2007 SATURN AURA Electrical System Problems

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Aura. The contact stated all the door locks and trunk functionality stopped due to the battery drainage from an electrical failure. The check engine warning light illuminated. The contact replaced the battery; however, the battery drained again. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Aura. The contact stated that she was calling on behalf of her deceased son. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing failures with the electrical system. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that the brake lights would fail to illuminate while depressing the brake pedal. The contact stated that her son had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who had informed him that the brakes needed to be replaced; however, the vehicle had not been repaired. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 128,000.

Mileage: 128,000

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Aura. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH in the rain, the "Traction Control Off" and "Stability Control Off" messages appeared on the instrument panel and the vehicle inadvertently shifted to third gear independently. The contact also stated that when he depressed the accelerator pedal, the vehicle switched gears to neutral and the windows opened. The contact stated that the vehicle was hydroplaning while driving. The vehicle was taken to a Pepboys location to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the vehicle had lost connection with the body control module. The contact stated that he became aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer for recall repair. The contact stated the dealer completed the recall repair however, the failure had been reoccurring while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that they could no longer assist because the vehicle was already repaired per the manufacturer's instructions. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer for diagnostic testing. A case was opened. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 194,800.

Mileage: 194,800

MY BATTERY KEEPS GOING DEAD MY DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH KEY FOB ONLY DRIVER DOOR HAVE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK PASSENGER AND BACK LOCKS .FRONT SUSPENSION KEEPS VIBRATING AND MAKING CLINKING NOISES.

SINCE THE CAR WAS REPURCHASED FROM ANOTHER BUY THE CAR HAS HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH IT. IT BLOWS A FUSE CONSTANTLY CAUSING THE REAR TAILLIGHTS NOT TO WORK WHEN THE FUSE IS THEN REPLACED IT LAST A DAY OR SO THEN BLOWS AGAIN. THIS C NOT IN NUESBTO HAPPEN EVEN AFTER REPLACE THE TAILLIGHTS WITH NEW ONES. WE REPLACED THE ENTIRE THING NOT JUST THE BULBS. THE HEADLIGHTS EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE HAD ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THEM THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AND GO OFF AS IF IT'S GOT A SHORT IN IT SOME WHERE. THE BATTERY HAS A SHORT SOME WHERE I THINK. AT TIMES AFTER DRIVING IT WE GO TO SHUT IT OFF AND WE'LL GO IN THE STORE AND COME AND THE CAR WON'T START. WE HAVE HAD TO WAIT 2-3 HOURS BEFORE IT WOULD START UP AGAIN. SO SINCE WE LIVE IN THE DESERT IT BEING HOT WE STARTED CHECKING THINGS. WHEN THE BATTERY IS LIFTED UP ON OR MY BED AROUND THE CAR WILL THEN ATTEMPT TO START BUT IT JUST MAKES THE NOISE LIKE IT IS TRYING TO CRANK OVER AND THERE'S BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES THAT THE IGNITION HAS ATTEMPTED TO START ITSELF WHILE MESSING WITH THE BATTERY. AND THE IGNITION GETS STUCK. SOON AS WE LET GO OF THE BATTERY IT STOPS TRYING TO DO ANYTHING. WE HAVE REPLACED THE STARTER THE BATTERY AND OTHER THINGS AND NOTHING'S WORKS TO FIX IT. ALSO THE DOOR LOCKS LIKE TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE RANDOMLY ON THEIR OWN AS IF THE CAR IS HAUNTED. CAUSING US TO DISCONNECT THEM ALL TOGETHER.

Mileage: 80,000

SERVICE ESC WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON RANDOMLY CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT PUSHING THE BRAKES. BRAKE LIGHTS WILL SOMETIMES TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THIS HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL AND HAS BEEN IN FOR THE RECALL TWICE BUT STILL HAVING ISSUES. THE TRANSMISSION CAN BE MOVED FROM PARK WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE LIGHTS WILL MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 141,200

THE SATURN AURA HAS REPEATEDLY HAD DOOR LOCK SWITCHES GO OUT, EACH TIME THE FRONT HEAD LIGHT IS REPLACED, IT BLOWS OUT AGAIN, THE LIGHTS INSIDE THE CAR DIM RANDOMLY. THE TRACTION CONTROL/ABS LIGHTS ARE DISABLED ON THE CAR CONSTANTLY DESPITE REPLACING THE ECM, UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE GASKETS, COOLANT FLUSHING, AND OTHER CLEARED CODES. THE CAR JERKS AND JOLTS WHEN SLOWING DOWN, PARKING, STARTING, AND CHANGING GEARS. IT VIOLENTLY PUSHES THE CAR. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHTS ALSO REMAIN CONSTANT DESPITE CONSISTENT WORK ON THE CAR. FOUR DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS (INCLUDING A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP) HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE ISSUES WITH THE CAR. THE CAR ALSO ENGAGED LOW POWER MODE AND ALMOST CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE CAR STOPPED BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE WHILE ON THE ROAD.

Mileage: 170,000

THE VEHICLE'S ABS, TRACTION AND ECM CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL POWER AND STEERING WHILE GOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON AND CAR CAN NO LONGER MOVE UNDER ITS OWN POWER ( IT HAS FRIED A ECM IN UNDER TWO WEEKS). *TR

Mileage: 98,000

THE VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING AND IS LITERALLY SO HARD TO EVEN TURN THE WHEEL OR EVEN CONTROL THE VEHICLE I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET AND I WENT TO TURN TO GET OFF THE BUSY ROAD AND I'M A STRONG MAN AND I COULD BARELY GET THE CAR TO TURN AND I WAS TRYING SO HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL BUT I COULDN'T

Mileage: 129,000

TAKATA RECALL MY CAR'S POWER FLUCTUATED WHICH HIGH ACCELERATION THEN BASICALLY DOWN TO NO POWER AND THE RPM GAUGE SHUT DOWN WHILE STILL TRAVELING AT 55 MPH BUT THE BREAKS AND STEERING HAD HIGH RESISTANCE WHICH MADE ME GO INTO A PANIC, I EVENTUALLY PULLED TO THE CURB AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CALLED MY HUSBAND HE TOLD ME TO TRY MAKING IT HOME AT A SLOW SPEED IF IT STILL DRIVES SO I STARTED THE CAR AND THE RPM GAUGE WAS BACK WORKING AND I TOLD HIM AND HE SAID THE PROBLEM SOUNDS ELECTRICAL AND DANGEROUS SO I GOT HOME AND WE HOOKED UP A OBD2 CODE READER AND IT GAVE US COFDE C0561 SO MY HUSBAND GOOGLED THE CODE AND IT MENTIONED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM THEN WE FOUND YOUR SITE NHTSA.GOV WE FOLLOWED THE STEPS AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS A PENDING UNREPAIRED REALL ON MY VEHICLE AND IT WAS ABOUT THAT SAME PROBLEM AND EXPLAIN THE FIX REMEDY THAT INVOLVED THE BCM SO I CONTACTED THE CHEVROLE, CADILLAC T DEALERSHIP IN VICTORVILLE CA AND MADE A APPOINTMENT FOR 07/15/2019 TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED AND AS WE ARRIVED FOR THE RECALL WE WERE GREETED BY ROBERT KHOURY AND HE GOT INFORMATION OF OUR VISIT AND IMMEDIATELY STATED THAT IF THEY CHECK THE BCM WE'LL BE CHARGED $139.00 THAT WILL BE APPLIED TO THE REPAIR I THEN LET HIM KNOW NHTSA.GOV SAID THE RECALL WILL BE DONE FREE OF CHARGE AND MR. KHOURY THEN STATED JUNK PEOPLE POST ON WEBSITES SO I TOLD HIM NHTSA IS A OFFICIAL SITE BUT HE WOULDN'T LISTEN AND STATED NO PAY NO FIX BUT WE'LL REPAIR THE BREAK LAMP ONLY SO I LEFT THE CAR WITH THEM HOPING THE MECHANICS WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING, I WENT TO MY OFFICE AND PRINTED OUT NHTSA SAFETY ISSUES & RECALLS AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TRYED TO SHOW MR KHOURY BUT HE REFUSED TO READ IT. WE LEFT AGAIN THEN WAS CONTACTED LATER SAYING THE CAR WAS READY AND ON MY WAY HOME IT REPEATED THE SAME THING IT DID WHICH LED TO THE RECALL I CALLED THE DEALER AND KHOURY SAID YOU DIDN'T WANNA PAY

