2007 Saturn Aura complaints

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE JULY 2014. I CALLED CONTE CHEVY OF FREEPORT, NY, 516-623-9600,THEY ADVISED ME THEY WOULD NOTIFY WHEN THE PARTS COME IN. I'M STILL WAITING. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT TO DO NEXT THANK YOU *TR UPDATED 3/15/2016*JS

AIRBAG ALERT ON MESSAGE CENTER. WE TOOK IT IN AND THE REPAIR WAS AT LEAST A THOUSAND DOLLARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE GEARS. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK FAILED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC AND VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,622.

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN WENT OFF THE SAME DAY. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN A FEW WEEKS LATER. TOOK IT FOR SERVICE, SAID IT MIGHT BE BECAUSE AN OIL CHANGE WAS NEEDED BUT IF LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN IT WAS LIKELY THE TIMING CHAIN AND I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. LIGHT WAS ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER SERVICE AND THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME (THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT LIGHT CAME ON). TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED IT IS THE TIMING CHAIN. GOING TO COST ABOUT $2700 AND 2-3 DAYS TO FIX. NOT SURE WHY THIS MODEL WASN'T RECALLED WHEN THE 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK WAS RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME PART. *TR

VEHICLE WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE SEEN THAT GM IS AWARE OF A SHIFTER CABLE FRAYING, BUT NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN SENT OUT. *TR

MY CAR ENGINE WOULD NOT STOP RUNNING OR TURN-OFF AT ALL WITH A KEY, WITHOUT A KEY DRIVER NOT ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AT ALL. *TR

THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS AND MANY OTHER CARS TSB NUMBER: PIP-4327A THAT STATES GM IS AWARE THAT THERE IS A FAULTY WAVE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THE PLATE WILL BREAK AT SOME POINT. WHEN IT DOES BREAK IT COULD COST THE OWNER ANYWHERE FROM $2500 TO OVER $5,000 TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED/REBUILT. WHEN THE PLATE DOES BREAK, THE CAR IS DANGEROUS...THE CAR SLIPS INTO DIFFERENT GEARS AND SPEEDS WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE FOR GM TO TURN THIS INTO A RECALL AND RECALL/REPLACE THESE PLATES BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

DRIVING NORTH BOUND ON 405 FREEWAY IN LANE 1 (FAST LANE), ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH FLOW OF TRAFFIC AT NIGHT ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK. THE CAR JERKED SUDDENLY, QUICKLY STARTED TO LOSE SPEED; UNABLE TO REGAIN SPEED WITH PEDAL - CAUSED ADDITIONAL, INTENSE JERKING. CONCURRENTLY, OTHER MOTORISTS BEGAN HONKING AND SWERVING AROUND AS THE CAR CONTINUED TO DECREASE SPEED. SIGNALED FOR LANE CHANGE & BEGAN TO MERGE RIGHT (ACROSS 5 LANES), TURNED ON HAZARD FLASHERS AFTER MERGE INTO FAR RIGHT LANE. CAR COULD GO NO FASTER THAN 35-39 MPH RANGE. EXITED FREEWAY. REVERSE GEAR NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. VISIT TO GM DEALER NEXT DAY, ADVISED OF WIDESPREAD, KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT TO CLUTCH WAVE PLATE ON 2007-2009 GM CARS WITH 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WAVE PLATE HEATS UP, DISINTEGRATES, AND REMNANTS SHRED INTO THE TRANSMISSION GEARS THAT - WHEN OCCURRING WHILE CAR IS MOVING, AS IT WAS IN OUR CASE - WILL CAUSE POTENTIAL LOSS-OF-CONTROL INCIDENTS SIMILAR TO OURS. HAVE SINCE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE WAVE PLATE DESIGN DEFECT EXISTS IN ALL 3.6L V6 - 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION EQUIPPED MODELS OF CHEVROLET MALIBU 2008-2009, CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2007-2009, GMC ACADIA 2007-2009, SATURN AURA 2007-2009, SATURN VUE 2007-2009, AND SATURN OUTLOOK 2007-2009. THE WAVE PLATE COMPONENT WAS REDESIGNED BY GM IN 2009, BUT GM DID NOT AS HAS NOT RECALLED ANY OF THESE MODELS FOR THIS CONDITION. EVEN MORE CONCERNING, IN SPITE OF NUMEROUS INCIDENTS REPORTED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND ALL OVER THE INT

THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE DUE TO ROD SHIFTING AND LOCKED UP FRONT RIGHT BRAKE. BURNT UP THE CALIPER, BRAKE PADS AND OVER HEATED BRAKE ROTOR. MAY HAVE ALSO CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO OVERHEAT. DEALER CHARGED FOR BRAKE PADS, CALIPER, MACHINING OF ROTORS, INSTALLATION, ETC. THEY MISDIAGNOSED THE ABS HYDRAULIC PUMP (WHICH I ALSO HAD TO PURCHASE) BEFORE ULTIMATELY REPLACING FAULTY MASTER CYLINDER. *TR

CAN'T TURN IGNITION OFF, ENGINE STILL RUNS AFTER KEY IS PULLED OUT. WHEN WE DID GET IT TO STOP, TURNED KEY ALL THE WAY PAST THE STOP POSITION, COUNTER CLOCKWISE WILL IT WAS NOT RUNNING AND IT TRIED TO START. EVEN TRIED TO START AFTER TURNING IT TO THE RIGHT THEN BACK TO OFF POSITION, TRIED STARTING IN THE OFF POSITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER LOCKS WOULD REPEATEDLY LOCK AND UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

7-16-10 AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AS SOON AS I STARTED THE CAR. REPAIR THAT WAS DONE STATES "AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT ON W/DTCS B0081/B0092 IN SDOPCODE:C9780. "RETRIEVED FAULT CODE SET 056. TECH INSPECTED FOR DAMPNESS/WET DAMAGE, CLEANED MODULE & DRIED EASSEMBLED AND REZEROED MODULE ASSEMBLY. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS THE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AGAIN SPORADICALLY. 2-3-11 TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER FOR AIRBAG LIGHT SPORADICALLY TURNING ON. REPAIR STATES "32031 TESTED FOR CODES NO CODES FOUND, TESTED CIRCUIT, NO PROBLEM". LIGHT STILL CAME ON. 11-18-11 TOOK CARE FOR DEALER FOR AIRBAG LIGHT. I WAS ADVISED I NEEDED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS AS MY CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MODE DUAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 12/9/14*CN UPDATED 5/11/2015 *JS

PASSENGER AIR BAG TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE DASH LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING THE AIR BAG IS OFF. HAPPENED MOST TIMES WE DROVE THE CAR AND AT ANY SPEED. OCCASIONALLY THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ALSO COME ON INDICATING BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS WEREN'T WORKING. I TOOK THE CAR TO OUR DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NEED TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR FOR APPROXIMATELY $1200. ALSO WAS TOLD THERE IS NO SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS WHICH I FIND IS INCREDIBLE. WE HAD THE WORK DONE AND HOPE GM WILL PERFORM A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

VEHICLES AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS TURN ON INTERMITTENTLY. STATING ONE OR BOTH ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. THIS WARNING MESSAGE SHOWS FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING SIGNAL WHETHER THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT ALSO WHEN IT IS EMPTY. WARNING LIGHT FOR DRIVERS SEAT WILL TURN OFF AND RESET BACK TO "NORMAL" OR IT'S WORKING I ASSUME ONLY WHEN I STOP THE CAR PUT IN PARK AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND STARTUP AGAIN. THIS IS UNNERVING, NOT REALLY SURE WHETHER I TRULY HAVE FUNCTIONING AIRBAGS EVEN AFTER COMPLETING THIS RIDICULOUS PROCESS. OCT. 24,2014 I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE LATEST RECALL 13036 BODY CONTROL MODULE WHICH WAS COMPLETED. WHILE AT CHEVY DEALERSHIP I HAD THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECK THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER PRESSENCE SYSTEM B0081 SYM 71. B0081 SYM 3A TOTAL COST TO ME $820.00. !!! MY AURA IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH 31,597 MILES AS OF OCTOBER 24,2014. HOWEVER, I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE FOR TRANSPORTATION AT THIS TIME, SO I HOPE AND PRAY THE AIRBAGS WILL FUNCTION CORRECTLY SHOULD I NEED THEM. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE FOR GENERAL MOTORS. PLEASE ISSUE THIS RECALLTO COVER ALL COSTS BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

