2007 SATURN AURA Engine Problems

Several Issues

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

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS GOING AT SLOW SPEEDS, I STEP ON THE BRAKS AND THE CAR JUMPS AND GO AT A HIGH SPEED WHEN I AM IN TRAFFIC. IN HAPPENS WHEN THE TRAFFIC IS SLOW AND THEN BEGINS TO MOVE. THE LAST OCCASION RESULTED IN MY CAR BEING TOTALED. IT ALWAYS THE FRONT END.

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.

I HAVE A 2007 SATURN AURA WITH 103,000 MILE AND THE TIMING CHAIN (BELT) WENT. UPON INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE I LEARNED THE SAME GM ENGINE IN MY AURA IS IN THE 2007 GMC ACADIA. GM HAS A RECALL ON THE TIMING BELT FOR ACADIA ENGINES AND EXTENDED THAT WARRANTY FOR 10 YEARS WITH 120,000 MILES. DESPITE OTHERS AURA OWNERS COMPLAINTS FOR SAME ISSUE WITH SAME ENGINE THEY WILL NOT EXTEND THAT SAME COURTESY TO SATURN AURA OWNERS. LUCKILY I WAS NOT DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE BELT MALFUNCTIONED.

Mileage: 103,602

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON . I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THIS WEEKEND AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAS STRETCHED AND THAT THE CAMSHAFT ACTUATOR IS NOT STAYING INTO POSITION . THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON THIS ENGINE IN EVERY CAR MODEL EXCEPT THE SATURN .

Mileage: 96,460

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

ENGINE TIMING CHAINS PROBLEM. MY CAR ONLY HAD 18,800 MILES ON IT WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND WAS TOLD I HAD TO SPEND 2000 DOLLARS ON HAVING THE TIMING CHAINS REPLACED. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. GM WOULD NOT HELP BECAUSE MY CAR WAS JUST ABOUT 10 YEARS OLD. THE OIL WAS CHANGED ALONG WITH THE FILTER EVERY 3,000 MILES BY A DEALER . WHEN IT WAS REPAIRED THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS MISSING THE CAMSHAFT THRUST WASHERS. GM DIDN'T CARE THE TIRES WERE OUTLASTING A TIMING CHAIN THAT SHOULD BE GOOD FOR OVER 100,000 MILES.

Mileage: 18,800

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

I TOOK MY 2007 SATURN AURA XR 3.6L TO FIRESTONE TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. FIRESTONE ALERTED ME THAT I NEEDED A TIMING CHAIN. I SEARCH THE INTERNET AND FOUND GM WARRANTY 11340 COVERED OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME 3.6L MOTOR AND REPAIRED THE TIMING CHAIN AT NO COST! WHY IS THE SATURN AURA NOT ON THE LIST WE HAVE THE SAME MOTOR.

Mileage: 88,797

WHILE DRIVING 55 ON A BUSY TWO LANE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE DINGED AND READ SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL ON CONSOLE, IMMEDIATELY THE IT FLASHED ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND ENGINE DISABLED AND MY CAR LOST ALL POWER AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET IT ALL THE WAY OFF THE ROAD DUE TO THE UPHILL INCLINE - THE CAR BEHIND ME SHOT OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR MULTIPLE CAR PILE UP. THE CAR RESTARTED AFTER SITTING A FEW MINUTES WITH REDUCED ENGINE POWER FOR THE FIRST TWENTY MILES - I COULD TOP OUT AT ABOUT 45 AND HEAR AN ELECTRICAL ENGAGEMENT SOUND. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE LIGHTS WERE GONE BY THE TIME I GOT THERE AND IT WAS BACK UP TO POWER. I WAS TOLD IT WAS LIKELY A SENSOR ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART. IT HAS DISABLED ON ME ABOUT FIVE TIMES NOW WITHOUT WARNING AND DOES SO AT ANY SPEED. IT STARTED THIS BEFORE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, SPECIFICALLY AS I LOST TRACTION ON SOME ICY SNOW AND SPUN THE TIRES A FEW TIMES WHEN THE CAR HAD 50,000 MILES ON IT. BEFORE THE TRACTION CONTROL WAS ADDRESSED I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AS THE TIMING CHAIN AND CAM ACTUATORS FAILED AT 210 K. WE SOMEHOW FORGOT ABOUT THE TC PROBLEM AND THREE DAYS INTO DRIVING WITH A NEW ENGINE THE CAR DISABLED AGAIN STATING SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL.

Mileage: 210,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH CODES P0016 AND P0017, THE CAUSE OF WHICH IS A STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN. THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM IN THE GMC ACADIA, WITH THE SAME ENGINE, RESULTED IN A WARRANTY EXTENSION TO 10 YEARS AND 120,000 MILES. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 86,000 MILES AND WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE DESIGN/ AND OR TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM. COST TO REPAIR IS ANYWHERE FROM $1600 TO $3000 AND MAY REAPPEAR IN AS LITTLE AS 20,000 ADDITIONAL MILES.

