2007 Saturn Aura complaints

MY 2007 SATURN AURA HYBRID CONSTANTLY HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. VARIOUS COMPONENTS GO OFF AND ON AT SEEMINGLY RANDOM OCCASIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, I'LL GET HALFWAY TO WORK AND THE "CHECK AIR BAG" LIGHT WILL GO ON; WHEN I GET BACK IN MY CAR AFTER WORK, THE SAME LIGHT WILL BE OFF AND WON'T GO BACK ON. IN ANOTHER EXAMPLE, I MIGHT BE DRIVING TO THE STORE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WILL STOP WORKING, BUT WILL START AGAIN A FEW MILES LATER. SOMETIMES THE RADIO WILL NOT GO ON UNTIL I TURN OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. YESTERDAY, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT ON FOR A MILE. EVERY SYSTEM IN THE CAR HAS HAD ITS WARNING LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES BUT SINCE THEY DON'T STAY ON, I NEVER KNOW IF IT WILL BE SAFE TO KEEP DRIVING MY CAR OR NOT. I JUST READ SOME MESSAGE BOARDS AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. SINCE IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE (I HAD TROUBLE STEERING WHILE MY POWER STEERING WAS OUT), POSSIBLY WITH THE COMPUTER, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND GM SHOULD FIX THESE ISSUES. *TR

2007 SATURN AURA STORED INDOORS ALWAYS.40,964 MILES ONLY.1METAL BELT EXPOSED. REPLACED 2 TIRES. 5MOS LATER BELT SEPARATION IN SAME BRAND TIRE. AUTO PRESSURE CHECK SYSTEM (COMPUTER HAS OBSERVED CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE FOR LIFE OF TIRE). TIRES STILL LOOK NEW PLENTY OF TREAD (AT LEAST1/4"). *TR

I EXPERIENCED THE PARKING ISSUE BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. SATURN SAID IT WAS MY BATTERY AND CHARGED OVER $100 TO REPLACE IT EVEN THOUGH I HAD A AAA REPORT SAYING THE BATTERY WAS FINE BEFORE THEY TOWED MY CAR IN. I LITERALLY DROVE THE CAR HOME FROM THE DEALER, PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. SATURN PICKED UP MY CAR FOR FREE AND FIXED THE ISSUE UNDER WARRANTY BUT REFUSED TO REFUND ME FOR THE BATTERY. I BROUGHT MY CAR IN AGAIN WHEN THE RECALL WAS ISSUED AND THEY STILL WOULD NOT REFUND THE BATTERY COST. *TR

THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT ALWAYS RESPOND AND LIGHT UP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. *TR

I PARKED THE VEHICLE AT THE AIRPORT IN HONOLULU HI. PLACED THE SHIFTER IN PARK, REMOVED THE KEY AND STARTED TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT STARTED ROLLING DOWN THE HILL. I JUMPED BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT NOW WILL NOT SHIFT INTO PARK OR REVERSE. ALSO THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START WITHOUT DISCONNECTING THE SHIFTER IN ORDER TO PLACE IT IN PARK. *TR

AT THE MALL, CAR SPUTTERED 5-10 TIMES BEFORE FINALLY STARTING. AS I WAS LEAVING MALL PARKING LOT DOING 15-20MPH, CAR SUDDENLY LOSS ENGINE POWER AND BEGAN TO SHAKE / SHUTTER. DASHBOARD CONSOLE DISPLAYED REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND SERVICE TRACTION. CAR WOULDN'T GO FASTER THAN 20-25MPH. I HAD TO TAKE SIDE STREETS TO GET HOME. CAR LATER TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER FOUND LEAKING FUEL PUMP AND THROTTLE BODY CABLE CONNECTOR LOOSE/DIRTY. TECH REMOVED CONNECTOR FROM THROTTLE BODY, CLEANED IT, ADDED DI-ELECTRIC GREASE AND RE-CONNECTED IT. ENGINE POWER REGAINED. FUEL PUMP REPLACED AT ANOTHER GARAGE DUE TO COST AT DEALER. NOTE: THIS WAS 2ND TIME CAR WAS TAKEN TO SAME DEALER WITH SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD IT WAS "BAD" GASOLINE AND WAS CHARGED ABOUT $86.00 (NOT INCLUDING TOWING CHARGE). ALSO TOLD TO USE PREMIUM GAS AT ANOTHER GAS COMPANY. FUEL PUMP PROBLEM NOT FOUND EVEN WHEN THEY WERE TOLD ABOUT STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM REAR, DRIVERS SIDE AFTER CAR SITS FOR AWHILE. ASKED FOR REIMBURSEMENT FROM DEALER OWNER, BUT IT WAS DENIED. *TR

