2007 Saturn Aura complaints

JULY 2014 - SATURN AURA 2007 PROBLEM: SERVICE LIGHT TURNED ON WHEN STARTING CAR CALLED GM DEALERSHIP TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT; CAR WAS NOT DRIVEN UNTIL APPOINTMENT WHEN STARTING THE CAR, THE LIGHT WAS OUT INSPECTION: SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISOR NOTED: THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE (?TROUBLE CODES B0081 3A AND B0081 71) CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD PASSENGER AIR BAG MAY MALFUNCTION ON IMPACT REPAIRS: ?REPLACED MODULE AND CONNECTOR AND HEAT PAD (FOLLOWED BULLETIN 10-0941-003A) ?IN ADDITION, CUSTOMER HAD RECEIVED AN "OPEN" RECALL FOR A TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FRACTURE; WORK REQUIRED BY RECALL COMPLETED. COMPLAINT - MODULE DEFECT: THERE IS A SAFETY HAZARD ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. OWNER'S MANUAL CAUTION THE AIR BAG SYSTEM MAY NOT PERFORM IN A CRASH?AND SHOULD BE SERVICED?WITHOUT DELAY. ACCORDING TO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE, THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE OR AN ISOLATED INCIDENT IN SOME GM MODELS. THE HIGH COST FOR CORRECTING THIS GM MALFUNCTION HAS BEEN IMPOSED ON THE OWNERS AND IS BEYOND THE OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR STANDARD REPAIRS AND UPKEEP FOR SAFETY ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MALFUNCTION, THERE SHOULD BE A MANDATED RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RETURN PORT OF THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

I WAS COMING TO A STREET TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND THE CAR BEHIND DID NOT REALIZE I WAS TURNING BECAUSE AS I APPLIED MY BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHT TURNED OFF INSTEAD OF COMING ON. I HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKE THEN THE BRAKE LIGHT IS OFF. A CAR BEHIND STOPPED AND TOLD ME OF THE INCIDENT AND ONLY SLOWED DOWN BECAUSE HE SAW MY TURN SIGNAL WAS ON. THIS INCIDENT COULD OF LEAD TO A SERIOUS REAR ENDING ACCIDENT AND COULD OF EVEN CAUSED A DEATH. I DID NOTICE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT WAS ON. *TR

AS I WAS CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF. I LOOKED AT THE IGNITION AND IT HAD TURNED OUT OF THE ON POSITION. I HAVE NO EXTRA KEYS ON THE KEY CHAIN. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE REGULAR BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD FAIL TO ILLUMINATE. 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 TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. UPDATED 9/4/14*CN

CLUNK, KNOCK OR RATTLE NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING OR TURNING OVER BUMPS AT LOW SPEEDS. *JS

I OWN A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 132K. I HAVE MULTIPLE BRAKE ISSUES I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES 4 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2007. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THAT WITH THIS MILEAGE THE AVERAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN TO REPLACE THE BRAKES TWO TIMES AND THAT FOUR TIMES WAS UNHEARD OF. I REQUEST THAT AN INVESTIGATION BE DONE ON THIS SITUATION. I SEE FROM OTHER POSTING THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *JS

RECEIVED 2 RECALL NOTICES, RECALL # 14152; AND RECALL # 13036. RECALL# 14152, HAS BEEN REPLACED I'M ASSUMING. MY CONCERN IS THAT MY VEHICLE ACCELERATES AT AN HIGHER SPEED THAN WHAT I'M DRIVING, THE RPM DIAL SHOOTS UP TO 5 OR 6 ON THE RPM DIAL THEN GRADUALLY GO DOWN TO 1. WHEN I AM AT AN COMPLETE STOP, MY VEHICLE IS SLOW ABOUT ACCELERATING, WHICH CAN BE SCARY BECAUSE PEOPLE BEHIND ME ARE DRIVING FASTER THAN I'M MOVING, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE ACCELERATES AT A HIGHER SPEED THAN I'M DRIVING. I PRAY THAT THIS RECALL WILL RESOLVE THIS ISSUE I AM AN 65 YEAR OLD LADY, WITH 2 GRANDCHILDREN THAT I TAKE ON DIFFERENT EVENTS. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT AN POTENTIAL SAFETY DEFAULT IN MY VEHICLE COULD CAUSE AN FATAL ACCIDENT TO MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE ESPECIALLY MY GRANDCHILDREN. THIS LETTER IS NOTICE TO YOU OF MY CONCERN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I CAN'T PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR I'M ON AN FIXED INCOME. THANK YOU. OH BY THE WAY RECALL #13036 IS NOT IN STOCK YET, I'M WAITING FOR PART TO COME IN .I PRAY IT WILL COME IN BEFORE MY CAR BREAKDOWN PERMANENTLY. *TR

