2008 Saturn Aura complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT. AIRBAG LIGHT DOES NOT REMAIN ON WHEN A PASSENGER OF 115+ LBS IS IN THE SEAT. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP CHECK IT AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT MAYBE THE PASSENGER WAS NOT SITTING PROPERLY. EXPERIMENTED WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT SIZE PASSENGERS AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. HOW SAFE IS MY PASSENGER? IS THE AIRBAG ACTIVATED EVEN IF THE LIGHT DOES NOT STAY ON? INTERMEDIATE DRIVE SHAFT---KEEP HEARING A CLUNKING/POPPING SOUND AS WELL AS FEELING A POP UNDER MY FEET ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT THAT NEEDS REPLACED BUT THAT IT IS NOT A HAZARD. HOW CAN A SHAFT RELATED TO THE STEERING NOT BE A HAZARD. *TR

GOT TO THE BANK PARKED A CAR AND IT DID NOT WANT TO GO TO PARK,SOMEHOW GOT IT TO DRIVE AND GOT BACK TO THE WORK PLACE,DID NOT WANT TO GO INTO THE REVERSE OR ANY OTHER GEAR,PUSHED CAR INTO THE PARKING LOT. DID GET RECALL NOTICE EARLIER IN THE YEAR BUT DID NOT HAVE TIME TO TAKE IT IN FOR THE FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HE HEARD A UNUSUAL SOUND THAT CAME FROM THE DRIVER SEAT AND A SQUEAKY SOUND THAT CAME FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED THE FRACTURED OF DRIVER SEAT WELL MOUNT AND FAILURE OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

FUEL LEAK. STRONG ODOR OF GAS AT THE THE FUEL TANK. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000...UPDATED 01/06/15 *BF

DRIVER SEAT BECAME UN WELDED A BIG PIECE OF METAL NOW STICKS OUT ON THE SEAT IT AFFECT THE GETTING IN AND OUT AS WELL AS NORMAL DRIVING. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY CAR ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE IN NO RELATION TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE ON THEIR OWN AND TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED. SOMETIMES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF IF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PULLED UP IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED ON THE FOLLOWING OCCURRENCES: JULY 21, 2011, JULY 27, 2011, AUGUST 21, 2012, MARCH, 29, 2013, SEPTEMBER 24, 2014, NOVEMBER 19, 2014. REPAIRS HAVE INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED (2 TIMES); DIELECTRIC GREASE APPLIED TO BCM CONNECTORS (APPROXIMATELY 12 TIMES); CRUISE CONTROL SWITCHES REPLACED; BRAKE PEDAL HOME POSITION RECALIBRATED (2 TIMES). THE ISSUE STILL HAS YET TO BE RESOLVED, DESPITE IT BEING INCLUDED IN A GM RECALL FROM AUGUST 2014 NUMBER 13036, AND HAVING IT TWICE BEEN ATTEMPTED UNDER SAID RECALL. THE GM DEALERSHIP TO WHICH THIS CAR HAS BEEN BROUGHT FOR THE RECALL, COLONIAL BUICK PONTIAC GMC IN WATERTOWN, MA CLAIMS THAT THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING UNDER THE TERMS OF THE RECALL AND IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTS THAN IT MUST BE PAID BY THE CUSTOMER. THIS IS ANTITHETICAL TO THE PURPOSE OF THE RECALL, WHICH IS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, DESPITE THE TERMS OF THE RECALL NOT FULLY ADDRESSING THE ERROR. THE SERVICE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP CLAIM THAT WHAT SHOULD BE FIXED NEXT IS REPLACING THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, DESPITE THAT HAVING BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE GM RECALL IS NOT FULLY ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM, AND I, AS THE CUSTOMER, SHOULD NOT BE EXPEC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE AIR BAG SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 12/30/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED TWO AIRBAG SENSORS WERE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. UPDATED 05/28/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH OVER A GRASS PATCH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE INCIDENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT INADVERTENTLY MADE CONTACT WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER AND THE SHIFTER SWITCHED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO WORK WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE SHIFTING THE GEAR INTO REVERSE, THE SHIFTER SUDDENLY BECAME LOOSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FRACTURED. THE DEALER INSTALLED A RETAINER OVER THE CABLE, WHICH WAS NOT THE EXPECTED REPAIR FOR THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING SHAFT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING) THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,549.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AFTER SETTING THE CRUISE CONTROL IT WILL JUST CUT OFF BY ITSELF. THEN WILL NOT RESET WHEN YOU TRY TO SET IT AGAIN UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. SOMETIMES THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT SET AT ALL. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPEN WAS ON OCTOBER 18, 2014, BUT IT HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES I JUST DO NOT REMEMBER THE DATES OR THE MILEAGE. THE MILEAGE IS ESTIMATED. *TR