10/15/2010- BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DRIVING, AND TURNS OFF WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. TOM BANNEN CHEVROLET REPLACED THE INTERNAL FAULT SWITCH UNDER WARRANTY. 11/04/2010- BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DRIVING, AND TURNS OFF WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. TOM BANNEN CHEVROLET APPLIED DIOLECTRIC GREASE TO CONNECTOR PINS UNDER WARRANTY. 9/13/2012- BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DRIVING, AND TURNS OFF WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. TOM BANNEN CHEVROLET CALIBRATED THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION AT MY COST. 11/13/2013 BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DRIVING, AND TURNS OFF WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. TOM BANNEN CHEVROLET NOW STATES THAT THEY "THINK" IT IS THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, AND THIS ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED WITH SATURN AURA'S. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE CARS, AND WILL END UP IN SOMEONE GETTING REAR ENDED. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN FOOT IS OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ONLY TURN OFF IT PEDAL IS TAPPED BUT BRAKE LIGHTS WILL AGAIN COME ON A SHORT TIME LATER 10 SECONDS +/- WITHOUT FOOT ON PEDAL. ALSO THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL EITHER NOT ENGAGE OR WILL DISENGAGE ON ITS OWN . THE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEMS IS OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS. I'VE TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE AURA, G6, MALIBU BUILD PLATFORM. PLEASE ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. IF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS TAPPED, THE LIGHTS GO OFF BRIEFLY, THEN COME BACK ON AGAIN. IF THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE LIGHTS GO OFF BRIEFLY, THEN COME ON AS THEY SHOULD. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON WHILE I'M DRIVING AND THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY DRIVING IN THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HELP. *TR

FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS- I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL LIGHT UP WITHOUT ME PRESSING ON THE BRAKE. AT TIMES- THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN I AM PRESSING THE BRAKE. MY DAD HAS CORRECTED THIS IN THE PAST WITH USING DIASTOLIC LUBRICATION ON A CONNECTOR UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH BOARD- WHICH HE FOUND TO DO ONLINE. THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP WASN'T ABLE TO HELP ME NOR WAS WILLING TO RESEARCH THIS FOR ME. GENERALLY MY DAD HAS BEEN ABLE TO KEEP IT CORRECTED FOR 6 MONTHS AT A TIME; NOW IT WONT MAKE IT PAST 2 WEEKS. *TR