Mileage: 86,000

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

THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND THE TRACTION LIGHT COME ON. WHEN TRYING TO TAKE OFF THE ENGINE HAS NO POWER. ALSO WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT REGULAR SPEED IT WILL REDUCE WITHOUT WARNING. IT MAKES ME FEEL VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT ISSUES FROM DAY ONE AND NOW THAT THEY STOPPED MAKING THEM GM DOESN'T WANT TO HELP. THEY JUST WANT TO SELL YOU A NEW CAR.

Mileage: 100,000

SES LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT APPROX 95,000 MILES WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. CODE READ IS P0017. I TOOK TO MY LOCAL IOWA CITY GM DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE AND WAS TOLD IT'S A STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN. I'M THE VEHICLE'S SECOND OWNER AND PURCHASED IT 6 YEARS AGO AT 33,000 MILES. I'VE ALWAYS PERFORMED REGULAR OIL CHANGES AT THE SPECIFIED INTERVALS AND TAKEN GOOD CARE OF THE CAR. I WAS QUOTED $2,500 TO FIX THIS, AND TOLD THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED FOR CERTAIN EFFECTED VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR WITH THE SAME ENGINE BUT EXCLUDES THE SATUN/AURA XR: HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/TSBS/. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CAR AND WOULD I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY MY 3.6L ENGINE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE ABOVE BULLETIN.

Mileage: 95,500

I STARTED THE CAR (IN THE RAIN) SUDDENLY THE TC LIGHT CAME ON AND ALSO THE WARNING WORDS ENGINE POWER REDUCTION. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I LEFT THE CAR FOR THE WEEKEND IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I STARTED IT ON MONDAY, EVERYTHING SEEMED OK.

Mileage: 148,000

IT BEEN HAPPEN EVERY WEEK .I BE DRIVING ALL THE SUDDEN THE TC LIGHT COME ON ALSO THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE SPEED REDUCE I PULL OVER AND CUT THE CAR OFF FOR AWHILE THEN THE TC LIGHT GO OFF AND THE SPEED COME BACK.

Mileage: 10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONER BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

Mileage: 136,000

MY FAMILY HAS OWNED GM VEHICLES FOR 35 + YEARS. FEBRUARY 2016, I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 SATURN AURA XR (V6 3.6 L ENGINE) HOME AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL GM DEALER WHO STATED IT THAT IT WAS A TIMING CHAIN ISSUE. REPAIR COST $ 1,667.05. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, WHY? IT IS THE THIRD TIMING CHAIN ON THE CAR. YES, THAT'S RIGHT THIRD! PROBLEMS WITH TIMING CHAIN & TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS EASILY GO UNNOTICED AND CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. A DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND PRESENT SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. THE FIRST TIMING CHAIN FAILED AT 56,000 MILES IN MARCH 2013 THE SECOND TIMING CHAIN FAILED AT 80,000 MILES FEBRUARY 2016 IN 2 YEARS 11 MONTHS AND 24,000 MILES, THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED REPLACEMENT SOMETHING IS INHERENTLY WRONG WITH THIS ENGINE AND/OR REPLACEMENT PARTS. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO NEED A THIRD (3) TIMING CHAIN ON A VEHICLE. OUR 2007 SATURN AURA XR HAS THE SAME V6 3.6 L ENGINE AS THE 2007 MODELS: (CADILLAC CTS, SRX, STS; GMC ACADIA & SATURN OUTLOOK) THAT GENERAL MOTORS ISSUED A RECALL CONCERNING PREMATURE WEAR OF TIMING CHAINS FOR THESE 2007 MODELS. GM SHOULD HONOR THE RECALL FOR OUR SATURN AURA XR. AS LOYAL GM CUSTOMERS, WE ARE REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIR EXPENSES OF $ 1,667.05 FOR REPLACEMENT OF SECOND (2) TIMING CHAIN IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS.

THIS CAR HAS BEEN A BUST SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT A YEAR AGO AND WAS OF COURSE A RECALL FOR MANY OTHER AURAS EXCEPT OUR SPECIFIC ONE. HAD THAT REPLACED, NOW ITS THE TIMING CHAIN, WHICH IS ALSO A COMMON COMPLAINT OF THE AURA YET THERE IS NO RECALL. THE CAR MISFIRES, SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN IN IDLE AND WHEN DRIVING. IT HAS A VERY HARD SHIFT. ITS VERY HARD TO ACCELERATE AND THE RPMS SHOOT UP. IT ALSO STALLS AND IT SOMETIMES JUST SHUTS OFF. EVERY LIGHT IN THE VEHICLE IS ON, CHECK ENGINE, STABILTY, ETC. IT ANOTHER EXPENSIVE REPAIR THATS WORTH MORE THAN HALF THE CAR.

