2008 Saturn Aura complaints

POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF AND THEN WHILE DRIVING PS WENT OUT. HAD TO STOP AND RESTART ENGINE AND THEN POWER STEERING WORKED. DID THIS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND THEN DEALERSHIP SAID DIAGNOSTIC CODES WERE C0550 AND C0460. FOUND INTERNAL MALFUNCTION AT PSCM. REPLACED AND NEVER A PROBLEM UNTIL THE SAME THING HAPPENED 2/7/2014 WITH 165,000 MILES. HAS TO BE A DEFECTIVE PSCM. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. SAFETY ISSUE. GM NOT GOOD AT RECALLING. *TR

WHILE WARMING UP THE CAR THE POWER STEERING WARNING APPEARED ON THE DRIVER DISPLAY. LOSS OF POWER STEERING WAS CONFIRMED WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. I DID DO SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT TRANSPORT CANADA HAS FORCED A RECALL BY GM TO REPLACE FAULTY POWER STEERING MODULES IN THAT COUNTRY. WITH MORE RESEARCH I DID DETERMINE THAT THE PART NUMBERS INVOLVED ARE THE SAME IN CANADA AS THE ONES IN THE US. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM HERE IN THE US WHEN GM HAS RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM IN CANADA? *TR

VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN IT WAS TIME TO MOVE FORWARD THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO INCREASE ACCELERATION. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILE TO BE PARKED AT HOME. WHEN AT HOME, CHECKED TO SEE IF VEHICLE WOULD BACK UP AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO REVERSE FUNCTION. *TR

AFTER ONLY 4,000 MILES, THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED! THEN I STARTED NOTICING THE DASH ABOVE THE GLOVE BOX WAS BEGINNING TO CRACK AS WELL AS THE LEFT CHANGE HOLDER (BELOW THE DIMMER SWITCH). NOW THE ENTIRE DASH JUST ABOVE THE GLOVEBOX IS COMPLETELY CRACKED AND THE GLOVE BOX HANGS DOWN. THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE DIMMER SWITCH...THE DASH AREA IS COMPLETELY CRACKED THROUGH. I AM NOT ROUGH ON MY CAR...THIS IS NOT JUST WEAR AND TEAR. OTHER ISSUES INCLUDE THE DRIVE SHAFT MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING (ESPECIALLY TO THE LEFT). THE AUTO LOCKS NO LONGER WORK (BUTTON ON DOOR WON'T LOCK THE DOORS...ONLY UNLOCKS THEM), AND A REAL SAFETY ISSUE IS THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SOMETIMES WON'T UNLOCK...EVEN WHEN THE HANDLE IS PULLED. IT HAS TO BE MANUALLY LIFTED UP. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN PEDDLE IS NOT PRESSED, ALSO THE CUTS THE CRUISE OFF WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR NOW AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH IT SINCE I LEFT THE DEALER SHIP. THE CAR HAS BEGUN TO GIVE ME A TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, ENGINE POWER REDUCED LIGHT, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TRYING TO GET TO WORK WHEN I CAME UP TO A HILL. I STARTED GOING UP THE HILL AS USUAL AND THE CAR ALL OF SUDDEN LOST ALL POWER. IT WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 45 MILES PER HOUR AND WAS STRUGGLING TO DO EVEN THAT. IT TOOK ME ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO GET THE HILL WHERE I SHUT MY CAR OFF AND WAITED ABOUT 10 MINUTES. AFTER THE 10 MINUTES I TURNED MY CAR BACK ON AND IT FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. IF THERE IS A PROBLEM GOING ON IN THE CAR WHY WOULD BE CLEARED AFTER 10 MINUTES OF BEING OFF? THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE DOESN'T SEE THAT THE AURA IN FRONT OF THEM IN BEING FORCED BY THE COMPUTER TO SLOW DOWN. THE BREAK LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN THIS OCCURS. I HAD TO SHUT MY CAR OFF 3 TIMES JUST TO MAKE IT 5 MILES WHERE I COULD GET IT LOOKED AT. THE POWER STEERING IN MY CAR IS ALSO WHACKED OUT. I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT WILL START TURNING THE WHEEL BACK AND FORTH. I HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN IN OLDER CARS, IT IS USUALLY CAUSED BY A BAD U JOINT. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE IT IS NOT. AFTER THIS OCCURRED I SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PLACED MY CAR IN PARK. THE STEERING WAS STILL SHAKING BACK AND FORTH RAPIDLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MANY DEALERS AND ASKED IF THEY COULD DETERMINE A CAUSE. ALL OF THEM HAVE SAID THE SAME THING, "

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, I DISCOVERED A SLIGHT NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN EACH TIME I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION TO THE NOISE, I FELT A "POPPING" THAT APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE BASE OF THE STEERING COLUMN. REGARDLESS OF WHICH WAY I TURNED THE WHEEL, THE SOUNDS WERE THE SAME, AND CONTINUED TO GET LOUDER THE MORE I DROVE. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER, TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. AFTER THE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FAULTY, AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. REPAIR COST OF $950. WITH ONLY 57,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, IT WAS WAY TOO SOON TO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF ISSUE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL STEERING PROBLEM COMPLAINTS DOCUMENTED REGARDING THE 2008 SATURN AURA. *TR