MY 2008 SATURN AURA XR HAD SHIFTED VERY HARD FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR BUT THEN SEEMED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. DROVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AND HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF OF THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ONCE AGAIN SHIFT VERY HARD FROM ONE GEAR TO THE NEXT. WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN IT SUDDENLY DID ONE LAST VERY HARD SHIFT. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND PROCEED TO POWER DOWN ON ITS OWN. CAME TO A FULL STOP AND THE VECHICLE WOULD NO LONGER MOVE FORWARD. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH GM AND ACCORDING TO THEM, MY VIN# DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE ANY RECALLS REGARDING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ATTACHED TO IT. I WILL HAVE TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS MYSELF. ALTHOUGH MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANY CURRENT OR PAST RECALLS REGARDING ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION ISSUES, THERE ARE RECALLS LISTED OUT THERE FOR OTHER SATURN AURAS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE AND GM SHOULD STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF IT. I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT THIS DID NOT OCCURR WHILE I WAS STILL ON THE HIGHWAY OR IT MAY HAVE ENDED UP BEING A VERY DIFFERENT OUTCOME. *TR

NOTICED AS I GOT IN MY CAR, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TILTED. MY DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE FRAME SNAPPED AND WOULD COST APPROX. $1,200 TO FIX. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE AND THE FRAME SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

AFTER GETTING ALL THE RECALLS ON MY CAR FIXED I ASSUMED IT WOULD STOP THE STEERING WHEEL OF MY CAR FROM MOVING BY ITSELF. WRONG. MY STEERING WHEEL STILL MOVES BY ITSELF, HAPPENS WHEN I'M STOPPED, PARKED, DRIVING ABOVE 50 OR BELOW 20. THE STEERING WHEEL ITSELF FEELS JERKY. DOESN'T FEEL SMOOTH OR TIGHT. I'M ASSUMING BECAUSE OF THE RECALL OF THE STEERING WHEEL MODULE IT SOMEHOW AFFECTED OTHER PARTS OF THE STEERING BUT THAT'S NOT A RECALL YET. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAYS. THE PROBLEM OF LOSING POWER STEERING MIGHT OF BEEN FIXED BUT WHAT ABOUT THE STEERING SHAKING AND MOVING BY ITSELF? THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM, THERE'S YOU TUBE VIDEOS OF IT. WHEN WILL THIS BE RECALLED? PROBABLY NOT UNTIL SOMEONE LIKES ME CRASHES BECAUSE OF IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

2008 SATURN AURA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION RECALL NOTICE AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED

REGARDING RECALL 13036. PERFORMED AT ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET IN NEVADA ON 9/2/2014. VEHICLE IS CONTINUING TO ILLUMINATE TELL-TALES "SERVICE TRACTION, SERVICE ESC, TRACTION CONTROL OFF & ESC OFF" APPROXIMATELY 96% OF THE TIME WHILE DRIVING. LIGHTS WILL GO OFF BRIEFLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES BUT COME BACK ON AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON WITH AUDIBLE WARNING AS WELL. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER & THEY STATED THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED CORRECTLY. IF IT WAS, WHY ARE THESES LIGHTS STILL COMING ON? PRIOR TO THE RECALL, THE LIGHTS CAME ON, BUT IN A DIFFERENT PATTERN. CURRENTLY, THE LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE. ANY ASSISTANCE OR ADVICE WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, MY TEMP GAUGE SHOT UP JUST BEYOND THE 3/4 MARK INTO THE RED ZONE. I PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR ABOUT 14 MINUTES TILL THE GAUGE CAME DOWN TO JUST UNDER 1/2. I BEGAN TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND THE GAUGE KEPT JUMPING UP AND DOWN TILL I GOT HOME. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID RESERVOIR WAS ABOUT EMPTY. I ADDED RADIATOR FLUID AND LEFT THE CAR PARKED TILL THE NEXT DAY. DROVE THE CAR AROUND FOR ALMOST 29 DAYS WHEN IT BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AGAIN. ONCE AGAIN WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, THE RESERVOIR WAS ABOUT EMPTY AGAIN. I LOOK UP THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT A LOT OF GM OWNERS WITH VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE 3.5L OR 3.9L ENGINES HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT GM WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE (GASKET LEAK AT THE SIDE OF THE BLOCK). ACCORDING TO WHAT I HAVE READ, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE ENGINES BUT GM HAS NOT DONE A THING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT COULD NOT SHIFT FROM THE PARK TO THE DRIVE POSITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ALL FOUR DOORS ON THE VEHICLE UNLOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL FOUR DOOR ACTUATORS AND THE TWO FRONT DOOR LOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

THE LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THE DOORS WAS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING AS I AM TRAVELING. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED. *TR

AFTER STOPPING THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY MY WIFE PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND WHEN SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE THE CAR STARTED MOVING BACKWARDS. WHILE TRYING TO GET THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK IT CONTINUED TO ROLL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND INTO THE STREET. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR PUT BACK INTO A FORWARD GEAR AND DRIVE BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY WHERE WHEN PUT BACK INTO PARK IT WAS IN REVERSE AGAIN (THE INDICATOR SHOWED PARK BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN REVERSE). AT THAT TIME I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER (FISHER CHEVROLET) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE HAD BROKEN. I THEN CHECKED THE RECALL LIST AND FOUND THAT THE SATURN AURA HAD A RECALL FOR THAT SPECIFIC ISSUE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000). WE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT OUR CAR WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST!!? WE THEN CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CABLE HAD BEEN INSPECTED PRIOR TO THE RECALL AND WAS DETERMINED TO NOT BE A PROBLEM AND THEREFORE NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. TALKING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND ASKING HIM ABOUT THE INSPECTION HE TOLD US THAT THEY HAD NOT INSPECTED THE CABLE AND HE DOESN'T KNOW WHY OUR CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. IF A VEHICLE MODEL IS RECALLED FOR A SPECIFIC PROBLEM AND A VEHICLE ACTUALLY HAS THAT ISSUE OCCUR WOULDN'T THAT INDICATE THAT VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING ON THE EXHAUST AND ADVISED THE CONTACT NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SINCE IT COULD CATCH FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,900. UPDATED 10/14/14

ON 9/2/2014 I TOOK CAR TO ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET TO HAVE SERVICE ON RECALL 13036. MY CAR WAS RETURNED WITH NO CHANGE IN THE PROBLEM; "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, SERVICE ECS & ECS OFF" TELL-TALES LIGHTS WERE STILL ILLUMINATING CONSISTENTLY. THE INVOICE INDICATED THEY FIXED THE FOLLOWING UNDER THE RECALL; 1) A06396 ADH PROMOTER, 2) 13596990 (S) CLIP 3) 13596991 (S) RETAINER 4) 15188763 (S) RETAINER 5) 11509086 (S) STRAP AND "108420 CAMPAIGN 13036 PERFORMED BCM & BPPS HARNESS & CONNECTOR REPAIR." THE INVOICE INDICATED I DECLINED SERVICE ON "SES LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL DIAGNOSIS ALSO SHOCKS, STRUTS, ENGINE LEAK DIAGNOSIS, BROKEN PANEL REPLACEMENT 1064 C." THE BEST PART WAS THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO HAVE MY OIL CHANGED, WHICH I PERSONALLY DID 3 DAYS PRIOR TO BRINGING THE CAR IN! THEY SHATTERED THE FUSE COMPARTMENT COVER LOCATED INSIDE THE VEHICLE, TRIED TO GLUE IT BACK WITH A BLUE COLORED GLUE WHICH DID NOT WORK AND THEN INDICATED ON THE INVOICE I DECLINED HAVING THE BROKEN PANEL REPLACED AT A CHARGE OF $86.00. ALL THEY WANTED TO DO WAS SELL ME SERVICE WHICH WAS NOT NEEDED. I ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISER IF A BLOWN OR MISSING FUSE COULD CAUSE THE TELL-TALES LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE AND HE SAID NO. WHEN I RETURNED HOME YESTERDAY, I LOOKED AT THE FUSE COMPARTMENT AND FOUND ONE BAD FUSE AND ONE MISSING FUSE. AFTER REPLACING THEM, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 3 MONTHS. I DID STILL RECEIVE ONE "TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE AND ONE SERVICE ECS" LI

