2007 Saturn Aura complaints

"SERVICE AIRBAGS" LIGHT CAME ON 5/12/14. OWNER'S MANUAL LISTS THIS AS POTENTIAL HAZARD AS AIRBAGS MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY OR DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING. TOOK VEHICLE TWO BLOCKS FROM MY HOME TO SERVICE STATION STATION ON 5/13/14, BUT STATION SAID THEY DO NOT WORK ON AIRBAGS. TOOK VEHICLE HOME AND PARKED IT. SENT E-MAIL TO SATURN'S CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER ON 5/14/14, AND EVENTUALLY SPOKE TO A SUPERVISOR ON 5/17/14. HE SAID THAT IN ORDER FOR GM TO DO ANYTHING, I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP IN FAIRFAX, VA. I EXPLAINED THAT I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD SPEND ANY MORE MONEY ON THE VEHICLE AS I FEEL THAT IT IS DEFECTIVE. THE SUPERVISOR SAID THAT HE WOULD ARRANGE FOR TOWING AND GM WOULD PAY FOR IT. HE ALSO STATED THAT I WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS OR COMPENSATED FOR THE LOSS OF THE USE OF THE VEHICLE AND THAT HE WOULD WORK WITH ME "EVERY STEP OF THE WAY." ON 5/20/14, I CALLED FOR THE SUPERVISOR AND SOMEONE ELSE RETURNED MY CALL. WHEN I REQUESTED THAT GM PROVIDE ME WITH A WRITTEN DOCUMENT AS TO HOW THEY INTENDED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WOULD HAVE TO BE DISCUSSED WITH THE SUPERVISOR AND THEN THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME. THEY DID NOT CALL ME BACK ALL DAY MONDAY. I CALLED AND LEFT A MESSAGE ON 5/21/14 AND THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO ME IN ANY WAY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED IN MY LOT SINCE 5/13/14 AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF MY OWN HISTORY WITH IT AND THE RECENT SPATE OF RECALLS FOR SIMILAR ISSUES THAT HAVE INV

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT ENGAGED AND IT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY OVER A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE TWICE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS INCLUDED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TWO MONTHS BEFORE INCIDENT, CAR WOULD GO INTO MANUAL SHIFT MODE AND THEN SHIFT BACK TO NORMAL MODE. IT WOULD ALSO SLIP GEARS AND AT TIMES THE REVERSE GEAR WOULD NOT WORK. THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH THE MANUAL PADDLE SHIFTERS. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ANY GEAR WHEN MOVED. THE CAR LOST COMPLETE POWER. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO SEARS AND THE CODES P0716 (TURBINE INPUT SHAFT) AND P0700 (TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM) APPEARED. SEARS RECOMMENDED TAKING IT TO A DEALERSHIP. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO FAULKNER CHEVROLET IN LANCASTER, PA. CHEVROLET RAN THROUGH COMPUTER AND FOUND SAME CODES. TECHS DRAINED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FOUND METAL IN THE FLUID. A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER. I CALLED GM TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND THEY RESPONDED WITH RE-IMBURSING ME FOR A PORTION OF THE COST OF THE TRANSMISSION ($1,350 OUT OF $4,158.38). THE REP ON THE LINE SAID THAT WAS ALL THAT I WAS GOING TO GET AND THERE WAS NO POINT IN TRYING TO GET RE-IMBURSED FOR MORE. A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET FOUND SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND IT WAS MENTIONED THAT IT COULD BE RELATED TO THE WAVE PLATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. ALSO, WHEN THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE , THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY HAD NOT YET PROVIDED THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE, WHICH ONLY HAD 73,000 MILES. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER SEVERAL TIMES REGARDING THE PROBLEM, AND THAT WAS HOW SHE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. GM ISSUED EXTENDED WARRANTIES, ON 4 CYLINDER MODELS, BUT NOT 6 CYLINDERS MODELS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT WAS UNFAIR, BECAUSE HER VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. GM, DID OFFER ASSISTANCE OF $800 TO GET THE VEHICLE FIXED, BUT THE CONSUMER FELT SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO ABSORB THE BALANCE OF $ 3168.25. UPDATED 06/23/14 UPDATED 08/14/14*LJ UPDATED 8/28/2017*CN