THE COOLANT CROSSOVER PIPE STARTED LEAKING SERIOUS ANTIFREEZE. I HAD IT REPAIRED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013 JUST TO HAVE IT START LEAKING AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER. I NEED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AGAIN BUT MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS POSSIBLE A FLAW IN THE METAL DESIGN FROM THE MANUFACTURE NOT ALLOWING THE PIPE TO SEAL PROPERLY. I HAVE CONTACTED SATURN TWICE, ONCE LAST YEAR AND THEN AGAIN A FEW WEEKS AGO AND THEY WON'T ADMIT FAULT. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AND IT WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE GM 3.5 MOTORS ON BUICKS, CHEVYS, PONTIACS AND OTHERS TO NUMEROUS TO LIST. THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND ONLY PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN. MY MOST RECENT ESTIMATED IS 1110.00 AND LAST YEAR I PAID 430. THIS NEEDS TO BE STOPPED FROM GM GETTING AWAY WITH THIS. *TR

THE COOLANT CROSSOVER PIPE STARTED LEAKING SERIOUS ANTIFREEZE. I HAD IT REPAIRED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013 JUST TO HAVE IT START LEAKING AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER. I NEED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AGAIN BUT MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS POSSIBLE A FLAW IN THE METAL DESIGN FROM THE MANUFACTURE NOT ALLOWING THE PIPE TO SEAL PROPERLY. I HAVE CONTACTED SATURN TWICE, ONCE LAST YEAR AND THEN AGAIN A FEW WEEKS AGO AND THEY WON'T ADMIT FAULT. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AND IT WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE GM 3.5 MOTORS ON BUICKS, CHEVYS, PONTIACS AND OTHERS TO NUMEROUS TO LIST. THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND ONLY PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN. MY MOST RECENT ESTIMATED IS 1110.00 AND LAST YEAR I PAID 430. THIS NEEDS TO BE STOPPED FROM GM GETTING AWAY WITH THIS. *TR

AFTER OWNING THE SATURN FOR SEVEN YEARS THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS REPLACED WHEN THERE WAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. UPON THE FIRST REPLACEMENT, THE ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED AND THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED WHEN WE REPORTED THE PROBLEM. AFTER A LONG DISPUTE WITH THE DEALERSHIP, WE DECIDED TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE EVEN WITH THE MALFUNCTIONING PART. ROUGHLY FIVE YEARS LATER THE ISSUE WAS ADDRESSED AGAIN BECAUSE THE SHAFT THAT WAS REPLACED MALFUNCTIONED TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. NOW, THE DEALERSHIP IS STATING THAT MORE THAN THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IN FACT, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, RESULTING IN MORE MONEY WE HAVE TO SPEND TO HAVE THE VEHICLE FIXED AND RUNNING PROPERLY. THIS FINAL DISPUTE WITH THE DEALERSHIP LEAD TO BEING WITHOUT A VEHICLE TO DRIVE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT GIVE US UPDATES ON THE STATUS OF THE VEHICLE AND WE HAD TO CALL TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. ALSO, WE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS TO REPORT THE ISSUE TO KNOW AVAIL. FINALLY, WE WERE TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO BE FINISHED ON A CERTAIN DATE AND WHEN WE WERE EXPECTING TO PICK UP THAT SATURN, IT WAS NOT READY LEAVING US WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR EVEN LONGER. *TR

MY PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY INDICATED IT WAS A BAD BAG THAT LOOKED LIKE IT HAD BEEN USED. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY KIND OF WRECK. I BOUGHT IT FROM A DEALERSHIP WITH 28,000 MILES AND A CARFAX INDICATED ONE OWNER AND NO WRECKS. I NOTICED ON GM RECALL LIST SEVERAL PASSENGER AIR BAGS ARE BEING RECALLED. MY DEALERSHIP WANTS $700.00 TO REPLACE AND I FEEL IT SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM FOR PUTTING A FAULTY AIR BAG IN THE CAR. *TR

VEHICLE POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT OPERATE UNLESS THE CAR IS BEING SHIFTED IN OR OUT OF PARK NOR DOES THE KEY FOB WORK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GM DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND A VERIFIABLE ISSUE WITH THE DOOR LOCKS. I HAVE BEEN LOCKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIME BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN MOMENTS THAT THE DOORS LOCK ON THEIR OWN. THE DASH LIGHTS ALSO DIM ON THEIR OWN AND THE CHIME NO LONGER SOUNDS WHEN THE DOORS ARE OPENED. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD REMAIN STARTED WHEN THE KEY WAS OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. NE

ON 09/12/14, I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE EXITING A HIGHWAY WHEN MY TRANSMISSION STALLED OUT AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THIS PUT ME AND OTHER VEHICLES IN DANGER AS THERE WAS NO NOTIFICATION OR INDICATOR THAT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WERE OCCURRING. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