VEHICLE IS 2008 SATURN AURA XR WITH AUTO 6-SPEED TRANS. WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARSHLY FROM 1 TO 2 THEN TO 3RD GEAR. IT REMAINED IN 3 GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TRANS REMAINS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR WHEN MOVING FORWARD. STILL CAN USE REVERSE GEAR. CALLED ONSTAR AND THEY SAID THE VEHICLE SHOWS FAULT CODE P0700. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP VERIFIED FAILURE, SAID MOST LIKELY WAVE PLATE FAILED, AND THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE MODE FOR THIS TRANS. COMPONENT FOR LATER MODEL YEARS HAS BEEN MADE MORE ROBUST. FAILURES ARE COMMON FOR 2007-09 MODEL YEARS. REFERENCE GM TSB 09-07-30 012B. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CABLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

UPDATE TO COMPLAINT FILED 08/04/2014; NHTSA ID 10618873. DUE TO THE FACT I RECEIVED A NOTICE INDICATING MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN GM RECALL 13036 AND MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING ALL OF THE PROBLEMS AS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL, I TOOK VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO INFORMED ME MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, ACCORDING TO THE LETTER TO YOU FROM MS. NANCY LEWIS OF GENERAL MOTORS DATED MAY 28, 2014, 2008 SATURN VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM 04/24/2007 THROUGH 06/27/2008 ARE AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. MY SATURN WAS MANUFACTURED IN "08/07." DUE TO THE FACT THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING EVERY PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL AND IT FALLS WITHIN THE MANUFACTURE DATE, PLEASE OUTLINE, WITH SPECIFIC INFORMATION, WHY IT NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JERK AND FAIL TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WENT ON MY CAR. IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER MY VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS AS WELL AS CHANGE LANES. NOW THE CASEY CHEVROLET IS SAYING THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM (EPS). HOWEVER WHEN DOING MY RESEARCH TO PRICE HOW MUCH IT COST I SEE MULTIPLE RECALLS IN REGARDS TO THE EPS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN GM SAFETY RECALL #13036. THE VEHICLE STARTED, INTERMITTENTLY, DISPLAYING TRACTION CONTROL AND ECS TELL-TAIL LIGHTS AND NOT DISPLAYING BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AGO, THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS INCREASED. FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS, THE LIGHTS FLASH OFF AND ON CONTINUALLY AND CONSISTENTLY EVERY SINGLE DAY. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF AND ECS OFF TELL-TAIL LIGHTS DISPLAY CONSISTENTLY, AS WELL. THE LIGHTS ARE SO CONSISTENT, I CAN ONLY CHECK MY MILEAGE WHEN I TURN OFF THE ENGINE. I AM NEVER SURE IF MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATING WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. THE SOUND/NOTIFICATION INFORMING DRIVER WHEN ANY WARNING IS DISPLAYED, "DOOR AJAR, SEAT BELTS NOT FASTENED, TRUNK OPEN, ETC.," AND SOUND FROM THE ON STAR AND FRONT STEREO SPEAKERS IS AT A LEVEL SO LOW A PERSON WITH EXCELLENT HEARING CAN BARELY HERE IT. IT IS A BARLEY AUDIBLE "SCRATCHY" NOISE. I AM SELF-EMPLOYED AND USE MY CAR A GREAT DEAL. I AM VERY SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR AND HAVE LIMITED MY DRIVING ALMOST ENTIRELY WHICH HAS SERIOUSLY AFFECTED MY BUSINESS. I WORKED VERY HARD TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, WHICH, AS A RESULT OF THIS RECALL, IS QUICKLY DECLINING. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD IT COULD BE MONTHS AND MONTHS BEFORE THE PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE.TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ALTERNATIVES YOU MAY BE ABLE TO OFFER ME? POSSIBLY A LOANER VEHICLE? I DO APPRECIATE THE FACT GM STEPPED UP AND RE-CALLED THE AFFECTED V

