2008 Saturn SKY

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

• 12/30/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, WHEN CAR IS IN REVERSE, BRAKES FAIL ABOUT 3 DAYS A WEEK. THERE IS A PULSATING IN THE PEDAL AND THE CAR DOES NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE EFFECT AND SAID IT MUST HAVE BEEN HUMIDITY. ONLINE, THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT ISSUE. *TR

• 12/24/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2008 SATURN SKY (TURBO REDLINE 2.0) - THE BRAKES ARE NOT 100% DURING COLD STARTUP - ESPECIALLY IN REVERSE WHEN THE ENGINE HAS JUST BEEN STARTED. IT SEEMS TO HELP IF YOU REV. THE ENGINE SLIGHTLY, ALMOST LIKE YOU NEED TO BUILD SOME VACUUM PRESSURE BECAUSE THE IDLE WAS TOO LOW TO ACHIEVE IT. DEFINITELY NOT SAFE! *TR

• 12/23/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED UP. CAR MUST "WARM" UP FOR PRESSURE TO BUILD IN THE BRAKE LINE. NOT INFORMED AT DEALER. RECEIVED CAR FROM LOT (DRIVEN TO SHOWROOM AREA) SO THUS "WARMED UP" WHEN TEST DRIVE TAKEN. BROUGHT HOME. NEXT MORNING STARTED CAR AND BACKED OUT. ONLY TO FIND NO BRAKES...VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. *TR

• 12/16/2017· AIR BAGS

  FAULTY PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SENSOR CAUSING AIRBAGS TO DISARM.

• 12/14/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES DO NOT WORK AT START-UP. WHEN I START VEHICLE AND GO TO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION. I TRY TO PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKES AND IT STILL DOESN'T STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND THERE ARE FORUMS ON IT ON SKYROADSTER.COM. ALSO, IF YOU DO A SEARCH ON THE WEB AND TYPE IN -SATURN SKY BRAKES YOU WILL FIND SITES THE SAME COMPLAINTS. MANY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A BRAND NEW 2008 SATURN SKY REDLINE. I'M AFRAID I MAY HIT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. IT'S VERY SCARY NOT TO MENTION WHAT IF I GIVE THE CAR TO VALET??? OR LET SOMEONE ELSE DRIVE IT? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MUST BE RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL FOR BRAKES TO BE THIS WAY AT START-UP. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING LIKE THIS ON OTHER CARS. PLEASE HELP!!! *TR

• 12/12/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  OUR SATURN 2008 SKY REDLINE HAS A BRAKE PROBLEM THAT MY WIFE WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT EVERY TIME SHE STARTS IT UP AFTER IT HAS HAD TIME TO COOL DOWN. THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. I TRIED IT AND FOUND THAT THE CAR CAN MOVE WHILE HOLDING DOWN ON THE BRAKE. IF YOU DON'T PUMP IT IT WILL NOT STOP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY AND WAS GIVEN A NOTIFICATION FROM THE DEALER SERVICE WRITER STATING THIS WAS NORMAL. THEY DID TAKE THE CAR TO CHECK IT OUT AFTER I INSISTED. I DON'T CARE WHAT THEY THINK IS NORMAL IF I CAN'T STOP THE CAR THERE IS A PROBLEM. I THEN CHECKED ON LINE TO SEE IF ANY OTHER SKY OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS. AND I GUESS YOU KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. THIS IS TO GO ON RECORD WITH YOU THAT THE CAR IS NOT SAFE AS IS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY LEAD TO A PROBLEM DURING OPERATION AT SPEED AND KILL US. THIS NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH NOW AND AND NAT AFTER SOMEONE DIES. OUR CAR HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE LAST MONTH SINCE THE TEMPERATURE HAS GONE DOWN. OR IT IS JUST GETTING WORSE. *TR