Mileage: 122,950

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS WOULD NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE WHILE IN ANY GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE ROLLING WHILE IN PARK, REVERSE, OR DRIVE AND HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO PREVENT A CRASH. IN ADDITION, THE ONSTAR SYSTEM (VOICE COMMAND) AND RADIO WOULD ACTIVATE ON THEIR OWN DUE TO AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL WIRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LARRY PUCKETT CHEVROLET (2101 COBBS FORD RD, PRATTVILLE, AL 36066, (334) 223-4481) AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED MORE THAN FOUR TIMES DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF REPAIR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, ENGINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND. WHEN DRIVING AROUND 60MPH THE ENGINE WOULD STALL AND 'ENGINE POWER REDUCED' AND 'TRACTION OFF' WOULD FLASH, REDUCING THE CAR SPEED AND MAKING ACCELERATION NEAR IMPOSSIBLE- SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES IN ONE TRIP. CAR ACCELERATES VERY SLOWLY AND CAUSES TRAFFIC BUILDUP. RPM IS AT 5 (X1000)/MIN AT JUST 30MPH AND THE ENGINE IS MAKING LOUD NOISES. SOMETIMES WHEN STALLED OR AT A RED LIGHT THE ENGINE WILL CUT OUT COMPLETELY AND THE CAR WILL DIE. ALMOST CONSISTENTLY THE CAR WILL RATTLE AND SHAKE IN A PULSING MATTER. AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOPS AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIND A SOLUTION. OFTEN TIMES THE ENGINE IS REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM COMES BACK AFTER A COUPLE WEEKS.

Mileage: 198,000

WHILE DRIVING, MY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT THE PEDAL BEING PUSHED AND THEN WILL EVENTUALLY GO OFF.

Mileage: 150,000

TAKATA RECALL - I'M HAVING VARIOUS ISSUES. MAJORITY OF THE ISSUES ARE IN MOTION WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OR STREET WAY. THE ISSUE IS RECALL ID (212567) THE STEERING IS FAULTY THE WHEEL GOES LEFT AND RIGHT. RECALL ID(204873) PROBLEMS WITH DISENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL AND BREAK SYSTEM AS WELL AS TRACTION CONTROL I GET THIS ISSUE DURING ANY TIME RECALL ID(201888) (201887)POWER TRAIN ISSUES, CAR SWERVING TO OTHER LANE ON HIGH WAY AND STREET ROADS, EMISSIONS ISSUE , AS WELL AS ROLLING ISSUE THE WIRING IS NOT CORRECTLY WORKING, AS WELL THE FUEL PUMP DOESN'T GET FUEL I MUST TURN THE KEY PUSH THE GAS UNTIL THE CAR STARTS WHEN REFILLING THE TANK THE SEATS DON'T MOVE FRONT OR BACK.

CAR RIDING FINE. NO LIGHTS THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I GET IN FROM THE GROCERY STORE AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON, ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING COMES ON AND CAR STARTS JERKING.

VEHICLE INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT TURN ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS UNLOCKED OR THE DOOR IS OPENED; ALSO THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR LIGHTS TO NOT COME ON AND THE LID TO THE LIGHT/MIRROR IS MISSING.

I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF AND THROWING CODES. MOSTLY 0641, 0107, 0106 AND 1682. I HAVE A CODE READER AND WAS ALWAYS ABLE TO CLEAR THEM. I THEY CAME BACK RIGHT AWAY I WOULD DISCONNECT THE NEGATIVE CABLE AND THAT WOULD SEEM TO WORK. SOMETIMES I WOULD DRIVE FOR A COUPLE WEEKS TO A MONTH OR TWO WITH NO PROBLEMS. THEN ON AUG. 21, 2017 THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND I HAD A HARD TIME GETTING IT STARTED AGAIN. WHEN I DID IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH. SO I DROVE IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER, THEY RESET THE CODES AND UPDATED THE ECM. THE NEXT NIGHT I WAS DRIVING, CAR WAS RUNNING SMOOTH, NO PROBLEMS. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT AND REDUCED POWER AND TRACTION OFF WARNING CAME ON. IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND STALLED. I TRIED TO RESTART IT AND THE WAS A FAIRLY LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WERE CODES SET 1682, 0452, 0641, AND 0107. I TRIED TO CLEAR THEM WITH MY CODE READER BUT THEY WOULDN'T CLEAR. I UN DID THE NEGATIVE CABLE AND THAT DIDN'T WORK. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND ALL I GOT WAS A MILD CLICKING SOUND I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL FROM UNDER THE HOOD, SO I THOUGHT THE ECM BURNT UP. SINCE I WAS UNABLE TO GET IT STARTED I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE NEXT DAY THE WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER THEY ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO HAVE THE REPAIRS NEEDED FROM THE PREVIOUS DAY DONE. NONE OF THE NOTED REPAIRS HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITHE THE CAR DYING. I TOLD THEM TO JUST FIGURE OUT WHY THE CAR WILL NOT START. WHILE THEY WERE WORKING ON IT I CALLED GM OWNER ASSISTANCE BECAUSE AT THIS POINT I HAD SOME FEELINGS OF MISTRUST. THE DEALER CALLED ME AFTER 3 HOURS AND TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT GOING TO CHARGE ME THE SERVICE FEE AND MY ENGINE WAS SEIZED. I WAS FLABBERGASTED. I ASKED THEM HOW COULD THE ENGINE JUST SEIZE UP WITH NO WARNING. I

Mileage: 147,300

TAKATA RECALLS. THE SERVICE ESC AND TRACTION OFF INDICATOR LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, AS I WAS DRIVING HOME THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS WENT OFF AND CAME BACK ON. EVEN THE SPEED ODOMETER ACTED UP. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, THE CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE,IT MADE A SOUND WHEN I DID BACKED BACK. NOW, EVERY TIME I PUT GAS IN MY CAR, I HAVE TO KEEP PUMPING THE GAS PEDDLE AS I'M TURNING THE KEY TO START IT UP. THE RIGHT FRONT AND SIDE SIGNAL LIGHTS DON'T DON'T DON'T WORK

Mileage: 136,000

MY CAR REVS UP AND STARTS TAKING OFF ON ITS OWN WHILE MY FOOTS ON THE BRAKE, IM AT A COMPLETE STOP, I HAVE A HARD TIME STOPPING IT, I PUT IT IN PARK WHEN IM STOPPED NOW, IT REVES UP WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND TAKES OFF, 7 TIMES NOW

Mileage: 171,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ESC AND BRAKE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR FLASHED ON AND OFF. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE WEATHERED. THE CONTACT DID NOT REMEMBER THE SECOND PART THAT THE DEALER REPLACED. THE FAILURES RECURRED EVERY YEAR SINCE 2007, AT THE ONSET OF WINTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150.

Mileage: 150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). AFTER THE REPAIR, THE ANTI-THEFT AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,498.