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES AND ROTORS BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE. THE CAR WOULD JOLT WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE, I HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR 2 MONTHS BEFORE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR SLOWED TO ABOUT 15-20 MPH AND WAS NOT ACCELERATING ANYMORE, IT WAS MAKING A LOUD SOUND. I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN SPEED DECREASE. I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AND MY CAR WOULDNT GO PAST 20 MPH WITHOUT THIS LOUD SOUND AND WOULD ALSO NOT GO IN REVERSE, SO I PULLED OVER AND HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTO SHOP. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $3800K. MY CAR IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD AND HAS 64K MILES. I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS ISSUE. *JS

THE 1ST INCIDENT STARTED AROUND 9/26/12 WHEN THE ESC LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING UNLESS I PRESSED EXTREMELY HARD ON THE BRAKES. DOC ID WAS #08-05-22-009C 2ND INCIDENT WAS 10/25/13 (ESX LIGHT ON) WITH SIMILAR ISSUE AS 1ST INCIDENT EXCEPT THIS TIME THE BRAKES LIGHTS WOULD BE ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND GO OFF WHEN I WAS BRAKING (EXTREMELY DANGEROUS). THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SWITCH AND CLEARED THE CODES. THAT LASTED 5 DAYS. 3RD INCIDENT WAS ON 10/30/13. ESX LIGHT ON AGAIN. BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING AS BEFORE. TSB 08-05-22-009C. *JS

SERVICE ESC WARNING LIGHT. I WAS FLAGGED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE EVENING THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHT GOES OFF. WHEN YOU RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO JOSEPH CHEVROLET IN CINCINNATI OH. JOSEPH CHEV REPLACED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE ON AUG 22, 2011. IT COST ME $535.72. THEY DID NOT INFORM ME THAT OTHER VEHICLES WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IN SEPTEMBER 2013 THE BRAKE LIGHTS AGAIN WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I FILED A COMPLAINT TO GM FILE # 71-1220534971 BECAUSE THIS CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS INJURY. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO JOSEPH CHEV AGAIN BUT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND ACTED LIKE THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG. AGAIN AFTER MY 3RD VISIT TO JOSEPH CHEVROLET WITH MY CAR AND A NEW FILE # 71-1300874571 JOSEPH CHEV CHARGED ME $269.16 TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SWITCH AND REPAIR WIRING AT BPP SWITCH. I PLEADED WITH JOSEPH CHEV AND GM THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE DRIVING WITH BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THEY SHOULD NOT BE CHARGING ME OVER $800.00 FOR A DEFECT THAT IS HAPPENING ON OTHER SATURN AURA VEHICLES. HAVING BRAKE LIGHTS I THOUGHT WAS A BASIC FUNCTION. THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME OUT WITH THE CHARGES. I HAD TO SPEND THE MONEY BECAUSE THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AND ALL OF THE GAUGES FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. 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 APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

MY SATURN STOPPED PULLING WHEN STOPPED, THANKFULLY AT OUR DRIVEWAY. IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD AND THE ENGINE JUST REVVED. IT WOULD PULL IN REVERSE BUT NOT IN DRIVE. ATTEMPTED THE MANUAL MODE BUT STILL DID NOT PULL AND DID NOT SHOW GEAR INDICATION ON DASH. UPON SEVERAL TIMES TURNING ON AND OFF IT STARTED PULLING. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT RECREATE. PROGRAM UPDATE TO TCM AND $300 LATER WE LEFT. ONE MONTH LATER THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING SO BAD IT ALMOST STALLED IN INTERSECTIONS CREATING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SCENARIO. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY TO HAVE THEM SAY WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNAWARE OF A RECALL ON THE NEWS REGARDING A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FOR THE AURAS BUT NOT FOR THIS PROBLEM OR MODEL. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL SINCE IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. PLEASE CONSIDER A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE HAS DETACHED. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE. BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE GM DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES BUT THE FIX IS ONLY TEMPORARY. THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE RETURNS IN ABOUT 6 MONTHS. *TR

1ST THE DAY BEFORE. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, FATHER IN LAW JACKED UP AND JUMP STARTED THE STARTER CAR STARTED AND MOVED FORWARD AS IN DRIVE. JACK FELL AND CAR FELL ON FATHER IN LAW UNDER THE CAR AND CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD WHILE IN PARK AND RAN OVER HIS BODY. I LEARNED AFTER INCIDENT GMC PUT A RECALL ON THE GEAR CABLE.JUST THE DAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT. I HAD CAR TOWED TO FMC AND THEY TELL METHIS CAR HAS NO RECALLS. IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND PUBLISHED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES ON MAY 6, 2914. I AM APPALLED THIS MAN COULD HAVE LOST HIS LIFE IN WAL MART PARKING LOT I AM VERY THANKFUL TO THE COSTWRMERS WHICH CAME RUNNING TO HELP GET THIS CAR OFF OF THE MAN UNDER IT. *TR