I WAS FOLLOWED BY A PASSERBY TO MY WORK PARKING LOT NOTIFYING ME THAT THE FOR THE 8 MILES THEY WERE BEHIND ME ON THE HIGHWAY MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. THE NEXT MORNING I NOTICED IT AGAIN, COULD SEE THROUGH MY REAR VIEW MIRROR THAT MY BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND THE BREAK LIGHT REMAINED ON. I APPLIED MY BRAKE FOOT PEDAL AND THE LIGHT TURNED OFF UNTIL I HAD THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, AFTER I PULLED MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT BACK ON. I VERIFIED THAT MY PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGED. THIS ISSUE IS NOT CONTINUOUS TO THE POINT THAT IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR BUT INTERMITTENT. THE TIMES I NOTICE IT ARE IN THE MORNING, MOST LIKELY BECAUSE I CAN SEE THE LIGHT ILLUMINATE AT THAT TIME OF THE DAY. THE TEMPERATURE THOSE MORNINGS WERE AROUND 60 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN THIS ISSUE IS OCCURRING MY CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK, WHICH MAKES SENSE CONSIDERING MY CAR THINKS I AM APPLYING THE BRAKE. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED WITH MY DEALERSHIP TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE ISSUE AND HAVE ALSO CALLED GM. FROM THE INVESTIGATION I HAVE DONE ONLINE I SEE THAT YOU WERE INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE AND I HOPE THAT YOU ARE CONTINUING. I CURRENTLY DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AND WILL BE BORROWING A FRIENDS VEHICLE FOR MY DAILY COMMUTE UNTIL MY SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT. *TR

REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHEN VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED LIGHTLY, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OFF, AND THEN IF MORE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES THEY WOULD COME ON AGAIN. PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE INTERMITTENT BUT WAS OBSERVED REGULARLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED TSB FIX, WHICH WAS TO LUBRICATE BCM CONNECTOR WITH DIELECTRIC LUBE AND RELEARN BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR IN BCM. VEHICLE TESTED OK AFTER REPAIR. ***NOTE*** THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A LOW SPEED REAR END COLLISION IN SEPTEMBER 2012 WHERE THE OTHER DRIVER HIT THE REAR OF THIS CAR AS SEVERAL CARS WERE BRAKING FOR A STOP LIGHT. IT IS VERY POSSIBLE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SOME TIME AND THAT THIS PROBLEM CONTRIBUTED TO THE EARLIER ACCIDENT. *TR

MY CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED AT THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, FOR THE FOLLOWING ISSUES. SERVICE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON I.E. ENGINE, TRACTION, AIR BAGS, TIRE PRESSURE, ETC. THE REMOTE ON THE CAR STOPPED WORKING, AND THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD OPEN AND SHUT ON THEIR OWN AT VARIOUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING. I CONTINUOUSLY HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK THE CAR. ON A TOTAL OF 3 OCCASIONS MY CAR WOULD NOT START. I CUT THE CAR OFF AND WENT TO START IT AGAIN AND IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE AND AS I ACCELERATED THE CAR MOVED IN REVERSE. OIL LEAKING. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. PLEASE NOTE IT IS CURRENTLY SITTING FROM THE LAST TIME IT WOULD NOT START. I HAVE RECEIPTS TOTALING OVER 3,000.00 FOR THIS CAR IN A SHORT PERIOD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, ONLY TO HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK A MONTH LATER AND WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW BATTERY. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHEN IT STOPPED I HAD JUST GOTTEN THE CAR OUT OF THE SHOP AND 2 DAYS LATER IT STOPPED RUNNING. I PAID FOR A TOW AND WENT TO PICK IT UP FROM THE DEALER WHO COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THEN THE NEXT WEEK IT STOPPED RUNNING AGAIN, WHERE IT IS SITTING NOW. *TR UPDATED 03/07/14*LJ UPDATED 03/18/2014* JS

EVER SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT MY CAR A 2008 SATURN AURA USED . MY BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AND STAY FOR NO REASON AND WHEN THEY ARE ON I CAN NOT USE MY CRUISE CONTROL. AND WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF. SO IF I'M DRIVING 60 AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON AND NEED TO SLOW DOWN AND BRAKE THEY GO OFF I COULD GET REAR ENDED WHICH ALMOST HAPPENED TONIGHT. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND ALL THEY DID WAS GREASE SOMETHING IT DID NOT WORK!!!! I WILL BE GETTING A TICKET FROM OUR LOCAL SHERIFF BECAUSE I LIVE IN A SMALL OWN AND HE HAS SAID SOMETHING TO ME. IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. PLEASE HELP I DO NOT FEEL SAFE TRANSPORTING MY FAMILY . I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT OVER THE PHONE MONTHS AGO AND NEVER HEARD ANYTHING. *TR