SINCE PURCHASED ISSUE WITH STEERING, HAD ALIGNMENT BEFORE PURCHASE BUT STEERING IS JUST SIMPLY OFF. THE CRUISE WORKS WHEN WANT AND SCARE ME WHEN PICK UP SPEED GOES TOO FAST. WE WERE IN A GROUP FOLLOWING ONE ANOTHER AND PERSON BEHIND ME SAID MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THEY WERE WORKING BACKWARDS, WHEN NOT APPLYING BRAKE, BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON, WHEN APPLIED BRAKE LIGHTS ON. THERE WAS MECHANIC IN GROUP HE CHECKED, SAID COULD BE WIRING AND TAKE TO DEALER. WHEN PUT ON SIGNAL HAVE TO HOLD AND WHEN IT DOES WORK HAVE TO CUT OFF. I WOULD REALLY ENJOY THIS CAR, BUT DO HAVE SOME ISSUES. LOOKED UP RECALLS HAD NINE, CALLED DEALERSHIP ONLY 2 CAME UP, BUT ONE HAD TO DO WITH BRAKES. NEW OR USED LOOK UP RECALLS BEFORE YOU MAKE A PURCHASE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS JERKING FORWARD WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REFUSED TO PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN) OR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO THE CORRECT GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AFTER THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE FORWARD EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

THE 6T70 TRANSMISSION PRIOR TO 2009 HAS A FAULTY WEAK WAVE PLATE. CAUSED MY TRANSMISSION TO FAIL, BEGAN TO START SLIPPING AT 3RD GEAR. WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE FREEWAY, BUT THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING IN DRIVE WITHIN 6 MILES AFTER THE PROBLEM PRESENTED. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR, STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. IRONICALLY I WAS HEADED TO THE GM DEALERSHIP. GM HAS NONE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY MADE CHANGES TO THE TRANSMISSION IN 2009, BUT HAVE YET TO ADDRESS THE FAULTY UNITS STILL ON THE ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND MADE A CLICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED OR TEST DRIVEN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER COULD DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

LEFT SIDE OF POWER DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSED WHILE ROUNDING A CORNER. UPON EXAMINATION IT APPEARS THE WELD BROKE ATTACHING A VERTICAL BRACKET TO A HORIZONTAL TUBE THAT EXTENDS UNDER THE WIDTH OF THE SEAT NEAR THE REAR AND IS CAPPED ON BOTH ENDS. UPON SEARCHING ONLINE DATA SOURCES, IT APPEARED THAT THIS IS A "KNOWN ISSUE" THAT EXTENDS ACROSS THE PLATFORMS THAT SHARE THIS PARTICULAR SEAT DESIGN(CHEVROLET MALIBU, PONTIAC G6, SATURN AURA) AND POSSIBLY OTHERS. I'D LIKE TO ADD MY INCIDENT TO THE RECORD. *TR

I BROUGHT A USED 2007 SATURN AURA AND I BEGINNING TO NOTICE THAT IF IT RAINS THE PASSENGER DOOR HOLDS WATER AND COULD IN FACT AFFECT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSING THE DOOR LOCK TO MALFUNCTION. *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR CYCLES ON/OFF EVERY TIME THE PASSENGER SHIFTS IN THEIR SEAT. THE DEALER WANT $1,200+ TO REPAIR THIS $1 PART AS THE SYSTEM IS MIS-DESIGNED. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL LIKELY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

GOT INTO THE CAR TO DRIVE TO WORK AND FELT THE REAR OUTER CORNER DROPPED ABRUPTLY AFTER BEING SEATED FOR MAYBE A MINUTE. CAR SEAT IS NO LONGER ATTACHED ON THE OUTER REAR EDGE WHICH MAKES IT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF HIT FROM BEHIND. *TR

THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT GO INTO TO PARK, NEUTRAL , OR REVERSE, THE GEAR SHIFT TO THE TRANSMISSION BROKE. THE STEERING COLUMN FLUID IS LEAKING, THE FRONT HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT. THE HEAD GASKET IS WEARING OUT, THE CAR IS RUSTING ALREADY ON THE BODY. THE AIR CONDITIONING FAN IS NOT BLOWING OUT COOL AIR OR HEAT. "THE TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT SLIPPING SOMETIMES. I FEEL SO BETRAYED TO HAVE BEEN SOLD A CAR THAT NEEDS SO MUCH WORK WHEN ALL I WANTED WAS A DEPENDABLE CAR TO GET ME TO MY PART TIME JOB. PLEASE ADVISE? THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AND THE SERVICE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED PERIODICALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER TRAIN, CRANK SHAFT, AND DRIVE AXLE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

