Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2009 record →
VEHICLE STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. AFTER PARKING AND RESTARTING AGAIN THE STEERING FUNCTIONED, CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS MODEL HAS AN ELECTRIC STEERING SYSTEM AND DOES NOT PERMIT STEERING FLUID TO BE ADDED.
LINKAGE BUSHING FAILED AND FELL APART ON WIPER TRANSMISSION CAUSING BOTH WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.
TAKA RECALL THE HEAD LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT KEEP HAVING TO REPLACE THEM NOTHING WILL BE WRONG WITH THE BULBS BUT IT CONSTANTLY KEEPS GOING OUT
MY [XXX] DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER CAR AND THE STEERING WENT OUT. HER CAR HAS HAD THE ELECTRIC STABILITY CONTROL TURN ON AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. THIS CAR IS A HUGE HAZARD. I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE RECALLS ISSUED BACK IN 2012 AND 2014 REGARDING THESE ISSUES AND NOW NO ONE WILL ADDRESS THEM OR FIX THEM AS THEY ARE EXPIRED.
WAS DRIVING DOWN TOLLWAY (I-294) IN ROSEMONT ILLINOIS AND STARTED TO EXIT AT BALMORAL WHEN I HAD A TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING. IT TOOK EXTREME EFFORT TO STEER CAR UP THE RAMP AT 30 MPH. IT FELT LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STUCK AND YOU COULD ONLY TURN IT ABOUT 45 DEGREES MAX IN EITHER DIRECTION. I MANAGED TO DRIVE IT HOME ON SIDE ROADS FOR SEVERAL MILES WHILE CONSTANTLY FIGHTING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. IT SEEMED TO LOCK-UP EVERY TIME I TURNED A CORNER. WHEN TURNING LEFT, YOU WOULD WIND UP ON THE RIGHT LANE AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN. YOU COULD NOT MAKE A TIGHT TURN WITH THE VEHICLE! SEVERAL CARS HAD TO SWERVE AROUND ME AS I WAS TURNING! THE DASHBOARD INDICATED THE FOLLOWING "POWER STEERING/SERVICE ESC" WHEN I GOT IT IN THE GARAGE AT HOME, I SHUT ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY. THIS IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION AND I HAVE READ THAT GM RECALLED CERTAIN 2009 SATURN AURAS FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I CHECKED MY VIN, NO RECALLS WERE SEEN. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE TO OPERATE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCGRATH BUICK GMC CADILLAC (LOCATED AT 1040 N CENTER POINT RD, HIAWATHA, IA 52233, (319) 393-3300). THE DEALER STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), WHICH WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE, HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET, THE TRACTION LIGHT INDICATOR LIT UP AND THE DASHBOARD FLASHED 'ESC OFF' AND 'TRACTION OFF' AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER MY CAR INTO A PARKING LOT AND OUT OF THE HEAVY FLOW OF TRAFFIC.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND IT REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT TURNED INTO A VACANT PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL AND "SERVICE ESC" APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GEORGE WHITE CHEVROLET (1719 S HIGH AVE, AMES, IA 50010, (515) 233-2211), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 192,000.
AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON 11/12/2019 AT 6PM EST, ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THEN BECAME STIFF AND HARD TO STEER. THE DASHBOARD STARTED DINGING AND THE SERVICE ESC CAME ACROSS. I CAME UP TO THE NEAREST EXIST AND HAD A HARD TIME TRYING TO PULL UP INTO A PARKING AREA TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. I TURNED THE CAR OFF WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEN PROCEEDED TO RESTART MY CAR TO SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NO LONGER STIFF SO I PROCEEDED TO GET BACK ON THE FREEWAY TO HEAD TO WORK AGAIN. AFTER NO MORE THAN 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING MY CAR DID THE EXACT SAME THING OVER AGAIN. SO, I PULLED UP OFF OF THE FREEWAY TO TRY AND SEE IF I SHUT IT OFF WILL IT WORK AGAIN. THIS TIME IT DID NOT RESET ITSELF, SO I DECIDED TO DRIVE BACK HOME WITH THE STEERING OUT AND BEING HARD TO DRIVE CAUSE IT WAS DARK AND LATE OUT AND I DID NOT WANT TO CHANCE BEING ON THE ROAD SOMEWHERE BY MYSELF. SEPTEMBER 2017 WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR UNTIL THAT DAY ON NOVEMBER 12, 2018, MY CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING GREAT AND HAD NO STEERING ISSUES OR CONCERNS. WHEN I SPOKE WITH A GMC DEALER I WAS MADE AWARE THAT THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAS MANY RECALLS INCLUDING A RECALL WITH THE SAME ISSUES MY CAR WAS HAVING BUT THAT WHEN LOOKING UP MY VIN # IT DOES NOT SHOW THAT MY CAR WAS PART OF THE RECALL TO BE FIXED. MY CAR IS HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUES AS THE EXACT SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF MY CAR AND I NEED SOME ASSISTANCE. I HAVE GOTTEN PARTS FIXED ON MY CAR TO SEE IF IT WILL FIX THE ISSUE BUT NOTH
WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL, I MADE A LEFT TURN INTO THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND STEERING WENT OUT. POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND DASH READS SERVICE ESC. VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. TURNED CAR OFF AND WENT TO CRANK AGAIN...STEERING RESTORED, INDICATOR WENT OFF.
POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING ON VARIOUS ROADWAYS MAKING STEERING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. HAVE FOUND THAT SHUTTING IT OFF AND RESTARTING RESETS IT, BUT THIS IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE IN MANY SITUATIONS. THE LIMITED FREQUENCY OF IT MAKES IT TOUGH TO DUPLICATE FOR DEALERSHIP AND WHILE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND RECALL FOR OTHER GM VEHICLES, WE WERE TOLD OUR CAR IS NOT ON THE LIST. HAS HAPPENED FOR PAST TWO YEARS. DATE AND INFORMATION BELOW WAS THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT.
WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING STOPS FUNCTIONING AND MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER VEHICLE. PROBLEM HAPPENS WITH NO WARNING GET ERROR MESSAGE ON DASH BUT ISSUE HAS ALREADY OCCURED. THIS ISSUE SEEMS VERY COMMON AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. GM HAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE BUT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE.
WITH ENGINE ON, STEERING WHEEL SLOWLY OSCILLATES. WHEN DRIVING, STEERING WHEEL WILL 'KICK' LEFT OR RIGHT SUDDENLY, AND I HAVE TO HOLD WHEEL TIGHTLY TO KEEP CAR IN STRAIGHT LINE. SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TURNING, I LOST POWER STEERING COMPLETELY AND I HAD TO USE FORCE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL.
AT 64,467 MILES, WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH JERKING OF STEERING WHEEL OCCURRED AND POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON. WENT OFF AGAIN. KEEPS HAPPENING AS THO IT IS SHORTING OUT WHILE DRIVING BOTH AT LOW SPEEDS OF 20 MPH TO 55 MPH. AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE NOW. ELECTRICAL STEERING MOTOR IS SHORTING OUT. HAVE NOT YET HAD REPAIRED. FEAR THIS CAR WILL CAUSE SERIOUS HARM, INJURY UP TO AND POSSIBLY DEATH IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT.