• 12/11/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEATS

  THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON AT ALL TIMES AND "SERVICE AIR BAG" APPEARS IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER AND MUST BE CLEARED AFTER EACH START. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE A FAULTY PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR LOCATED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS HAS NOW RENDERED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INOPERATIVE AT ALL TIMES AND POSSIBLY AFFECTS THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE ENTIRE SRS SYSTEM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, THIS IS A VERY, VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SATURN SKYS AND PONTIAC SOLSTICES. IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX (AROUND $800-$1000 FOR PARTS AND LABOR) AND APPARENTLY THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS AN EQUALLY SHORT LIFE EXPECTANCY AND SEEMS TO DEVELOP THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM FOR MOST OF THOSE THAT HAVE REPLACED IT THUS FAR (ACCORDING TO RESEARCH DONE ONLINE). THIS CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION PARTICULARLY SINCE THESE 2 SEAT CARS ARE QUITE SMALL WITH PLASTIC BODY COMPONENTS THEREFORE MAKING THE AIRBAGS A NECESSITY IN A COLLISION. GM, AS WELL AS THEIR DEALERS ARE VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT APPEAR TO BE DOING NOTHING TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. CLEARLY IT IS NHTSA'S DUTY TO FORCE THEIR HAND AND MAKE THEM RECALL THESE CARS AND REPLACE THESE PARTS WITH A REDESIGNED PART THAT WILL WORK PROPERLY AND THAT HAS AN ACCEPTABLE SERVICE LIFE!

• 12/11/2014· AIR BAGS

  I'M A SINGLE WOMAN, AND HARDLY ANYONE EVER SITS IN MY PASSENGER SEAT. THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT HAS COME ON OUT OF NOWHERE. NO ONE WAS SITTING IN THE CAR WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT GOES ON. NOTHING HEAVY (BESIDES A FEW GROCERIES FROM TIME TO TIME) HAS EVER BEEN PUT IN THE SEAT. *TR

• 12/09/2015· AIR BAGS

  THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SEAT SENSOR IS NO LONGER WORKING. THE CAR IS LOW ON MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND CARED FOR. GM APPARENTLY HAS A HIGH FAILURE RATE FOR THIS PART AND IS CHARGING $800-$900 FOR THE FIX. I CANNOT AFFORD THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BROKEN SENSOR. IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY.

• 11/29/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2008 SATURN SKY REDLINE CONVERTIBLE-BRAKE PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS WITHOUT USE, THE BRAKES FAIL TO WORK AFTER INITIALLY STARTING THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER, THIS IS "NORMAL" AND CANNOT BE FIXED. IT TAKES A GOOD 2-3 MINUTES FOR THE BRAKES TO WORK AFTER THE CAR STARTS. *TR

• 11/28/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN SKY. WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER AND ADVISED HER TO LET IT IDLE FOR TWO MINUTES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A VACUUM PUMP ASSIST FOR THE BRAKES; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE REQUEST. AS OF NOVEMBER 28, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,637. UPDATED 12/31/07 *BF

• 11/27/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  AT START-UP OF MY BRAND NEW CAR THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK. I GO TO REVERSE AND THE CAR DOES NOT COMPLETELY STOP. IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. THERE ARE PLENTY OF FORUMS ON THIS ISSUE AT WWW.SKYROADSTER.COM THIS MUST BE RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

• 11/26/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  WHILE STARTING UP MY 2008 SKY REDLINE, THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK. I WENT TO REVERSE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY DID NOT WORK. I HAD TO FLOOR THE BRAKES AND IT STILL KEPT GOING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 10 TIMES AND THE CAR IS ONLY A MONTH OLD. THERE ARE PLENTY FORUM DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS ON WWW.SKYROADSTER.COM THIS MUST BE ADDRESSED. SOMEONE COULD BE INJURED OR KILLED. ALSO, WHAT IF YOU GAVE THE CAR TO A VALET OR SOMEONE ELSE TO DRIVE???? ANYONE WOULD BE EXTREMELY SCARED. IT'S DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE RESOLVE!!! *TR