THIS IS MY 2ND COMPLAINT REGARDING THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE. 1ST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE EVENING WHEN I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THEY WERE DOING THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO. WHEN ACCELERATING, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE LIT UP ....WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO NOTIFY THOSE BEHIND ME THAT I WOULD BE SLOWING DOWN AND/OR COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE, THEREFORE, POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.. 9/24/13- I CONTACTED GROSSINGER CHEVROLET IN PALATINE, IL & SCHEDULED TO BRING MY CAR IN THAT SAME MORNING FOR EVALUATION & POSSIBLE REPAIRS. I JUST PURCHASED THESE VEHICLE MID-AUGUST 2013. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS DONE & REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE TUNE OF CLOSE TO $1,000! WAS TOLD THE ISSUE WAS BCM RELATED & THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY WASN'T GOING TO COVER THIS, WHICH IS ANOTHER ISSUE I AM ADDRESSING. NOT 2 WEEKS GOES BY & IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN!! I IMMEDIATELY CALLED GROSSINGER, SPOKE TO THE SAME SERVICE MANAGER THAT TOOK CARE OF ME THE LAST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER - HE KNEW I WOULD BE CALLING & SAID VERBATIM, "THE MECHANIC THAT REPAIRED (OR I THOUGHT) YOUR VEHICLE TOLD ME YOU WOULD BE RETURNING FOR THE SAME PROBLEM"... SINCE THEN, THERE'S BEEN 3 OTHER INSTANCES IN WHICH OTHER DRIVERS MADE ME AWARE MY BRAKE LIGHTS WEREN'T WORKING PROPERLY - AGAIN, ALL INSTANCES ABOVE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE DOING JUST THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO, THE MOST RECENT BEING TODAY, 10/13/2013. PLEASE REFERENCE MY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE FORWARD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED THE LIGHT WOULD SHUT OFF FOR FIVE SECONDS AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT PRESSURE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY 2007 SATURN AURA WITH ONLY 22,232 MILES. WHY WASN'T THERE A RECALL FOR THIS SINCE THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. IT WILL COST $1200 TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN, MONEY I JUST DON'T HAVE. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN NO ONE IS STEPPING ON THE BRAKES AND THE HIGH-MOUNT STOPLAMP WILL WORK SOMETIMES AND NOT OTHER TIMES. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEM THAT PROMPTED GM TO RECALL THE PONTIAC G6 (THE "SISTER" CAR TO THE AURA) IN 2009. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING ON OUR CAR, BUT WE FIRST NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHEN NO ONE WAS STEPPING ON THE PEDAL THIS MORNING. MY WIFE NORMALLY DRIVES THE CAR AND STATED THAT SHE HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WHERE THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT SET (SHE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS ALREADY). IT WOULD MAKE SENSE THAT IF THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON, THE CONTROL MODULE WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CRUISE TO BE SET. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2007 SATURN AURA XR. I HAD THE CODES CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAM SENSORS WERE BAD. I HAD THEM REPLACED WITH THE CRANKCASE POSITION SENSOR. AFTER REPLACEMENT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND REMAINS. I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE "TIMING CHAIN WAS STRETCHED AND WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT. MY MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT I GET RID OF THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE COST OF REPAIR. THIS OCCURRED JUST AFTER MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WAS UP. IS THERE ANY RECOURSE WITH GENERAL MOTORS REGARDING THE REPAIR COSTS OF MY VEHICLE. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR SOMETIME EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL LAST MONTH. THANK YOU FOR ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GIVE ME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

INTERMITTENTLY THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINS ON. WHEN THEE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE, THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON. WHEN ACCELERATING, THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINS ON. OTHER SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE EXTENDED PEDAL TRAVEL REQUIRED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DESPITE THE BRAKE PEDAL NOT BEING DEPRESSED. WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD STOP ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