DRIVING THE CAR ANYWHERE MY CAR WOULD DRIVE GOOD THEN SOMETIMES LIGHTS START FLASHING SERVICE ESC, POWER STEERING, LOW FUEL AND THE GAUGES STARTS GOING WILD ON THE DASHBOARD, AND MY CAR WOULD START SKIPPING IF I DON'T PULL OVER OFF THE ROAD RIGHT AWAY. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS TO BE ON THE HIGHWAY PEOPLE ARE DRIVING FAST AND CRAZY AND WHEN YOUR CAR SLOWS DOWN ON ITS OWN IT COULD CAUSE A WRECK. I HAVE CHILDREN AND IT'S SCARES ME BECAUSE I DON'T NEVER KNOW WHEN THE CAR WOULD ACT UP. IT SEEMS TO BE A REALLY BAD ISSUE WITH THESE CARS I'M HEARING WOULD'VE BEEN NICE TO KNOW THIS BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE FOR A CAR TO ACT THIS HIS OUT OF NOWHERE. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE PEOPLE I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM AND IT NEVER ACTS WHEN I TAKE IT TO THEM PUT I'VE SHOULD THEM VIDEOS THAT I'VE TAKEN OF WHAT IT'S GOIN, SO THEY ARE NOT TRYING TO LOOK DEEPLY FOR THE PROBLEM. AND I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE TO GET ME AND MY CHILDREN AROUND & THE CAR IS IN GOOD CONDITIONING BESIDES WHAT'S GOIN ON WITH THE ELECTRICAL PART. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS BUT HOPEFULLY SOMEBODY CAN LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF CAR. THANK YOU
SATURN AURA 2009 THE THIRD LIGHT STICKS WHILE DRIVING. THE SEAT BELT LIGHT STAYS ON WITH THE BELT ENGAGED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK WITHOUT BEING ENGAGED BY THE CONTACT. THE LOCK BUTTONS ALSO FAILED TO WORK ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE TACHOMETER WENT FROM 2300 RPM TO 5000 RPM AND WOULD DO THIS REPEATEDLY FROM TIME TO TIME A SERVICE CODE STATING SERVICE ESC WOULD APPEAR EACH TIME IT OCCURRED IT WOULD HAPPEN AFTER DRIVING FOR A NUMBER OF HOURS 4 HOURS OR MORE AT THE SPEEDS STATED PREVIOUSLY, HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR TO REPEAT THE MALFUNCTION NO CODES APPEARED AND NO CHARGE FOR THE TROUBLE SHOOTING.
2009 SATURN AURA STATIONARY SHOWS MESSAGES "SERVICE TRACTION, ESC OFF, SERVICE ESC" CONSTANTLY ON THE GAUGE CLUSTER. ALONGSIDE THE MESSAGES THE ABS LIGHT AND THE ESC OFF ICON IS CONSTANTLY ON IN THE GAUGE CLUSTER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN THE MESSAGE "PWR STR" REFERRING TO POWER STEERING SHOWED ON THE GAUGE CLUSTER THEN DISAPPEARS. UPON RESEARCHING THESE ISSUES, I HAVE FOUND THAT NHTSA AND GM HAVE ISSUED RECALLS AND TSBS REGARDING THESE ISSUES, HOWEVER THE VIN FOR MY VEHICLE DOES NOT SHOW ITS UNDER RECALL. I SUSPECT THIS MAY BE THE CASE OF VINS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SYSTEM. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000, 14E044000, 14V153000, 14V252000, I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL AND MUST BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS UNDER CASE NUMBER 8-440138641. I WILL TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE DIAGNOSED, HOWEVER IN THE CASE THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE ESC AND POWER STEERING. I WANT NHTSA TO HAVE A RECORD ON FILE OF THESE ISSUES AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.
WHEN TURNING LEFT STEERING BECOMES STUCK IN THE TURNING POSITION AND IS ALMOST LIKE A JERKING AND NOT RETURNING TO A STRAIGHT POSITION. WHILE MAKING A LEFT FROM A LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON A CITY STREET.
THE PLASTIC CASING ON THE SHIFTER CABLE HAS BROKEN AND THE SPRAG ON THE AT TRANSMISSION IS BAD.... OR SO I HAVE BEEN TOLD. IT IS IN THE DRIVEWAY NOW WITH THE ABC, BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL AND ESC LIGHTS LIT AS WELL AS ERROR CODES P0449 & P2101. I HAVE TEMP REPAIRED THE SHIFTER CABLE AND IT WILL SHIFT THROUGH THE GEARS BUT WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-635 WHEN IT STOPPED GOING INTO GEAR.
TRANSMISSION (6T40) SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING. STOPPED SHIFTING ABOVE 2ND GEAR (25 MPH). ONCE I PULLED OUT OF THE HIGHWAY AND PARKED, I COULD NOT REVERSE. LEFT ME STRANDED. GM HAS A RECALL FOR SIMILAR 6T70 TRANSMISSION, BUT REFUSES TO COVER MINE EVEN THOUGH 6T40 HAS SAME PROBLEMS AS 6T70.
