58 of the 2,227 complaints filed about the Saturn Aura are about the other systems — 3% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2008.
58
Complaints
3%
Share of all complaints
3
Crashes
1
Fires
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.
NHTSA complaint #11707259 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Key ignition don’t engaged when turning.
NHTSA complaint #11616619 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Water is leaking into the passenger compartment to the point of pooling, I am constantly having to shop vac water out but, I feel this could lead to the floor pan rusting out and the seats falling through the floor. This is a GM TSB issue so, GM knows about the problem. There are many other Saturn Aura owners who have experienced this issue.
NHTSA complaint #11609188 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Transmission fluid leaking and sometimes doesn’t want to accelerate
NHTSA complaint #11529690 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Stuck in drive something to do with the Shifter cable have to use the emergency brake to stop the car and if shut off it wont start back up
NHTSA complaint #11511083 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
My ABS, traction control service, and ESC service warning lights came on everytime i started my car for about a week and they kept shutting themselves off and on every now and again. Now none of those service lights come across my dashboard and none of my fuses are bad. I found a recall for my car, that applies to my vehicle but its not showing up when i put in my VIN number.
NHTSA complaint #11461365 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I CAME OUT THE POWER STEERING WASN'T WORKING AT ALL. I HAD NO WARNING ABOUT THIS, IT JUST HAPPENED. NOW IT IS HAPPENING EVERY DAY AND SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHILE I'M IDLING AND SHAKES AND PULLS WHEN DRIVING. I HAD NO PROBLEM OR ANY KIND OF WARNING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. I AM 58 YRS OLD AND MY MOTHER IS 85 YRS OLD AND WE SHARE THE CAR. I CAN BARELY STEER IT WHEN IT GOES OUT, THERE IS NO WAY MY MOM COULD TURN THE WHEEL.. IT FIRST HAPPENED WHEN I WAS PARKED, WHEN I CAME OUT AND STARTED THE CAR IT WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL. THE NEXT SEVERAL TIMES IT HAS GONE OUT IT'S USUALLY WHILE DRIVING AND AFTER HAVING TO MAKE SOME TIGHT TURNS OR U-TURNS. TODAY IT WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY ON THE INTERSTATE.
NHTSA complaint #11387989 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR READS SERVICE ECM, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, SERVICE TRACTION. THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE PREVIOUS ISSUES OCCURRED. CAR SEEMS TO WANT TO STALL.UPON REDUCING SPEED TO SLOW DOWN. THEN WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE, I CANT ACCELERATE WHEN ENGINE IS STILL ON. CAR WILL IDLE UP AND DOWN AND REDUCE POWER. IF CAR IS IN PARK FOR A FEW MINUTES, ERROR MESSAGES STATED ABOVE WILL ALSO APPEAR. CAR REDUCED ENGINE POWER ON HIGHWAY WHILE AT 60MPH, HARD TO STEER. CAR WILL HESITATE WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE TURNS AT REDUCED SPEED.
NHTSA complaint #11340012 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY POWER STEERING IS GONE
NHTSA complaint #11308457 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HEAD LIGHT STOPPED WORKING THEN WHEN I TRIED TO START CAR AGAIN WOULD TURN OVER TRY OR ANYTHING STARTER WAS CHECKED BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR CHECKED IF IT EVER CRANKS CAN'T TURN OFF OR IT WON'T CRANK AGAIN FOR 2 PLUS HOURS CHECKED RELAYS SEEMS AS IF IT MAY BE WIRE SHORTENED OUT WHEN WON'T CRANK
NHTSA complaint #11306907 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ETS OR ETC COMES ON RANDOMLY WHEN IT'S WET AND RAINY TRACTION CONTROL COMES ON CONSTANTLY BRAKES ARE STICKING TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS POWER STEERING LOCKED UP HAS TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING PUMP CHANGED I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS 08 AURA AND APPROXIMATELY 1MONTH OF HAVING IT THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL BROKE OFF INCLUDING CONTROL ARM THROWING MYSELF IN THE CAR INTO THE OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT VERY TERRIFYING ALSO WHEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT AND IT BROKE THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD TO HAVE THAT CHANGED ALONG WITH POWER STEERING PUMP OIL LEAK LOW TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY ECTECS LIGHT COMES ON CONSTANTLY BAKHTAR SPEND CONSTANTLY WHEN TRYING TO GO UPHILL LIKE THERE IS NO TRACTION WHEN PARKING BRAKE IS APPLIED ALL WHEEL STEEL SPIN AS IF THE BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED BRAKE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WHERE WEAR OUT VERY OFTEN BACK BRAKE CALIBER PROBLEMS TRANSMISSION SEEMING TO SLIP YEARS RPMS ARE FLUCTUATING CORE HAVING PROBLEMS EXHILARATING IN THE PREVIOUS BOXES TO CHECK AXING WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE I WAS ONLY ALLOWED TO PICK THREE I HAVE MORE THAN THREE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT SUSPENSION STEERING WHEELS ABS SYSTEM ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY EVERY DAY FUEL SYSTEM AND LIGHTING LIGHTS COME ON BY THERE SELF BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK OR WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO FUEL SYSTEM IS BURNING A LOT OF GAS FOR NO REASON NO ACCELERATION FROM STOP RPMS FLUCTUATING DASHBOARD LIGHTS CUT ON AND OFF CRUISE WILL NOT DISENGAGE TIRE SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON CONSTANTLY EVERY DAY ALL DAY
NHTSA complaint #11291690 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TODAY WHILE GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY MY CAR WHEELS STARTED TO SHAKE AND THEN MY CAR WOULDN'T GO AND TAKE CARE OF FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLAT TIRE BUT WHEN I TRY TO DRIVE IT IT WOULDN'T GO LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. TRIED TO TURN IT OFF AND BACK IN DRIVE BUT NO LUCK. I'M THINKING IT'S THE TRANSMISSION LINKAGE BUT THEN AGAIN I DON'T KNOW
NHTSA complaint #11258733 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FAILURE OF THE WAVE PLATE. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 82,000 MILES AND THE WAVE PLATE IS FAILING. I'M UNABLE TO REVERSE AND THE GEARS SHIFT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE IN GM CARS AND THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR. UNFORTUNATELY, A SINGLE SPECIAL BULLETIN WAS SENT OUT AND MY VEHICLE MET THE CRITERIA FOR MILEAGE BUT WAS 5 MONTHS PASS THE 10 YEAR MARK. SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ALL VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND A FIX SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED OR A REIMBURSEMENT PROVIDED TO OTHERS DUE TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE IN DESIGN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO DO HARD SHIFTS WHILE DRIVING. MY SON, 16 YEARS OLD, WAS DRIVING AND DUE TO HIS INEXPERIENCE HE COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE.