I RECENTLY NOTICE THE SMELL OF GASOLINE EMANATING FROM MY VEHICLE. I INITIALLY CHECKED THE FUNCTION AND FIT OF GAS CAP. I REMOVED TO ENGINE COVER AND STARTED THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT FUEL LINES IN THE ENGINE BAY AREA AS WELL AS THE AREA OF AND THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM ITSELF TO THE MANIFOLD. ALL THE ABOVE INSPECTIONS PRODUCED NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF FUEL LEAKAGE. I LIFTED THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT THE FUEL SYSTEM FROM THE FIREWALL AREA TO THE FUEL TANK. AGAIN, NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. AT THE FUEL TANK THE SMELL WAS MORE INTENSE BUT STILL NOTHING OBVIOUS. DUE TO THE POSITION OF THE FUEL TANK, INSPECTION OF THE TOP HALF WAS NOT POSSIBLE WITH MY TOOL AVAILABILITY. YET THE INTENSITY OF THE SMELL IN THE FUEL TANK AREA GAVE A STRONG INDICATION OF A LEAK AT THE TANK. UPON A SEARCH ONLINE FOR POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS, I FOUND THAT THE 2007 SATURN ION HAS A FUEL PUMP RECALL FOR EXACTLY THIS ISSUE AND IT SPECIFIES ARIZONA AS AN IMPACT STATE. I TRULY BELIEVE MY AURA IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME TROUBLES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUEL PUMP ISSUE OF THE ION. I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE ISSUE DIAGNOSED AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. WHILE SEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND SEVERAL POSTING BY OTHER AURA OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. OF THOSE WHO PAID FOR RESOLUTION, ALL FOUND THE LEAK STEMMED FROM A CRACKED PLASTIC FITTING AT THE FUEL PUMP. THE REASON BEHIND THE ION RECALL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO EXPAND THE RECALL TO OTHER GM VEHICLES BEFORE A DANGEROUS ISSUE ARISES AND SOMEONE IS INJURED. I C

THE STEERING ON THE CAR IS VERY TIGHT, MEANING IT DOES NOT TURN SMOOTHLY. I FEEL EVERY AND ANY SORT OF BUMP THE CAR GOES OVER. WHEN TURNING IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR IS SCRUBBING THE PAYMENT, NOT A THOROUGH MOVEMENT. THERE IS ALSO SOMETHING LOOSE OR SOUNDS AS IF SOMETHING IN THE INTERIOR OR UNDER THE HOOD IS RATTLING OR IS MAY COME APART. THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM IS SAYING THAT THE SWAY BAR AND END LINKS NEED TO BE REPLACED OR TIGHTENED. ALSO, MY AIR BAG LIGHT POPPED ON SAYING IT NEEDED TO BE SERVICED.... I HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT THIS ALERT ON MY DISPLAY!!THEY EXPLAINED TO ME IT HAPPENS OVER TIME, HOWEVER FROM READING OTHER SATURN CAR OWNER'S REVIEWS THIS IS A RECURRING COMPLAINT AMONGST MANY OTHERS. IT IS OR WAS THE TOP LUXURY SEDAN WHEN IT CAME OUT AND IT WOULD APPEAR THE SUSPENSION WOULD BE A LOT SMOOTHER ON A SEDAN. UNHAPPY WITH RESULTS AND I FEEL THE HISTORY OF CAR WAS NOT REVEALED AT TIME OF PURCHASE. THE REPAIR BILL ESTIMATE IS AROUND 500.00 AND THAT IS A LOT OF EXPENSE....THERE IS ANOTHER REVIEW REFERENCING TO THE STRUTS OR TYPE OF STRUT TO USE SHOULD BE THE ONE MADE BY CHEVY. FRUSTRATED AND CONFUSED IN MEMPHIS,TN!! *JB

BRAKES LIGHTS ARE REVERSED. BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN MY FOOT IS OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL (WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED, WHEN I AM ACCELERATING/COASTING). WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE LIGHTS GO OFF. THIS ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT. WHEN THE ISSUE IS OCCURING THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK AND I ALSO HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO PUT IT IN GEAR. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP ON AND OFF FOR YEARS NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIX IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, PLEASE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT OFF INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ALTHOUGH A PASSENGER WAS PRESENT IN THE SEAT AT THE WEIGHT OF 112 POUNDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED WEIGHT REQUIREMENT FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IN ORDER FOR THE AIR BAG TO REGISTER THAT THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