Mileage: 110,000

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

DUE TO SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, I NEARLY AVOIDED A COLLISION FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS OCCURRED WHILE TURNING LEFT AT AN INTERSECTION WITH REGULAR TRAFFIC FROM AN AIRPORT. THE ENGINE TIMING CHAIN REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, WHICH WAS RATHER COSTLY. GM SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT BULLETIN #11340C COVERS SOME BUT -CONSPICUOUSLY- NOT ALL GM VEHICLES WITH THE SAME 3.6L ENGINE FOR UP TO 10 YEARS. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT UNEXPECTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER (DUE TO WORN TIMING CHAIN OR ANY OTHER ISSUE) IN THE MIDDLE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY ALL VEHICLES WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE ENGINE / TIMING CHAIN ARE NOT BEING PROACTIVELY REPAIRED BY GM.

Mileage: 54,000

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

VEHICLE HAS A TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM, THROWING A P0017 TROUBLE CODE. MY MAKE , MODEL AND ENGINE ARE INCLUDED IN GM SPECIAL POLICY 11340A, COVERING THE SPECIFIC ISSUE OF A BAD TIMING CHAIN. THIS DIAGNOSIS WAS CONFIRMED BY A GM DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP AND GM REFUSE TO COVER MY VEHICLE IN ANY WAY. MY VEHICLE CANNOT PASS MY OHIO E-CHECK AND RUNS ROUGH, WITH RUNNING CONDITION DETERIORATING.

Mileage: 99,707

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL,THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH AN ADDITIONAL WARNING LAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

Mileage: 43,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE TOOK A LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP. THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SERVICE TRACTION MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 8/10/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. UPDATED 08/20/15*JB

Mileage: 91,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE SERVICE TRACTION MODULE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 8/10/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED BEFORE MERGING TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE STALLED AND CUT OFF. THE CONSUMER WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY A SEMI TRUCK. UPDATED 11/31/2015*JS

Mileage: 90,000

'07 AURA XR. PURCHASED MID-JANUARY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE I BOUGHT IT, WITH NO ISSUES OTHER THAN AN EXHAUST LEAK AT THE FLEX PIPE. STARTED NOTICING LOSS OF POWER ON ACCELERATION, ATTRIBUTED IT TO DIRTY INJECTORS/BAD FUEL. PUT IN INJECTOR CLEANER AND PREMIUM FUEL, CAR WOULD NOT START. FINALLY STARTED AND TOOK OFF ONLY TO HAVE SAME ISSUE, BUT NOW WORSE. CAR WOULD ALMOST STALL WHEN ACCELERATING FROM DEAD STOP, HAVE TO KEEP ACCELERATOR PINNED TO THE FLOOR WHEN STARTING, ROUGH IDLE WHEN RUNNING. NEXT STEP, REPLACED SPARK PLUGS. DID NOT FIX PROBLEM, BUT STILL NEEDED REPLACING. CHECKED CODES: P0016 AND P0017 (CRANKSHAFT POSITION VS. INTAKE CAMSHAFT POSITION CORRELATION BANK 1 FAULT). HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER TO HAVE ASSESSED, BUT FROM EVERYTHING I HAVE READ THIS IS A STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN. RECALL #11340C WITH SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR EVERY OTHER GM VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT NOT THIS ONE. WHAT A JOKE. WOULD RATHER TAKE THE $2K-4K REQUIRED FOR THE REPAIR AND SPEND IT ON A COMPETITOR VEHICLE.

