2009 Saturn Aura complaints

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON HWY 59 AND MY 2009 SATURN AURA XE JUMPED INTO REDUCE POWER MODE AND CUT OFF ON ME ,,THIS HAPPENS FROM TIME TO TIME SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, ALSO THE ENGINE RPMS GO HIGH EMGINE LIGHTS CUT ON AND CODES SAYS SENSORS AND THROTTLE BODY ALONG WITH AIR MASS BOX HAS A LEAK AND I HAVE TO CUT THE ENGINE TAKE OFF THE BATTERY TOO RESET THE COMPUTER, MY ABS SENSORS TURN ON AND OFF AND THE EXAUST KEEPS HAVING LEAKS IN THE MUFFLER EITHER BEHIND THE MOTOR OR UNDER THE CAR BY THE CATALAC CONVERTER ..

THE BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY STAY ON. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES, THEY GO OFF FOR 5 SECONDS AND THEN COME BACK ON. THE ESC ALERT/TRACTION CONTROL ALERT ALWAYS TURNS ON. ACCELERATION AND TRANSMISSION ISSUES. RPMS SHOOT UP AND JERKS INTO NEXT GEAR. SOMETIMES THESE THINGS ARE LIKE THIS RIGHT FROM WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON, AND SOMETIMES THEY HAPPEN AFTER I'VE BEEN DRIVING A LITTLE WHILE. IT HAS DONE THIS BEFORE AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR FOR IT. I BROUGHT IT IN, AND WAS FIXED. ABOUT A YEAR LATER IT STARTED AGAIN BUT I WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T COVER IT TO BE FIXED AGAIN.

WHILE DRIVING STREARING JUST STOPS ALMOST GETTING INTO ACCIDENT AND ALSO BRAKES FAILED AND HAD TO REPALCE CALIPERS AND ROTORS WAS IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY

POWER STEERING GTOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING , CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE BILL MARSH GMC DEALER LOCATED AT 1621 S. GARFIELD AVE, TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED AN UNKNOWN SWITCH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

WHEN IT'S HOT OUT AND I TURN A/C ON THE VEHICLE'S REDUCED ENGINE POWER POPS UP AND MY VEHICLE WILL ONLY GO 10 TO 20 MPH,IF I'M ON THE FREEWAY IT DROPS DOWN TO THAT MPH AND IS SO NOT SAFE I'VE TRIED FIXING CODE AFTER CODE AND STILL HAVE THE ISSUE,EVERYONE ONLINE CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT EITHER AFTER TAKING IT TO MULTIPLE GM DEALERSHIPS OR HAVING THERE OWN MECHANIC TRY TO FIX IT.WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK FOR 10 MIN.IT WILL KICK ON AND DO IT ALSO.

EVERY SO OFTEN AS THE CAR IS IN MOTION IF ON THE MAIN ROADS OR THE FREEWAY I GET A WARNING REGARDING THE 'TRACTION CONTROL' AND ESC WARNING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND THE BREAK LIGHTS ARE LIGHT UP WHEN I'M NOT EVEN PUSHING ON THE BREAK PEDALS. AND SOME TIMES WHEN THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, I'LL LOSE SOME SPEED AND AGAIN WOULD HAVE TO ACCELERATE WHENEVER I'M DRIVING JUST TO STAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT. IT GETS VERY ANNOYING WHEN IT JUST KEEPS HAPPENING. PLEASE HELP.

CAR READS SERVICE ECM, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE TRACTION. THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE PREVIOUS ISSUES OCCURRED. CAR SEEMS TO WANT TO STALL.UPON REDUCING SPEED TO SLOW DOWN. THEN WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE, I CANT ACCELERATE WHEN ENGINE IS STILL ON. CAR WILL IDLE UP AND DOWN AND REDUCE POWER. IF CAR IS IN PARK FOR A FEW MINUTES, ERROR MESSAGES STATED ABOVE WILL ALSO APPEAR. CAR REDUCED ENGINE POWER ON HIGHWAY WHILE AT 60MPH, HARD TO STEER. CAR WILL HESITATE WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE TURNS AT REDUCED SPEED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE STEERING CEASED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. AFTER WAITING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. SMICKLAS CHEVROLET (8900 NORTHWEST EXPY, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73162, (405) 943-5721) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 152,000.