THE ESC TRACTION LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF RANDOMLY, THEN THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF RANDOMLY AND FUEL TANK AND THE ENGINE GAUGES GOING UP THEN BACK DOWN TO ZERO. AND NOW THE SECURITY SYSTEM HAS "LOCKED UP" AND WILL NOT DISENGAGE. I FOUND A WEBSITE [XXX] LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE, MANY START WITH CHANGING OUT TO A NEW BATTERY, THEN THE STATER AND THEN THE ALTERNATOR ONLY TO HAVE THIS ISSUE CONTINUE AND COSTING THEM A SMALL FORTUNE. IT SEEMS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER CONTROL PANEL HAVING A MALFUNCTION OR SHORT. BUT SINCE SATURN NO LONGER EXISTS, GM IS NOT DOING A RECALL EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE VERY MUCH AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAD MY CAR TOWED INTO THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSIS / REPAIR THIS MORNING. THEY JUST CALLED ME BACK SAYING THAT THE "UNDER BUS ELECTRIC CENTER" HAS SHORTED OUT / MALFUNCTIONED? BECAUSE IT'S NOT GETTING ANY POWER TO IT WHEN THEY TESTED IT. AFTER READING ALL THE POSTS ON THE ABOVE WEBSITE, IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE. THE POINT IN FILING A COMPLAINT IS THAT #1) GM IS WELL AWARE OF THE COMPUTER PANEL SHORTING OUT / BEING DEFECTIVE AS THERE ARE MORE THAN A 100 REPORTS. AND #2) AS SOMEONE ELSE HAD POSTED, DOES IT TAKE THIS ISSUE HAPPENING WHILE A PERSON IS DRIVING THE CAR, BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND DYING BEFORE ANY TYPE OF INVESTIGATION OR RECALL IS ENFORCED? AND IF AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS, WOULD THE COMPUTER CONTROL PANEL EVEN BE TESTED? OR WOULD THE ACCIDENT BE ATTRIBUTED TO SOME OTHER CAUSE LIKE DRIVER ERR

AT FIRST, MY 08 SATURN AURA'S DRIVERS SEAT STOPPED WORKING, AND I COULD NO LONGER MOVE IT. I ASSUMED THE FUSE WAS OUT, SO I REPLACED IT. WITHIN ONE DAY, MY SEAT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I WENT TO SOMEONE AND THEY SUGGESTED I TRY A FUSE WITH A HIGHER VOLTAGE. THEY PLACED THE FUSE FOR ME AND MY SEAT WORKED FOR A MOMENT AND THEN BLEW THE FUSE. I COULDN'T AFFORD TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND HAVE THEM RUN A DIAGNOSTIC, SO I DECIDED TO DEAL WITH MY SEAT NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE. A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE BACKSEAT DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVERS SIDE WOULD NOT UNLOCK OR LOCK EVERY TIME BY PRESSING THE UNLOCK BUTTON. THEN, THE DRIVER'S DOOR STOPPED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. SO EVERY TIME I GET OUT OF MY CAR AND HIT THE BUTTON TO LOCK MY DOORS, I HAVE TO PUSH THE ACTUAL LOCK DOWN ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR, AND THEN I HAVE TO OPEN THE BACK DOOR AND PUSH THAT LOCK DOWN. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT IS THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT AND BLINKER. WHEN MY BLINKER AND HEADLIGHT FIRST WENT OUT I DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT, SO I REPLACED THE BULBS. A DAY OR TWO LATER, THE BLINKER AND HEADLIGHT WERE OUT AGAIN. I REPLACED THE BULBS A SECOND TIME, BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE JUST BEEN A BAD PRODUCT I BOUGHT. THE BLINKER AND HEADLIGHT WORKED AGAIN AND THEN STOPPED A DAY LATER. SOME MORNINGS I GET LUCKY AND MY DOORS WILL UNLOCK OR LOCK AND SOMETIMES MY BLINKER AND HEADLIGHT WILL WORK, BUT BY THE TIME I GET TO WHERE I AM GOING THEY WILL STOP WORKING AGAIN. THIS IS ALL VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE SOMETHIN

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO OSCILLATE (MOVE) FROM SIDE TO SIDE MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT. A POWER STEERING MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. THE OSCILLATION CONTINUED AT ANY SPEED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED THERE WAS A INTERMITTENT NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE BASE OF THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO OSCILLATE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO MAINTAIN IN ONE POSITION AND KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT AS IT CONTINUED TO OSCILLATE SIDE TO SIDE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID I SHOULD BRING IT IN AND THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THAT CONDITION. I WAS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TRANSPORTING MY CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND FAULT CODE C0478 ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR CIRCUIT HIGH WAS FOUND. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE PART NUMBER 22837369. COST $715.54. I DID SOME RESEARCH PRIOR TO TAKING TO THE DEALER AND FOUND THAT THIS ISSUE IS A RECALL IN CANADA FOR 67,414 VEHICLES. NOT SURE WHY THE NHTSB DOESN'T FOLLOW TRANSPORT CANADA ON THIS. I WILL FILE A COMPLAINT WITH GM. THIS IS THE INFORMATION I FOUND. TRANSPORT CANADA RECALL # 2012331 FOR 2008 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR CONTROL MODULE. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCKS. FIRST THE FRONT DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR OPEN CIRCUIT. AT 50,079 MILES NOV 2012. NOW AT 60,000 MILES THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR HAS FAILED. IF MANUALLY UNLOCKED IT WILL NOT LOCK WITH THE FOB OR POWER DOOR SWITCH. IF LOCKED IT WILL NOT UNLOCK. *TR