Mileage: 114,000

I WAS STOPPED ONE EVENING ON MY HOME FROM DINNER WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT AND HAD TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO GET CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SECOND COSTLY REPAIR...THEN SIX MONTHS LATER I RECEIVED A SPECIAL COVERAGE LETTER IN THE MAIL. I HAD FOLLOWED THE PROCESS THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP FOR REIMBURSEMENT AND NEVER SO QUICKLY GOT TURNED DOWN DUE TO THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF REPAIR. PRIOR TO 2009, THIS TRANSMISSION HAD ISSUES CAUSED BY A VERY WEAK 3,5,R WAVE PLATE, WHICH MADE THIS TRANSMISSION PRONE TO FAILURE IN GM PRODUCTS. UPDATED WAVE PLATES WERE RELEASED FOR MANY CLUTCHES IN 6T70. THE OLD DESIGN WAVE PLATES WEREN'T STRESS RELIEVED AND COULD BREAK WITH USE. THE UPDATED WAVE PLATES ARE AVAILABLE. FIRST COURSE OF ACTION WAS A TSB NUMBER: PIP-4327A OWNERS OF 2007-2009 SATURN AURA AND OUTLOOK, AND 2008-2009 SATURN VUE EQUIPPED WITH THE 6T70/75 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY EXPERIENCE NO REVERSE AND SLIP/FLARE/HARSH SHIFTS IN 3RD AND/OR 5TH GEAR. CODES P0776 CLUTCH PRESSURE CONTROL (PC) SOLENOID 2 STUCK OFF AND P0842 TRANSMISSION FLUID PRESSURE 14404A ? SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT ? TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAVE PLATE I AM REQUESTING A RECALL DUE TO HAVING DEFECTIVE PARTS...KNOWINGLY AND WAITING UNTIL CONSUMERS/CUSTOMERS WERE OVER THE MILEAGE TO GET OUT OF ANY TYPE OF REIMBURSEMENT THAT IS DUE TO THEM. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO DISAPPOINTED WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND REPEATING THE SAME ANSWER BACK TO ME EVERY TIME KNOWINGLY THAT MY CAR REPAIR WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS....I FOLLOWED THE STEPS AND NOTHING...AS IF THIS IS ALL MADE UP. THE INCIDENT DATE ABOVE WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WAVE PLATE, PISTON AND SPRING, REACTION GEAR ETC. I HAVE SPOKE WITH [XXX] AT GM CUSTOMER SERVICE MANY TIMES AND LIKE I HAVE TOLD HER I 'M NOT GOING AWAY ANYTIME SOON. SINCERELY, [XXX] 'INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR*JB

Mileage: 145,619

I WAS HAVING AN INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY CAMSHAFT CORRELATION. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAS STRETCHED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $2000 DOLLARS THIS IS THE SAME ENGINE AS OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN REPAIRED UNDER SERVICE 11340C WHY IS THIS ENGINE NOT COVERED. *TR

Mileage: 55,503

REMOTE START FAILED TO TURN OVER ENGINE ONLY SIGNALED HEADLIGHTS TO FLASH. UPON STARTING CAR WITH KEY IN IGNITION THE SERVICE ENGINE ILLUMINATED AND HAS NOT TURNED OFF TO THIS DAY. WAS ABLE TO BRING INTO LOCAL CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPT FOR RECALL 13036 FOR BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION AND HAVE DIAGNOSTIC ON SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON MAY 6TH 2015. DEALER STATES CURRENT CODE OF P0017 AND HISTORY CODES P2070 AND P0019. DEALER CLAIMS CAUSE IS A STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN AND WORN GUIDES AND WANTS AN ENGINE TEAR DOWN TO REPLACE TIMING CHAIN, GUIDES, COVERS AND EXAMINE CAMSHAFT TIMING. ESTIMATED COST IS $3271 AND 2-3 DAYS TO REPAIR. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 100,877 AND MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO COVER ANY PART OF THE REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS REPAIR AND SEEN COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT IN REGARDS TO THIS ENGINES TIMING CHAIN FAILING. COMPLAINTS RANGE OVER A SERIES OF MAKES, MODELS, AND ENGINES AND APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE ON GENERAL MOTORS PART FOR YEARS AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS OR CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. I ALSO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR INTERMITTENTLY TURNING OFF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WHILE AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY A FAILING SENSOR INSIDE THE PASSENGER SEAT.THE SEAT WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED AND DISASSEMBLED TO REPLACE THE SENSOR AN APPX $800 REPAIR. AGAIN ANOTHER COMMON COMPLAINT AND REPAIR THE MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO COVER. MY CAR IS REGULARLY MAINTAINED WITH RECORDS AVAILABLE. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY $4000 IN REPAIRS THAT SHOULD NOT NEED TO BE REPAIRED AT CONSUMERS COST. THESE SERIOUS CONDITIONS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY GENERAL MOTORS AND POSSIBLE RECALLS ISSUED. IT'S SAD THAT THE MANUFACTURER DUMPS THEIR CONSUMERS ONCE THEY CEASE PRODUCTION OF A BRAND OR MODEL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ADVISE US UNFORTUNATE OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

I OWN A 2007 SATURN AURA XR I BOUGHT IN 2008. IT HAS 69,600 MILES AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENT FOR $2400.00 BECAUSE IT HAD STRETCHED. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT GM HAS A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT #11340C ON THE 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK AND NUMEROUS OTHER VEHICLES, FOR THE SAME ISSUE. MY ENGINE CODE IS LY7, SAME AS THE OUTLOOK AND OTHER VEHICLES. ADDITIONALLY I'VE ALREADY HAD 1 RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR A BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE, JUST GOT A NOTICE OF A TRANSMISSION ISSUE, AND I'M ON MY THIRD SET OF COMPLETE BRAKES IN JUST 69,600 MILES AND I NEED ALL NEW BRAKES AGAIN. ROTORS ARE WARPED AFTER10 TO 15,000 MILES! ALSO THE "SERVICE TRACTION" LIGHT KEEPS ILLUMINATING PERIODICALLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I'M GETTING NO ANSWERS OR HELP FROM GM OR IT'S DEALERS. *TR

THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE IN THE "ON" POSITION AND MOVING. THE ELECTRICAL STAYS ON, JUST NO ENGINE POWER AND NO WARNING LIGHTS. WORST OF ALL, CAN NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. IT CAN HAPPEN A COUPLE OF TIMES IN A WEEK OR IT CAN GO MONTHS BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. WENT TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS & NEITHER ONE CAN RE-CREATE THE PROBLEM. YOU LOSE THE ENGINE, POWER BRAKES, & POWER STEERING AND THE CAR IS STILL COASTING ALONG. LIKE TRYING TO A FLY A PLANE WITH NO PROPELLER. SINCE THE CAR IS COMING INTO OR GOING OUT OF A "STOP" POSITION, YOU CAN BE TRAVELING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AFTER COMING FROM A "STOP" LOSE THE ENGINE, & NOW YOU ARE STUCK IN THE INTERSECTION. ACTION IS TO ROLL TO A STOP WITHOUT GETTING HIT. PUT THE CAR IN "PARK". TURN THE SWITCH TO THE "OFF" POSITION EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE IS ALREADY OFF & RESTART. APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES (+) THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE OCT. '13. THE CAR ISN'T ON THE GM RECALL SO THEY WON'T LOOK AT IT. THEY WANT A MECHANIC TO FIND THE PROBLEM, BUT A MECHANIC CAN'T RECREATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE FILED THIS COMPLAINT, IT HAS HAPPENED MORE SINCE THE 1ST TIME. THIS IS A GM SATURN AURA. THE IGNITION RECALL IS ONLY FOR SATURN ION. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. ALL I WANT IS A SAFE VEHICLE. UNTIL TODAY'S EVENT, IS THE CAR WANTS TO STALL/SHUT OFF BEFORE IT DOES. SO YOU GET A WARNING THAT THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF. HELPS PREPARE FOR THE INEVITABLE STALL + GIVES ME A CHANCE TO RECORD THE STALL. I HAVE AT LEAST TWO VIDEOS OF IT OCCURRING. THE NORM HAS BEEN, COMING INTO OR OUT OF A "STOP" POSITION: 1) WANTS TO SHUT OFF BUT DOESN'T, 2) VERY SHORTLY THEREAFTER AT A "STOP" POSITION - THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF, AND 3) RESTART THE CAR, 4) (NOT ALWAYS) SHUTS OFF AGAIN AT ANOTHER "STOP" VERY SHORTLY THEREAFTER, AND 5) NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR SOME RANDOM PERIOD OF TIME. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

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

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN WENT OFF THE SAME DAY. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN A FEW WEEKS LATER. TOOK IT FOR SERVICE, SAID IT MIGHT BE BECAUSE AN OIL CHANGE WAS NEEDED BUT IF LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN IT WAS LIKELY THE TIMING CHAIN AND I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. LIGHT WAS ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER SERVICE AND THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME (THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT LIGHT CAME ON). TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED IT IS THE TIMING CHAIN. GOING TO COST ABOUT $2700 AND 2-3 DAYS TO FIX. NOT SURE WHY THIS MODEL WASN'T RECALLED WHEN THE 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK WAS RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME PART. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

MY CAR ENGINE WOULD NOT STOP RUNNING OR TURN-OFF AT ALL WITH A KEY, WITHOUT A KEY DRIVER NOT ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 104,354

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.

THE COOLANT CROSSOVER PIPE STARTED LEAKING SERIOUS ANTIFREEZE. I HAD IT REPAIRED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013 JUST TO HAVE IT START LEAKING AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER. I NEED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AGAIN BUT MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS POSSIBLE A FLAW IN THE METAL DESIGN FROM THE MANUFACTURE NOT ALLOWING THE PIPE TO SEAL PROPERLY. I HAVE CONTACTED SATURN TWICE, ONCE LAST YEAR AND THEN AGAIN A FEW WEEKS AGO AND THEY WON'T ADMIT FAULT. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AND IT WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE GM 3.5 MOTORS ON BUICKS, CHEVYS, PONTIACS AND OTHERS TO NUMEROUS TO LIST. THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND ONLY PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN. MY MOST RECENT ESTIMATED IS 1110.00 AND LAST YEAR I PAID 430. THIS NEEDS TO BE STOPPED FROM GM GETTING AWAY WITH THIS. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