EXPERIENCED COMPLETE LOSS OF REVERSE GEAR AND FORWARD GEARS ARE SLIPPING, AND OR NOT ENGAGING SO THAT ENGINE RPMS ARE WELL ABOVE NORMAL BEFORE LUNGING INTO HIGHER GEAR AND/OR NOT SHIFTING AT ALL. DIFFICULT TO REACH SPEEDS ABOVE 35 MPH. PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED TWO DAYS PRIOR AND AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT, SEEMED TO RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION. AFTER PARKING IN ANGLE PARKING SPOT WITH NOSE FORWARD, THE CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE OUT OF PARKING SPOT. I HAD ASSISTANCE TOWING AURA OUT OF PARKING SPOT, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FORWARD AT LOW SPEED TO TRANSMISSION SHOP. DIAGNOSIS WAS FAILURE OF UPPER AND REVERSE GEARS REQUIRED TRANSMISSION REBUILD WITH SUSPECTED FAILURE OF WAVE PLATE. OBTAINED INFORMATION ON GM SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT #14404 - TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAVE PLATE (MAR 3, 2015) WHICH EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 10 YRS/120,000 MI. MY 09 SATURN AURA IS WITHIN 10 YR PERIOD HAVING PURCHASED IN JANUARY 2010, AND HAS APPROX 95K MILES. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY SATURN AURA IS NOT COVERED BASED ON THE FACT THAT ACCORDING TO MY VIN, I HAVE A MH8 6-SPD TRANSMISSION, AND THE WARRANTY APPLIES ONLY TO "OTHER" 6-SPD TRANSMISSIONS . . . EVEN THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE IDENTIFIED IN THE SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT, OR SPECIFICALLY THAT THE 6 SPEED FWD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY EXPERIENCE A CRACKED OR FRACTURED WAVE PLATE, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF 3RD, 5TH, AND REVERSE GEARS.
THE SEC, AND POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON WITH DINGING NOISES.
WHEN I AM TRAVELLING AT SLOW SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING OFTEN DOESN'T WORK. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET INTO A FEW ACCIDENTS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT SEEMS THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR MY VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT WHEN I PUT IN MY VIN IT SAYS THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS.
WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR LAST YEAR THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY INSTALLED BRAND NEW BRAKES BUT THEY WHERE STILL SQUEAKING SO I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE NEW BRAKES BUT A MONTH LATER MY BRAKES AND ROTORS AND CALIPERS WERE COMPLETELY GONE IT COSTED ME $1200 TO REPLACE THEM BUT THEN 2 MONTHS LATER AGAIN IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING MY BRAKES WORE DOWN COMPLETELY SO I ASKED MY UNCLE TO LOOK AT THEM AND CHANGE THEM FOR ME SO HE DID AND NOW MY BRAKES ARE DOING THE SAME THING THEY GRIND VERY LOUD AND SQUEAK AND I DIDN'T BUY NO CHEAP BRAKES EITHER THEY WHERE TOP PERFORMANCE BRAKES ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAD WHAT'S MY CONTROL MODULE IN MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY MY SPEEDOMETER WASN'T WORKING AND MY CAR MOVED SLOWLY AND MADE A LOUD NOISE SO I REPLACED IT AND IT'S WORKING FOR NOW THEN MY DOORS WON'T UNLOCK I'LL HIT THE UNLOCK BUTTON IN THE CAR AND THE KEY CHAIN BUT MY BACK DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOES NOT UNLOCK AND MY DRIVER DOOR DOES THE SAME OCCASIONALLY I HAVE TO PULL THE LOCK TO UNLOCK IT AND I'VE HAD MY TIRES BALANCE ROTATED AND ALL THAT MORE THAN ONCE BUT FOR SOME REASON MY FRONT TIRES WEAR DOWN FAST I'VE WENT THROUGH 2 SETS OF FRONT TIRES BUT MY BACK TIRES ARE STILL GOOD
WHEN GOING AROUND CURVES THE ESC ACTIVE MESSAGE COMES ON, AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT TRIES TO STRAIGHTEN MY WHEEL AS I'M STILL GOING AROUND THE CURVE.