THE PLASTIC BACK COVERING OF THE DRIVER SEAT IS POPPING OFF AGAIN. IT FEELS LIKE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT LEANS BACK. THE SEAT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN 2007. IT SEEMS TO LAST ABOUT 2.5 - 3 YEARS. I BELIEVE A SEAT SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 3 YEARS. *TR

TOOK CAR IN FOR SERVICE AT WHICH TIME ALSO REQUESTED COOLING SYSTEM FLUSH, UNABLE TO HAVE DONE AS SERVICE DEPT. FOUND A LEAK AT THE CROSSOVER PIPE WHICH NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED ONCE THEY RECEIVE THE PARTS. I HAD THE CROSSOVER PIPE REPLACED AND RESEALED IN FEB. 2013 AT 54233 MILES. FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD NOT CONTINUE TO GO OUT EVERY YEAR. *TR

TRANSMISSION JUMPING INTO NEUTRAL FROM FIRST GEAR AND VERY DIFFICULT TO GET BACK INTO GEAR. FINALLY GET INTO SECOND GEAR AND IT JUMPED BACK INTO NEUTRAL..CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL AS MINE IS 6 SPEED (4 SPEED TRANSMISSION ONLY WERE RE-CALLED) AND TOO BAD THAT THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRED IN APRIL 2012. NOT EVEN 100,000 MILES ON IT. DEALERSHIP SAID DEFINITELY INTERNAL PROBLEM POSSIBLY AN INTERNAL POWER SOLENOID ISSUE BUT WOULD TAKE MANY HOURS AND LOT MORE MONEY TO DIAGNOSE. ASKED ABOUT THE AFTER WARRANTY COVERAGE AND WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP NO GUARANTEE I WOULD QUALIFY AND AGAIN IT WOULD COST ME SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE TO TAKE APART AND DIAGNOSE. ENDED UP BUYING A GM RE-MANUFACTURED AT $4500. NORMAL CITIZENS DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY FOR REPAIRS WHEN IT IS KNOWN ISSUE BY GM THAT THE SATURN AURA'S HAVE SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH THAT TRANSMISSION. PLEASE ISSUE RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION. I'M GLAD NO ACCIDENT HAPPENED DUE TO THIS DEFECT. *TR

HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP DUE TO GAS LEAK AND SMELL. *TR

TRIED TO ADJUST THE VERTICAL LIFT ON THE POWER DRIVER'S SEAT AND FELT SOMETHING PUSHING THROUGH THE SEAT ON THE LEFT SIDE. ADDITIONALLY, THE REAR LEFT OF THE SEAT WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR AND COULD BE PULLED SEVERAL INCHES UP. ULTIMATELY DETERMINED THAT THE SEAT FRAME HAD BROKEN; SPECIFICALLY, THE HORIZONTAL BAR AT THE REAR OF THE SEAT TO WHICH THE VERTICAL LIFTER IS ATTACHED WAS BROKEN AT THE WELDS. THIS WOULD BE UNSAFE IN CASE OF A CRASH. THE CAR SEAT FRAME CANNOT BE REPAIRED. A NEW ONE COSTS $1000. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS AND NEVER HAD ONE WITH SEAT FAILURE AT THIS MILEAGE. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON ALL THE TIME WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED. CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS OFF WHEN BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY. CALLED GM AND THEY CLAIM TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT.HAVE TAKEN TO LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES. 1ST TIME THEY REPLACED BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SWITCH(DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM)2ND TIME REPLACED 2 BULBS THAT WERE "DIM"(DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM)3RD TIME APPLIED DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT TO BAS CONNECTOR, STILL NOT FIXED.WHY IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS ON MOTORTREND WEBSITE DATED 5/14/2014 BUT GM AND THEIR DEALERS PLAY DUMB?HOW CAN PEOPLE GET THIS FIXED? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

STRUCTURAL WELD UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE. SEAT NOW SWAYS LEFT TO RIGHT, NOT SECURE IN THE VEHICLE. VISUAL INDICATION OF A WEAK, NON-PENETRATIVE, ROBOTIC STRUCTURAL WELD KEEPING THE SEAT IN PLACE. GM WILL NOT COVER REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT COSTS. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THIS SAME ISSUE HAPPENING ACROSS MILLIONS OF VEHICLES UNDER THE CHEVROLET AND SATURN MAKES. *TR

PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. AN APPROX 125 LBS PERSON SITS IN THE SEAT AND IT GOES ON FOR A BIT AND THEN BACK OFF. CONCERNED THAT IT AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY IN AN ACCIDENT IF THE SENSOR IS NOT WORKING. AFTER READING VARIOUS FORUMS, IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SATURN AURA ONCE OVER 50K MILES. *TR

I TIRED TO START ME CAR TODAY BUT IT DID NOT START, SO I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL THAN THE CAR STARTED UP. I WANT TO A AUTO ZONE IN FLINT,MI THE GUY SHOULD THE GEARSHIFT CABLE IS DEFECT AND KNOW IN ORDER FOR ME TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK I HAVE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THAN GET OUT POP THE HOOD ND PULL THE GEARSHIFT FORWARD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. *TR

I HAD MY DOOR OPEN DURING A SNOW STORM AS I WAS TRYING TO PUSH MY CAR OUT OF THE STREET. THE DOOR GOT A LITTLE WET. EVER SINCE THEN THE DOORS HAVE BEEN LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THEMSELVES WHETHER THE CAR IS ON OR OFF. THE KEYLESS ENTRY NO LONGER WORKS. THE TRUNK WILL NO LONGER OPEN. THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG RANDOMLY TURNS ON AND OFF EVEN WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THE MECHANIC SAID I SHOULD REPLACE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE, BUT THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM EITHER. THEY CURRENTLY HAVE ALL OF THE LOCKS UNHOOKED SO THEY WON'T KEEP TURNING ON AND OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. *TR

ONE DAY PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT (7/5/14) WE NOTICED A TRANSMISSION SLIP SLIGHTLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM WHAT I BELIEVE WAS 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. ON SUNDAY (7/6/14), WHILE WE WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP IT WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT AT ALL. WE HAD TO PUSH IT OFF THE ROAD AND HAVE A TOW TRUCK TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST GM DEALERSHIP. ONCE DIAGNOSED IT WAS DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION WAVE PLATE HAD FAILED AND WOULD COST $4200 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THERE IS CURRENTLY A TSB (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN) ON THIS ISSUE, BUT NO RECALL. I KNOW THERE MUST BE SUBSTANTIAL ISSUES WITH THIS SINCE MY MOTHER'S SATURN AURA WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION HAD A WAVE PLATE FAILURE 3 WEEKS AGO, ALTHOUGH HER'S WAS STILL UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND THUS COVERED. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A CASE # WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ANY RESOLUTION FROM THE DEALERSHIP OR GM/SATURN CORPORATE. *JS

AIR BAG LIGHT DOES NOT ALWAYS TURN ON WHEN PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED, THEREFORE, UNKNOWN IF THE AIRBAG WORKS OR NOT! *JS

WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN 2012, WITH APPROX. 37K MILES ON IT. WITHIN 50 MILES, WE REALIZED THE BRAKES HAD AN ISSUE & TOOK IT BACK TO THE CHEVY DEALER, WHO DID THE REPAIRS FREE OF CHARGE. SINCE THAT TIME, WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE/REPAIR THE BRAKES (SPECIFICALLY THE ROTORS) 3 TIMES- APPROX. EVERY 10K MILES, AS THE VEHICLE NOW SITS AT 63K MILES. I UNDERSTAND BRAKE PAD WEAR- BUT REPLACING THE *ROTORS* THAT OFTEN IS RIDICULOUS AND EXPENSIVE. SOMETHING IS CAUSING THE ROTORS TO WARP, EITHER POOR QUALITY MATERIALS OR A PROBLEM WITH THE HYDRAULICS CAUSING UNEVEN BRAKING- PLEASE INVESTIGATE & START A RECALL! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND DIMMED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES LIGHTS WERE ONLY WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING PREVENTING THE DOORS FROM LOCKING AND THE RADIO FROM TURNING OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, AND SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS LEAKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTION CONSTANTLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. ENGINE HEAT CAN BE FELT INSIDE THE CAR WHEN DRIVING CAUSING THE A/C TO BE USED EXCESSIVELY WAISTING MORE GASOLINE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WEAR OUT QUICKLY AND DO NOT WIPE WATER OFF OF DRIVER SIDE GLASS WELL. RADIO AND SPEAKERS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONING. LETTERING RUBBED OFF ON FUNCTIONAL BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL AND DOORS. AIR BAG LIGHT MALFUNCTION. HOOD OF CAR DEVELOPED WEATHER SPOTS. INSULATION AT THE TOP OF FRONT WINDOW WORN OUT. *TR