POWER STEERING CUTS IN AND OUT. THE DEALER STATES THE POWER STEERING COULD BE LOST ALTOGETHER. THE ISSUE IS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. I TOLD THE DEALER OF A TRANSPORT CANADA RECALL # 2012331 ON THIS ISSUE. THE DEALER STATED IT COULD A PART FROM A DIFFERENT SOURCE. IS THE NHTSA AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM? IF SO, HAS YOUR INVESTIGATION PROVED IT IS NOT THE PART RECALLED IN CANADA? I THINK THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWERING STEERING IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALER IS WEST HERR CHEVROLET OF ORCHARD PARK NY. *TR

I HAD THE RECALL FIXED LAST YEAR. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED ROTORS AND CONTROL ARM ON THIS VEHICLE . I TRADED IN A SATURN THAT I LOVED ON THIS SATURN. I BOUGHT IT NEW FROM THE DEALER BUT NOW MY INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM MY FRONT SPEAKERS IN THE DOORS COME ON AND OFF ON THERE OWN AND THE BACK DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK RIGHT NOW I CAN PULL THE LOCK UP TO UNLOCK IT BUT I AM WORRIED THAT THERE IS A SHORT IN THE WIRES THAT MAY CAUSE A FIRE I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACKSEAT IF THERE WERE A FIRE I AM WORRIED THE TIME IT WOULD TAKE TO GET THEM OUT. IT IS GOING TO COST ALOT TO TAKE TO THE SHOP TO HAVE THE PANELS TAKEN APART TO LOOK FOR A LOOSE WIRE. AND STILL MY NOT FIND THE WIRE. MOVED SINCE I BOUGHT IT SO I AM NOW TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM HOPING SOMEONE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM CAN TELL ME WHAT IT IS SO I CAN TELL A SHOP. I LOVE MY CAR BUT NOT AT MY CHILDREN'S EXPENSE. I HAVE SEEN THE OTHER COMPLAINTS SHOWN ON THIS SITE . NEED HELP!!!! *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATING LIKE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED. WHEN I DID DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF COMPLETELY. THEN, AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS, THEY WOULD COME BACK ON LIKE THEY WERE BEING DEPRESSED. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING. IT WOULD NOT SET AND HOLD THE CAR AT A SPECIFIC SPEED. *TR

THERE IS SOME SORT OF SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE CRUISE CONTROL IS RANDOMLY DISABLED, ANY THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE FUNCTIONING BACKWARDS. THEY ARE ON WHEN NOT PRESSING THE BRAKES, THEN GO OFF WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES. A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD, AND THE MY CRUISE WORKS AGAIN AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO BACK TO NORMAL. A FEW MORE MILES, AND THE ISSUES RETURN. THIS IS DEFINITELY SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL SHORT. I JUST HOPE IT DOESN'T WIND UP IN AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THERE ARE SEVERAL REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME/SIMILAR ISSUES: NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10535189 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10533881 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10525153 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10515803 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10508189 *TR

CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAY ON WITHOUT HITTING BRAKE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CRUISE ENGAGED. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY CRUISE TURNED OFF. I LOOK IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND I SAW MY THIRD BRAKE LIGHTS ON. THAT'S WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT MY BACK BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY WHEN I DRIVE. WHEN I USE MY BRAKE PEDALS THAN MY BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. AND WHEN I ACCELERATE, MY BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON. I NEED SOME HELP. I HAVE A 6MONTHS OLD IN THE CAR AND I FEEL THIS COULD GET US INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR AND MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,147. UPDATED 9/4/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO TRAVEL LEFT AND RIGHT, WHILE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HELD STRAIGHT. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MODULE WAS REPLACED.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 SATURN AURA ABS LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ESC LIGHT COMES ON. CAR STARTS. TRANSMISSION ON ROUTE 95 SOUTH IN FLORIDA WENT FROM SPEED LIMIT OF 70 TO 20 WITH NO WARNING. GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY CAR WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER. ALSO COULD NOT PUT CAR INTO REVERSE. *TR

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT GO INTO PARK. WHEN PLACED IN PARK IT ROLLS FOWARD OR BACKWARD AND I MUST USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND REMOVE THE KEY. IT ONLY ALLOWS ME TO START MY CAR IN NEUTRAL. IT HAS SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AS I AM DRIVING. THERE HAS BEEN OVER 421, 000 OF THESE RECALLED BUT I AM BEING TOLD MINE IS NOT ON THE LIST AND I MUST PAY FOR IT ALL OUT OF POCKET FROM FALICIA, THE DISTRICT SPECIALIST FOR SATURN. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS WHO WOULD THE BLAME BE ON IF MY CAR WERE TO ROLL INTO ANOTHER CAR OR BUILDING? I WANT AND NEED TO GET THIS FIXES ASAP BUT DO NOT HAVE ANY MONEY FOR OT AND DO NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT WHEN ALL THE OTHERS WERE FIXED FOR FREE DUE TO IT BEING A DEFECT. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT BROKE DOWN ON RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING IT TO SLUMP TOWARDS THE CONSOLE. UPON TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TO SEEK REPAIR, WAS TOLD THAT THE WELDING OF THE SEAT UNIT HAD BROKEN. THE ENTIRE SEAT AND THE HOUSING BASE REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OVER $1000 TO FIX. WHILE IT DOESN'T REQUIRE FIXING TO OPERATE CAR, THE DANGER IS IN A CRASH, HAVING THE SEAT CATAPULT OUT ENTIRELY BEING AS IT IS NOT AFFIXED TO THE VEHICLE ANY MORE. YOU CAN WIGGLE IT UP AND DOWN FREELY, THIS COULD ALSO ALLOW THE SEAT TO THROW SOMEONE INTO THE AIR BAGS AS THEY DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES BECAUSE IT IS NOT FASTENED DOWN. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, THIS VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL IS PRONE TO THIS PROBLEM FOR THE FEW SHORT YEARS IT WAS MADE. WE FEEL THAT GM NEEDS TO UPDATE THIS SEAT PROBLEM, AND WHILE NOT SURE, THEY USE CHEV MALIBU REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR IT, SO THAT MODEL MAY ALSO BE EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM FOR MORE DATA. A SEAT SHOULD BE INTACT, ATTACHED SAFELY TO THE VEHICLE WE WOULD THINK. NEVER HEARD OF SEATS BEING FREE OF THE BODY OF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN I SAW MY HIGH MOUNT BRAKE LIGHT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING PUSHED. THEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS LIGHTLY PUSHED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF. THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS SOMETIMES. *TR

TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING, COULD NOT GET ANY GEAR. MECHANIC SAYS IT IS THE TYPICAL 3-5-R WAVE PLATE ISSUE. *TR

I PURCHASED AND 08 AURA ABOUT 1.5 YEARS AGO FOR MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER. OTHER THAN A FEW MINOR PROBLEMS THE CAR WAS FINE. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO SHE EXPERIENCED A DEAD BATTERY AND WAS ABLE TO HAVE A FRIEND "JUMP START" THE CAR AND AS FOR THE BATTERY, IT HAS BEEN FINE SINCE. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM (TPMS) WAS INOPERATIVE AND WOULD NOT RESET MANUALLY. THESE TPMS, I BELIEVE, CAME ABOUT DUE TO THE INABILITY TO BE ABLE TO VISUALLY SEE THAT A TIRE IS "LOW" WITH TODAYS "RUN FLAT', LOW PROFILE, AND STIFFER SIDEWALL, TIRES AND THAT THE MAJORITY OF DRIVERS DO NOT KNOW HOW TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURE ANYWAY. I WAS THEREFORE CONCERNED ABOUT MY DAUGHTERS SAFETY AS WELL AS OTHER THAT COULD BE INVOLVED IN A CRASH THAT RESULTED FROM POOR HANDLING OR WORSE, AN OVERHEATED TIRE AND BLOWOUT. I DID SOME SEARCHING AND DISCOVERED THAT GM HAD ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) EXPLAINING THAT THE TPMS FAILURE WAS DUE TO A "LOW VOLTAGE" INCIDENT THAT CAUSES THE CONTROL MODULE TO LOSE MEMORY. THE FIX, ACCORDING TO THE TSB, WAS TO REPROGRAM THE MODULE WITH UPDATED SOFTWARE. THIS BEING A KNOWN CONDITION AND SAFETY CONCERN, I DID NOT EXPECT TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I CONTACTED GM WHO REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR AND I ULTIMATELY PAID ABOUT $60. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN ON MULTIPLE VEHICLES FROM GM INCLUDING MOST OF THE 08 SATURN LINE AS WELL AS THE PONTIAC G5 AND G6, AND CHEVY COBALT. I ALSO FOUND THAT NHTSA FOUND REASON FOR RECALL ON SOME GM SUV'S A C

NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ILLUMINATED ALL THE TIME REGARDLESS OF BRAKE PEDAL POSITION. *TR

ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. I HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN MY WHEEL BACK STRAIGHT AFTER MAKING A TURN. I HAD MY USUAL OIL CHANGE COMPANY CHECK TO SEE IF IT WAS ANY POWER STEERING FLUID AND THERE WAS. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE SUDDENLY IN MY 08 SATURN AURA XE 6 SPEED AUTO/PADDLE SEDAN SYMPTOMS INCLUDE WITH OUT WARNING: SLIPPING IN FORWARD GEARS, NOT WORKING IN REVERSE AT ALL AND FINALLY NOT ENGAGING AT ALL WITH ENGINE REVVING IN TRAFFIC CAUSING A MAJOR TRAFFIC SAFETY PROBLEM AND NARROWLY AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT ALL IN ONE DAY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REACH TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP. MY CAR HAS 99850 MILES ON IT AND THE 5 YEARS ELAPSED IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. ALTHOUGH THE CAR HAS BEEN VIGOROUSLY MAINTAINED WITH OIL CHANGES EVERY 3K, TRANSMISSION, BRAKE, AND ANTIFREEZE FLUIDS CHANGED ON SCHEDULE THIS FAILURE OCCURRED LIKE MANY OTHER HORRIFIED OWNERS ABOUT AS CLOSE AFTER EXPIRATION DATE AND MILEAGE AS ONE COULD POSSIBLE IMAGINE. I ASSUMED THAT MY AURA WOULD BE PERFORMING WELL UNTIL AT LEAST THE CAR WAS PAID FOR. NOW WITH BLUE BOOK FOR VALUE AND SUBTRACTING WHAT I STILL OWE AND ESTIMATED $4000 REPAIR THE OPTIONS ARE DISMAL. RESEARCHING ON LINE REVEALED A HOST OF PEOPLE PLAGUED BY THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 6 SPEED AUTO/PADDLE TRANSMISSION IN 07-2010 SATURNS. CAN THE NHTSA BE OF ANY RELIEF VIA INTERCEDING WITH GENERAL MOTORS TO DO A RECALL OR PROVIDE DISPENSATION DUE TO THE EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD FOR SATURN DRIVERS BUT THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS WELL? *TR