THE COOLANT CROSSOVER PIPE STARTED LEAKING SERIOUS ANTIFREEZE. I HAD IT REPAIRED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013 JUST TO HAVE IT START LEAKING AGAIN A FEW MONTHS LATER. I NEED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AGAIN BUT MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS POSSIBLE A FLAW IN THE METAL DESIGN FROM THE MANUFACTURE NOT ALLOWING THE PIPE TO SEAL PROPERLY. I HAVE CONTACTED SATURN TWICE, ONCE LAST YEAR AND THEN AGAIN A FEW WEEKS AGO AND THEY WON'T ADMIT FAULT. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AND IT WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE GM 3.5 MOTORS ON BUICKS, CHEVYS, PONTIACS AND OTHERS TO NUMEROUS TO LIST. THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND ONLY PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN. MY MOST RECENT ESTIMATED IS 1110.00 AND LAST YEAR I PAID 430. THIS NEEDS TO BE STOPPED FROM GM GETTING AWAY WITH THIS. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AND THE SERVICE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED PERIODICALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER TRAIN, CRANK SHAFT, AND DRIVE AXLE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

I'VE HAD MY 2007 AURA SINCE MARCH 2013, NEVER HAD ISSUES UNTIL A YEAR LATER IN APRIL 2014. I NOTICED WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY CAR THAT MY BACK BREAK LIGHTS WERE STILL ON, WHEN I GOT IN TO START IT UP, I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE OUT OF PARK AND IT JUMPED-NO LURCHED FORWARD SO HARD IT FELT AS IF I HAD BEEN HIT FROM THE BACK. I HAD TO SLAM MY FOOT ON THE BREAK TO KEEP FROM RUNNING INTO THE CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF ME! THAN COMES JULY 2014 I RECEIVE A NOTICE THAT MY AURA IS PART OF A RECALL #13036 WHICH RELATES TO THE (BCM)-BODY CONTROL MODULE, THE (BAS)-BREAK APPLY SENSOR AND THE (ECS)-ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. ALL IN WHICH AFFECTS THE ISSUES I'M HAVING AT THIS VERY MOMENT. NOW AS OF A WEEK AGO (AUG 2014) MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND MY AUTO START IS NO LONGER WORKING! I'VE CALLED SATURN ABOUT ME NOT FEELING SAFE IN MY VEHICLE AND WHAT IS THE STATUS ON THE PARTS COMING IN AND ALL I'M TOLD IS THAT THERE IS NO SET TIME WHEN THAT WILL BE. ON TOP OF THAT I'M TOLD I MAY HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND OR REPAIRS TO MY CAR TO FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON! I AM A VERY DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER. I JUST WANT MY CAR FIXED ASAP!!!! THESE ARE SERIOUS AND CAN BE DANGEROUS ISSUES!! THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I MUST TAKE MYSELF AND MY CHILD BACK AND FORTH EACH AND EVERYDAY. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

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

TOOK CAR IN FOR SERVICE AT WHICH TIME ALSO REQUESTED COOLING SYSTEM FLUSH, UNABLE TO HAVE DONE AS SERVICE DEPT. FOUND A LEAK AT THE CROSSOVER PIPE WHICH NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED ONCE THEY RECEIVE THE PARTS. I HAD THE CROSSOVER PIPE REPLACED AND RESEALED IN FEB. 2013 AT 54233 MILES. FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD NOT CONTINUE TO GO OUT EVERY YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 62,184

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

I ARRIVED AT DRIVEWAY TO MY HOME AND PUT THE CAR INTO PARK. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND CLOSED DRIVER DOOR TO UNLOCK CHAIN ON GATE IN FRONT OF DRIVEWAY. I PROCEEDED TO MANUALLY OPEN THE 25' METAL GATE. WHEN THE GATE WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY OPEN I TURNED TOWARDS THE CAR AND TO MY SURPRISE THE CAR WAS MOVING FORWARD WITH NO ONE IN IT. THE CAR TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 15' AND WAS STOPPED BY A 3' DIAMETER METAL CYLINDER. THE CARS FRONT BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. LUCKILY, NO PERSONS WERE INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 115,300

WHILE DRIVING I GOT AN ENGINE LIGHT, THEN A SERVICE ESC THEN A SERVICE TRACTION. I CONTACTED ONSTAR FOR A DIAGNOSTIC (AFTER I RETURNED HOME). I THEN HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT AFTER REPLACING A SENSOR THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AND WAS DUE TO A STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN. HE THEN SAID HE THOUGHT THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A RECALL CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. I HAVE HAD ISSUES PRIOR TO THIS AND GOT NO SATISFACTION FROM THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER IN SANTA ROSA CA. I EVEN FILED A COMPLAINT WITH SATURN. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

I HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A DEALER AND LESS THEN THREE HOURS AFTER DRIVING IT OFF THE LOT I WAS IN TRAFFIC IN THE TWIN CITIES AND THE ENGINE GAVE OUT ON ME. I HAD BRAKED BECAUSE OF A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND WENT TO ACCELERATE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. LUCKILY THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME, ON 35W, DIDN'T HIT ME AS I WAS STUCK AT 35MPH AND CRAWLED OFF OF THE ROAD. I DO A GOOD AMOUNT OF CITY DRIVING AND THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME IN A MUCH WORSE POSSIBLE SCENARIO. I GOT THE ERROR CODES P0700 P0776 FROM THE ENGINE, TURNS OUT THAT MY WAVE PLATE BROKE AND THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO SATURN CARS FOR YEARS AND THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL. I COULD HAVE EASILY GOT IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND DIED WHEN THIS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE. IT COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN PREVENTED TOO. I'VE BEEN CONNED OUT OF A LOT OF MONEY BY GM ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT I'M ALSO HAPPY JUST TO BE ALIVE. *TR

Mileage: 105,121

MY AIR BAGS GO ON AND OFF EVERY FEW DAYS ! ALSO WHEN I THINK THE CAR IN PARK ITS NOT SOMETIMES I HAVE TO HIT THE SWITCH PUT IN PARK . CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEEN ON AND OFF SINCE I GOT THE CAR . *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS DEFECTS WITH MY 2007 SATURN AURA XR. SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE PERFORMED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE (I.E. OIL CHANGES, TIRE REPLACEMENT, BRAKE SERVICE, ETC). HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE REQUIRES CONTINUOUS REPAIR AND IS FREQUENTLY PROBLEMATIC. ON 6/6/2012, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH ONLY 71,945 MILES ON THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START FROM TIME TO TIME. I THOUGHT THE BATTERY WAS THE CAUSE SO I WENT TO ADVANCE AUTO PARTS WHERE I PURCHASED THE BATTERY. THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTICS TEST ON THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AND STARTER. THE REPORT SHOWED THAT ALL THREE COMPONENTS TESTED NORMAL. ON 11/29/2012, (WHILE STILL EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE STARTING) I WENT BACK TO ADVANCE AUTO PARTS AND ASKED THEM TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AGAIN TO SEE IF IT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. SOON AFTER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE TROUBLE STARTING. WHEN HAVING THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH 84,718 MILES ON THE ODOMETER - ESTIMATED OVER $700 TO REPAIR. THERE IS ALSO A MALFUNCTION WITH THE INTERIOR CONTROLS OF THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR LOCKS AS WELL AS THE CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL INCLUDING THE HORN DO NOT OPERATE! CONSEQUENTLY, THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYS AN AIRBAG SERVICE MESSAGE. (A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN) RECENTLY ON APRIL 1, 2014, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ALARMING NOISE WHEN I STARTED IT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL GM SERVICE CENTER TO BE DIAGNOSED. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD BE $100 FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS CHECK. AFTER THE INITIAL INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH ENGINE AND THAT IT WOULD BE ANOTHER $200 - $300 JUST TO REMOVE THE ENGINE AND DISASSEMBLE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY NOT DRIVE-ABLE. THE ENGINE AND STEERING ISSUES ARE ALSO DOCUMENTED ON SERVICE BULLETINS RELATED TO 2007 SATURN AURAS

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF AND ON FOR 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP. ALSO, THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON THE DAY BEFORE I TOOK THE CAR TO BE EVALUATED. I WAS TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER PRESET OIL CHANGE. MY CAR HAS 85, 500 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS THE FIRST ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR IS $3000.00. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER SATURNS AND GM VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 85,500

AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. UPON STARTING TO MOVE, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND THE ENGINE REVVED TO 3000RPM AT 15-20 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A PARKING LOT AND WAS FORTUNATE TO NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AS I WAS IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT UNDER THE PADDLE SYSTEM AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO PAST THE THIRD GEAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND THEY ALSO NOTICED THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE ENGINE LIGHT THEN TURNED ON. THE CAR HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO HAS STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS AN ENTIRE OVERHAUL WHICH WILL COST $3300-3400. THEY ARE CURRENTLY REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL INCLUDING FREE REPAIRS OF THIS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS WITH A VERY SIMILAR SCENARIO. *TR

Mileage: 73,500

OIL IS LEAKING ON ENGINE CAUSING WHITE SMOKE, SMELL FILTER INSIDE OF VEHICLE, BUT NO OIL ON THE GROUND.(USE CONVENTIONAL OIL) NO ACCIDENT SINCE I PURCHASE THE CAR. SOMETIMES SHIFT HARD WHEN GOING TO NEXT GEAR. MEDAL SEEN IN ENGINE OIL. *TR