WE HAVE OWNED A 2007 SATURN AURA, VIN [XXX] SINCE IT WAS NEW. WHEN IT HAD ABOUT 5000 MILES THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WENT OUT EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE LIGHT WENT OUT. THIS WOULD HAPPEN OFF AND ON BUT THE DEALERSHIP COULD NEVER FIND A CODE. RECENTLY IT BEGAN DOING IT AGAIN QUIET OFTEN AND WAS REALLY INTERMITTENT. I TRIED ONSTAR DIAGNOSTICS BUT EVERY TIME I'D PUSH THE ONSTAR BUTTON THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT AND THEY COULD NEVER FIND A CODE. I TOOK IT TO OUR CHEVY DEALERSHIP ON FRIDAY AND THEY CALLED ME TODAY SAYING IT'S A BAD PASSENGER DETECTION MODULE. LOOKING AT WWW.ARFC.ORG'X WEB SITE THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH A LOT OF THESE VEHICLES. SINCE THERE'S BEEN NO RECALL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG ON/OFF INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY TURNS TO "OFF" EVEN WITH A PASSENGER WEIGHING IN EXCESS OF 150 POUNDS IN THE SEAT. STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE CAR SOMETIMES CORRECTS THE ISSUE TEMPORARILY. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMONLY REPORTED PROBLEM AND THAT, IN FACT, THE SYSTEM WILL MALFUNCTION IN AN ACCIDENT. DUE TO THE DANGEROUS NATURE OF THIS FAILURE, THERE SHOULD BE A REQUIRED RECALL FROM GM. *TR

WAS DRIVING MY CAR UP A HILL IT WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS THERE WAS ALSO A BURNING SMELLTHE CAR JUST STOP MOVING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WE WERE GOING ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR IT WOULD GO AND JERK TO THE NEXT GEAR AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN STOP THERE WERE CARS WHO SWERVED TO MOVE OUT OF THE HIGHWAY AS WELL AS OTHER PEDESTRIANS. *TR

I ARRIVED AT DRIVEWAY TO MY HOME AND PUT THE CAR INTO PARK. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND CLOSED DRIVER DOOR TO UNLOCK CHAIN ON GATE IN FRONT OF DRIVEWAY. I PROCEEDED TO MANUALLY OPEN THE 25' METAL GATE. WHEN THE GATE WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY OPEN I TURNED TOWARDS THE CAR AND TO MY SURPRISE THE CAR WAS MOVING FORWARD WITH NO ONE IN IT. THE CAR TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 15' AND WAS STOPPED BY A 3' DIAMETER METAL CYLINDER. THE CARS FRONT BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. LUCKILY, NO PERSONS WERE INJURED. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTION ON THE 2007 SATURN AURA. DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ENGAGE - THEN PRESS THE BRAKE AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF . . . REVERSE OF HOW THEY SHOULD WORK. WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON THEY MAY OR MAY NOT STAY ON - IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. A RECALL IS LISTED ONLINE (GM RECALL NUMBER 13036; NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V252000). CALLING GM (1.800.462.8782) AND SATURN (1.800.553.6000) RESULTED IN NO HELP - THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECALL BUT HAVE NOT ASSOCIATED VINS OR RELEASED IT TO DEALERS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY AND WHEN VEHICLES ARE IDENTIFIED TO HAVE THIS ISSUE THEY SHOULD BE CLEARED TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG OFF INDICATOR ILLUMINATED EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER PRESENT. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

POWER STEERING FAILED MID-TURN. POWER STEERING LINE CONTACTED HOT EXHAUST, WHICH BURNED A HOLE IN THE HYDRAULIC HOSE. FAILURE WAS IMMEDIATE. CAR WAS NOT CONTROLLABLE. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS IN THE PATH OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING, THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD ALTHOUGH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,365.