SEAT WELD BROKE AWAY ON THE REAR SECTION OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. NO LONGER ANCHORED TO THE FRAME ALLOWING IT TO MOVE SEVERAL INCHES IN EITHER DIRECTION. POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD IF IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TRANSMISSION BLEW WHILE DRIVING THROUGH TOWN. UNDER 100K MILES AND CAR HAD ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. CAR WILL NOT SHIFT AND WILL NOT REVERSE. *TR

I HAD MY 2007 AURA FOR 1 WEEK WHEN DRIVING A FREEWAY, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT PAST 4TH GEAR. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND THE TECHNICIAN FOUND STRANGE PARTICLES IN THE GEARS. HE DESCRIBED IT AS SMALL WHITE PLASTIC PIECES. NO EXPLANATION WHERE THEY CAME FROM OR WHAT THEY WERE. HE HAD NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. THE AURA, WHILE NOT LEAVING ME STRANDED HAS ALWAYS HAS A "POLTERGEIST", LIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, ENGINE LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF AND NO REPAIRS NEEDED, ETC. I HAS ALWAYS IDLED STRANGELY, AS IF IT MIGHT SHUT OFF AT A STOP AND FELT AS IF MY RPM'S INCREASED BUT NO SPEED DURING ACCELERATION. NOW, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WHICH FEELS LIKE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE (VERY HARD JERKING DURING SHIFTING AND DOWN SHIFTING),THE CAR WON'T START AFTER FUELING. IT HAS NOT BEEN A VEHICLE OF TRUST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND THE GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY FROM THE GEAR BOX. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I'VE HAD MY 2007 AURA SINCE MARCH 2013, NEVER HAD ISSUES UNTIL A YEAR LATER IN APRIL 2014. I NOTICED WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY CAR THAT MY BACK BREAK LIGHTS WERE STILL ON, WHEN I GOT IN TO START IT UP, I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE OUT OF PARK AND IT JUMPED-NO LURCHED FORWARD SO HARD IT FELT AS IF I HAD BEEN HIT FROM THE BACK. I HAD TO SLAM MY FOOT ON THE BREAK TO KEEP FROM RUNNING INTO THE CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF ME! THAN COMES JULY 2014 I RECEIVE A NOTICE THAT MY AURA IS PART OF A RECALL #13036 WHICH RELATES TO THE (BCM)-BODY CONTROL MODULE, THE (BAS)-BREAK APPLY SENSOR AND THE (ECS)-ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. ALL IN WHICH AFFECTS THE ISSUES I'M HAVING AT THIS VERY MOMENT. NOW AS OF A WEEK AGO (AUG 2014) MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND MY AUTO START IS NO LONGER WORKING! I'VE CALLED SATURN ABOUT ME NOT FEELING SAFE IN MY VEHICLE AND WHAT IS THE STATUS ON THE PARTS COMING IN AND ALL I'M TOLD IS THAT THERE IS NO SET TIME WHEN THAT WILL BE. ON TOP OF THAT I'M TOLD I MAY HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND OR REPAIRS TO MY CAR TO FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON! I AM A VERY DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER. I JUST WANT MY CAR FIXED ASAP!!!! THESE ARE SERIOUS AND CAN BE DANGEROUS ISSUES!! THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I MUST TAKE MYSELF AND MY CHILD BACK AND FORTH EACH AND EVERYDAY. *TR

2007 SATURN AURA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BACK IN JULY 2010. THE TECHNICIAN RETRIEVED A FAULT CODE OF 056. THE TECH INSPECTED THE UNIT FOR DAMPNESS, CLEANED AND DRIED THE MODULE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, BUT NO FAULT CODE APPEARED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, FOR A THIRD TIME. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY A $125 FOR A DIAGNOSIS. *JB