AIR BAG STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY AROUND 13,000 MILES. UNDER WARRANTY, THEY REPLACED THE WEIGHT SENSOR UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT DID NOTHING. TOOK IT BACK 4-5 TIMES, BUT WAS NOT ACTING UP WHILE IN THE SHOP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. FINALLY BECAME REASONABLY PERSISTENT ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE WARRANTY WAS UP. THEY SUGGESTED A $1500 FIX. WHEN IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT IT WAS INITIALLY DIAGNOSED AT 13,000 MILES, THEY WERE NOT IMPRESSED. NO RECEIPT FOR THE RETURN VISITS DUE TO NO CHARGE, AND THEY HAD NO RECORD. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE, AND THIS RECALL (WHENEVER IT HAPPENS) WILL COST THEM JUST AS MUCH AND THE BAD PRESS WILL BE WORSE. I'VE BEEN A GM OWNER FOR 30 YEARS. JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED WIFE AN ACURA. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT IN THE GARAGE AND DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK UNDER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LEAK WAS CAUSED BY A CRACKED IN THE FUEL BUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. JFT

EVERY SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS WENT OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES EVEN WITH A PASSENGER IN THE CAR. THIS COULD BE VERY FATAL. *TR

THIS IS A PROBLEM KNOWN BY GM FOR SATURN AND IMPALAS FOR THE SAME TYPE-MODEL-SERIES VEHICLE AS THERE ARE AT LEAST 2 TECHNICAL BULLETINS ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM. THE BODY COMPUTER SETS THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON INDEPENDENT OF BRAKE ACTUATION. THIS GIVES DRIVERS BEHIND THE SATURN THE FALSE INDICATION THE SATURN IS STOPPING CREATING CONFUSION IN THAT THE FOLLOWING DRIVERS NO LONGER HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE BRAKING SIGNAL DISPLAYED. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE BRAKE LIGHTS MOMENTARILY EXTINGUISH THEN OPERATE CORRECTLY. ANALYSIS AND TROUBLESHOOTING CONCLUDES THE PROBLEM IS IN THE BODY COMPUTER TO AUTOMOBILE CONNECTOR. GM SAYS APPLYING DIELECTRIC GREASE TO ALL THE CONTACTS ON THE BODY COMPUTER TO AUTOMOBILE CONNECTOR SOLVES THE PROBLEM; THIS IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX AS THE PROBLEM RECURS. IF THE DRIVER IS ASTUTE ENOUGH TO NOTE THE PROBLEM (CRUISE CONTROL RELEASES AND WON'T SET, OR IF AT NIGHT SEES THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT REFLECTION IN THE REAR WINDSHIELD), APPLYING SIDEWAYS PRESSURE TO THE CONNECTOR MAY TEMPORARILY RESOLVE THE PROBLEM... BUT IT WILL REOCCUR. SOME SHOPS WANT TO REPLACE THE BODY COMPUTER FOR $300 DOLLARS PLUS LABOR: I DID THIS ONCE. THIS MAY GIVE THE APPEARANCE OF FIXING THE PROBLEM AS THE BODY COMPUTER TO AUTOMOBILE CONNECTOR MUST BE REMOVED AND REATTACHED DURING THE PROCESS HOWEVER AGAIN, THIS TEMPORARILY RESOLVES THE PROBLEM BUT THE PROBLEM WILL REOCCUR. *TR