• 11/26/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  AT START-UP IN MY GM 2008 SATURN SKY, I GO TO REVERSE. WHEN I DO REVERSE AND APPLY THE BRAKES, THE CAR DOES NOT STOP. I HAVE TO FLOOR THE BRAKES AND IT STILL DIDN'T STOP. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I INITIALLY START THE VEHICLE. *TR

• 11/25/2020· SERVICE BRAKES

  WHEN FIRST STARTING ENGINE IN THE MORNING OR AFTER VEHICLE SITS FOR A BIT, THE BREAKS LITERALLY DO NOT WORK. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ACROSS THE INTERNET AND ONE THAT NOBODY AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT ANY DEALERSHIP HAS A CLUE HOW TO FIX. IF MY CAR ROLLS INTO THE STREET OF MY STEEP INCLINED DRIVEWAY? I'M DEAD. IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY. THE ATTACHMENT IS ONE OF THOUSANDS.

• 11/25/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE FROM A DOWN PERIOD AS SHORT AS 6 HOURS, THE BRAKES ARE EXTREMELY INEFFECTIVE AND BARELY ABLE TO STOP MY VEHICLE WHEN BACKING FROM A PARKING SPACE. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS RUN FOR A COUPLE MINUTES THE BRAKES APPEAR TO FUNCTION LIKE ANY OTHER CAR. MY PREVIOUS MECHANICAL EXPERIENCE AND THE RESEARCH I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO ON THE WEB SUGGEST THAT THE VACUUM BOOSTER IS FAILING TO ASSIST THE BRAKE SYSTEM AT INITIAL STARTUP. I HAVE CONTACTED THE LOCAL SATURN DEALER AND SATURN CORPORATE VIA THEIR WEBSITE WITHOUT SATISFACTORY RESPONSE. THIS FAILURE OCCURS RELIABLY EVERY MORNING, I'VE HAD TWO NEAR MISSES ALMOST BACKING INTO TRAFFIC WHEN I COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AT AN IDLE. *TR

• 11/22/2016· AIR BAGS

  THIS IS MY THIRD PONTIAC SOLSTICE OR SATURN SKY THAT HAS HAD THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT ACTIVATE IN THE 50K MILES RANGE. VERY SELDOM DOES ANYONE SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, SO WEAR DOES NOT SEEM THE BE THE PROBLEM.

• 11/21/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2008 SATURN SKY BRAKES FAIL TO WORK WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES WORK ONCE THE ENGINE IS WARMED UP. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT ALL THERE TURBO VEHICLES DO THAT. *KB

• 11/16/2015· AIR BAGS

  PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE NOT WORKING

• 11/16/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN SKY. WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CRUNCHING NOISE WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. AS OF NOVEMBER 16, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT MADE ANY ADJUSTMENTS. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

• 11/09/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  BRAKES DO NOT WORK FULLY UPON STARTUP OF VEHICLE. HIT TREE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE SIDE OF MY CAR BECAUSE THE CAR DID NOT STOP WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. *TR

• 11/08/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2008 SATURN SKY [ REDLINE ] BRAKES ARE INOPERATIVE FOR MINUTES AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. SEEMS TO BE A "NORMAL TREND WITH OTHER SATURN SKY OWNERS AS WELL. BRAKES ARE NON FUNCTIONAL FOR MINUTES AFTER STARTING. *TR

• 11/08/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT

  SATURN SKY RED LINE BRAKE FAILURE ANYTIME THE CAR SITS FOR A FEW HOURS OR MORE. NO BRAKE PRESSURE. CAR IS HARD TO STOP. *TR