I PULLED OVER ON THE EXPRESSWAY TO INVESTIGATE MY TMPS COMING ON FOR NO REASON, ONCE CHECKED AND FOUND NO ISSUES, I ATTEMPTED TO MERGE BACK ON THE EXPRESSWAY, BUT THE SPEEDOMETER SHOT TO 70 MPH AND WAS STUCK AS WELL AS THE REST OF MY GAUGES, THEY ALL SHOWED FAULTY READINGS, AND THE ISSUE WAS NOT SELF CORRECTING AFTER STARTING AND SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE REPEATEDLY. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE ISSUE WAS TO PULL THE FUSE CONTROLLING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE HAPPENING WHEN IT IS RAINING OR THE HUMIDITY IS HIGH. *TR

THE BACK RIGHT WELD ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO TILT TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE CAR. IN ADDITION TO BEING UNCOMFORTABLE, I CANNOT BELIEVE HAVING A SEAT THAT IS NOT FULLY ATTACHED TO THE FRAME WOULD BE SAFE WERE I TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON SEVERAL SITES REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE OF THE FAULTY WELDS ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT. I'M SURPRISED TO FIND THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL YET. ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH THE AIRBAG SENSORS, FOR WHICH I AM ALSO SEEING MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *TR

FIRST, LET ME START BY SAYING THAT I TRADED-IN FOR MY 2008 SATURN AURA IN APRIL 2011. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. TODAY, MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP TO FIX THE BRAKE LIGHTS, CRUISE CONTROL, AND TRACTION/ESC. BRAKE LIGHTS: ON MY WAY HOME FRIDAY, A CONCERNED CITIZEN HAD ME ROLE DOWN MY WINDOW EN ROUTE TO TELL ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON THE ENTIRE TIME I AM DRIVING. AFTER THIS WARNING, I DID SOME INVESTIGATION - SURE ENOUGH, THE LIGHTS ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE IS NOT BEING PUSHED. WORSE YET, THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN THE BRAKE IS PUSHED. THANK GOODNESS FOR THE PERSON WHO ALERTED ME TO THIS. TRUTHFULLY, I AM LUCKY THAT I DID NOT GET REAR-ENDED OR GET A TICKET. I TRULY HOPE THE BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE IS RECALLED BECAUSE IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. CRUISE CONTROL: MY CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES IT WORKS; SOMETIMES IT ENGAGES THEN RANDOMLY DISENGAGES; SOMETIMES IT JUST PLAIN DOES ENGAGE AT ALL. I CAN LIVE WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL; HOWEVER, I REALLY DON'T THINK THIS SHOULD BE HAPPENING, AS THE VEHICLE IS NOT THAT OLD AND IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. TRACTION/ESC: OCCASIONALLY, MY DASH WILL DISPLAY A WARNING THAT SAYS "SERVICE TRACTION, SERVICE ESC, ESC OFF." IT DOESN'T DO THIS EVERYDAY. IT JUST DISPLAYS THE WARNING AT RANDOM TIMES - I CANNOT DISTINGUISH A PATTERN. OVERALL, I AM VERY DISPLEASED WITH HOW THIS VEHICLE FUNCTIONS. NOT ONLY DOES IT COST ME MONEY TO FIX, IT TAKES TIME OUT OF MY DAY - I GET PAID HOURLY AT MY JOB. MY MAIN CONCERN IS TH

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT ON HERE FOR THE SAME BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE. I HAD TROUBLE WITH MY CAR BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING BACKWARDS (ON WHEN DRIVING, OFF WHEN BRAKING) ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, HAD THEM FIXED AND THEY WORKED FOR ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AND THEN STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I TOOK THEM TO A CERTIFIED GM SERVICE STATION ON 4/5/2013 TO HAVE THEM FIXED FOR THE SECOND TIME. I PICKED UP MY CAR FROM SAID REPAIRS ON 4/8/2013 TO ONLY FIND THAT ON 4/11/13 THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING BACKWARDS AGAIN. I TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME GM SERVICE STATION TO HAVE THEM RE-RE-REPAIRED ON 4/13/13 AND PICKED THE CAR UP THE SAME DAY. ON 4/14/13 I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS WORKING BACKWARDS LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED FOR THE 3RD TIME! SO I WILL TAKE MY CAR BACK TO THE GM CENTER ON 4/15/15 TO HAVE THE BRAKE LIGHTS RE-RE-RE-RE REPAIRED. THE CERTIFIED SERVICE CENTER CLOSEST TO ME IS ABOUT 30 MILES AWAY SO EVERYTIME I GO TO GET THEM FIXED TWO VEHICLES HAVE TO DRIVE THE ROUND TRIP (1 VEHICLE TWICE AND MY VEHICLE ONCE). IT IS RIDICULOUS TO HAVE TO PAY THE EXORBITANT GAS PRICES BECAUSE THE PEOPLE AT GM ARE APPARENTLY ICOPATENT (WHICH HAS BEEN CORROBORATED BY THERE INABILITY TO MAKE A SAFETY RELATED REPAIR) THE US GOVERNMENT MUST FORCE GM TO RECALL THE VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THESE FAULTY BREAK LIGHTS AND FORCE THEM TO FIND A SOLUTION THAT WILL FIX THE POTENTIAL DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE THING IRRITATING ME MOST IS THAT THEY ARE NOT EVEN TRYING TO FIND A PROBLEM THAT