Mileage: 146,498

SUMMARY: GENERAL MOTORS HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN 2004-2012 MALIBU, 2004-2007 MALIBU MAXX, 2005-2010 PONTIAC G6, 2007-2010 SATURN AURA VEHICLES. ON THESE VEHICLES, OVER TIME AN INCREASED RESISTANCE CAN DEVELOP IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) CONNECTION SYSTEM AND RESULT IN VOLTAGE FLUCTUATIONS OR INTERMITTENCY IN THE BRAKE APPLY SENSOR (BAS) CIRCUIT THAT CAN CAUSE SERVICE BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION. AS A RESULT, THE SERVICE BRAKE LAMPS MAY ILLUMINATE WHEN THE SERVICE BRAKES ARE NOT BEING APPLIED, OR MAY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE SERVICE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED. ADDITIONALLY, CRUISE CONTROL MAY NOT ENGAGE. IF CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED, ADDITIONAL SERVICE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL MAY BE REQUIRED TO DISENGAGE IT. SERVICE BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION MAY NOT BE REQUIRED TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK, OR ADDITIONAL SERVICE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL MAY BE REQUIRED TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK. TRACTION CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND PANIC BRAKING ASSIST FEATURES, IF EQUIPPED, MAY BE DISABLED. SERVICE ESC AND/OR TRACTION CONTROL TELL-TALES MAY ILLUMINATE WITH THIS CONDITION. SAFETY RISK: THESE CONDITIONS MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. REMEDY: DEALERS ARE TO ATTACH THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE BCM WITH A SPACER, APPLY DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT TO BOTH THE BCM AND HARNESS CONNECTOR AND ON THE BAS AND HARNESS CONNECTOR, AND RELEARN THE BRAKE PEDAL HOME POSITION FREE OF CHARGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

Mileage: 142,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES. HOWEVER, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL FOR THE SAME FAILURE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,054. UPDATED 08/30/16*LJ THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. UPDATED 10/26/16.*JB

Mileage: 77,054

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT OTHER DRIVERS NOTICED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 08/30/16*LJ

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START AND THE GEAR SELECTOR HAD TO BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL TO GET THE KEY TO TURN OVER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ALSO ROLLED OUT OF POSITION WHEN THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS PLACED IN PARK, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO PREVENT A FAILURE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY IN REVERSE AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO THE CONTACT'S PORCH. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A GEAR CABLE PIECE FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THERE WERE TWO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED WITH A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TOWED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 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) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

FOR THE PAST YEAR WHEN I TURN ON MY VEHICLE & START DRIVING THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHTS UP & STARTS DINGING. IN OCTOBER 2015 I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION ON INTERSTATE 60 & MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED WHEN IMPACT ACCRUED GOING APPROXIMATELY 55ML AN HR & MY FRONT BUMPER HAD TO BE REPLACED & DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL LOCKED UP MAKING CAR NOT DRIVEABLE IMPACT WAS ON PASSENGER FRONT & SIDE OF CAR & MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED & LIGHT CONTINUES TO READ SERVICE AIRBAG I WENT TO CHEVROLET 1YR AGO & TOLD THEM THEY SAID MY CAR HAD A RECALL ONLY FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS & THAT'S ALL THAT FIXED. THE OIL ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ONCE & AWHILE EVEN WHEN MY OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED BUT NOT AS OF HER AS THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT YET MY CAR SHOWS ITS NOT INCLUDED IN THE AIRBAG RECALL SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON & NO ONE ELS HAS ANSWERS EITHER EXCEPT TO TAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP BUT WHEN I DID NOTHING WAS DONE IT EVEN LOOKED AT WHEN COMES TO MY AIRBAG & AGAIN AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED WHEN I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION ON INTERSTATE 60 IN OCT 2015. ALSO MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT WHEN AJUSTING THE SEAT CONTINUES TO GO OUT & TAKES A DAY OR TWO ON CONTINUALLY PLAYING WITH AJUSTERS ON SIDE OF SEAT TO GET IT TO WORK TO PUSH SEAT BACK OR FORWARD IF I ALLOW ONE OF MY KIDS TO USE CAR TO RUN TO STORE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,171.

Mileage: 92,171

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT CORRELATION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES LAMPS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ALL THE FAILURES RELATED TO THE RECALL RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. UPON ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE GEARS FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND REVERSE, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO FUNCTION AND WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WOULD NOT START DUE TO THE GEARS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AUTOMATICALLY AND HAVE TO KEEP PRESSING BRAKES TO MAKE THEM GO OFF. ALSO THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE UNLESS I'M AT 70 MPH OR WILL NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 103,310

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ENGAGE AND ALL OF THE DOORS WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE JOLTED WHENEVER THE GEARS SHIFTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

AS I AM DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR CUTS AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER COMES ON AND TRACTION SERVICE AND THEN IT WON'T GO ABOVE 25 MPH BUT STARTS AT 5 MPH AND SLOWLY GOES UP AND SHAKES I HAVE GONE TO GM DEALER AND OTHER AUTO SHOPS AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM IT'S DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT COULD LEAD TO A RE ENDING WITH MY DAUGHTER IN BACK AND CAUSE A CRASH . I HAVE SEEN MORE PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THEY NEED TO FIGURE IT OUT BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD GET HURT. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

BEGINNING AROUND MARCH 4 2015, CAR BEGAN TO HAVE ISSUES WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING. INITIALLY, IT WOULD SOMETIMES HAVE NO POWER STEERING AT START UP. I WOULD TURN IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND EVENTUALLY, THIS WOULD RESULT IN POWER STEERING BEING RESTORED. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD PULL INDEPENDENTLY. AT STOP LIGHTS, IF I TOOK MY HANDS OFF THE WHEEL, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TWITCH AND SHAKE AND TURN BY ITSELF. ON SAT. MARCH 21, 2015 I LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. TOOK CAR TO REPAIR SHOP "PERFORMANCE AUTOMOTIVE, (GENERAL'S HIGHWAY, CROWNSVILLE, MD; [XXX] PROPRIETOR). MECHANIC SAID THAT THE SENSORS INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN WERE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. HE SAID EITHER THE STEERING COLUMN OR JUST THE SENSORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. GM SAID THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALL NOTICE, ALTHOUGH MANY OTHER CARS IN THE SAME CLASS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS WERE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 144,000

THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATING THAT IT IS OFF COMES ON WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, REGARDLESS OF OCCUPANCY IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. ALSO, THE 'AIR BAG PROBLEM' INDICATION, ALONG WITH A WARNING 'BEEP' COMES ON AT THE SAME TIME, ON THE DASH DISPLAY UNIT. THIS CAN BE REMOVED BY PRESSING THE PROPER BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL, ALLOWING THE ODOMETER TO BE SEEN. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, YOU HAVE NOT ASKED FOR A RECALL, AND I SEE NO TSB'S ABOUT THIS APPARENTLY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM IN 2007 SATURN AURAS. OURS HAS HEATED SEATS, WHICH, I UNDERSTAND WILL MAKE THE REPAIR MORE DIFFICULT AND EXPENSIVE. THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF GM'S INAPPROPRIATE MEANS OF CUTTING COSTS IN SAFETY RELATED AREAS, SUCH AS THE IGNITION SWITCH TROUBLES INCURRED ON THE 2005 ION. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

THE ELECTRICAL IGNITION FAILED TWICE ON CAR ONCE IN 2009 AND IN 2015 IT HAD ISSUES IN PRIOR YEARS IN BETWEEN DATES WITH IGNITION SWITCH AND KEYS GM SAYS IT IS NOT A RECALL ISSUE EVEN THOUGH OTHER YEAR GMS ARE RECALLED FOR IGNITION SWITCH ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 84,348

DRIVING AT 60MPH..SUDDENLY SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL , ENGINE POWERED DOWN AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I PULLED CAR OVER.SHUT IT OFF, ALL CODES BUT ALL CODES BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT WERE CLEARED. LATER ON WHEN I STARTED IT UP AGAIN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CLEARED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED ONE WEEK EARLIER, THE MECHANIC CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND PUT A NEW AIR FILTER IN ..$150.00.READING ABOUT OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, IT MUST BE A DEFECT IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM..CAR IS RUNNING FINE..I RECENTLY SPENT $3000.00 REPLACING STRUTS, BUSHINGS, BRAKES, ALIGNMENT, OIL CHANGE SWAY BAR LINKS, ETC ETC. *TR

Mileage: 202,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE GEARS. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK FAILED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC AND VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,622.