• 11/08/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED (COLD START) THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK AT FIRST. IF ONE SITS THERE FOR 2-3 MINUTES AND LETS THE VACUUM BUILD UP - THEN THEY WORK. THE MANUFACTURER FAILS TO MENTION THIS TO THE BUYERS. I HAVE HAD THIS OCCUR SEVERAL TIMES. *TR I MUST MENTION THAT MY CAR IS A 5-SPEED STICKSHIFT. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, I STARTED MY CAR - THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON, MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, AND AS SOON AS I STARTED TO LET UP ON THE CLUTCH THE CAR JUMPED FORWARD & MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE. SINCE THEN, I ALWAYS PLACE MY CAR IN NEUTRAL BEFORE STARTING. THEN APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO: I WENT TO MOVE MY CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE TO THE DRIVEWAY - I STARTED THE CAR, AFTER APPROXIMATELY 45 SECONDS TO 1 MINUTE I PUT IT INTO REVERSE, SLOWLY BACKED OUT, AND WHEN I WENT TO STOP I HAD NO BRAKES - THANKFULLY I HAD THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO THROW IT INTO NEUTRAL AND GRABBED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. JUST MISSED GOING ACROSS THE STREET TO WHERE CHILDREN WERE WALKING TO SCHOOL. THEN ON MONDAY OF THIS WEEK, I STARTED THE CAR, LET IT IDLE FOR OVER 2 MINUTES, PUT INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF THE GARAGE AND HAD THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I DISCUSSED THIS WITH MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO "JUST LET THE CAR WARM UP PROPERLY". THIS IS WORRISOME BECAUSE I CANNOT LET ANYONE VALET PARK OR DRIVE MY CAR FOR FEAR THAT SOMEONE COULD GET HURT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT GM DID AWAY WITH AN AUXILIARY VACUUM BOOSTER ON THE ENGINE SO NOW IT TAKES TIME FOR SUFFICIENT VACUUM TO BUILD UP FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM TO WORK. AND I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 MODEL YEAR OF THE SATURN SKY BY PERUSING THE SKYROASTER.COM WEBSITE. SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A BIG MISTAKE THIS IS A DISASTER WAITING-TO-HAPPEN AS NOT ONLY IS THERE GOING TO BE PROPERTY DAMAGE CAUSED BUT THERE IS GOING TO END UP WITH PEOPLE BEING INJURED OR KILLED. AND I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IT SHOULD WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO BE MAIMED OR INJURED FOR THIS TO BE LOOKED INTO. *TR

• 11/06/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL-I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED IN MAY 2017. I WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE IN AND WAS ALLOWED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN AS SCHEDULED, WAITED IN THE WAITING ROOM ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES TO BE TOLD THEY "MADE A MISTAKE" AND THE PARTS WEREN'T AVAILABLE YET. I GAVE THEM MY PHONE NUMBER FOR THEM TO CALL WHEN THE PARTS WERE IN AND HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM YET. SINCE THEN I HAVE RECEIVED 2 NOTICES REGARDING THE RECALL. I HAVE CALLED AGAIN (6 MONTHS LATER) AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING THE CAR WAS REPAIRED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THE RECALL WAS CLOSED "MANUALLY." THE RECALL SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CLOSED BECAUSE REPAIRS WERE NOT MADE TO THE VEHICLE. AGAIN THEY ARE GOING TO CALL ME BACK. THIS HAS BEEN A COMPLETE WASTE OF MY TIME BECAUSE I HAVE TO TAKE A DAY OFF WORK TO GET THE ISSUE RESOLVED. THE DEALERSHIP IN QUESTION IS WAKEFIELD BUICK GMC IN SPARTANBURG, SC

• 11/05/2014· AIR BAGS

  THE SERVICE AIR BAG INDICATOR CAME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY WIFE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. DON'T KNOW FOR SURE WHAT IT MEANS BUT AFTER VISITING THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER, I KNOW I CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIR AT THIS TIME. IF GM CAN ASSURE ME THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY PASSENGER THEN SO BE IT. IF GM CANNOT MAKE THIS ASSURANCE, THEN GM NEEDS TO BE RECALLING AND REPAIRING THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT. *TR