REAR DOOR LOCKS NOT RESPONDING TO REMOTE, INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST, OVER A COUPLE MONTHS NOT RESPONDING AT ALL. THIS WOULD BE FINE IF THERE WERE A KEY HOLE TO UNLOCK BACK DOORS BUT THERE ARE NOT. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE DOORS TO LOCK OR UNLOCK IS MANUALLY AND THIS IS A PROBLEM AS LOCKS ARE NOT REACHABLE FROM FRONT SEAT. IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE THE ONLY WAY IS TO START THE CAR, UNROLL THE BACK WINDOWS AND MANUALLY UNLOCK. NOW DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS STARTING TO DO THE SAME, IT IS INTERMITTENTLY NOT RESPONDING TO THE REMOTE. I AM SURE IT IS A MATTER OF TIME FOR THIS TO FAIL TOO. ALSO, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS STRANGE. SOME FRONT SPEAKERS GO ON AND OFF, AS DO LIGHTS. OCCASIONALLY UPON STARTING VEHICLE NO LIGHTS GO ON, WITH IN A FEW MINUTES THEY WILL POP ON. *TR

I CAME OUT TO GET IN MY CAR THIS MORNING AND THOUGHT IT WAS STRANGE MY HUSBAND HAD NOT CLOSED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I GOT IN AND CLOSED THE DOOR AND IT POPPED OPEN, IT WOULD NOT LATCH. I TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES AND CHECK TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS PREVENTING IT FROM LATCHING AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. I PULLED IT SHUT AND MANUAL LOCKED THE DOOR AND IT STAYED LATCHED. I DROVE TO WORK, GOT OUT AND SHUT THE DOOR WITH NO ISSUE. I GOT IN THE CAR AGAIN, NO ISSUE. GOT OUT, WOULD NOT CLOSE, SO I PUSHED IT SHUT AND LOCKED WITH REMOTE, IS STAYED LATCHED, THEN I TRIED TO GET BACK IN, USING THE REMOTE, THE LOCK INSIDE THE DOOR POPPED UP LIKE IT HAD UNLOCKED, BUT THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. AFTER 4 ATTEMPTS I GOT IT TO OPEN. GOT IN AND DROVE, GOT OUT, DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT TOMORROW. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IF THE DOOR COULD POP OPEN AT ANY TIME! *TR

I HAVE A 2008 SATURN AURA XE WITH ONLY 58,000 MILES ON IT AND RECENTLY IT STARTED JUMPING GEARS WHEN I GET TO 40-45 MPH.... ITS ANNOYING AND TODAY TOOK IT IN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR THAT RECALL SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR FROM ON MY CAR I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT SINCE RECENTLY WHEN IT STARTED ACTING UP... WHAT IT DOES IS GOES UP AND DOWN WITH THE GEARS IN THAT SPEED LIMIT.... THE DEALERSHIP TOOK CARE OF THE RECALL BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX IT AND I HAVE A POWERTRAIN WARRANTY TILL JUNE 30TH OF THIS YEAR...I CANT AFFORD TO PAY TO HAVE THEM LOOK INTO THIS FURTHER ONLY THE QUICK 25 PT INSPECTION WHICH THEY DID AND SAID IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE ANYTHING.... SOO WHAT IM ASKING IS ANYONE ELSE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND COULD IT BE A RECALL? THIS CAR IS NOT THAT OLD AND IT JUST STARTED ACTING UP PLEASE HELP!!!! *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2008 SATURN AURA IN MAY 2012. I STARTED NOTICING THAT MY BRAKE LIGHT IN REAR WINDOW WOULD COME ON BY ITSELF WITHOUT BRAKING AND WOULD STAY ON FOR PERIODS OF TIME. A T FIRST IT DIDN'T BOTHER ME, BUT LATELY IT HAS BECOME FREQUENT. THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON EVEN WHEN CRANKING THE CAR UP. IT ALSO COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, DOESN'T MATTER THE SPEED LIMIT IT STILL COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. IT IS VERY MISLEADING BECAUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF FLOWING TRAFFIC THE LIGHT WILL COME ON GIVING THE DRIVER BEHIND ME THE IMPRESSION THAT I AM BREAKING. ALSO WHEN THE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND OTHERS SAFETY AT THIS POINT BECAUSE IT HAPPENS SO FREQUENTLY AND I HAVE HAD A DRIVER TO BECOME VERY IRATE WITH ME BECAUSE OF MY BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON GIVING THE IMPRESSION THAT I AM BRAKING. I AM HOPING THAT THIS ISSUE BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU *TR

REAR DOOR LOCK UNLOCK MECHANISM MALFUNCTION. LOCKS BUT WON'T UNLOCK AND WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY SOMEONE CAN GET STUCK INSIDE THE CAR BECAUSE THE DOOR WONT OPEN. AND NO, THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK IS NOT ENGAGED. *TR