180,000 MI POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED BRIEFLY DURING STRAIGHT HIGHWAY DRIVING. CONSULTED GM DEALER, SAID FIX WOULD TAKE A WHILE DUE TO PARTS SHORTAGE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TABS FOR THE TRANSMISSION WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
NO POWER STEERING WHEN STARTING THE CAR
I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN ROAD MY STEERING WHEEL START JERKING THEN IT QUITS BUT IT WILL DO IT AGAIN
THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING IN AND OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING THE CAR, I BELIEVE IT IS ELECTRIC, WHEN I MAKE A TURN SOMETIMES IT GOES OUT THEN THE TURN BECOMES HARD, THEN COMES BACK IN TO MAKE THE TURN EASY
FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 125000 MILES. THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY FAILS. DRIVING AT VARYING SPEEDS THE ESC FAIL LIGHT COMES ON AND GIVES A WARNING MESSAGE OF POWER STEERING FAILURE. IT REQUIRES THE CAR TO BE SHUTDOWN AND RESTARTED.
VIBRATION OF MY STEERING WHEEL. MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS FAILING. THE SERVICE ESC AND POWER STEERING FAILURE MESSAGES SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHEN I TRY STARTING MY CAR. THE ESC LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND LOCKS UP. I TRIED TURNING IT ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT STILL LOCKS UP.
POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH
TRACTION CONTROL BUTTON (TRIANGLE ON DASH) WILL DISPLAY THEN GAUGES START FLICKERING BACK AND FOURTH LIKE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND THEN ON DISPLAY IT SAYS SERVICE ESC AND CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEARS AND YOU CANNOT STEER OR CONTROL VEHICLE PROPERLY WITH THESE ISSUES GOING ON. I ENTERED MY VIN BECAUSE THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THESE ISSUES BUT IT SAYS MY VIN WAS NOT RECALLED. ONCE CAR IS SHUT OFF IT WILL RESET ITSELF I GUESS BUT IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NOW.
TRANMISSION WENT OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAVE PLATE BREAKAGE. I EXPERIENCED THESE CONDITIONS: 1) IN 3RD GEAR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO UNEXPECTEDLY SLOW DOWN IN CITY DRIVING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A REAR END COLLISION BECAUSE AN ONCOMING DRIVER WOULD HAVE NO WARNING REGARDING THE SUDDEN DECELERATION OF YOUR VEHICLE BY >=10 MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS WHEN YOU ARE ACTUALLY ACCELERATING IN 3RD GEAR, THE SHIFT FLARE SETS IN, AND YOU LOSE FORWARD MOMENTUM. 2) IN 5TH GEAR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS WHILE YOU ATTEMPT TO LEGALLY PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. ONCE IN FIFTH GEAR AND PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE SHIFT FLARE IN PLACE OF THE SHIFT TO 6TH WILL CAUSE YOUR VEHICLE TO SLOW SIGNIFICANTLY WITH NO WARNING TO OTHER DRIVERS. THIS INCREASES THE POSSIBILITY OF A HIGH-SPEED REAR END COLLISION BECAUSE DRIVERS FOLLOWING BEHIND YOU IN THE PASSING LANE ARE EXPECTING YOU TO PASS AND MOVE RIGHT, BUT IF THE VEHICLE FLARE SHIFTS ON ITS WAY TO 6TH GEAR, LIKELY WILL BE UNABLE TO COMPLETE YOUR PASS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED FOR THE EPS, AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER (AUTONATION BUICK GMC WEST SAHARA, 6400 WEST SAHARA AVENUE, LAS VEGAS, NV 89146, (702) 605-5808) WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS SUPPOSED TO RESPOND TO THE CONTACT, BUT HAD NOT FOLLOWED-UP TO PROVIDE AN APPOINTMENT TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED TWO EPS RECALLS, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO ISSUED 11 TSBS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ASSIST WILL INTERMITTENTLY QUIT WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE TURNING IT HAS STOPPED WORKING CAUSING THE DRIVER TO VEER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT STEER THE CAR BACK INTO THEIR LANE. EVEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NORMAL SPEEDS THE STEERING HAS JUST WUIT CAUSING THE DRIVER TO STOP AND TURN THE CAR OFF TO RESET THE ELECTRONICS. THIS CONDITION IS THE SAME ISSUE THEY HAD ON PREVIOUS YEARS OF THE SAME VEHICLE SO THEY OBVIOUSLY DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT JUST PUT A BAND AIDE ON THE ISSUE TO GET IT TO PASS INSPECTION. THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP UNLESS YOU ARE USED TO DRIVING A TANK WITHOUT POWER STEERING!
STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BACK AND FORTH AT IDLE.
UPON MAKING A TURN ONTO A BUSY STREET THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I ALMOST HIT THE CURB. I FELT PAIN IN MY BACK AND WRIST TRYING TO STEER THE CAR.
I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST THAT WHILE DRIVING. THESE HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IS STARTING TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART IN ORDER FOR THE POWER STEERING TO WORK. THE CONSMER REFERENCED RECALL 14V153000, STATING THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AS DOCUMENTED. *JS *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR DISPLAYED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND ESC NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE AND FOUND A RECALL ONLINE. THE CONTACT CALLED BERGER CHEVROLET (2525 28TH ST SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49512, (616) 949-5200) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
UPON MAKING A TURN ON A BUSY STREET MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I ALMOST HIT THE CURB. THIS INCIDENT HURT MY WRIST AND BACK STRUGGLING WITH THE STEERING.
I BOUGHT 2009 SATURN AURA BRAND NEW AND IT ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES AND NOW I HAVE TRANSMISSION ISSUES . CALLED THE 800 NUMBER TO SATURN AND THEY GAVE ME A VOUCHER SO I COULD TAKE IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER SO I DID THE CAR CHECKED OUT AND IT CAME UP WITH A CODE PO601 TRANS ELECTRO CONTROL MODULE THEY SAID I NEED A TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY WORK AND FLUSH . APRIL 2009 THEY CAME OUT WITH A TSB SEPT 7 2009 AND IN MAY THEY CAME OUT WITH ANOTHER TSB PIP-4327A. IN AUGUST OF 2009 I HAD BOUGHT MY SATURN AND I GUESS IT HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IF I WOULD OF KNOWN THIS ! I WOULDN'T OF BOUGHT THE SATURN . I BOUGHT MY FIRST 1991 SATURN SL2 AND IT GAVE ME 200,000 MILES. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A FACTORY WARRANTY ON MY SATURN.
WHILE DRIVING THE SERVICE ESC & POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON. AT THIS POINT THE POWER STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE FOR THIS MODEL, BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT SHOWING UP AS ONE OF THE VEHICLES RECALLED EVEN THOUGH IT APPEARS TO HAVE THE PROBLEM. GM OBVIOUSLY HAS MORE DEFECTIVE PARTS INSTALLED ON ADDITIONAL VIN'S. THIS CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM DEPENDING ON WHEN IT OCCURS. THE PROBLEM RESETS WHEN YOU TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT, BUT IT HAS NOW HAPPENED 4 TIMES WHILE DRIVING SINCE THE INITIAL OCCURRENCE.
MY POWER STEERING KEEPS LOCKING UP AND THE LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD COMES ON. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES NOW WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN EXITING IT WAS HARD TO TURN AND THE 3RD TIME WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. I DO NOT HAVE A PHOTO BUT I DID STOP AT AN AUTO ZONE AND HAVE THE CODE READ. I HAVEN'T BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT AM AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN.
INTERMITTENTLY ESC POWER STEERING WILL POP UP IN DISPLAY, POWER STEERING WILL QUIT WORKING AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN, DEALER STATES NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM
VEHICLE IS HARD TO STEER WHILE DRIVING, THEN ESC POWER STEERING OFF APPEAR ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER ON DASH.
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