• 11/05/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WE OWN A 2008 SATURN SKY RED LINE MODEL. IF THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN GEAR WHEN FIRST STARTING UP THE BRAKES DON'T WORK. SUPPOSEDLY THE SATURN ENGINEERS DESIGNED THE VEHICLE WITH THIS "SAFETY" (AS SATURN CALLS IT) FEATURE. IF YOU FOLKS WILL GO ONTO THE SATURN FORUM AND PUT BRAKE PROBLEM INTO THEIR SEARCH ENGINE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

• 11/03/2020· WHEELS

  THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OF THE "TPMS SYSTEM INOPERATIVE" FOR THE SAME VIN. WHEN THE VEHICLE BATTERY IS REPLACED AS PART OF NORMAL MAINTENANCE THE TPMS SYSTEM FAILS TO WORK. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY GENERAL MOTORS IN BULLETIN 08-03-16-001B. FURTHERMORE, THE TPMS SYSTEM FAILURE IS NOT INDICATED TO THE DRIVER THROUGH ANY WARNING INDICATOR. THE DRIVER WOULD BE UNAWARE OF A TIRE WITH LOW PRESSURE IN THIS SITUATION, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN HARM.

• 11/03/2014· AIR BAGS

  DRIVING HOME FROM THE STORE AND THE SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING CAME ON AND NOW THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT FUNCTION. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH A VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT. I FEEL THAT WITH THE LARGE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS OCCURRING WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

• 11/02/2020· WHEELS

  THE 2008 SATURN SKY HAS A SAFETY DEFECT WHEREBY THE TPMS (TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM) BECOMES INOPERATIVE DURING GENERAL MAINTENANCE. THE TIRE PRESSURE DISPLAY WILL NOT DISPLAY ANY TIRE PRESSURE DATA WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR MOVING. WHEN THE VEHICLE BATTERY IS REPLACED THE RCDLR (REMOTE CONTROL DOOR LOCK LOCK RECEIVER MODULE) LOSES ITS KEYLESS ENTRY TRANSMITTER AND TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING DATA. THE RCDLR WILL NO LONGER RECEIVE DATA FROM THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS IN EACH TIRE RENDERING THE SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. SINCE VEHICLE BATTERY REPLACEMENT IS A NORMAL MAINTENANCE ITEM I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS SAFETY SYSTEM (TPMS) SHOULD BECOME INOPERATIVE WHEN PERFORMING THAT MAINTENANCE TASK. GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE OF THE CONDITION AND HAS AUTHORED BULLETIN #08-03-16-001B TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AT OWNER EXPENSE. I BELIEVE THE FAILURE OF THIS SAFETY SYSTEM SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL.

• 10/30/2017· AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TAKATA RECALL--I HAVE GOTTEN 2 NOTICES--NO KNOWN FIX ACCORDING TO GM. IGNITION RECALL--TOOK IN FOR REPAIR--DIDN'T REPAIR PROPERLY--I HAD TO SPEND MY OWN MONEY REPLACING IGNITION SWITCH BECAUSE THEY SAID I DIDN'T BRING BACK EARLIER.

• 10/29/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  AT STARTUP IN SKY 2008 POWER BRAKES FAIL TO WORK, THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME CAR IS STARTED AFTER SITTING FOR MORE THAN 2 HOURS DEALER REFUSES TO PROVIDE ANY CORRECTION STATES ITS BY DESIGN LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM HTTP://WWW.SKYROADSTER.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=19220&HIGHLIGHT=POWER+BRAKES. *TR

• 10/25/2016· AIR BAGS

  THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR FOR THE AIR BAG FAILED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE. THIS SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED WHY HAS THEN NOT HAPPENED.