OCCURRING OFTEN BUT INTERMITTENTLY, MY BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHILE THE BRAKES ARE NOT BEING ENGAGED. WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ENGAGED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF AND WILL THEN COME BACK ON WHEN DISENGAGED. THIS ALSO DOES NOT ALLOW CRUISE CONTROL TO BE ACTIVATED WHILE THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MULTIPLE SATURN AURA OWNERS. THE CAUSE FOR CONCERN IS DRIVER SAFETY. PLEASE TAKE THIS ISSUE INTO CONSIDERATION AS A RECALL FOR SATURN AURA OWNERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 SATURN AURA XE MY PROBLEM IS THE SEAT MOTORS HOUSING DRIVER SIDE ARE STARTING TO COME APART WHEN I MOVE SEAT UP/DOWN THE PARTS MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND THE FRAME IS POKING THROUGH THE SEAT ON THE LEFT BACK SIDE LOWER CUSHION THAT IS STICKING ME IN THE BUTT WHEN I GET INTO CAR .ALSO THE FRONT BRAKES GET REALLY SHAKY WHEN I HAVE TO STOP SUDDENLY ON ROUGH ROADS PEDAL SEEMS TO GO TO FLOOR AND BRAKES MAKE LOUD CLUNKING NOISE ITS A LITTLE SCARY TO SAY THE LEAST. ALSO THE POST FOR MY GAS CAP THAT ALLOWS THE DOOR TO POP OPEN FELL APART THE PIN FELL INTO THE MOUNTING HOLE AND WHOLE ASSEMBLY IS COMING APART. *TR

FIRST NOTICED CRUISE DISENGAGED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT RE-ENGAGE. CRUISE CORRECTED ITSELF AFTER TRYING IT AFTER SEVERAL MILES. SECOND, A FEW WEEKS LATER, CRUISE QUIT FUNCTIONING AGAIN, THIS TIME I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE NOT TOUCHING BRAKE PETAL. WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PETAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF, AND THEN THEY WILL COME ON WHEN THE PETAL IS RELEASED. DROVE 60 MILES THIS WAY IN THE DARK. WHEN I REACHED DESTINATION IT WAS DAWN LIGHT AND CAR WAS RUNNING IN PARK. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OFF AND RUNNING LIGHTS ON. WHEN I HIT BRAKE PETAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD FUNCTION AS NORMAL. I DON'T KNOW IF CRUISE WAS WORKING SINCE I WAS PARKED. PERSONAL THOUGHT; COULD BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE ONLY BE RELATED WHILE THE AUTO HEADLAMPS ARE FUNCTIONING? MY INVESTIGATION LED TO MANY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS AROUND THE INTERNET ABOUT ALL OF THE SAME PROBLEMS HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME ON SATURN AURA, CHEVY MALIBU, AND PONTIAC G6. IE BRAKE LIGHTS OPERATING IN REVERSE OF INTENDED DESIGN, CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING, AND ALSO TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING INTO OR OUT OF GEAR BY THE SELECTOR LEAVER. HOWEVER, I AM NOT NOTICING A SHIFTER ISSUE AT THIS TIME. HUGE SAFETY HAZARD THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE FUNCTIONING IN REVERSE OF NORMAL DESIGN. HOWEVER, ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS SEEM TO BE RELATED AND HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME. I ALSO FOUND A TECHNICAL BULLETIN NO.: 08-05-22-009 WITH ALL OF THESE RELATED PROBLEMS. PLEASE FINISH INVESTIGATION AND MOVE THIS TO A RECALL! *TR

HARD SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE/REVERSE. MOST OF THE TIME I HAVE TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES REALLY HARD TO GET OUT OF PARK AND WHEN I PRESS ON BRAKES IT MAKES A SCRAPING SOUND. ALSO WHILE DRIVING THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT UNTIL I PRESS ON THE BRAKE. WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE THE BRAKE LIGHT GOES OUT AND CARS BEHIND ME ALMOST RUN INTO ME. THIS OCCURS OFTEN. I DON'T KNOW IF IT HAPPENS DURING THE DAY BUT IT DOES AT NIGHT BECAUSE I CAN SEE THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT VIA MY REAR VIEW MIRROR. *TR

THE HEATED SEATS COMES ON ITS OWN ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT COMES ON WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES OFTEN WHEN STARTING THE CAR AND WHEN I TURN CAR OFF AND RESTART IT GOES OUT...BUT LATELY IT STAYS ON LONGER. *TR