I HAVE NOT 1 BUT 2 RECALLS ON MY 2007 AURA SATURN. THE ONE IN CONCERN IS THE BRAKE APPLY SENSOR WHICH CAUSES THE SERVICE BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION. WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKE THE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE AND WHEN I DO NOT APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON. I HAVE BEEN ALMOST REAR ENDED TWICE IN THE PAST WEEK DUE TO MY BREAK LIGHTS NOT ILLUMINATING. I HAVE ALSO BEEN YELLED AT BY THE DRIVERS WHO HAVE ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE THEY THINK MY BREAK LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING - WHICH THEY ARE RIGHT. I HAVE CALLED GM TO NO AVAIL. THEY TELL ME THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE PART TO BE MADE AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I RECEIVED MY RECALL NOTICE IN JULY 2014 AND IT IS NOW AUGUST 13, 2014 AND STILL THEY CAN NOT TELL ME WHEN THE PART WILL EVEN BE AVAILABLE. SO EVERY DAY I PUT MYSELF IN DANGER AND RISK MY LIFE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT GM DOES NOT SEEM TO BE CONCERNED. I WONDER IF IT WERE THEIR CHILD BEHIND THE WHEEL IF THEY WOULD FEEL THE SAME WAY??????? I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT AND WILL PUT MY STORY ON FACEBOOK FOR ALL TO SEE SO THEY ARE AWARE. *TR

CAR BEGAN TO KNOCK LOUDLY ON DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND PULL TO LEFT WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED , FRONT STRUTS BROKEN & REPLACED A APPROX COST $700 5 DAYS FOLLOWING THAT , CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR OR ROLL FASTER THAN 15 MPH AT 5 TO 6000 RPM. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TWICE AND NOW WAITING TRANSMISSION REBUILD DUE TO WELL DOCUMENTED FAILURE OF GM WAVE PLATE IN THE 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION, COST APPROX = $3500. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 SATURN AURA. I'M CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V252000 (RECALL # 13036). ADDITIONAL TO THIS ISSUE, I'M COMPLAINING THAT THIS ISSUE COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH DRAINING MY CAR BATTERY. SINCE THIS ISSUE I HAVE REPLACED THREE (3) BRAND NEW BATTERIES. I HAD MY ALTERNATOR CHECKED TWICE AND BOTH TEST RESULTS DIAGNOSIS WAS PASSED. WHICH MEANS THAT MY ALTERNATOR IS GOOD AND DIDN'T NEED TO BE REPLACED. EACH TIME I HAVE MY BATTERY REPLACED WITH A BRAND NEW BATTERY THE LIFE SPAN OF THE BATTERY IS ABOUT 3 WEEKS. AFTER THAT THE BATTERY IS DEAD. IF I DON'T REPLACE THE BATTERY AND GET A JUMP START THE LIFE SPAN OF THE BATTERY LAST ABOUT 7-10 DAYS BEFORE I WILL NEED ANOTHER JUMP START. TODAY, AUGUST 9, 2014 I AGAIN HAD MY BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR DIAGNOSED AND BOTH PASSED THE TEST. I WAS TOLD BY A CERTIFIED GM MECHANIC THAT MY ISSUE COULD BE RELATED TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT IS DRAINING (KILLING) MY BATTERY BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR. COULD THIS ISSUE (14V252) BE THE REASON MY I'M EXPERIENCING MY BATTERY TO DIED/DRAIN BECAUSE OF MY CAR IS AFFECTED BY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ISSUES? THE CONSUMER STATED THE SHIFTING CABLE WAS REPLACED TWICE AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 2/24/2015 *JS *TR

CAR RAN FINE THIS MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK, WHICH IS NOT EVEN 2 MILES FROM MY HOME .WENT TO WORK AND STRAIGHT BACK NO PROBLEM. GOT IN MY CAR THIS EVENING TO GO GET FOOD STARTED THE CAR, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WENT TO PULL FORWARD AND THE CAR WAS JERKING AND MAKING KNOCKING NOISES... *TR

2007 SATURN AURA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR WOULD GO OUT, WHEN HIS WIFE SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. WHEN DRIVING, THE SENSOR LIGHT WOULD GO TO THE OFF POSITION, THEN BACK ON AND AFTER A WHILE TO OFF AGAIN. THE CONSUMER HAD THE PROBLEM BACK IN 2008, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR PAD IN THE PASSENGER SEAT UNDER WARRANTY.

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN 2011 WITH 55,476 ODOMETER WITHIN THIS TIME FRAME I HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP AND THE ALARM SYSTEM IS NOT FUNCTIONING AT ALL. THE AIR BAG SYSTEM COMES ON AND OFF EVEN IN THE PROCESS OF ME DRIVING. I HAVEN'T BEEN NOTIFY DUE TO ANY OF THESE MATTERS UNTIL I FOUND WEB SITE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.