• 10/20/2015· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING ON A TRIP UP NORTH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND "SERVICE AIR BAG" APPEARED IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. AFTER TAKING INTO GET FIXED, THE ISSUE IS A FAULTY SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, RENDERING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG USELESS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT WITH THE SATURN SKYS. IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX (AROUND $1000) AND VERY DANGEROUS, AND SHOULD BE A RECALL.

• 10/19/2015· AIR BAGS,SEATS

  PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAILED, AND AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH EVEN WITH SOMEONE SITTING IN THE SEAT. BEGAN AS A RANDOM FAILURE, SWITCHING FROM FAILED TO OPERATIONAL ON EACH START. ULTIMATELY, STAYED IN FAILED CONDITION. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, DASH WARNING APPEARS WARNING OF SYSTEM FAILURE. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THIS AS A KNOWN ISSUE, AND RESEARCH SUGGESTS HUNDREDS OF GM OWNERS SUFFER THE SAME ISSUE. ONLY SUGGESTED REMEDY WAS A $900-$1000 REPLACEMENT BY DEALER.

• 10/15/2018· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN SKY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE COOLANT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT COOLANT WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE EVERY TWO DAYS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COOLANT SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HARRY GREEN CHEVROLET NISSAN (1858 E PIKE ST, CLARKSBURG, WV 26301) WHERE THEY FLUSHED THE COOLANT SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE HARRY GREEN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THERMOSTAT AND THERMOSTAT HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE, AND THE COOLANT WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED, THE VALVE TIMING WAS NOT IN SYNC WITH THE PISTON, AND THE INTAKE CAM SHAFT WAS OVER ADVANCED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

• 10/13/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2008 SATURN SKY REDLINE 700 MILES ON THE OD BRAKE PROBLEM. COLD START PRODUCES PEDAL VIBRATION AND LITTLE OR NO BRAKE POWER. FORTUNATELY I HAVEN'T RAN INTO ANYTHING. *TR

• 10/12/2014· AIR BAGS

  IN 2011 MY AIRBAG SERVICE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD IT REPAIRED AT NO COST SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. TODAY, OCTOBER 12, 2014, THE AIRBAG SERVICE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 45,000 MILES AND IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AND DEFINITELY SOME KIND OF DEFECT. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS COST. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND OTHER SATURN SKY OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM WONDERING WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. IN ADDITION, I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THE IGNITION PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN WAITING MONTHS FOR PARTS TO COME IN. THANK YOU. *TR

• 10/10/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN SKY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS); 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. STARLING CHEVROLET BUICK GMC IN SAINT CLOUD, FLORIDA AND STARLING CHEVROLET IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA WERE MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 10/10/2014· AIR BAGS

  SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING. THIS IS AN EXTREME CONCERN TO ME BECAUSE IF THE VEHICLE WERE TO GET IN A WRECK WITH A CHILD IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE AIR BAG MAY DEPLOY AND FATALLY INJURE THE YOUNG PASSENGER. GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO RECALL ALL SATURN SKY ROADSTERS FROM YEARS 2007-2010 AS ALL MODEL YEARS ARE AFFECTED. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED WITH MANY OTHER VEHICLES AS A SMALL AMOUNT OF RESEARCH CAN INDICATE. THANK YOU! *TR

• 10/09/2022· AIR BAGS

  reset air bags 7/22

• 10/07/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN SKY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE HAS BEEN LEAKING GASOLINE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY FOUND A HOLE IN THE HOSE AND MADE THE REPAIR. SHE WENT TO PUMP GAS INTO THE VEHICLE AND FUEL STILL LEAKS OUT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 67,000.

• 10/05/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  MY CARS AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT WOULD NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION DUE TO THE PASSENGER MODULE SENSOR. I HAD TO PAY OVER 900 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE HEARD MULTIPLY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. THEREFORE I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. I DID NOTHING TO CAUSE THIS FAILURE TO HAPPEN YET I AM RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR IT.