THREE PROBLEMS SEEM TO HAVE OCCURRED AROUND THE SAME TIME: 1) THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT BEING DEPRESSED AND WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS BEING PRESSED; 2) THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE; AND 3) SOMETIMES THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE GEAR SELECTOR OUT OF PARK IS TO PRESS DOWN VERY HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 SATURN AURA WITH POWER DRIVER SEATS. THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS JUST ABOUT HALF WAY ELEVATED AND WHILE DROPPING A FRIEND OFF GOING UP-HILL ON A WINDY ROAD - I BEGAN TO FEEL THE DRIVERS SEAT MOVING IN THE MOTION OF THE TURN. AFTER A COUPLE OTHER OCCASIONS IT BECAME AN ISSUE AS THE DRIVERS SEAT FELT CROOKED WHILE DRIVING AND MORE PRONOUNCED THAT IT AFFECTED DRIVING AS THE SEAT MOVED EVEN MORE AS THE DAYS PROGRESSED AND DANGEROUS AS IT COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO TURN INTO SOMETHING MORE-SO OR ACCELERATE WITHOUT CAUSE; DUE TO THE IMBALANCE IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. ONE REMEDY TO THIS SITUATION IS THE FULLY LOWER THE SEAT SO THAT THE BRACKETS ARE AT IT'S LOWEST POSITION. ALTHOUGH I DON'T PREFER TO BE THAT CLOSE AS THE DRIVERS SEAT IS NORMALLY A LITTLE HIGHER IT DOES CAUSE INCONVENIENCE. NOT ONLY TO ME, BUT OTHER DRIVERS THAT USE THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER REASON WHY IT'S AT IT'S LOWEST POSITION IS TO AVOID FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE SEAT AND IT'S COMPONENTS. THE INTEGRITY OF THE SEAT IS ALREADY COMPROMISED AND WOULD HATE TO RAISE THE SEAT IN FEAR OF A COLLISION DUE TO THE FRAME OR FULL FAILURE OF THE SEAT ITSELF. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INVESTIGATION TO THIS MATTER AS I FEEL IT'S NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE AND WOULD HOPE THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD ASSIST IN GETTING NOT ONLY MY SEAT REPAIRED, BUT OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED AND WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS BEING PRESSED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD TRY REPLACING THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 09/05/13*LJ THE DEALER REPLACED WIRES AND TERMIINALS WITHIN THE CIRCUIT AND RECLAIBRATED THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. SO FAR, THERE HAVE BEEN NO MORE PROBLEMS.

MY BRAKE LIGHTS JUST RANDOMLY COMES ON. IT WILL COME ON WHEN I PRESS THE GAS AND STAY ON WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. IT ALSO GOES OFF WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE SOMETIMES. I HAVE HAD IT WORKED ON AND IT STILL HASN'T BEEN FIXED MORE THAN ONCE. WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS IT IS HARD TO PUT MY CAR IN GEAR. THE BRAKE LIGHTS SOMETIMES FLICKER RANDOMLY. I NEVER REALLY KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. THE PAST TWO MONTHS THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THIS PROBLEM AT LEAST TWICE IF NOT MORE. THIS DOESN'T COUNT THE 6 TIMES IT HAD BEEN LOOKED AT WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. THE PROBLEM NEVER SEEMS TO GET FIXED. THE CLOSEST GM DEALER IS ABOUT AN HOUR AWAY AS WELL. *TR