REAR DOOR LOCK UNLOCK MECHANISM MALFUNCTION. LOCKS BUT WON'T UNLOCK AND WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY SOMEONE CAN GET STUCK INSIDE THE CAR BECAUSE THE DOOR WONT OPEN. AND NO, THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK IS NOT ENGAGED. *TR

ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO I NOTICED INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS. THEY WOULD BE ON WHEN I WAS NOT PUSHING THE BRAKE, AND THEN THEY WOULD TURN OFF WHEN I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE. I GOT THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED AT A CERTIFIED GM SERVICE CENTER. TO MY KNOWLEDGE (WITHOUT THE REPAIR REPORT AVAILABLE) THEY APPLIED GREASE TO A PART OF THE VEHICLE AS DESCRIBED IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN. THAT WORKED FOR ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AND NOW I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS, SO CLEARLY THE SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY GM IS NOT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. DUE TO MY INABILITY TO PAY TO GET THIS FIXED AND THE MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN IT POSSESSES IF DRIVEN I HAVE LEFT IT PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS, WHICH IN TURN HAS LEFT ME WITH BATTERY ISSUES. I AM SCHEDULING SERVICE TO BE DONE ON THE CAR TODAY, BECAUSE I CAN NO LONGER GO WITHOUT A VEHICLE, BUT GM NEEDS TO RECALL THE VEHICLES WHICH ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS WRECKS. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND AFTER SAID CLOSE CALLS STOPPED DRIVING MY VEHICLE. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE RANDOMLY DURING THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. I WILL BE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT AND CAN SEE A REFLECTION IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR THAT MY TOP BRAKE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED FOR A MAJORITY OF THE TRIP AND CARS BEHIND ME BELIEVE THAT I AM BRAKING AND WILL TRY TO SPEED UP PAST ME DESPITE MY CAR TRAVELING AT THE SPEED LIMIT. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON, IT DISENGAGES THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE AS THE CAR TENDS TO BELIEVE THAT I AM BRAKING. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY, 2011, STARTED NOTICING THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE STOPPED WORKING BUT DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. THEN A FRIEND WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME AND ASKED WHY I WAS BRAKING THE ENTIRE TIME WE WERE DRIVING. I BROUGHT IT TO THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED IN JULY 2011 AND BROUGHT IT BACK ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPAIR IT THINKING IT WAS A BRAKELIGHT SWITCH, THEN THEY TRIED TO REPLACE THE CRUISE CONTROL. I THEN BROUGHT IT TO A GM DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST 2011 AND THEY REPAIRED IT. THE REPAIR LASTED FOR ABOUT A YEAR, UNTIL IT STARTED OCCURRING AGAIN IN SEPT. 2012. I BROUGHT IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEIR REPAIRS LASTED UNTIL FEBRUARY 2013 WHEN IT STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. I AM UNSURE WHO TO TAKE IT TO BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS A THIRD TIME FOR AN ISSUE THAT NEVER SEEMS TO BE FIXED AND MAKES ME FEEL UNSAFE ON THE ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. AS A PRECAUTION, THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 SATURN AURA XE. WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICED THAT OCCASIONALLY THE BRAKE LIGHTS (ALL 3) WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT PRESSED AND THEY WOULD OCCASIONALLY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED. *TR

THERE IS A CLUNK SOUND IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN MOVING FROM A FULL STOP. A CLUNK CAN ALSO BE HEARD WHEN SLOWING DOWN PREPARING TO STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER, DEALER INDICATED THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND A FULL 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT WOULD BE REQUIRED. REPAIRS ARE SCHEDULED FOR TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY. *TR

CAR BEGAN GROANING LOUDLY WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE RIGHT (EITHER PARKED OF MOVING), STEERING FEELS "JUMPY" TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED A STRUT AND CHARGED ME FOR IT, THEN I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND CHARGED MY WARRANTY. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP A THIRD TIME AND THEY SAID THE SOUND MUST BE NORMAL BECAUSE NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED, BUT THEY CAN NOT CLARIFY WHAT THE ISSUE IS. THE SOUND AND STEERING JUMP FEELING IS ABNORMAL AND GETTING WORSE, SEE VIDEO: HTTP://YOUTU.BE/OHDBXTHSWM0. *TR

REGARDLESS OF HOW FAST I AM DRIVING, WHETHER 35 MPH OR 60 MPH, MY BRAKE LIGHTS OPERATE IN A REVERSE MANNER. AS I APPLY MY BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. ON THE OTHER HAND, WHEN I RELEASE MY BRAKES, THE BRAKES LIGHTS COMES ON. THIS CAUSES A DISTRACTION AND A DANGER TO ME AND THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. THE ISSUE OCCURS OFTEN AND SPORADICALLY. I HAVE NOTICED A PATTERN; WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURS MY SERVICE ESC LIGHT COMES ON AND MY TRACTION TURNS OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND CLUTCH PLATE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102, 725...UPDATED 03/18/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ALSO DID NOT GO TO DRIVE, ONLY 2ND GEAR. UPDATED 04/26/2013*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY WHILE IN PARK. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE AFTER PLACING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.