MY AIR BAGS GO ON AND OFF EVERY FEW DAYS ! ALSO WHEN I THINK THE CAR IN PARK ITS NOT SOMETIMES I HAVE TO HIT THE SWITCH PUT IN PARK . CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEEN ON AND OFF SINCE I GOT THE CAR . *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE FUEL PUMP LID WAS LEAKING. THE PUMP MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 MILES AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 61,000 MILES. SR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP LID WAS LEAKING. THE PUMP MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT COMES ON AT TIMES WHILE I AM DRIVING MY CAR. ALSO, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WILL SWITCH TO "OFF" (AIRBAG IS TURNED OFF) EVEN WHEN THERE IS AN ADULT PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. IT WILL AT TIMES SWITCH BACK TO "ON" THEN SWITCH BACK TO "OFF" WHILE THE PASSENGER REMAINS SEATED. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A GM DEALER AND THEY TELL ME THAT SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY I WILL HAVE TO PAY ABOUT $1,000.00 TO HAVE BOTH AIR BAG PROBLEMS FIXED. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I GOOGLED THE INTERNET TO FIND OUT HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM IS AND I WAS SURPRISED AT HOW MANY SATURN AURA OWNERS THERE ARE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. YET, THE SERVICE DEPT. AT THE GM DEALER WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT THERE IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS NOT WORKING ON THE SATURN AURAS. RECENTLY, IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT GM WAS RECALLING MILLIONS OF CHEVY IMPALAS GOING BACK TO 2003 BECAUSE OF PASSENGER AIR BAG PROBLEMS. IF GM HAS TO RECALL 2003 IMPALAS THEN THEY SHOULD ALSO RECALL & FIX 2007 SATURN AURAS WITH AIR BAG PROBLEMS - PEOPLES LIVES ARE AT STAKE IN BOTH CASES. *TR

WHILE TURNING THE WHEELS, THERE IS HUMMING SOUND FROM THE POWER STEERING. *TR

THE LOCKS CONTINUOUSLY LOCK AND UNLOCK THEMSELVES; THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WHEN ACTIVATED SOMETIMES STILL ROLL. *TR

2007 SATURN AURA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER TOLD HIM TO IGNORE THE LIGHT OR CANCEL IT USING THE BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIR BAG ITSELF. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND EVENTUALLY, THE DEALER STATED THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN JUNE OF 2013, WHEN THE CONSUMER STOPPED FOR GAS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RE-START. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED 150 MILES TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN IGNITION MODULE. A FEW DAYS AGO, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WOULD BEEP 5 TIMES AND THEN A RED LIGHT ON THE DASH WOULD BLINK, EVEN THOUGH THE DRIVER HAD HIS SEAT BELT ON. DRIVING ALONG A COUPLE OF MILES, THE BEEPING NOISE RETURNED, AS WELL AS THE RED LIGHT. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT, BUT CONTINUED ON FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE RIDE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE A MODULE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND IT WOULD COST $1242 TO REPLACE IT. *JB

I HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS DEFECTS WITH MY 2007 SATURN AURA XR. SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE PERFORMED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE (I.E. OIL CHANGES, TIRE REPLACEMENT, BRAKE SERVICE, ETC). HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE REQUIRES CONTINUOUS REPAIR AND IS FREQUENTLY PROBLEMATIC. ON 6/6/2012, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH ONLY 71,945 MILES ON THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START FROM TIME TO TIME. I THOUGHT THE BATTERY WAS THE CAUSE SO I WENT TO ADVANCE AUTO PARTS WHERE I PURCHASED THE BATTERY. THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTICS TEST ON THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AND STARTER. THE REPORT SHOWED THAT ALL THREE COMPONENTS TESTED NORMAL. ON 11/29/2012, (WHILE STILL EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE STARTING) I WENT BACK TO ADVANCE AUTO PARTS AND ASKED THEM TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AGAIN TO SEE IF IT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. SOON AFTER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE TROUBLE STARTING. WHEN HAVING THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH 84,718 MILES ON THE ODOMETER - ESTIMATED OVER $700 TO REPAIR. THERE IS ALSO A MALFUNCTION WITH THE INTERIOR CONTROLS OF THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR LOCKS AS WELL AS THE CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL INCLUDING THE HORN DO NOT OPERATE! CONSEQUENTLY, THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYS AN AIRBAG SERVICE MESSAGE. (A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN) RECENTLY ON APRIL 1, 2014, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ALARMING NOISE WHEN I STARTED IT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL GM SERVICE CENTER TO BE DIAGNOSED. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT W

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING NEAR THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,500. UPDATED 6/27/14*CN UPDATED 07/11/2014 *JS

HEARD CLUNKS WHILE STEERING THEN IT WAS HARD TO STEER..ON HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAR GETS PULLED WITH THE GROOVE OF AN UNEVEN SURFACE. I ALMOST CRASHED TO A DIVIDER ON THE HIGHWAY. *TT

VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE. NO MATTER WHERE THE SHIFT LEVEL WAS PLACED, THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN DRIVE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, IT COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS SET, AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START. THE MANUFACTURER PAID OFF THE BALANCE OF THE LOAN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I WOULD BE BOPPING ALONG ON THE HIGHWAY, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CHECK ENGINE AND REDUCED ENG PWR MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CONSOLE. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK THE OTHER DAY AFTER THE RAIN STORM, I WAS DRIVING ON I-95 AND ALL OF THE A SUDDEN RECEIVED SEVERAL ERROR MESSAGES IN THE DIC: -SERVICE TRACTION -ENG PWR REDUCED THE CHECK ENGINE AND TC-DISABLED INDICATORS REMAINED LIT. SO I LIMPED THE REST OF THE WAY HOME ON WHAT FELT LIKE TWO-CYLINDERS. AFTER READING SOME INFO ON THE WEB I FOND OUT THAT WATER COULD BE COMING IN FROM SOME PLACE AND IS AFFECTING THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE (PART NO. 15780668). I THINK THIS IS ANOTHER ISSUE THAT GM NEED TO LOOK INTO BECAUSE IT CAN MAKE THE CAR JUST STOP ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

WHEN I STARTED THE CAR ,I GOT A NOTICE TO CK AIR BAG. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 4 YRS.IS THIS SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT ? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THIS IS A KNOW SATURN AURA PROBLEM, THE MESSAGE WILL STATE SERVICE AIRBAG FOLLOWED BY AN AIRBAG NOT WORKING, I HAVE HAD CARS WITH AIRBAGS SINCE THEY WERE FIRST PUT ON VEHICLES, I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. THE HARD FAILURE DOES NOT OCCUR UNTIL THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER INFORMED HIM THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON MONDAY (3/24/2014), SO I DROVE IT TO MY PARENTS HOUSE AFTER WORK THAT DAY. MY FATHER DROVE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP ON WEDNESDAY (3/26/14). ON THE WAY TO THE REPAIR JOB, THE CAR STOPPED CHANGING GEARS, AND SLOWED TO A STOP. HE LET IT REST FOR 10 MINUTES, THEN STARTED IT UP AND BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN. AFTER A FEW MILES, THE CAR ONCE AGAIN SUDDENLY SLOWED TO A STOP. HE LET IT REST FOR 10 MINUTES AGAIN, AND WAS THEN ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED US THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY SHOT. THERE WERE CHEWED UP METAL SHAVINGS, PRESUMABLY FROM THE WAVE PLATE. THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED. MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM ACCORDING TO EDMUNDS.COM, HOWEVER, GM HAS FAILED TO ISSUE A RECALL OR REFUNDS FOR REPAIRS. *TR

UNDER GM RECALL #12106C, DATED MAY 2013, CERTAIN 2007 SATURN AURAS WERE RECALLED DUE TO TRANSMISSION ISSUES, NAMELY, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK DESPITE THE INDICATOR SAYING SO. HENCE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL. PROBLEMS WERE PINPOINTED TO CABLE FRAYING.GM TELLS ME THAT MY VIN# WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. HOW COULD I EXPERIENCE THE IDENTICAL PROBLEMS OUTLINED IN GM BULLETIN 12106C, BUT BE EXCLUDED FROM ANY RECALL? WAS THE VIN# RANGE INTENTIONALLY LIMITED SO AS TO LIMIT THEIR LIABILITY? *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF AND ON FOR 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP. ALSO, THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON THE DAY BEFORE I TOOK THE CAR TO BE EVALUATED. I WAS TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER PRESET OIL CHANGE. MY CAR HAS 85, 500 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS THE FIRST ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR IS $3000.00. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER SATURNS AND GM VEHICLES. *TR