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM I'M ASSUMING THE ORIGINAL OWNER I WAS INFORMED THERE WERE A FEW QUIRKS LIKE THE KEY WON'T COME OUT OF THE IGNITION SOMETIMES AND THE AIR CONDITIONER SOMETIMES WORKS RANDOMLY.. I INVESTIGATED THE QUIRKS AND HAVE FOUND THAT WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK I'M NOT ALWAYS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY IT DIED SOMEBODY'S EVENTUALLY LUNGES FORWARD AS IF IT JUST WENT INTO GEAR AND THEN THE KEY IS RELEASED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK AND I AM UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE AC IS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OR IF IT'S DUE TO A ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE HOWEVER IT ALSO SEEMS TO WHEN IT GOES OUT THE FRONT DRIVERS HEADLIGHT STOPS WORKING I SEE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR HOW DO I PUT THE VIN NUMBER IN IT STATES THAT THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

"SERVICE AIRBAGS" MESSAGE ON DIC USED TO COME & GO. IT IS NOW PERMANENTLY ON. DTC B0081-71 IS ACTIVE. PASSENGER AIRBAG LAMP STAYS OFF WHETHER SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OR NOT. BEEN TOLD THE PPS PAD IN THE SEAT FOAM NEEDS REPLACING FOR OVER $1000. SEAT HASN'T BEEN SAT IN MORE THAN 20 TIMES SINCE CAR WAS NEW. *TR

SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. ON NHTSA.GOV IT SAYS IT WAS RECALLED FOR THIS REASON, BUT WHEN I CALLED SATURN AND GAVE THEM MY VIN # THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT RECALLED.

POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE STEERING GETS STIFF WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WAS OK AGAIN. BUT NOW I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR.

THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING.

ANTI THEFT LIGHT IS ON, DISABLING MY CAR. WHEN THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT COMES ON ALL OTHER DASH LIGHTS FLICKER AND MY NEEDLES GO UP AND DOWN. MY MESSAGE BOARD STATES ALL PWOER STEERING, SERVICE ESC, AND LOW TIRE AIR MESSAGES. I HAVE REPLACED MY INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, STEERING COLUMN, AND MY BCM & NOTHING IS WORKING. IVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE CHEV DEALERSHIP FOR ALL SERVICES AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO WORK ON IT ANYMORE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT DETERMINE THE ISSUE. SINGLE MOM STUCK WITHOUT A CAR NOW, BC GM WILL NOT RECALL THIS CAR FOR THIS ISSUE

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS THE SPEED CONTROL WILL RELEASE AFTER BEING SET OR WON'T SET AT ALL, THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE STEERING GOT JERKY WHILE TURNING CORNERS.

MY POWER STEERING IS GONE

MY POWER STEERING THEN WENT OUT AND THEY ARE NOT HONORING RECALL ON IT

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD "POWER STEERING/SERVICE ESC". POWER ASSIST STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHILE DRIVING, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. DROVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES WITH NO POWER STEERING ASSIST. TURNED THE CAR OFF. RESTARTED THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 3.5 HOURS LATER - MESSAGE WAS NO LONGER ON THE DASHBOARD AND POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS FUNCTIONING. THIS SITUATION IS SIMILAR TO VARIOUS COMPLAINTS RECORDED ON "CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/SATURN/AURA/STEERIG/STEERING.SHTML".

I HAD DRIVEN MY 2009 SATURN AURA IN THE MORNING WITH NO PROBLEM AND PARKED IT IN A PARKING LOT AT MY WORKPLACE. WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO GO HOME I STARTED MY CAR AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I CHECKED THE STEERING AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTED MY CAR. THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE HAD GONE AWAY AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED. I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD A TURNED MY CAR OFF TO DO AN ERRAND. WHEN I CAME BACK AND RESTARTED MY CAR THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME BACK AND I DIDN'T HAVE POWER STEERING AGAIN BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STIFF. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AGAIN AND RESTARTED IT A FEW MINUTES LATER. THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. I STARTED TO DRIVE HOME AND ABOUT 7 TO 10 MINUTES LATER THE POWER STEERING DIDN'T WORK AGAIN SO I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I TURNED MY CAR OFF THE TURNED IT BACK ON A FEW MINUTES LATER. THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. I DROVE A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND THEN THE POWER STEERING TURNED OFF AGAIN. SO I PULLED OVER AGAIN. THIS TIME WHEN I STARTED MY CAR THE POWER STEERING DIDN'T TURN ON AGAIN SO I DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME WITH NO POWER STEERING. I FOUND A RECALL NOTICE ON A WEBSITE. HERE IS THE LINK: HTTPS://WWW.CARS.COM/RESEARCH/SATURN-AURA-2009/RECALLS/ LOOKS LIKE THE RECALL NUMBER IS 14V153000. WHEN I CALLED GM AND SATURN ON THEIR TOLL FREE NUMBER THEY CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART O

POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT. WORKS AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE. HAD SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT ON DEC 27TH TO FIX POWER STEERING ISSUE. WAS UNDER RECALL ISSUED WARRANTY. MISSED APPOINTMENT AFTER TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. WAS DIAGNOSED BU MECHANIC WHO FIXED TRANSMISSION. TOOK IT TO GM DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSED IT WITH SAME PROBLEM. REFUSED TO HONOR WARRANTY BECAUSE IT EXPIRED ON THE 31ST. AND WAS DIAGNOSED A WEEK LATER. EVEN THOUGH HAD SAID ISSUE BEFORE IT EXPIRED AND CONFIRMATION EMAILS TO PROVE IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MAINTENANCE MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED DAN HECHT CHEVROLET BUICK 2400 S BANKER ST, EFFINGHAM, IL 62401(866) 980-2619 HOWEVER, VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,300.

POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING, ONLY WAY TO GET IT BACK IS TO RESTART THE CAR. HAPPENED 4 TIMES WITHIN 30 MINUTES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.

WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL REMAIN LIT UP EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES ARE NOT BEING ENGAGED. MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) LIGHT HAS BEEN POPPING UP ALOT LATELY, ALMOST EVERY TIME THE CAR IS BEING USED, IT HAS POPPED UP ON MY DASH WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED AND WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR, AFTER JUST STARTING UP THE CAR, WHILE STILL BEING IN PARK THE ESC LIGHT WILL SHOW UP AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR, I HAVE TO SHUT OFF THE THE CAR AND RESTART IT.

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE CORRECTLY. THE LIGHTS MAY ILLUMINATE WHILE BRAKES ARE NOT PRESSED AND VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR BRAKES ARE PRESSED AND THE LIGHTS FAIL TO ILLUMINATE.

I HAVE A 2009 SATURN AURA, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED PREVIOUSLY FOR THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE, BUT I FIND NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT ON MY CAR. IT IS ONLY 10 YEARS OLD AND WAS WONDERING IF SOMEHOW IT WAS MISSED OR SOMETHING. IT IS SLIPPING IN THE TRANSMISSION AND I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT IS WORSE IN REVERSE. MY CAR IS NOW PARKED AS I DO NOT WANT TO GET OUT SOMEWHERE AND HAVE THE TRANSMISSION QUIT COMPLETELY. I HAVE NEVER HAD A TRANSMISSION GO OUT THIS QUICK IN A VEHICLE. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL AND I WAS WONDERING IF SOMEHOW MY CAR WAS MISSED OR IF SOMETHING HAPPENED. THANK YOU

TAKATA RECALL INFLATORS AIRBAG LIGHT SHOWS UP ON MY DASH SCREEN WHILE DRIVING NEVER GOES AWAY WHILE THE CAR IN MOTION EVEN WHEN ON IN PARK GEAR. AS SOON AS THE KEY IS INSERTED TO START THE VEHICLE THE READING SHOWS UP AS LONG AS THE CAR IS IN MOTION. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS POSES A RISK BUT I AM CONCERN AS TOO IF THE AIR BAG MIGHT POP OUT WHILE DRIVING. THANK YOU FOR VIEWING. I AM TAKING THIS AS A WARNING THAT IT COULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. ALSO WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR TANK HAS A BLOCKAGE. FLUID DOES NOT COME UP HIGH ENOUGH TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD. THIS MAY OR NOT BE UNDER A RECALL. CONCERN ABOUT DRIVING . DO NOT WANT THE AIR BAG TO POP OUT.