FIRST IT WAS MY GEAR SHIFT, I HAD TO GET IT FIXED BACK IN MAY OF THIS YEAR 2013 BECAUSE WHEN I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND DID NOT PARK AT ALL, MATTER OF FACT, WHEN I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK IT STARTED REVERSING, LITERALLY GOING BACKWARDS. I GOT IT FIXED BUT YET THERE SEEMS TO STILL BE ISSUES WITH THE GEAR SHIFT, JUST HASN'T BEEN THE SAME. NOW WHEN I DRIVE MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAYS ON, BUT WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKES MY BRAKE LIGHTS SHUTS OFF. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND ALSO INSIDE MY CAR THE LIGHTS SEEM TO FLICKER ON MY DASH BOARD AND EVERYWHERE ELSE LIGHTS ARE IN THE CAR SO I'M ASSUMING THAT'S A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. UPDATED 08/15/13*LJ THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WITHOUT PUSHING THE PEDDLE AND OFF WHEN THE PEDDLE WAS PRESSED. I WAS LUCKY TO NOTICE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS NIGHT TIME. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEN FOR A MECHANIC. *TR

DRIVING ALONG A 35MPH ROAD. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JUST LOCKED UP AND BROKE INTERNALLY. *TR

ON JULY 4TH 2013 WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, I COULD FEEL A HARD KICK ON THE TRANSMISSION THIS WENT ON UNTIL SATURDAY JULY 6TH, ACCELERATING TO MERGE TO TRAFFIC ON ROUTE 50 CHANTILLY VIRGINIA THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE RAPIDLY IT WAS LIKE A WHILE BRONCO RIDE THEN WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR ENGAGE ANY GEARS. I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. RESTARTED THE CAR BUT WILL RUN ONLY ON SECOND GEAR, MANAGED TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE AUTO SHOP (GERMAN AUTO DIAGNOSTICS) WHERE I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION FAILED (SOLENOID).TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE TO BE REBUILT AT A COST OF 4800.00 DOLLARS. *TR

2007 SATURN AURA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER AIR BAG STATUS LIGHT MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE LIGHT INDICATED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS "OFF", CAME ON AT TIMES WHEN THERE WAS AN ADULT PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES WITHOUT A RESOLUTION. HE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, AND THEIR ANSWER WAS TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. HE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES ON THIS MODEL AS WELL AS OTHER GM MODELS. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED TO REMEDY THE SITUATION, HE MUST STOP THE CAR, TURN IGNITION SWITCH OFF, AND RE-START THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 04/16/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000. *TR

MY CAR WAS WORKING FINE AFTER PARKING FOR 10 MINUTES I CAME BACK TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE WIRE FOR SHIFTING OF THE GEARS WAS DAMAGED THE CARB WOULDN'T GO INTO PARK AND WOULD ROLL ON ITS OWN. *TR

THIRD BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IN NOT PRESSED DOWN AND WHEN PRESSED DOWN BRAKE LIGHT GOES OFF AND THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY. ALSO, AT TIMES BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE PRESSED DOWN VERY HARD TO GET SELECTOR INTO DRIVE. *TR

PUT CAR IN PARK AND TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE AND CAR BEGAN TO ROLL. DOORS DID NOT UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY WHEN PUT INTO PARK AS THEY USUALLY DO. NOW CAR WILL START, BUT NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. IT WILL ALSO GET "STUCK" IN PARK. *TR

ESC WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY FLASHES UNDER BRAKING. CRUISE CONTROL WOULD SHUT OFF OR NOT GO ON FOR SOME REASON. I WAS ADVISED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. WHEN I CHECKED THE BRAKE LIGHTS I FOUND THAT THEY WERE CONSTANTLY ON BUT WHEN I ENGAGED THE BRAKES THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF. I WAS CONSTANTLY COMPLAINING ABOUT BEING TAILGATED AND NOW I KNOW WHY. IF YOU TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF INSTEAD OF ON THEN IT'S OBVIOUS WHAT CAN HAPPEN WITH THE CAR BEHIND YOU. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE TIER 2 TECH AND THE SUPERVISOR ACTED LIKE THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM THAT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE FAIRLY WIDE SPREAD AND THAT THE NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM. THEY STILL CLAIMED THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS SINCE THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WIDESPREAD. WHEN IS THE NHTSA GOING TO COMPLETE IT'S INVESTIGATION BECAUSE I REALLY CAN'T AFFORD A LARGE BILL FROM THE DEALER. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 21,00 MILES AND IT NOW HAS 62,000...THE ECS LIGHT PROBLEM STARTED WITHIN A YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. THE CRUISE/ BRAKE PROBLEM STARTED PROBABLY A YEAR AGO. *TR