WHILE DRIVING I GOT AN ENGINE LIGHT, THEN A SERVICE ESC THEN A SERVICE TRACTION. I CONTACTED ONSTAR FOR A DIAGNOSTIC (AFTER I RETURNED HOME). I THEN HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT AFTER REPLACING A SENSOR THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AND WAS DUE TO A STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN. HE THEN SAID HE THOUGHT THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A RECALL CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. I HAVE HAD ISSUES PRIOR TO THIS AND GOT NO SATISFACTION FROM THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER IN SANTA ROSA CA. I EVEN FILED A COMPLAINT WITH SATURN. *TR

I HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A DEALER AND LESS THEN THREE HOURS AFTER DRIVING IT OFF THE LOT I WAS IN TRAFFIC IN THE TWIN CITIES AND THE ENGINE GAVE OUT ON ME. I HAD BRAKED BECAUSE OF A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND WENT TO ACCELERATE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. LUCKILY THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME, ON 35W, DIDN'T HIT ME AS I WAS STUCK AT 35MPH AND CRAWLED OFF OF THE ROAD. I DO A GOOD AMOUNT OF CITY DRIVING AND THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME IN A MUCH WORSE POSSIBLE SCENARIO. I GOT THE ERROR CODES P0700 P0776 FROM THE ENGINE, TURNS OUT THAT MY WAVE PLATE BROKE AND THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO SATURN CARS FOR YEARS AND THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL. I COULD HAVE EASILY GOT IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND DIED WHEN THIS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE. IT COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN PREVENTED TOO. I'VE BEEN CONNED OUT OF A LOT OF MONEY BY GM ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT I'M ALSO HAPPY JUST TO BE ALIVE. *TR

MY CAR HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS RELATED TOTHE CONNECTOR FOR THE COMPUTER INSIDE THE DASH JUST AS NOTED UNDER NHTSA RECALL# 14V252000. I AM CERTAIN THIS IS THE PROBLEM BECAUSE FOLLOWING ADVICE I FOUND ONLINE BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED I USED AN ELECTRONICS CLEANER ON THE CONNECTOR AND IT HELPED BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. MY BRAKE LIGHTS EITHER DON'T WORK OR STICK ON. MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL DOESN'T WORK. IF I DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT THE PLUG SEVERAL TIMES IN SEEMS TO MAKE IT WORK BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT WHILE SO I KNOW FOR SURE THIS IS THE PROBLEM. I'VE CHECKED MY VIN AND FOR SOME REASON GM HAS NOT INCLUDED MY CAR IN THE RECALL. THIS IS B.S. PRIOR TO THE RECALL I PAID GM DEALERSHIPS SEVERAL TIMES TO FIX THE ISSUE AND THEY FAILED EACH TIME. NOW THEY HAVE A RECALL FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM MY CAR HAS BUT THEY ARE TRYING TO NOT INCLUDE MY CAR EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL IS FOR 2007 SATURN AURA'S WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM MY CAR HAS. I CANT USE MY CAR BECAUSE I CANT GET AN INSPECTION STICKER DUE TO THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL NOT WORKING. ITS A FREAKING LAWN ORNAMENT. *TR

HAD BRAKES CHANGE THE FIRST TIME UNDER WARRANTY FOR FAULTY BRAKE PADS. SAME THING WITH THE BRAKES IN ABOUT A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. POWER STEERING WHINES AND LEAKS SOMEWHERE. NO POWER STEERING. AND NOW WHEEL BEARING HUBS HUMMING AND BAD. WENT TO DEALER FOR BRAKES THEY REPLACE BOTH TIMES BUT NOT WITHOUT A FIGHT. TOLD THEM I BELIEVE BOTH WHEEL BEARING ARE BAD ONLY REPLACE ONE. AND KNOW OTHER ONE IS WORSE THEN BEFORE. AND ALSO TOLD THEM POWER STEERING WAS NOT GOOD THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE BRAKING NOT THE STEERING. ALSO I HAD TOLD THE TIRES LOST AIR THE REPLACED ONE OF THE TIRE SENSORS BECAUSE OF MANUFACTURE DEFECT . NOW HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE OTHER ONES. AND NOW ALL IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. EVERYTHING I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DENIED IS WHAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKE PEDAL RELEASED. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MPH AND EXITING THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN THE CAR DRAMATICALLY SLOWED AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR. RPMS JUMPED EXTREMELY HIGH AND THE CARS TRANSMISSION WOULD REMAIN IN FIRST GEAR. LUCKILY I WAS EXITING AT THE TIME OR WHO KNOWS WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES MAY HAVE BEEN. THE CAR NO LONGER SHIFTS IN REVERSE AND REMAINS IN 1ST GEAR. I CONTACTED GM AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT BUT STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS REFLECTING THIS PROBLEM. WAVE PLATE SHIFTER CABLE? I AM NOW AWAITING AN APPOINTMENT AT A LOCAL BUICK DEALER TO DETERMINE THE DAMAGE DONE TO MY TRANSMISSION. *TR

