2007 Saturn Aura

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2019· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  I WAS ON MY WAY TO WAL-MART. AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN WASN'T GOING AS I PRESSED ON GAS SO I NOTICE SOMETHING STRANGE WAS GOING ON TRIED TO SHIFT IT WOULDN'T DOWNSHIFT. THEN I PULLED INTO MIDDLE LANE THAT IS WERE IT SLOWLY STOPPED. THEN I SHUT IT OFF STARTED MY CAR AGAIN TO GO TO A SAFER PLACE IT STARTED, CONTINUE DRIVING ABOUT LESS THEN A MILE TURNED INTO WAL-MART AND AS I WAS TURNING IN CAR GAS PEDALS AND SHIFT WAS NOT WORKING. SO IT ROLLED AND I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO PARKINGNLOT WAL-MART. WHEN I TRIED TO REVERSE AND MAKE THE CAR STRAIGHT IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN DRIVE ONLY REVERSE. I PARKED MY VEHICLE AND CALLED MY HUSBAND CAUSE I WAS PANIC THAT I ALMOST GOT HIT BEHIND ME TILL I PULLED INTO CENTER LANE I DIDN'T WANT TO DRIVE IT.

• 12/31/2015· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POURED FLUID INTO THE STEERING PUMP HOSE; HOWEVER, THE HOSE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONTACT IS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE HIGH AND LOW SIDE PRESSURE HOSE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,288.

• 12/31/2014· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE JULY 2014. I CALLED CONTE CHEVY OF FREEPORT, NY, 516-623-9600,THEY ADVISED ME THEY WOULD NOTIFY WHEN THE PARTS COME IN. I'M STILL WAITING. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT TO DO NEXT THANK YOU *TR UPDATED 3/15/2016*JS

• 12/29/2014· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG ALERT ON MESSAGE CENTER. WE TOOK IT IN AND THE REPAIR WAS AT LEAST A THOUSAND DOLLARS. *TR

• 12/29/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA XR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE WAS NOT BEING APPLIED AND WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN TO A MECHANIC OR DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

• 12/27/2025· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  My car gear shift slides through the gears but wont shift out of park. Something is wrong with the transmission shift cable. I see an active recall for this exact problem on my type of car (NHTSA 14V224) but for some reason my vin isn’t showing up.

• 12/27/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 12/22/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I KEEP RECEIVING A CODE P1A6F, P1A92 MY CAR KEEPS CUTTING OFF AND COMING BACK ON LOSS OF POWER LOSS OF FUEL.

• 12/21/2012· POWER TRAIN

  I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PARKING MY VEHICLE AT THE GROCERY STORE WITH MY 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. I WENT TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO SO. I THOUGHT THAT SOMETHING MAY HAVE OCCLUDED THE GEAR SHIFT, SO I TOOK THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO THE DIFFERENT GEARS AND IT EVENTUALLY BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT ANY FURTHER AND MY CAR WAS STUCK IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OUR USUAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT CABLE WAS "ALL BUT SEPARATED". I RESEARCHED A BIT ON THE INTERNET WHERE AROUND 400,000 OTHER VEHICLES (PONTIACS, CHEVROLET MALIBUS, SATURN AURAS) HAD THE SAME ISSUE THAT I WAS HAVING AND SAW A BULLETIN ISSUED FOR SEPTEMBER 18, 2012 WARNING OF THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE OF THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE BECOMING SEPARATED AND THAT INDIVIDUALS MAY THINK THE CAR IS IN PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE MAY REALLY BE IN A DIFFERENT GEAR AND THE VEHICLE MAY ROLL AWAY. I CALLED THE GENERAL MOTORS HEADQUARTERS REGARDING THIS SITUATION, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE DIAGNOSED AT A GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIP BEFORE ANYTHING REGARDING COMPENSATION COULD BE DISCUSSED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SUPERIOR CHEVROLET IN CONWAY, AR WHERE THE SAME THING WAS SAID ABOUT THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE. CALLED GM HEADQUARTERS AGAIN, THE STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL REGARDING MY ISSUE, AND IF I WANTED TO BE RECONSIDERED FOR COMPENSATION, THE REPAIR WOULD HAVE TO BE COMPLETED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP COSTING $625 INCLUDING THE TOW BILL. GM STILL MAINTAINED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT UNDER A SAFETY RECALL, I WOULD NOT BE COMPENSATED AND FOR MY TROUBLES AT $100 CASH LETTER GOOD AT ANY GM DEALERSHIP. SPOKE WITH LARRY WITH NHTSA ABOUT THIS SITUATION AND I WAS ASKED TO PROVIDE MY STATEMENT. UPDATED 01/10/13*LJ UPDATED 1/11/2013 *JS