I WILL BE DRIVING MY 2007 SATURN AURA AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL BE ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING, AND THE BRAKES ARE NOT BEING USED. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN I ACTUALLY USE THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. ALSO THIS CAUSES MY CRUISE CONTROL NOT TO WORK. IT WILL EITHER NOT WORK OR IT WILL WORK THEN SHUT OFF SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING. I ALSO NOTICED WHEN I USE THE BRAKES AND THEN ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND IT WOULD TURN ON THEN WHEN I LET OFF THE BRAKES AND IT WOULD SHUT OFF. *TR

WHEN AN ADULT (OVER 100 POUNDS) SITS IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE LIGHT ON THE DASH INDICATING THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS ON/OFF SWITCHES FROM ON TO OFF AND BACK ON ETC. THE TIMING BETWEEN AN ON TO OFF EPISODE VARIES FROM SECONDS TO MANY MINUTES. THUS PASSENGER NOT PROTECTED BY AIRBAG. TOOK CAR TO BUICK/GMC DEALER AND THEY REPLACED PARTS DEALING WITH THE WEIGHT SENDOR IN THE FROM PASSENGER SEAT: THEY ARE: 20824277 MODULE KIT 19118733 CONNECTOR (REQUIRED BECAUSE ABOVE MODULE WAS REDESIGNED) 25864887 HEATER COST OVER $1000.00. *TR

PARKED CAR AND WAS LEAVING VEHICLE WITH KEYS IN HAND. VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARD. GOT BACK INTO CAR, REINSERTED KEYS AND MADE SURE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN PARK POSITION, WHICH IT WAS. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE. NO PROBLEM GETTING INTO OTHER GEARS OR FEELING LIKE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. I DID LOOK UP ON THIS SITE AND SAW THERE IS A RECALL NOTICE FOR SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH OTHER AURAS, BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK, IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, WHEN I ACCELERATED AFTER BEING AT A STOP LIGHT. JUST AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I COULD TELL THE ENGINE WAS RACING BUT I WAS GOING NO WHERE. I MANAGED TO DRIFT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. THE CAR WON'T GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. DEALER NOW PUTTING IN A NEW TRANSMISSION AT $3000. VERY SCARY SITUATION AND NOW THAT I HAVE GONE ONLINE AND SEEN HOW MANY OTHER SATURN AURO'S HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY GM HASN'T HAD A RECALL/REIMBURSEMENT. THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD TO TAKE A LOAN OUT AT THE BANK TO PAY FOR THIS. THANK GOD MY 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER HASN'T STARTED DRIVING IT YET. *TR

VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OVER, TOWED TO MECHANIC, TIMING CHAIN DETERMINED TO BE AT FAULT CHECKED POLICY 11340A WHICH REFERENCES OTHER 3.6L VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE - THE SATURN AURA XR IS NOT LISTED HERE, BUT IS DISPLAYING THE SAME ISSUES. VEHICLES COVERED UNDER THAT POLICY INDICATE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY DEMONSTRATING KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE, BUT ACCEPTANCE OF THE FULL SCOPE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE. THE ENGINE POWER WAS ALSO REDUCED TO ALMOST 0 AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AND I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AT A LOWER RATE OF SPEED. THE DIAGNOSIS BY THE REPAIR SHOP WAS A FAILED WAVE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION WHICH SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A SEVERE ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS BASED ON WHEN THE TRANSMISSION PART WERE TO FAIL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED AND THEY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY AND INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE WHEN THERE WAS A POP IN THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SHIFTED TO REVERSE AND THEN INTO PARK BUT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ENGAGED IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.