVER $1200.00. IT IS BEING REPAIRED AS I WRITE. HOWEVER, SINCE THEY ADMITTED THAT THIS IS DANGEROUS, SINCE MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 54,000 MILES, AND BASED ON THE ENORMOUS COMPLAINTS, IT SEEMS OBVIOUS THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SITUATION.
2007 SATURN AURA. CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR FUEL PUMP LEAKAGE RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING AND HE COULD SMELLED GAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 493.35. *JB
IT SAY SOMETHINGS ABOUT RECHARGE AIRBAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK, BUT MOVED FORWARD AND IN REVERSE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, IT MOVED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT OTHER DRIVERS NOTICED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 08/30/16*LJ
TAKATA RECALL THE ECM LIGHT WAS ON THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN CAR IS ON AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT. IT HIS DIFFICULT TO MOVE THE SHIFTER FROM PARK TO ANOTHER GEAR. I HAVE THIS CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND EVERY TIME I CHECK THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY CAR. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE COMES AND GOES ALL THE TIME.
DRIVERS SEAT TRACK BROKEN. WELD BETWEEN A CROSS TUBE AND THE TRACKS BROKE WHICH APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM CARS OF A CERTAIN TYPE DURING THIS SAME YEAR AS WELL AS BEFORE AND AFTER 2007. SEAT NOW IS NOT STABLE, IT ROCKS BECAUSE IT DROPPED DOWN IN THE BACK LEFT REAR OF THE SEAT. UNSTABLE DRIVERS SEAT IS NOT AN IDEAL SITUATION FOR MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UNDER CERTAIN MANEUVERS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START AND THE GEAR SELECTOR HAD TO BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL TO GET THE KEY TO TURN OVER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ALSO ROLLED OUT OF POSITION WHEN THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS PLACED IN PARK, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO PREVENT A FAILURE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY IN REVERSE AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO THE CONTACT'S PORCH. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A GEAR CABLE PIECE FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THERE WERE TWO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED WITH A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TOWED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
U=JOINT IN THE STEERING SHAFT, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD YOU COULDN'T STEER THE CAR
THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND THE TRACTION LIGHT COME ON. WHEN TRYING TO TAKE OFF THE ENGINE HAS NO POWER. ALSO WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT REGULAR SPEED IT WILL REDUCE WITHOUT WARNING. IT MAKES ME FEEL VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT ISSUES FROM DAY ONE AND NOW THAT THEY STOPPED MAKING THEM GM DOESN'T WANT TO HELP. THEY JUST WANT TO SELL YOU A NEW CAR.
HARD STEERING SOMETIME VERY DIFFUCLT TO MAKE TURNS WITHOUT FORCE. TAKEN CAR TO DEALERSHIP TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON CONTINUOUSLY, SEAT BELT LIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE LIGHTS UP AND STAYS ON. WHILE CAR IS MOVING.. DEALER HAS NO SALUTION FOR PROBLEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY WITH THE SHIFTER AND WITH ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE THE VEHICLE HESITATED FOR TWENTY SECONDS BEFORE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED IT TOOK A SIMILAR AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AFTER COMING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL BE ABLE TO MOVE. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO GET THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
FOR THE PAST YEAR WHEN I TURN ON MY VEHICLE & START DRIVING THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHTS UP & STARTS DINGING. IN OCTOBER 2015 I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION ON INTERSTATE 60 & MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED WHEN IMPACT ACCRUED GOING APPROXIMATELY 55ML AN HR & MY FRONT BUMPER HAD TO BE REPLACED & DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL LOCKED UP MAKING CAR NOT DRIVEABLE IMPACT WAS ON PASSENGER FRONT & SIDE OF CAR & MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED & LIGHT CONTINUES TO READ SERVICE AIRBAG I WENT TO CHEVROLET 1YR AGO & TOLD THEM THEY SAID MY CAR HAD A RECALL ONLY FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS & THAT'S ALL THAT FIXED. THE OIL ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ONCE & AWHILE EVEN WHEN MY OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED BUT NOT AS OF HER AS THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT YET MY CAR SHOWS ITS NOT INCLUDED IN THE AIRBAG RECALL SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON & NO ONE ELS HAS ANSWERS EITHER EXCEPT TO TAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP BUT WHEN I DID NOTHING WAS DONE IT EVEN LOOKED AT WHEN COMES TO MY AIRBAG & AGAIN AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED WHEN I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION ON INTERSTATE 60 IN OCT 2015. ALSO MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT WHEN AJUSTING THE SEAT CONTINUES TO GO OUT & TAKES A DAY OR TWO ON CONTINUALLY PLAYING WITH AJUSTERS ON SIDE OF SEAT TO GET IT TO WORK TO PUSH SEAT BACK OR FORWARD IF I ALLOW ONE OF MY KIDS TO USE CAR TO RUN TO STORE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,171.
SES LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT APPROX 95,000 MILES WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. CODE READ IS P0017. I TOOK TO MY LOCAL IOWA CITY GM DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE AND WAS TOLD IT'S A STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN. I'M THE VEHICLE'S SECOND OWNER AND PURCHASED IT 6 YEARS AGO AT 33,000 MILES. I'VE ALWAYS PERFORMED REGULAR OIL CHANGES AT THE SPECIFIED INTERVALS AND TAKEN GOOD CARE OF THE CAR. I WAS QUOTED $2,500 TO FIX THIS, AND TOLD THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED FOR CERTAIN EFFECTED VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR WITH THE SAME ENGINE BUT EXCLUDES THE SATUN/AURA XR: HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/TSBS/. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CAR AND WOULD I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY MY 3.6L ENGINE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE ABOVE BULLETIN.