• 12/20/2018· SUSPENSION,SEAT BELTS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE THE BREAK LIGHTS STAY ON CRIUSE CONTROL DON'T WORK

• 12/20/2011· AIR BAGS

  2007 SATURN AURA XE. CONSUMER STATES SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG HIT AND STUNG HER ON THE ARM VERY HARD, AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO STEER THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, HER SEAT BELT LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE INSTANTLY DIED AND EVERYTHING POWERED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER FINALLY RECEIVED A CALL FROM AN INSPECTOR, WHO STATED THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS SOMEWHAT A NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCE AND WAS UNRELATED TO AN ELECTRIC SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING. IT WAS DETERMINED THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN OUTSIDE SOURCE AND GM WAS NOT AT FAULT. *JB

• 12/19/2017· TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 (NA) SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR WHILE APPROACHING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT FUEL WAS SEEPING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (WALKER BUICK GMC, 1616 MACARTHUR DRIVE, ALEXANDRIA, LA 71301) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,210.

• 12/19/2016· AIR BAGS

  PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, 20,000 MILES. FAILED AGAIN AT APPROX 45-50 THOUSAND MILES. AIR BAGS ARE TURNED OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENS. NEW FIX INCLUDED NEW WIRING AND SENSORS- PLUS A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS. GM OBVIOUSLY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM- THEY CHANGED HE WIRING ETC. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILING. THE SECOND FIX SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL- WITH THE PRICE PICKED UP BY GM. THIS FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND GENERALLY HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. THIS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

• 12/19/2015· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING THE CAR STOPPED AND WOULD ONLY GO INTO REVERSE. IT HAD TO BE TOWED BY PUSHING THE CAR ONTO THE TOW TRUCK. IT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN FIXED DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION NOT STAYING IN DRIVE, THIS WAS FROM A PREVIOUS RECALL.

• 12/19/2014· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES

  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.

• 12/19/2013· TIRES

  2007 SATURN AURA STORED INDOORS ALWAYS.40,964 MILES ONLY.1METAL BELT EXPOSED. REPLACED 2 TIRES. 5MOS LATER BELT SEPARATION IN SAME BRAND TIRE. AUTO PRESSURE CHECK SYSTEM (COMPUTER HAS OBSERVED CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE FOR LIFE OF TIRE). TIRES STILL LOOK NEW PLENTY OF TREAD (AT LEAST1/4"). *TR

• 12/19/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH DOWNHILL IN SNOWY WEATHER WHEN THE WHEELS SEIZED AND THE TIRES WOULD NO LONGER MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,500.

• 12/18/2012· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, PARKED AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, HE WAS STILL ABLE TO ERRONEOUSLY MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NEVER ROLLED AWAY BECAUSE HE CONSTANTLY USED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY THE AUTO PARTS STORE THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V4600000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) FOR THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE, BUT WHEN THEY SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER, THEY WERE TOLD THEIR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

• 12/18/2007· STEERING

  I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WASN'T NORMAL AND FELT LIKE I DIDN'T HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I MADE NUMEROUS STOPS ALONGSIDE THE ROAD TO CHECK TIRES AND EVENTUALLY MY STEERING WHEEL WAS CROOKED EVEN THOUGH I WAS GOING STRAIGHT. THE STEERING FELT LIKE IT GAVE OUT OR SLIPPED DURING CERTAIN TURNS AND GOING STRAIGHT. I BROUGHT CAR INTO DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE BOLTS ON THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPAIR. UNSURE IF THEY FELL OUT OR WHAT BUT VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. *TR

• 12/16/2019· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON THAN GOES OFF AND WILL NOT REGISTER THAT A PASSENGER IS IN THE FRONT SEAT.