I RECEIVED A NOTICE OF A RECALL FROM GM ON MY VEHICLE AT THE END OF JUNE/BEGINNING OF JULY FOR A POWER STEERING ISSUE. THE NOTICE SAID I WOULD BE FURTHER CONTACTED WHEN PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE. ON 7/19/14, I BEGAN NOTICING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH MY STEERING: THE WHEEL WOULD CLICK AND TURN SLIGHTLY LEFT TO RIGHT, SOMETIMES WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR WAS STOPPED (AT A LIGHT). ON 7/22/14, THE WHEEL TURNED SLIGHTLY AND CLICKED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND MY POWER STEERING INDICATOR WARNING BEGAN FLASHING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO HANDLES SATURNS AND THEY HAD THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS. THE INDICATOR LIGHT ONLY CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY AT THE TIME AND THEY DID NOT ADDRESS THE STEERING ISSUE RELATED TO THE RECALL BECAUSE THEY SAID GM HAD NOT SENT PARTS YET. THEY WERE EXTREMELY DISMISSIVE OF MY CONCERNS. SINCE THAT TIME, THE POWER STEERING WARNING HAS PROGRESSED TO STAYING ON ALL OF THE TIME WHILE THE CAR IS OPERATING. UPON STARTING, THE WHEEL CLICKS AND TURNS SLIGHTLY, A CHIME SOUNDS, AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR WARNING COMES ON AND STAYS ON. I HAVE HAD MY MECHANIC CHECK THE STEERING AS WELL AND HE AGREES THAT THE ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE RECALL. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AS I FEEL A FAILURE IN THE POWER STEERING MAY BE IMMINENT. IF IT FAILS FOR INSTANCE WHILE I AM CHANGING LANES ON THE HIGHWAY AND I AM NOT ABLE TO EASILY STEER THE CAR INTO THE PROPER LANE, I COULD BE INVOLVED IN A CRASH, WHICH COULD RESULT IN ONE O

I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR CALIPERS DUE TO LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP RANDOMLY. I AM ABLE TO STEER HOWEVER IT IS VERY HARD, I BASICALLY LOOSE MY POWER STEERING. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY BECAUSE EACH OF THE 4 TIMES IT HAS OCCURRED I WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. EACH TIME, I TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT AND EVERYTHING IS FINE. I HAVE CALLED MY DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS IN. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AFTER BEING IN THE CAR FOR NO MORE THAN 15 MINUTES, MY REAR BRAKE LAMP WENT ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND WOULD ONLY SHUT OFF IF I TAPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALSO MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN EVER SINCE. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY IN TRAFFIC AND THE DRIVERS BEHIND ME DO NOT KNOW WHEN I AM ACTUALLY COMING TO A STOP! IRONICALLY, WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE LAST WEEK REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH A LOCAL DEALER AND GM DIRECTLY AND NEITHER PARTY CAN TELL ME WHEN THE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AS THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. I AM FEELING EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED AND HELPLESS. THERE IS ALSO A RECALL OUT THERE # 14118 FOR LOSS OF POWER STEERING DATED LAST MONTH AND STILL HAVE HEARD NOTHING FURTHER ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS/RADIO ETC. WENT OUT (I ALWAYS HAVE THEM ON) I ACTUALLY THOUGHT THE CAR DIED. (WHICH IT DID NOT) I PLAYED AROUND WITH THE INSIDE DIMMER SWITCH AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND I DROVE OFF. BUT IT GOT ME THINKING ABOUT THE LATEST RECALL THAT I HAVE ON THIS CAR. RECALL NO. 13036. I ACTUALLY SPOKE TO SOMEONE AT YOUR PLACE YESTERDAY (REFERENCE NO. 663360) SINCE I WAS LEARY OF DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH A RECALL AS SUCH. I WAS GIVEN GM PHONE NO. AND UPON SPEAKING WITH THEM THEY STILL DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WILL BECOME AVAILABLE AND TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT APPROVE ME FOR A LOANER CAR. SO IF ANY OF THIS RECALL SHOULD HAPPEN IT CERTAINLY IMPOSES THE RISK OF A CRASH. I DO MUCH HIGHWAY DRIVING (EVERYDAY FOR WORK) SO IF I DRIVE AND MY BRAKES DO NOT COME ON I CANNOT IMAGINE THE IMPACT AT 65MPH IN A REAR END COLLISION. I AM SO NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING THIS CAR. HOW CAN I GET THEM TO APPROVE A LOANER UNTIL THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND I CAN ACTUALLY GET A APPOINTMENT WITH DEALERSHIP. THANK YOU FOR ANY INPUT YOU CAN GIVE ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE TO INDICATE THAT THE AIR SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED WHILE THE PASSENGER WAS SEATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PASSENGER WEIGHED BETWEEN 115 AND 135 POUNDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

