2009 Saturn Aura Electrical System Problems

Car will be driving fine and speed will drop dramatically .. safety issue in traffic can cause serious collision..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. ADDITIONALLY, THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. FREEDOM CHEVROLET BUICK GMC BY ED MORSE (LOCATED AT 8008 MARVIN D LOVE FWY, DALLAS, TX 75237, (972) 330-4981) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

ENGINE POWER REDUCED, TRACTION SERVICE ESC, AND ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE COMING ON WHEN WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE BRAKES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE; HOWEVER, ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MORAN BUICK GMC (14000 TELEGRAPH RD, TAYLOR, MI 48180, (888) 350-0669) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. *BF *JB

I WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A WEIRD NOISE. THEN THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM CAME ON (SERVICE ESC AND SERVICE TRACTION). START THE AND DRIVING DOWN THE STREET.

MY PROBLEM STARTED WITH A LEFT TURN BLINKER, IT WOULDN'T TURN ON AND STAY FIXED. I HAVE TO HOLD IT DOWN. AND IF I WOULD TURN RIGHT IT WOULD STAY DOWN BUT WHEN TURN COMPLETED IT WONT GO BACK UP. THEN WHEN I START THE CAR I HEAR IT WORKING EXTRA HARD AND I HEAR ELECTRICAL SOUND IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN STATIONED ...SENSORS ON TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHANGED ON THE RIGHT...A YEAR AGO...BUT ALL TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS STILL DOESN'T SHOW PRESSURE CORRECTLY. WHEN BREAKING THE WHEEL SHAKING BADLY AFTER ALIGNMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK WITHOUT BEING ENGAGED BY THE CONTACT. THE LOCK BUTTONS ALSO FAILED TO WORK ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

DRIVING THE CAR ANYWHERE MY CAR WOULD DRIVE GOOD THEN SOMETIMES LIGHTS START FLASHING SERVICE ESC, POWER STEERING, LOW FUEL AND THE GAUGES STARTS GOING WILD ON THE DASHBOARD, AND MY CAR WOULD START SKIPPING IF I DON'T PULL OVER OFF THE ROAD RIGHT AWAY. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS TO BE ON THE HIGHWAY PEOPLE ARE DRIVING FAST AND CRAZY AND WHEN YOUR CAR SLOWS DOWN ON ITS OWN IT COULD CAUSE A WRECK. I HAVE CHILDREN AND IT'S SCARES ME BECAUSE I DON'T NEVER KNOW WHEN THE CAR WOULD ACT UP. IT SEEMS TO BE A REALLY BAD ISSUE WITH THESE CARS I'M HEARING WOULD'VE BEEN NICE TO KNOW THIS BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE FOR A CAR TO ACT THIS HIS OUT OF NOWHERE. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE PEOPLE I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM AND IT NEVER ACTS WHEN I TAKE IT TO THEM PUT I'VE SHOULD THEM VIDEOS THAT I'VE TAKEN OF WHAT IT'S GOIN, SO THEY ARE NOT TRYING TO LOOK DEEPLY FOR THE PROBLEM. AND I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE TO GET ME AND MY CHILDREN AROUND & THE CAR IS IN GOOD CONDITIONING BESIDES WHAT'S GOIN ON WITH THE ELECTRICAL PART. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS BUT HOPEFULLY SOMEBODY CAN LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF CAR. THANK YOU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED NORMALLY AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (AXEL ROD BUICK/GMC IN PARMA, OHIO) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTAL CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,400.

TAKATA RECALL THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STRUCTURE OF THE CAR THERE IS RATTLE/VIBRATION WHEN GOING OVER 50 MPH. CAR HAS BEEN MAINTENANCE TWICE IN THE PAST 2 YEARS FOR ELECTRICAL AND BREAK PAD REPLACEMENT AND I'M STILL HAVING A VIBRATION AND RATTLE SOUND WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND BOTH EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT LATER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE UNTIL THE CONTACT FULLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST AND THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD PAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OUT OF POCKET. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

MY CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THE MOONROOF HAS LEAKED AND I HAVE PAID TO HAVE IT REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES EVEN THOUGH GM SAYS THEY AREN'T TO BLAME. THE LEAKS IN THE MOONROOF ARE ONLY WHAT I CAN START TO ATTRIBUTE THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS TO. I RANDOMLY LOOSE RADIO CONTROLS, HAVE BUTTONS THAT DON'T WORK, CANT USE MY KEY FOBS AFTER REPLACING THEM AND REPLACING BATTERIES ONLY THE "PANIC" BUTTON WILL WORK. WHAT TAKES THE CAKE IS THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT THAT CAME ON YESTERDAY AND THE SERVICE ECM LIGHT, NEARLY KILLING US ON THE HIGHWAY. I GET REDUCE ENGINE POWER BUT WITH NO WARNING TO GO FROM 68 TO 35 IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE IS ASKING FOR DEATH. ON TOP OF IT THE MORE I'VE GOOGLED THE ISSUES IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM GM IS WELL AWARE OF AND NEVER HAS DONE ANYTHING ABOUT FROM 2007-2009 AURAS, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO SAY THEY'VE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AT THE GM DEALERSHIP TRYING TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS T =O BE GIVEN NO REAL ANSWERS. I AM SCARED NOW TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AGAIN AS THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND IT "SEEMS" TO BE FINE. I AM EVEN MORE SCARED TO BRING IT TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE IF THE LIGHTS AREN'T ON THEY CANT DIAGNOSE IT, ALTHOUGH IT SOUNDS LIKE FROM WHAT I'VE READ EVEN WITH LIGHTS ON DIAGNOSES' ARE POOR AND NOT ACCURATE. ENOUGH PEOPLE ARE DESCRIBING THE SAME EXACT THINGS GOING ON WITH THEIR VEHICLES HOW IS THERE NO DEFINITIVE FIX AND WHY ARE PEOPLE BEING SENT BACK OUT ON THE ROADS WITH FAULTY CARS. NOT ONLY THAT IF 3 YEARS WORTH OF CARS ARE HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES ALL THE SAME HOW IS THERE NO RECALL???? *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS SUPPOSEDLY ALREADY BEEN SERVICED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V252000. HOWEVER, INTERMITTENTLY, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PUSHED; THE BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T ILLUMINATE WHEN THE PEDAL IS PUSHED; DIFFICULTY ENGAGING OR DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL, AND CRASH AVOIDANCE FEATURES SUCH AS TRACTION CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND PANIC BRAKING ASSIST FEATURES BECOME DISABLED. THE DATE GIVEN BELOW FOR OCCURRENCE OF THE INCIDENT IS JUST THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE. THIS ISSUE CAN HAPPEN ON A DAILY BASIS AND HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER THAT PERFORMED THE RECALL SERVICE BUT NOTHING IS FOUND TO ADDRESS THE INCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON BOTH ARMS AND LEFT LEG THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF A POLICE REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN AURA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE REMOTE STARTER WOULD NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014 PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 165,000.