ONE DAY I WAS OWN MY HOME POWERSTEERING LOCKED UP

THE BRAKE LIGHTS OF MY SATURN AURA WOULD AUTOMATICALLY SELF-ACTIVATE EXACTLY 5 SECONDS AFTER THE DRIVER PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD STAY ACTIVE UNTIL THE DRIVER PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, AT WHICH TIME THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ACTUALLY DEACTIVATE. MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON I-94 AND WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY A SEMI TRUCK WHEN MY SON PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS DEACTIVATED (TURNED OFF). I HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT GM AND HAD TO PAY A TOTAL OF $697.03 TO GET THE CAR FIXED EVEN AFTER I NOTIFIED THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT THIS EXACT ELECTRICAL FAILURE WAS OUTLINED FOR THIS EXACT CAR IN GM RECALL #13036. THE RECALL REFERENCED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND BRAKE SENSOR, BOTH OF WHICH WERE REPLACED CAUSING ME TO PAY $697.03. THIS IS MY SECOND NOTIFICATION TO THE NHTSA, I REPORTED THIS ON JUNE 19, 2019 (NHTSA # 11221201) BUT I HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. AS OF TODAY'S DATE (SEPTEMBER 3, 2019) GM HAS NOT REIMBURSED ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. ADDITIONALLY, THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. FREEDOM CHEVROLET BUICK GMC BY ED MORSE (LOCATED AT 8008 MARVIN D LOVE FWY, DALLAS, TX 75237, (972) 330-4981) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

THE STEERING HAS FAILED. A MECHANIC AS WELL AS RESEARCH ONE ONLINE, INDICATE THAT THE FACTORY DID RECALL THE CAR TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL STEERING PARTS. THIS ONE HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED AND GM IS STATING THAT THE RECALL IS JOWNVOID BECAUSE OF THEY REQUIRED THE CAR TO BE BROUGHT IN FOR THE RECALL PRIOR TO 10 YEARS OR 150,000. IS IT AT ALL POSSIBLE THAT BECAUSE THIS IS A STEERING ISSUE WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY CONCERN, THAT THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALL VEHICLES STILL OPERATING AND ROADWORTHY?

THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT AND SERVICE ESC LIGHT WILL COME ON. SOMETIMES THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SNATCH WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE TRACTION WILL DISABLE AND WONT ENABLE. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON THE PROBLEM WILL GO AWAY. *TR*JB

ENGINE POWER REDUCED, TRACTION SERVICE ESC, AND ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE COMING ON WHEN WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE BRAKES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE; HOWEVER, ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MORAN BUICK GMC (14000 TELEGRAPH RD, TAYLOR, MI 48180, (888) 350-0669) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. *BF *JB

MAJOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR REQUIRED AT 79,000 MILES.35R 456 CLUTCH DAMAGED DUE TO BROKEN WAVE PLATE CAUSING NO REVERSE AND LIMITED OPERATION. THIS REPAIR $2338.29. FAILED DURING DRIVING ON HIGHWAY.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING I HAVE BEEN LOSING IT AND MY ESC LIGHT COMES ON.BEFORE IT WOULD JUST COME ON WHEN I STARTED MY CAR BUT NOW IT'S COMING ON WHILE I'M DRIVING I CAN BE ON THE HIGHWAY OR RURAL ROADS IT DOESN'T MATTER IT COMES ON I NEED TO REALLY FIND OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING BEFORE ME OR SOMEONE GETS HURTS OR EVEN KILLED. THE LIGHT JUST COMING ON HAS BEEN ABOUT 6 MONTHS TO A 1 YR. NOW IT'S AFFECTING ME DRIVING JUST STARTED 2 DAYS AGO. I HAVE TAKEN IT SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE LOOKED AT SINCE ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING.

POWER STEERING KEEPS SHUTTING OFF AND LOCKING. IT SAYS ESC ON IT. TURN CAR OFF IT THEN IS FIXED FOR AWHILE.

I WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A WEIRD NOISE. THEN THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM CAME ON (SERVICE ESC AND SERVICE TRACTION). START THE AND DRIVING DOWN THE STREET.

WHILE DRIVING, IDLING, AND PARKED MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ENGAGES AND THE CAR JERKS/HESITATES. IT ACTS LIKE IT'S SLIPPING YET THE WEATHER IS WARM AND SUNNY. THE LIGHT WILL COME ON SAYING 'SERVICE TRACTION' AND ESC OFF AND SERVICE ESC. I'VE TAKEN IT TO MANY MECHANICS BUT THEY DON NOT KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2013 AND IT'S BEEN DOING IT ON AND OFF EVER SINCE.