Mileage: 103,622

CAN'T TURN IGNITION OFF, ENGINE STILL RUNS AFTER KEY IS PULLED OUT. WHEN WE DID GET IT TO STOP, TURNED KEY ALL THE WAY PAST THE STOP POSITION, COUNTER CLOCKWISE WILL IT WAS NOT RUNNING AND IT TRIED TO START. EVEN TRIED TO START AFTER TURNING IT TO THE RIGHT THEN BACK TO OFF POSITION, TRIED STARTING IN THE OFF POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER LOCKS WOULD REPEATEDLY LOCK AND UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

VEHICLE POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT OPERATE UNLESS THE CAR IS BEING SHIFTED IN OR OUT OF PARK NOR DOES THE KEY FOB WORK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GM DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND A VERIFIABLE ISSUE WITH THE DOOR LOCKS. I HAVE BEEN LOCKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIME BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN MOMENTS THAT THE DOORS LOCK ON THEIR OWN. THE DASH LIGHTS ALSO DIM ON THEIR OWN AND THE CHIME NO LONGER SOUNDS WHEN THE DOORS ARE OPENED. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD REMAIN STARTED WHEN THE KEY WAS OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. NE

Mileage: 78,000

SINCE PURCHASED ISSUE WITH STEERING, HAD ALIGNMENT BEFORE PURCHASE BUT STEERING IS JUST SIMPLY OFF. THE CRUISE WORKS WHEN WANT AND SCARE ME WHEN PICK UP SPEED GOES TOO FAST. WE WERE IN A GROUP FOLLOWING ONE ANOTHER AND PERSON BEHIND ME SAID MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THEY WERE WORKING BACKWARDS, WHEN NOT APPLYING BRAKE, BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON, WHEN APPLIED BRAKE LIGHTS ON. THERE WAS MECHANIC IN GROUP HE CHECKED, SAID COULD BE WIRING AND TAKE TO DEALER. WHEN PUT ON SIGNAL HAVE TO HOLD AND WHEN IT DOES WORK HAVE TO CUT OFF. I WOULD REALLY ENJOY THIS CAR, BUT DO HAVE SOME ISSUES. LOOKED UP RECALLS HAD NINE, CALLED DEALERSHIP ONLY 2 CAME UP, BUT ONE HAD TO DO WITH BRAKES. NEW OR USED LOOK UP RECALLS BEFORE YOU MAKE A PURCHASE. *TR

Mileage: 143,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I BROUGHT A USED 2007 SATURN AURA AND I BEGINNING TO NOTICE THAT IF IT RAINS THE PASSENGER DOOR HOLDS WATER AND COULD IN FACT AFFECT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSING THE DOOR LOCK TO MALFUNCTION. *TR

I HAD MY 2007 AURA FOR 1 WEEK WHEN DRIVING A FREEWAY, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT PAST 4TH GEAR. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND THE TECHNICIAN FOUND STRANGE PARTICLES IN THE GEARS. HE DESCRIBED IT AS SMALL WHITE PLASTIC PIECES. NO EXPLANATION WHERE THEY CAME FROM OR WHAT THEY WERE. HE HAD NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. THE AURA, WHILE NOT LEAVING ME STRANDED HAS ALWAYS HAS A "POLTERGEIST", LIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, ENGINE LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF AND NO REPAIRS NEEDED, ETC. I HAS ALWAYS IDLED STRANGELY, AS IF IT MIGHT SHUT OFF AT A STOP AND FELT AS IF MY RPM'S INCREASED BUT NO SPEED DURING ACCELERATION. NOW, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WHICH FEELS LIKE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE (VERY HARD JERKING DURING SHIFTING AND DOWN SHIFTING),THE CAR WON'T START AFTER FUELING. IT HAS NOT BEEN A VEHICLE OF TRUST. *TR

Mileage: 100

I HAVE A 2007 SATURN AURA. I'M CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V252000 (RECALL # 13036). ADDITIONAL TO THIS ISSUE, I'M COMPLAINING THAT THIS ISSUE COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH DRAINING MY CAR BATTERY. SINCE THIS ISSUE I HAVE REPLACED THREE (3) BRAND NEW BATTERIES. I HAD MY ALTERNATOR CHECKED TWICE AND BOTH TEST RESULTS DIAGNOSIS WAS PASSED. WHICH MEANS THAT MY ALTERNATOR IS GOOD AND DIDN'T NEED TO BE REPLACED. EACH TIME I HAVE MY BATTERY REPLACED WITH A BRAND NEW BATTERY THE LIFE SPAN OF THE BATTERY IS ABOUT 3 WEEKS. AFTER THAT THE BATTERY IS DEAD. IF I DON'T REPLACE THE BATTERY AND GET A JUMP START THE LIFE SPAN OF THE BATTERY LAST ABOUT 7-10 DAYS BEFORE I WILL NEED ANOTHER JUMP START. TODAY, AUGUST 9, 2014 I AGAIN HAD MY BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR DIAGNOSED AND BOTH PASSED THE TEST. I WAS TOLD BY A CERTIFIED GM MECHANIC THAT MY ISSUE COULD BE RELATED TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT IS DRAINING (KILLING) MY BATTERY BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR. COULD THIS ISSUE (14V252) BE THE REASON MY I'M EXPERIENCING MY BATTERY TO DIED/DRAIN BECAUSE OF MY CAR IS AFFECTED BY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ISSUES? THE CONSUMER STATED THE SHIFTING CABLE WAS REPLACED TWICE AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 2/24/2015 *JS *TR

CAR RAN FINE THIS MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK, WHICH IS NOT EVEN 2 MILES FROM MY HOME .WENT TO WORK AND STRAIGHT BACK NO PROBLEM. GOT IN MY CAR THIS EVENING TO GO GET FOOD STARTED THE CAR, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WENT TO PULL FORWARD AND THE CAR WAS JERKING AND MAKING KNOCKING NOISES... *TR

Mileage: 133,360

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN 2011 WITH 55,476 ODOMETER WITHIN THIS TIME FRAME I HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP AND THE ALARM SYSTEM IS NOT FUNCTIONING AT ALL. THE AIR BAG SYSTEM COMES ON AND OFF EVEN IN THE PROCESS OF ME DRIVING. I HAVEN'T BEEN NOTIFY DUE TO ANY OF THESE MATTERS UNTIL I FOUND WEB SITE. *TR

AS I WAS CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF. I LOOKED AT THE IGNITION AND IT HAD TURNED OUT OF THE ON POSITION. I HAVE NO EXTRA KEYS ON THE KEY CHAIN. *JS

Mileage: 64,543

RECEIVED 2 RECALL NOTICES, RECALL # 14152; AND RECALL # 13036. RECALL# 14152, HAS BEEN REPLACED I'M ASSUMING. MY CONCERN IS THAT MY VEHICLE ACCELERATES AT AN HIGHER SPEED THAN WHAT I'M DRIVING, THE RPM DIAL SHOOTS UP TO 5 OR 6 ON THE RPM DIAL THEN GRADUALLY GO DOWN TO 1. WHEN I AM AT AN COMPLETE STOP, MY VEHICLE IS SLOW ABOUT ACCELERATING, WHICH CAN BE SCARY BECAUSE PEOPLE BEHIND ME ARE DRIVING FASTER THAN I'M MOVING, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE ACCELERATES AT A HIGHER SPEED THAN I'M DRIVING. I PRAY THAT THIS RECALL WILL RESOLVE THIS ISSUE I AM AN 65 YEAR OLD LADY, WITH 2 GRANDCHILDREN THAT I TAKE ON DIFFERENT EVENTS. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT AN POTENTIAL SAFETY DEFAULT IN MY VEHICLE COULD CAUSE AN FATAL ACCIDENT TO MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE ESPECIALLY MY GRANDCHILDREN. THIS LETTER IS NOTICE TO YOU OF MY CONCERN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I CAN'T PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR I'M ON AN FIXED INCOME. THANK YOU. OH BY THE WAY RECALL #13036 IS NOT IN STOCK YET, I'M WAITING FOR PART TO COME IN .I PRAY IT WILL COME IN BEFORE MY CAR BREAKDOWN PERMANENTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

I HAD MY DOOR OPEN DURING A SNOW STORM AS I WAS TRYING TO PUSH MY CAR OUT OF THE STREET. THE DOOR GOT A LITTLE WET. EVER SINCE THEN THE DOORS HAVE BEEN LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THEMSELVES WHETHER THE CAR IS ON OR OFF. THE KEYLESS ENTRY NO LONGER WORKS. THE TRUNK WILL NO LONGER OPEN. THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG RANDOMLY TURNS ON AND OFF EVEN WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THE MECHANIC SAID I SHOULD REPLACE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE, BUT THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM EITHER. THEY CURRENTLY HAVE ALL OF THE LOCKS UNHOOKED SO THEY WON'T KEEP TURNING ON AND OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES LIGHTS WERE ONLY WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING PREVENTING THE DOORS FROM LOCKING AND THE RADIO FROM TURNING OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, AND SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES LIGHTS WERE ONLY WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING PREVENTING THE DOORS FROM LOCKING AND THE RADIO FROM TURNING OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, AND SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 35,000

DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTION CONSTANTLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. ENGINE HEAT CAN BE FELT INSIDE THE CAR WHEN DRIVING CAUSING THE A/C TO BE USED EXCESSIVELY WAISTING MORE GASOLINE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WEAR OUT QUICKLY AND DO NOT WIPE WATER OFF OF DRIVER SIDE GLASS WELL. RADIO AND SPEAKERS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONING. LETTERING RUBBED OFF ON FUNCTIONAL BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL AND DOORS. AIR BAG LIGHT MALFUNCTION. HOOD OF CAR DEVELOPED WEATHER SPOTS. INSULATION AT THE TOP OF FRONT WINDOW WORN OUT. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTION ON THE 2007 SATURN AURA. DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ENGAGE - THEN PRESS THE BRAKE AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF . . . REVERSE OF HOW THEY SHOULD WORK. WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON THEY MAY OR MAY NOT STAY ON - IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. A RECALL IS LISTED ONLINE (GM RECALL NUMBER 13036; NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V252000). CALLING GM (1.800.462.8782) AND SATURN (1.800.553.6000) RESULTED IN NO HELP - THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECALL BUT HAVE NOT ASSOCIATED VINS OR RELEASED IT TO DEALERS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY AND WHEN VEHICLES ARE IDENTIFIED TO HAVE THIS ISSUE THEY SHOULD BE CLEARED TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR

MY CAR HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS RELATED TOTHE CONNECTOR FOR THE COMPUTER INSIDE THE DASH JUST AS NOTED UNDER NHTSA RECALL# 14V252000. I AM CERTAIN THIS IS THE PROBLEM BECAUSE FOLLOWING ADVICE I FOUND ONLINE BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED I USED AN ELECTRONICS CLEANER ON THE CONNECTOR AND IT HELPED BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. MY BRAKE LIGHTS EITHER DON'T WORK OR STICK ON. MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL DOESN'T WORK. IF I DISCONNECT AND RECONNECT THE PLUG SEVERAL TIMES IN SEEMS TO MAKE IT WORK BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT WHILE SO I KNOW FOR SURE THIS IS THE PROBLEM. I'VE CHECKED MY VIN AND FOR SOME REASON GM HAS NOT INCLUDED MY CAR IN THE RECALL. THIS IS B.S. PRIOR TO THE RECALL I PAID GM DEALERSHIPS SEVERAL TIMES TO FIX THE ISSUE AND THEY FAILED EACH TIME. NOW THEY HAVE A RECALL FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM MY CAR HAS BUT THEY ARE TRYING TO NOT INCLUDE MY CAR EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL IS FOR 2007 SATURN AURA'S WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM MY CAR HAS. I CANT USE MY CAR BECAUSE I CANT GET AN INSPECTION STICKER DUE TO THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL NOT WORKING. ITS A FREAKING LAWN ORNAMENT. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKE PEDAL RELEASED. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

2007 SATURN AURA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHTS, ONE BLINKER AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHT BLINKED OFF AND ON. ALSO, SHE SMELLED BURNING FUMES AT TIMES. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT ENGAGED AND IT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY OVER A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE TWICE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS INCLUDED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

Mileage: 117,000

SERVICE ESC WARNING LIGHT. I WAS FLAGGED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE EVENING THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHT GOES OFF. WHEN YOU RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO JOSEPH CHEVROLET IN CINCINNATI OH. JOSEPH CHEV REPLACED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE ON AUG 22, 2011. IT COST ME $535.72. THEY DID NOT INFORM ME THAT OTHER VEHICLES WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IN SEPTEMBER 2013 THE BRAKE LIGHTS AGAIN WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I FILED A COMPLAINT TO GM FILE # 71-1220534971 BECAUSE THIS CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS INJURY. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO JOSEPH CHEV AGAIN BUT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND ACTED LIKE THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG. AGAIN AFTER MY 3RD VISIT TO JOSEPH CHEVROLET WITH MY CAR AND A NEW FILE # 71-1300874571 JOSEPH CHEV CHARGED ME $269.16 TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SWITCH AND REPAIR WIRING AT BPP SWITCH. I PLEADED WITH JOSEPH CHEV AND GM THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE DRIVING WITH BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THEY SHOULD NOT BE CHARGING ME OVER $800.00 FOR A DEFECT THAT IS HAPPENING ON OTHER SATURN AURA VEHICLES. HAVING BRAKE LIGHTS I THOUGHT WAS A BASIC FUNCTION. THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME OUT WITH THE CHARGES. I HAD TO SPEND THE MONEY BECAUSE THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 64,215

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AND ALL OF THE GAUGES FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

Mileage: 54,000

THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE. BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE GM DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES BUT THE FIX IS ONLY TEMPORARY. THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE RETURNS IN ABOUT 6 MONTHS. *TR

1ST THE DAY BEFORE. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, FATHER IN LAW JACKED UP AND JUMP STARTED THE STARTER CAR STARTED AND MOVED FORWARD AS IN DRIVE. JACK FELL AND CAR FELL ON FATHER IN LAW UNDER THE CAR AND CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD WHILE IN PARK AND RAN OVER HIS BODY. I LEARNED AFTER INCIDENT GMC PUT A RECALL ON THE GEAR CABLE.JUST THE DAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT. I HAD CAR TOWED TO FMC AND THEY TELL METHIS CAR HAS NO RECALLS. IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND PUBLISHED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES ON MAY 6, 2914. I AM APPALLED THIS MAN COULD HAVE LOST HIS LIFE IN WAL MART PARKING LOT I AM VERY THANKFUL TO THE COSTWRMERS WHICH CAME RUNNING TO HELP GET THIS CAR OFF OF THE MAN UNDER IT. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

THIS IS A PROBLEM KNOWN BY GM FOR SATURN AND IMPALAS FOR THE SAME TYPE-MODEL-SERIES VEHICLE AS THERE ARE AT LEAST 2 TECHNICAL BULLETINS ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM. THE BODY COMPUTER SETS THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON INDEPENDENT OF BRAKE ACTUATION. THIS GIVES DRIVERS BEHIND THE SATURN THE FALSE INDICATION THE SATURN IS STOPPING CREATING CONFUSION IN THAT THE FOLLOWING DRIVERS NO LONGER HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE BRAKING SIGNAL DISPLAYED. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE BRAKE LIGHTS MOMENTARILY EXTINGUISH THEN OPERATE CORRECTLY. ANALYSIS AND TROUBLESHOOTING CONCLUDES THE PROBLEM IS IN THE BODY COMPUTER TO AUTOMOBILE CONNECTOR. GM SAYS APPLYING DIELECTRIC GREASE TO ALL THE CONTACTS ON THE BODY COMPUTER TO AUTOMOBILE CONNECTOR SOLVES THE PROBLEM; THIS IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX AS THE PROBLEM RECURS. IF THE DRIVER IS ASTUTE ENOUGH TO NOTE THE PROBLEM (CRUISE CONTROL RELEASES AND WON'T SET, OR IF AT NIGHT SEES THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT REFLECTION IN THE REAR WINDSHIELD), APPLYING SIDEWAYS PRESSURE TO THE CONNECTOR MAY TEMPORARILY RESOLVE THE PROBLEM... BUT IT WILL REOCCUR. SOME SHOPS WANT TO REPLACE THE BODY COMPUTER FOR $300 DOLLARS PLUS LABOR: I DID THIS ONCE. THIS MAY GIVE THE APPEARANCE OF FIXING THE PROBLEM AS THE BODY COMPUTER TO AUTOMOBILE CONNECTOR MUST BE REMOVED AND REATTACHED DURING THE PROCESS HOWEVER AGAIN, THIS TEMPORARILY RESOLVES THE PROBLEM BUT THE PROBLEM WILL REOCCUR. *TR