I STARTED THE CAR (IN THE RAIN) SUDDENLY THE TC LIGHT CAME ON AND ALSO THE WARNING WORDS ENGINE POWER REDUCTION. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I LEFT THE CAR FOR THE WEEKEND IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I STARTED IT ON MONDAY, EVERYTHING SEEMED OK.
IF YOU ARE DRIVING IN THE RAIN GOING 70 SUDDENLY THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN TO 25 MPH BECAUSE THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM SHORTS OUT THE COMPUTER IN THE DASHBOARD.
IT BEEN HAPPEN EVERY WEEK .I BE DRIVING ALL THE SUDDEN THE TC LIGHT COME ON ALSO THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE SPEED REDUCE I PULL OVER AND CUT THE CAR OFF FOR AWHILE THEN THE TC LIGHT GO OFF AND THE SPEED COME BACK.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES LOCKED RANDOMLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 06/29/16*LJ *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONER BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
MY FAMILY HAS OWNED GM VEHICLES FOR 35 + YEARS. FEBRUARY 2016, I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 SATURN AURA XR (V6 3.6 L ENGINE) HOME AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL GM DEALER WHO STATED IT THAT IT WAS A TIMING CHAIN ISSUE. REPAIR COST $ 1,667.05. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, WHY? IT IS THE THIRD TIMING CHAIN ON THE CAR. YES, THAT'S RIGHT THIRD! PROBLEMS WITH TIMING CHAIN & TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS EASILY GO UNNOTICED AND CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. A DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND PRESENT SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. THE FIRST TIMING CHAIN FAILED AT 56,000 MILES IN MARCH 2013 THE SECOND TIMING CHAIN FAILED AT 80,000 MILES FEBRUARY 2016 IN 2 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 24,000 MILES, THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED REPLACEMENT SOMETHING IS INHERENTLY WRONG WITH THIS ENGINE AND/OR REPLACEMENT PARTS. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO NEED A THIRD (3) TIMING CHAIN ON A VEHICLE. OUR 2007 SATURN AURA XR HAS THE SAME V6 3.6 L ENGINE AS THE 2007 MODELS: (CADILLAC CTS, SRX, STS; GMC ACADIA & SATURN OUTLOOK) THAT GENERAL MOTORS ISSUED A RECALL CONCERNING PREMATURE WEAR OF TIMING CHAINS FOR THESE 2007 MODELS. GM SHOULD HONOR THE RECALL FOR OUR SATURN AURA XR. AS LOYAL GM CUSTOMERS, WE ARE REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIR EXPENSES OF $ 1,667.05 FOR REPLACEMENT OF SECOND (2) TIMING CHAIN IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS.
I HAVE A 2007 SATURN AURA XR 3.6L, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, MY MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE CODES AS 1). REPLACE ENGINE 2). REPLACE TIMING CHAIN. SUNDAY, JAN 17TH, 2016 MY ENGINE BLEW. THERE ARE 157,000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND WAS EXTREMELY WELL CARED FOR & HAVE RECORDS TO PROVE SO. THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BLOW. I LOVED THAT CAR ....
THIS CAR HAS BEEN A BUST SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT A YEAR AGO AND WAS OF COURSE A RECALL FOR MANY OTHER AURAS EXCEPT OUR SPECIFIC ONE. HAD THAT REPLACED, NOW ITS THE TIMING CHAIN, WHICH IS ALSO A COMMON COMPLAINT OF THE AURA YET THERE IS NO RECALL. THE CAR MISFIRES, SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN IN IDLE AND WHEN DRIVING. IT HAS A VERY HARD SHIFT. ITS VERY HARD TO ACCELERATE AND THE RPMS SHOOT UP. IT ALSO STALLS AND IT SOMETIMES JUST SHUTS OFF. EVERY LIGHT IN THE VEHICLE IS ON, CHECK ENGINE, STABILTY, ETC. IT ANOTHER EXPENSIVE REPAIR THATS WORTH MORE THAN HALF THE CAR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POURED FLUID INTO THE STEERING PUMP HOSE; HOWEVER, THE HOSE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONTACT IS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE HIGH AND LOW SIDE PRESSURE HOSE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,288.
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR STOPPED AND WOULD ONLY GO INTO REVERSE. IT HAD TO BE TOWED BY PUSHING THE CAR ONTO THE TOW TRUCK. IT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN FIXED DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION NOT STAYING IN DRIVE, THIS WAS FROM A PREVIOUS RECALL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT INDEPENDENTLY AS THE SERVICE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WERE SWAYING AND PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT ALIGNMENT WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT CORRELATION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
WHILE WE WERE SERVICING A CUSTOMER'S VEHICLE THE VALVE STEM CRACKED. ALL AIR LEAKED FROM THE TIRE AND A NEW TPMS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE FITTED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL NOISE EMITTED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
WHILE DRIVING DOWN MY STREET I BLACKED OUT DUE TO AN UNKNOWN MEDICAL CONDITION MY CAR HIT A TREE HEAD ON , TOTALED MY CAR . MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS THEY SHOULD HAVE. CAUSING ARM ,LEG AND FACE INJURY
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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