• 09/28/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I OWN A SATURN SKY REDLINE 2008.. THE BRAKES BECOME INEFFECTIVE AFTER THE CAR SITS IDLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME OVERNIGHT. THIS OCCURS EVERY DAY WHEN THE CAR INITIALLY STARTS AFTER SITTING IDLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD EVERY TIME YOU START YOUR CAR AND ATTEMPT TO DRIVE OFF OR BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY . THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO USE AND THE STOPPING RESPONSE TIME IS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED. I HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL THAT CARS DRIVING PAST MY HOME ARE NO WHERE IN SITE BEFORE I ATTEMPT TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY OR WHEN I LEAVE MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT NO CAR IS PARKED BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF ME. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THE FAILURE AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN PRINTED OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT STATES IT IS NORMAL WHICH INSTRUCTS THE DEALER NOT TO DO ANYTHING. THE ACTUAL WORDING HIGHLIGHTS INDICATE"IMPORTANT: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR OR REPLACE ANY PARTS FOR WHAT IS CONSIDERED NORMAL OPERATION OF THE OHB...DOCUMENT ID#1982132. I CALLED SATURN HEADQUARTERS ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 AND TALKED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE FAILURE AND IT SHOULD BE EXPECTED WITH THIS VEHICLE...THE WOMAN HANDLING THE CALL WOULD NOT GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION ON OTHERS EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO E-MAILED SATURN WITH MY CONCERN AND WILL TALK TO A REPRESENTATIVE ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 1. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THEIR RESPONSE IS UNACCEPTABLE AND THAT THERE SHOULD BE A REPAIR FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM. WHAT IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT AND/OR DEATH..WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE. *JB

• 09/21/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WE TOOK DELIVERY OF A 2008 SATURN SKY RL (TURBO) IN EARLY AUGUST 2007. THE VERY NEXT DAY WE STARTED THE CAR AND PULLED OUT INTO THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE USED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE THEIR WAS ABOUT A 75% FAILURE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. MY WIFE WAS BRIEFLY PANICKED AND SLAMMED THE BRAKES DOWN FURTHER AND EVENTUALLY GOT THE CAR TO STOP. BY THIS POINT SHE HAD ALREADY TRAVELED AN EXTRA 15 FEET DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND NEARLY HIT ME AS I WAS STANDING IN THE DRIVEWAY WATCHING HER BACK OUT HER NEW VEHICLE. WE INITIALLY THOUGHT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW THAT IT MIGHT JUST NEED A FEW DAYS TO GET THINGS WORKING. SHE DROVE THE CAR VERY CAREFULLY FOR A FEW DAYS AND PUMPED THE BRAKES BEFORE EACH USE. AFTER A FEW DAYS THE ISSUE DID NOT GO AWAY SO WE CONTACTED THE DEALER. WE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALER (WHICH IS SAT FOR 3 WEEKS). EVENTUALLY WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR AND IS CAUSED BECAUSE THEY ELIMINATED THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP FROM THE 08 MODELS. THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD INSTALL THE OLD VACUUM PUMP ON OUR CAR BUT IT COULD NOT BE DONE FOR ANOTHER 4 MONTHS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS. THE CONCERN WITH THIS CAR IS WE ARE NOW FAMILIAR WITH THE VEHICLE AND UNDERSTAND TO LET IT RUN FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE DRIVING. OUT OF SEVERAL NEW CARS OVER THE YEARS I MUST ADMIT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO LET THE CAR RUN FOR A MINUTE SO THE BRAKES WILL WORK. HOWEVER MY CONCERN IS AROUND SOMEONE NEW DRIVING ANY 08 SKY? I THINK THERE IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AROUND A PESON IN VALET. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE ON THE SKYROADSTER FORUMS AND FEEL IT IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE IS AN ACCIDENT OR SOME IS SERIOUSLY INJURED BY BEING BACKED OVER. *TR