A FELLOW DRIVER WAVED ME DOWN TO TELL ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE "BACKWARDS," I.E., THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON UNTIL I HIT THE BRAKES, THEN ALL REAR LIGHTS WENT OFF. WORRISOME, TO SAY THE LEAST. AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED A LIKELY PROBLEM WITH THE BCM, WITH WHICH THERE SEEMS TO BE A GROUNDING ISSUE. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO FIX THIS ISSUE. OTHER ITEMS HAVE COME UP OVER TIME: NO RESPONSE TO THE REMOTE CONTROL TO UNLOCK THE DOORS (OTHER BUTTONS CAN BE INTERMITTENT). CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGING WHILE DRIVING, OR CRUISE NOT SETTING AT ALL; DOORS NOT LOCKING/UNLOCKING WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR VICE VERSA; AND THE NEWEST: THE AUTO WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WILL NOT WORK, EVEN THOUGH THE LEVER IS SET TO AUTO (RESETTING DOES NOT WORK; SOMETIMES IT WILL RE-ENGAGE IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF FOR AN HOUR OR SO, SOMETIMES NOT). WHILE MOST OF THESE ARE "QUALITY OF LIFE" ISSUES WITH AN OLDER CAR, ONE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO MAINTAIN CONSTANT SURVEILLANCE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND/OR REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND HOPE THAT AN ACCIDENT DOES NOT OCCUR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. UPON STARTING TO MOVE, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND THE ENGINE REVVED TO 3000RPM AT 15-20 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A PARKING LOT AND WAS FORTUNATE TO NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AS I WAS IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT UNDER THE PADDLE SYSTEM AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO PAST THE THIRD GEAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND THEY ALSO NOTICED THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE ENGINE LIGHT THEN TURNED ON. THE CAR HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO HAS STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS AN ENTIRE OVERHAUL WHICH WILL COST $3300-3400. THEY ARE CURRENTLY REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL INCLUDING FREE REPAIRS OF THIS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS WITH A VERY SIMILAR SCENARIO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES EXCEPT FOR WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 05/12/14 MA THE CONSUMER STATES THE CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERABLE AS WELL. *TR

PUT CAR IN PARK. THEN I SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND CAR BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. I WAS UNABLE TO START CAR. *TR

SERVICE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, APPEARS THAT AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR WAS JUST STARTED IN PARKING LOT OF STORE AND WAS STILL IN PARK. THIS REPRESENTS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT APPEARS THAT AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF WE WERE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. NUMEROUS OTHER SATURNS ARE BEING RECALLED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

OIL IS LEAKING ON ENGINE CAUSING WHITE SMOKE, SMELL FILTER INSIDE OF VEHICLE, BUT NO OIL ON THE GROUND.(USE CONVENTIONAL OIL) NO ACCIDENT SINCE I PURCHASE THE CAR. SOMETIMES SHIFT HARD WHEN GOING TO NEXT GEAR. MEDAL SEEN IN ENGINE OIL. *TR

I WAS ADJUSTING MY ELECTRONIC DRIVERS SEAT WHEN I NOTICED THAT RIGHT SIDE WASN'T RESPONDING TO ANY VERTICAL ADJUSTMENTS I TRIED TO MAKE. IT STILL WORKED FORWARDS AND BACK SO I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT AND STARTED ON MY 2 HOURS DRIVE TO WORK. I DISCOVERED THAT WHENEVER I BANKED LEFT ON THE FREEWAY THAT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT WOULD RAISE UP AND THEN SLAM BACK DOWN BECAUSE IT WAS NOW LOOSE. THE MOUNTING BAR FOR THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS BROKEN. IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE THIS WAY - ALWAYS BOUNCING AROUND MADE IT HARD TO STEER STRAIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS QUOTED $600 + LABOR TO REPLACE THE SEAT. I DID NOT HAVE THE WORK DONE. I TOOK A METAL HOSE CLAMP AND SECURED THE TWO BROKEN ENDS OF THE MOUNTING BAR TOGETHER THEN WRAPPED IT WITH DUCK TAPE TO KEEP THE CLAMP IN PLACE. THE SEAT STILL COULD NOT BE RAISED OR LOWERED BUT THE FIX WORKED FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. I HAVE SEEN DOZENS OF POSTS FROM PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT THAT THIS SHOULD HAPPEN. *TR