NHTSA complaint #11208534 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WOULD NOT EVEN FILL OUT THIS FORM IF THE THINGS I AM ABOUT TO WRITE DOWN DID NOT HAPPEN AT SUCH AN UNEXPLAINED AND WITH EXTREME PROGRESSION. THE CAR STARTED OFF WITH JUST A WOBBLE AND A JERK. WHICH NOW HAS PROGRESSED TO THE TRACTION LIGHT POPPING ON AND OFF; THE CAR SWAYS FROM SIDE TO SIDE SO DANGEROUSLY IT IS NOW ALMOST NOT DRIVABLE; THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAS STARTED TO FLATTEN AND WEAR AND TEAR VERY FAST, EVEN AFTER GETTING BRAND NEW TIRES, NOW ALL OF THE TIRES ARE STARTING THE SAME WEAR AND TEAR; WHEN ACCELERATING IT STARTS TO JERK AND LOCK UP NOT GOING OVER A CERTAIN SPEED LIMIT EVEN IF YOU FLOOR THE PEDAL UNTIL IT LURCHES FORWARD; THE BREAK LIGHTS WERE ALSO STAYING ON AND THEN TURNING OFF WHEN WE PRESSED THE BRAKES, WE GOT THAT FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP THOUGH; THE CAR IS COMPLETELY FALLING APART; WE TOOK THE BATTERIES OUT OF THE KEY CHAINS AND THE CAR DOOR STILL LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES; THE STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T SEEMED TO BE ALIGNED OR STRAIGHT. LIKE IF IF YOU WANT TO KEEP THE WHEEL SOMEWHAT STRAIGHT (A STRAIGHT LINE IS NOW ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE WITH THIS CAR) THEN YOU HAVE TO ANGLE IT KIND OF THE LEFT. ITS SO DANGEROUS NOW TO DRIVE THIS CAR. THE WHOLE THING FELL APART AT ONCE.AND ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS HAPPEN WHILE MOVING. WHILE THE CAR IS IN PARKED AND ALSO WHILE ITS TURNED COMPLETELY OFF. THAT ONLY WITH THE LOCKS UNLOCKING AND LOCKING. AND THE SPEEDS AT WHICH IM GOING WHEN THE OTHER PROBLEMS ARE HAPPENING ARE NO MORE THAN 35 MILES PER HOUR.;' I KNOW THAT WE TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF THE CAR AND HAVE ALL THE SERVICE REPORTS . SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH MY CAR.
NHTSA complaint #11206640 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GEAR SHIFT CABLE WAS RECALLED A FEW TEARS BACK AND I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TO HAVE IT FIXED. IN AUGUST 2018 IT BROKE AGAIN. I WAS LEAVING WORK AND PUTTING MY CAT IN REVERSE AND THE CABLE BROKE AND WAS STUCK IN REVERSE, I PAID FOR IT TO BE FIXED. IN LESS THAN A YEAR (APRIL 2019) IT HAS BROKEN AGAIN, DOING THE SAME THING, MOVING MY CAT FROM A PARKING SPOT AND THE CABLE BROKE AND ONCE AGAIN STUCK IN REVERSE.I CAN'T GET ANY INFORMATION UN REGARDS TO WHY IT KEEP HAPPENING. ANY INFORMATION WOULD BE GREAT. ...
NHTSA complaint #11205849 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN DRIVING, THE CAR GETS STUCK AROUND 35 MPH. IT'S LIKE THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T GO TO THE NEXT GEAR. IT REVS LIKE IT WANTS TO AND EVEN STARTS BUCKING. SORRY I DON'T KNOW THE TECHNICAL TERMS FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES NOW WITH NO WARNING. ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED ONCE. THE DATE I ENTERED BELOW IS TODAY'S DATE. IT'S THE MOST RECENT THAT IT'S HAPPENED.
NHTSA complaint #11204153 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO AIR BAD DEPLOYMENT AT ALL. MY 21 YEAR OLD SON WAS KILLED. IGNITION KEEPED CUTTING OFF
NHTSA complaint #11196555 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION JUMPS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE.
NHTSA complaint #11182484 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
POWER STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL, POWER INSIDE CAR COMES ON AND OFF
NHTSA complaint #11176234 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I JUST SAW THAT MY CAR IS ON A LIST FOR RECALL
NHTSA complaint #11161505 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.