Mileage: 47,200

THE LOCKS CONTINUOUSLY LOCK AND UNLOCK THEMSELVES; THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WHEN ACTIVATED SOMETIMES STILL ROLL. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2007 SATURN AURA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER TOLD HIM TO IGNORE THE LIGHT OR CANCEL IT USING THE BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIR BAG ITSELF. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND EVENTUALLY, THE DEALER STATED THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN JUNE OF 2013, WHEN THE CONSUMER STOPPED FOR GAS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RE-START. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED 150 MILES TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN IGNITION MODULE. A FEW DAYS AGO, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WOULD BEEP 5 TIMES AND THEN A RED LIGHT ON THE DASH WOULD BLINK, EVEN THOUGH THE DRIVER HAD HIS SEAT BELT ON. DRIVING ALONG A COUPLE OF MILES, THE BEEPING NOISE RETURNED, AS WELL AS THE RED LIGHT. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT, BUT CONTINUED ON FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE RIDE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE A MODULE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND IT WOULD COST $1242 TO REPLACE IT. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START. THE MANUFACTURER PAID OFF THE BALANCE OF THE LOAN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

A FELLOW DRIVER WAVED ME DOWN TO TELL ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE "BACKWARDS," I.E., THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON UNTIL I HIT THE BRAKES, THEN ALL REAR LIGHTS WENT OFF. WORRISOME, TO SAY THE LEAST. AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED A LIKELY PROBLEM WITH THE BCM, WITH WHICH THERE SEEMS TO BE A GROUNDING ISSUE. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO FIX THIS ISSUE. OTHER ITEMS HAVE COME UP OVER TIME: NO RESPONSE TO THE REMOTE CONTROL TO UNLOCK THE DOORS (OTHER BUTTONS CAN BE INTERMITTENT). CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGING WHILE DRIVING, OR CRUISE NOT SETTING AT ALL; DOORS NOT LOCKING/UNLOCKING WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR VICE VERSA; AND THE NEWEST: THE AUTO WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WILL NOT WORK, EVEN THOUGH THE LEVER IS SET TO AUTO (RESETTING DOES NOT WORK; SOMETIMES IT WILL RE-ENGAGE IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF FOR AN HOUR OR SO, SOMETIMES NOT). WHILE MOST OF THESE ARE "QUALITY OF LIFE" ISSUES WITH AN OLDER CAR, ONE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO MAINTAIN CONSTANT SURVEILLANCE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND/OR REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND HOPE THAT AN ACCIDENT DOES NOT OCCUR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I HAD NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION BEFORE THIS. THEN ONE DAY I WAS JUST DRIVING A COUPLE OF MILE TO THE BANK. ON THE WAY THERE, MY 2007 SATURN AURA SEEMED TO KICK AND I EXPERIENCED SOME HARD SHIFTING. ON THE WAY BACK, I STARTED TO LOSE POWER AT TIMES AND THE CAR WAS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS. I BARELY MADE IT HOME AND GOT IT INTO PARK. THE NEXT DAY I HAD THE CAR TOWED 5 MILES TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO RECOMMENDED TRANSMISSION TEAR-DOWN INSPECTION, PLUS DIAGNOSTICS & COMPUTER SCAN REVEALED CODES P0717 - INPUT SPEED SENSOR, P0756 - SHIFT SOLENOID B PERFORMANCE STUCK OFF, P0989-TPF SWITCH 5 CIRCUIT LOW VOLUME, P0016, P0017, P0018, P0019 VARIABLE TIMING ACTUATOR, P0300 - ENGINE MISFIRE, P0455 EVAP LEAK, P0690 ENGINE CONTROL, P0700 -TRANSMISSION CONTROLS. I PAID $650 TO HAVE 4 NEW SPEED SENSOR/SOLENOID, VARIABLE TIMING ACTUATORS INSTALLED, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T GET OUT OF 3RD GEAR SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED 25MI TO THE CLOSEST GMC SATURN/CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR THE TRANSMISSION WORK SINCE I WAS GIVEN $4K - $6K ESTIMATES FOR THE BALANCE OF THE WORK LOCALLY. AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY LOOKED AT IT AND AFTER A WEEK, THEY REPLACED CP $1,328.11??,INTERNAL PRESSURE SENSOR SOLENOID FAILED, REPLACED TRANS CONTROL MODULE AND AFTER PAYING OVER $1,050.00 OF THE $2,167.34 BILL, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TIMING BELT WAS STRETCHED, AND I NEEDED TO DRIVE IT TENDERLY BUT THAT IT WASN'T WORTH PAYING TO HAVE THE CHAIN REPLACED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ON. I DROVE IT HOME AND THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR STILL WOULDN'T GET OUT OF 3RD GEAR. I HAD TO DRIVE THE 25 MILES BACK TO THE DEALER AT 40MPH ON BACK ROADS WHICH TOOK 2 HOURS. I CALLED GM TO REDUCE THE REPAIR COSTS AND FINALLY GOT MY CAR BACK OCT. 7, 2013 IN A DRIVABLE STATE - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND SHIFTING WAS ROUGH. MY PROBLEM IS NOW I CAN'T REGISTER MY CAR OR PASS SMOG WITHOUT SPENDING ANOTHER $2K-$5K. *TR

Mileage: 101,950

SEAT BELT ALERT ON DASH KEEPS TELLING ME THAT THE SEAT BELT FOR THE DRIVER IS NOT BUCKLED EVEN WHEN DRIVER IS BUCKLED IN. THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE THAT HAD BEEN HANDLED UNDER A WARRANTY CLAIM BY REPLACING THE DASH CLUSTER AFTER MANY TRIPS TO THE DEALER. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPLACED UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. NOW THE ISSUE HAS RETURNED AND GM IS REFUSING ANY SORT OF REPLACEMENT OR DIAGNOSIS ON THIS ISSUE EVEN THOUGH IT DEALS WITH PASSENGER SAFETY. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NEW AND HAVE ON GOING ISSUES WITH THE DASH CLUSTER AND IT MALFUNCTIONING WITH GM TELLING ME EVERY TIME THAT THEY WILL NO LONGER FIX IT. I WOULD HATE TO SEE SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY HURT AS A RESULT OF THE SEAT BELT NOT LOCKING IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE ELECTRONICS DO NOT SEE THE SEAT BELT AS BEING BUCKLED. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

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

Mileage: 60,000

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

Mileage: 55,000

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

Mileage: 42,503

THIS IS MY 2ND COMPLAINT REGARDING THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE. 1ST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE EVENING WHEN I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THEY WERE DOING THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO. WHEN ACCELERATING, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE LIT UP ....WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO NOTIFY THOSE BEHIND ME THAT I WOULD BE SLOWING DOWN AND/OR COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE, THEREFORE, POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.. 9/24/13- I CONTACTED GROSSINGER CHEVROLET IN PALATINE, IL & SCHEDULED TO BRING MY CAR IN THAT SAME MORNING FOR EVALUATION & POSSIBLE REPAIRS. I JUST PURCHASED THESE VEHICLE MID-AUGUST 2013. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS DONE & REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE TUNE OF CLOSE TO $1,000! WAS TOLD THE ISSUE WAS BCM RELATED & THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY WASN'T GOING TO COVER THIS, WHICH IS ANOTHER ISSUE I AM ADDRESSING. NOT 2 WEEKS GOES BY & IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN!! I IMMEDIATELY CALLED GROSSINGER, SPOKE TO THE SAME SERVICE MANAGER THAT TOOK CARE OF ME THE LAST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER - HE KNEW I WOULD BE CALLING & SAID VERBATIM, "THE MECHANIC THAT REPAIRED (OR I THOUGHT) YOUR VEHICLE TOLD ME YOU WOULD BE RETURNING FOR THE SAME PROBLEM"... SINCE THEN, THERE'S BEEN 3 OTHER INSTANCES IN WHICH OTHER DRIVERS MADE ME AWARE MY BRAKE LIGHTS WEREN'T WORKING PROPERLY - AGAIN, ALL INSTANCES ABOVE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE DOING JUST THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO, THE MOST RECENT BEING TODAY, 10/13/2013. PLEASE REFERENCE MY INITIATICKET # [XXX], "IVOQ" FROM 9/24/2013. ENOUGH ALREADY - STAND BEHIND YOUR WORDS!! "KEEPING YOU SAFE" - "OUR ENGINEERS AND INVESTIGATORS LOOK INTO PROBLEMS YOU REPORT TO HELP ENSURE YOU AND OTHERS STAY SAFE ON OUR NATION'S ROADS AND HIGHWAYS." THERE'S NOTHING SAFE ABOUT MALFUNCTIONING BRAKE LIGHTS! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 86,000