NOTICED A SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THAT IT WAS HARD TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL WHEN I WOULD BACK OUT OF A DRIVEWAY OR PARKING LOT AND THEN IN THE LAST MONTH, THE STEERING COLUMN HAS STARTED TO CREAK EVERY TIME I TURN IT, EVEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD, BOTH CITY AND HIGHWAY. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BECAUSE I'VE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH MY OLD VEHICLE (1998 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME). AS FAR AS I KNOW, NOTHING HAS HAPPENED TO CREATE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT IT WAS HARD TO TURN ON PAVEMENT A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND WAS DRIVING IT REGULARLY (I DIDN'T DRIVE IT A LOT AT FIRST). I ALSO NOTICED THAT IF MY VEHICLE WAS ON GRAVEL, IT WAS EASIER TO TURN, BUT ON PAVEMENT WAS HARDER TO TURN. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT A LOT MORE LATELY, WHICH IS WHEN I NOTICED IT GOING FROM BEING HARD TO TURN WHILE BACKING OUT TO A CREAKING NOISE BEING MADE WHILE TURNING ON THE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE SPEED INCREASED TO 38 MPH. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE SPEED INCREASED TO 43 MPH. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHT BULBS FAILED PREMATURELY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY FOUR MONTHS. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE STEERING ABILITY BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND THE SERVICE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE MESSAGE CENTER. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL CAR. I FOUND THAT AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF, THE STEERING WORKS AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS ALL OF THE TIME AND IS VERY SCARY. I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. ALSO STEERING WHEEL GOES BACK AND FORTH WHEN I AM IN PARK AND NOT TOUCHING IT. STEERING FEELS LOOSE.

TAKATA RECALL WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR A FEW TIMES THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE WHEEL IS BACK TO NORMAL. NOW WHEN DRIVING THE WHEEL SHAKES AND MAKES NOISE.

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING, I HAD TO PULL OFF A CITY STREET AND TURN OFF MY CAR. I WAITED ABOUT 4-5 MINUTES AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT WAS WORKING AGAIN. THIS IS NOW THE 3RD TIME FOR THIS EVENT! NOW IT'S MY PASSENGER REAR TIRE! THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON, DOES NOT READ PRESSURE, HAD IT CHECKED 2 X'S AND SERVICE CENTER SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS!!! HELP HELP!!

MY PROBLEM STARTED WITH A LEFT TURN BLINKER, IT WOULDN'T TURN ON AND STAY FIXED. I HAVE TO HOLD IT DOWN. AND IF I WOULD TURN RIGHT IT WOULD STAY DOWN BUT WHEN TURN COMPLETED IT WONT GO BACK UP. THEN WHEN I START THE CAR I HEAR IT WORKING EXTRA HARD AND I HEAR ELECTRICAL SOUND IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN STATIONED ...SENSORS ON TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHANGED ON THE RIGHT...A YEAR AGO...BUT ALL TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS STILL DOESN'T SHOW PRESSURE CORRECTLY. WHEN BREAKING THE WHEEL SHAKING BADLY AFTER ALIGNMENT.

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR A FEW TIMES THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE WHEEL IS BACK TO NORMAL. NOW WHEN DRIVING THE WHEEL SHAKES AND MAKES NOISE.

TAKATA RECALL ITS A BAD THING THAT THE POWER STEERING IS ELECTRIC SO YOU CAN'T MONITOR IT YOURSELF AND WHEN IT'S MESS UP IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING IT'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO I WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY SWITCHING LANES AND THE STEERING WHEEL GOT HARD TO TURN OUT OF NO WHERE SO I PULLED OVER AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ON I BELIEVE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE POWER STEERING AND ELECTRICAL

AT TIMES THE POWER STEERING IS FINE; AND THEN FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH AND THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT OPERATE. THE ESC LIGHT COMES ON TOO AND OFF.

THE POWER STEERING IN THIS VEHICLE RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING MALFUNCTIONS. INITIALLY, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED VERY SPORADICALLY, AND ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST STARTED UP AND STILL IN PARK. TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, AND THEN BACK ON REMEDIED THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WILL NOW LOSE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. SO FAR, IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS, TYPICALLY WHEN I BEGIN DRIVING AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, RED LIGHT ETC. WHEN IT OCCURS, IT TAKES EXTREME EFFORT TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SHOULDER. IT'S AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED. ONCE PULLED OVER, RESTARTING THE VEHICLE RESOLVES THE ISSUE, ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES IT TAKES SEVERAL RESTARTS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT NOW HAPPENS DAILY. I WAS TOLD THAT MY 2009 SATURN AURA WAS NOT A PART OF THE 2014 RECALLS THAT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE. I DID NOT OWN THE VEHICLE IN 2014, SO I CANNOT VERIFY IF THE PREVIOUS OWNER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTIFICATIONS. BECAUSE THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT, I BELIEVE THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR ALL 2009 SATURN AURAS.