• 12/15/2018· AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I JUST SAW THAT MY CAR IS ON A LIST FOR RECALL

• 12/15/2010· SEATS

  ON 14TH DEC 2010, WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 SATURN AURA IN TOWN I HEARD A LOUD CRACK AND THE REAR LEFT SIDE OF MY DRIVERS SEAT DROPPED. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AS MY FOOT LEFT THE GAS PEDAL, AWKWARD POSITION AND DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF I WAS OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL. I DROVE TO THE NEAREST CHEVY DEALER AS SATURN IS NOW CLOSED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FRAME OF THE SEAT BROKE. I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE A NEW FRAME AT A COST OF $1200. I REFUSE TO PAY THIS FOR A LEASED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 43500 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NOW PARKED THE CAR AND WILL NOT DRIVE IT AS IT IS NOT SAFE. IF I HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, THE SEAT FAILURE COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH AS IT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF A VEHICLE'S SAFETY SYSTEMS. I AM WAITING ON GM AREA REP TO GET BACK TO ME AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY WILL COVER THE COST. THIS IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM, THAT I DO NOT MIND PAYING FOR. MY WIFE AT 105 LBS DRIVES THE CAR 90% OF THE TIME. THIS VEHICLE WAS LEASED IN CANADA, I AM CANADIAN, HOWEVER CAR WAS BUILT IN U.S.A. AND I SEE OTHERS ON THE NHTSA SITE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT SAME ISSUE. TRANSPORT CANADA HAS ALSO BEEN ADVISED. *TR

• 12/14/2017· ENGINE

  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.

• 12/14/2012· STEERING,POWER TRAINCrash

  CAME HOME AND ATTEMPTED TO PARK IN DRIVEWAY. UPON ATTEMPTING TO PARK, CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT ALL THE WAY INTO PARK INITIALLY. I ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS CAR SEEMED TO BE IN PARK. AT THIS POINT I EXITED THE VEHICLE. UPON RETURNING TO MY DRIVE WAY I FOUND THE CAR HAD DRIFTED INTO MY GARAGE CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY BUMPER AND MY RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE. CAR WILL NOT START UNLESS ITS IN NEUTRAL. GEAR SHIFT WILL MOVE TO PARK BUT THE CAR IS NOT IN PARK. SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA. SPOKE WITH GM AND THEY'RE NOT TAKING ANY ACTION UNTIL A RECALL IS ISSUED. SO I HAVE TO PAY FOR DAMAGES NOT CAUSED BY DRIVING, BUT BY GM'S DEFECT AS WELL AS PAY GM TO HAVE CAR FIXED SINCE THE CAR STILL WILL NOT STAY IN PARK CAUSING A DRIVING HAZARD. *TR

• 12/14/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

  BACK BRAKES WERE FEELING DIFFERENT AND WHEN I HAD CAR INPECTED FOUND THAT IT NEEDED BACK BRAKES AND ROUTERS. MY CAR HAD ONLY 38000 MILES ON IT. I FOUND THIS TO BE VERY UNUSUAL ALSO. HAD THEM REPLACED AND ALL IS GOOD FOR NOW. *TR

• 12/14/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES NEEDED REPLACING BEFORE 30,000 MILES. *TR

• 12/11/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATSFire

  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

• 12/10/2019· POWER TRAIN

  YEARS AGO, I RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT MY TRANSMISSION MIGHT BE FAULTY AND TOOK IT IN TO BE REPAIRED. LAST WEEK, WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO GO BACKWARD. THE GEAR SHIFT (AUTOMATIC) WOULD NOT RESPOND AT ALL. I HAD TO BACK THE CAR INTO ANOTHER SPACE AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE WHILE STILL IN REVERSE. A TOW TRUCK OPERATOR SAID THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE CAME LOOSE. THE REPAIR, IF DONE AT ALL, DID NOT LAST.

• 12/09/2014· ENGINE

  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

• 12/09/2012· SEATS

  WHILE ADJUSTING THE POWER SEAT, THERE WAS A LOUD SNAPPING SOUND AND THE SEAT BEGAN TO LIST TO THE RIGHT. UPON INSPECTING THE SEAT, I FOUND THAT THE FORWARD AND REAR RAILS THAT CONNECT PERPENDICULAR TO THE RIGHT SIDE SEAT FRAME ARE SNAPPED OFF AT THE WELDS. THERE ALSO APPEARS TO BE SURFACE RUST ON THE METAL OF THE FRAME THAT SUPPORTS THE SEAT AND ITS MOTORS. *TR

• 12/09/2011· POWER TRAIN

  ON 12/06/11, I WAS BACKING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN MY SHIFT CABLE BROKE. IT MOVED MY TRANSMISSION FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE SENDING MY CAR FORWARD ACROSS THE STREET. I AM THANKFUL IT HAPPENED THERE AND NOT IN A BUSY PARKING LOT SOMEWHERE. I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR STATION SINCE SATURN DOES NOT EXIST ANYMORE. I PICKED AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR STATION. IT TOOK TWO DAYS TO GET THE PARTS DUE TO A NEWLY DESIGNED BRACKET WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE ORIGINALLY INSTALLED. THIS MAKES ME BELIEVE THAT SATURN / GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. SHIFT CABLE & A SHIFT BRACKET WERE REPLACED. PARTS, LABOR AND TAXES CAME TO $322.68. *TR