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

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

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

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

Mileage: 52,000

IDENTICAL TO THE RECENT AIRBAG RELATED RECALL INITIATED AT CHRYSLER, GM HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE ON MULTIPLE PLATFORMS, MOST NOTABLY THE SATURN AURA XR. MY VEHICLE IS A 2007 EDITION. I FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUE ON MY VEHICLE IN 2010. FIRST, THE PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM INDICATED THAT NO PASSENGER WAS PRESENT. SECOND, THE "SERVICE AIRBAG SOON" ICAW WOULD ANNUNCIATE, SOMETIMES WHILE IN MOTION AND SOMETIMES WHILE STATIONARY, WHEN THIS HAPPENED TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE I GOT QUITE FLUSTERED. I CALLED THE SERVICE CENTER AND TOOK IT TO THE LAST SATURN SERVICE CENTER IN FORT WORTH WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT I'D MOST ASSUREDLY FLOODED MY PASSENGER COMPARTMENT (NEVER DROVE THE CAR INTO A BODY OF WATER--CONFUSED???). THE FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE ACM, THE PASSENGER SENSING MAT, AND THE SEAT HEATER--TOTAL COST ~$1K. BUT MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY! THIS PROBLEM CONTINUED TO HAPPEN AND ANOTHER DEALERSHIP COULD NEVER ISOLATE THE PROBLEM. FAST FORWARD TO NOW WHEN I CONTACTED GM ABOUT MY CONCERNS SINCE NOBODY ELSE COULD HELP ME...GM STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I ASKED THE GM P.O.C. ABOUT THE TSB I HAD FOUND RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. I STATED MY CONCERNS FOR A TSB RELATED TO AIR BAGS OVER A 7 YEAR PERIOD. YES, YOU READ THAT RIGHT. GM HAS HAD A TSB RELATED TO MY PROBLEM, AND THE SAME AIRBAG RELATED RECALL CHRYSLER JUST STARTED, FOR 7 YEARS!!! PLEASE ASSIST MYSELF AND OTHER CONSUMERS FROM BEING HURT BY THIS... *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND ARE UNPREDICTABLE. THE MANUFACTURE WARRANTY REPLACED THE BRAKE MODULE ONCE, BUT WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ON-GOING. MY RESEARCH HAS INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND ONE THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THE CHEAP CONNECTORS IN THE BRAKE MODULE CORRODE AND CAUSE MAY ISSUES: 1. THE BRAKE LIKES WILL OFTEN STAY ON WHILE NOT PRESSING THE BRAKE. THEN THEY WILL TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKE IS PRESSED. THIS HAPPENS MOST OFTEN, BUT IS ALSO INCONSISTENT AT TIMES. THE LIGHTS SIMPLY ARE NOT RELIABLE AND DO NOT WORK AS THEY SHOULD. 2. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT FUNCTION DUE TO FAULTY BRAKE ENGAGEMENT SIGNAL. 3. IT IS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT THE GEAR SELECTOR DUE TO THE SANE ISSUE. YOU MUST PRESS EXTREMELY HARD ON THE BRAKE TO GET IT TO SHIFT AND THIS LEADS TO ABNORMAL SOUNDS AND OPERATION OF THE BRAKE LEVER. WE HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT WE DON'T FEEL IT ACCEPTABLE TO PAY $100 DEDUCTIBLE TO FIX AN ONGOING PROBLEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THIS HAS LED TO US NOT USING THE VEHICLE MUCH DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 50K MILES ON IT AFTER 6 YEARS. THE SERVICE BULLETIN SAYS NOT TO REPLACE THE MODULE, BUT RATHER GREASE THE CONNECTORS. SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY CLEAR CAUSE (REPLACE CHEAP CONNECTORS WITH ONES THAT WILL LAST AND NOT CORRODE... NOT REPLACE MODULE WITH ANOTHER INADEQUATE ONE). PLEASE RECALL. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT SET. NOTICED CENTER BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON WITHOUT STEPPING ON BRAKE. STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. WAS ABLE TO SET CRUISE CONTROL BUT SHORTLY AFTER SETTING THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND CRUISE CONTROL RELEASED. DETERMINED BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED THEN BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT MOMENTARILY UNTIL BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED FURTHER. DETERMINED BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH WAS OPERATING CORRECTLY AND ADJUSTED CORRECTLY. SERVICE REP REPLACED CONTROL COMPUTER: APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS LATER PROBLEM RECURRED. GM SERVICE BULLETIN CLAIMS PROBLEM IS CONNECTOR ON COMPUTER BOARD THAT DEVELOPS CORROSION. APPLYING DIELECTRIC GREASE IS SUPPOSED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM; IT DOES BUT JUST TEMPORARILY - MUST BE REAPPLIED EVERY FEW MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

IN SEPTEMBER 2010 AND AGAIN IN JULY 2011, MY CAR BEGAN HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH BACK UP LIGHTS (NON EXISTENT) AND BRAKE LIGHTS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ON WHEN DRIVING AND WOULD GO OFF WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THIS ALSO SEEMED TO HAPPEN IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. OTHER DRIVERS FLAGGED ME DOWN TO ALERT ME TO THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE CHIMSEL LIGHT IN THE REAR WINDOW REMAINED LIT WHILE DRIVING AND TURNED OFF IF BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL GM DEALER TWICE..IT TOOK 2 WEEKS EACH TIME, TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM, WHICH WAS EVENTUALLY IDENTIFIED AS A FAULTY BODY CONTROL MODULE. THIS WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR, THAT HAD TO BE COMPLETED TWICE. 2007 SATURN AURAS SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. I HAVE NOT USED MY CRUISE CONTROL SINCE JULY 2011, AS I AM AFRAID TO START THIS WHOLE EXPENSIVE AND DANGEROUS SEQUENCE AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THEY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

Mileage: 47,000

MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHTS ARE ON AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS NOT ON WHEN SOMEONE SITS IN THE VEHICLE. ALSO THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ONE WHILE I WAS IN PARK AND THE ENTIRE LIGHT PANEL FLICKERED. THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 20 COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE READ JUST ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS ALONE. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL? ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 30000 MILES ON IT, THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON. DEALERSHIP DIDN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE 3RD TIME I BROUGHT IT IN. THEY REPLACED THE SEAT AND IT JUST STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. BOTH AIRBAGS ARE DISENGAGED NOW. HOW IS THAT NOT AN AUTOMATIC RECALL? HOW DOES GM NOT FIX THIS WITHOUT CHARGE? SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATES AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WENT FROM 65 TO 40 ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. THE DASH DISPLAYED SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. THE CARS SPEED DROPPED SO FAST I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A SEMI. LUCKILY I GLANCED UP IN TIME NOT TO GET REAR ENDED. THE CAR IS NOW RUNNING FINE. AFTER LOOKING THROUGH SOME SITES IT APPEARS A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE AND NOT EVEN WITH HIGH MILES SOME HAD IT WITH 3600 MILES ON THERE CAR. ALSO THE ONES THAT DID SEEK SERVICE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE ISSUE AND KEPT REOCCURING. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