2007 SATURN AURA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG, TRANSMISSION AND OTHER VEHICLE DEFECTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD DISPLAY OFF WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AND THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN HE ACCELERATED UP AN INCLINE. A SMALL GAS SPOT FORMED UNDER THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE LEAK WAS FROM FILLING THE FUEL TANK FULL. ANOTHER DEALER, STATED THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE FUEL PUMP.*JB

2007 SATURN AURA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHTS, ONE BLINKER AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHT BLINKED OFF AND ON. ALSO, SHE SMELLED BURNING FUMES AT TIMES. *JB

THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN I DIDN'T HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WAS WHILE DRIVING ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY. I WAS PASSING THROUGH THE TOLL BOOTH AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WHEN I NOTICED THROUGH MY REARVIEW MIRROR THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. I STEPPED ON THE BREAK AND THE WENT OFF. I MUST SAY BECAUSE FEARED IT WOULD BE A COSTLY FIX I IGNORED IT FOR A LONG TIME UNTIL I SAW ANOTHER SATURN AURA WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I DROVE BEHIND THE ELDERLY WOMAN UNTIL WE BOTH AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I PULLED ALONG SIDE HER TO INFORM HER OF WHAT I SAW. I ALSO TOLD HER MY CAR WAS DOING THE SAME THING. SHE THANKED ME FOR TELLING HER A DROVE OFF. I TOOK MY CAR TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME HE DID BELIEVE IT WAS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BUT COULD BE ABSOLUTELY SURE UNTIL HE WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR FOR THE DAY. AGAIN NOT REALLY IN A POSITION TO FIX WHAT MAY BE COSTLY, I CONTINUED TO DRIVE. FINALLY I WAS STOPPED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST AND HE EXPLAINED THAT WHILE DRIVING BEHIND ME HE NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON BUT AS WE APPROACHED THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WHICH WAS RED I SLOWED DOWN( STEPPING ON THE BRAKE) AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF UNTIL I WAS AT A FULL STOP AND MY FOOT WAS PRESSED FIRMLY ON THE BREAK THEN THE BREAK LIGHT COME BACK ON. AS SOON AS I SAW THE RECALL I CALLED MY LOCAL GM DEALER RIGHT AWAY AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH MY BRAKES AND THE FACT THAT WHEN I TRY TO MOVE MY GEAR OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE I SOMETIMES HAVE TO FORCE IT BECAUSE IT SEEMS STUCK.THEY SAID THEY WOUL

I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE THEN I REALIZED MY CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED THE RPM PASSED THREE. I NOTICED BOTH MY FRONT TIRES WERE SMOKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HE TOLD ME HE REPLACED THE BRAKES AND THE CALIPER. A MONTH LATER, IT DID THE SAME THING. HE THEN TOLD ME IT NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND I HAVE TO PAY. *TR

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP DURING TURNS. VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL FELT DURING TURN. *TR

I PUT MY 2007 AURA IN REVERSE NO PROBLEM, BUT WHEN PUTTING IT IN DRIVE IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE, ENGINE JUST REVVED AS IF IN PARK. ALSO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. SO I CAN REVERSE THE CAR BUT NOT MOVE FORWARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

I FOUND AN ARTICLE ON-LINE REGARDING THE NTSB INVESTIGATING BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEMS WITH CHEVY MALIBU AND SATURN AURA'S. MY 2007 SATURN AURA HAS THE SAME ISSUE. ON OCCASIONS THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL BE "REVERSED" THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL BE ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED, THEN THEY WILL GOT OFF ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS ON 5/26/14. I AM AWARE OF IT HAPPENING ANOTHER 6-7 TIMES IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. *TR

VEHICLE HAS BEEN STUTTERING DURING SHIFTING FOR ABOUT A WEEK. AS OF THREE DAYS AGO IT WOULD NOT GO INTO 3RD GEAR OR OVER 40MPH. TODAY IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE LOCATION, BUT NOW IT WILL NOT REVERSE, GO INTO ANY GEARS OR EVEN GO TO NEUTRAL. *TR