I HAD NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION BEFORE THIS. THEN ONE DAY I WAS JUST DRIVING A COUPLE OF MILE TO THE BANK. ON THE WAY THERE, MY 2007 SATURN AURA SEEMED TO KICK AND I EXPERIENCED SOME HARD SHIFTING. ON THE WAY BACK, I STARTED TO LOSE POWER AT TIMES AND THE CAR WAS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS. I BARELY MADE IT HOME AND GOT IT INTO PARK. THE NEXT DAY I HAD THE CAR TOWED 5 MILES TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO RECOMMENDED TRANSMISSION TEAR-DOWN INSPECTION, PLUS DIAGNOSTICS & COMPUTER SCAN REVEALED CODES P0717 - INPUT SPEED SENSOR, P0756 - SHIFT SOLENOID B PERFORMANCE STUCK OFF, P0989-TPF SWITCH 5 CIRCUIT LOW VOLUME, P0016, P0017, P0018, P0019 VARIABLE TIMING ACTUATOR, P0300 - ENGINE MISFIRE, P0455 EVAP LEAK, P0690 ENGINE CONTROL, P0700 -TRANSMISSION CONTROLS. I PAID $650 TO HAVE 4 NEW SPEED SENSOR/SOLENOID, VARIABLE TIMING ACTUATORS INSTALLED, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T GET OUT OF 3RD GEAR SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED 25MI TO THE CLOSEST GMC SATURN/CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR THE TRANSMISSION WORK SINCE I WAS GIVEN $4K - $6K ESTIMATES FOR THE BALANCE OF THE WORK LOCALLY. AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY LOOKED AT IT AND AFTER A WEEK, THEY REPLACED CP $1,328.11??,INTERNAL PRESSURE SENSOR SOLENOID FAILED, REPLACED TRANS CONTROL MODULE AND AFTER PAYING OVER $1,050.00 OF THE $2,167.34 BILL, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TIMING BELT WAS STRETCHED, AND I NEEDED TO DRIVE IT TENDERLY BUT THAT IT WASN'T WORTH PAYING TO HAVE THE CHAIN REPLACED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ON. I DROVE IT HOME AND TH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN PARK. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SHIFT CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20MPH AND WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE AT ALL. ACCORDING TO REPAIR FACILITY, ALSO SLIPPING IN FORWARD GEARS. THIS IS DUE TO THE 35R CLUTCH BEING DAMAGED BY THE WAVE PLATE WHICH NEEDS REPLACING AND IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

PURCHASED CAR 8/2010. ON JAN 25, 2014, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR DID WAS NOT SHIFTING GEARS. I PULLED OVER AND THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO GO BACK INTO DRIVE.. YOU COULD MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT BUT IT WAS NOT CATCHING.. THE ENGINE JUST KEPT ESCALATING.. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD, PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND CALLED FOR A TOW.. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION CENTER AND ON MONDAY THEY GAVE ME A ESTIMATE WITHOUT OPENING THE TRANS. OF 3600.00.. WHILE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO, I WENT ON LINE TO LOOK UP ANY RECALLS THERE MAYBE ON THE TRANSMISSION AND FOUND THE RECALL ON THE GEAR SHIFT.. I CALLED THE GM RECALL CENTER AND THEY STATED THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON MY VIN #, BUT THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THERE SELECTED DEALER.. I TOWED THE CAR AGAIN TO DANIEL LONGS AT 670 AUTOMOTIVE DR COLORADO SPRINGS, CO..(719)632-5591... I PHONED THE NHTSA TO REPORT THE INCIDENT AND WAS GIVEN A REF # 599701, BUT I WAS NOT GIVEN ANY OTHER INSTRUCTION.. SINCE THAT TIME THE DEALER HAS GIVEN ME A ESTIMATE OF 3500.00, WITH 10% OFF.. BUT THEY ARE CHARGING ME FOR THE PARTS EVEN MENTIONED IN THE RECALL.. IS THAT LEGAL ? UPDATED 02/07/14*LJ....UPDATED 09/29/15*BF *TR

SEAT BELT ALERT ON DASH KEEPS TELLING ME THAT THE SEAT BELT FOR THE DRIVER IS NOT BUCKLED EVEN WHEN DRIVER IS BUCKLED IN. THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE THAT HAD BEEN HANDLED UNDER A WARRANTY CLAIM BY REPLACING THE DASH CLUSTER AFTER MANY TRIPS TO THE DEALER. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPLACED UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. NOW THE ISSUE HAS RETURNED AND GM IS REFUSING ANY SORT OF REPLACEMENT OR DIAGNOSIS ON THIS ISSUE EVEN THOUGH IT DEALS WITH PASSENGER SAFETY. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NEW AND HAVE ON GOING ISSUES WITH THE DASH CLUSTER AND IT MALFUNCTIONING WITH GM TELLING ME EVERY TIME THAT THEY WILL NO LONGER FIX IT. I WOULD HATE TO SEE SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY HURT AS A RESULT OF THE SEAT BELT NOT LOCKING IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE ELECTRONICS DO NOT SEE THE SEAT BELT AS BEING BUCKLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSITION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AURA SATURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ENGAGE INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST BUT WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.