MY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN I DON'T USE THEM AND GO OFF WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I'VE HAD THE CAR IN THREE TIMES TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED AND IT NEEDS TO GO AGAIN! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF AND WHILE THE BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD STAY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

FROM THE OWNER'S MANUAL: "THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC SHIFT LOCK RELEASE SYSTEM. THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE IS DESIGNED TO: (1) PREVENT IGNITION KEY REMOVAL UNLESS THE SHIFT LEVER IS IN PARK (P) WITH THE SHIFT LEVER BUTTON FULLY RELEASED, AND (2) PREVENT MOVEMENT OF THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK (P), UNLESS THE IGNITION IS IN ON/RUN OR ACC/ACCESSORY AND THE REGULAR BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE IS ALWAYS FUNCTIONAL EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF AN UNCHARGED OR LOW VOLTAGE (LESS THAN 9 VOLT) BATTERY. IF YOUR VEHICLE HAS AN UNCHARGED BATTERY OR A BATTERY WITH LOW VOLTAGE, TRY CHARGING OR JUMP STARTING THE BATTERY. SEE JUMP STARTING ON PAGE 5-43 FOR MORE INFORMATION." THE CAR HAS A V6 ENGINE AND FROM PARK, WITH THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND THE IGNITION IN THE OFF POSITION, I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT BEFORE ANY PERSONAL INJURY OR DAMAGE OCCURRED. I WAS ALSO ABLE TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF WITH THE CAR IN DRIVE AND REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION. THE BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED AND DOES NOT HAVE LOW VOLTAGE. WHILE I'VE BEEN LUCK THERE HAS BEEN NO PERSONAL OR PROPERTY DAMAGE SUSTAINED, IT'S EASY TO SEE THAT IT CAN HAPPEN. ESPECIALLY IF AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAN BE LEFT IN GEAR, THE ENGINE TURNED OFF AND THE KEYS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THIS CAR OCTOBER 10, 2007 AND THE DOOR LABEL INDICATES IT WAS BUILT IN OCTOBER 2007, SO THE BUILD DATE FOR THIS CAR WAS BETWEE

ON JULY 14, 2014, INTERIOR DOOR LOCKS STOPPED UNLOCKING AND LOCKING. CAR IS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND IS INTERMITTENTLY LOCKING BY ITSELF. I AM RELUCTANT TO DRIVE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GET LOCKED IN THIS CAR. BASED ON THE COMMENTS ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MODEL CAR. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD BY THEM THAT THE SHIFT CABLE AND BRACKET WERE BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. THE DEALER SAYS THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL 14152. CALLED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE BUT WAS REFERRED BACK TO DEALER. THIS VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE THE LISTED IN THE RECALL. *TR

I BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WITH POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING ON MY 2008 SATURN AURA OVER A YEAR AGO (APPROXIMATELY JANUARY-MARCH 2013). I HAD SOME TEMPORARY FIXES DONE TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM, BUT ON APPROXIMATELY APRIL 1, 2014, MY POWER STEERING SYSTEM TOTALLY FAILED. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITHOUT POWER STEERING SINCE THIS TIME. I HAD READ THAT MANY 2008 SATURN AURA'S WERE BEING RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM AND HOPED THAT MY AURA WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. WHEN I REALIZED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, I HAD AN ESTIMATE DONE TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING FIXED. THE ESTIMATE I RECEIVED WAS OVER $1,200.00. BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY READILY AVAILABLE, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF. I AM HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED THAT GM IS NOT COVERING MORE OF THE VEHICLES THAT MAY BE AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. THERE WAS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE WITH PARTS FOR SOME 2008 SATURN AURA'S (AMONG OTHERS) - BUT APPARENTLY THERE ARE MORE VEHICLES AFFECTED THAN YOU ARE COVERING - OR PERHAPS THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF. I AM HOPING THAT MAYBE YOU WILL CONSIDER LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE ON OTHER VEHICLES THAT WERE MANUFACTURED NEAR THE SAME TIME AS THOSE BEING RECALLED BEFORE THERE ARE MORE INJURIES AND/OR FATALITIES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND REAR WINDOW BRAKE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND DIM INTERMITTENTLY. THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN FOUR TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REMEDIED. THE REAR BRAKES WERE CALIBRATED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE ESC, TRANSACTION CONTROL SENSORS, AND POWER LOCKS. WE HAVE HAD THE SENSOR IN THE GAS PEDAL REPLACED WITHOUT SUCCESS. WE ARE EXPERIENCING ISSUES DAILY WITH OUR SPEED CONTROL, LOCKS, AND ESC AND TRACTION SENSORS. CONTACTED GM AND THEY STATED OUR VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST DUE TO IT BEING MANUFACTURED IN NY. WE NEED TO GET THIS RESOLVED ASAP AS WE HAVE A NEWBORN ON THE WAY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR CAR ALONG COASTAL HIGHWAY NEAR BETHANY, DE OUR TRANSMISSION BECAME DISENGAGED ( NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEAR). I WAS ABLE TO COAST ACROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC AND PARKED THE CAR ON A SIDE ROAD. AT THAT TIME I NOTICED AN ENGINE ALERT AND WE RECEIVED AN ON-STAR ALERT MESSAGE BUT COULD NOT GET THE INFORMATION WITHOUT INTENT. WE CALLED AAA AND THEY TOWED MY CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP IN BELIN, MD. AT THIS REPAIR SHOP I WAS INFORMED THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS "TOASTED AND WOULD COST AROUND $4,800 TO REPLACE. I HAD TO RENT A CAR AND MOVE OUT OF MY RENTED CONDO AND THEN RETURNED TO MY HOME NEAR BALTIMORE, MD. I DISCUSSED MY PROBLEM WITH MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE SUGGESTED THAT A TRANSMISSION COMPANY LOOK AT THE CONDITION OF THE TRANSMISSION IT COULD BE REPAIRABLE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FOR MY CAR (XR 6-3.6L) HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE GM 6T70 IN THE WAVE PLATES. I ARRANGED AT GREAT EXPENSE TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED 150 MILES TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP NEAR MY HOME. WE HAVE BEEN GM OWNERS SINCE 1985 WITH MANY GOOD EXPERIENCES BUT THE 2008 AURA HAS BEEN HAD MANY PROBLEMS (LAST YEARFOR SATURN) AND WE HAVE NOT BEEN HAPPY WITH THE GM DEALERSHIP. IF GM HAS HAD THESE PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION WHY WAS I NOT INFORMED TO BRING IT IN FOR SERVICE. MY SEARCHING THE INTERNET I SEE THAT MY CAR HAS SEVERAL RECALL NOTICES ( TRANSMISSION SHIFTING CABLE, STEERING POWER ASSIST SYSTEM ETC) BUT WE HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE ALTHOUGH WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND HAV