Mileage: 100,100

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

AT THE MALL, CAR SPUTTERED 5-10 TIMES BEFORE FINALLY STARTING. AS I WAS LEAVING MALL PARKING LOT DOING 15-20MPH, CAR SUDDENLY LOSS ENGINE POWER AND BEGAN TO SHAKE / SHUTTER. DASHBOARD CONSOLE DISPLAYED REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND SERVICE TRACTION. CAR WOULDN'T GO FASTER THAN 20-25MPH. I HAD TO TAKE SIDE STREETS TO GET HOME. CAR LATER TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER FOUND LEAKING FUEL PUMP AND THROTTLE BODY CABLE CONNECTOR LOOSE/DIRTY. TECH REMOVED CONNECTOR FROM THROTTLE BODY, CLEANED IT, ADDED DI-ELECTRIC GREASE AND RE-CONNECTED IT. ENGINE POWER REGAINED. FUEL PUMP REPLACED AT ANOTHER GARAGE DUE TO COST AT DEALER. NOTE: THIS WAS 2ND TIME CAR WAS TAKEN TO SAME DEALER WITH SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD IT WAS "BAD" GASOLINE AND WAS CHARGED ABOUT $86.00 (NOT INCLUDING TOWING CHARGE). ALSO TOLD TO USE PREMIUM GAS AT ANOTHER GAS COMPANY. FUEL PUMP PROBLEM NOT FOUND EVEN WHEN THEY WERE TOLD ABOUT STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM REAR, DRIVERS SIDE AFTER CAR SITS FOR AWHILE. ASKED FOR REIMBURSEMENT FROM DEALER OWNER, BUT IT WAS DENIED. *TR

Mileage: 50,404

HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY 2007 SATURN AURA WITH ONLY 22,232 MILES. WHY WASN'T THERE A RECALL FOR THIS SINCE THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. IT WILL COST $1200 TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN, MONEY I JUST DON'T HAVE. *TR

Mileage: 22,323

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

VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OVER, TOWED TO MECHANIC, TIMING CHAIN DETERMINED TO BE AT FAULT CHECKED POLICY 11340A WHICH REFERENCES OTHER 3.6L VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE - THE SATURN AURA XR IS NOT LISTED HERE, BUT IS DISPLAYING THE SAME ISSUES. VEHICLES COVERED UNDER THAT POLICY INDICATE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY DEMONSTRATING KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE, BUT ACCEPTANCE OF THE FULL SCOPE. *TR

Mileage: 54,615

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS DECREASED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE KNOCK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

VEHICLE IS 6 YEARS OLD HAD MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO TIMING CHAIN FAILURE 7000 COST TO REPIR PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, MOST OF WHICH HAVE NEVER BEEN REPAIRED EVEN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BY DEALERSHIP, PASSENGER AIRBAG TURNS OFF EVEN WITH PASSENGER IN SEAT, HEATED SEATS COME ON BY THEMSELVES, I GAVE UP ON REPAIR OF THOSE LONG AGO, BUT THEY ARE MINOR COMPARED OTHER PROBLEMS I ANY SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR AS YOU CAN READ AT EDMUNDS.COM CONSUMER DISCUSSIONS, THIS CANNOT BE COINCIDENCE, TRACTION CONTROL, WATER PUMPS, CLUNKING IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND MOST RECENTLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ISSUES, WHICH IN THE PROCESS OF MORE THAN ONE MECHANIC/DEALERSHIP TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR I HAVE PAID FOR WHAT I WOULD CALL UNNECESSARY REPAIRS, FINALLY MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TELLS ME GM HAS TOLD THEM THE TIMING CHAIN IS STRETCHED, I'M ASSUMING GM KNOWS THIS BECAUSE THEY HAVE OTHER VEHICLES SOME 2007 MODELS WITH A TIMING CHAIN RECALL/ISSUES, ACCORDING TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TIMING CHAINS DO NOT NEED REGULAR MAINT. AND SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THAN MY 68000 MILES, I NOW NEED A 3500$$ REPAIR ALTHOUGH MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP "SYMPATHIZES" WITH ME THEY FEEL "THINGS JUST ARE NOT MADE THEY WAY THEY USED TO BE." JUST THOUGHT I'D JOIN THE MANY OTHERS WHO FEEL A COMPLAINT NEEDED TO BE FILED WITH GM REGARDING THIS VEHICLE!!! *TR

Mileage: 68,000

I WAS JUST INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY 2007 SATURN AURA NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS ONLY ABOUT 72,000 MILES ON IT. THIS SEEMS HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ON/ ENGINE POWER REDUCED WITH ON ANY WARNING ALMOST REAR ENDED. *TR

Mileage: 44,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE WATER PUMP, CONTROL ARM BUSHING AND THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR, WHICH WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,600.

Mileage: 52,600

DOES NOT SHIFT INTO INTENDED GEAR. DOES NOT SHIFT INTO MANUAL SHIFT MODE. TOOK TO THE DEALER NOW I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SOMETIMES DOES NOT SHIFT PASSED 2ND GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 78,000