I OWN A 2009 SATURN AURA. LAST YEAR, IT WAS RECALLED DUE TO A FAULT WITH A BREAK LIGHT MALFUNCTION, CAUSING THE BREAK LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. I TOOK MY SATURN IN TO MY LOCAL GM TECHNICIAN TO HAVE THE ISSUE ADDRESSED AT THAT TIME. UNFORTUNATELY, THE ISSUE HAS RETUNED TO MY VEHICLE WITHIN THE LAST MONTH, AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY ON WHILE I'M DRIVING THE CAR, UNLESS I ACTUALLY USE THE BREAK PEDAL, AT WHICH POINT, THEY GO OFF. I AM AT ODDS WITH MY LOCAL GM SHOP AS TO LOOKING AT THIS ISSUE AGAIN (AS IT WAS A SAFETY RECALL), AND I'M HOPING I CAN GET SOME KIND OF AUTHORIZATION OR VOUCHER TO PERFORM THIS SERVICE AGAIN TO TAKE CARE OF THIS ALREADY-RECALLED ISSUE. GM WOULD LIKE TO CHARGE ME TO PERFORM A SERVICE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, AND CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THE ORIGINAL TERMS OF THE RECALL WOULD BE HONORED. I DON'T FEEL IT IS RIGHT TO SPEND MONEY ON A VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUE (UNDER A RECALL, NO LESS) CONSIDERING THAT GM HAS ALREADY RECALLED MY CAR ONCE AND THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD IN THE PAST WHICH PROMPTED THE ORIGINAL RECALL IN THE FIRST PLACE. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE MY CAR IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION, AND I BELIEVE UNFAIR FOR GM TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TREATING THIS REPEAT ISSUE AS A "NEW" ISSUE. ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN PROVIDE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR SUDDENLY REDUCED SPEED, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON STATING TO SERVICE TRACTION. HAD THE CAR REPAIRED. IT HAPPENED TWICE SINCE, EACH TIME A DAY AFTER PICKING UP THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THE LAST TIME, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28TH, I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CAR SUDDENLY REDUCED SPEED, LIGHTS ON. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. CONTACTED GM, NO HELP AT ALL!

THE SECURITY SYSTEM RANDOMLY DECIDES THE CAR IS BEING STOLEN AND LOCKS DOWN THE ENGINE ENTIRELY UNTIL YOU UNPLUG THE BATTERY. HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY OTHER WEEK AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW WHY IT WOULD DO THAT SO THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE AUTO START NO LONGER WORKS NOW AS A RESULT. *TR

WHILE TURNING LEFT THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION POWER STEERING WAS LOST AND I ALMOST SIDE SWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE . THE RECALL THAT IS ACTIVE DOES NOT INCLUDE THIS VIN NUMBER , EVEN THOUGH IT HAD THE SAME FAILURE . I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD EITHER BE EXPANDED OR TAKEN ON BY CASE . *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO ORLANDO WITH MY KIDS AT 9:03 PM LAST NIGHT, I NEARLY GOT REAR ENDED ON I4 EAST. I WAS A LIL PUZZLED TO WHY SOMEONE WOULD FLYING TOWARD MY CAR AS IF I WAS A TARGET, UNTIL THE DRIVER OF THAT VEHICLE PULLED UP ASIDE OF ME, SCREAMING OUT "TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS." I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED AT MY HEADLIGHTS AND YELLED MY LIGHTS ARE ON. STILL A LITTLE CONFUSED, I PULLED THE CAR OVER, ONLY TO NOTICE THAT MY TAILLIGHTS WEREN'T ON. THIS MORNING THE LIGHTS WERE ON, NOW TONIGHT THEY DON'T WORK I REPLACED THE BULBS AND, THEY DON'T WORK EITHER. MY CAR HAS HAD QUITE A FEW ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, AND A TRACTION RECALL THAT HAD BEEN REPAIRED IN 2010. I FOUND OUT TODAY THAT MY CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME TONIGHT WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON. WHAT CAN I DO? AND HOW AM I GOING TO GET AROUND AT NIGHT? *TR