• 12/07/2014· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE SEEN THAT GM IS AWARE OF A SHIFTER CABLE FRAYING, BUT NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN SENT OUT. *TR

• 12/03/2018· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE WAS REPAIRED ON THE VEHICLE BY TOM BELL CHEVROLET (800 ALABAMA ST, REDLANDS, CA 92374, (909) 283-0690). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND THE BRAKES HAD TO BE GRADUALLY DEPRESSED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AND FORCED THE CONTACT TO COMPLETELY SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. ANOTHER UNKNOWN DEALER STATED THE SAME THING AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO DISASSEMBLE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO FIND THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

• 12/03/2016· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS AGO, I STARTED EXPERIENCING ISSUES WHERE THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK GEAR TO DRIVE GEAR. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES DURING THIS WINDOW. SOMETIMES WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURS THE ESC LIGHT IS ON WHILE OTHER TIMES THE LIGHT IS OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO "TRICK" THE CAR FROM SHIFTING TO PARK TO DRIVE IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF, PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL OR EMERGENCY BRAKE TO ENSURE CAR IS STILL IN PARK AND GENTLY PUSH AND HOLD THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON THEN CRANK THE CAR BACK ON.

• 12/02/2018· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT ON AND PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT SHOWS NO ONE IN SEAT WHEN IT IS OCCUPIED

• 12/02/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 12/02/2013· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT ALWAYS RESPOND AND LIGHT UP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. *TR

• 11/30/2011· POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE FAILED. CAR AT FIRST WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE, AND LATER WOULDN'T GO INTO PARK AND COULD NOT BE STARTED. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH OTHER 2007 SATURN AURAS, AND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PROBLEMS WITH FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE. DESPITE AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA11015, AND ARTICLES IN THE NEWS STATING GM IS OFFERING FREE REPAIRS FOR CUSTOMERS WHO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM, GM SAID THEY HAD NO INFORMATION REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR. *KB

• 11/30/2010· AIR BAGS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO STATED THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE PPS SENSOR AS THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000. UPDATED 01/31/11 *BF UPDATED 03/11/11

• 11/28/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF TO RESET THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

• 11/28/2006· INTERIOR LIGHTING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND SHIFTING GEARS, THE GEAR DISPLAY DID NOT CHANGE COLOR TO INDICATE WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS IN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DETERMINED THE SHIFTER PERFORMED AS DESIGNED. THE CONSUMER STATED IT IS IMPPOSIBLE TO SEE AT NIGHT WHICH GEAR HE HAS THE VEHICLE IN. THERE IS NO LIGHT OR INDICATOR ON DASH OR THE CONSOLE. UPDATED 12/28/06. *JB

• 11/27/2015· STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT INDEPENDENTLY AS THE SERVICE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/26/2013· POWER TRAIN

  I PARKED THE VEHICLE AT THE AIRPORT IN HONOLULU HI. PLACED THE SHIFTER IN PARK, REMOVED THE KEY AND STARTED TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT STARTED ROLLING DOWN THE HILL. I JUMPED BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT NOW WILL NOT SHIFT INTO PARK OR REVERSE. ALSO THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START WITHOUT DISCONNECTING THE SHIFTER IN ORDER TO PLACE IT IN PARK. *TR

• 11/25/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  SATURN 2007 AURA REAR BRAKES FAIL DUE TO MANUFACTURE PART DEFECT. OUR LEASED SATURNS REAR BRAKES BEGAN GRINDING 3 WEEKS AGO. WE HAD THE SATURN DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT. THEY SAID THE BRAKE PADS WERE SHOT AND HAVE DUG INTO THE ROTORS. THE FRONT BRAKES SHOW LITTLE WARE. SATURN SAID THAT IT IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR THE REAR BRAKES TO FAIL BEFORE THE FRONT, HOWEVER GM INVESTIGATED AND OFFERED NO EXPLANATION FOR THE FAILURE. GM CLOSED THE CASE (71-776581112) STATING THEY DETERMINED THEIR WAS NO DEFECT. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT THE REAR BRAKES WORE THIS FAST AND FAILED THIS QUICK. *TR

• 11/24/2015· TIRES

  WHILE WE WERE SERVICING A CUSTOMER'S VEHICLE THE VALVE STEM CRACKED. ALL AIR LEAKED FROM THE TIRE AND A NEW TPMS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE FITTED.

• 11/24/2015· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WERE SWAYING AND PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT ALIGNMENT WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

• 11/24/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  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.

• 11/23/2015· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL NOISE EMITTED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

• 11/22/2013· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  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

• 11/21/2016· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.