• 09/19/2014· ENGINE

  TRYING TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE LONG DELAY IN GETTING THE IGNITION PART FOR MY VEHICLE . I CONTACTED MY DEALER FAULKNER GMC OF TREVOSE PA BACK IN APRIL THEY ORDERED THE PART AND AS OF THIS E MAIL HAS NOT RECEIVED THE PART FROM GM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY IT IS TAKING SO LONG . I HAVE KEPT MY DRIVING TO A MINIMUM IN THE VEHICLE BUT A 5 MONTHS DELAY IS INEXCUSABLE AS WELL AS DANGEROUS. *TR

• 09/18/2016· AIR BAGS

  PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR IS BROKEN. NOW, AIRBAG IS INACTIVE NO MATTER IF SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT.

• 09/15/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  MANUFACTURER:GM MODEL: SATURN SKY REDLINE 2008 BRAKES BECOME INEFFECTIVE AFTER CAR SITS IDLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME OVER 7 HOURS. ESSENTIALLY OCCURS EVERY DAY WHEN THE CAR INITIALLY STARTS AFTER SITTING IDLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD EVERYTIME YOU START YOUR CAR AND ATTEMPT TO DRIVE OFF STRAIGHT AWAY AS THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO USE AND THE STOPPING RESPONSE TIME IS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED. I ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR DRIVING PAST MY DRIVEWAY AND AS I WAS REVERSING OUT A PARKING LOT. JUST IMAGINE IF THAT WAS A SMALL CHILD THAT RAN OUT AND YOU COULD NOT STOP IN TIME! I TOOK IT THE DEALER, HE LEFT IT OVERNIGHT AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM YESTERDAY. I KNOW HE WAS SURPRISED BUT ALL HE DID WAS PRINT OUT THE SATURN SERVICE BULLETIN THAT STATES IT IS NORMAL WHICH INSTRUCTS THE DEALER NOT TO DO ANYTHING. THE ACTUAL BULLETIN WORDING HIGHLIGHTED IN RED STATES "IMPORTANT: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR OR REPLACE ANY PARTS FOR WHAT IS CONSIDERED NORMAL OPERATION OF THE OHB". SINCE WHEN IS A CHANGE IN BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS LIKE THIS CONSIDERED NORMAL? THIS IS BEING EXPERIENCE BY NUMEROUS CUSTOMERS (SEE URL HTTP://WWW.SKYROADSTER.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=18188) ONLY HAVE A HARD COPY OF THE SATURN BULLETIN AND COULD NOT FIND IT ON-LINE. IT HAD A DOCUMENT ID#: 1982132 WITH A SUBJECT TITLE OF "INFORMATION ON OPTIMIZED HYDRAULIC BOOST BRAKE SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS #07-05-22-002 - (06/04/2007) *JB

• 09/10/2014· AIR BAGS

  WARNING LIGHT SHOWS AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE SERVICED WITH NO CRASH INCIDENT. DEALER WILL NOT FIX OR RECALL WITHOUT LARGE FEE. I NOTICED LOTS OF OTHER RECALLS FOR SAME PART ON OTHER GM CARS. *TR

• 09/09/2016· AIR BAGS

  I HAVE A 2008 SATURN SKY WITH 42000 MILES AFTER STARTING THE CAR THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS TURNED OFF LIGHT WAS ON, AFTER HAVING IT LOOKED AT WAS TOLD IT HAD A BODY CODE B0081 DEFECTIVE PASSENGER SEAT PRESSURE SENSOR. THIS REPAIR WOULD COST 1000.00 TO REPAIR AND IT HAS NO RECALL ON IT AND IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IN TIME. GENERAL MOTORS HAS A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT WORK IN A CRASH IT WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM, WELL THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS DISABLED AND GENERAL MOTORS WILL NOT OWN UP TO THE SENSOR DEFECT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT OR IS DEAD