CAR SMOKING FROM DASH CAUGHT FIRE DESTROYED CAR. *TR

Mileage: 84,500

I PURCHASED THIS SATURN WITH 32K ON IT, TWO DAYS AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE IT STARTED OVERHEATING AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. IT TOOK THEM A WEEK TO FIX THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY HAD TO COMPLETELY REWIRE A FEW THINGS. ONE MONTH AFTER THAT HAPPENED, I NOTICED WHEN I TURNED I FELT A POPPING IN THE FLOOR BOARD ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I AGAIN CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY HAD ME BRING THE VEHICLE IN AND STATED SOMETHING WAS LOOSE IN THE AXEL SHAFT AND THEY 'FIXED' THE POPPING BY TIGHTENING IT UP. THREE MONTHS FOLLOWING THE ABOVE EVENTS, I NOTICED THE POPPING STARTED AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT BALL JOINT, RACK, AND PINION. I DROVE AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND IMMEDIATELY HAD TO TURN AROUND AND RETURN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. AT THAT POINT THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR FIVE MONTHS STRAIGHT. THEY SAY THEY REPLACED EVERYTHING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN DOWN. EVERY TIME I CALLED FOR AN UPDATE THEY ALWAYS HAD A DIFFERENT ANSWER. I HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS ON THIS CAR 3 TIMES NOW AND IT ONLY HAS 60K. THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY REPLACED THE AIRBAG COIL BUT YET IT CONTINUES TO COME ON. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING CONSTANTLY IN 5TH AND 6TH GEAR. THIS CAR HAS BEEN THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM PRODUCT AGAIN. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH THIS CAR SINCE THE DAY I BROUGHT IT HOME. MY HUSBAND WAS CALLED TO DEPLOY TO IRAQ AND WE HAD A 2 WEEK OLD BABY SO WE HAD TO GET A BIGGER CAR BEFORE HE LEFT. WE ONLY HAD 3 DAYS WHEN HE WAS CALLED UP TO LEAVE (HE WAS INACTIVE RESERVE AND WAS CALLED UP). I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO RESEARCH THIS CAR BEFORE WE BOUGHT IT. IF I COULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN I WOULD NEVER EVEN CONSIDER THIS CAR. READING INTO IT NOW, IT SEEMS A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

2007 SATURN AURA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HYBRID UNIT FAILURE *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE BATTERY OVERHEATED AND ALL OF THE CONNECTIONS TO THE VEHICLE HAD FAILED. AT THE END OF 2009, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. *JB

ON DASH WARNING LIGHTS FOR FAILED AIRBAG. DRIVERS REMAINS ON UNLESS PASSENGER THEN THAT WARNING LIGHT SUPERSEDES DRIVERS LIGHT WHICH TEMPORARILY GOES OUT . WAS A PROBLEM AT TIME CAR PURCHASED USED. DEALER (BUICK) SAID IT WAS NORMAL.. I NOW REALIZE IT IS A FAULT COMMON ON THESE CARS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE RADIO TURNED OFF, THE RED BATTERY LIGHT FLASHED AND THE ENGINE MADE A CRANKING NOISE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,291. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,192. UPDATED 01/18/11 *BF THE CONSUMER SATED WHILE WAITING FOR THE REPLACEMENT HYBRID BATTERY, THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY ATTEMPT TO GO INTO HYBRID MODE. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO GO INTO HYBRID MODE BUT COULDN'T. THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED AND THE RADIO WENT OUT ND THE ENGINE MADE A STRANGE NOISE AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS JUST BEING STARTED. UPDATED 04/15/11

Mileage: 16,192

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2007 SATURN AURA XR THAT WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST 2007. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY I HAD TO BRING THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER IN SEPT 2007 TO INVESTIGATE "SERVICE AIR BAG" AND "ESC" WARNING LIGHTS. ADDITIONALLY, I BEGAN NOTICING THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. THEY WOULD BE ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THEN WOULD GO OFF WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THIS MADE FOR VERY UNSETTLING DRIVING. I HAD TO BRING THE CAR BACK TO SATURN TWICE IN 2007 TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM BUT I HAS STARTED AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALER THAT NOW PROVIDES SERVICE FOR SATURN CUSTOMERS ON JUNE 22, 2010 TO ADDRESS THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS AND SUPPOSEDLY "FIXED" IT. WELL THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. YOU CAN REMOTE START THE CAR AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. YOU CAN TURN THE CAR ON NORMALLY,, DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE BUT FAIL TO GO OFF. THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT DOESN'T APPEAR TO WANT TO WORK CORRECTLY EITHER. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING. DOES ANYONE KNOW THE CORRECT SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM? PS-MY MILEAGE IS 18,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 9,701

I DRIVE A 2007 SATURN AURA AND RECENTLY THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TALKED WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT SATURN AND THEY STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $1200+ TO REMOVE THE PASSENGER SEAT AND FIX THE SENSOR. ALSO THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR SENSOR THAT TELLS YOU THAT THE DOOR IS CLOSED MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DOOR, IT TELLS YOU THAT THE DOOR IS AJAR WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY CLOSED. TO FIX THAT WOULD COST ABOUT $420. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

WHEN RAINING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR FILL WITH WATER, DRAINS WHEN DOOR IS OPEN THIS COULD NOT BE GOOD FOR ELECTRICAL PURPOSES. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I LEFT MY LIGHTS ON ACCIDENTALLY OVER NIGHT, KILLING THE BATTERY. AFTER JUMPING THE BATTERY WITH STANDARD CABLES, DONE BY A MECHANIC FRIEND, MANY OF MY ELECTRICAL FEATURES ARE OUT OF SERVICE MAINLY THE RADIO/CD PLAYER IS POWERLESS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LAKELAND SATURN DEALERSHIP ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND THAT I MUST HAVE FRIED THE RADIO ITSELF, AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING AND AM WONDERING IF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL HAS A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF ISSUES WITH MY 2007 SATURN AURA. I HAVE HAD MY DASH GO OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON SATURN COULDN'T FIND OUT WHY IT JUST STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I ESTIMATING AROUND 13,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE MY THERMOSTAT REPLACED. THE CAR WENT DEAD AND WOULDN'T START HAD TO BE TOWED SATURN SAID THE BATTERY WOULDN'T HOLD A CHARGE. MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT IS THE HEATED SEATS. WHILE ON MY WAY FROM WORK AT 11PM ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY DEC 9 2007 THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT CAUGHT FIRE BURNED A HOLE ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE SEAT A LITTLE BIT BIGGER THAN A QUARTER. WHILE TRYING TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY I WAS UNABLE TO SIT IN THE SEAT. WHILE I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP THE VEHICLE I DID PANIC MY REAR WAS BURNED BUT THANK GOD TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT. WHEN I TURN THE HEATER OFF AND THE CAR A POLICE OFFICER WAS ON THE SCENE AND CHECKED THE CAR OVER BEFORE THE FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED. HE STATED TO THE ONSTAR HELP THAT THE FIRE DID BURN FROM THE INSIDE OUT IT DID SMELL LIKE ELECTRICAL AND THAT IT APPEARED TO HAVE SUFFOCATED OUT AFTER THE HEATER WAS TURNED OFF. SATURN COULD ONLY TELL ME THAT THE SEAT WOULD BE REPLACED AND THAT ENGINEERS WOULD BE CALLED. I THANK GOD THIS WASN'T WORSE BUT I WAS LEFT VERY TRAUMATIZED AND TRIED TO SPEAK TO THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP BUT HE DID NOT RETURN MY CALL. MY SATURN EXPERIENCE IS REALLY TAKING A DOWNWARD DIVE. *TR

INCOMPATIBILITY OF ON-BOARD GARAGE OPENER SYSTEM WITH MY GARAGE DOOR, RESULTING IN BEING ASKED TO BUY A $38.00 CONVERTER KIT FROM LEAR. LATER, THROUGH THE INTERVENTION OF A FRIEND WHO IS A GM PLANT MANAGER, HE WAS ABLE TO GET MY $38.00 CREDITED TO MY CARD. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT IT TOOK HIS INTERVENTION TO GET THIS PROBLEM SOLVED. THE DEALER HAD NO FIX (NOT EVEN AN EXPLANATION) FOR WHY THE IN-CAR UNIT WOULDN'T WORK, BUT INSTEAD REFERRED ME TO A LEAR 800 NUMBER, WHERE I BOUGHT THE CONVERTER UNIT. PERHAPS GM CAN ANNOUNCE THAT THEY WILL PROVIDE THE CONVERTER UNIT AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER IF THEY EXPERIENCE THE SAME INCOMPATIBILITY PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 10